ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
February 27
The games released on this day in gaming history.
841 releases
This yearThe Final Shift
PCLinuxMacWorldwide
The Final Shift is a slow-burn psychological horror game where a janitor’s lonely night in an empty office building turns into a nightmare of looping floors, distorted realities, and haunting memories that refuse to stay buried.
This yearStick Out!
PCWorldwide
Stick Out! is a precision platformer where you must use a spear to overcome obstacles by sticking yourself to walls and surfaces. Collect coins, buy skins, earn stars, and break time records! Can you complete every level?
This yearImperial Command
PCWorldwide
Imperial Command is a turn-based strategy board game inspired by classics like Risk. Conquer a hex-based map, build your economy, and battle friends or AI in multiplayer—fully playable on Steam Deck.
This yearExodus
PCWorldwide
Defend Earth from the waves of alien invaders in this action-packed top-down shooter!
This yearReact Wars
PCWorldwide
A stage-based turn-based strategy game where you read enemy moves and counter them under time pressure, then grow through item-driven builds with 89+ item synergies. Think fast, react faster!
This yearCozy Holes
PCWorldwide
Play as Digby, a magical shovel left behind during an ancient calamity. Tunnel through layered biomes and uncover a heartfelt story through ancient carvings - etched by your lost shovel tribe in a whimsical tropical world.
This yearNight Clerk
PCWorldwide
Night Clerk is a first-person psychological horror experience set in a quiet roadside motel. Monitor CCTV cameras, answer late-night calls, and uncover subtle anomalies as long stretches of silence slowly give way to unsettling patterns.
This yearBeyond The Mist: Beginnings
PCMacAndroidWorldwide
A romance-driven narrative about destiny, devotion, and the dangerous pull of belonging, set against the ruins of a long‑lost city calling you home.
This yearJust Dismantle
PCWorldwide
Relax and unwind as you dismantle entire maps, piece by piece. Gather valuable resources to upgrade your tools and skills while unlocking new areas in this satisfying deconstruction simulator. No rush, no pressure – just pure dismantling.
This yearEmoji Battlefield: Island Warfare
PS5Xbox Series X|SWorldwide
Fast-paced rogue-like FPS mayhem on a mysterious island!
This yearCandy Brain
PCWorldwide
Candy Brain is a small crafting/shooting game set on a colorful world infected by zombies. Play as an employee of the Candy Knights company whose job is to test the latest prototype in the field, the Candy Truck!
This yearGreen Light
PCWorldwide
A forgotten mining town. Peaceful by day, mysterious by night. Enter the dream and unravel the town's secrets.
This yearRobo Rangers
SwitchWorldwide
Robo Rangers is a fast-paced top-down twin-stick shooter where you take control of an elite combat robot. Fight your way through vibrant, handcrafted biomes, survive relentless enemy waves, and take down powerful bosses using a wide range of weapons and special abilities.
This yearMetal Goose
PCWorldwide
Play as the MG-1 super soldier in this gritty and wacky first-person boomer shooter, and mow down hordes of robotic birds in an endless global war between the Chickens and Geese.
This yearThe Spooky Island
PCWorldwide
A dark horror game in which the protagonist, Liam, embarks on an expedition to an island to find treasure and earn money. But the island holds secrets and horrors. Over time, the expedition turns into a nightmare from which he must escape...
This yearCat Cursor by Travellin Cats
PCWorldwide
Desktop cat cursor for Windows: turn your boring cursor into an adorable cat paw. Boop!
This yearHamachi the Psychotic Killer
PCLinuxWorldwide
Welcome to Hamachi the Psychotic Killer! In this platformer, you control Hamachi, a once-ordinary person now possessed by a demon with a craving for souls. Will you choose to spare the innocent or succumb to the urge to kill them all?
This yearJohn's Quest
PCLinuxMacWorldwide
You are John Appleby, video game historian. Your evil twin, "Evil John," is plotting dark schemes and causing a collision between genres! Only you have the power to restore peace and save gaming...
This yearAmazon Animals
PCWorldwide
Amazonia Animals is a jigsaw puzzle featuring animals from the Amazon rainforest. Embark on a journey to the world's largest forest and meet endangered animals in beautiful hand-drawn 2D artwork
This yearVikings: Sex and Blood
PCWorldwide
Meet gorgeous women! Raid and defend your village, explore the islands of the north and build your own harem in Vikings: Sex and Blood!
This yearWhat We Carry
PCWorldwide
What We Carry is a dark, gothic strategy RPG where you can only see yourself. Walk a brave path through an unseen world, face random event cards, and survive the weight of every choice you make—if you can carry it.
This yearMalpraxis
PCWorldwide
Assist Chief Medical Officer Samuel Edwards in performing TRIAGE, DIAGNOSIS, SURGERY on the crew aboard the TRH Rusanov.
This yearLumenKnight
PCWorldwide
LumenKnight is a roguelike survival game with souls-like combat. Fight through challenging enemy waves and epic bosses. Test your reflexes, timing, and strategy in every fight. One life per run. Step in, embrace the challenge, and prove your skill.
This yearRina-sama Musou: The Chosen One and the Reign of Madness
SwitchWorldwide
Perfect girl × Mad rule = No turning back from school life!?
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.