ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
January 3
The games released on this day in gaming history.
434 releases
25 Years Ago
14 Years AgoFallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game
LinuxWorldwide
The Vault Dweller is tasked with exploring post-nuclear California in order to retrieve a water chip to replace the broken chip of Vault 13, their home, which they are the first person to ever leave.
9 Years AgoThe Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+
Expanded editionMacPCLinuxWorldwide
The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ is a dungeon-crawling shoot-'em-up that's literally a different game each and every time you play it!
9 Years AgoUno
PCWorldwide
Uno makes its return with new exciting features! Match cards by color or value and play action cards to change things up. Race against others to empty your hand before everyone else in Classic play or customize your experience with House Rules.
21 Years AgoAmerican Chopper
XboxNorth America
Be hired into the shop of the hit TV series American Chopper. Here's your chance to ride the bikes built by the Teutuls. Choose from the POW/MIA Bike, Jet Bike, Black Widow Bike, and others.
10 Years AgoPuzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords
PS4North America
Experience a puzzle game like nothing you have played before. Embark on an epic single-player campaign comprising of more than 150 challenging quests. Jump into this exciting puzzle game and out match your opponent in Quick-play mode.
7 Years AgoBust-A-Move
PS4North America
Bust-A-Move (also known as Puzzle Bobble) is a real-time puzzle game in which the player controls a device called "pointer" at the bottom of the screen, aiming and releasing randomly colored bubbles upwards.
13 Years AgoChampions of Regnum
PCMacLinuxWorldwide
Champions of Regnum, is a free to play MMORPG focused in epic Realm versus Realm (RvR) and Player versus Player (PvP) battles. Choose your Realm and engage in the most dynamic player driven battlefield available on any MMO.
13 Years AgoGunman Clive
Nintendo 3DSNorth America
In the year of 18XX, the west is overrun by thugs and outlaws. A group of bandits have kidnapped Mayor Johnsons daughter and are spreading havok across the land. Only Gunman Clive can bring order to the west and save the girl!
13 Years AgoGhosts 'n Goblins
PortNintendo 3DSEurope
Ghosts 'n Goblins is a platform game where the player controls a knight, named Sir Arthur, who must defeat zombies, ogres, demons, cyclops, dragons and other monsters in order to rescue Princess Prin Prin, who has been kidnapped by Satan, king of Demon World.
12 Years AgoNightmares from the Deep: The Cursed Heart
LinuxMacWorldwide
You are a museum owner pursuing an undead pirate who kidnapped your daughter. You quickly realize that the villain is entangled in a tragic, centuries-old love story, and wants to resurrect his mistress with the girl’s life force.
7 Years AgoPang Adventures
SwitchWorldwide
The Pang series is a beloved collection of arcade video games from the early 90s. Guide two brothers on a quest around the world to save humankind from a massive alien invasion!
4 Years AgoFreddi Fish 3: The Case of the Stolen Conch Shell
SwitchEuropeNorth America
The Great Conch Shell has been stolen and it's up to Freddi Fish and Luther to catch the culprit!
13 Years AgoActual Sunlight
PCMacWorldwide
Actual Sunlight is a short interactive story about love, depression and the corporation. The game puts you in the role of Evan Winter, a young professional in Toronto, as he moves through three distinct periods of his life.
9 Years AgoDeathtrap
Xbox OneWorldwide
Deathtrap is a Tower Defense game with strong action-RPG elements, a game of vicious tricks, killing machines, rotating blades and splattering blood.
12 Years AgoDoodle Kingdom
iOSNorth America
It's time to get MEDIEVAL! From the creators of the award winning puzzle games Doodle God & Doodle Devil, comes a new fantasy brain-teaser where you can create your own Kingdom with Castles, Knights, Warlocks and Dragons! Great for gamers of ALL ages.
4 Years AgoPutt-Putt Travels Through Time
SwitchWorldwide
In this Junior Adventure, Putt-Putt must travel through time to rescue his dog Pep and retrieve his lunchbox, calculator, and history report.
17 Years AgoSpectromancer
PCWorldwide
Open your mind and discover your power as you explore the world of Spectromancer!
9 Years AgoAzkend 2: The World Beneath
PCWorldwide
Azkend 2: The World Beneath is a beautifully polished match-three adventure game set in an awe-inspiring underground world. Enjoy superbly smooth casual matching puzzle gameplay, an engaging storyline with voiceovers, and hidden object minigames.
1 Year AgoBeyond Citadel
PCWorldwide
Beyond Citadel is an anime style retro throwback shooter inspired by the classics of the 90's, with realistic gunplay mechanics, anime violence and fast paced combat. Fight your way through the heavily armed mechanical fortress and discover the secret that lies beneath.
7 Years AgoThe Aquatic Adventure of the Last Human
SwitchNorth America
From kickstarter: "The Aquatic Adventure of the Last Human is a metroid-vania styled action/adventure game where you play as the navigator of Argo 9, a spaceship/submarine hybrid, thrust back to Earth in a time after humans have gone extinct.
13 Years AgoTennis in the Face
iOSNorth America
Shoot tennis balls at your adversaries and save the city from the evil Explodz Inc. This is no Wimbledon, this is Tennis in the Face! Get ready for some hilarious ragdoll-smashing ball-bouncing action!
4 Years AgoCrumble
SwitchNorth AmericaEurope
Crumble is a dynamic physics platformer with a grappling tongue mechanic. Move like a Slime, jump like a ball, swing like Spiderman! Join the chaos of unstable platforms and unexpected destructions and try to progress in exciting levels falling around you.
1 Year AgoJulian & Friends
PCWorldwide
Join Julian and his friends in this psychological horror experience inspired by point-n-click computer games from the early 2000s. Witness many shenanigans with characters from the infamous 98xx.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.