ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
January 16
The games released on this day in gaming history.
608 releases
22 Years AgoChess Challenger
PS2Europe
A chess simulator that boasts the best chess AI on any game machine for its time of release.
21 Years AgoZoids Saga: Fuzors
Game Boy AdvanceJapan
Zoids Saga: Fuzors is a Role-Playing game, developed by Amedio and published by Tomy Corporation, which was released in Japan in 2004.
17 Years AgoWordmaster
Nintendo DSEurope
You've never played a vocabulary and strategy game as challenging and unique as Wordmaster! Based on the classic style of the "Mastermind" board game, Wordmaster uses your vocabulary and spelling skills to deduce hidden 6-letter words.
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17 Years AgoMirror's Edge
PCAustralia
Mirror's Edge is a first-person action-adventure game focused on parkour and free-running. Set in a heavily surveilled city, players control Faith, a courier who traverses rooftops using wall-runs, jumps, and slides to deliver sensitive information.
6 Years AgoTo the Moon
SwitchWorldwide
Join Dr. Rosalene and Dr. Watts as they enter a patient named Johnny's mind on his death bed to grant his final request.
10 Years AgoKerbal Space Program
PS4Worldwide
In Kerbal Space Program, take charge of the space program for the alien race known as the Kerbals. You have access to an array of parts to assemble fully-functional spacecraft that flies (or doesn’t) based on realistic aerodynamic and orbital physics.
6 Years AgoYakuza: Like a Dragon
PS4Asia
Yakuza: Like a Dragon is a role-playing game developed and published by Sega. Released in 2020, it is the eighth main entry in the Yakuza series.
12 Years AgoCastlevania II: Simon's Quest
Nintendo 3DSWii UNorth AmericaEurope
Castlevania was a cakewalk compared to this bloody curse. You thought you had the Prince of Darkness defanged - eh, Simon Belmont? Well think again, 'cause according to a damsel in distress, evil Count Dracula has left a horrifying curse in his wake.
19 Years AgoIce Climber
PortWiiJapan
If you can break through 8 levels of treacherous arctic ice, you'll reach the top of the mountain! But watch out. The Nitpickers, Condors, and Polar Bears don't want you up there.
19 Years AgoContra III: The Alien Wars
WiiJapan
This game is action from beginning to end, do not think that you will have a moment of peace, even because Aliens are at war with planet earth, and resting will be your least concern.
17 Years AgoThe Lord of the Rings: Conquest
PS3Europe
Play as Evil characters in a brand new, 'Evil' campaign. Battle through scenarios after Frodo failed to destroy the One Ring; it's good to be bad! Battle online, in a co-op campaign or offline in split-screen.
13 Years AgoBaldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition
RemasterPCMacLinuxNorth America
Running on an upgraded and improved version of the Infinity Engine, Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition includes the entire Baldur's Gate adventure, the Tales of the Sword Coast expansion pack, and never-before-seen content including a new adve…
8 Years AgoKingdom: New Lands
PS4Worldwide
"Tales spread of far off isles with mysteries waiting to be discovered. Rulers will need all the strength of their subjects to sail away and find new kingdoms in these New Lands.
6 Years AgoStories Untold
SwitchWorldwide
Stories Untold is a compilation tape of four episodes from the now cancelled series of the same name, including a remaster of the original pilot episode “The House Abandon”.
6 Years AgoArknights
AndroidiOSWorldwide
Take on the role of a key member of Rhodes Island, a pharmaceutical company that fights both a deadly infection and the unrest it leaves in its wake.
6 Years AgoBridge Constructor Portal
SwitchEurope
Enter the Aperture Science Enrichment Center and experience Bridge Constructor Portal – the unique merging of the classic Portal and Bridge Constructor games.
12 Years AgoUnepic
Wii UNorth America
This is Daniel, a normal guy from recent times: a great videogame player, big sci-fi movie fan, novice player of role playing games, pot-head and overall, horny due to a mysterious lack of success with girls. Wait... is Unepic not a medieval fantasy game?
18 Years AgoClannad
MobileJapan
Clannad follows the life of Tomoya Okazaki, a high school delinquent who meets many people in his last year at school, including five girls, and helps resolve their individual problems.
2 Years AgoRavendawn
PCWorldwide
Ravendawn is a free-to-play MMORPG that seeks to revive the nostalgic isometric art style, emphasizing depth of gameplay, community, and unique character design over superficial graphics.
12 Years AgoF1 Race Stars
Wii UNorth America
Get ready to experience Formula One cars, teams and circuits like never before with F1 Race Stars from Codemasters Racing, the home of the series of HD official Formula One games.
13 Years AgoRetro City Rampage
PS VitaPS3Europe
Retro City Rampage is a downloadable action-adventure video game for WiiWare, Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network and Microsoft Windows developed by Vblank Entertainment. It is a parody of retro games and '80s and '90s pop culture, as well as Grand Theft Auto and similar games.
1 Year AgoWitch It
SwitchWorldwide
Witch It is a multiplayer hide & seek game set in a humorous, magical world. Brave hunters are tasked with finding the witches that curse their villages!
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.