ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
January 16
The games released on this day in gaming history.
608 releases
This yearBrokenLore: Unfollow
PS5Xbox Series X|SPCWorldwide
BrokenLore: Unfollow is a surreal horror game where you play as a victim of bullying, fighting terrifying monsters as you uncover a dark mystery in a thrilling journey of terror.
35 Years AgoSpaceship Warlock
MacNorth America
One of the earliest fully-voiced adventure games. Spaceship Warlock was revolutionary in its time, but its early Macintosh-only release caused many to pass it by. It was released for Windows computers in 1994.
33 Years AgoKen's Labyrinth
DOSNorth America
Ken's Labyrinth is a first-person 3D shooter. The protagonist has to escape from an underground labyrinth populated by monsters while trying to rescue his dog Sparky.
26 Years AgoSotsugyou Graduation for WonderSwan
WonderSwanJapan
Sotsugyou Graduation for WonderSwan is a Strategy game, developed by Imageworks (Japan) and published by Bandai Visual, which was released in Japan in 1999.
26 Years AgoDigimon Adventure: Anode Tamer
WonderSwanJapan
The game is based on the popular manga series Digimon, which follows the adventures of children who can gain access into the digital world and fight digital monsters there.
24 Years AgoGunViper
PCJapan
A freeware 2.5D vertical scrolling shoot 'em up developed by M.Nagahashi from Japan.
23 Years AgoZunou Taisen Live
XboxJapan
Zunou Taisen Live (lit. "Brain Battle Live") was a game that was included alongside the Xbox Live Starter Kit during the Xbox Live launch in Japan. It contains four board games that can be played over Xbox Live, including Othello, Go, Mahjong, and Shogi.
22 Years AgoParadise Lost
PCJapan
Paradise Lost takes off in a dystopian setting that comes off as much more blatantly dark than its successors’. The stage is in a city known only as Sodom, which is separated from the outside world known as “Zoar”.
22 Years AgoGold Miner Joe
PCWorldwide
Help Gold Miner Joe explore the legendary four-shafted gold mine in this cartoon-style jump and run game. Collect the gold and be sure and avoid the sneaky Kentucky brothers who won't hesitate to fire your rump full of salt. Yeehaa!
21 Years AgoPokéSnake
Pokémon miniWorldwide
Clone of Nokia Snake, no sound but the machine rumble when you eat fruit.
21 Years AgoHoshi no Furu Oka
PCJapan
There’s one at every school – the quiet, aloof girl that nobody really wants to get to know. But this one catches Chihiro’s eye when he discovers she's a fan of the cult British science fiction films he loves... and that really leaves him with very few options.
19 Years AgoMoto Roader
WiiJapan
Moto Roader is a futuristic racing game that allows up to five players to compete against each other. Players use the cash earned when they win a race to power up their machine.
19 Years AgoIkki
WiiJapan
Ikki is a Japanese arcade game developed by Sunsoft. It was also released for the Nintendo Famicom.
19 Years AgoAnother World
PortTapwave ZodiacWorldwide
After acquiring the rights for Another World from Delphine Software, the original developer decided to, along with the company Magic Productions, port the game to Symbian-powered phones and Windows Mobile.
18 Years AgoZunderFury
Web browserWorldwide
Fast-paced arena shooter with tons of different enemy types. You can play as one of two ships each with its own unique weapon to battle against vast amounts of baddies. The game also features upgrades and an achievement system.
18 Years AgoNinja Rinseout
Web browserWorldwide
Use stealth and other ninja skills to rescue the princess.
18 Years AgoJojo's Fashion Show
PCNorth America
Jojo's Fashion Show is the first game of what has become a series of games. It is a single player, fast, puzzle game based around the fashion industry.
17 Years AgoLonpos
WiiEurope
Wiiware game where you try to fit differently shaped pieces into a box.
16 Years AgoThe Legend of Zelda: Time to Triumph
PCWorldwide
Brought down by a terrible curse since his recent victory on the Dark Lord, Link is changing, day by day, into a powerful creature with a destructive nature named Oni-Link. Bannished from Hyrule, the young hylian asks the princess Zelda some help.
16 Years AgoUVAO Forever
PCLinuxMacWorldwide
A short novel that originated from a story on the Russian imageboard IIchan.
15 Years AgoTantei Opera Milky Holmes
PSPJapan
The story takes place in an imaginary world in "the Age of Detectives", where private detectives and phantom thieves overwhelm the cities. Both detectives and phantom thieves have special powers known as Toys.
15 Years AgoDoomsday Picnic RPG
PCWorldwide
It's seems that your old childhood friend Josh has been holding a grudge against you for quite some time now. It has something to do with the fact that you pummeled him in video games as a child! Well now he's back for revenge!
15 Years AgoUzesweeper
UzeboxWorldwide
Uzesweeper is an unofficial port of the classic game Minesweeper. It has been optimized for easy menu navigation and gameplay on the Uzebox.
15 Years AgoTotal Fucking Psychopath
PCWorldwide
A freeware faux retro arcade game that plays like the earlier GTA games (minus automobiles) and has similar satirical themeing like Postal and Hatred.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.