ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
August 1
The games released on this day in gaming history.
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12 Years AgoThe Last of Us Remastered
RemasterPS4Europe
The Last of Us Remastered is an updated release of the PS3 game The Last of Us. It is identical to the PS3 version but runs at a 1080p resolution and incorporates character models with a higher resolution.
13 Years AgoMetro: Last Light
PS3Xbox 360Japan
Based on the Russian novel Metro 2033 by Dmitry Glukhovsky, Metro: Last Light is a post-apocalyptic horror first-person shooter that serves as a new chapter in the Metro saga and is the sequel to Metro 2033.
8 Years AgoYakuza 0
PCWorldwide
Yakuza 0 is an action-adventure beat 'em up and a prequel to the Yakuza series, set in 1988 Japan during the country's economic bubble era. The game follows two protagonists: Kazuma Kiryu in Tokyo's Kamurocho district and Goro Majima in Osaka's Sotenbori district.
12 Years AgoChild of Light
Xbox OneEurope
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.
9 Years AgoSlime Rancher
Xbox OnePCWorldwide
Slime Rancher is a charming, first-person, sandbox experience.
9 Years AgoThe Long Dark
LinuxMacPCXbox OnePS4Worldwide
Welcome to The Long Dark, the innovative exploration-survival experience Wired magazine calls "the pinnacle of an entire genre".
9 Years AgoShadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun
PS4Xbox OneNorth America
Skillfully hide from and sneak past the enemies fields of view, take their formations apart and hide their bodies to cover your tracks. Quick Save will enable you to execute your plans perfectly. Tactically plan actions for your whole team and execute them all at once.
14 Years AgoDeadlight
Xbox 360Worldwide
The world has ended. There is no hope. No new beginning.
18 Years AgoSoulCalibur IV
Xbox 360New Zealand
"Swords will be honed and weapons optimized as the world renowned weapon-based fighting series Soulcalibur unveils a fourth installment.
7 Years AgoKeep Talking and Nobody Explodes
iOSAndroidWorldwide
One player is trapped in a virtual room with a ticking time bomb they must defuse. The other players are the “Experts” who must give the instructions to defuse the bomb by deciphering the information found in the bomb defusal manual.
12 Years AgoTowerFall Ascension
Expanded editionOuyaWorldwide
Enter the land of TowerFall with your friends and engage in the noble and brutal tradition of bow-and-arrow combat. TowerFall is an archery combat platformer for 1-4 players, with an arcade co-op mode and hilarious, intense versus matches.
13 Years AgoKiller Is Dead
PS3Xbox 360Japan
Killer is Dead is an action game that is no sequel to Killer7 or the No More Heroes series by the same developers, but shares elements such as violent action, a main character wielding a katana as the most prominent weapon, assassins as an…
19 Years AgoFlatOut: Ultimate Carnage
PortXbox 360Australia
An enhanced version of the PlayStation 2 game FlatOut 2. It increased the number of cars in a race from 8 to 12. It added 5 new single player and 2 new multiplayer modes FlatOut Ultimate Carnage lifts destruction racing to a whole new level of bone-breaking slaughter.
18 Years AgoFlatOut: Ultimate Carnage
PortPCEurope
An enhanced version of the PlayStation 2 game FlatOut 2. It increased the number of cars in a race from 8 to 12. It added 5 new single player and 2 new multiplayer modes FlatOut Ultimate Carnage lifts destruction racing to a whole new level of bone-breaking slaughter.
14 Years AgoAwesomenauts
PCMacLinuxWorldwide
Two teams battle each other to take down the opposing sides turrets and base. There's multiple stages and some with hidden traps in the environment. Each team defends multiple lanes, and has to plan and coordinate properly to take down the other team.
13 Years AgoKirby's Dream Land 2
Nintendo 3DSNorth America
Kirby returns and has joined forces with new friends in this thrilling sequel! The Rainbow Bridges that connect the seven Rainbow Islands have disappeared! Help Kirby solve the mystery!
2 Years AgoThank Goodness You're Here!
SwitchPCPS5PS4MacWorldwide
Thank Goodness You're Here! is an absurd comedy slapformer set in the bizarre Northern English town of Barnsworth. As a traveling salesman, take the time to see the sights and meet the locals, who are very eager to give you a series of increasingly odd jobs…
7 Years AgoBattle Chasers: Nightwar
iOSAndroidWorldwide
Battle Chasers: Nightwar is an American made JPRG and dungeon-crawler, based on the best-selling Battle Chasers comic series by Joe Maduriera and inspired by JPRG greats such as Final Fantasy, Suikoden, Chrono Trigger, and Phantasy Star.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.