Piko Interactive LLC is an American company that publishes video games. It is located in San Antonio, Texas. The company was started in early 2013 by Eli Galindo. Piko Interactive specializes in creating physical copies of games from older video game consoles and making digital versions of those games available for newer systems.

History

Founder Eli Galindo started Piko Interactive in 2013. In March, the company began a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to fund a physical release of Super 4 in 1 Multicart for the SNES. The campaign had a funding goal of $10,500. The cartridge includes four games from three developers. The campaign was successfully funded with $15,050 from 184 backers.

On July 16, 2016, Piko Interactive and Wisdom Tree launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to fund "Wisdom Tree Return with Arkade Plug and Play." The goal was $16,500. The campaign was successfully funded with $25,965 from 341 backers.

On August 4, 2017, Piko Interactive and Wisdom Tree launched another crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to fund a physical release of three games: Noah's Ark for NES, Mega 3D Noah's Ark for Sega Genesis, and Wisdom Tree Collection for GBA. The goal was $15,000. The campaign was successfully funded with $17,196 from 200 backers.

On January 2, 2018, Piko announced the acquisition of 60 titles, giving the company control over more than 100 intellectual properties. The acquisition included mostly original works owned by Atari SA. The games were previously developed by Infogrames, Ocean Software, Legend Entertainment, Beam Software, Accolade, Hasbro Interactive, GT Interactive, MicroProse, and Spectrum Holobyte.

At the same time, Piko announced plans to move away from homebrew titles and split the company into three areas: physical releases, digital releases, and retro console releases. By this point, Piko had over a dozen employees and worked with a partner factory to develop new cartridges.

On February 12, 2018, Piko launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to fund a physical release of the canceled Nintendo 64 port of 40 Winks. The goal was $20,000. The game was the first for the system by Piko and the first new title for the Nintendo 64 since its discontinuation. The campaign was successfully funded in a short time.

On May 28, 2019, Piko launched another crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to fund the production of an action figure line based on the game Switchblade. The goal was $8,500. As part of the campaign, they introduced a new brand called "Toyetico," which focuses on making toy lines for their products. The campaign was successfully funded with $9,525 from 170 backers. On August 9, 2019, 20 of their games were announced for release on the Evercade console.

On January 15, 2020, Piko Interactive launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to fund a physical release of Jim Power in Monster Planet for Turbografx and Amiga CD32 and Jim Power: The Lost Dimension for NES, SNES, and Genesis. The goal was $50,000. The campaign was successfully funded with $63,805 from 678 backers. In 2022, a physical release of The Lost Dimension was announced for Switch and PS4, including the SNES version, a completed version of the unreleased Genesis game, and a newly developed NES port.

In April 2020, Piko announced the acquisition of the rights to the 1998 3D platformer O.D.T., including an unreleased Nintendo 64 version. This was released in 2022.

In May 2020, Piko announced the acquisition of the IP rights to SNK Playmore's 2002 tag team fighting game Rage of the Dragons. Piko worked with QUByte Interactive to develop Rage of the Dragons Neo, a re-release that added netplay, training mode, and survival mode. It was released in November 2024 for PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, and Switch. A physical edition was also released for PS5, Switch, and original NEO GEO hardware.

On January 4, 2021, Piko announced the acquisition of the Bleem! brand name, with plans to start a retro gaming-focused online storefront titled Bleem Powered. In a 2024 blog post, Galindo announced plans to launch bleem.net as a one-stop-shop for buying, watching, reading, and playing all the video games, cartoons, toys, and comics Piko now owns.

On March 2, 2021, Piko Interactive co-launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter with Comix.tv to fund a physical release of Stone Protectors, a Sega Genesis unreleased game, and a special edition animated series box set with 5 unreleased episodes. The campaign was successfully funded with $33,557 pledged of its $30,000 goal from 371 backers. The Genesis version of the game was released in 2022, while the SNES version was added to Antstream Arcade in July 2024.

In February 2022, Piko, Bleem!, and Crave Entertainment released the 1999 PlayStation game Shadow Madness on PC via Steam. On October 3, 2022, Piko Interactive co-launched another crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter with Comix.tv to fund The Legend of Calamity Jane special DVD box set and special edition comic to celebrate the series’ 25th anniversary in 2022. The campaign was successfully funded with $24,284 pledged of its $15,000 goal from 426 backers.

Games published

Games are being released under a new label named "Classics Digital," which focuses on releasing games that were bought from popular online platforms such as Steam Greenlight and GOG.com.

Games acquired

Video Games and Their Platforms:
• Battle Squadron (Amiga, Genesis)
• Onslaught (Amiga, Atari ST, PC, Mega Drive)
• Sword of Sodan (Amiga, Genesis)
• Skweek (Amiga, Atari ST, Atari Lynx, PC, Amstrad CPC, Game Gear, PC Engine)
• Shui Hu Zhuan (Genesis)
• Tun Shi Dian Ti III (Genesis)
• Ya Se Chuan Shuo (Genesis)
• Fireteam Rogue (Super NES, Genesis)
• Mysterious Song (Super NES)
• Dragon Sword (N64)
• Glover (N64)
• Rage of the Dragons (Arcade, Neo Geo AES)