On This Day in Gaming: May 13

ON THIS DAY IN GAMING

May 13

The games released on this day in gaming history.

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Doom cover10 Years Ago

Doom

PS4Xbox OneWorldwide

Developed by id software, the studio that pioneered the first-person shooter genre and created multiplayer Deathmatch, Doom returns as a brutally fun and challenging modern-day shooter experience.

Borderlands 2 cover12 Years Ago

Borderlands 2

PS VitaNorth America

A new era of shoot and loot is about to begin. Play as one of four new vault hunters facing off against a massive new world of creatures, psychos and the evil mastermind, Handsome Jack.

Subnautica cover5 Years Ago

Subnautica

PS5Worldwide

Descend into the depths of an alien underwater world filled with wonder and peril. Craft equipment, pilot submarines and out-smart wildlife to explore lush coral reefs, volcanoes, cave systems, and more, all while trying to survive.

Beyond Good & Evil cover18 Years Ago

Beyond Good & Evil

PCWorldwide

Beyond Good & Evil is an action-adventure game with elements of puzzle-solving and stealth-based games. The player controls the protagonist, Jade, from a third-person perspective.

Deep Rock Galactic cover6 Years Ago

Deep Rock Galactic

PCXbox OneWorldwide

Deep Rock Galactic is a cooperative first-person shooter set on the alien planet Hoxxes IV.

Rage 2 cover7 Years Ago

Rage 2

PCWorldwide

Dive headfirst into a dystopian world devoid of society, law, and order. Rage 2 brings together a true open world FPS experience where you can go anywhere, shoot anything, and explode everything.

Subnautica: Below Zero cover5 Years Ago

Subnautica: Below Zero

Standalone expansionSwitchEurope

Dive into a freezing underwater adventure on an alien planet. Below Zero is set two years after the original Subnautica. Return to Planet 4546B to uncover the truth behind a deadly cover-up.

LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game cover15 Years Ago

LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game

PS3WiiEurope

LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game is an action adventure game that brings the Pirates of the Caribbean world and all its colorful characters to life in LEGO Brick form.

Plague Inc. cover11 Years Ago

Plague Inc.

Windows PhoneWorldwide

As a new disease, it is your job to destroy the entire human species by evolving to a deadly plague.

Duck Game cover12 Years Ago

Duck Game

OuyaWorldwideNorth America

Enter the futuristic year of 1984, an age where ducks run wild in a frantic battle for glory. Blast your friends with Shotguns, Net Guns, Mind Control Rays, Saxophones, Magnet Guns, and much, much more. This is DUCK GAME. Don't blink.

Shadow Warrior cover29 Years Ago

Shadow Warrior

DOSNorth America

Shadow Warrior is a first-person shooter video game developed by 3D Realms and released on May 13, 1997 by GT Interactive. Shadow Warrior was developed using Ken Silverman's Build engine and improved on 3D Realms' previous Build engine game, Duke Nukem 3D.

Arcania: Gothic 4 cover11 Years Ago

Arcania: Gothic 4

PS4Europe

Arcania is a Fantasy Action game set in a rich world where an entire kingdom’s future is at stake Build your strength and learn the skills needed to become a hero as you challenge a mighty king and uncover his dark secrets.

Brink cover15 Years Ago

Brink

PS3Xbox 360PCEurope

Brink is an immersive first-person shooter that blends single-player, co-op, and multiplayer gameplay into one seamless experience, allowing you to develop your character whether playing alone, with your friends, or against others online.

Palia cover1 Year Ago

Palia

PS5Xbox Series X|SWorldwide

Palia is a free-to-play life simulation MMO where players take on the role of humans who have mysteriously appeared in a world primarily inhabited by a species called the Majiri.

Aliens versus Predator cover27 Years Ago

Aliens versus Predator

PCNorth America

Aliens versus Predator offers three separate campaigns, each playable as a separate species: Alien, Predator, or human Colonial Marine. Each player character has different objectives, abilities, and weapons.

Alex Kidd in Miracle World cover18 Years Ago

Alex Kidd in Miracle World

WiiJapan

Journey through the planet Aries to the beautiful City of Radactian, and save it from the evil Janken the Great. Alex Kidd in Miracle World was considered to be Sega's answer to Super Mario.

Lost Planet 2 cover16 Years Ago

Lost Planet 2

Xbox 360PS3Australia

Lost Planet 2, the sequel to Lost Planet: Extreme Condition, the landmark third-person shooter that sold over 2.3 million units worldwide.

Mega Man Zero 3 cover11 Years Ago

Mega Man Zero 3

Wii UJapan

It's the third chapter in the Mega Man Zero action adventure series for the Game Boy Advance.

Lethal League cover11 Years Ago

Lethal League

MacLinuxWorldwide

Lethal League is a competitive projectile fighting game where you have to hit an anti-gravity ball into the face of your opponent to win. The ball speeds up with every strike, up to explosively extreme velocities.

2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa cover16 Years Ago

2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa

PS3Japan

EA SPORTS 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa will feature all the emotion and passion of the fiercest national rivalries battling on the world's biggest stage, with all 199 national teams that took part in qualification, all 10 official licen…

Breakout cover50 Years Ago

Breakout

ArcadeNorth America

The objective of the game is to destroy a multilayered wall of bricks at the top the screen. Upon hitting the bricks with a ball which bounces off of a paddle at the bottom of the screen the bricks are destroyed.

Lifeless Planet cover11 Years Ago

Lifeless Planet

Xbox OneWorldwide

Lifeless Planet was inspired by Cold War era science fiction stories, posing questions about humankind's desire for space travel. What if you journeyed across the galaxy to another planet, only to find humans had already been there?

Yomawari: Night Alone coverThis year

Yomawari: Night Alone

PS5Japan

Yomawari is a Japanese horror action game and features a female protagonist that is searching for her older sister and pet dog, while exploring a creepy town at night.

The House in Fata Morgana cover10 Years Ago

The House in Fata Morgana

PCWorldwide

A gothic suspense tale set in a cursed mansion. "The House in Fata Morgana" is a full-length visual novel spanning nearly a millennium that deals in tragedy, human nature, and insanity.

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