ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
May 20
The games released on this day in gaming history.
768 releases
10 Years AgoOrcs
PCWorldwide
Orcs is an action/platformer 2D old school inspirated by classic like Castlevania and Ghosts 'n Goblins.
10 Years AgoTouhou Sky Arena: Matsuri Climax
PS4Japan
Based on Japan's popular game series "Touhou Project". Touhou Sky Arena a fired-up 3D battle action game. The characters' abilities change to the playing song within the 'Fired-up battle system'. Enjoy dramatic girl battles in the sky.
10 Years AgoAge of Barbarian Extended Cut
PCWorldwide
Age of Barbarian Ex is an action hack 'n 'slash game inspired to 80s, fantasy and sword-and-sorcery genre. Muscular barbarians, scantily clad girls, hordes of bloodthirsty monsters, a lot of gore, a pretty epic story and an addictive soundtrack! What's best in life?
8 Years AgoThe Mercury Man
PCWorldwide
"The Mercury Man is a sci-fi game in the TRPG genre with adventure elements. In this game you will be in the mercury hunter's shoes. "Mercuries" are people who have subjected themselves to an illegal medical procedure for the sake of curing all diseases.
6 Years AgoThey Came From the Sky
PCWorldwide
They Came From the Sky is tiny, retro styled, highly-addictive and fast paced arcade game wherein you take the role of one of the Flying Saucers in the 1950s with one and only one Mission: Make a delicious juicy Human Smoothie!
6 Years AgoTotal Tank Simulator
PCWorldwide
Total Tank Simulator is a physics-based WW2 game. Experience WW2 like never before. Play with tanks, planes, cannons, infantry and much more.
5 Years AgoMayhem in Single Valley
PCWorldwide
Help Jack survive his voyage of self-discovery! A local troublemaker makes series earth-shattering discoveries on the day he is supposed to leave home for a new life in the city.
5 Years AgoJay and Silent Bob: Mall Brawl
PS4Xbox OneWorldwide
Play as Jay and Silent Bob in a retro 8-bit sidescrolling brawler solo or with a friend. Pummel enemies with hard-hitting combos, dash attacks, and elbow drops as well as a random assortment of weapons as you battle your way out of the mall and back to the Quickstop.
5 Years AgoOf Bird and Cage
PCWorldwide
Of Bird and Cage is an Action-Adventure Music Video Game! A first of a kind music album that is experienced entirely through a video game featuring world-renowned artists from (ex) Guns N' Roses, Epica, Within Temptation, (ex) Evanescence and many others!
5 Years AgoAkiba's Trip: Hellbound & Debriefed
RemasterSwitchPS4Japan
Akiba's Trip: Hellbound & Debriefed is the precursor to Akiba's Trip: Undead & Undressed, the smash hit that introduced a Western audience to the seedy underworld lurking in the shadows of the haven of “otaku” culture in the Akihabara district of Tokyo.
5 Years AgoPuzzle Bobble VR: Vacation Odyssey
Oculus QuestWorldwide
Bursting with the same cheerful design, adorable characters, and timeless gameplay as the originals, Puzzle Bobble VR: Vacation Odyssey is the next evolution of the classic Japanese action puzzle game franchise – with the immersive fun of virtual reality!
5 Years AgoAeternoBlade
SwitchJapan
In the region of Awelsia, vengeful Freyja travels with an unknown weapon called 'AeternoBlade'. Freyja looks to take revenge on Beladim, the Lord of the Mist who destroyed her village, Ridgerode, and killed her tribe.
4 Years AgoAmazing Princess Sarah
PS4North America
You are Sarah, princess of the peaceful realm of Kaleiya. The quiet life of your kingdom was lost the day your father was seduced and then kidnapped by Lilith, a demon mistress. Travel through ice castles, cold dungeons, lava caves and much more!
4 Years AgoNirvana Pilot Yume
Xbox OneNorth America
Nirvana Pilot Yume is the cure for your ‘80s sci-fi anime nostalgia. Experience SkyRoads-inspired space races and a steamy visual novel of romance and redemption. Turn on the neon lights and raise the volume of the synthwave soundtrack: you are at home.
4 Years AgoAshigaru: The Last Shogun
PS4Worldwide
During the Sengoku period in the midst of civil war, the powerful Daimyo's struggle for power and the conquest of the imperial capital. Shingen from the Takeda clan and Ieyasu from the Tokugawa clan fight bloody battles to conquer more territories and power.
4 Years AgoApico
LinuxMacPCWorldwide
Apico is a laid-back beekeeping sim game about breeding, collecting, & conserving bees! Set in a series of lush environments, Apico uniquely combines resource gathering, biology, and beekeeping minigames, taking ideas from a mix of real-life and fantasy apiculture & floriculture.
2 Years AgoMy Bakery Empire
PCWorldwide
It's been Lizzie's lifelong dream to someday open up a bakery of her own. Now that day has finally arrived! She's graduating from college, and she's more than ready to get baking.
1 Year AgoThe Siege and the Sandfox
PCWorldwide
A 2D stealth Metroidvania with parkour platforming. Explore the majestic palace and ancient prisons of a kingdom under siege. Don the mantle of the legendary Sandfox as you venture into the ruins below, and discover the true threat from a sand-borne evil.
This yearAtomic Owl
SwitchPS5Xbox Series X|SPS4Xbox OneWorldwide
Atomic Owl is a pixel art-based single-player, side-scrolling roguelite that combines fast-paced platforming with dynamic hack-and-slash combat and a variety of weapons, powerups, and a demonic blade.
This yearThick as Thieves
PCWorldwide
Enter the shadows in this introduction to Thick as Thieves. In the shadow-draped streets of Kilcairn, fortune favours the bold.
38 Years AgoChopper Commando
DOSWorldwide
Chopper Commando is a 2D side-scrolling shooter developed by Marc Currie. In this game, the player assumes the role of a helicopter pilot who takes orders from their commanding officers for various missions.
38 Years AgoDome
X68000Japan
DOME is based on Shizuko Natsuki's novel of the same name. The original work as well as the game's plot focus on the construction of a nuclear shelter called "The Dome", capable of protecting humans from an impending atomic war.
29 Years AgoMath for the Real World
PCMacWorldwide
The player manages a rock band and must secure funds to producing music videos and become successful by managing the budget efficiently. This is achieved by completing objectives like keeping on schedule and ensuring the van does not run out of fuel.
28 Years AgoGodzilla Online
PCNorth America
Godzilla Online was a multiplayer only game based on the 1998 film "Godzilla" from Centropolis Entertainment.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.