Limited Run Games

An American video game publisher known for releasing physical copies of niche, indie, and retro games.

Visual novel

Platformer

Action-adventure

Horror

Website

Founded

2015

Apex, United States

Known for

Indie / Retro / Platformer

Games

2021–2024

Years

Platforms

$38.45

Ø CIB

-13.8%

24M change

About

Limited Run Games specializes in bringing digital-only titles and classic retro games to physical media. The company has published physical editions for titles like Bill & Ted's Excellent Retro Collection, Undead Darlings: No Cure For Love, Ayo the Clown, and Bloodrayne: ReVamped. They are also responsible for modern physical preservation efforts for classic franchises such as Plumbers Don't Wear Ties, Jurassic Park, and Rocket Knight Adventures.

The company's preservation pipeline heavily features retro revivals. For instance, the Bill & Ted's Excellent Retro Collection releases (spanning 2014 and 2023 editions, alongside the 2014 Collector's Edition) utilize specialized emulation engines to bring vintage 8-bit and 16-bit console titles to modern platforms. Similarly, the company's work on the Jurassic Park and Rocket Knight Adventures franchises focuses on carbon-copy emulation and carbon-physical packaging, restoring classic 1990s titles for contemporary audiences. For cult-classic revivals like Plumbers Don't Wear Ties, the developer remasters FMV (full-motion video) assets to preserve obscure gaming history.

In addition to retro preservation, the publisher handles niche contemporary releases. This includes the physical distribution of Undead Darlings: No Cure For Love [Deluxe Edition] (2020), the whimsical platformer Ayo the Clown (2021) alongside its specialized Ayo The Clown [Amazon] (2021) variant, and the enhanced action titles Bloodrayne: ReVamped (2022) and Bloodrayne: ReVamped [Collector's Edition] (2022). These releases often feature bespoke physical goodies, art books, and soundtrack CDs to appeal to collectors.