ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
May 5
The games released on this day in gaming history.
652 releases
This yearOutworld Station
PCWorldwide
Take the helm as a new Station Commander and exploit an alien star system in this stunning space-station factory automation game. Amass resources and construct starships using increasingly advanced manufacturing and expand your station in a hostile universe!
This yearForage Wizard
MacPCWorldwide
An incremental crafting game where you click your way to alchemical mastery. Progress through a branching skill tree and explore the forbidden woods. Collect resources and build machines of magic.
This yearTrain Your Fingers: Lab
LinuxMacPCWorldwide
Unleash your speed, cast powerful spells! Master both spells and keyboard skills in a story-driven game where every word brings you closer to magical mastery.
This yearMidnight Saturn
PCLinuxMacWorldwide
A grizzled private eye in a sci-fi adventure takes a murder case no one else will touch. He’s seen it all before, but nothing’s prepared him for a conspiracy that leads off-world. Something big is about to happen. Whatever it is... it goes live at midnight.
This yearHamsterCraft
PCWorldwide
Defend and grow your cheese with an army of heroic hamsters in this chaotic 2D Tower Defense adventure! Build, upgrade, and outwit waves of enemies, all while keeping things squeaky clean.
This yearAllelon
PCWorldwide
Play as Ollie and Spade, a rebel and detective, on both sides of a high-profile murder case, in a dual-character investigative-stealth experience. Discover the secrets plaguing the citizens of Andropolis.
This yearMidnight Ramen Shop
PCWorldwide
Start a tiny night-time ramen shop, serve warm bowls, decorate your cozy space, and turn quiet nights into a thriving business.
This yearNightmare Before Blackgate
PCWorldwide
A nightmare takes shape in the quiet of the night. Explore an abandoned house and a haunting cemetery as something watches you from the darkness. In Nightmare Before BlackGate, reality warps… and you're never alone.
This yearDecanted Sea
PCWorldwide
A "travelling game" in which a turtlekin wanders alone through a drying seabed, managing their FEET, HEAT, MEAT, and FEAR as they go.
This yearNecro Survivors
PCWorldwide
Necro Survivors is a dark fantasy survivorlike action roguelite where players fight waves of monsters, upgrade their character, unlock abilities, and create powerful builds during fast, replayable runs.
This yearNever Second in Rome
PCWorldwide
Never Second in Rome is a turn-based historical game with RPG and management elements. You take the role of a Roman centurion in the army of Julius Caesar. Starting right before the beginning of the Gallic War, you will assume command of a century in a newly raised legion.
This yearAleae
MacPCWorldwide
Raise, multiply, and battle with dice — a dice deck-building roguelike! Utilize a unique system where all dice on the field roll simultaneously and their outcomes collide to shape the fight. In both battles and events, everything is up to the roll.
This yearVehicle No. 4
PCWorldwide
Vehicle No. 4 is an exciting horde survival game: Build your own combat vehicle, freely place weapons, and upgrade them with modules. Every decision matters as you face waves of enemies. Tinkering meets action – create your ultimate survival vehicle!
This yearSewer Raiders
PCWorldwide
Descend into the dark sewers in this co-op horror dungeon crawler. Fight off mutants, complete puzzles, and collect Golden Toilet Work together or go alone every run is unique.
This yearGrief
PCWorldwide
Grief is a psychological horror game with a dark, scary atmosphere. The game takes place in a Soviet-style apartment somewhere in Estonia in 1998.
This yearUntil They Burn
PCWorldwide
First-person psychological horror, where nightmares have led you to the apartment of a woman who vanished after a fire. Things take a strange turn when you find yourself trapped inside, compelled to burn dolls in a fireplace to escape.
This yearMeow My Crop!
MacWorldwide
Meow My Crop! is a cozy farming mini-game where every keystroke and click makes your crops grow. Team up or sneak around to steal your friends’ fruits, then trade your hard-earned harvest for cute decorations to style your own little plot.
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This yearCandellum
PCWorldwide
Play as a candle warrior fighting to keep your flame alive in a world where fire means life and death. Steal wax from enemies to survive, wield your flame tactically in intense hack-and-slash combat, and uncover the dark secrets of a dormant wax factory filled with danger !
This yearLittle Petsville Desktop
PCWorldwide
LITTLE PETSVILLE Desktop: A simple pet raising game!
This yearThe Traveller Tale
PCWorldwide
A fully voiced, old-school first-person CRPG where you build your party, explore towns, caves, and dungeons, and face deadly foes in turn-based combat. Take on quests, meet memorable characters, and craft, fish, and mine in a world full of danger and discovery.
This yearAssassin of Aliens
PCWorldwide
Play as space warrior in this 2d person sci-fi shooter game. Mission is to kill different enemies like spiders and troopers and end of level destroy big ufo ship and collect skulls
This yearThe Repair Man
PCLinuxWorldwide
The Repair Man is a Platformer Exploration game where you have to fix the kingdom of New York City. You control the Repair Man, one of the last remains of the Repair Men Association and you have to fix and clean the streets of YOUR city.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.