ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
May 16
The games released on this day in gaming history.
730 releases
18 Years AgoSoldier of Fortune: Payback
PCWorldwide
Soldier of Fortune: Payback is a first-person shooter video game and the third installment of the Soldier of Fortune game series.
9 Years AgoSeasons after Fall
PS4Xbox OneWorldwide
Seasons after Fall is a game about adventure and exploration, crafted with gorgeous two-dimensional visuals. The spirits of the four seasons are gone. Something is definitely happening in the forest, something that never happened before.
7 Years AgoThief Simulator
SwitchNorth America
Become the best thief. Gather intel, steal things and sell them to buy hi-tech equipement. Do everything that a real thief does.
13 Years AgoMars: War Logs
PCEuropeAustralia
An Intense Cyberpunk Rpg On the Red Planet! Mars War Logs takes you to Mars, nearly a century after the cataclysm that threw the planet and its colonists into chaos.
13 Years AgoWipeout
AndroidEurope
Wipeout is a racing game that is set in 2052, where players compete in the F3600 anti-gravity racing league. The game allows the player to pilot one of a selection of craft in races on several different tracks.
7 Years AgoGuilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R
Expanded editionSwitchWorldwide
Ultimate battle action, and the epitome of the GUILTY GEAR XX series now on Steam! Bonus soundtracks included!
13 Years AgoKarateka
AndroidWorldwide
Karateka is a 1984 beat'em up video game by Jordan Mechner, and was his first game created while attending Yale University. It was originally programmed for the Apple II, and was later ported to several other home computers and early gaming consoles.
19 Years AgoYoshi
WiiAustraliaEurope
Yoshi is a puzzle game featuring the titular character. In this game, the player must stack two of the same Mario enemy on top of one another to clear them. The concept of the game was inspired by Tetris.
14 Years AgoSonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II
AndroidPS3Xbox 360Worldwide
The Sonic 4 Saga continues in Episode II with the return of a beloved side kick and fan-favorite villains! Following the events of Episode I, Metal Sonic has returned to form an alliance with Dr. Eggman!
7 Years AgoGuilty Gear
PS4SwitchWorldwide
Guilty Gear is a 2D fighting game, in which you can play as one of 10 very different kind of characters. There is a selection of fighters from Holy Order knights, Armed Air Force soldiers, Mafia members and mad scientists.
3 Years AgoHrot
PCWorldwide
Hrot is a single-player retro FPS set in a small socialist country neighboring Soviet Union (Czechoslovakia) after an unspecified disaster in 1986. Those times were dark and terrifying and so is the game.
12 Years AgoThe House in Fata Morgana
iOSJapan
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.
4 Years AgoWizard101
PCMacEurope
Wizard101 is a 2008 massively multiplayer online role-playing game created by KingsIsle Entertainment.
2 Years AgoLorelei and the Laser Eyes
SwitchPCWorldwide
A woman, summoned by an eccentric man to participate in a project in an old hotel somewhere in central Europe, becomes embroiled in a game of illusions, increasingly dangerous and surreal.
23 Years AgoEver17: The Out of Infinity
PCJapan
Ever 17: The Out of Infinity is a visual novel video game developed by KID. It is the second entry in the Infinity series; it is preceded by Never 7: The End of Infinity, and followed by Remember 11: The Age of Infinity, 12Riven: The Psi-Climinal of Integral, and Code_18.
13 Years AgoCanabalt
C64Worldwide
Use your Parkour skills to outrun the destruction of your city with just one button!
2 Years AgoGakuen Idolmaster
iOSAndroidJapan
An idol raising simulation mobile game in The Idolmaster series featuring a completely new branch of idols. Enroll in Hatsuboshi Gakuen to learn the ropes of being a producer by partnering up with various idol students to help them raise to the top!
11 Years AgoCode Name: S.T.E.A.M.
Nintendo 3DSAustralia
Launch S.T.E.A.M., an elite team of steam-powered special-forces soldiers, to save the world from an alien menace. In this new blend of action and strategy, your commandos use steam power stored in special backpacks to move into position and fire an arsenal of distinct weapons.
20 Years AgoX-Men: The Official Game
PCXbox 360North America
X-Men: The Official Game (also known as X3: The Official Game) is Activision's tie-in video game to the 2006 film X-Men: The Last Stand.
20 Years AgoMe & My Katamari
PSPEurope
The King of All Cosmos and the Royal Family decide to take some time off from their celestial construction and travel to Earth for a well-earned (for the Prince at least) tropical summer vacation on their own sunny island.
14 Years AgoSonic Labyrinth
Nintendo 3DSJapan
Dr. Robotnik has created a world of 3D mazes, into which he has thrown Sonic and added a whole new dimension to his life! Now the Dude with Attitude can spin dash in every direction - collecting keys to access hidden levels and bonus rooms as he never could before.
13 Years AgoAce of Spades: Battle Builder
MacWorldwide
Say hello to the creative shooter. Ace of Spades: Battle Builder is the first-person shooter that lets you create your battleground, destroy it, then create it again.
3 Years AgoDrakensang Online
PCWorldwide
Drakensang Online is a browser-based, freemium online role-playing game of the German enterprise Bigpoint. The gameplay is similar to the Diablo game franchise and is developed by Bigpoint Berlin. It is one of the few MMORPGs developed in the European Union.
26 Years AgoSimCity 3000 Unlimited
Expanded editionPCNorth America
In 2000, SimCity 3000 was re-released under different names in different regions, such as SimCity 3000 Unlimited (in North America and Oceania), SimCity 3000 Deutschland (Germany), SimCity 3000 UK Edition (UK & Ireland) and SimCity 3000 Wor…
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