ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
August 5
The games released on this day in gaming history.
743 releases
16 Years AgoChou Kowai Hanashi DS: Ao no Shou
Nintendo DSJapan
The developer Alchemist gathers together a total of 63 scary stories and bulks them up into visual novels filled with images, sound effects, and narration from Akira Hirayama.
16 Years AgoDJMax Technika 2
ArcadeAustralia
Hold your breath for a new challenge in this sequel to Pentavision's hit touch screen rhythm arcade game.
16 Years AgoBattle Spirits Digital Starter
Nintendo DSJapan
Battle Spirits Digital Starter (バトルスピリッツ デジタルスターター) is the third Battle Spirits video game, and the first to appear on the Nintento DS. It was released August 5, 2010 in Japan, and is not licensed elsewhere.
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4 Years AgoPapers, Please
AndroidWorldwide
The communist state of Arstotzka has just ended a 6-year war with neighboring Kolechia and reclaimed its rightful half of the border town, Grestin. Your job as immigration inspector is to control the flow of people entering the Arstotzkan side of Grestin from Kolechia.
1 Year AgoApex Legends
Switch 2Worldwide
Conquer with character in Apex Legends, a free-to-play Hero shooter where legendary characters with powerful abilities team up to battle for fame & fortune on the fringes of the Frontier.
18 Years AgoSonic the Hedgehog
WiiJapan
Sonic the Hedgehog is a 2D side-scrolling platformer developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega for the Genesis/Mega Drive. Players control Sonic the Hedgehog, who can run at near supersonic speeds and sets out on a quest to defeat Dr.
28 Years AgoWarcraft II: Tides of Darkness
DOSMacWorldwide
Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness is a Strategy video game published by Blizzard Entertainment released on 1995 for MS-DOS. Warcraft 2 is a successor of the popular Warcraft real-time strategy game.
11 Years AgoSuper Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
Wii UJapan
A JRPG entry in the Super Mario franchise in which Mario meets many unlikely allies in order to jump and fight his way through the Mushroom Kingdom and collect stars to repair the Star Road, the pathway that grants people's wishes, which wa…
12 Years AgoThe Swapper
PS4PS3PS VitaNorth America
The Swapper is a short puzzle platformer where you must complete every puzzle and collect 124 orbs, in groups of 3 and 9 later on, to complete the game. The game has a tool which lets you create up to 4 clones and switch between them as long as you have a clear line of sight.
16 Years AgoPersona 3 FES
Expanded editionPS3Japan
Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 FES is an add-on disc for Persona 3 containing updates to the original game (referred in the game as "The Journey"), as well as a new epilogue story, The Answer, in which the player controls Aigis.
12 Years AgoThe Expendabros
Standalone expansionPCMacWorldwide
Rescue your brothers in arms and play as seven different legendary soldiers - each with their own unique weapons and special attacks - with up to four players at once in local multiplayer co-op mode.
17 Years AgoRed Faction II
PCWorldwide
In Red Faction II you will have to defend your country as Alias, a demolitions expert, with the help of your five squad members, each specializing in their own method of destruction.
12 Years AgoMax: The Curse of Brotherhood
Xbox OneJapan
In its core Max: The Curse of Brotherhood is a physics-based puzzle/platformer and set in a 2.5D environment with a free and cinematic camera. The game has 7 chapters and 20 levels in total All levels are connected so the game feels like one long journey.
21 Years AgoWorms 4: Mayhem
PCWorldwide
The Worms series continues with Worms 4: Mayhem. You can engage in the turn-based combat that the series has become known for across predesigned or random 3D maps.
22 Years AgoSonic the Hedgehog
WiiJapan
This is a completely different game than its 16-bit counterpart on the Genesis/Mega Drive, and was originally released on the Sega Game Gear and Master System. To stop the evil Dr. Robotnik, Sonic must traverse six zones consisting of three levels each.
5 Years AgoRec Room
AndroidWorldwide
Rec Room is a virtual reality online game platform to build and play games together. Party up with friends from all around the world to chat, hang out, explore millions of player-created rooms, or build something new and amazing to share with us all.
11 Years AgoSubmerged
PS4North America
Submerged is a third-person combat-free game in which you explore a mysterious flooded city and discover the beauty of desolation in vast outdoor environments. You take on the role of Miku, a young girl who has brought her wounded brother to the city in their small fishing boat.
11 Years AgoScore! Hero
iOSWorldwide
Score! Hero, from the award winning makers of Score! World Goals, Dream League Soccer & First Touch Soccer.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.