ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
May 26
The games released on this day in gaming history.
774 releases
31 Years AgoVelcro Mind
DOSWorldwide
The player here controls the movements of a disc with their mouse.
31 Years AgoMujintou Monogatari 2
PC-98Japan
Mujintou Monogatari 2 is a follow-up to Mujintou Monogatari. Like its predecessor, it simulates survival of a group of people on a deserted island - this time, following a ship accident. The basic gameplay is very similar to that of the previous game.
31 Years AgoBallade For Maria
PC-98Japan
You play the role of Jake Spikes, a detective from New York. Murders are taking place in Boston and you travel there to solve the crimes.
30 Years AgoBS Spriggan Powered
PortSatellaviewJapan
BS Spriggan Powered (「ＢＳスプリガン・パワード」) is a downloadable 5-part Soundlink game for the Satellaview that was broadcast in at least 2 runs between May 26, 1996 and September 28, 1996. The game has two versions: "Prelude" and the "Main Story".
30 Years AgoDoraemon Waku-waku Pocket Paradise
Game GearJapan
Doraemon Waku-waku Pocket Paradise is an action game for the Sega Game Gear. It is based upon the 1979 Doraemon anime series.
26 Years AgoMarionette Company 2 Chu!
PCJapan
Marionette Company 2 is an adventure game for the Sega Dreamcast and sequel to Marionette Company.
26 Years Ago10 x 10
ZX SpectrumWorldwide
The 10x10 game is a puzzle game, which was presented to the world by Cyber, Qazix, Dexter and rVx, was published by the Cobra Software team in 2000 in Ukraine.
25 Years AgoHunter X Hunter: Sorezore no Ketsui
WonderSwan ColorJapan
Hunter X Hunter: Sorezore no Ketsui is a Role-Playing game, developed by Access and published by Bandai, which was released in Japan in 2001.
25 Years AgoMikeneko Holmes: Ghost Panic
WonderSwan ColorJapan
Mikeneko Holmes: Ghost Panic is an Adventure game, developed by Koto and published by Koubunsha, which was released in Japan in 2001.
25 Years AgoCastle Fantasia: Seima Taisen
PCAsia
"Seimadaisen" is a prequel to the first Castle Fantasia. The events of the game takes place 500 years before those of "Castle Fantasia", and tells the story of a two hundred year long religious war between the Inshiera Empire and the Ruushiera Republic.
23 Years AgoLolagame
PCWorldwide
Lola Game is a management and simulation game with an isometric perspective. It is a game commissioned by Granarolo, an italian multinational company that operates in the fresh milk and diary-cheese sector.
22 Years AgoTontie ver.1
Expanded editionWeb browserWorldwide
This is a kind of evolved whack-a-mole game. ah, a kind of action game or like that.
22 Years AgoThe Polyphonic Spree: The Quest for the Rest
Web browserWorldwide
A very short game created by Amanita Design for the band The Polyphonic Spree, featuring music from their album "Together We're Heavy".
21 Years AgoNBA Street V3
Expanded editionGameCubeJapan
The GameCube version features Mario, Luigi, and Princess Peach as playable characters, collectively known in-game as the "Nintendo All-Stars".
21 Years AgoYoku aru Dasshutsu Game
Web browserJapan
Yoku aru Dasshutsu Game, also commonly referred to as "Dona Room" or "Dona's Room" in the West, is the first game in a series of escape games by Naoki Nakashima.
20 Years AgoUtopia City
PCEurope
Utopia City is a sci-fi FPS game set in the year 2091, in a virtual world parallel to the real world.
20 Years AgoKishin Hishou Demonbane
PCJapan
Kurou and Al, who crushed the conspiracy of Jashin with Demonbane, are working as detectives in a reborn world. However, there comes another shadow looming toward them. Many mysterious cases... by "Bloody Monsters".
20 Years Ago
19 Years AgoBigBang Beat: 1st Impression
PCJapan
Big Bang Beat - 1st Impression - is a dōjin fighting game made by NRF based on the eroge Daibanchou: Big Bang Age by AliceSoft. The game borrows some elements from fighting games by Capcom and Arc System Works.
19 Years AgoKudos: Rock Legend
PCWorldwide
Kudos: Rock Legend is a fantastic turn based RPG about living the life of a rock star.
18 Years AgoSudoku
ColecoVisionWorldwide
To solve a Sudoku puzzle, place a number into each cell so that each row, each column, and each small 3x3 box within the larger puzzle will contain every number from 1 to 9. In other words, no number may appear more than once in every row, column, or 3x3 box.
18 Years AgoTerritory War Online
Web browserWorldwide
Defend your turf! They think they can take over your land? They have another thing coming...
18 Years AgoDowntown Nekketsu Story
WiiKorea
Downtown Nekketsu Story is the original version of the game known as River City Ransom. The game was first released as Downtown Nekketsu Monogatari, but has since been localized as Downtown Nekketsu Story.
18 Years AgoBlast Miner!
PCMacWorldwide
Mix Constructive Thinking with Destructive Explosions! There's gold in them thar hills! Problem is, the gold lies deep in the cavernous puzzle rooms underneath them thar hills.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.