
Founded in Japan in 1994, Acquire is a veteran video game developer. They first gained recognition in 1998 with Tenchu: Stealth Assassins for the original PlayStation, a game often credited with establishing the modern stealth genre. For many years afterward, Acquire focused on the Tenchu series and other games featuring ninjas and samurai, including Way of the Samurai, Shinobido: Way of the Ninja, and Samurai Western. More recently, they’ve collaborated with major publishers, co-developing Octopath Traveler and its sequel with Square Enix, and creating Mario & Luigi: Brothership with Nintendo.