On This Day in Gaming: January 23

ON THIS DAY IN GAMING

January 23

The games released on this day in gaming history.

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Chernobots coverThis year

Chernobots

PCWorldwide

Chernobots is a retro 3D roguelite, allowing endless exploration of the horrific and procedurally generated Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. Search for highly radioactive targets via remote controlled robots to get the job done or pay the price. Are you up for the gig?

Where We Went coverThis year

Where We Went

PCWorldwide

Where We Went is a narrative driven puzzle game. Step into the role of a mysterious character that can control ancient guardians to solve puzzles. Uncover the story behind your visit to the tomb and the reason for it's existence!

Dunjinn coverThis year

Dunjinn

PCWorldwide

Turn-based dungeon crawl, every step advances foes; stealth, noise, and light matter. Procedural rooms mix traps, mimics, locks, loot; combat is gear-driven with augments, consumables, and breakable durability.

Tasty Planet: Final Bite coverThis year

Tasty Planet: Final Bite

PCMacWorldwide

Grow bigger and bigger as you eat everything in the world! Play through six wildly different end-of-the-world scenarios in this chaotic eat ’em up.

Memoria coverThis year

Memoria

PCLinuxWorldwide

Memoria is a classic memory matching game designed for Windows 3.1. Players are presented with a grid of face-down tiles, each holding a pictogram. The Objective is to find all matching pairs by flipping two tiles at a time.

Woodswalker coverThis year

Woodswalker

PCWorldwide

Woodswalker is a strategy-based survival horror game in which quick thinking is key. Listen closely to your surroundings, defend yourself with your searchlight, budget your limited power, and solve environmental puzzles to discover the truth of the forest.

C.A.R.S: Creating A Ridiculous Shitshow coverThis year

C.A.R.S: Creating A Ridiculous Shitshow

PCWorldwide

A rebellious chaos sandbox where you weaponize junk, disrupt highway traffic, and engineer outrageous physics disasters to turn the morning commute into pure, glorious mayhem.

Block Cascade coverThis year

Block Cascade

PS5PS4Worldwide

Block Cascade is a puzzle game in which players clear groups of matching blocks to trigger chain reactions and progress through levels. The game features 150 levels with varying layouts, obstacles, and objectives that require planning and strategic use of moves.

Tennis Elbow 4 coverThis year

Tennis Elbow 4

MacPCWorldwide

Tennis Elbow 4 is the successor of Tennis Elbow 2013, acclaimed by many Steam reviewers as the most realistic tennis simulation ever. TE4 pushes even deeper the realism of the tennis rallies by providing completely rehauled ball, strike & player physics.

Swordia coverThis year

Swordia

PCWorldwide

Traverse Swordia, a community-driven MMORPG with skill-based progression, PVP, PVE, and endless possibilities. Inspired by the classics, experience a mix of dungeon crawling, farming, mining, and more. Help development with your choices and feedback.

Glassy Stare coverThis year

Glassy Stare

PCWorldwide

A story-driven psychological experience where memory fades, silence deepens, and something waits in the dark.

Neuroxus coverThis year

Neuroxus

PCWorldwide

A third-person, mech-powered, fast-paced shooter with roguelite elements—Doom-like intensity in a lifeless machine-ruled world.

Cubuleto coverThis year

Cubuleto

PCWorldwide

Step into the world of Cubuleto, an isometric grid puzzle game where your goal is simple: find the path from start to finish. Easy to learn but challenging to master, each puzzle tests your logic and creativity. Can you find the way through?

The Counter Gambit coverThis year

The Counter Gambit

PCWorldwide

A revenge-themed visual novel. After a decade of study, I entered a top university, only to be framed in the library and unjustly imprisoned. Now at rock bottom, how can I break free? Is there any chance left to flip this ruined life of mine?

Unusual Tales: Deep Below coverThis year

Unusual Tales: Deep Below

PCWorldwide

Unusual Tales is an episodic psychological horror game that follows a main character through what seems like a never ending nightmare. Will they make it to the end in one piece? The city you once knew and grew up in isn't safe at all anymore after recent events.

Grass Gnome Golf coverThis year

Grass Gnome Golf

PCWorldwide

A cozy, physics-driven 3D golf game featuring mouse controlled swings, countless clubs, and explorable courses. Play solo or with friends, ride golf carts, and master every shot in a cozy, handcrafted gnome world.

Idle Tycoon Manufacturing coverThis year

Idle Tycoon Manufacturing

LinuxPCWorldwide

Idle Tycoon Manufacturing is an industrial management game where your workers are literal monsters. Build, upgrade and automate your factory to transform a rusty heap of scrap into a thriving empire.

Rummix coverThis year

Rummix

PCWorldwide

Rummix is a fast, minimalist puzzle game inspired by Rummy. Slide rows and columns to create matches of equal numbers or consecutive sequences. Every move counts—fail to make a match in time and the run ends.

Hentai Shinobi coverThis year

Hentai Shinobi

PCWorldwide

Sexy shinobi puzzle game. Solve 15-puzzle, swipe and rotate modes to reveal spicy art. Two difficulties and soothing music.

Guts 'n Grunts Jr. coverThis year

Guts 'n Grunts Jr.

SwitchPS5PS4Xbox OneXbox Series X|SPCWorldwide

Play a missing classic from the genesis of the 16-bit era. Roll like a hedgehog! Shoot like a soldier!

Terminal Lucidity coverThis year

Terminal Lucidity

PCWorldwide

In a concrete slab beneath the earth, a lone technician is sent for routine maintenance on a network of supercomputers. Each terminal operates on its own hidden rules, and the only way to escape is to learn how to speak their language. Crack the code, unlock the truth.

Luna & Canela: The Secret Crystal Garden coverThis year

Luna & Canela: The Secret Crystal Garden

SwitchWorldwide

Luna and Canela embark on a magical adventure to recover a lost necklace and discover that together they are invincible as sisters!

Forester Simulator 2026: Mushroom Hunting coverThis year

Forester Simulator 2026: Mushroom Hunting

SwitchWorldwide

Harvest. Sell. Upgrade. Become the ultimate mushroom hunter.

Selling & Parking & Crash Simulator Bundle coverThis year

Selling & Parking & Crash Simulator Bundle

SwitchWorldwide

Dig deep. Park smart. Crash hard. Three simulators. One ultimate bundle.

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