On This Day in Gaming: May 21

ON THIS DAY IN GAMING

May 21

The games released on this day in gaming history.

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Hellblade II: Senua's Saga cover2 Years Ago

Hellblade II: Senua's Saga

PCXbox Series X|SWorldwide

The sequel to the award winning Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice, Senua returns in a brutal journey of survival through the myth and torment of Viking Iceland.

Beat Saber cover7 Years Ago

Beat Saber

SteamVRWindows Mixed RealityOculus QuestWorldwide

Beat Saber is an immersive rhythm experience you have never seen before! Enjoy tons of handcrafted levels and swing your way through the pulsing music beats, surrounded by a futuristic world.

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Trials and Tribulations cover16 Years Ago

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Trials and Tribulations

Expanded editionWiiEurope

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney − Trials and Tribulations (known as Gyakuten Saiban 3 in Japan) is the third game in the Ace Attorney series. Players take on the role of Phoenix Wright, a defense attorney known for taking on seemingly impossible cases.

LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes cover13 Years Ago

LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes

Wii UWorldwide

The Dynamic Duo of Batman and Robin join other famous super heroes from the DC Universe including Superman, Wonder Woman and Green Lantern to save Gotham City from destruction at the hands of the notorious villains Lex Luthor and the Joker.

Brotato cover3 Years Ago

Brotato

AndroidWorldwide

Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens.

Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes cover7 Years Ago

Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes

Oculus QuestMeta Quest 2Worldwide

One player is trapped in a virtual room with a ticking time bomb they must defuse. The other players are the “Experts” who must give the instructions to defuse the bomb by deciphering the information found in the bomb defusal manual.

Split/Second cover16 Years Ago

Split/Second

Xbox 360iOSPCPS3Europe

Split/Second is an intense action racing game set within a reality television show. Competitors will vie to be the first to the finish line in a made-for-TV city set rigged to blow with the ultimate goal of becoming the season champion.

Resident Evil: Revelations cover13 Years Ago

Resident Evil: Revelations

RemasterPS3Wii UXbox 360North America

Resident Evil: Revelations is a remaster of the 3DS game with high quality HD visuals, enhanced lighting effects and an immersive sound experience.

Assassin's Creed III Remastered cover7 Years Ago

Assassin's Creed III Remastered

RemasterSwitchWorldwide

Relive the American Revolution or experience it for the first time in Assassin's Creed III Remastered, with enhanced graphics and improved gameplay mechanics. Also includes all the original solo DLC, including The Tyranny of King Washington.

Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright cover10 Years Ago

Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright

Nintendo 3DSAustralia

Fire Emblem Fates is split into three story paths. Birthright is one of the two base stories, the other being Conquest. The other story path can be bought digitally at a discount through the in-game store.

VRChat cover7 Years Ago

VRChat

Oculus QuestMeta Quest 2Worldwide

In VRChat there is something around every corner that will delight, thanks to the power of true user generated content. Jump into hundreds of awe-inspiring environments and meet unique avatars every day. Watch a movie on the moon.

Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest cover10 Years Ago

Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest

Nintendo 3DSAustralia

Fire Emblem Fates is split into three story paths. Conquest is one of the two base stories, the other being Birthright. The other story path can be bought digitally at a discount through the in-game store.

Worms 3D cover22 Years Ago

Worms 3D

MacWorldwide

Join the party as worm battles ensue across 3D worlds. Worms 3D pits four players--each with a customizable team of worms--against one another in fully deformable landscapes.

Thumper cover7 Years Ago

Thumper

Oculus QuestMeta Quest 2Worldwide

Thumper is a rhythm violence game. It combines classic rhythm-action with breakneck speed and brutal physicality. Thumper strips rhythm gaming down to its core.

Observation cover7 Years Ago

Observation

PS4PCWorldwide

Observation is a sci-fi thriller uncovering what happened to Dr. Emma Fisher, and the crew of her mission, through the lens of the station’s artificial intelligence S.A.M.

SuperHot VR cover7 Years Ago

SuperHot VR

Oculus QuestMeta Quest 2Worldwide

SuperHot VR is a title reimagined and redesigned from the ground up for Oculus Rift and Touch hand tracking controllers. SuperHot VR brings the intensely visceral action of SuperHot directly into your head and soul.

XDefiant cover2 Years Ago

XDefiant

PCPS5Xbox Series X|SWorldwide

Ubisoft's worlds collide in a free-to-play, first-person arena shooter where you compete to be the best in fast-paced online matches!

Journey to the Savage Planet cover6 Years Ago

Journey to the Savage Planet

SwitchWorldwide

Onward To Adventure In this colorful, co-op adventure game you play as the newest recruit to Kindred Aerospace.

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six cover17 Years Ago

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six

PCWorldwide

A combination of explosive action and real-life strategy! The most revolutionary action/strategy game of its kind. Nothing comes closer to offering an exciting combination of strategy, team-building, realistic three-dimensional graphics and true-to-life special forces action.

Monster Train cover6 Years Ago

Monster Train

PCWorldwide

Hell has frozen over. Only you can protect the final burning pyre from the forces of heaven and restore the inferno. Monster Train brings a new strategic layer to roguelike deckbuilding, with three vertical playing fields to defend.

System Shock cover2 Years Ago

System Shock

RemakePS4PS5Xbox OneXbox Series X|SWorldwide

After 22 years, cyberpunk cult classic System Shock is getting an update.

Max: The Curse of Brotherhood cover12 Years Ago

Max: The Curse of Brotherhood

PCXbox 360Worldwide

In its core Max: The Curse of Brotherhood is a physics-based puzzle/platformer and set in a 2.5D environment with a free and cinematic camera. The game has 7 chapters and 20 levels in total All levels are connected so the game feels like one long journey.

Mega Man Zero 2 cover11 Years Ago

Mega Man Zero 2

Wii UNorth America

Mega Man Zero 2, known in Japan as Rockman Zero 2, is the second game in the Mega Man Zero series for the Game Boy Advance, developed by Inti Creates and published by Capcom in 2003.

Drakengard 3 cover12 Years Ago

Drakengard 3

PS3Europe

Drakengard 3 transports players to a medieval world where six goddess-like sisters known as "Intoners" have brought peace to the earth with their power to manipulate magic through song.

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