ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
January 2
The games released on this day in gaming history.
361 releases
28 Years AgoMetal Slug 2
Neo GeoJapanNorth America
“METAL SLUG 2”, the 2nd entry in SNK’s emblematic 2D run & gun action shooting game returns to the battlefield on the Steam gaming platform!
19 Years AgoYu-Gi-Oh! GX Spirit Caller
Nintendo DSNorth America
It is a brand new year at the Duel Academy and the students are excited to start school. You are placed in the Slifer Red Dorm, and soon after the start of the school year, strange things begin happening.
25 Years AgoCT Special Forces
Game Boy AdvanceWorldwide
As part of the Counter-Terrorist Special Forces unit, you have all the necessary means for putting an end to the threat of terrorism. Your team comprises highly trained soldiers who can do anything from dressing in camouflage to initiating surgical strikes on the enemy.
17 Years AgoMushroom Men: Rise of the Fungi
Nintendo DSWorldwide
Mushroom Men: Rise of the Fungi on Nintendo DS is the prequel to Mushroom Men: Spore Wars on Wii. Play both to get the complete story! Mushroom Men gives players the opportunity to jump into the fantastic microcosm that is the backyard battlefield.
18 Years AgoClassic British Motor Racing
WiiPCPS2Worldwide
Classic British Motor Racing is a racing simulation game. Choose from an amazing range of 13 high performance classic cars, including Austin Mini, Austin-Healy, MG, Rover and Triumph.
26 Years AgoNuclear Strike 64
PortNintendo 64North America
Nuclear Strike 64 is a helicopter-based game, with strategy elements added to the action gameplay. The plot concerns an elite special force - the player's allies - pursuing a nuclear-armed rogue spy through a fictionalised Asian setting.
25 Years AgoDucati World: Racing Challenge
PlayStationNorth America
In this Ducati brand-licensed motorcycle game, players can race a range of Ducati bikes ranging from the 1960's Daytona 350 to the 748 and 996.
23 Years AgoPinball Tycoon
Game Boy AdvanceNorth America
Four themed pinball tables with their own unique goals await players in Pinball Tycoon.
21 Years AgoSylvania Families: Fashion Designer ni Naritai! Kurumi Risu no Onna no Ko
Game Boy AdvanceWorldwide
Sylvania Families: Fashion Designer ni Naritai! Kurumi Risu no Onna no Ko is a Role-Playing game, published by Epoch, which was released in Japan in 2004.
22 Years AgoGrand Theft Auto III
XboxEurope
Featuring a fully 3-D living city, a combination of narrative driven and non-linear gameplay and a completely open environment, Grand Theft Auto III represents a huge leap forward in interactive entertainment.
1 Year AgoWuthering Waves
PS5Worldwide
Wuthering Waves is a story-rich open-world action RPG. You wake from your slumber as Rover, joined by a vibrant cast of Resonators on a journey to reclaim your lost memories and surmount the Lament.
18 Years AgoMetal Slug 3
Xbox 360Worldwide
“METAL SLUG 3”, the masterpiece in SNK’s emblematic 2D run & gun action shooting game series, still continues to fascinate millions of fans worldwide to this day for its intricate dot-pixel graphics, and simple and intuitive game controls!
12 Years AgoSonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed
AndroidiOSWorldwide
Race as Sonic and a host of legendary All-Stars and prepare to transform! Speed across land, sea and air in a high velocity battle to the finish line, as your amazing transformable vehicle changes from car to boat to plane mid-race. Racing on mobile will never be the same again!
12 Years AgoMega Man X2
Wii UNorth America
Mega Man X2, known as Rockman X2 in Japan is the second game in the Mega Man X series and was released for the Super Famicom/Super Nintendo in 1994.
11 Years AgoCaptain Toad: Treasure Tracker
Wii UEurope
The intrepid Captain Toad sets off on his own adventure for the very first time through a wide variety of tricky, enemy-infested, maze-like stages to find hidden gems and nab elusive gold stars.
32 Years AgoTheme Park
DOSEurope
You have inherited a fortune from an eccentric aunt and her will states the money can be spend building the world largest and most profitable theme park. Create a wonderful theme part full of thrilling rides and greasy - but delicious - food and start to make the loads of money.
12 Years AgoSuper Punch-Out!!
RemakeWii UNorth America
Slug your way through the grueling and sweat-pounding matches of the Minor, Major and World Circuits. Dodge bone-bruising punches and dance to the top of the supreme Special Circuit. Face off against old favorites including Bear Hugger, Piston Hurricane, Bald Bull, Mr.
33 Years AgoSimon the Sorcerer
DOSAmigaNorth AmericaEurope
Simon the Sorcerer is an adventure game that was released by Adventure Soft on 2 January 1993 for Amiga and DOS formats. The game's name comes from the account of Simon the Sorcerer in Acts 8.
7 Years AgoWargroove
Xbox OneWorldwide
Wargroove is a turn-based strategy game for up to 4 players, in which each player takes control of an army and its commander unit to wage war on their enemies!
19 Years AgoOutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast
Expanded editionPCWorldwide
OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast features 15 unique cars, the most ever seen in any OutRun game. In addition to the ten cars from OutRun 2 SP, new models include the 550 Barchetta, F355 Spider, Superamerica, 328 GTS, and the Ferrari F430.
8 Years AgoHawken
PCWorldwide
War is a Machine Pilot hulking death machines and use massive weaponry to destroy your foes in fast-paced FPS gameplay. Hawken is a multiplayer first person shooter that places you inside a mechanized war machine on the battlefield of a dystopian world.
12 Years AgoLyne
iOSWorldwide
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.
38 Years AgoWasteland
Apple IIC64DOSNorth America
The game mechanics were based directly on those used in the tabletop role-playing games Tunnels and Trolls and Mercenaries, Spies and Private Eyes created by Wasteland developers Ken St. Andre and Michael Stackpole.
13 Years AgoRetro City Rampage
Xbox 360Worldwide
Retro City Rampage is a downloadable action-adventure video game for WiiWare, Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network and Microsoft Windows developed by Vblank Entertainment. It is a parody of retro games and '80s and '90s pop culture, as well as Grand Theft Auto and similar games.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.