LIMITED RUN GAMES | Holiday Gift Guide

We can all hear those sleigh bells a-ringing, and the holiday bells tolling, and shopping lists are getting longer. If you need to find a special gift for that gamer in your life, consider giving the gift of a Limited Run Games Distro title. Here are ten great game packages that Limited Run Games has worked with its partners to create and are available right now on Amazon!

Blacksmith of the Sand Kingdom (Switch) – Muspelheim, also known as “the Sand Kingdom,” is a nation of desert and wilderness. In this world, adventure in dungeons, gather materials and loot monsters. Using your spoils, you can craft high-quality equipment, display, or sell items in your shop. Meet your adventuring party at the Guild and fulfill requests to progress through the story and earn more rewards. There are 14 classes, a faith selection system, and passive skills that grant you free character customization.

Astro Aqua Kitty: Pawsome Collection (Switch) – Two pawsome games in one collection! Astro Aqua Kitty: Pawsome Collection is a set of action RPG shoot-em-up adventures. Set off in your submarine to battle bizarre enemies, mine magnificent gems, grab new weapons, install enhancing devices, and unlock your crews’ unique skills as you level up XP. Just watch out for marauding pirate rabbits!

Unpacking (Switch, PlayStation 4 & PlayStation 5) – Unpacking is a zen puzzle game that took our hearts in Spring 2022. Featuring cute pixel art and amazingly addictive yet meditative gameplay, moving has never been more fun. Create a curated living space while learning clues about the life you’re unpacking. 

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge (Switch, PlayStation 4 & Xbox One) – This totally tubular multiplayer beat-em-up hit it big and scored two nominations at the 2022 Game Awards for Best Action & Multiplayer game). Order some pizza and call up six friends to give Shredder and his foot clan the beatdown they deserve. With colorful pixel art straight out of the cartoon and a pulse-pounding soundtrack featuring Ghostface Killah from the legendary Wu-Tang Clan, we can’t think of a better way to spend a Friday night with the buds. Cowabunga, dude!

Arcade Paradise (Switch, PlayStation 4 & PlayStation 5) – What gamer doesn’t dream of creating their own arcade? This title puts you in the shoes of one such dreamer who dares to turn the dull family laundromat business into a veritable Arcade Paradise. But it’s not all mopping floors and tossing sweats into the lost and found. Inside Arcade Paradise are 35+ arcade games, each fully realized with its own gameplay, stories, missions, and high scores, inspired by three decades of gaming, from early vector games up to 32-bit era.

Martha Is Dead (PlayStation 4 & PlayStation 5) – Set in 1944 Italy, Martha Is Dead is a dark first-person psychological thriller that blurs the lines between reality, superstition, and the tragedy of war. Inspired by real places and actual events, the world of Martha Is Dead is painstakingly crafted down to the tiniest detail. If you’re looking for something chilling, look no further.

Tetris Effect: Connected (Switch) – It’s not your father’s version of Tetris. Tetris Effect: Connected is Tetris like you’ve never seen before, with beautiful HD visuals and the most Zen tracks imaginable. Everything, down to the Tetris pieces themselves, pulse, dance, shimmer, and explode in perfect sync with how you play, making any of the games 30+ stages and 10+ modes something you’ll want to experience over and over again. 

Sea of Solitude (Switch) – Loneliness, Depression, and abandonment take on the form of frightening beasts and fantastical creatures in this award-winning Director’s Cut of Sea of Solitude. Journey through a drowned city where symbolic creatures evoke painful emotions that the heroine Kay must face and overcome. By boat and on foot, navigate harsh landscapes, solve puzzles, and confront monsters to help her find her inner peace and her sea of solitude. The lush, ever-evolving world is supported by a mesmerizing score that brings the inner strength that lies within us all to the surface.

Crysis 2 (and 3): Remastered (Switch) – You bet the Switch can run Crysis. These follow-ups to the original, groundbreaking Crysis have been remastered and optimized for the Switch so that you can fight aliens on the go. Play as a super-soldier equipped with the upgraded Nanosuit 2.0 and adapt to the battlefield using its game-changing Stealth, Armor, and Power abilities. The, when you’re done with Crysis 2,move right on to Crysis 3.

Othercide (Switch & PlayStation 4) – Finally, for you tactical RPG fans, your time is here. Othercide is a stylishly cool strategy game that asks you to outsmart nightmarish creatures pulled from the depths of humanity’s despair. The Daughters, echoes of the greatest warrior to ever live, are all who stand before suffering and death. It’s up to you to take your army of Daughters into battle. Fight, fail, and then rise again!

The ‘nice’ list from Limited Run Games has even more games, books, and more available at LimitedRunGames.com

Recently Announced Games

In case you missed it, Limited Run Games announced during the The Game Awards the next chapter of Cal Kestis’ journey – an exclusive Star Wars: Jedi Survivor Collector’s Edition which is available to pre-order now for the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC!

In collaboration with Electronic Arts, Respawn Entertainment and Lucasfilm Games, the collectors edition is a full-sized, fully functional replica lightsaber hilt. Modeled after Cal Kestis’ weapon from the game, this replica is compatible with the same lightsaber blades available at Galaxy’s Edge (sold separately). Sturdily constructed and carefully crafted, this lightsaber is the perfect addition to any fan’s collection. It also includes a SteelBook, a premium magnetic storage case for Cal’s lightsaber, and a certificate of authenticity, alongside a physical copy of the Xbox or PS5 Deluxe Edition release, or the PC Deluxe Edition game code.

Find full details on the Premium Collector’s Edition here and pre-order today. Pricing for all platforms is $299.99.