Acclaim was founded in 1987 and remained a big player in the video game industry until 2004. In 2004 the company filed for bankruptcy. Since then the company sold its assets and was pretty much dormant.
In March 2025, they announced that the Acclaim trademark was purchased by a group of executives. The plan was that they would relaunch Acclaim Entertainment as an indie publisher as well as reclaim former Acclaim IPs. Earlier this week, Acclaim held its first showcase to announce its first slate of games.
The games announced were nine indie games, none of which are former Activision IP. The games are:
- Talaka
- GRIDBeat!
- Pixel Washer
- TossDown
- Hyper Yuki
- Ground Zero Hero
- Basketball Classic
- The Prisoning: Fletcher’s Quest
- Katanaut, which is available now via Steam
You can see the entire presentation and get more information on the games in the video below. If you would like to have your game published and maybe even feature in the next Acclaim Showcase, you can do so via their website.
Do any of these games look exciting to you? Just the name alone, Acclaim has me excited. There is definitely a hit of nostalgia that hits me seeing their logo again.
