ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
August 1
The games released on this day in gaming history.
1229 releases
13 Years AgoHarvest Moon
Wii UEuropeNorth America
Ever wanted to live life on a farm, with nothing but the sun, the fresh scent of your crops, the muddy fields underneath, and cows and chickens to keep you company?
17 Years AgoMonster Hunter Tri
WiiJapan
Monster Hunter Tri depicts an ecosystem where man co-exists with fantastic beasts that roam both the land and the sea.
6 Years AgoStrange Brigade
Google StadiaWorldwide
There are remote corners of the British Empire where the supernatural lurks and the shadows linger, where few dare go and fewer return.
7 Years AgoChroma Squad
SwitchWorldwide
Chroma Squad is a tactical RPG about five stunt actors who decide to quit their jobs and start their own Power Rangers-inspired TV show! Cast actors, purchase equipment and upgrades for your studio, craft weapons and giant Mechas out of cardboard and duct tape.
8 Years AgoRealm Royale Reforged
Xbox OnePS4Worldwide
Join 20+ million players and experience a new kind of battle royale in Realm Royale Reforged! Choose your class, forge deadly weapons, and master powerful abilities to be the last champion standing.
7 Years AgoThe Darkside Detective
SwitchEurope
Join The Darkside Detective, Francis McQueen, as he investigates the bizarre, the supernatural and those missing cat cases that keep getting dropped on his desk.
14 Years AgoHitman: Sniper Challenge
Standalone expansionPCWorldwide
Get ready to pull the trigger on a completely new chapter in the award-winning Hitman series. Be the ultimate assassin in the Hitman Sniper Challenge by testing your reactions, focus and skill in a stand-alone hit available only for Hitman Absolution pre-purchases.
18 Years AgoDrakensang: The Dark Eye
PCEurope
Drakensang is a third-person party-based RPG based on the pen & paper role-play rules of The Dark Eye. Drakensang is the first PC game for over 10 years to be based on Germany's most successful and popular role-play system.
8 Years Ago1979 Revolution: Black Friday
PS4Worldwide
1979 Revolution, the action/adventure game, immerses players into the gritty, euphoric streets of revolution – where the choices you make may betray you. Set in the actual events of 1979 Iran.
2 Years AgoOperation: Tango
SwitchWorldwide
It takes two to save the world in this Asymmetrical Spy Thriller. Pair up with a friend as a special agent or elite hacker, and work together to bring a high-tech global menace to its knees.
29 Years AgoMoto Racer
PCEurope
Moto Racer is an arcade style motorcycle racing game developed by Delphine Software International and published by Electronic Arts for Microsoft Windows and PlayStation. It features both dirt and street bikes, and a variety of tracks.
40 Years AgoSpy vs Spy
PC-88Japan
The black spy and the white spy are out to outsmart each other before the time bell rings. Find the needed objects (money, passport, secret plans and airport door key) by searching rooms in the embassy, which include desks, file cabinets and other furniture.
17 Years AgoFrontlines: Fuel of War
PCAsia
When the oil fields go dry, the war begins. In this first person shooter, you must use every gun, drone, and vehicle at your disposal to hold the line.
26 Years AgoHabbo
Web browserEurope
Habbo (formerly known as Habbo Hotel) is an online vintage pixel-art style virtual community where you can create your own avatar, make friends, chat, build rooms, design + play games and so much more! Almost anything is possible in this strange place full of awesome people.
12 Years AgoSacred 3
PS3Europe
Sacred 3 features classic arcade Hack n' Slash action centered around drop in, drop out cooperative multiplayer for both offline (2 players) and online (4 players) play. Develop your character's skills and abilities and band together to use powerful co-op abilities and tactics.
1 Year AgoJenny LeClue: Detectivu
AndroidWorldwide
Jenny LeClue is a story focused exploration adventure game with memorable characters, a unique aesthetic, and an epic tangled mystery. Jenny is a brilliant young detective, but nothing exciting happens in her small town of Arthurton, and she longs for real adventure.
14 Years AgoFire Emblem: Ankoku Ryuu to Hikari no Tsurugi
Nintendo 3DSJapan
Fire Emblem: The Dark Dragon and Sword of Light is the first game in the Fire Emblem series, developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo. It was first released on the Famicom (known internationally as the Nintendo Entertainment System) on April 20, 1990.
42 Years AgoPac-Land
ArcadeJapan
Pac-Land itself is split into trips. In each of these trips the objective is to get the fairy (that is kept under Pac-man's hat) to Fairyland and also to return home to Pac-Man's house.
34 Years AgoUltima V: Warriors of Destiny
FM TownsJapan
After a century of relative peace, the Avatar of Virtue is summoned back to the medieval kingdom of Britannia to deal with a new threat: the usurper Lord Blackthorn, a formerly honorable nobleman who has been corrupted by strange new creatures called the Shadowlords.
13 Years AgoCloudberry Kingdom
Wii UWorldwide
Cloudberry Kingdom is a platform game created by Pwnee Studios. The game uses a set of algorithms developed by Jordan Fisher to create procedurally generated levels that can be adaptive to player skill level, in game character abilities, and alteration of game physics.
10 Years AgoDead Island Retro Revenge
Xbox OnePS4North AmericaEurope
Time for some 16-bit retro revenge! Hell-bent on saving his cat, Max must carve a bloody path through a zombie-infested California, tearing his way through hordes of the undead, battalions of corrupt soldiers, and a slew of evil-minded ex-cons.
9 Years AgoRedeemer
PCWorldwide
REDEEMER is a Top-Down Action game where you will punch, hack and blast your way through enemies using fists, hammers, fire arms and even the environment.
8 Years AgoGirls' Frontline
AndroidiOSJapan
Girls' Frontline is a moe anthropomorphism game in which the player controls of android characters, known in-game as "T-Dolls" or "Tactical Dolls", each of which represents a real-world firearm.
38 Years AgoPolice Quest: In Pursuit of the Death Angel
MacNorth America
Police Quest: In Pursuit of The Death Angel is an adventure game in which gameplay is centered on interacting with the environment to resolve a series of scenarios.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.