ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
May 16
The games released on this day in gaming history.
730 releases
12 Years AgoShiny the Firefly
PCMacLinuxWorldwide
This adorable action-adventure game, set in the middle of a picturesque garden, has you helping Shiny, the cute little firefly, to find his babies. You’ll have to fly, run, hide and defend yourself against a legion of enemies.
9 Years AgoArcfall
PCWorldwide
In a Massively Multiplayer World where you can fight, craft, explore and live, Arcfall offers a game style that captures old school RPG games with modern quality. Emerge yourself in a world where you can craft your own weapons and armor.
9 Years AgoDeemo: The Last Recital
PS VitaNorth America
Experience Deemo: The Last Recital, a music rhythm game and story of urban fantasy. Deemo is a mystic being that lives in solitude in a castle all by itself.
9 Years AgoFlappy Dunk
iOSWorldwide
Tap to jump into as many hoops as possible. Collect skins and achieve crazy challenges.
8 Years AgoFlynn & Freckles
PS4North America
Flynn, a young pirate, decides to begin a perilous quest in search for the most valuable of treasures: Captain Freckles’ sword. But, to his surprise, the sword is possessed by the old captain’s spirit.
8 Years AgoDark Future: Blood Red States
PCWorldwide
Command a team of ruthless highway warriors on the gang-infested highways of North America’s wastelands in this RealTimeShift Vehicular Action Strategy reboot of the cult-classic Games Workshop car combat game.
8 Years AgoCasual Penalty
PCWorldwide
Casual Penalty.It's like playing football but only those moments when you need to score a penalty.
7 Years AgoLight Tracer
SwitchWorldwide
Light Tracer is a VR Platform-Puzzler in which the Player is a godlike creature who has to guide a princess in despair up the enormous Tower of Bellbatis.
7 Years AgoKoral
SwitchPCWorldwide
Dive into the beautiful underwater world as a current who's mission is bring back to life coral reefs. Solve puzzles to heal them and bring back the beauty of the ocean.
7 Years AgoDeathbloom: Chapter 1
PCWorldwide
Inspired by the classics of survival horror. The manor and surrounding properties sprawl into a maze of corridors, bedrooms, foyers, libraries, studies, galleries, gardens, and more.
5 Years AgoCastle of no Escape
iOSWorldwide
Explore the mysterious castle full of monsters and secrets in a quest to collect all the treasures (that will also protect you from the curses on your way) and crush the main boss. The game won't let you exit the castle, no matter how you try.
3 Years AgoTrinity Trigger
SwitchPS4PS5Europe
Trinity Trigger is an action role-playing video game developed by Three Rings and published by FuRyu in Japan.
2 Years AgoGarden Life: A Cozy Simulator
SwitchPS4PS5Japan
Garden Life is a gardening sandbox game in which players can plant, cultivate, decorate, and manage their own garden.
2 Years AgoDie by the Blade
PCPS4PS5Xbox OneXbox Series X|SWorldwide
Vanquish your foes with a single strike in 1v1 weapon-based fighter Die by the Blade. Dive into a samuraipunk world and wield a range of traditional Japanese weapons to determine your moveset.
2 Years AgoArcadia: Colony
SwitchWorldwide
Enter into the world of Arcadia, a 2.5D Anime-style Metroidvania. Play as the three unique characters with their unique abilities and world's interactions. Save your homeland from the troubles caused by the huge bird-like Puppets and reveal hidden truths in the underground!
2 Years AgoMusashi vs. Cthulhu
SwitchPS4PS5Xbox OneXbox Series X|SPCWorldwide
Musashi vs Cthulhu (or MxC) is a fast-paced action game where you take control of Musashi - the most famous warrior from feudal Japan -, as he’s fighting for his life. The samurai is a victim of a terrible curse that makes him a target for unspeakable monsters.
2 Years AgoRead Only Memories: Neurodiver
MacSwitchPCPS5Xbox OneXbox Series X|SWorldwide
Return to the vibrant cyberpunk world of Neo-San Francisco from 2064: Read Only Memories, filled with friendly and familiar faces.
1 Year AgoThe Rescue of Mermaids
PCWorldwide
Travel through the depths of the ocean with Garry the octopus-man and save your mermaids.
37 Years AgoAngel Hearts
PC-98Japan
Angel Hearts is a dead simple RPG developed by ELF in 1989. The gameplay resembles that of "dungeon crawlers", meaning that there are no friendly areas; though the view for exploration is top-down rather than first-person (which is reserved for the turn-based battles).
37 Years AgoSarge
DOSNorth America
Sarge is a top-down shooter. The goal is to stop the invading terrorists by controlling a tank and a helicopter. All enemy forces must be destroyed in each level. Two-player mode facilitates gameplay by adding two more units on the battlefield.
30 Years AgoBattle Arena Toshinden
PortR-ZoneNorth America
A Tiger Electronics port of Battle Arena Toshinden. In the same year Tiger released two handheld versions, for R-Zone and VRT-X.
29 Years AgoPhoto Genic
PC-98Japan
In Photo Genic the player controls a young boy that got a job as a photographer. The main goal of the game is to improve the boy stats and photograph skills to make him win the heart of one of the girls of the town.
29 Years AgoTrain Simulator: Nanbu Juukan Tetsudou
PCMacJapan
An entry in the Train Simulator series of FMV games by Ongakukan, featuring the Nanbu Jukan Railway between Shichinohe and Noheji.
25 Years AgoRoland Garros: French Open 2001
PCWorldwide
Roland Garros 2001 is a tennis game created by Caparace. The player can choose between sixteeen different players to play in 4 tournaments that includes Roland Garros and the US Open.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.