ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
January 5
The games released on this day in gaming history.
542 releases
18 Years AgoAntbuster
Web browserWorldwide
Antbuster is a game that aims to protect your delicious cake on a picnic. The cake has 8 pieces and the ants will do everything to reach them. Fortunately, you can spread cannons through the garden, and each cannon can be evolved in several different ways.
17 Years AgoPaws & Claws: Pet Resort
WiiNorth America
Care for and pamper all of your favorite creatures at your own Paws & Claws Pet Resort. Nurture and love the animals to grow your pet care business and become every animal's best friend!
17 Years AgoBrain Challenge Deluxe
PS3Worldwide
Released in Europe in 2008 and for the PSN in 2009.
17 Years AgoSandy Beach
WiiNorth America
Enjoy a fun day at Sandy Beach as you build elaborate sand castles.
17 Years AgoTime4Cat
Web browserWorldwide
A stray cat stumbles upon a special collar that allows the wearer to control time. The feline sets out during a busy lunch break and uses the collar’s unique power to collect the morsels of food dropped by busy, clumsy workers.
17 Years AgoScriball
Web browserWorldwide
An original drawing skill game by Gaz Thomas. Can you guide the ball through 43 levels and defeat the boss? Includes a level editor!
17 Years AgoIce Breaker
Web browserWorldwide
Ice Breaker is a physics-puzzle game released January 4, 2009, and is the first installment of the Ice Breaker series. The player must use the mouse to cut ice and objects to get the vikings to their longboat.
16 Years AgoMy Fitness Coach 2: Exercise and Nutrition
WiiNorth America
This is a nutrition-fitness game in which players can create personalized exercise routines, set up a healthy nutritional plan, and watch live-action videos from a professional trainer. The game also allows players to track their workout progress over time.
16 Years AgoKirby's Star Stacker
RemakeWiiJapan
Kirby's Star Stacker is the official English title given to a puzzle Kirby game that was originally released on Japan's Super Famicom system on February 1, 1998. It is a remake of Kirby's Star Stacker, which is known in Japan under exactly the same name as the remake.
16 Years AgoTobe's Vertical Adventure
Xbox 360Worldwide
The original version of Tobe's Vertical Adventure released as an Xbox Live Indie Game in 2010. The game was delisted in 2011 after the release of the PC port, which added a second character with a different moveset and storyline.
16 Years AgoBubble Tanks Tower Defense
Web browserWorldwide
Bubble Tanks Tower Defense takes Hero’s popular series into new genres and beyond! With 7 enemy types, over 11 unique tower paths, tower merging allowing for mega towers and mega-mega towers and 52 whopping game modes, we’re pretty sure you’ll have plenty to keep you busy.
16 Years AgoHoshi Saga 4: Ringo
Web browserWorldwide
Hoshi Saga Ringo is the fourth installment in the Hoshi Saga series, and while it might not be as difficult as its predecessors, Ishii-san brings new life to the game with his beautiful artwork and use of gradients.
15 Years AgoCake Mania: To the Max!
PCWorldwide
Flashback to the neon-soaked 80's and help a teenage Jill Evans find her true calling in Cake Mania: To the Max!, the sixth chapter in the popular time management series Cake Mania!
15 Years AgoCribbage Pro
iOSWorldwide
Classic cribbage where 2 players race to 121 points with single player or online multiplayer! Play the powerful computer opponent or go online with other players worldwide!
15 Years AgoWizard's Keep
Xbox 360Worldwide
The land is under attack from an evil wizard and it is up to one adventurous hero to defeat him and save the land
15 Years AgoSierra 7
Web browserWorldwide
This game pinpoints a world-wide war between private militia companies out for government-targeted violence & carnage. The player of this game is the 7th special operative in the Unit "Sierra" which is tasked to neutralize the militia forces with their superior skills & tactics.
15 Years AgoAscendancy
iOSWorldwide
Ascendancy is similar to, but nevertheless very different from, Master of Orion.
14 Years AgoSix-Guns: Gang Showdown
AndroidiOSWorldwide
Explore a truly enormous and open Wild West frontier full of cowboys, bandits and more…unnatural enemies in this third person shooter adventure game. Buck Crosshaw never shot a man who didn’t deserve it, but now he’s an outlaw who had to fake his own death and escape to Arizona.
14 Years AgoQuick Fill Q
Nintendo DSiNorth America
Quick Fill Q is a simple game where you have to fill the holes in the ground so the pink ball can keep rolling. When Q rolls past a certain distance, Q begins to speed up. When the game ends, the distance traveled by Q is recorded.
14 Years AgoSamurai Sword Destiny
Nintendo 3DSNorth America
Samurai Sword Destiny is a 2D action game released for the 3DS eShop. Players take the role of the samurai Akane as she searches for her missing brother.
14 Years Ago3 Heroes: Crystal Soul
Nintendo DSiNorth America
Crystennia is an ancient kingdom that uses Crystal Soul as its main energy source. The kingdom is facing the threat of monsters created by Rune Crystals.
14 Years AgoStreet Fighter IV Volt: Battle Protocol
PortAndroidWorldwide
Another iPod Touch/iPhone game called Street Fighter IV Volt Battle Protocol would be made.
14 Years AgoFish Tank
WiiEurope
Fish Tank is a matching puzzle game where you must match the same color of fishes and gain points.
14 Years AgoShadow War
PCBrazil
Shadow War is a MMORPG set in a fantasy Eastern-themed environment. The game was released in Taiwan and Brazil and, even though officially offline since 2013, it still has active players through unofficial servers.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.