ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
July 16
The games released on this day in gaming history.
781 releases
This yearThe Abyss’s Last Breath
SwitchWorldwide
The Abyss’s Last Breath: blends survival, escape‑room gameplay and immersive simulation into a unique psychological horror experience.
This yearFalseflash
SteamVRWorldwide
A fast-paced VR panic game where you must stabilize a failing planetary control grid by hitting real fault signals, ignoring false ones, and surviving ten minutes of total system overload.
This yearDead Weight
PCWorldwide
Challenge the Ancient Gods! Set the sails of your flying pirate ship and embark on the adventure in the steampunk world of Dead Weight. Explore floating islands in search for loot.
This yearQianli: The Vastscape Scroll
PCWorldwide
Shape the world to your will in lush landscapes inspired by Chinese watercolors in this Zen hex-tile building game that blends puzzle and roguelite elements with beautiful Asian aesthetics.
This yearPetunia's Purgatory
PCWorldwide
Petunia’s Purgatory is a creepy-cute, idle-farming game that lives at the bottom of your screen. Plant seeds that grow into horrifying crops, sacrifice animals for blood, and summon assistants to help you run your farm. Manage your sanity while you try to appease the Elder God!
This yearFull Stride
PCPS5Worldwide
Full Stride is a jockey racing game focused on first-person riding and skill-based race control. Players manage speed, stamina, positioning, and timing while adapting to each horse’s characteristics and the layout of 3D racecourses.
This yearWelcome to the Game III
PCWorldwide
Navigate the internet's dark net, searching for pieces of a puzzle that once combined will clear your outstanding debt.
This yearTung Tung Tung Survival
PCWorldwide
Tung Tung Tung Survival is a first-person single-player survival horror experience set across a dense, isolated 1km × 1km island. Search every corner for the scattered parts you need to repair your boat and escape. But you are not alone. You were never alone.
This yearFire Boy
PCWorldwide
A hero who talks to the player in a comical way about his actions in the game, adventure in classic 2D platform style, are 5 worlds with different and challenging characteristics.
This yearPimbolas
PCLinuxMacWorldwide
Chaotic foosball matches for up to 4 players! Use crazy power-ups, battle through unique arenas and opponents, and turn every friendly match into a chaotic showdown with friends.
This yearFixer Undercover
SteamVRPCWorldwide
Welcome to DIY Espionage - a VR puzzle adventure where everyday tools and found objects become your problem-solving kit.
This yearThe Hidden Scrolls
PCWorldwide
The Hidden Scrolls is a turn-based roguelike tactical RPG with a Chinese-inspired setting. Explore five mysterious regions, battle fierce beasts and ruthless bandits, recruit and train a team of warriors to uncover the secrets hidden within ancient bamboo scrolls.
This yearSamurai Conqueror
PCWorldwide
Conquer Japanese History! A “Historical Timeline Strategy” fought on the grand timeline of Japan
This yearFeather Land
PCMacWorldwide
Feather Land is an idle game that blends productivity tools with a study/work companion. Enjoy calming music, hatch eggs, collect cute birds, and watch a quiet space into a landscape full of life, bringing peace and focus to your study or work sessions.
This yearRail Estate
PCMacWorldwide
Outbid your rivals in auctions for key railway routes, then build and upgrade tracks to dominate the rail economy. Players compete to create the most profitable network, balancing speed, capacity, and maintenance in a dynamic simulation
This yearMeow Craft
PCWorldwide
Cursed by the Demon Dragon, you—an adventurer cat—can no longer lift a sword! In Meow Craft, flex your paws to run a blacksmith shop, recruit cute staff, and arm heroes. If you can’t fight, forge the god-tier gear needed to break the curse!
This yearGaldromeda
PCLinuxWorldwide
Turn-based RPG with space combat. Assemble a crew, each having their own unique abilities, level up, upgrade your ship and your crew's abilities, collect new outfits for your crew.
This yearOre Factory Squad
PCWorldwide
Ore Factory Squad is a co-op mining and factory-building game with procedural mining and fun at its core!
This yearAre We Sinking Yet?
PCWorldwide
Are We Sinking Yet? is a chaotic co-op rafting game for 2-4 players where teamwork is the only way to survive. Paddle together to steer your raft, dodge dangerous river obstacles, solve environmental puzzles, and try not to throw your friends overboard.
This yearSudoku Cats
LinuxMacPCWorldwide
Did the cats run away and leave chaos behind? It's time to tidy up the mess! Put cute furry friends in their right places by solving fun logic puzzles. The perfect relaxation adventure for everyone cat lovers and those who enjoy sudoku.
This yearUniversal Harvest: Incremental
PCWorldwide
Universal Harvest: Incremental is a relaxing incremental game about interplanetary travel. Explore new planets, gather rare resources, develop technologies, and unlock more and more possibilities!
This yearAssoluto Racing
SwitchWorldwide
PRECISION COMPETITIVE RACING Assoluto Racing is the next evolution of mobile racing simulations. REAL CARS Race with beautifully modeled, officially licensed cars from the top manufacturers in the world.
This yearLooking For Fael
PCPS5SwitchXbox Series X|SMacWorldwide
Upon receiving a cryptic voicemail from your missing roommate, the ordinary confines of your apartment transform into a surreal labyrinth.
This yearRing Toss Legend
PCWorldwide
Ring Toss Legend is a casual physics game where you toss rings onto prize pegs, earn coins, upgrade your skills, and chase bigger rewards as you explore new stages.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.