Nighthawk Interactive is an American video game publisher founded July 30, 2015, headquartered in Edison, New Jersey. Built by a team of industry veterans, the company specializes in publishing and physical distribution for indie games and collections that might otherwise remain digital-only. Their catalog includes Disney Classic Games: Aladdin and The Lion King, Azure Striker Gunvolt: Striker Pack, Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality, The Talos Principle, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate, and Hotel Barcelona.

What Nighthawk Interactive Does

Nighthawk’s model focuses on bringing games to physical retail and helping developers expand their platform reach. This includes co-publishing, retail distribution, and business development support. For smaller developers without the infrastructure to manage physical releases and multi-platform distribution, Nighthawk provides the pipeline.

Nighthawk Interactive Key Releases

Disney Classic Games Collection

Nighthawk’s work on the Disney Classic Games Collection brought NES and SNES Disney classics including Aladdin, The Lion King, and The Jungle Book to modern platforms with added features including a rewind function and museum mode. A well-executed preservation project for games that would otherwise be difficult to access legally on modern hardware.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate

Originally an Apple Arcade exclusive developed by Super Evil Megacorp, Nighthawk published TMNT: Splintered Fate to Nintendo Switch and other platforms, expanding the game’s reach beyond mobile audiences. A roguelite action game featuring the four turtles as playable characters.

Hotel Barcelona

A 2025 action game developed by Suda51 and James Gunn’s production company, published by Nighthawk Interactive. One of the more unusual publishing partnerships in recent memory, combining the creator of No More Heroes with the director of Guardians of the Galaxy.

Disney Classic Games: Aladdin and The Lion King

Disney Classic Games: Aladdin and The Lion King is a compilation video game that contains updated versions of the games that were released on past…

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