ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
February 29
The games released on this day in gaming history.
311 releases
10 Years AgoFar Cry: Primal
PCWorldwide
Far Cry Primal is a first-person action game set in 10,000 BC during the transition from the Upper Paleolithic to the Mesolithic period. As part of the Far Cry series, it replaces modern firearms with prehistoric weapons including spears, clubs, and bows.
2 Years AgoDragon Ball FighterZ
PS5Xbox Series X|SWorldwideNorth America
Dragon Ball FighterZ is born from what makes the Dragon Ball series so loved and famous: endless spectacular fights with its all-powerful fighters.
30 Years AgoSid Meier's Civilization II
MacPCNorth America
A turn-based strategy video game set around several different historic civilizations.
2 Years AgoFinal Fantasy VII Rebirth
RemakePS5Worldwide
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is the second entry in the Final Fantasy VII remake project, which retells the story of the genre-redefining RPG across three distinct games.
26 Years AgoSoldier 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.
18 Years AgoNo 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.
18 Years AgoLost 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).
26 Years AgoColin 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.
2 Years AgoBit.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…
18 Years AgoLost 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 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.
14 Years AgoThe 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.
14 Years AgoWakfu
PCLinuxMacWorldwide
Immerse yourself in the WAKFU universe with this free to play MMORPG. Select your class, travel the world, meet adventurers to challenge powerful monsters in epic turn-based battles. Participate in the kingdom’s economy and politics and create your own legend!
18 Years AgoFrontlines: Fuel of War
Xbox 360PCEurope
When the oil fields go dry, the war begins. In this first person shooter, you must use every gun, drone, and vehicle at your disposal to hold the line.
18 Years AgoBeautiful Katamari
Xbox 360Europe
Experience the new high-definition, next generation sights and sounds of Beautiful Katamari as the Prince takes on a new high-rolling adventure, with his famous cousins in tow, to save the Katamari universe once again after the King of All…
18 Years AgoTurning Point: Fall of Liberty
PS3Europe
Turning Point: Fall of Liberty is a first-person shooter video game.
26 Years AgoMight and Magic VIII: Day of the Destroyer
PCNorth AmericaEurope
The Destroyer again walks the land. In the four corners of the world gates to the planes of Fire, Air, Earth, and Water have opened and denizens of those realms are sweeping across the lands. Lead a band of rugged adventures on a most perilous mission to save the world.
2 Years AgoFreddi Fish and The Case of the Missing Kelp Seeds
PS4SwitchWorldwide
Help underwater detective Freddi Fish and her finny friend Luther solve the case. Explore underwater caves, deep canyons and colorful reefs, and discover fascinating places like King Crab's Castle and A Sunken Ship Out of Time, in an effort to save the reef.
2 Years AgoHeavenly Bodies
SwitchWorldwide
Wrangle the hands and arms of a 1970s space cosmonaut and push, pull and twist your way through an increasingly precarious range of physically-simulated stellar scenarios, where without gravity, nothing is still, nothing is secure, and nothing is simple.
30 Years AgoAbuse
DOSNorth America
Abuse resembles a side-scrolling platform game. The game is marked for its unusual control scheme: The keyboard is used to move Nick, while the mouse is used for aiming the weapons.
2 Years AgoStar Wars: Dark Forces Remaster
RemasterPCPS4PS5Xbox OneXbox Series X|SWorldwide
Star Wars: Dark Forces Remaster uses Nightdive Studio’s proprietary KEX engine, support up to 4K resolution at 120FPS, feature modern gamepad support, remastered cutscenes, and add trophies and achievements to the original game experience.
18 Years AgoGodzilla: Unleashed
WiiEurope
Godzilla: Unleashed is a fighting game featuring 23 of the classic Toho monsters from the past, including some brand new ones and the games namesake as well, Godzilla.
18 Years AgoAsterix at the Olympic Games
WiiEurope
The game follows Asterix, Obelix and the faithful Dogmatix as they travel to Greece in aid of their lovesick friend Alafolix. Their journey takes them to the Olympic Games where they find themselves pitted against the athletic might of the Roman Empire.
30 Years AgoBad Mojo
MacPCNorth America
You are Roger Samms. All your life you’ve been the little man, the square peg, the forgotten man. With a rat-hole apartment, dead-end job, and an unbearable landlord breathing down your neck, you’ve finally had enough.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.