ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
January 26
The games released on this day in gaming history.
755 releases
This yearBring A Knife To A Gun Fight
PCWorldwide
Bring a Knife to a Gun Fight, or BAKTAGF for short, is a high schooler student project that started at the Becker School of Design & Technology's Next Level Summer Games Studio.
This yearMonster Under My Bed
PCMacLinuxWorldwide
The monster under Charlie’s bed visits every night.
This yearOver the Tower
PCMacWorldwide
Over the Tower is a hack-and-slash clicker game where you defeat enemies with simple mouse clicks. Collect coins to unlock upgrades, and equip the items you obtain to grow even stronger. What will you witness at the top of the tower…?
This yearCallus
PCWorldwide
Callus is a short psychological horror walking simulator about cruelty and overprotection.
This yearAshes of the Past
PCWorldwide
In the devastated ocean city you find yourself as Werner, searching for his wife, resisting looters, hunger and thirst... Explore, solve and survive in this city...
This yearAbyss Manager Idle
PCWorldwide
Abyss Manager Idle is an incremental tower defence game. Fend off assaults from two worlds, recruit and develop your personnel in an endless cycle of time. Defeat the calamity emerging from the abyss at the year's end to break the endless gyre.
This yearAlong Came a Dragonfly
PCWorldwide
Strange creatures from another dimension have appeared all over the land. Explore dungeons, solve puzzles, and capture monsters to fight them back, and discover a mystery best left forgotten.
This yearWhere's Fido?
PCWorldwide
From the creators of Search & Find - Hidden Objects, Where’s Fido is a relaxing 3D hidden objects journey, where you will be searching and finding lost dogs all around the world.
This yearAshes of Paradise
PCLinuxWorldwide
Ashes of Paradise is a cinematic visual novel set between a neon city and its underworld, following Ash as she uncovers hidden truths and shapes her path through key choices and emotional moments.
This yearInfected Swarm
PCWorldwide
Infected Swarm is an adventure game with first-person shooter (FPS) elements.
This year
This yearEncounter: The Lost Cards
LinuxPCWorldwide
The unhinged roguelike for the tactically obsessed. Forget maps—your journey is a deck of Tarot cards you build on the fly. Manage a tight inventory, chain questionable combos, and watch your gear shatter.
This yearDanmo Three Kingdoms: Battle of Wits
PCWorldwide
A Three Kingdoms-themed tactical chess game with light strategy and easy controls. Step into the era as a strategist, use over 200 historical figures—each with unique traits and counters—to form teams, revisit key battles, and shape outcomes with your tactics.
This yearUrban Nightmare
PCWorldwide
"urban nightmare" is a first-person psychological horror game with VHS effect. Be careful and attentive, there is something hiding in these rooms, something is watching from the darkness.
This yearBlood Permafrost
PCWorldwide
Suddenly alone in a snowstorm, a camper is haunted by strange visions. A short, cinematic, mind-bending psychological horror nightmare. Beware the rifleman.
This yearCalon Arang Nightmare of Revenge
PCWorldwide
A narrative-driven horror game inspired by the Indonesian legend of Calon Arang. Explore cursed locations, uncover dark rituals, and survive psychological terror filled with jump scares, traps, and relentless enemies.
This yearLoop the Loop: The Mansion of Gluttony
PCWorldwide
A closed-circle mystery visual novel where twelve people wake up inside a bizarre, impossible mansion—and a string of murders begins. Read from Remi's point of view as you piece together the truth through his thoughts and conversations.
This yearWhere's My Egg?
PCWorldwide
Where’s my egg? A poor chicken dad has sadly lost his eggs. Help him find 62 strange eggs and bring them back.
This yearSparkle & Umbra
SwitchWorldwide
Light and gravity collide, and the truth cracks everything open.
This yearKnight Castle Defender
SwitchWorldwide
Defend your castle across 100 thrilling levels! Command unique warriors, use powerful abilities, and stop the orcs.
This year
This yearTrue Colors
Web browserWorldwide
Solve platformer puzzles by switching belt colors to reveal certain platforms. The game offers 5 levels. Each next level offers an extra color.
This yearArchival Anemoia
PCWorldwide
Welcome to Archival Anemoia, an archive of over 30 different games made over the course of around 13 years, all by one girl in her childhood, and all for free!
This yearFruits Drop
PS5PS4Worldwide
Fruits Drop is a bright, feel-good arcade puzzler where every color is a fruit, every match pops with satisfying juice, and every cleared line rockets your score higher
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.