On This Day in Gaming: March 5

ON THIS DAY IN GAMING

March 5

The games released on this day in gaming history.

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Super Ghouls'n Ghosts cover19 Years Ago

Super Ghouls'n Ghosts

WiiNorth America

As dauntless knight Arthur you are caught up in the most dangerous of quests! A spell has been cast upon the kingdom. Your fair maiden, Princess Prin Prin has been snatched up by the evil emperor.

Marathon coverThis year

Marathon

PCPS5Xbox Series X|SWorldwide

A PvP-focused extraction shooter set on the mysterious planet of Tau Ceti IV, Marathon will see players inhabit the bodies of Runners, cybernetic mercenaries who have been designed to survive the planet’s harsh environments and explore the…

Bit.Trip Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien cover13 Years Ago

Bit.Trip Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien

PS3North America

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…

The Outlast Trials cover2 Years Ago

The Outlast Trials

PCPS4Xbox Series X|SPS5Xbox OneWorldwide

The Outlast Trials is a survival horror game you can play by yourself or with other players online. You'll have to survive the twisted, sadistic and bizarre experiments of the Murkoff Corporation, alone or in a group up to 4 players.

Move or Die cover7 Years Ago

Move or Die

PS4Worldwide

20 seconds, constantly changing mechanics and a lot of yelling. These are the keywords that perfectly describe a round of Move or Die, the 4-player friendship ruining party game where rules change every single round.

Supreme Commander 2 cover16 Years Ago

Supreme Commander 2

PCEurope

Supreme Commander 2 is a real-time strategy (RTS) video game. In both the skirmish and multiplayer modes, players start out with an Armored Command Unit (ACU), which is a large, powerful, construction-capable unit, as their avatar on the battlefield.

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate cover13 Years Ago

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate

Nintendo 3DSNorth America

Initially set 25 years after the events of Castlevania: Lords of Shadow, Mirror of Fate will reveal the story of Gabriel's descendants, as they battle their own destiny in each era only to discover their true, shocking fate.

Super C cover12 Years Ago

Super C

PortWii UJapan

The alien Red Falcon is back, and planning on taking over the planet Earth.

Soldier of Fortune: Payback cover18 Years Ago

Soldier of Fortune: Payback

PS3Australia

Soldier of Fortune: Payback is a first-person shooter video game and the third installment of the Soldier of Fortune game series.

Mega Man 10 cover16 Years Ago

Mega Man 10

WiiEurope

The 8-bit old-schoolers of the world have spoken. And boy, did they do so decisively.

12 is Better than 6 cover7 Years Ago

12 is Better than 6

SwitchWorldwide

12 is Better Than 6 is a dynamic top-down hardcore shooter with stealth elements, presented in a Wild West theme. The action takes place in 1873, the noon of lawless and cruelty all over North America.

Beat Cop cover7 Years Ago

Beat Cop

SwitchPS4Xbox OneWorldwideNorth America

A retro, pixel art style adventure in New York, inspired by 80’s cop shows. You are Jack Kelly and you’ve been framed into murder. Now as a regular beat cop you have to find out, who did that.

Plug & Play cover11 Years Ago

Plug & Play

LinuxMacPCWorldwide

Run, hit, switch, fall, love, plug, pull. And push.

Ibb & Obb cover6 Years Ago

Ibb & Obb

SwitchWorldwide

The green creature, ibb, and the pink creature, obb, travel through a world divided by a thin horizon line; on either side of the barrier, everything is inverted and gravity works in opposite directions.

OlliOlli cover11 Years Ago

OlliOlli

Wii UNintendo 3DSNorth AmericaEurope

OlliOlli mixes addictive one-life gameplay with over 120 tricks and grinds across 50 deviously crafted levels, 250 Challenges, Spots Mode and Daily Grind. Not enough for you? Complete all challenges to unlock the super skillful RAD Mode!

Postal: Redux cover5 Years Ago

Postal: Redux

RemakePS4North America

Postal: Redux is a remake of the 1997 game Postal. It keeps the original shooting gameplay and features all original levels remastered in HD, plus a brand-new level.

Kill It With Fire cover5 Years Ago

Kill It With Fire

AndroidWorldwide

Kill It With Fire is a first-person action game about hunting spiders and causing collateral damage.

Pokémon Pokopia coverThis year

Pokémon Pokopia

Switch 2Worldwide

Pokémon and people once lived happily together, but the world has withered and the humans are gone. The only remaining resident appears to be a lone Tangrowth.

Smash Hit cover12 Years Ago

Smash Hit

AndroidiOSPCWorldwide

An endless-runner-like rail shooting game in which the player launches balls to break glass obstacles.

The Longing cover6 Years Ago

The Longing

PCMacLinuxWorldwide

In utter loneliness, miles below the surface, it is your task to... wait. For 400 days... in real-time.

Zaxxon cover16 Years Ago

Zaxxon

WiiEurope

Zaxxon is a 1982 isometric shooter arcade game developed and released by Sega.

Mogeko Castle cover12 Years Ago

Mogeko Castle

RemakePCMacWorldwide

Mogeko Castle is a "prosciutto adventure game" made by Deep-Sea Prisoner in RPG Maker VX Ace.

Left Alive cover7 Years Ago

Left Alive

PS4PCEuropeNorth AmericaWorldwide

Left Alive is a brand-new survival action shooter released on the PlayStation4 computer entertainment system and STEAM in 2019.

Murder by Numbers cover6 Years Ago

Murder by Numbers

SwitchWorldwide

Solve Pixel Puzzles to find clues. Use those clues to interrogate witnesses. Work your way to the truth... ...and uncover the mystery of Murder by Numbers!

Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.

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