ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
January 1
The games released on this day in gaming history.
1178 releases
14 Years AgoJaws: Ultimate Predator
Nintendo 3DSWorldwide
JAWS: Ultimate Predator on the Nintendo 3DS system puts you in control of the hulking terror of the seas like never before, letting you experience the action through the eyes of the beast in startling 3D.
11 Years AgoOverture
PCNorth America
Overture is an action-adventure roguelike which draws heavy inspiration from hits such as Diablo, Realm of The Mad God, Zelda, and The Binding of Isaac. Explore vast randomly generated dungeons and slay hordes of cunning enemies!
10 Years AgoKill the Plumber
PCWorldwide
Kill the Plumber is a challenging anti-platformer game. Play as the enemies instead of the hero for a unique new experience!
7 Years Ago03.04
PCWorldwide
03/04/2017How much does this date tell you? For the main character, she became very significant, because this is the day of his death.
33 Years AgoCoaster
DOSNorth America
The basic goal of "Coaster" is quite simply to build a roller coaster. After designing your coaster you have it ridden by a panel of experts which assign it a score. You can also ride it yourself.
18 Years AgoWe Love Golf!
WiiJapan
A golf game published by Capcom and developed by Camelot, the developer of Mario Golf, complete with costumes to make your golfer look like Ryu, Ken, Morrigan, and other classic Capcom characters.
12 Years AgoWazHack
PCMacLinuxWorldwide
Time moves forward only when you do in the dungeons of WazHack, so you can take your time to solve problems instead of just spamming 'attack' and 'drink healing potion'. With over 300 unique items to be found, you will invent your own solutions to sticky situations.
12 Years AgoSentinel 3: Homeworld
PCWorldwide
Take the fight to the alien homeworld and unleash a massive arsenal of weaponry. Get up close and personal on the battlefield in your power armor to execute devastating attacks and support your defences.
11 Years AgoTom vs. The Armies of Hell
PCWorldwide
Tom vs. the Armies of Hell (AoH for short) is a challenging indie Action-Adventure game from Darkmire Entertainment.
11 Years AgoFake Colours
PCMacLinuxWorldwide
"Designed around the RGB colour scheme, Fake Colours is a 3D cube rolling puzzle game in which the player must move three coloured blocks to their corresponding target squares. Don’t be fooled by the simple, yet beautiful art in the game, Fake Colours is all about the puzzles."
11 Years AgoTankTrouble - Mobile Mayhem
iOSWorldwide
The most explosive, fast-paced, action-packed tank game is now available for iOS devices! Battle head-to-head and navigate your tank through tricky mazes and a mayhem of bouncing bullets to outsmart your foes before they outsmart you.
7 Years AgoCitizen of Rome - Dynasty Ascendant
AndroidMacLinuxPCWorldwide
Citizen of Rome - Dynasty Ascendant is a family/Dynasty life sim set in the Roman Republic.
7 Years AgoHartacon Tactics
PCWorldwide
Hartacon Tactics is a turn-based tactical RPG, featuring higly deterministc mechanics, beautiful hand-painted 2D art and deep gameplay.
6 Years AgoMiniLaw: Ministry of Law
PCWorldwide
Roam the dystopian future city of New Babel, Mankind's Last Hope, in search of crimes in progress. Use lethal weapons, non-lethal force, and diplomacy to take down bad guys.
50 Years AgoDemolition Derby
ArcadeWorldwide
A black and white driving game where each player controls a pursuit car that tries to demolish drone cars to score points. Challenging and fast-moving super skill play, and never plays the same twice!
50 Years AgoBombs Away
ArcadeWorldwide
A sequel to Drop Zone 4, produced by Meadows Games in 1976, where a bomber plane attempts to sink an entire fleet of ships.
48 Years AgoSuper Road Champions
ArcadeWorldwide
Road Champion was produced by Taito in 1978. Taito released 487 different machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1967.
46 Years AgoB-1 Nuclear Bomber
Apple IINorth America
B-1 Nuclear Bomber is a Simulation game, developed by Microcomputer Games Inc. and published by Avalon Hill, which was released in 1983.
46 Years AgoCatch the Ball / Noughts and Crosses
Odyssey 2 / Videopac G7000Worldwide
Two titles are available in this cart: - Catch the Ball puts one or two players in the role of a circus clown who has to catch a while ball which comes rolling down a maze of obstacles. The clown has to try to follow the ball as it falls its unpredictable path.
45 Years AgoRadar Scope
ArcadeNorth America
Radar Scope is a 1980 fixed shooter arcade game developed by Nintendo R&D2 and published by Nintendo.
45 Years AgoSaigon: The Final Days
Atari 8-bitNorth America
A text adventure by Jyym and Robin Pearson set in the Vietnam War. The player is an escaped American POW lost somewhere in the dense jungle and his only chance for survival is to reach Saigon.
44 Years AgoGhost Muncher
ArcadeWorldwide
This is Pac-Man/Puck-Man except the colors have been changed as have the sounds and the names of the ghosts.
44 Years AgoEscape
Dragon 32/64Europe
Find your way through the endless maze - but do it right or you're doomed! You are trapped on the top floor of a building. The only way down is in the elevator.
43 Years Ago51 Terrahawks
Odyssey 2 / Videopac G7000Worldwide
51 Terrahawks is shoot em up game for Philips Videopac G7000
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.