Limited Run Games News Articles
Friday27th Feb 2026
News He-Man's Arcade-Style Retro Brawler Locks In A Release Date For Switch
The countdown to April begins!
Limited Run has already announced a new Marvel collection this week, and we've now got an update on the Bitmap Bureau and Mattel collaboration, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: Dragon Pearl of Destruction. Following the original reveal in August last year. it's now been officially confirmed this 2D arcade-style...
Thursday26th Feb 2026
News Marvel Maximum Collection Revives Six Classic Superhero Titles On Switch
Limited Run teams up with Marvel and Konami
The physical distributor Limited Run Games is teaming up with Marvel and Konami to revive multiple retro games in the Marvel Maximum Collection. This superhero-sized collection, "coming soon" to Switch and other platforms, will feature six "classic titles" spanning across the Arcade, 8-bit and 16-bit...
Tuesday17th Feb 2026
News Ren & Stimpy Are Getting A 7-Game Retro Collection, Courtesy Of Limited Run
Update: Digital launches this week
If the news of the Nickelodeon Splat Pack release date earlier this week wasn't enough cartoon nostalgia for you, Limited Run Games has revealed that it has even more in the pipeline for Switch, in the shape of the
Wednesday11th Feb 2026
News Jurassic Park: Classic Games Collection To Be Delisted Just Two Years After Release
Extinction
Just over two years after it was released on Switch and other platforms, Limited Run Games' Jurassic Park: Classic Games Collection is getting delisted from digital storefronts. The publisher and distributor announced the news on Steam (thanks Wario64) earlier today. From 31st March 2026, you'll no longer be able to purchase the ga
Monday9th Feb 2026
News Limited Run Games Is Bringing NES 'Jaws' To Switch Later This Week
Update: Digital release is out on Friday
[Thu 11th Dec, 2025 12:00 GMT]: Limited Run Games has announced a very exciting enhanced version of 1987's NES "classic", Jaws - and they've got their signature offering of flashy physical editions ready to devour and everything. These new physical editions of the game come complete with the 8-bit original,...
Tuesday27th Jan 2026
News Nickelodeon Splat Pack Revives Multiple SNES Titles In Retro Collection This Week
Update 2: Just in time for the weekend
[Wed 17th Sep, 2025 03:55 BST]: Nickelodeon has been quite active in the realm of video games recently with announcements for SpongeBob and even collaborations with Sonic the Hedgehog, and now to add to this, it's teaming up with Limited Run Games to release a retro collection. The Nickelodeon Splat Pack will...
Tuesday6th Jan 2026
News Limited Run Games Kicks Off The New Year With A 'Switch 2 Edition' Shadow Drop
Tomba Raider
Tomba! Special Edition launched on Switch 1 back in 2024, and surprise! Limited Run Games has brought it back again for Nintendo's new hybrid with a host of hot upgrades. As revealed in a post on Bluesky, this Switch 2 Edition packs in increased resolution and "improved performance" — though the frame rate specifics were not given...
Monday1st Dec 2025
News This PlayStation Platforming Sequel Makes The Jump To Switch Very Soon
It's Tomba time (again)
Limited Run Games announced Tomba! 2: The Evil Swine Return Special Edition way back in June 2024, and while a good chunk of time has passed us by since then (including a rather buggy release of its
Thursday30th Oct 2025
Round Up Limited Run Games 10th Anniversary Special - Every Switch Announcement & Physical
Now including Capcom titles
The physical distributor Limited Run Games held a 10-year anniversary special this week, revealing over 25 new physical releases. We've already highlighted one rare NES platformer on the way to the Switch in 2026, and now, here's a round up of all the other Switch-related reveals. Limited Run also announced during this...
Wednesday29th Oct 2025
News Rare NES Platformer 'Little Samson' Is Coming To Switch In 2026
"The Wildest Adventure of Them All!" returns
Limited Run Games has announced that it's bringing NES side-scrolling platformer Little Samson to the Switch in 2026. The reveal took place during the company's 10th anniversary stream. Originally released in 1992 for the NES and directed by former Capcom designer Shinichi Yoshimoto (Strider, Ghouls 'n...
Wednesday15th Oct 2025
News Wolfenstein II Gets A New Physical Edition For Switch Full Of Tat
So much tat!
Are you a fan of Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus? Well, you should be, it's bloomin' great. If you are, then you might be keen to check out a new upcoming physical edition from Limited Run Games. Pre-orders open on 17th October 2025 and close on 16th November 2025, and you can choose between three available SKUs: Standard, Steelbook,...
Wednesday8th Oct 2025
News R-Type Delta: HD Boosted Is Getting A Sweet Physical Edition For Switch
Full Force
If you're looking forward to R-Type Delta: HD Boosted on the Switch, then you might want to consider holding off for a rather sweet-looking physical edition from Limited Run Games. Sales launch in just under a week, with LRG offering up both a standard edition and a collector's edition, known officially as the 'Full Force Edition'. The...
Wednesday10th Sep 2025
News Star Ocean: First Departure R Limited Run Physical Switch Release Announced
Pre-orders open this week
Square Enix will be releasing a physical version of Star Ocean: First Departure R on the Switch with the help of Limited Run Games. There'll be a standard edition ($39.99), SteelBook Bundle Edition ($79.99), and Ultimate Edition ($199.99). Pre-orders open for all platforms on 12th September 2025. Standard Edition...
Wednesday3rd Sep 2025
News Yuzo Koshiro's Shmup 'Earthion' Finally Has A Switch Release Date
According to the eShop
Did you know that Yuzo Koshiro, legendary video game composer, has made a Sega Mega Drive / Genesis shmup? It was released on Steam back in July, with our friends over at Time Extension giving it a glowing review. It was due to launch on consoles, including Switch, at the same time, but was pushed back to "mid-September"...
Friday29th Aug 2025
News Surprise! PS1 Cult Classic 'Fear Effect' Just Shadow-Dropped On Switch
Nothing to fear here!
Almost out of the blue, Limited Run Games' Fear Effect port has arrived on the Switch eShop... right now! Yep, you can go and download the PS1 classic from the eShop for just $9.99 / £8.99 (thanks Gematsu). The release comes with almost no fanfare, as neither Limited Run Games nor developer Implicit Conversions (who is...
Tuesday19th Aug 2025
News He-Man Is The Next '80s Icon Getting His Own Stunning Arcade-Style Retro Revival
I HAVE THE POWER!
Limited Run Games and Mattel are teaming up with Bitmap Bureau to bring us a brand new pixel art side-scrolling He-Man game in 2026 on Switch. He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: Dragon Pearl of Destruction will feature 12 stages from the iconic toy line and cartoon where you'll be able to play as He-Man, Teela, Man-At-Arms,...
News Nightdive Studios And Limited Run Revive System Shock 2 With A 'Big Box Edition'
Play like it's 1999
Nightdive has called on physical distributor Limited Run Games to help out with its latest hard copy release. This time it's for System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster and apart from the standard physical version, there'll also be a classic "Big Box Edition" on offer. This will be available for Switch, PlayStation 5 and PC...
Friday15th Aug 2025
News Bubsy In: The Purrfect Collection Slinks Onto Switch This September
Naughty kitty?
Bubsy, depending on your age, is either gonna be one of those video game mascots that you're very excited about or, well, not so much. Is that harsh? Absolutely not. In fact, it's sort of the premise, or so it would seem, of Bubsy in: The Purrfect Collection, which delivers up four of the character's adventures and posits the...
Tuesday12th Aug 2025
News Bubsy's Physical Switch Collection Pre-Orders Open Later This Week
"What could possibly go wrong?"
Following '90s gaming mascot revivals like Gex in recent times, Bubsy is up next with his Purrfect Collection featuring multiple classic titles. Limited Run Games has now lifted the lid on the physical offerings, which will contain "4 classic games" and eight playable experiences in total. As a refresher, here's...
Tuesday24th Jun 2025
News Gex Trilogy Is Now Playable On Switch 2 As Compatibility Update Goes Live
“Lock and load little lizard”
Those of you wanting to play the Gex Trilogy on your shiny new Switch 2s, the wait is over. Limited Run Games has dropped a patch today that fixes previous compatibility issues which prevented the game from working properly on the new console. "The day has arrived, and GEX Trilogy's Switch 2 compatibility patch...
Friday20th Jun 2025
News 12 Limited Run Switch Games Are Now Compatible With The Switch 2
Gex Trilogy's Switch 2 update is also on the way
Limited Run, as you might have heard, has experienced some issues with its Carbon Engine on the Switch 2. Now, following Nintendo's latest system firmware update, it seems this patch has fixed "the majority" of backwards compatibility issues with Carbon Engine titles. "Nintendo updated the Switch 2...
Tuesday17th Jun 2025
News Gex Trilogy Adding PAL Versions (And Voices) In Its Next Update
A Switch 2 release is also on the way
The Gex Trilogy is now officially available on Nintendo's Switch and this happy throwback is already preparing a new update. As teased online, the publisher Limited Run Games is excited for "European GEX fans" to be able to relive the second and third games as they remember – with the "PAL versions" and the...
Monday9th Jun 2025
News Clock Tower: Rewind To Receive "Switch 2 Exclusive Features," Says Limited Run
And other games, once they've got them working
Limited Run Games has been chatting to our sister site, Time Extension, regarding an annoying bug that's currently causing issues with its Carbon Engine on Switch 2. Don't worry, gang, they are on a fix! In the statement to TE, Josh Fairhurst from Limited Run also dropped the fact that Clock Tower,...
News Limited Run Games Says It's Found The Cause Of Switch 2's Carbon Engine Issues
Rogue code in road
It seems as though Limited Run Games has run into some teething issues with its Carbon Engine emulation solution on Switch 2. Over the past few days, there have been a few notices posted online regarding Limited Run games such as Tomba! Special Edition and Clock Tower: Rewind which aren't currently running p
Tuesday13th May 2025
Forever physical, kind of...
Physical distributor Limited Run Games recently announced a Switch 2 game-key card collector's edition of the Atlus release RAIDOU Remastered - stating in fine print how this was not part of the company's "numbered release" line. We mentioned at the time how it could take a different approach with other releases...
Thursday8th May 2025
News Gex Trilogy Lands June Release, Special Edition With Blow-Up Doll Revealed
And artwork from Final Fantasy artist
Limited Run Games has shared the release date for the long-awaited return of everyone's favourite gaming gecko, Gex. The Gex Trilogy launches on Switch (and other consoles) on 16th June 2025, and it's obviously getting a rather lavish special edition. So, uh, yeah, let's talk about that collector's edition...
Tuesday6th May 2025
News Full Game List Revealed For Atari's Upcoming Bubsy Collection
Purrfect
Atari and Limited Run Games have revealed the full game list for the upcoming Bubsy in: The Purrfect Collection for the Nintendo Switch. The full line-up includes eight playable titles, with Bubsy in Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind and Bubsy II playable across multiple 'platforms' including Game Boy, SNES, and Sega Genesis. The package...
Tuesday29th Apr 2025
News Limited Run's Atlus Switch 2 Collector's Edition Is A 'Game-Key Card' Release
Available for $249.99
As we've discovered in recent weeks, multiple third-party Switch 2 games will be sold as "Game-Key Cards". Nintendo explains on its website how these cards are "different" from regular physical game cards as they don't contain the full game and act as a 'key' to download the title onto your system via the internet. While many...
Saturday12th Apr 2025
News DOOM + DOOM II Is Getting A New Limited Run Collector's Edition For $666
Go to Hell
The legendary FPS DOOM has been released again and again over the years and distributor Limited Run Games has now announced a special bundle for DOOM + DOOM II limited to just 666 copies and priced at a whopping $666 USD (or your regional equivalent). The 'DOOM + DOOM II: Will It Run Edition' will be available for Switch and multiple...
Friday28th Feb 2025
News Gex Trilogy Confirms Summer 2025 Switch Release, Here's The Official Trailer
Gex who's back, baby!
Back when games starring anthropomorphic creatures were all the rage, there was a gecko named Gex who had an entire trilogy. In case you somehow missed it, this same trilogy is set to make a return on modern platforms this year. A new trailer has been released and it confirms this new collection - powered by Limited Run's...
