ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
February 5
The games released on this day in gaming history.
677 releases
This yearTheta and Paralldoxs on Worldlines
PCWorldwide
A lovely logical puzzle game about the many-worlds interpretation and quantum mechanics. Use the power of splitting to solve puzzles! Split yourself, the universe and something even vaster...
This yearChase St
PCWorldwide
The shadows are following you. Navigate an oppressive, familiar darkness in this 3rd-person psychological horror. Make use of your environment to escape the looming presence, and make your way safely home.
This yearConsole Archives: Cool Boarders
PortSwitch 2Worldwide
"Cool Boarders" was released by UEP SYSTEMS in 1996 for a 32-bit home console. It is a snowboarding game that uses 3D graphics to capture the pure excitement of racing down snowy mountains at breakneck speeds.
This yearConsole Archives: Ninja Gaiden II - The Dark Sword of Chaos
PortSwitch 2Worldwide
"Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos" was released by TECMO in 1990 for an 8-bit home console. In this side-scrolling action game, the Dragon Ninja, Ryu Hayabusa, fights with his katana and ninjutsu to stop the resurrection of an evil god.
This year
This yearTackle for Loss
PCMacWorldwide
Tackle for Loss is a 2D top-down action game that puts you in the shoes of a former American football pro. Violent combat, a captivating narrative, and dark pixel art combine to create a pumped-up experience, inspired by the likes of Hotline Miami.
This yearG-Mode Archives+: Flash Motor Karen
SwitchJapan
Flash Motor Karen is an action puzzle game in the style of Sokoban. While puzzles are the core of the gameplay, it also features an excellent story. A cool world setting, a wonderful narrative, and unique characters define its charm.
This yearAround the World 4: Family Tour - Collector's Edition
PCWorldwide
An incredible and amazing journey!
This yearTrust Me, I Nailed It
PCWorldwide
is a turn-based strategy game where you edit video clips to make a screwed up warrior into a monster-slaying legend. Edit, stitch, and fake your way to epic battle videos. Make every fight look like a glorious win.
This yearBig Band Survivors
PCWorldwide
Build your band, unlock powerful relics, and slay hordes in sync with the beat. Big Band Survivors is a rhythm-based roguelite that combines the visceral gameplay of the Survivors-like genre with musically interwoven game mechanics.
This yearIn My Bubble
PCWorldwide
In My Bubble is a 3D action-adventure platformer featuring a child in a cute earflap hat on a quest to save the sheep of the dream world. Explore a world overtaken by darkness, rescue corrupted sheep, and restore the lost morning using the power of bubbles!
This yearLiar's Game
PCWorldwide
This is a social inference game, you and your companions lurking in the evil forces, find your right partner, in the mysterious maze, together to complete the task!
This yearThe Battle of Aurinoxia
PCWorldwide
A retro space shoot 'em up with pixel art graphics, unique enemies, tough angry bosses, and a killer soundtrack. You are among the first pilots to arrive in the system to mount the counteroffensive against the aggressors.
This yearLeavers Rift
PCWorldwide
Explore the surreal world surrounding the Leavers Rift in this immersive roguelike deckbuilder. Build powerful decks, collect treasures, and lose yourself in a dramatic story about humanity in a realm of magic. Uncover the influence of foreign forces and save your world!
This yearExe.cutor
PCWorldwide
Exe.cutor is a game where you place data blocks to complete lines. Acquire various equipment and enhance your data blocks to build stronger lines and defeat virus hosts infesting cyberspace!
This yearOcean Otter Swim
PCWorldwide
Ocean Otter Swim is a 3D top-down swimming game about making your way back to the sea. Let’s swim with a CUTE SEA OTTER!
This yearA Normal Train Game
PCLinuxMacWorldwide
Trapped on a chaotic subway, you must act fast before time runs out. Hurl crying babies out of the car in a frantic arcade rush as difficulty ramps up. Chase high scores and climb the online leaderboard.
This yearBattle for Asciion
PCWorldwide
Battle for Asciion is a classic horizontal shoot 'em up built entirely from real text characters. No sprites. No pixels. No images. Just pure ASCII action, massive bosses, weapon upgrades and retro arcade challenge.
This yearHoloType: Treasure Zombie Island
PCMacWorldwide
Houshou Marine sets sail again, this time with typing! Due to Crazy Ollie's mischief, the captain's precious treasure has transformed into "Treasure Zombies"! Can the captain recover her original, adorable treasure?
This yearSifu Kidnapped!: Adventure in the Women's Kingdom
PCWorldwide
This is the ultimate choice between Buddhist compassion and mortal desire! Assume the role of the protagonist Chen Yi in first-person perspective, making crucial decisions in demon-subduing puzzles and sweet interactions.
This yearSpaceCraft Brawl
PCWorldwide
A top-down, multiplayer, physics driven, space shooter game with destructible ship parts. Build your own spacecrafts. Fight with and against other players in different game modes, using a variety of weapons.
This yearAntpocalypse
MacPCWorldwide
Many ants have become infected by the cordyceps fungus and are attacking their queens! Place ants (towers) along the paths of zombie ants and hopefully save every queen!
This yearWhite Silence
PCWorldwide
After crashing in the winter wilderness, you wake up in the middle of a blizzard. The forest is dead, the roads are gone, communication is lost. The only chance of salvation is a village hidden in the snow.
This yearNaruto: Ninja Cards
AndroidWorldwide
Collect officially licensed NARUTO cards, build your dream squad, master your chakra, and dive into real-time ninja strategy on mobile.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.