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Retro hack-'n-slash Battle Axe is coming stateside with the aid of Limited Run Games

Numskull Games is partnering with Limited Run Games to bring physical versions of Battle Axe to North America starting in April 2021.

TJ Denzer

March 31, 2021 10:35 AM

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Battle Axe is a pretty rad looking top-down fantasy hack-‘n-slash action game inspired by similar retro titles of the ‘80s and ‘90s. Developed by Numskull Games, it had a successful run on KickStarter and is slated to arrive this year on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation, Xbox, and Steam. In North America, that will begin with the aid of Limited Run Games, who has partnered with Numskull Games to create physical versions of Battle Axe, which will start with PS4 and Switch launches in April 2021.

Numskull Games and Limited Run Games announced their partnership on Battle Axe’s North American launch in a press release on the Limited Run Games website on March 31, 2021. The two groups have worked together in the past and are happy to partner up once more to bring Battle Axe to players in late April.

“Having previously collaborated with Limited Run Games (LRG), I am very aware how they treat great games with care and affection to reach interested gamers,” Managing Director of Numskull Games Martin Defries said. “I am delighted to be able to partner again with Limited Run Games to ensure Numskull Games releases will be available in the USA.”

The feeling was mutual for Limited Run Games.

“We’re very excited about our partnership with Numskull Games,” Limited Run Games Co-Founder Douglas Bogart stated. “We can’t wait to be able to offer Battle Axe to our fans and Numskull fans in North America. We think this is a strong start to the partnership and Battle Axe fits perfectly into the current distributed lineup from LRG.”

Indeed, Battle Axe looks like a fantastic starting point for this partnership, harkening back to fun pixelated arcade titles like Gauntlet and Pocky & Rocky. As is per usual with Limited Run, there will be both standard and collector’s editions of the game on both PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch, both of which will be up for pre-order soon.

If you want to get your hands on some classic pixelated-style top down hack-‘n-slash co-op or solo fun, be sure to be on the look out for further details on Battle Axe leading up to its North American release in April 2021. We’ll have the latest details here, such as concrete release date, as they become available.

TJ Denzer

Senior News Editor

TJ Denzer is a player and writer with a passion for games that has dominated a lifetime. He found his way to the Shacknews roster in late 2019 and has worked his way to Senior News Editor since. Between news coverage, he also aides notably in livestream projects like the indie game-focused Indie-licious, the Shacknews Stimulus Games, and the Shacknews Dump. You can reach him at tj.denzer@shacknews.com and also find him on Twitter @JohnnyChugs.