ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
August 1
The games released on this day in gaming history.
1229 releases
19 Years AgoDrift City
PCWorldwide
Developed by NHN Games Corporation, Drift City is a free to play arcade style racer available on ijji.com for North American users. It opts out of a realistic look for a more stylized cell shaded look.
19 Years AgoThe Legend of Sword and Fairy 4
PCChina
The Legend of Sword and Fairy 4 is an action role-playing game developed by Softstar Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.. It is the fifth installment in The Legend of Sword and Fairy (or Chinese Paladin) video game series, and serves as a prequel to the third game.
19 Years AgoOhmydollz
Web browserWorldwide
Join the best on-line girl community. Play a fashion and decoration game! And make tons of new friends!
19 Years Ago
19 Years AgoPunishment 2: The Punishing
PCWorldwide
Punishment 2: The Punishing is an infamously brutal 2D platformer developed by Messhof.
19 Years Ago
18 Years AgoCalamity Annie
PCMacWorldwide
"Love is a bullet, I am a gun. I draw first, and the game is won."
18 Years AgoThe World's Hardest Game 2
Web browserWorldwide
This is The World's Hardest Game #2! It is harder than any game you have ever played, or ever will play. Work your way through 50 incredibly hard levels and claim your spot on the world highscore board.
18 Years AgoDuck Think Outside the Flock
Web browserWorldwide
25 levels for you to crack while you quack!
18 Years AgoUNO Undercover
PCNorth America
Play Uno like you've never played it before! Uno World Tournament Adventure combines the interactive fun of classic Uno with addictive and exciting storylines.
18 Years AgoSoulCalibur IV
PS3New ZealandEurope
"Swords will be honed and weapons optimized as the world renowned weapon-based fighting series Soulcalibur unveils a fourth installment.
18 Years AgoCastle Run
Web browserWorldwide
Try to get back home while avoiding dangerous creatures and obstacles.
17 Years AgoKuros
PCWorldwide
When Katya, a young explorer with no memory of her past, awakens on Kuros™, she finds a mysterious alien world teetering on the brink of destruction. Determined to piece together her forgotten life, she sets out to explore her strange surroundings.
17 Years AgoKnight 'n' Grail
C64Worldwide
The game is a platformer with many action-adventure elements. The knight meets different moving (as snakes, dragons, birds, water drops) and rigid enemies (as gargoyles) and obstacles (as spears or moving pillars), that can be fought and destroyed. Some enemies spit e.g fire.
17 Years AgoNezumi Man
PCJapan
Nezumi Man is a homage to/parody of the classic NES Mega Man games, starring a rat who can run, slide, jump and shoot like the Blue Bomber himself. His goal is to stop the plans of Dr. Gyoniku and his henchmen, along with seven other rat and ratlike characters.
17 Years AgoBermuda Escape
Web browserWorldwide
Bermuda Triangle holds many mysteries. Here's one of them.
16 Years AgoShoot First
PCWorldwide
Shoot First is an action roguelike which supports co-op play. The game has low-resolution graphics and a catchy 8-bit soundtrack.
16 Years AgoJurassic Park
MobileWorldwide
Jurassic Park is an action game based on the 1993 movie of the same name.
16 Years AgoThe Kore Gang: Outvasion from Inner Earth
WiiEurope
A 3D platformer for the Wii, developed over a period of about 10 years, during which many different companies contributed to some extent. The central mechanic is the ability to switch between three characters with different abilities.
16 Years AgoTowards the Light
Web browserWorldwide
Make your way to the exit while collecting as many souls as you can. While in ghost-mode you can go through walls and take over enemies by touching them. When you take over an enemy you get their properties such as flight and double-jump.
15 Years AgoAbsolute Solitaire & Patience
PCWorldwide
Absolute Solitaire & Patience is a comprehensive collection of more than 200 of the most popular variants of Solitaire, for instance Bakers Dozen, Canfield, Carlton, Four Seasons, Freecell, Klondike and Yukon.
15 Years AgoOsu!Stream
iOSWorldwide
Osu!Stream is a rhythm game made for touch-enabled devices, with 45 playable songs and new gameplay elements.
15 Years AgoJust Dance 2: Extra Songs
Standalone expansionWiiEurope
A special limited edition of Just Dance 2 featuring new songs and routines. Features 21 tracks previously only available via download, plus two exclusive tracks.
15 Years AgoMurder Dog IV
PCWorldwide
The Murder Dog is on trial at the Hague for crimes against humanity. He stands charged with the killing of over 1500 people in a brutal attack encompassing the use of toxic gas, a fire engine and a blunt instrument.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.