Nexton Co., Ltd. (株式会社ネクストン, Kabushiki-gaisha Nekusuton) is a Japanese software publishing company specializing in the publishing and distribution of adult visual novels for 23 game development brands that Nexton is partners with.

The current president, Akihiko Suzuki has served as the chief director of the Ethics Organization of Computer Software.

Their debut release was a game titled Dōsei in mid-1997, followed by Moon in the same year, and One: Kagayaku Kisetsu e in 1998.

[citation needed] While the studio was still in its early years, the core team of both Moon and One broke off and began their own company, Key, in 1998.

Tactics continued to release games despite this sudden change in staff.