ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
January 22
The games released on this day in gaming history.
715 releases
This yearMake it! Kushikatsu
SwitchWorldwide
Get ready for a delicious kushikatsu-making challenge! Make tons of kushikatsu and watch your food cart prosper!
This yearEscape: Backrooms Horror VR
PlayStation VR2Worldwide
Escape – Backrooms Horror VR plunges you into a surreal and claustrophobic world where reality feels warped and danger lurks around every corner. You awaken in dimly lit, maze-like corridors with no memory of how you got there, and your only goal is to find a way out.
This yearMagnitude: X
PS5PS4Worldwide
Goals are a good thing. That distant objective that we always strive to chase. The X in the far distance that always somehow reappears.
This yearTractor Racers
PS4Worldwide
Tractor Racers is a single-player racing and challenge-based game where players take control of powerful tractors and compete across 12 unique challenges, each designed to test driving skill, balance, speed, and strategy.
This yearSweet Home: Look and Find 5 - Collector's Edition
SwitchWorldwide
Step into a cozy world of hidden object fun, heartwarming stories, and the joy of creating your perfect home.
This yearThe Cute Whale
SwitchWorldwide
Get ready for an ocean full of puzzles and charm. Guide a lovable whale through 30 handcrafted stages where strategy meets relaxation. Push the turtles onto the buoys and help restore harmony to the sea in this adorable adventure of logic and calm.
This yearDown Among the Dead Men
PS4Worldwide
Set sail on your very own epic pirate adventure. Choose your class, forge your legend, and navigate a sea of perilous choices in this immersive gamebook adventure.
This yearHH Trap: Reality’s Glitch
PCWorldwide
Join martial artist ''Maika" as she braves a perilous dungeon, only to fall into cunning trap that twists reality. Miss the subtle anomalies and her sharp mind risks transforming into a shameless seductress, lost forever.
This yearSānguó: Móu Dìng Tiānxià
AndroidiOSPCWorldwide
Three Kingdoms: Strategy for the World is a free-to-play strategy game available on Android, immersing players in the tumultuous world of the Three Kingdoms.
This yearNew Yankee: Through the History Mirror - Collector's Edition
Expanded editionPS5Worldwide
Save John and Mary from the time loop they've gotten themselves into. The collector's edition includes 15 additional levels, a strategy guide, 2 mini games and more.
This yearSeven Seas Jewels: Collector's Edition
PCMacWorldwide
Sail into a thrilling match-3 pirate adventure of treasure and danger. Rescue the governor’s daughter, battle cursed pirates, and explore mysterious islands across 220 levels in this story-driven Collector’s Edition.
This yearWhistle1
PCLinuxWorldwide
Whistle1 is a retro football manager in the style of the 90s. Take charge of a club in Germany, England, Turkey, Italy, France or Spain and lead them to the top of European football.
This yearFive Nights at Dream's
PCWorldwide
An erotic survival game inspired by the classic Five Nights at Freddy’s formula—where tension, fear, and raw lust intertwine in a nightmarishly seductive setting.
This yearMotorhome: Traveling America - Collector's Edition
Expanded editionPS5Worldwide
Hit the road in and find hidden objects across America. The Collector's Edition offers exclusive content, expanding your journey with bonus locations, additional mini-games, and a treasure trove of souvenirs.
This yearUltra Void
PCMacWorldwide
Ultra Void is a short, narrative-driven incremental mining game about humanity facing the heat death of the universe.
This yearEggconsole Courageous Perseus PC-8801
PortSwitchWorldwide
An Action RPG inspired by Greek mythology. Embark on an adventure to rescue three goddesses on an island ruled by the Gorgon!
This yearDual Force
PCWorldwide
Dual Force is a fast-paced 2D fantasy action game where two heroes fight to save a world falling into darkness. Join them, grow stronger, and help push back the evil threatening all life. Every new player adds to the force that can restore light and save the world.
This yearSpasibo: Spanking Simulation Box
PCWorldwide
A high-fidelity physics-based interactive spanking simulation. It's straight to the point, i.e. not an RPG with spanking cutscenes or a visual novel. It does have some board-like puzzle minigames that you can play as you spank, but they are entirely optional.
10 Years AgoLife Is Strange: Limited Edition
PCPS4Xbox OneEurope
Life Is Strange is a third-person graphic adventure where players control a character with the ability to rewind time.
13 Years AgoNi no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch - Wizard's Edition
PS3North America
The Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch – Wizard’s Edition will include a copy of Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch for PlayStation3, a 340 page hardcover physical copy of the Wizard’s Companion, the spellbook Oliver uses throughout his journey in the game.
12 Years AgoBlackguards: Special Edition
PCWorldwide
What happens when the only hope of a threatened world lies not with heroes in shining armor, but in the hands of a band of misfits and criminals? Blackguards, a new turn-based strategy RPG, explores this very question.
11 Years AgoRoot Infinity Rexx: Limited Edition
PS VitaJapan
Root Rexx, stylized as ROOT∞REXX, is an otome visual novel video game developed by Otomate, exclusively released for the PlayStation Vita by Idea Factory on January 22, 2015 in Japan.
7 Years AgoSenran Kagura Burst Re:Newal - Tailor-Made Edition
PCPS4WorldwideNorth America
Experience the original Senran Kagura Burst, the beginning of the world's best-loved buxom battle series, like never before! Tackle the classic ninja brawler from a whole new perspective in gorgeous, fluid HD, with new features and mechanics throughout!
This yearDynasty Warriors: Origins - Digital Deluxe Edition
Switch 2Worldwide
Digital Deluxe Edition pre-order bonus: - Early access Provides access to the game 72 hours before the official release.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.