ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
July 2
The games released on this day in gaming history.
626 releases
28 Years Ago
13 Years AgoLeft 4 Dead 2
LinuxWorldwide
Left 4 Dead 2 is a cooperative first-person shooter video game, the sequel to Valve Corporation's Left 4 Dead. The Game builds upon cooperatively focused gameplay and Valve's proprietary Source engine, the same game engine used in the original Left 4 Dead.
2 Years AgoResident Evil 7: Biohazard
iOSMacWorldwide
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard is the first game of the Resident Evil series to switch from 3rd-person to fully 1st-person perspective. A complete refresh of gameplay systems simultaneously propels the survival horror experience to another level.
19 Years AgoSuper Mario Bros. 2
PortWiiNorth America
Super Mario Bros. 2, 2D platformer and sequel to Super Mario Bros. (1985), features 4 selectable characters (Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Toad) as they navigate the dream world of Subcon to defeat the evil toad king Wart. Super Mario Bros.
12 Years AgoChild of Light
PS VitaEurope
The Black Queen has stolen the Sun, the Moon and the Stars. You play as Aurora, a young princess with a pure heart whose soul is brought to the kingdom of Lemuria.
This yearDispatch
Web browserWorldwide
Dispatch is a superhero workplace comedy where choices matter. Manage a dysfunctional team of misfit heroes and strategize who to send to emergencies around the city, all while balancing office politics, personal relationships, and your own quest to become a hero.
17 Years AgoCall of Juarez: Bound In Blood
PCPS3Xbox 360Australia
In the remote and deadly Wild West, the outlaw McCall brothers are on a quest for the legendary Gold of Juarez. In their journey across a vast landscape, these lawless gunslingers will stop at nothing to achieve their goal.
17 Years AgoStreet Fighter IV
PCJapan
Street Fighter IV brings the legendary fighting series back to its roots by taking the beloved fighting moves and techniques of the original Street Fighter II, and infusing them with Capcom’s latest advancements in next generation technolog…
2 Years AgoZenless Zone Zero
iOSWorldwide
Zenless Zone Zero is an all-new 3D action game from HoYoverse, here to provide a thrilling combat experience. Build a squad of up to three and begin your assault with Basic and Special Attacks.
6 Years AgoOrwell: Keeping an Eye on You
AndroidWorldwide
Using the new governmental security program that has the power to survey the online presence of every person in The Nation, you investigate the lives of citizens to find those responsible for a series of terror attacks.
12 Years AgoGuacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition
Expanded editionPS4Wii UXbox OneXbox 360WorldwideNorth AmericaEurope
Guacamelee! STCE is an enhanced version of Guacamelee! Gold Edition that adds in two huge new levels, an explosive new ‘Intenso’ power mode, 4-player local co-op support and more.
18 Years AgoSoulCalibur
Xbox 360Worldwide
SoulCalibur is a weapon-based 3D fighting game developed by Project Soul and produced by Namco. It is the second game in the Soul series, preceded by Soul Edge (1996). Originally released in arcades in 1998, it ran on the Namco System 12 hardware.
2 Years AgoThe First Descendant
PCPS4PS5Xbox OneXbox Series X|SWorldwide
Launched in July 2024, The First Descendant is a next-generation third-person co-op action RPG looter shooter featuring high-quality graphics developed using Unreal Engine 5.
16 Years AgoSniper: Ghost Warrior
PCXbox 360Europe
The game is a tactical shooter played from a first-person perspective. As the title suggests, a large portion of the game consists of stealth, staking out targets and firing sniper rifles.
12 Years AgoHalo: Spartan Assault
Xbox OneJapan
A top-down twin-stick shooter set in the Halo universe. Players control Spartan supersoldiers and battle a splinter faction of the alien Covenant across a campaign of missions, using series weapons and vehicles.
11 Years AgoFire Emblem: Shadow Dragon
RemakeWii UEurope
A reinvention of the original NES titles with revamped graphics and intuitive touch control, Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon will finally introduce longtime fans to the stories that gave birth to the series nearly 20 years ago in Japan, while in…
11 Years AgoAdvance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising
Wii UEurope
In Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising brings your GBA all-new strategic action and all-new fighting action! Thrilling turn-based strategy gameplay that will put your brain & your reflexes to the test, in this sequel to the original hit!
5 Years AgoFears to Fathom: Home Alone
PCWorldwide
Fears to Fathom: Home Alone is a first-person psychological horror game and the first entry in the Fears to Fathom anthology series. Players follow Miles, a 14-year-old boy left home alone for the night while his parents are away.
14 Years AgoBlacklight: Retribution
PCWorldwide
Take firefights to a futuristic new level in Blacklight: Retribution, a free-to-play FPS. See through walls with the HRV, deploy mechanized Hardsuits, and customize your weapons to dominate the opposition. In Blacklight, mastering the futuristic tech is half of victory.
12 Years AgoMonster Hunter Freedom Unite
Expanded editioniOSWorldwide
Japan's most successful PSP title, Monster Hunter Portable 2G, is heading to Europe and US. Renamed Monster Hunter Freedom Unite, this latest installment in the epic Monster Hunter series delivers over 500 hours of gameplay spanning some 400 missions.
14 Years AgoFatal Fury
Neo Geo CDJapan
Fatal Fury is a fighting game developed by SNK and released for arcades in 1991. Players choose from a roster of martial artists and compete in one-on-one battles using punches, kicks, and special moves.
5 Years AgoEpistory: Typing Chronicles
SwitchNorth AmericaEurope
Epistory is an atmospheric adventure typing game that tells the story of a writer lacking inspiration who asks her muse to help write her latest book. In Epistory you play the muse, a fictional character in a world where everything is untold.
13 Years AgoDuke Nukem II
MacPCWorldwide
Duke Nukem is back. Captured by an alien foe in the middle of promoting his best-selling book, “Why I’m So Great”, Duke must once more defeat the forces of evil to save himself from the knowledge-stealing Rigelatins, and ultimately prove his book’s namesake.
11 Years AgoAnna's Quest
PCMacLinuxWorldwide
Dragons, witches, trolls... No one can stop Anna. With her telekinesis, unorthodox use of torture instruments, a knack for improvisation and the help of a shady fox she just makes her way.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.