ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
January 5
The games released on this day in gaming history.
542 releases
9 Years AgoSpheroids
Wii UWorldwideNorth AmericaEurope
In Spheroids you take control of Lucas, a jumpy Canadian boy who sets out on an adventure with his crazy scientist companion Otto after it's discovered that the government has been hiding alternative universes from the cubic world they live in.
4 Years AgoMcDroid
SwitchNorth America
A super frantic Arcade Tower Defense, McDROID starts gently then progressively challenges your trigger finger and your wits (and your sanity) as you multitask like a robotic-spider-doggy-thing: running, shooting, building base, herding, hea…
3 Years Ago
23 Years AgoKasparov Chessmate
PCWindows MobilePalm OSAustraliaNew Zealand
The game is backed by grand chessmaster, Garry Kasparov. Players can create a personal profile using their own name, MSN nickname for online/network play, country and a facial icon.
16 Years AgoDroplitz
Xbox 360Worldwide
Immerse yourself in an addictive puzzler that's all about strategically twisting and connecting mismatched dials to save precious Droplitz. Just making a single junction is child's play. Can you master the art of the combo, or will you let your pipes runneth over?
15 Years AgoMicroBot
PS3Europe
MicroBot is a twin-stick shooter video game developed by Naked Sky Entertainment and published by Electronic Arts. It was released on the Xbox 360 via Xbox Live Arcade on December 29, 2010 and on PlayStation 3 via the PlayStation Network on January 4, 2011.
15 Years AgoThe Red Star
PSPEurope
Set around three main characters, The Red Star tells the tale of an alternate Russia, the URRS, where massive technology and futuristic weapons are wielded by its army, The Red Fleet.
14 Years Ago3D Classics: Kid Icarus
RemasterNintendo 3DSEurope
From the creators of Metroid comes Kid Icarus: an action-platformer starring angelic warrior Pit, whose quest is to rescue the goddess Palutena and save Angel Land from the evil Medusa.
12 Years AgoDetective Case and Clown Bot in: Murder in the Hotel Lisbon
LinuxMacWorldwide
Murder in the Hotel Lisbon is a videogame inspired by the classic point and click adventures from the 80’s and 90’s. It works through a simple interface of pointing and clicking. Everything that is essential for game progression can be clicked like characters, objects or doors.
10 Years AgoCally's Caves 3
PCWorldwide
Cally's parents have been abducted, as her arch-enemy Herbert has taken control of the Caves to perform his evil experiments. Join Cally and her friends in this action-packed run and gun platformer, conquering insane bosses, exploring to find secrets, and levelling up EVERYTHING.
10 Years AgoThe Sad Story of Emmeline Burns
LinuxMacPCWorldwide
A free game created by Ebi-Hime, author of Asphyxia, The Way We ALL GO, and Strawberry Vinegar. TSSofEB is a free yuri (girls' love) game created for a game jam. As the saying goes, dead men tell no tales. They only leave tales behind.
9 Years AgoThing-in-Itself
PCMacWorldwide
Thing-in-Itself is an interactive short story about the struggles of understanding another human being. Using Immanuel Kant's concept as a framework, it leads the player through stages of a relationship, exploring how perceptions may clash and surroundings can alter.
9 Years AgoMHRD
PCMacLinuxWorldwide
MHRD is a hardware design game, in which you design various hardware circuits in a hardware description language. The hardware circuits you design get more complex as you go until you create a fully functional CPU design.
8 Years AgoStarbo
PCMacLinuxWorldwide
Set in a horrendously blue world, Starbo tells you the story of a dead man's journey through the mysteriously deep tunnels of the blue world, filled with strange messages and beings all trying to tell you a story, the story.
8 Years Ago
8 Years AgoFallen Legion: Rise to Glory
PCWorldwide
Fallen Legion is an intense action RPG where every battle is a heart-pounding fight and each gut-wrenching choice impacts the realm.
8 Years AgoTouhou Hyouibana: Antinomy of Common Flowers
PCWorldwide
Touhou Hyouibana: Antinomy of Common Flowers is the 15.5th official installment of the Touhou Project, developed by Team Shanghai Alice in conjuction with Twilight Frontier. The game was announced during the Play, Doujin! Year-End Party stream.
20 Years AgoTokobot
PSPWorldwide
Players take on the role of the young hero Bolt, a quick thinking agent who has discovered some friendly, highly advanced robots called "Tokobots" during his explorations of ancient ruins.
14 Years AgoFire Truck
iOSWorldwide
Ride along on a fire truck with firefighters as they drive to put out fires and rescue pets. Help the firefighters hook up the hoses and spray the water. Use the fire copter to drop water!
12 Years AgoChrome Wolf
iOSWorldwide
Enjoy tank fights in a tale of fleeting memories and the lives of freedom fighters!
11 Years AgoBloop Reloaded
PCWorldwide
Your favourite chemistry potions puzzler is back in Bloop Reloaded and ready to test the brain cells like never before. Make sure you save as much of the potions as possible. How you do it is up to you!
11 Years AgoThe Depths of Tolagal
PCMacLinuxWorldwide
The Depths of Tolagal is an addictive roguelike dungeon crawler with an emphasis on tactical combat.
11 Years AgoCatacomb Kids
PCMacLinuxWorldwide
Catacomb Kids is a procedurally generated platformer, with an equal emphasis on quick reactions, tactical engagement, and strategic character growth.
10 Years AgoStrawberry Vinegar
MacLinuxPCWorldwide
"Feed me, or I'll reap your soul!" And with those ridiculous words, my whole life was turned upside down. Sakuraba Rie, aged nine, is a cynical and grumpy girl who cares little for her fellow classmates, and does not have a single friend.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.