ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
January 21
The games released on this day in gaming history.
624 releases
1 Year AgoLonely Mountains: Snow Riders
PCXbox Series X|SWorldwide
Test your skiing skills in serene mountain scenery. Perform tricks, discover shortcuts and try to best your time in the snowy followup to Lonely Mountains: Downhill.
20 Years AgoCocoto Kart Racer
PCEurope
Cocoto is back for this new challenge! The friendliest of imps now has a well-balanced kart and numerous powers at his disposal. Play Cocoto and his friends in devilish races!
11 Years AgoIronclad Tactics
PS4Europe
Ironclad Tactics is a fast-paced, card-based tactics game set in an alternate history Civil War - with steam-powered military robots!
11 Years AgoDragon Buster
Wii UJapan
A 1984 arcade platformer with action RPG elements, Dragon Buster is notable as the first game to feature a double jump. It was also one of the first games to include a life meter (along with Flash Boy and Punch-Out), known as vitality in this game.
5 Years AgoUnspottable
SwitchXbox OneWorldwide
Unspottable is a competitive couch party game. Blend in the crowd of AI characters, hunt down the other players and use the many different environment specific rules to win the game. Walk like a robot and punch like a human!
5 Years AgoNeoverse
SwitchWorldwide
Neoverse is a time warping multiverse game consisting of thrilling adventures that are packed with great and exciting challenges; combining roguelite, deck building, strategy gameplay all in one. It puts your skills to the test.
4 Years AgoJivana
PCWorldwide
Jivana is a story-driven adventure game. Embody Aelis, a water priestess who uses her powers to open the path for her community, forced to flee after the appearance of a huge cataclysm.
4 Years AgoZodiacats
PCLinuxWorldwide
Follow cat Catherine on her journey for the lost astrology papyri and learn more about her job as a witch assistant for bringing good vibes into this Earth! Let Catherine guide you through the zodiac wheel, showing you about features of each solar sign.
10 Years AgoExploding Kittens
iOSWorldwide
Exploding Kittens is a multiplayer card game where players draw cards until someone draws an Exploding Kitten and explodes! Play your cards to try to avoid, move, or defuse the Exploding Kitten. If you don't explode, you win!
11 Years AgoRadiohammer
Nintendo 3DSEurope
Radiohammer is a rhythm action game where you match your button presses to the beat of the song! Ensure peace in the world by slamming on your enemy using the power of funk!
5 Years AgoJoe's Diner
SwitchWorldwideNorth AmericaEurope
Somewhere along the venerable Route 7, in the middle of nowhere, you will find Joe’s Diner. The old Diner was built on the site of a former Indian cemetery. Amongst the buried, two rival chieftains are laid to rest; while alive each could not stand the other.
5 Years AgoPineview Drive
SwitchNorth AmericaEurope
A one-of-a-kind horror shocker – a game aware of your fear! The game watches your every move and reaction - you will need steady nerves if you want to survive the game unscathed. In this extraordinary gaming experience, any trace of fear comes at a price – your life.
5 Years AgoThe Witch & the 66 Mushrooms
SwitchWorldwide
This is an all-new and original Metroidvania-style action. Make use of a wide variety of weapons while traversing vast, sprawling stages in this exploration-style 2D action-adventure title.
1 Year AgoBlacksmith Simulator
PCWorldwide
Become a Medieval blacksmith in this interactive blacksmithing simulator. Upgrade your forging equipment, unlock new exotic crafting materials, grow your business, and manage your customers - in addition to engaging forging mechanics.
12 Years AgoChess 2: The Sequel
OuyaNorth America
Chess 2: The Sequel is the next step in the evolution of chess tuned for more viable options, strategic interest, and years and years of expert play.
11 Years AgoPotatoman Seeks the Troof
iOSWorldwide
Potatoman will put your reflexes and worldview to the test as you journey through scorching deserts, dark forests, busy cities, the tallest mountains and eventually your own potato-consciousness in search of the ultimate answer. Are you prepared to face the TROOF?
10 Years AgoDinocide
PCMacLinuxWorldwide
Dinocide is a classic NES inspired old-school single-player platformer in a prehistoric fantasy world. The protagonist has to save his love interest who was kidnapped by an evil and mysterious Dinosaur God.
6 Years AgoBalthazar's Dream
PS4PS VitaAsia
Visit a wonderfully peculiar dog's dream in a heroic attempt to save your owner in this beautiful pixel art puzzle platformer.
6 Years AgoShadow Legend VR
PlayStation VRWorldwide
Shadow Legend is an action-RPG exclusively designed for VR where you play as the Grand Master of the Knights Templar in a story-driven medieval crusade.
4 Years AgoBaby Storm
SwitchWorldwide
Baby Storm is a cooperative party game. Watch over unpredictable kids as they unleash chaos in your kindergarten! Maintain order, run, clean and feed your way to the highest score, in solo or up to 4 players!
4 Years AgoMerek's Market
SwitchNorth AmericaEurope
Merek’s Market combines the craftsmanship, characters and chaos of running a medieval shop. Take ownership of a small shop as you haggle, barter and craft your way through a comical single player campaign or team up with friends to supply the whole town.
1 Year AgoThe Tale of Bistun
PS5PS4SwitchWorldwide
The Tale of Bistun follows an amnesiac stone-carver on his journey up the slopes of the Mount Bistun.
This yearTR-49
MacPCWorldwide
Narrative deduction meets audio drama, from the creators of Heaven’s Vault, Overboard! and A Highland Song.
24 Years AgoNBA Inside Drive 2002
XboxNorth America
NBA Inside Drive is a series of video games based on National Basketball Association, published by Microsoft Studios. Its main competition was NBA Live, a series from Electronic Arts.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.