ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
May 5
The games released on this day in gaming history.
652 releases
18 Years AgoAmaranto
PCJapan
Set in a post-apocalyptic world divided into districts, Mio and her childhood friend Shizuku hears strange rumors at school about "vampiric" murders. Who is the culprit, and how does it tie to that mysterious girl in white?
18 Years AgoRocket-Man
Web browserWorldwide
Rocket man is a puzzle/skill game, you need to guide the rocket through the level before the time runs out. There are unlockable extras after hard mode has been beaten, including a boss level and different rocket trails.
17 Years AgoStar Trek: The Mobile Game
iOSWorldwide
The Mobile Game is a tie-in game based on the adventures of the USS Enterprise's crew in the alternate reality created by Nero's incursion.
17 Years AgoMorningstar
Web browserWorldwide
In this point-and-click adventure game your space ship crash-lands on a desolate planet. Your captain is wounded, your engineer: dead. You need to repair your vessel and solve the mystery of the planet to make it out of there alive.
17 Years AgoNeed for Speed: Undercover
PortiOSWorldwide
Get behind the wheel of the world's #1 racing franchise, rebuilt from the tires-up just for your mobile devices. Take on cops in raging, realistic street battles as you corner and drift through fire and smoke at 150mph+.
17 Years AgoChessmaster 9000
PCWorldwide
The Chessmaster series returns, offering three variant opponents for players to compete with.
17 Years Ago
16 Years AgoKick-Ass: The Game
PS3Europe
Kick-Ass is a fully 3D action fighting game set in the third-personperspective, where the player can play and control modern day superheroes based on the super characters found in the film of the samename.
16 Years AgoMath Ninja HD
iOSWorldwide
Use your math skills to defend your treehouse against a hungry tomato and his robotic army in this fun action packed game!
16 Years AgoAnarchy: Rush Hour
PS3Europe
Anarchy: Rush Hour is a driving game that is available on PSN.
15 Years AgoCarnival Games: Monkey See, Monkey Do
Xbox 360Worldwide
Get ready for a dip in the Shark Tank, a raucous ride on Coin Coaster Mountain or a Cotton-Eyed Joe dance-off with the Monkey Barker.
15 Years AgoKaraoke Revolution Glee: Volume 2
WiiWorldwide
Hot off the heels of the original party-game hit, this next installation of Glee-inspired karaoke plants you right in the center of more of your favorite scenes and musical moments from season one.
15 Years Ago8 Realms
Web browserWorldwide
8realms was a Browser based empire-building massively multiplayer online real-time strategy game developed by Jagex. It is the company's first internally developed MMORTS, and second published MMORTS, after War of Legends.
15 Years Ago7 Little Words
Web browserWorldwide
If you enjoy crossword puzzles, word finds, anagrams or trivia quizzes, you're going to love 7 Little Words! Each bite-size puzzle consists of 7 clues, 7 mystery words, and 20 tiles with groups of letters.
15 Years AgoSiege Hero
iOSWorldwide
Siege Hero is an Angry Birds-style physics puzzle game in which the player has to destroy buildings to kill bad guys using as few throws as possible. At the same time, the player must make sure that the peasants or maidens remain unharmed.
15 Years AgoDoctor Who Monster Invasion: Escape the Silence
Web browserWorldwide
The Eleventh Doctor has to help several humans escaping from the Silence by beaming the humans and Oods up to the TARDIS. It uses codes from the Doctor Who Monster Invasion magazine to get extra power-up and points.
15 Years AgoCity Siege 2: Resort Siege
Web browserWorldwide
With its cute, cartoony visuals, throbbing music track and fast-paced action, City Siege 2: Resort Siege is a wild ride through the world of special ops and hostage rescue.
15 Years AgoTruck Loader 2
Web browserWorldwide
This is the second Truck Loader puzzle game, in which you have to load the truck with the boxes, using your robotic car. When moving you have to be very careful, because sometimes there may be very fragile items in the box.
15 Years AgoImaginary Range
iOSAndroidNorth America
A half game, half comic book hybrid, developed by h.a.n.d. inc and published by Square Enix for iOS devices.
15 Years AgoMujou no Erasmus: The Erasmus Two-Faced Stories
PCJapan
Two original short stories told using characters and settings from The House in Fata Morgana.
15 Years AgoFrisbee Forever
iOSWorldwide
Frisbee Forever is a licensed, level-based mobile game. The gameplay consists of steering a frisbee through a set of boost rings and into a goal.
15 Years Ago
15 Years AgoYouda Safari
Nintendo DSEurope
Give tourists a once in a lifetime holiday experience as you guide them past rebellious rhinos, hilarious hippos and much other wildlife in your own safari park!
14 Years AgoMalice: Two Sisters
PCNorth America
Help Victoria search for her missing sister, Emily, in Malice: Two Sisters. Emily's last known whereabouts was Urami Island, the boarding school that both sisters attended many years ago. The island is abandoned these days and people whisper that it is cursed as well.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.