ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
January 27
The games released on this day in gaming history.
671 releases
5 Years AgoRe:Zero - Starting Life in Another World: The Prophecy of the Throne
PCWorldwide
The popular light novel/anime series, Re:Zero - Starting Life in Another World - is coming as a Tactical Adventure game!
4 Years AgoCogen: Sword of Rewind
PS4SwitchXbox OneXbox Series X|SWorldwide
Rewind, rethink, redo. Cogen is a brand-new kind of 2D action game where there's no time for death. Any hit you take is a death sentence in this side-scrolling 2D action game.
4 Years AgoWanderer
PlayStation VROculus RiftSteamVRWorldwide
Built from the ground up for VR, Wanderer has a unique blend of escape room style puzzles, tactile hands on interactions and action arcade sequences to bring you the ultimate time travel adventure. Are you ready to walk in the footsteps of those who have gone before you?
4 Years AgoMagi Trials
SwitchPS5PS4North AmericaWorldwide
Do you have what it takes to join the Royal Academy of Magi in a new Highschool Romance story. After attempting a dark ritual which increases innate magical ability, but transforms your body.
4 Years AgoSerin Fate
SwitchNorth AmericaEurope
Serin Fate is a pixel-art adventure RPG, with gardening, creature tending, unlockable difficulty modes and classic storytelling! Discover your Magic powers, collect Chimera (regional creatures), and travel the world as a Witch.
4 Years AgoJentrix
Windows Mixed RealityOculus RiftSteamVRWorldwide
Meet Jentrix! This game was inspired by the famous board game and combines the very best of Jenga, match-3 and Tetris. And it’s all packed in Virtual Reality!
4 Years AgoGunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX 2
SwitchPCPS4PS5Xbox OneXbox Series X|SWorldwide
Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX 2 is the direct sequel to Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX! This new game takes the original speedy and stylish 2D action gameplay to the next level as Copen rips through enemies with his new "Break-Shift" form.
3 Years AgoAtone: Heart of the Elder Tree
PCSwitchPS4Worldwide
This 2D narrative adventure weaves a tale of fantasy and Norse mythology with stunning visuals and compelling story.
This yearEarth Must Die
PCWorldwide
These moronic Terranoids think they can just roll in here and take over my beautiful Tyrythian kingdom? The kingdom that I built from the ground up with my bare hands, and only sort of inherited from my dear, sweet, extremely dead father?
This yearUnderground Garage
PCWorldwide
Become a mechanic in the world of illegal street racing. Buy used cars, repair and sell for a profit. Work on 20+ types of car.
This yearUmami Grove
PlayStation VR2Worldwide
Umami Grove is a relaxed, physics-based VR adventure game with a plethora of creatures to meet and places to explore. Jump, climb, duck, and swing your way though a unique cooking adventure using a powerful movement and interaction system.
38 Years AgoTetris
RemakeDOSEurope
Tetris is the first Tetris game developed and released by Spectrum HoloByte, and the first version to be released commercially.
38 Years AgoTetris
RemakeDOSEurope
Mirrorsoft's Tetris version was the very first commercial release of Tetris in the world. It was also released for the following home computer platforms: Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, Amstrad PCW, BBC Micro/Acorn Electron, MSX, Atari ST, and Amiga.
37 Years AgoNemesis 3: The Eve of Destruction
MSXJapan
The Bacterians' Commandant Gopher plans to assassinate little Lars XVIII and change the course of history...... Block Gopher's ambition!
31 Years AgoBishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon S
Game GearJapan
Game based upon the 1994 Sailor Moon S anime series.
31 Years AgoCosmic Carnage
32XJapan
What kind of un-be-leev-ably ugly monster is this? Chunks of armor fly off as you pound its body. This beefed-up, maxed-out monstrosity has jetted across the cosmos to beat your brains out! But is it the alien? Or is it YOU?
31 Years AgoDoki Doki Vacation: Kirameku Kisetsu no Naka de
PC-98Japan
Dokidoki Vacation tells the story of a Japanese teenager called Junichi. High school is over, the summer vacation has begun. But due to the young man's uneasy relationship with his family and other circumstances, he cannot afford the vacation he was hoping for.
31 Years AgoIshida Yoshio Kudan no Igo Seiha
3DOJapan
An overhead view game of Go Conquest where you are taught by a master of the game.
31 Years AgoSylvan Tale
Game GearJapan
Sylvan Tale follows the typical action-adventure game formula: The player controls a character who must solve puzzles, fight enemies, and talk to non-player characters in order to acquire special powers and items that will allow him to unlo…
30 Years AgoKoi ha Balance: Tatoeba K-kun no Tabou na Ichinichi-hen
SatellaviewJapan
Koi ha Balance: Tatoeba K-kun no Tabou na Ichinichi-hen is a Downloadable game for the Satellaview that was first broadcast on January 27, 1996. The game is a board game and it features, among other characters, both Gaspar and Johnny from the earlier Square title, Chrono Trigger.
30 Years AgoDynami Tracer
SatellaviewJapan
Dynami Tracer is a Downloadable Game for the Satellaview that was released on January 27, 1996. Dynami Tracer is a sci-fi dialogue-heavy adventure game about eight racers,
28 Years AgoX-Men: The Ravages of Apocalypse
MacNorth America
X-Men: The Ravages of Apocalypse is a conversion of Quake. The evil mutant Apocalypse has created an army of evil X-men clones. The only thing standing in his way is you, a cyborg created by Magneto with the ability to morph your arms into a variety of devastating weapons.
27 Years AgoArcus II: Silent Symphony
X68000Japan
Arcus II: Silent Symphony is a computer game developed and released in Japan by Wolf Team. Narumi Kakinouchi, co-creator of Vampire Princess Miyu, was the art director for this game. The music for the game was composed by Masaaki Uno, Motoi Sakuraba, and Yasunori Shiono.
26 Years AgoGame data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.