ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
January 12
The games released on this day in gaming history.
560 releases
1 Year AgoBattle Cars
iOSWorldwide
Where speed meets destruction. Drive fast, shoot faster. Race, fight, winGet ready for high-octane PvP multiplayer battles in Battle Cars!
1 Year AgoGreybit
PCWorldwide
Greybit is a heart-pounding, adrenaline-fueled first-person shooter (FPS) game paying homage to the iconic 1993 "Doom" while adding a fresh twist. Play as a lone warrior battling hordes of demons in a nightmarish landscape where every corner hides a new threat.
1 Year AgoStarDust
PCMacWorldwide
Welcome to Leon Skum's world of advanced technology. In this age, everybody who is anybody has their own Personal Spaceship to fly in. Find weapons, perform missions, conquer enemies.
1 Year AgoDurak Online
PCWorldwide
Fast-paced, strategic card game, playable with 2 - 6 players or 1 - 3 bots!
1 Year AgoHexaMerge 2048
PCWorldwide
HexaMerge 2048 is an exciting puzzle game that combines the satisfying “merge” mechanics with the strategic depth of 2048. Set on a visually captivating hexagonal grid, players slide and merge number tiles to create higher-value combinations.
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1 Year AgoBackrooms [Redacted]: Chapter 1
PCWorldwide
Backrooms [REDACTED] is a short action-adventure game that plunges you into the infinite cosmic horror inspired by the Backrooms concept.Navigate through the procedurally generated liminal spaces, uncover hidden secrets, while avoiding different entities.
This yearTatari
PCWorldwide
Take the role of a detective from Tokyo who tries to solve the mysterious case of the disappearance of a young camper. You will try to follow the trail of evidence to guide you through an enigmatic and paranormal case connected with a Japanese urban legend.
This yearWord95
PCWorldwide
Play word games and get points to build a dictionary one word at a time
This yearAnxiety Arcade
PCWorldwide
Anxiety Arcade is a short, surreal narrative game about living with anxiety — and how it feels when your own thoughts turn into puzzles.
This yearIron Decree
PCWorldwide
A medieval fantasy, round-based horde mode FPS. Become a Paladin solo or with up to 3 friends, wield swords and spells to purge an endless onslaught of reanimated horrors.
This yearRGB GlitchGazer
PCWorldwide
A mad and romantic ADV. Unravel a strange world of science and philosophy with a mecha girl, zombie girl, or beastfolk. Some paths may disturb you... or thrill you.
This yearKuukiyomi: Consider It World - Thailand Ver.
PCiOSAndroidWorldwide
Introducing the New Title: “KUUKIYOMI: Consider It World”! This time, the stage is Thailand! Test your ability to read the room in familiar, everyday Thai scenarios, packed with cultural quirks and “That’s so true!” moments.
This yearFlip Hammy
PCWorldwide
Flip Hammy is a 2D puzzle game with unique stages that you can flip its face. Let's clear simple rules puzzles with Hammy!
This yearPixelance
LinuxPCWorldwide
Pixelance is a turn based roguelike adventure RPG with permadeath and multiple quests within dungeons and a vast overworld.
This yearDream of Corpse Lady
PCWorldwide
Cards, battle! Someone woke up the sleeping Corpse Lady... Perhaps, the world needs to pay a price for the awakening...
This yearNom Nom: Cozy Forest Café
PCMacWorldwide
Nom Nom: Cozy Forest Café is a cozy and relaxed decoration and rhythm game where you manage a cafeteria and befriend cute animals.
This yearBook Shop Simulator
SwitchWorldwide
Breathe in that fresh book smell. Book Shop Simulator puts you in charge of your very own cozy corner of literary heaven. Start with a single shelf, a few dusty paperbacks, and a dream big enough to fill the whole store.
This yearConfidential Killings
PCMacWorldwide
A series of murders is shocking Hollywood! Use your detective skills: search the crime scene, find clues, solve the mystery. Who is pulling the strings behind these Confidential Killings?
This yearBiplanes
SwitchWorldwide
Soar into WWI dogfights with arcade-style aerial combat and thrilling multiplayer action!
This yearGalactic Overlord
PCWorldwide
Galactic Overlord is a rogue-lite deck-builder. Travel the galaxy, hone your deck, find strange and powerful artifacts, and defeat the rebels! Balance your deck carefully to maintain the favor you have with the different factions!
This yearRatsukade
PCWorldwide
Drag heavy gems, slay giant bugs, find mystical items and craft overpowered builds in this action packed physics based roguelike!
This yearThe Honest Little Fisher
PCWorldwide
A cozy fishing game made with care, full of discovery, gentle progression, and hundreds of things to catch. Set out to explore the sea, upgrade your boat, and uncover stories, fun facts, and legendary finds along the way.
This yearSynthetic Orders
PCWorldwide
A quick, hypercasual pattern-memory game. Watch the left-right yellow signals, memorize the sequence, and repeat it using two simple buttons - no grinding, no complex mechanics.
This yearAfter Dark
PCWorldwide
After Dark is a first-person endless wave zombie shooter set across multiple locations. Survive as long as you can against relentless hordes of the dead in a fight that only ends when you do.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.