ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
May 12
The games released on this day in gaming history.
629 releases
11 Years AgoGraynold Runner
PCWorldwide
A short shoot 'em up looking game based on atmosphere. I'm not sure how much fun it is, but I was happy with how it felt. I guess it's more like an interactive screensaver type game, one of them types.
11 Years AgoUltimate Space Commando
PCWorldwide
USC is a turn-based, top-down view tactics game in which you control the crew of a stranded recon vessel in a "first contact war" for survival, featuring a detailed combat system with RPG elements, fully interactive randomized maps, unique…
11 Years AgoEgyptian Settlement Gold
PCWorldwide
Colonize unused lands and protect the whole empire from a devastating famine! An exciting and entertaining mixture of time-management and strategy along with many teeming characters is waiting for you.
10 Years AgoCatan
PS3Europe
Catan is an adaptation of the multiplayer board game Settlers of Catan, with special features exclusively for the console version. Players take on the roles of settlers, each attempting to build and develop holdings while trading and acquiring resources.
10 Years AgoObservatory: A VR Variety Pack
PCMacWorldwide
Observatory is a variety pack for VR headsets. It includes three games and a music video: Procedural downhill racing, spacejet-horror with microscopic submarines, island-puzzling with physics-based creatures, and a trippy official music video for a song by Icky Blossoms.
10 Years AgoNew Yankee in Santa's Service
PCWorldwide
Mary goofed when casting a spell and scattered Santa's reindeer with a loud KABOOM! Now the bearded one is demanding she and Johnny collect his sleigh pullers before Christmas Eve. Find the missing reindeer to avoid a Yuletide cancellation!
10 Years AgoImpossible Geometry
PCWorldwide
Impossible Geometry is challenging platformer inspired by 2 amazing games! We have tried hard to take best of two worlds and bring you impossible challenges. You have deserved them!
10 Years AgoTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Legends
iOSAndroidAustralia
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Legends is a role-playing video game based on the TMNT franchise, developed and published by Ludia. It was released for iPhone, iPad, Android, and Kindle Fire in June, 2016. It follows a free-to-play business model.
10 Years AgoQueen's Garden
Wii UNorth America
In a barren kingdom set atop a hill, there lived a king and queen, who likely live there still.
10 Years Ago8Bit Hero
Wii UNorth America
Team up with 4 friends to hack and slash your way through eight worlds in this retro arcade adventure. Power up by exploring a secret-filled 8bit world. Customize attacks by equipping special weapons and tools hidden throughout the journey.
10 Years AgoLetter Soup
iOSWorldwide
Swipe the letters in your soup to form words! Use your noodle to find all of the words and move from one café to the next in this scintillating soup saga! This tasty new word puzzle will fill you up for months!
10 Years AgoSecret Agenda
PCWorldwide
The year is 1962. One evening, a mysterious woman appears in a nondescript bar on a street in Virginia. She promises a good time and a night that will never be forgotten.
10 Years AgoShall we date? Eternal Vows: Love Beyond Time
iOSAndroidNorth America
Originally released as Nise no Chigiri in Japan for PSP & PC. Published by NTT Solmare in English for iOS and Android.
10 Years AgoFalse Vows, True Love: In a Night Full of Lies
iOSWorldwide
A visual novel where you are the main character, and the story unfolds differently depending on your choices. Unusual circumstances have driven you to pose as a young noble lady.
10 Years AgoMad Dex 2
AndroidWorldwide
You’re Mad Dex. You’re little, but you’re brave. The love of your life has been kidnapped by a merciless monster that has taken over the city, and now all you can think about it how to save her from his vile clutches.
10 Years AgoAncient Battle: Successors
iOSWorldwide
Ancient Battle: Successors is the latest edition to the Ancient Battle series. Alexander the Great died on 13 June 323 B.C., leaving no heir. Perhaps foreseeing the many great conflicts that would follow his demise, he left the Macedonian Kingdom 'To the best man'.
10 Years AgoSeterra
iOSWorldwide
Whether you're studying for final exams or Final Jeopardy, Seterra has the geography category covered. The popular online and desktop based map quiz classic that has been entertaining and educating geography buffs ages 8-88 for almost 20 years has gone mobile.
10 Years AgoMini's Magic World
LinuxPCWorldwide
Mini's Magic World is an action platformer with a diverse cast of characters and levels to explore. Fight bosses, find hidden treasures, follow the rhythm of music, chase or be chased.
10 Years AgoStickman Soccer 2016
AndroidWorldwide
Stickman Soccer 2016 is the brand new sequel to the award winning Stickman Soccer with more than 50 million players.
10 Years AgoWordsUp! Academy
Nintendo 3DSNorth AmericaEurope
Becoming part of the Academy is not easy; its most illustrious members are waiting for you, ready to challenge you in this extraordinary puzzle and skills game. Prove your mastery of language in WordsUp! Academy... and dare to challenge them and get their approval!
9 Years AgoShadow Block
PCEurope
Shadow Block is a atmospheric, simple, 2d platformer that provides a fair challenge. Players will have to use different weapons in order to solve puzzles, defeat enemies and finish the levels. The game runs at solid 60 fps.
9 Years AgoElven Legend 2: The Bewitched Tree
PCMacLinuxWorldwide
Elven Legend 2 - exciting time-management strategy in a fantasy world, where an evil witch has bewitched the Life Tree of the Elven Kingdom.
9 Years AgoEquilibrium of Divinity
PCWorldwide
Equilibrium Of Divinity is a dungeon crawler with a classless progression system in a dark fantasy world. Fight your way through many randomly generated dungeons to restore balance to the divine forces.
9 Years AgoSteam Hammer
PCWorldwide
Steam Hammer is the first hardcore sandbox RPG in a steampunk setting featuring survival elements. Here you'll find all the advantages of sandbox games in the mysterious world of steam engines.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.