ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
August 2
The games released on this day in gaming history.
682 releases
8 Years AgoGuns, Gore and Cannoli 2
SwitchWorldwide
Guns, Gore & Cannoli 2 revives the good, old, action platform run & gun genre but this time with a bunch of humor and a bucket of blown of body parts. In this sequel to Guns, Gore & Cannoli, Vinnie Cannoli’s story continues and this time it’s personal.
5 Years AgoGrime
Google StadiaPCWorldwide
Explore a surreal world obsessed with proportions and anatomy, in this 2.5D Metroidvania action RPG, where you will find out what you're made of... and break everything else apart.
13 Years AgoOmerta: City of Gangsters
MacWorldwide
Work your way up from small-time crook to boss of the underworld in this strategic simulation set in the Golden Twenties by setting up speakeasies, gambling dens and distilleries.
10 Years AgoGal*Gun: Double Peace
PS VitaPS4North America
Gal*Gun: Double Peace is a Japanese bishojo shooting game and the sequel to Gal*Gun. The protagonist, Hodai Kudoki, is struck with an arrow that makes every girl want him. But if he doesn’t find his fated girl by the day’s end, he’ll never be able to find love again.
9 Years AgoSecret Files 2: Puritas Cordis
iOSWorldwide
While her ex-boyfriend Max, a scientist, witnesses the brutal methods of Puritas Cordis at the excavation site of an ancient Indonesian temple complex, Nina joins forces with a priest in France to investigate the connection between the secr…
14 Years AgoThe Last Blade
WiiEurope
The Last Blade is a fighting game developed and published by SNK and released in arcades in 1997. It is set in a fictional version of late 19th-century Japan and features a roster of sword-wielding characters.
13 Years AgoCloudberry Kingdom
PCWorldwide
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.
20 Years AgoStreet Fighter II' Turbo: Hyper Fighting
Expanded editionXbox 360Worldwide
Street Fighter II Turbo: Hyper Fighting is a competitive fighting game released for the arcade by Capcom in 1992. It is the third game in the Street Fighter II sub-series of Street Fighter games following Street Fighter II: Champion Edition.
15 Years AgoBleach: Soul Resurrección
PS3North America
The afterlife adventures of reluctant Soul Reaper Ichigo Kurosaki make their high-def video game debut in the PlayStation 3-exclusive Bleach: Soul Resurrección.
10 Years AgoNightmares from the Deep: The Cursed Heart
PS4Worldwide
You are a museum owner pursuing an undead pirate who kidnapped your daughter. You quickly realize that the villain is entangled in a tragic, centuries-old love story, and wants to resurrect his mistress with the girl’s life force.
19 Years AgoEndless Ocean
WiiJapan
Endless Ocean is a game based on the exploration of an underwater world. The main focus of the game is exploring the game world and cataloguing the various species of animals found there.
5 Years AgoStreet Racer
PCNorth America
Street Racer is a kart racing game similar to Super Mario Kart. Up to four players can play by split-screen. If there are no human opponents, the player can drive against seven computer opponents in three leagues.
10 Years AgoRiptide GP: Renegade
AndroidWorldwide
Riptide GP: Renegade drops players into a futuristic world of illicit hydro jet racing, where armored riders kick out death-defying stunts over massive waterfalls, outrun cops, and boost at breakneck speeds across surging waves.
8 Years Ago
2 Years AgoWorld of Goo 2
SwitchPCLinuxWorldwide
Use living liquid creatures to build bridges, grow towers, terraform terrain, and fuel flying machines. The world is beautiful, dangerous, and evolving.
20 Years AgoBroken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars
PortWindows MobileWorldwide
The mobile port of Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars is pretty much the same game as the original, the only difference is that the graphics were adapted to fit the technical constraints of the console.
13 Years AgoMystery Case Files: Ravenhearst
Nintendo 3DSWorldwide
The recently acquired diary of Emma Ravenhearst may hold the key to unraveling the tale behind Ravenhearst Manor, yet pages are missing. Locate and assemble diary pages to unlock the mystery.
9 Years AgoDemetrios: The Big Cynical Adventure
Xbox OneNorth America
Demetrios is a quirky point and click adventure game inspired by classics like Broken Sword, packed with tons of humor! Bjorn Thonen, a slob of an antique dealer living in Paris, is robbed one night after coming home drunk.
8 Years AgoArmored Warfare
Xbox OneWorldwide
Armored Warfare, is a free-to-play massively multiplayer online tactical military video game that puts you in control of some of the most incredible, modern destructive machines to grace a battlefield. Drive modern tanks, armored vehicles and more.
7 Years AgoThe Church in the Darkness
Xbox OnePS4MacPCSwitchWorldwide
From Richard Rouse III and inspired by real-life events, The Church in the Darkness is an action-infiltration game that delves into the radical movements of the 1970s. As a former law enforcement officer, you have resolved to get into Freedom Town and check on your sister's son.
21 Years AgoEarth 2160
PCEurope
Only a few thousand humans managed to escape from the Earth before its collapse in 2150 A.D. They spent the next few years on the terra forming of the red planet, developing new technologies and building up new civilisations.
21 Years AgoNarcissu
PCJapan
The anonymous protagonist is diagnosed with lung cancer shortly after his twentieth birthday, and is admitted to hospice care at a hospital in Mito, Ibaraki. There he meets Setsumi, a woman who is two years older than he is, who is also terminally ill.
15 Years AgoWarhammer 40,000: Kill Team
PS3North America
Warhammer 40,000: Kill Team is a top down view, perspective correct, 3d arcade shooter, with twin stick control set in the Warhammer 40,000 future fantasy universe.
8 Years AgoEtrian Odyssey Nexus
Nintendo 3DSJapan
"A royal decree from Princess Persephone has prompted the gathering of the realm’s greatest explorers to the floating city of Maginia. Their goal—uncovering the mysteries of the archipelago of Lemuria, home to a great Yggdrasil Tree.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.