ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
May 1
The games released on this day in gaming history.
1145 releases
23 Years AgoNils Holgerssons wunderbare Reise
PCEurope
Selma Lagerlöf's classic children's book comes with the software Nils Holgersson's Wonderful Journey. Off to Lapland comes in a double pack: once as an active adventure game on CD-ROM, and once as an audio play for the CD player.
23 Years AgoKamen Rider 555
PortSega PicoJapan
Kamen Rider 555 (2003) is a Miscellaneous game, developed and published by Bandai, which was released in Japan in 2003.
22 Years AgoSwoops!
Atari 2600Worldwide
SWOOPS! is a collection of three 1K minigames that Thomas Jentzsch (author of Thrust+ Platinum) submitted in the 2004 Minigame Competition.
22 Years AgoTactical Manager 3
PCEurope
Tactical Manager 3 is a football/soccer management game that puts the player in charge of a professional club chosen from the approximately 1200 clubs available in the 68 divisions that are supported.
22 Years AgoV8 Supercars 2
PortPCAustralia
V8 Supercars 2 is a derivative of the TOCA Race Driver 2 game that was released in Australia and New Zealand. It contains all of the tracks from the 2004 V8 Supercars championship including Bathurst and Surfers Paradise.
21 Years AgoNarbacular Drop
PCWorldwide
Narbacular Drop is an environmental puzzle video game developed by Nuclear Monkey Software. It was released for free online in 2005 for Microsoft Windows. It was the senior game project of students attending DigiPen Institute of Technology.
21 Years AgoSolar Plexus
Atari 2600Worldwide
What starts out as a routine hunt for salvage in the far reaches of the galaxy turns into a white-knuckle fight for survival in Solar Plexus, the first Atari 2600 release by independent game developer JessCREATIONS*, Co.
21 Years AgoStrat-O-Gems Deluxe
Atari 2600Worldwide
Strat-O-Gems Deluxe is a new Atari 2600 game by John Payson, originally created for the 2005 Minigame Competition that bears similarities to Columns, Jewel Master, and Salu's Acid Drop. In Strat-O-Gems Deluxe, colored gems fall from the top of the screen in groups of three.
21 Years AgoAlien Outbreak 2: Invasion
PCWorldwide
Alien Outbreak 2: Invasion is a top down shooter where you will battle waves of enemies and use the power-ups they drop to aid yourself.
21 Years AgoDr. Stanley's House I
AndroidWorldwide
Dr. Stanley's House was created by James Li and is a point-and-click adventure game. It has a mysterious plot with some twists and turns that is very creepy at times.
21 Years AgoSherwood Dungeon
Web browserWorldwide
Escape to a Fantasy World in this Award Winning Indie MMO The Sherwood Dungeon MMORPG is a unique indie massive multiplayer online role playing game, bringing together a community of like-minded players from around the world.
21 Years AgoWar Chess
PCWorldwide
War Chess is a basically a chess game with a unusual presentation. All the set pieces for the game are substituted for the character of the High Fantasy setting. Whites are pictured as joined armies of humans and elves, while blacks are mostly represented by the undead forces.
21 Years AgoArmy Ranger: Mogadishu
PCWorldwide
You are the commander of a squad of Army Rangers deployed into Somalia during the famous "Black Hawk Down" incident of 1993. Make your way through a fortified oil tanker, towns, villages and desert landscape infested with rebels intent on destroying any US presence in the area.
21 Years AgoBarakel: The Fallen Angel
N-GageEurope
A long time ago, an exterminating angel named Barakel refused to fulfill a divine mandate that ordered her to reap countless lives. The punishment for such a challenge was the destiny of the celestial kingdom and the loss of its divine powers.
21 Years AgoMystia
MobileJapan
The first 100-yen RPG series in the game market! Let's become the main character Meena and go on an adventure! It is an RPG that depicts Meena, a magical swordsman living in a border village, growing up through adventure.
20 Years AgoSpace Instegators
Atari 2600Worldwide
Space Instigators is a version of the popular arcade game Space Invaders that is more faithful to the original than Atari's 2600 port. This version fits nine invaders in a row without flicker, an impressive feat on the Atari 2600.
20 Years AgoIl Destino R
Standalone expansionWeb browserWorldwide
The fourth game released by Gotmail, a more difficult version of Il Destino. It features multiple language options and different puzzles. The player must escape a car shop.
20 Years AgoGrotto King
PCWorldwide
Brave the dungeon filled with monsters and treasures of all sizes. Grotto King is a short first-person action game made for beginners and gurus alike.
20 Years AgoIzumi Jiken File Vol. 1 - Shiosai-hen
MobileJapan
A visual novel-style detective game released for Japanese mobile phones. Originally debuting in 2002, it was rereleased on May 1, 2006 with updated graphics as Izumi Jiken File Vol. 1 - Shiosai-hen Deluxe Edition.
20 Years AgoJohnny Rocketfingers 2
Web browserWorldwide
Johnny Rocketfingers 2 is a point-and-click adventure game that lets you play as Johnny Rocketfingers, the toughest, bravest, strongest guy around. This time, you will have to find who's out to get you, and give them a little visit.
19 Years AgoFreakOut: Extreme Freeride
PSPAustralia
The steepest slopes, thrilling stunts and dangerous action provide a most excellent skiing experience. At an altitude of 2000 metres, far away from civilization, in a battle between you and nature.
19 Years AgoNeutopia
WiiJapan
Neutopia is an overhead action-adventure video game developed by Hudson Soft. It was released by Hudson for the PC Engine in Japan on November 17, 1989. It was then released by NEC for the TurboGrafx-16 in North America in 1990.
19 Years AgoDimension M: Evolver
PCMacWorldwide
Dimension M: Evolver puts you in the role of a scientist who has just arrived on Xeno island. You have been sent to find the missing daughter of a Robert Clay, a brilliant scientist in charge of a bio tech program.
19 Years AgoAir
PortMobileJapan
Air is the all-ages version of the Japanese visual novel developed by Key that follows the story of the life of Yukito Kunisaki, a traveling showman searching for the "girl in the sky".
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.