ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
January 19
The games released on this day in gaming history.
651 releases
3 Years AgoA Space for the Unbound
MacSwitchPCPS4PS5Xbox OneWorldwideNorth America
A coming-of-age adventure where you follow two high school sweethearts on a journey of self-discovery at the end of their high school years while facing the end of the world.
8 Years AgoDigimon Story: Cyber Sleuth - Hacker's Memory
PS4PS VitaEuropeNorth America
Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth – Hacker's Memory is a role-playing game, played from a third-person perspective where the player takes control of Keisuke Amasawa, a Digimon tamer who can command up to three of his companions in battle against other Digimon.
27 Years AgoSven Co-op
PCWorldwide
Sven Co-op is a co-operative game originally based around Valve Software's Half-Life. In this game players must work together against computer controlled enemies and solve puzzles as a team.
14 Years AgoWipeout 2048
PS VitaJapan
The single player campaign progresses through the first three years of the A.G.R.C. (Anti-Gravity Racing Championships): 2048, 2049, and 2050. All events have pass and elite pass targets.
9 Years AgoPoochy & Yoshi's Woolly World
Expanded editionNintendo 3DSJapan
Discover a handicraft world bursting at the seams with creativity, as you guide Yarn Yoshi or Yarn Poochy through clever side-scrolling stages. Unravel secrets, toss yarn to weave platforms, and power up with woolly transformations.
9 Years AgoToby: The Secret Mine
Wii UNorth AmericaEurope
A challenging puzzle platformer inspired by games like Limbo and Badland.
15 Years AgoRaptor: Call of the Shadows
MacWorldwide
It's the BEST IBM shooter yet! A fast paced slugfest, with a pulse-pounding sound track, and jaw-dropping VGA animation & cinematics. In the future as a mercenary flying the super-tech Raptor, you'll be sent on interplanetary missions to knock off top competitors of MegaCorp.
10 Years AgoA Boy and His Blob
RemakePS4PCMacLinuxPS VitaWorldwideEuropeAustralia
When Blobolonia is threatened by an evil Emperor, the blob comes to Earth looking for help. Instead, he finds a young boy. Help the blob dethrone the evil Emperor that's terrorizing Blobolonia and establish a friendship with the blob that will last a lifetime.
8 Years AgoFriday the 13th: Killer Puzzle
iOSNorth America
"From the makers of Slayaway Camp—the award-winning “Bloodiest Puzzle Game Ever”—comes an even more frightening puzzler starring one of horror’s most iconic killers.
9 Years AgoDragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
Expanded editionNintendo 3DSNorth America
This is a portable version of the classic RPG, with added content and other 3DS enhancements.
This yearDuet Night Abyss
PCWorldwide
Duet Night Abyss is a fantasy adventure RPG with a high degree of freedom developed by Hero Games' Pan Studio. The game features "multiple weapon loadouts & 3D combat" at its core, and tells the story of "Demons" from dual perspectives.
17 Years AgoM.U.S.H.A.
WiiNorth America
M.U.S.H.A. is a Sega Genesis vertical-scrolling shooter from Compile and Seismic originally released in 1990 and later re-released on the Nintendo Virtual Console in 2009. The game is known for its rarity and its ability to fetch high prices on auction sites.
10 Years AgoThe Bug Butcher
LinuxMacPCWorldwide
The Bug Butcher is an action-packed 2D side scrolling shoot em up game where peril comes from above. The core mechanics hold old ties from the classic arcade shooter "Super Pang" where you shoot vertically, but with modern day twists.
20 Years AgoStreet Fighter Alpha 3 MAX
PortPSPJapan
Street Fighter Alpha 3 MAX is a near-faithful port of the arcade version with minimal loading times and all frames and sprites intact. All the additional characters from the GBA version as well as Ingrid from Capcom Fighting Evolution are present.
3 Years AgoRubber Bandits
SwitchWorldwide
Not every heist goes as planned in Rubber Bandits - a physics-based multiplayer brawler for 1-4 players.
10 Years AgoDungeon Fighter Online
PCWorldwide
Dungeon Fighter Online is a free-to-play multiplayer hack-and-slash RPG with a side-scrolling arcade style. There are currently 11 unique character classes. 3 classes have a mirrored class of the opposite gender with a 4th being added soon.
19 Years AgoStreet Fighter II
PortWiiEurope
Street Fighter II for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System is a home console port of Capcom’s arcade fighting game. It retains the one-on-one fighting structure, eight playable World Warriors, four boss opponents, and special-move system from the arcade version.
3 Years AgoPersona 3 Portable
PortSwitchPS4Xbox OneXbox Series X|SPCWorldwideNorth America
If I say there’s an hour “hidden” between one day and the next... would you believe me? Master the power of the heart, Persona, and uncover the tragic truth of the Dark Hour. Experience the iconic, critically acclaimed RPG that reinvented the Persona series, Persona 3 Portable.
9 Years AgoValkyria Revolution
PS VitaPS4Japan
A new spin off game in the Valkyria franchise, this game may be a prequel to the "Valkyria Chronicles" series and uses a new battle system, LeGION system, that should allow for much larger battles.
11 Years AgoCat Goes Fishing
PCWorldwide
Start out on an island with a basic rod. Progress into a radar-wielding master fisher-cat scouring the sea for the biggest and baddest fish. Each fish has unique behaviors that you will learn to exploit as you tailor your arsenal of fishing rods to suit your style of play.
9 Years AgoImperium Galactica II: Alliances
MacLinuxWorldwide
Imperium Galactica II: Alliances is a real-time game featuring aspects of RTT, RTS and empire-building computer games from the Hungarian-based studio Digital Reality. It is the sequel to Digital Reality's previous game, Imperium Galactica.
10 Years AgoGemini: Heroes Reborn
Xbox OneNorth America
Developed by Phosphor Games and published by Imperative Entertainment and NBC Universal Television, Gemini: Heroes Reborn was released to accompany the 13-episode mini-series on NBC.
9 Years AgoBirthdays the Beginning
PS4Japan
"From the legendary creator, Mr. Yasuhiro Wada (TOYBOX Inc.), comes Birthdays the Beginning: a new sandbox game in which players create cube-shaped worlds that give rise to diverse and unique lifeforms.
2 Years AgoThe Cub
SwitchPCPS4PS5Worldwide
The Jungle Book meets the armageddon. A story-rich, old-school tough platformer inspired by Sega classics but built for today. Platform parkour through the remains of humanity as smooth apocalypse-wave tunes and stories reveal more.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.