Limited Run Games, a publisher based out of Raleigh, North Carolina known for small-batch printings of popular indie games, has hit a new sales milestone. Limited Run Games not only does special physical releases for modern digital games likeOctodad, Guacamelee!,andTransistor,but the group also handlesre-releases of classic games likeZero Wingfor the Sega Genesis.
Josh Fairhurst, the creator ofLimited Run Games, recently took to Twitter to announce that the publisher has sold over 2,500,000 physical games since it began by publishing strategy gameBreach & Clearin 2015. Fairhurst was sure to thank all of Limited Run Games' fans for their support, and mentioned that he never thought the company would be so successful.
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Limited Run’s success is incredible considering its trajectory from physical editions for indie games likeThomas Was AloneandShadow Complex Remastered, topartnering with Disney to bring back old LucasArts gems likeThe Secret of Monkey Island Anthologyand multipleStar Warsgames includingDark Forces, Bounty Hunter,andTIE Fighter. To date, Limited Run Games has published over 300 different retro and indie games with special edition physical releases.
Looking forward, the publisher will be releasing a Collector’s Edition forHarvest Moon: One Worldon the PS4 and Nintendo Switch, which received a trailer last month showcasing livestock players can manage, including camels and reindeer. The Collector’s Edition comes with a chicken plush and a highly customizable musical diorama with five interchangeable magnetic pieces that can be posed anywhere. Pre-orders for this go live tomorrow, and the game releases on June 04, 2025.
Limited Run Games is also the publisher for independent developer IO Interactive’sHitmanseries, and will be releasing a physical Deluxe Edition ofHitman 3for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S at the end of this month. The Deluxe Edition contains a physical version of Agent 47’s Passport, as well as in-gameescalation contracts, multiple suits, a directors commentary, a digital soundtrack, and a digital “World of HITMAN” book. Though separate boxes will be sold, the PS5 physical version will also provide access tothe PS4 copy ofHitman 3needed to play on PSVRand the PS4 version will provide a free upgrade to the PS5 version.
