ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
January 29
The games released on this day in gaming history.
740 releases
6 Years AgoBookbound Brigade
SwitchEurope
Bookbound Brigade is about beating the hell out of historical and literary characters you studied in school by leading a dream team of real and fictional heroes through a 2D side-scrolling platform-adventure.
This yearCode Vein II
PCPS5Xbox Series X|SWorldwide
Code Vein II is an action role-playing game set in a post-apocalyptic world where Revenants are being transformed into hostile "Horrors." A Revenant Hunter must partner with a time-manipulating companion named Lou.
15 Years AgoMicroBot
Xbox 360Worldwide
MicroBot is a twin-stick shooter video game developed by Naked Sky Entertainment and published by Electronic Arts. It was released on the Xbox 360 via Xbox Live Arcade on December 29, 2010 and on PlayStation 3 via the PlayStation Network on January 4, 2011.
12 Years AgoOur Darker Purpose
PCWorldwideNorth America
Darker Purpose is a top-down, rogue-like action RPG that combines the ingenuity of genre-defining classics with the expansiveness and accessibility of modern day action adventure games.
12 Years AgoRekoil: Liberator
Xbox 360Worldwide
Rekoil: Liberator is a multiplayer first-person shooter in which the downtrodden Minutemen are pitted against their oppressors, Darkwater Inc., in a world where the only goal is to survive the unrelenting pandemic that has swept across the globe.
11 Years AgoTulpa
PCMacLinuxWorldwideNorth America
A surreal puzzle platformer that's as beautiful as it is challenging – discover two beings entwined by fate, a girl and her soulmate, left to travel through a hauntingly elegant world...
11 Years AgoExtreme Car Driving Simulator
iOSAndroidWorldwide
Ever wanted to try a sports car simulator? Now you can drive, drift and feel a racing sports car for free! Be a furious racer on a whole city for you.
10 Years AgoAIPD
Xbox OnePS4WorldwideNorth America
AIPD by Blazing Badger is a top-down coop twinstick shooter, where the player can design his own game mode out of 100.000 possible combinations.
6 Years AgoCode Shifter
SwitchPCPS4Xbox OneNorth AmericaWorldwide
- Iconic ASW characters remixed in 8-bit pixel art! Characters from all the iconic Arc System Works franchises, including Guilty Gear, BlazBlue, and the River City series, all meet in a 2D pixel art action game!
6 Years AgoBalthazar's Dream
PS4PS VitaEurope
Visit a wonderfully peculiar dog's dream in a heroic attempt to save your owner in this beautiful pixel art puzzle platformer.
5 Years AgoBonkies
Xbox OneXbox Series X|SSwitchPS4Worldwide
Bonkies is a couch co-op construction game in space, starring astronaut monkeys equipped with jet-packs and powerful robot arms. You and your friends must cooperate to build elaborate construction projects, ensuring humanity's future in space. Good luck!
5 Years AgoCrossbow: Bloodnight
SwitchWorldwide
Crossbow: Bloodnight is a frantic score-attack arena shooter set in a world of camp horror and gore. Master the occult powers of your automatic crossbow and fight for every second of survival against a relentless demonic horde! Hunt. Die. Hunt again.
This yearDark Auction
SwitchPCPS5Worldwide
The game is a mystery adventure centering on the idea of a historical figure having surreptitiously bequeathed a fictitious estate, following the drama that plays out among the characters faced with an enigma extending all the way into their modern world.
This yearDon't Stop, Girlypop!
PCWorldwide
Spread the love! Don’t Stop, Girlypop! is a Y2K arena movement shooter where standing still is not an option.
22 Years AgoJack the Ripper
PCWorldwideNorth America
Since August 31, 1888, the identity of Jack the Ripper has eluded criminologists. Using the actual clues and evidence assembled from years of painstaking research, now you can solve the mystery.
18 Years AgoPrison Tycoon 3: Lockdown
PCWorldwide
Crack that Whip! Take reigns of a privately run prison. You are responsible for the care, custody, and control of individuals who have been arrested.
17 Years AgoMonster Trucks Nitro
PCMacWorldwide
Race, jump and nitroboost your way pass thrilling dynamic levels with your monster trucks. Earn medals and unlock new levels and vehicles.
16 Years AgoEco Shooter: Plant 530
WiiEurope
Battle renegade cans controlled by invading aliens with your trusty recycle cannon and a can-do attitude! The earth’s empty cans have been brought to life by the Cannoids, an alien race determined to destroy the planet.
13 Years AgoLet's Fish! Hooked On
PS VitaNorth America
Let’s Fish! Hooked On is the Playstation Vita’s first full-scale fishing game, delivering an intuitive arcade gaming experience with gameplay features tailored exclusively for the Playstation Vita.
11 Years AgoCafé 0: The Drowned Mermaid
PCMacLinuxWorldwide
This is a café at the middle of nowhere, the place where wandering ghosts are gathered. Here they will experience the last seven days of their life once again. Will there really happen any changes within this time period?
11 Years AgoSumico: The Numbers Game
Nintendo 3DSNorth America
Sumico is a very original number puzzle game. It challenges you with fun but deep gameplay. The game features 84 handmade levels and an Endless Mode which you can style to your liking. Enjoy!
11 Years AgoArcade Archives: Gradius
PortPS4Japan
Arcade Archives: Gradius is a port of the shooting game Gradius. Players control the Super Dimension fighter Vic Viper and fight Bacterian with the aid of devastating power-ups.
10 Years AgoThe Lost Heir: The Fall of Daria
PCMacLinuxWorldwide
Take back your throne from demon-summoning usurpers in this 145,000-word interactive fantasy novel! Will your prince or princess choose to be good or evil?
10 Years AgoThe Lost Heir 2: Forging a Kingdom
PCMacLinuxWorldwide
Unite the kingdom to take back your capital city! You'll need dragons, elves, and perhaps even demons to avenge your parents' murder in this fantasy epic.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.