ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
August 5
The games released on this day in gaming history.
743 releases
14 Years AgoHarmoKnight
Nintendo 3DSJapan
HarmoKnight is a rhythm platformer developed by Game Freak as a downloadable title for the Nintendo 3DS. The game was released on the Nintendo eShop in Japan on September 5, 2012 and in Europe and North America on March 28, 2013.
5 Years AgoA Monster's Expedition
SwitchWorldwide
A Monster’s Expedition (Through Puzzling Exhibitions) is a brand new adventure tour for monsters who love to learn about humans! Learn the ancient art of pushing trees over* and fashion your own pathways with our easy-build bridges.
10 Years AgoRoad to Ballhalla
PCWorldwide
A snarky and rhythm-driven action game about rolling around. Prepare your balls for an epic journey to Ballhalla. Feel the rhythm to overcome deadly hazards and marble at awful puns in the roll playing game of the year. May the torque be with you!
5 Years AgoJupiter Hell
PCLinuxMacWorldwide
Jupiter Hell is a classic turn-based roguelike set in a 90's flavored sci-fi universe. Rip and tear zombies, demons and unmentionable monstrosities, using shotguns, chainguns and the trusty chainsaw, to the shine of CRT monitors and the tune of heavy metal!
12 Years AgoRoad Not Taken
PS4PCMacWorldwideNorth America
Road Not Taken is a roguelike puzzle game about surviving life's surprises. You play as a ranger adventuring through a vast, unforgiving forest in the aftermath of a brutal winter storm, rescuing children who have lost their way.
18 Years Ago
1 Year AgoLost Lands: Dark Overlord
PS5Worldwide
Susan had just stepped away to answer the phone, but when she returned she saw something pulling her son Jimmy through a shimmering portal. It closed before she could pull him back. To save him, she must find a way to this other world.
18 Years AgoCrash Time
Xbox 360North America
Solve cases on the infamous Autobahn highway in this laughable title by taking down dangerous criminals without stepping out of your vehicle in over 70 fascinating missions. Also features a local multiplayer race mode.
17 Years AgoCrash Time
Xbox 360North America
Solve cases on the infamous Autobahn highway in this laughable title by taking down dangerous criminals without stepping out of your vehicle in over 70 fascinating missions. Also features a local multiplayer race mode.
12 Years AgoMetrico
PS VitaNorth America
Metrico centers around infographics. It’s an atmospheric puzzle action game with a mindset of its own. The idea was born a few years ago, out of admiration for the beauty of infographics as an art form.
1 Year AgoTurbo Kid
SwitchWorldwide
Turbo Kid is a BMX-powered pixel-art Metroidvania gore-fest based on the film of the same name.
40 Years AgoSpy vs. Spy II: The Island Caper
Atari 8-bitNorth America
A follow-up to the first Spy vs Spy game now sees the spies stranded on a desert island. This time, instead of the four items which allow you to leave for the airport, the spies must try to collect 3 pieces of a missile.
13 Years AgoDoorways: Prelude
PCMacLinuxWorldwide
Doorways is an episodic first person horror adventure, featuring a complex story and deep atmosphere. Each chapter will challenge you with its fast-paced gameplay and breathtaking visuals and sounds, so prepare to immerse yourself in a terrifying psychological experience.
11 Years AgoInk
PCWorldwide
Ink is a fast-paced platformer about using colorful paint to uncover your surroundings. Ink has a similar feel to hardcore platformers like Super Meat Boy. The object of each level is to defeat all of the enemies in the room (if any) and reach the goal.
10 Years AgoCannon Brawl
Xbox OneWorldwide
Cannon Brawl is a 2D action strategy game with big explosions and destructible terrain. Command the action from your airship to build cannons, capture mines, expand your territory and more.
7 Years AgoShadows 2: Perfidia
SwitchEurope
Shadows 2: Perfidia is a survival horror game inspired by classics like the Penumbra series and Layers of Fear. Explore a darkened office complex and uncover the truth behind the horrifying events that have befallen its inhabitants.
5 Years AgoMy Friend Pedro: Ripe for Revenge
iOSAndroidWorldwide
My Friend Pedro is back in a brand new mobile adventure of blood, bullets and bananas! Flip and fire your way through 37 action packed levels on foot, on a motorcycle and even on a skateboard.
5 Years AgoMir 4
PCAndroidiOSWorldwide
Mir 4 is a free-to-play open world Asian-fantasy MMORPG that can be cross-played on both PC and mobile devices. Mir 4 is full of action and features numerous large scale clan PVP battles. Join now and become a legend.
13 Years AgoZafehouse: Diaries
PCWorldwide
Safehouse: Diaries is a fresh take on the zombie / survival horror genre.
22 Years AgoTom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Black Arrow
XboxWorldwide
Black Arrow is the Xbox sequel to the acclaimed Rainbow Six 3. Based on an improved version of the same engine, the game features a new single player campaign, new multiplayer maps and game modes, and new Xbox Live! clan support features.
15 Years Ago
12 Years AgoMcDroid
PCMacLinuxWorldwide
A super frantic Arcade Tower Defense, McDROID starts gently then progressively challenges your trigger finger and your wits (and your sanity) as you multitask like a robotic-spider-doggy-thing: running, shooting, building base, herding, hea…
12 Years AgoInfinity Wars: Animated Trading Card Game
PCMacWorldwide
Infinity Wars: Animated Trading Card Game is traditional trading card gaming completely reimagined as digital free to play for the PC, and Mac. Featuring every card fully animated, open player-to-player trading, modes eliminating pay to win and animated 3D battlefields.
12 Years AgoKillzone: Shadow Fall - Intercept
Standalone expansionPS4Worldwide
Killzone Shadow Fall Intercept places you and up to three of your friends on the elite VSA team known as Intelligence Squad Alpha.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.