My Hero Academia has quickly joined the ranks of Dragon Ball Z, One Piece, and Naruto as anime that have infiltrated Western pop culture in a major way. The franchise has seen its share of subpar licensed games and has yet to receive a title worthy of the show's caliber of quality. There are many developers, who given the opportunity, could make a My Hero Academia game that could impress the masses. Let's now look at 10 developers who could make a great My Hero Academia game.
10 TT Games
If you've ever seen a Lego game based on a popular franchise or property TT Games likely played a part in bringing it to life. The great thing about their games is that it's all about having fun while you experience iconic locations from the property. A Lego My Hero Academia could do some really funny stuff with the characters and could also possibly lead to real-life products being available to purchase. If Lego sold a Class 1-A classroom set that thing would fly off the shelves in a hurry.
9 Remedy
Now, the biggest knock in regards to Remedy is that they tend to take the weird and dial it to 12. In the same token though they've shown that they're more than capable of delivering an experience where the player truly feels like a superhero in their own right. Their toughest challenge would be trading in third-person shooting for melee combat, which isn't outside the realm of possibility. My Hero Academia has its fair share of weirdness going on, but it's unclear if that world could handle Remedy levels of it.
8 Epic Games
Epic Games has a couple of things going for it that almost every other developer in the world can't tout. They happen to be the creators of the Unreal Engine which is arguably the premiere video game engine on the market and thanks to Fortnite they also happen to have a war chest of money. The art style used in Fortnite could fit the aesthetic of a My Hero Academia game and the vibrancy would help bring the anime to life. Hopefully, you're okay with downloading another game store app outside of Steam.
7 DONTNOD
When you sit down and think about game development studios who have experience with making a game about teens dealing with powers in a school setting it's hard to find someone more successful than DONTNOD, developers of the beloved Life is Strange series. The action parts of those games aren't the shining bits, but the storytelling and emotionally engaging scenes more than makeup for it. Their My Hero Academia game could deliver a moving story as long as they don't overuse teenage slang.
6 Ubisoft
By sheer manpower and experience, Ubisoft could likely deliver an unreal open-world My Hero Academia game. They have so many studios across the world that work with one another to develop some of the most well-crafting games on the market every year. Most people think of a My Hero Academia game as either being super linear and/or a fighting game. If there's any studio capable of delivering a My Hero Academia on a grand scale then it would be the folks at Ubisoft.
5 Insomniac
Most people would quickly point out that Marvel's Spider-Man is all the proof needed to sell Insomniac Games as a studio more than capable of delivering a dope My Hero Academia game. Well, they also have a previous entry that in many ways was the base of what their Spider-Man game could be in Sunset Overdrive. It's more playful, comedic, and fun whereas Marvel's Spider-Man can be much more serious at times. The combination in the tone of both of these titles is the perfect mix that would make-up a My Hero Academia title.
4 Team Ninja
Right off the bat Team Ninja has the advantage of being a Japanese studio who understands anime in a way that may be overlooked by Western developers. They also happen to have recent experience in superhero games as they developed the Nintendo Switch exclusive Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order. Having a long lineage in action and fighting games Team Ninja could either deliver a more traditional anime game experience or make a My Hero Academia similar to their Marvel game.
3 Atlus
Like Team Ninja, Atlus has the advantage of being a studio ingrained in the culture and society that created My Hero Academia. They also happen to have experience developing games about kids with superpowers who go to school with one another. The Persona titles have a way of making people fall in love with characters and classmates in many of the ways that My Hero Academia does. If Atlus were to tackle a game based on the anime it could be a breakout sales success in a way that would crush Persona's history.
2 Rocksteady
The superstars of the superhero game genre, Rocksteady is responsible for ushering in a new wave of quality superhero games that treat the property with respect. For years gamers became used to the mid-tier licensed superhero games that were either uninspired or a movie tie-in product. Rocksteady has a 3-game resume showcasing how well they can craft a superhero game given the budget and time to do so. There's no question that they'd deliver a My Hero Academia game that would be a Game of the Year contender.
1 NetherRealm
There may be My Hero Academia fighting games already on the market, but they've all released to mediocre reception and haven't met the quality of the show. NetherRealm, known for developing both the Mortal Kombat and Injustice fighting franchises have an eye for detail and experience with the genre in a way few other studios do. Unlike many other fighting games, they've also shown a commitment to deliver an impressive story mode that feels like more than just a tacked-on thing to get from fight to fight.