ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
January 4
The games released on this day in gaming history.
401 releases
9 Years AgoShadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun
MacEurope
Skillfully hide from and sneak past the enemies fields of view, take their formations apart and hide their bodies to cover your tracks. Quick Save will enable you to execute your plans perfectly. Tactically plan actions for your whole team and execute them all at once.
10 Years AgoPony Island
LinuxMacPCWorldwide
Pony Island is a suspense puzzle game in disguise. You are in limbo, trapped in a malevolent and malfunctioning arcade machine devised by the devil himself. It is not a game about ponies.
25 Years AgoRuneScape
Web browserWorldwide
RuneScape is a high fantasy open world MMORPG. Explore an ever changing and evolving living world where new challenges, skills, and quests await. Featuring unprecedented player freedom, you choose how to play, adventure, and grow.
14 Years AgoKatawa Shoujo
PCMacLinuxWorldwide
Katawa Shoujo is a bishoujo-style visual novel set in the fictional Yamaku High School for disabled children, located somewhere in modern Japan.
18 Years AgoHarvest Moon
WiiAustraliaEurope
Ever wanted to live life on a farm, with nothing but the sun, the fresh scent of your crops, the muddy fields underneath, and cows and chickens to keep you company?
4 Years AgoThe Pedestrian
Xbox OneXbox Series X|SWorldwide
The Pedestrian is a 2.5D puzzle platformer that takes place on 2d public signs in a 3d world. You play as The Pedestrian, a simple 2d symbol of a human, and must rearrange and reconnect public signs in order to explore and advance through a city environment.
5 Years AgoUno
SwitchEurope
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.
16 Years AgoFinal Fight 3
WiiNorth America
Metro City is under attack, and this time a new crime organization is claiming responsibility. Pulling pages from the Mad Gear Gang's guidebook, the feared group named SKULL CROSS are up to the same old tricks: arson, terrorism, assault, and armed robbery.
24 Years AgoGiants: Citizen Kabuto
MacEurope
Giants: Citizen Kabuto is a unique blend of action, strategy, and humor set in a fantastical world. Long before human civilization arose, a massive fragment of a lost planet, the Island, hurtled through space.
21 Years AgoHearts of Iron II
PCNorth America
When Germany is defeated in 1945, the Allies and the new Soviet alliance fight for supremacy. World War III is drawing closer. Play as the ruler of one of 175 countries through World Wars II and III.
2 Years AgoSuika Game
iOSJapan
A game where you drop fruits. When two of the same fruit meet, they form a bigger fruit, which can then combine to create an even bigger fruit, until eventually you form a watermelon!
8 Years AgoHello Charlotte Ep.3: Childhood's End
PCWorldwide
"All ended well. There was nothing to be sad about." A farewell, and a greeting. Hello, Charlotte.
15 Years AgoTetris
RemakePS3North America
Don't miss out on one of the best-selling mobile games of all time. Rediscover the world-famous Tetris game you know and love, with all-new features and ways to play.
12 Years AgoToki Tori 2+
Expanded editionLinuxWorldwide
Toki Tori 2+ is a Metroidvania style puzzle adventure. There are no tutorials, there's no hand-holding, no-one tells you what to do in Toki Tori 2+. The fun is in exploring and overcoming the obstacles of the lush forest island on your own merit.
7 Years AgoAuto Chess
PCMacWorldwide
Auto Chess is the original auto battler game that had a significant worldwide influence with its brand new gameplay mode and strategic competitive features. It has also attracted tens of millions of players around the globe.
6 Years AgoSuperTuxKart
iOSWorldwide
SuperTuxKart, also known as STK, is a free and open-source kart racing video game featuring the Linux mascot Tux. SuperTuxKart is cross-platform, running on Windows, OS X, Linux, AmigaOS 4, AROS, MorphOS and other Unix systems.
14 Years AgoAll Zombies Must Die!
PS3Europe
Reload your shotgun, sharpen your sword and rev that chainsaw; Deadhill town is teeming with zombies, and it’s your job to put ‘em down! The fate of humanity rests in the hands of four unlikely heroes: Jack, the gamer; Rachel, the girl; Brian, the geek; and Luxo, the alien.
9 Years AgoKitten Squad
PCMacWorldwide
Sadistic robots have enslaved orcas at SeaLand Marine Park. The evil Sheep Puncher robot has kidnapped sheep for the twisted wool industry. Only the Kitten Squad is up to the task of saving these gentle animals.
25 Years AgoRuneScape Classic
PCWorldwide
RuneScape Classic (also known as RSC, RS1 or RS Classic) was the first official release of RuneScape (DeviousMUD being the precursor). RuneScape Classic was publicly released on 4 January 2001. It was later replaced on 29 March 2004, with what was then known as RuneScape 2.
15 Years AgoLost in Shadow
WiiNorth America
"Lost in Shadow" (released as "A Shadow's Tale" in Europe/Australia and as "Kage no Tou" in Japan) is a puzzle platforming video game developed for Nintendo's Wii console by Hudson Soft.
9 Years AgoMilkmaid of the Milky Way
PCMacLinuxWorldwide
Milkmaid of the Milky Way is a classic puzzle adventure game where you play Ruth, a young woman living alone on a remote farm in a faraway fjord in 1920's Norway. Life is hard, work is tough, and Ruth wonders; Is this the life I want?
8 Years Ago
7 Years AgoFitness Boxing
SwitchNorth America
Get off the couch and get moving with fun, boxing-based rhythmic exercises set to the instrumental beats of songs by popular artists, including Lady Gaga, Pitbull and Kesha. You can personalize your workouts by selecting from different fitness goals.
1 Year AgoPuck
PCWorldwide
Puck is a multiplayer hockey game that trusts the player to do the hard work. The puck has weight and momentum, so plays are never automatic.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.