ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
February 28
The games released on this day in gaming history.
1331 releases
Leap day releaseSoldier of Fortune
PCNorth America
John Mullins, working for a U.S.-based mercenary ("soldier of fortune") organization known only as "The Shop", and his partner, Aaron "Hawk" Parsons, are assigned to prevent the nukes from falling into the wrong hands, and stop the terrorists in their plans.
Leap day releaseNo More Heroes
WiiEurope
The journey to become the #1 assassin begins with a single slice. No More Heroes is the story of Travis Touchdown. He has received orders to kill a vagabond.
15 Years AgoLEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars
PS3Japan
The Saga continues. Build, battle and laugh your way across the Star Wars universe like never before! Play as Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi through a story spanning the entire Clone Wars era.
Leap day releaseLost Planet: Extreme Condition
PS3Europe
The game is played through a third person over-the-shoulder view. Players are allowed to switch between first person and third person at any moment. Players either travel on foot or ride various types of mechanized suits called Vital Suits (VSs).
Leap day releaseColin McRae Rally
PCNorth America
Colin McRae Rally is the first entry in the Colin McRae Rally franchise. The game features twelve different laser modeled vehicles in which players can compete against the clock and your rivals over fifty unique stages from eight different countries.
13 Years AgoRisen 2: Dark Waters
PS3Xbox 360Japan
Set several years after the end of Risen, raging titans have devastated the world and pushed humanity to the brink of existence. Subsequently, monstrous creatures have risen from the watery depths of the sea and their attacks have brought all seafaring to a grinding halt.
14 Years AgoBinary Domain
PS3Xbox 360North America
The Machine Age has begun in the immersive and atmospheric squad-based shooter Binary Domain. Regain control of a futuristic Tokyo from an emerging robotic threat in the year 2080.
7 Years AgoApe Out
SwitchPCMacWorldwide
Ape Out is a wildly intense and colorfully stylized smash ‘em up about primal escape, rhythmic violence, and frenetic jazz. Build up nearly unstoppable momentum and use your captors as both weapons and shields to crush everyone on your procedurally generated path to freedom.
21 Years AgoMortal Kombat: Deception
GameCubeNorth America
Mortal Kombat: Deception is the sixth installment in the Mortal Kombat franchise. Based on the Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance engine, players once again have to fight to stop this new threat in the sixth installment of the fighting series.
24 Years AgoHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
PortMacEuropeWorldwide
In the PC versions, the game is played like a third-person action and puzzle game. The story follows a linear progression, separated into levels with a specific end goal. Spells are learned progressively via lesson levels, and unlock increasingly complex puzzles.
9 Years AgoTorment: Tides of Numenera
PCPS4Xbox OneNorth AmericaWorldwide
Torment: Tides of Numenera is a game set in the world of Monte Cook's new tabletop RPG setting, Numenera.
1 Year AgoMonster Hunter Wilds
PCPS5Xbox Series X|SWorldwide
The unbridled force of nature runs wild and relentless, with environments transforming drastically from one moment to the next. This is a story of monsters and humans and their struggles to live in harmony in a world of duality.
18 Years AgoPatapon
PSPAustralia
Set among a variety of colorful 2D backgrounds, Patapon unfolds through more than 30 missions with more than 20 different environments, where players are tasked with outfitting the Patapon army, collecting resources, and using strategy to g…
7 Years AgoSpace Engineers
PCWorldwide
Space Engineers is a sandbox game about engineering, construction and maintenance of space works. Players build space ships and space stations of various sizes and utilization (civil and military), pilot ships and perform asteroid mining.
Leap day releaseBit.Trip Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien
SwitchWorldwide
Runner2 is the sequel to the critically acclaimed and IGF award winning BIT.TRIP RUNNER.,In the style of the BIT.TRIP series, Runner2 is a rhythm-music platforming game.,Players will run through fantastic environments, using brand new moves…
8 Years AgoZ1: Battle Royale
PCWorldwide
Z1: Battle Royale is a fast-paced, competitive battle royale shooter. Parachute in and search for weapons, ammo, vehicles and supplies to stay alive. As toxic gas compresses the map, develop a winning strategy and prepare for the final showdown.
Leap day releaseLost Odyssey
Xbox 360Europe
Lost Odyssey is set in a world in which a "Magic-Industrial Revolution" is taking place. While magic energy existed in all living creatures beforehand, it suddenly became far more powerful thirty years before the beginning of the game.
18 Years AgoLost: Via Domus
PCPS3Xbox 360Europe
In Via Domus, players control Elliott Maslow, another survivor of the Oceanic flight 815 plane crash. The game takes place during the first 70 days after the crash and includes all of the main characters from the show.
Leap day releaseLost: Via Domus
PCPS3Xbox 360AustraliaNew Zealand
In Via Domus, players control Elliott Maslow, another survivor of the Oceanic flight 815 plane crash. The game takes place during the first 70 days after the crash and includes all of the main characters from the show.
8 Years AgoBridge Constructor Portal
Xbox OneSwitchWorldwide
Enter the Aperture Science Enrichment Center and experience Bridge Constructor Portal – the unique merging of the classic Portal and Bridge Constructor games.
12 Years AgoSuper Mario Bros. Deluxe
Expanded editionNintendo 3DSAustralia
Bowser has once again taken over the Mushroom Kingdom, and it's up to Mario to put an end to his sinister reign. Battle Bowser's vile henchmen through 32 different levels - all taken directly from the 1985 classic!
8 Years AgoEvoland 2
iOSWorldwide
Evoland 2 is the spiritual successor to the original Evoland with its graphics style changing as you travel through time and its gameplay evolving as you move along the storyline.
Leap day releaseThe Simpsons: Tapped Out
iOSAustralia
The Simpsons: Tapped Out is a freemium mobile game for iOS and Android, based on the American animated series The Simpsons. It allows users to create and maintain their own version of Springfield using familiar characters and buildings.
7 Years AgoAnodyne
SwitchWorldwide
In Anodyne, the character Young wakes up in a mysterious void filled with geometric white platforms, guided only by the voice of the mysterious character, Sage.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.