Best Retro Publisher — 12 verified

Retro game publishers produce limited-run physical editions of indie and out-of-print titles — boxed releases for modern systems and classic hardware.

• Limited Run Games — North Carolina. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Raleigh, Limited Run Games is the largest US publisher of physical editions for digitally distributed and out-of-print titles. The company has released more than 1
• iam8bit — California. iam8bit is a Los Angeles-based merchandising company, video game publisher, and artist collective founded in 2005 by Jon M. Gibson and Amanda White. It is a leading producer of premium physical editio
• VGNYsoft — New York. VGNYsoft is the publishing arm of the Manhattan retro game store Videogamesnewyork. It releases small-batch physical editions of indie and retro titles for current consoles and classic platforms, incl
• Premium Edition Games — Georgia. Premium Edition Games is a Georgia-registered LLC that publishes limited physical editions of digital and retro-styled video games. The label specializes in collector-focused packaging and includes ph
• Mega Cat Studios — Pennsylvania. Founded in 2015 in Pittsburgh, Mega Cat Studios both develops and publishes new games on legacy hardware including the NES, SNES, and Sega Genesis. The studio curates homebrew titles, handles cartridg
• Retrotainment Games — Pennsylvania. Retrotainment Games develops and publishes new NES cartridge titles from Pittsburgh and is a division of Cash-In Culture. Co-founded by Tim Hartman and Vince Caldwell, the studio released its first ho
• 8Bit Legit — Pennsylvania. 8Bit Legit is a Pittsburgh-based imprint operated jointly by Mega Cat Studios and Retrotainment Games. It curates and publishes authentic 8-bit retro releases on new cartridges and on modern platforms
• Fangamer — Arizona. Founded in Tucson in 2008 out of the EarthBound fan community Starmen.net, Fangamer makes officially licensed merchandise inspired by indie and retro games. It expanded into game publishing in 2017 wi
• Retro-Bit Publishing — California. Retro-Bit Publishing is the imprint of Retro-Bit, distributed exclusively in the US by Innex, Inc. of Pomona. Since 2018 it has reissued rare and out-of-print 8- and 16-bit titles on new cartridges fo
• Innex Inc. — California. Innex is a Pomona-based distributor founded in 2004 that serves as the exclusive US distributor for Retro-Bit's hardware and publishing arms. It also distributes peripherals, licensed toys, and access
• Atari Inc. — New York. Atari is the modern operator of one of the most iconic brand names in video game history, with its US corporate office in midtown Manhattan at 417 5th Avenue. It still develops and licenses games draw
• AtariAge — Texas. AtariAge was founded by Albert Yarusso in 2001 as a community and historical archive for classic Atari hardware and games. The Austin-based site hosts forums for active homebrew scenes on the 2600, 52

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