ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
January 1
The games released on this day in gaming history.
1178 releases
18 Years AgoFlatOut 2
MacNorth America
Experience the drive of your life as you throw yourself around on and off the track causing fences to shatter, tyre walls explode, water tanks and barrels fly across the track into other cars.
23 Years AgoTony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
MacWorldwide
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 is a 2001 skateboarding video game and the third installment in the Tony Hawk's series.
11 Years AgoFire Emblem: The Sacred Stones
Wii UEurope
In Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones, you must help protect the nation of Renais from the invading Grado Empire. Plan your strategy, choose your units, and then lead your soldiers in to battle. The more experience your soldiers gain, the more you can upgrade their abilities.
29 Years AgoMDK
DOSEurope
The game tells the story of Kurt Hectic, a janitor who reluctantly must attempt to save Earth from an alien invasion of gigantic strip mining city-size vehicles named "Minecrawlers".
11 Years AgoPokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire
Wii UNorth America
Pokemon Pinball has all the features you'd demand of a pinball game, including bonus tables, lots of bumpers and ways to score massive points.
42 Years AgoMappy
Sharp X1Japan
The player guides Mappy the police mouse through the mansion of the cats called Mewkies (Meowky in the U.S. version) to retrieve stolen goods. The player uses a left-right joystick to move Mappy and a single button to operate doors.
3 Years AgoGorilla Tag
SteamVRWorldwide
Reject humanity. Run, climb, and jump in VR using a unique locomotion method that only needs the movement of your hands and arms. No buttons, no sticks, no teleportation.
33 Years AgoThe 7th Guest
MacNorth America
The 7th Guest is a horror adventure described as "the first Interactive Drama", with plentiful pre-rendered 3D graphics, live action video clips, and an original, orchestrated musical score.
33 Years AgoPrehistorik 2
Amstrad CPCDOSEurope
Prehistorik 2 takes up the story of its predecessor, for another caveman-era platform game. The hero must use his club to crush animal enemies, many of which then release bonus items to collect.
12 Years AgoLyne
Windows PhoneAndroidiOSWorldwide
Deceptively simple. Infinitely complex. Lyne is a minimalist puzzle game that will knot your brain as it calms your soul. Connect the shapes. Fill the board. Lose yourself in the interflowing paths of Lyne.
15 Years AgoSpaceChem
LinuxMacPCWorldwide
Take on the role of a Reactor Engineer working for SpaceChem, the leading chemical synthesizer for frontier colonies. Construct elaborate factories to transform raw materials into valuable chemical products!
19 Years AgoUrban Champion
WiiNorth America
Urban Champion is a 2-player fighting game produced by Nintendo in 1984. It was inspired by the 1984 Game & Watch title, Boxing (also known as Punch-Out!!).
19 Years AgoBaseball
WiiNorth America
The simply titled game "Baseball" was developed by Nintendo in 1983 for the Nintendo Family Computer, and was one of the very first games released for the Famicon.
10 Years AgoThe Dwarves
PCXbox OnePS4LinuxMacWorldwide
The Dwarves is a fantasy role-playing game with a strong story and tactically challenging real-time battles. 15 playable heroes, each with individual skills, are to be deployed cleverly.
5 Years AgoNFUT Cards
Web browserWorldwide
A play to earn football manager video game where the main assets are football collectibles in the form of NFT's, developed in the Binance Smart Chain.
30 Years AgoThe 11th Hour
MacNorth America
The 11th Hour, the much-anticipated sequel to record-selling adventure horror The 7th Guest, follows the path of mystery, desolation, horror and grotesque logic set by its predecessor. It is one of the finest examples of blending cinematic sequences with a 3D environment.
24 Years AgoHeretic II
MacNorth America
Heretic II is a third-person action game based on the Quake II engine that plunges you into a deep, compelling game combining brutal face-to-face combat and mystery-laden adventure.
32 Years AgoCyberia
LinuxMacPCWorldwide
In a future where global terrorists rule and mankind lives on the brink of destruction, the the ultimate doomsday device has just been discovered beneath the frozen wasteland of northern Russia.
38 Years AgoPolice Quest: In Pursuit of the Death Angel
Atari ST/STENorth America
Police Quest: In Pursuit of The Death Angel is an adventure game in which gameplay is centered on interacting with the environment to resolve a series of scenarios.
7 Years AgoAFK Arena
AndroidNorth America
AFK Arena is a classic RPG with stunning artistic beauty. It is the best RPG for busy you. Enjoy 80+ heroes, 7 unique factions, and earn rewards effortlessly!
38 Years AgoXenon
AmigaAtari ST/STEEurope
Xenon is a 1988 vertical scrolling shooter computer game, developed by The Bitmap Brothers and published by Melbourne House which was then owned by Mastertronic. Xenon was followed in 1989 by Xenon 2: Megablast.
27 Years AgoTrue Love
PCNorth AmericaEurope
True Love is a Japanese bishoujo eroge visual novel with dating sim and adventure game elements released in 1995 which was later localized in Europe by Otaku Publishing and distributed in North America by JAST USA in 1999.
13 Years AgoKing Oddball
PCWorldwide
End the world in a unique skill based physics puzzle! King Oddball swings a boulder back and forth by its tongue. Release the boulder by tapping the screen.
11 Years AgoF-Zero: GP Legend
Expanded editionWii UEurope
The F-Zero series grows with new racing circuits, an intense storyline, and multiplayer modes. F-Zero GP Legend lets you take control of one of eight characters, including Captain Falcon, racing star Rick Wheeler, the evil lord Black Shadow, and more.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.