ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
May 12
The games released on this day in gaming history.
629 releases
17 Years AgoPirates vs. Ninjas Dodgeball
WiiWorldwideNorth America
Pirates vs. Ninjas Dodgeball pits scurvy against ninjitsu and cutlass versus katana in action packed dodgeball, to settle the world’s oldest debate; who’d win -- Pirates or Ninjas?
17 Years AgoDance Dance Revolution Universe 3
Xbox 360Asia
DDR UNIVERSE 3 is the third entry to the UNIVERSE franchise on the U.S. Xbox 360, adding a new DJ mode while revamping its arcade and quest modes.
17 Years AgoDowntown Special Kunio-kun's Historical Period Drama!
WiiJapan
Kunio has to go see his master, Bunzo, because he is in some kind of trouble. Kunio's brother, Tsuu, tells him to wait. Right in front of the dojo, Kunio meets Asaji and Okoto.
17 Years AgoArt Style: Orbient
RemakeWiiJapan
In Orbient, players control a white star. The game starts with the white star able to take 5 hits before it is destroyed. To make it grow, the player must collide his/her star with a similar-sized, blue star.
11 Years AgoStarless: Nymphomaniacs' Paradise
PCNorth America
Yukito has just begun his new job at a mysterious mansion on the outside of town. The pay is too good to be true, and all he has to do is service the needs of the women who live there...
10 Years AgoInsincere
PCWorldwide
You are Joseph Walker. After waking up in a strangely deserted science facility with no recollection of how you got there, you hear the voice of an A.I. The A.I. promises to be your guide and to help you out of the facility.
10 Years AgoPrincess Isabella: The Rise Of An Heir
PCWorldwide
Princess Isabella: The Rise Of An Heir is a hidden object puzzle adventure game from the creators of Enigmatis and Grim Legends
9 Years AgoDemon's Crystals
Xbox OnePS4North America
Demon's Crystals is a frenetic twin stick shooter where you guide the Urican demons through countless hazards in order to restore peace to the world. A variety of weapons and power-ups will help you defeat the massive enemy hordes.
9 Years AgoElliot Quest
Xbox OneNorth America
Elliot Quest is an adventure/RPG where players explore the mysterious Urele island in search of an ancient demon. With 5 dungeons to conquer, 16 bosses to defeat, and countless treasures to discover and hidden areas.
9 Years AgoCreatures Such as We
PCMacLinuxWorldwide
Creatures Such as We is a philosophical interactive romance novel by Lynnea Glasser, where your choices control the story. It's entirely text-based and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination.
6 Years AgoNinNinDays
SwitchWorldwide
A sullen main character and a clumsy female ninja living together?! In this romantic adventure game set in Akihabara, you'll laugh and you'll cry over the entertaining lifetyle of a slightly erotic female ninja and the main character's cohabitation!
6 Years AgoThy Sword
PS4North America
Thy Sword is a hack n' slash platformer with procedural levels and roguelike elements. A world of Sword & Sorcery awaits!
6 Years AgoPixel Ripped 1995
PlayStation VRNorth America
Pixel Ripped is back with a brand new nostalgia-fueled virtual reality game-within-a-game, this time in 1995! Help our hero Dot face challenging throwbacks to all your favorite 16-bit and 32-bit classics while surviving the struggles of a typical nine-year-old kid.
4 Years AgoThe Centennial Case: A Shijima Story
SwitchPS4PS5PCWorldwide
The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story centers around the ill-fated Shijima family, who have experienced a chain of inexplicable deaths in their family over the past century.
4 Years AgoGet-A-Grip Chip
Xbox OneNorth America
Get-A-Grip Chip is a charming and satisfyingly challenging grappling hook 2D platformer. Master the hook and fling through the increasingly intense floors of Roboco Mfg. Chuck Chip over chainsaws, launch over lasers, and even escape chases with Scan-It Janet.
3 Years AgoBaby Storm
Xbox OnePS4PCNorth AmericaEuropeWorldwide
Baby Storm is a cooperative party game. Watch over unpredictable kids as they unleash chaos in your kindergarten! Maintain order, run, clean and feed your way to the highest score, in solo or up to 4 players!
This yearNitro Gen Omega
PCSwitchPS5Xbox Series X|SWorldwide
A Spaghetti Anime turn-based tactical RPG where you lead a crew of mercenaries through wastelands overrun by ruthless machines. Engage in high-octane cinematic Mech battles, recruit pilots and grow relationships.
20 Years AgoThe Secrets of Da Vinci: The Forbidden Manuscript
PCEurope
The Secrets of Da Vinci: The Forbidden Manuscript is an adventure game which takes place in Italy in 1522, 3 years after Leonardo Da Vinci's death. It is not the same as the action/adventure game titled after the movie, The Da Vinci Code, but an entirely different game.
18 Years AgoVIP Casino Blackjack
WiiNorth America
The world's most-played casino card game makes its WiiWare debut with highly detailed characters, true-to-life animations, and advanced artificial intelligence-making VIP Casino Blackjack the most realistic blackjack game ever made.
18 Years AgoPop
WiiNorth America
The single game gives players the chance to burst their way through waves of bubbles whilst grabbing power-ups (e.g. slow down the speed), multipliers, chains and aiming for worldwide high-scores.
18 Years AgoTV Show King
WiiNorth America
Up to four players, represented by Miis, compete against each other in a three, six or nine round trivia contest. The 3000 trivia questions cover a wide range of subjects, ranging from geography and general knowledge to pop culture, with a number of region specific questions.
12 Years AgoComa: Mortuary
PCWorldwide
Coma:Mortuary is the introduction part of a trilogy about events in the world of the dead. The game`s genre is Adventure-Ambient with Horror-quest element.
12 Years AgoWorld of Subways: Volume 3 - London Underground Circle Line
PCWorldwide
World of Subways" is our series of the most interesting Subway and Underground routes of the world for the PC. After the releases of New York and Berlin we are now proud to introduce Vol.3 - London Underground.
12 Years AgoWildlife Park 3
PCWorldwide
Wildlife Park 3 is the latest part of the successful series. As zoo manager, you are responsible for your very own and unique zoo. Choose from numerous types of enclosures, park buildings and plants to design an environment appropriate to each species.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.