ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
June 26
The games released on this day in gaming history.
918 releases
18 Years Ago
6 Years AgoInside
MacWorldwide
Inside is a puzzle-platformer developed by Playdead, presented in a 2.5D side-scrolling format with a dark, predominantly monochromatic visual style.
8 Years AgoNieR: Automata
Xbox OneWorldwide
NieR: Automata tells the story of androids 2B, 9S and A2 and their battle to reclaim the machine-driven dystopia overrun by powerful machines.
13 Years AgoHotline Miami
PS3PS VitaEurope
A top-down slasher/shooter with unlockable gameplay-altering masks and weapons, featuring a neon-flavoured electronic aesthetic, in which a hitman receives anonymous calls ordering him to travel to certain residences and crime dens and mass…
14 Years AgoSpec Ops: The Line
Xbox 360PCPS3North America
A third-person shooter in which three American soldiers led by Capt. Walker are sent to Dubai in order to recover whoever remains of an infantry unit, the 33rd Battalion, until they decide to take action against the militants situated in the city.
13 Years AgoHalf-Life 2: Episode One
Standalone expansionLinuxWorldwide
Half-Life 2: Episode One is the first of a planned trilogy of expansion packs/episodes for the 2004 first-person shooter game, Half-Life 2. The episode takes place immediately after the end of Half-Life 2, in the war-torn setting of City 17.
26 Years AgoDeus Ex
PCEuropeNorth America
A philosophical first-person WRPG set in a dystopian 2052 in which JC Denton, a nano-augmented agent for the anti-terrorist organization UNATCO, is tasked with stopping the invasion of Liberty Island by the terrorist group NSF.
13 Years AgoFinal Fantasy III
Wii UJapan
Final Fantasy VI is the sixth main installment in the Final Fantasy series, developed and published by Square. It was the final title in the series to feature two-dimensional graphics, and the first story that did not revolve around crystals.
18 Years AgoSuper Smash Bros. Brawl
WiiAustralia
Super Smash Bros. Brawl is the third installment in the Super Smash Bros. series and the follow-up to Super Smash Bros. Melee.
12 Years AgoShovel Knight
PCWii UNintendo 3DSWorldwideNorth America
Shovel Knight is a sweeping classic action adventure game with awesome gameplay, memorable characters, and an 8-bit retro aesthetic. It's a hot mashup of new and old! You play as the eponymous Shovel Knight, a small knight with a huge quest.
7 Years AgoHuman: Fall Flat
AndroidiOSWorldwide
Human: Fall Flat is a physics-based puzzle platformer where players control a customizable wobbly human character named Bob.
14 Years AgoTomb Raider: Underworld
MacEurope
Tomb Raider: Underworld represents a new advancement in exploration-based gameplay.
13 Years AgoDeadpool
PS3Xbox 360PCAustralia
In Deadpool the player takes control of the loud-mouthed, foul-mouthed, merc-with-a-mouth Wade Wilson (a.k.a. Deadpool).
8 Years AgoThe Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit
Standalone expansionPS4Xbox OneWorldwide
Have you ever dreamt of being a superhero? Meet Chris, a creative and imaginative 9 year old boy who escapes reality with fantastical adventures as his alter ego, the Awesome Captain Spirit! Captain Spirit is a free demo set in the Life is Strange universe.
13 Years AgoSecret of Mana
Wii UJapan
Initially released in Japan in 1993, Secret of Mana took the world by storm with its innovative real-time battle system and gorgeously rendered world. It continues to stand out among other action RPGs for its seamless gameplay that anyone from beginner to veteran can enjoy.
12 Years Ago
1 Year AgoBlack Desert
PS4PS5Xbox Series X|SXbox OneWorldwide
Black Desert is a game that tests the limitations of MMORPG by implementing remastered graphics and audio. Enjoy exciting combat and siege, exploration, trading, fishing, training, alchemy, cooking, gathering, hunting, and more in the vast open world.
20 Years AgoTitan Quest
PCNorth America
Titan Quest is an action role playing hack and slash video game developed by Iron Lore Entertainment. It was released worldwide by THQ on June 26, 2006. The game was released on Steam, along with the expansion Titan Quest: Immortal Throne, on July 17, 2007.
29 Years AgoDungeon Keeper
PCDOSNorth America
Dungeon Keeper is a strategy video game in which the player attempts to build and manage a dungeon or lair while protecting it from invading 'hero' characters intent on stealing the player's accumulated treasures and killing various monsters.
19 Years AgoTom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas
PS3North America
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six makes its next-generation hardware debut in the most dramatic installment of the renowned first-person shooter franchise to date.
18 Years AgoBattlefield: Bad Company
PS3Europe
Set in the near future, the Battlefield: Bad Company single-player campaign drops gamers behind enemy lines as part of a squad of four soldiers - risking it all to go AWOL on a personal quest.
19 Years AgoOverlord
PCXbox 360Worldwide
Overlord is an action role-playing video game set in an alternate world, where the player takes the role of a resurrected warrior known as "The Overlord" who has control over hordes of gremlin-like creatures known as "Minions".
18 Years AgoNeverwinter Nights 2
MacEurope
Neverwinter Nights 2 (NWN2) is a computer role-playing game set in the fantasy world of the Forgotten Realms, one of the popular campaign settings of Dungeons and Dragons.
12 Years AgoCastlevania III: Dracula's Curse
PortWii UNorth America
Led by the immortal Count Dracula, the greatest army of evil ever assembled is poised to bury mankind in a Tomb of Terror. Destroying this legion of Swamp Dragons, Slasher Skeletons and Forces of the Undead will be the supreme challenge for the mightiest of warriors.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.