ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
January 1
The games released on this day in gaming history.
1178 releases
40 Years AgoThe Dam Busters
PC-98Japan
Dam Busters is an early flight simulation, set in World War II. It focuses on Dam Busters who historically were used to heavily bombard strategic objectives, in this case dams. This task is not easy, as en route you will face heavy opposition forces.
37 Years AgoAjax
Amstrad CPCEurope
In this arcade shoot'em up your mission is to infiltrate the alien fortress during 6 levels, and to destroy the fortress and the alien. Sitting in Ajax H.Q., you must pilot the remote controlled drone ship to do this.
25 Years AgoCrazy Arcade
DOSWorldwide
Crazy Arcade or Boom Online has a gameplay similar to Bomberman of Hudson Soft. The aim of each game is carefully planting the bubble bomb and try to kill the opponent when the bomb explode.
24 Years AgoBubble Shooter!
PCWorldwide
Bubble Shooter is an arcade puzzle game developed by Absolutist Ltd. for desktop computers and later ported to phones. It is largely a clone of the Japanese arcade game Puzzle Bobble.
21 Years AgoSwords and Sandals I: Gladiator
Web browserWorldwide
Swords and Sandals Gladiator, are you ready to unleash hell in the arena?
21 Years AgoChessmaster 10th Edition
PCEurope
The 10th Edition is the first game in the series to feature a working online component and also the first PC version to feature animated chess sets and customizable interface.
19 Years AgoYu-Gi-Oh! Online: Duel Evolution
PCWorldwide
Yu-Gi-Oh! Online: Duel Evolution was a major update from "Yu-Gi-Oh! Online", that changed many aspects of the game.
16 Years AgoTower of Heaven
Web browserWorldwide
Tower of Heaven is a retro-style platformer with black and green color palette reminiscent of GameBoy games and a chiptune soundtrack. You play as a lone traveler trying to ascend the Tower of Heaven despite the will of a spiteful deity residing at the top of the world.
7 Years AgoMarble Marcher
PCWorldwide
Marble Marcher is entirely ray-marched (similar to ray-tracing) in real time and is played on the surface of evolving fractals. The goal is to get your marble to the goal as quickly as possible. There are 24 unique levels to master.
6 Years AgoDictators:No Peace Countryballs
PCWorldwide
Dictators : No Peace Countryballs is a war simulation and dictator game. This is a fun,simple and some say a funny countryballs game. If you like simulation games, you will love playing Dictators : No Peace.
5 Years AgoRack N Ruin
Xbox OneNorth America
Chaos reigns in this top down action adventure game starring Rack, a demon with an appetite for destruction. Pave a path of mayhem as you guide Rack on his quest to jump start the Apocalypse.
3 Years AgoThe DioField Chronicle
Xbox OneXbox Series X|SNorth America
The DioField Chronicle is a tale of war and honor. Featuring a unique and beautiful world that blends fantasy, medieval and modern-day influences with a deep yet innovative real-time battle system.
34 Years AgoAmazon: Guardians of Eden
DOSWorldwide
Amazon is a movie adventure game about a 1957 expedition into the heart of the Amazon basin: "a desperate, crazed message sends [the player] on a perilous search through a land where legends come to life, danger hides behind every corner, a…
33 Years Ago
28 Years AgoZ.A.R.
DOSNorth America
In 2097, the mining of minerals and other natural resources is completely automated and controlled by supercomputers. The planets that are mined for 'Iberium', an essential mineral to control pollution on Earth, are called Z.A.R.; Zones for Artificial Resources.
12 Years AgoAngvik
PCMacWorldwide
Angvik is a platform action game set in a joyful but unforgiving land. The castle has been taken over by a barbarian and no one else has the courage to confront him, so take up your father’s gear and set off on a wondrous journey!
10 Years AgoCritical Ops
AndroidWorldwide
Critical Ops is a 3D multiplayer FPS designed for mobile. Experience intense action, where fast reflexes and tactical skills are essential to success.
7 Years AgoXenon Valkyrie+
Expanded editionSwitchWorldwide
Xenon Valkyrie is a rogue-lite platformer game with RPG elements in which you must fight to the deepest part of a moon and halt the plans of a wicked witch. Obtain many weapons as you fight through a unique, randomly-generated world every time you play.
4 Years AgoMythic Ocean
PS4Worldwide
Explore an ocean that exists before the beginning of time and meet creatures with hidden powers waiting to be released. How you choose to influence them will change the fate of the world.
16 Years AgoTomena Sanner
WiiEurope
Players control a breakdancing salesman in this game for the Wii Shop and iOS devices.
12 Years AgoVictory: The Age of Racing
PCWorldwide
Victory is an unique online racing game with unprecedented car handling and user generated cars inspired from the different eras of racing. Victory proposes a thrilling racing experience through multiplayer events competition and get drivers involved in an addictive team career.
9 Years AgoJoe's Diner
PS4North America
Somewhere along the venerable Route 7, in the middle of nowhere, you will find Joe’s Diner. The old Diner was built on the site of a former Indian cemetery. Amongst the buried, two rival chieftains are laid to rest; while alive each could not stand the other.
36 Years AgoKnights of the Sky
PCWorldwide
Simulation of aerial combat and gallantry in World War I. Flying north along the road from Lille to bust a German recon balloon, I wave to the foot boys in their muddy trenches. Poor devils.
17 Years AgoDangerous High School Girls in Trouble!
PCMacWorldwide
Explore four beautiful game boards, dozens of character cards, and thousands of dialog cards (worn and aged from decades of neglect) which comprise the zany world of an American small town in the 1920s. Encounter nearly a hundred individual personalities.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.