ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
August 6
The games released on this day in gaming history.
765 releases
12 Years AgoFire Emblem: The Sacred Stones
Wii UJapan
In Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones, you must help protect the nation of Renais from the invading Grado Empire. Plan your strategy, choose your units, and then lead your soldiers in to battle. The more experience your soldiers gain, the more you can upgrade their abilities.
1 Year AgoTotally Accurate Battle Simulator
AndroidWorldwide
A physics based medieval battle simulator which lets you pit wacky waving armies against each other. In Totally Accurate Battle Simulator you pit waving arm men against each other and watch them fight it out.
13 Years AgoThe Bureau: XCOM Declassified
Xbox 360Worldwide
The year is 1962 and the Cold War has the nation gripped by fear. A top-secret government unit called The Bureau begins investigating a series of mysterious attacks by an enemy more powerful than communism.
11 Years AgoGolden Sun: The Lost Age
Wii UNorth America
The story of Golden Sun: The Lost Age picks up right near the end of the first game.
7 Years AgoDC Universe Online
SwitchWorldwide
DC Universe Online is a free-to-play superhero / supervillian MMORPG that lets players create their own unique tights-wearing hero or villain and roam the streets of places like Gotham City and Metropolis fighting or creating crime.
13 Years AgoTales of Xillia
PS3North America
Tales of Xillia follows Jude Mathis, a clever medical student attending school in the capital city, and Milla Maxwell, a mysterious woman accompanied by four unseen beings.
16 Years AgoQuake Live
PCWorldwide
From the legendary series that founded the online shooter genre comes the most exciting, energetic, and fast-paced shooter on the Internet. Play against players around the world in over 100 arenas, and a dozen game modes, in one of the most competitive shooters online today.
13 Years AgoDragon's Crown
PS3PS VitaNorth America
Dragon's Crown is a multiplayer hack-and-slash beat'em up game with breathtaking visual style, a design built around cooperative play, epic boss fights, and the ability to discover a new adventure in every play session.
6 Years AgoThere Is No Game: Wrong Dimension
PCMacWorldwide
"There is no game: Wrong dimension" is a Point&Click comedy adventure (and Point&Click only!) that will take you on a journey you never asked to go on, through silly and unexpected video game universes. Will you be able to play along with the "Game" to find your way home?
10 Years AgoAM2R: Return of Samus
PCWorldwide
AM2R, short for Another Metroid 2 Remake, is an action-adventure video game developed by Milton Guasti under the pseudonym DoctorM64, and released in August 2016 for Microsoft Windows, coinciding with the 30th anniversary of the Metroid series.
17 Years AgoSimon the Sorcerer
iOSWorldwide
Simon the Sorcerer is an adventure game that was released by Adventure Soft on 2 January 1993 for Amiga and DOS formats. The game's name comes from the account of Simon the Sorcerer in Acts 8.
19 Years AgoAdventures of Lolo
WiiNorth America
Adventures of Lolo is a puzzle game released in 1989 by HAL Corporation for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It is based on the Japanese Eggerland video game series.
7 Years AgoAge of Wonders: Planetfall
PCXbox OnePS4MacWorldwide
Age of Wonders: Planetfall is the new strategy game from Triumph Studios, creators of the critically acclaimed Age of Wonders and Overlord series, bringing all the exciting tactical-turn based combat and in-depth 4X empire building of its p…
25 Years AgoThe Settlers: Fourth Edition
PCNorth America
The Romans, the Mayans, the Vikings, and the Trojans are the four industrious little races you'll be settling with.
13 Years AgoIbb & Obb
PS3Worldwide
The green creature, ibb, and the pink creature, obb, travel through a world divided by a thin horizon line; on either side of the barrier, everything is inverted and gravity works in opposite directions.
11 Years AgoScore! Hero
AndroidWorldwide
Score! Hero, from the award winning makers of Score! World Goals, Dream League Soccer & First Touch Soccer.
12 Years AgoBack to Bed
PCMacLinuxWorldwideNorth America
Back to Bed is an artistic 3D puzzle game with a surreal twist. It tells the story of Bob, an unlucky narcoleptic who has a tendency of falling asleep in his boring office and then proceeding to sleepwalk into the dangers of the big city.
6 Years AgoUnderMine
Xbox OnePCMacLinuxWorldwide
UnderMine is an action-adventure, roguelike with a few RPGish elements tossed in. (The good ones) Adventure deep into the UnderMine, discovering powerful relics, deadly enemies, and maybe a few friends to help along the way.
2 Years AgoPepper Grinder
PS4PS5Xbox OneXbox Series X|SWorldwide
Pepper Grinder is an action-packed pirate adventure starring the titular Pepper, a seafaring soul with a passion for prospecting, and Grinder, her super-powered drilling device.
6 Years AgoPost Void
PCWorldwide
Post Void is a hypnotic scramble of early first-person shooter design that values speed above all else. Keep your head full and reach the end; kill what you can to see it mend; get the high score or try again.
11 Years AgoGal*Gun: Double Peace
PS4PS VitaJapan
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.
13 Years AgoDivinity: Dragon Commander
PCWorldwide
You are the Dragon Commander. Your mission is to reunite a broken empire and become the new emperor. Success depends entirely on your ability to efficiently rule your empire, build invincible armies and lead them to victory.
12 Years AgoGodus
iOSWorldwide
Godus is a god simulation game developed by 22cans where players take on the role of a god, guiding a tribe of followers through various challenges as they expand their civilization.
19 Years AgoGalaga '88
WiiNorth America
The gameplay in Galaga '88 is built on the same premise as that of the original Galaga game, but is in many ways more complex and more difficult. The game is divided into a series of 29 Stages distributed through eight Worlds.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.