ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
August 6
The games released on this day in gaming history.
765 releases
5 Years AgoArmed Emeth
Xbox OnePCXbox Series X|SWorldwideNorth America
Valess, a boy earning petty cash in a commune of drifters is suddenly met by Lock, a stand-alone golem.
5 Years AgoSuper Onion Boy 2
PCWorldwide
Super Onion Boy 2 is a 2D adventure game in retro style platformer.
5 Years AgoRise Eterna
PS4Worldwide
Follow the story of Lua and unveil the mysteries surrounding her origins in the tactical RPG, reminiscence of the 16-bit era Japanese strategy games. Recruit up to 14 characters with unique abilities and defeat your worst nightmare in epic fights.
5 Years AgoBone Marrow
SwitchNorth AmericaEurope
Bone marrow is a role-playing Board puzzle game. For a certain amount of time, combine the figures, increase your characteristics and deal with evil, but keep in mind that a wrong step can lead to irreversible consequences!
This yearSovereign Tower
PCLinuxWorldwide
Play as the Sovereign of a magical tower in this story-rich, Round Table management RPG. Recruit eccentric Knights, assign quests and balance egos whilst carving out your kingdom's destiny.
This yearFixFox
SwitchWorldwide
Arriving on a curious planet, Vix and her toolbox Tin explore space, fixing machines with unconventional tools and eating cozy meals with kind robot locals.
44 Years AgoCosmic Creeps
Atari 2600North America
Your home planet is decaying. In order to survive you must evacuate the Space Kids from their dying planet. During the first section the player has to navigate a kid from the bottom of the screen to the safety of the hoverivng space ship at the top of the screen.
41 Years AgoNightshade
ZX SpectrumEurope
Isometric adventure game by Ultimate using the Filmation II engine with scrolling backgrounds.
41 Years AgoSouthern Belle
ZX SpectrumEurope
Southern Belle is a train simulation video game published by Hewson Consultants in 1985. Southern Belle was unique at the time of release in that it was the first 3D steam train simulator available for home computers.
33 Years AgoHatsukoi Monogatari
FM TownsJapan
Following a brief prologue with adventure-like gameplay, the bulk of Hatsukoi Monogatari consists of managerial simulation along the lines of Princess Maker games, though with more limited options and no RPG elements.
32 Years AgoLemmings
Port3DOJapan
The 3DO version of lemmings included a new 3d intro, sfx and music thanks to the newer hardware.
32 Years AgoTrip'd
3DOJapan
Trip'd is a falling block puzzle game similar to Puyo Puyo. Instead of blocks, alien eggs of multiple colors fall down and the player must arrange them in a line of four of the same color in order to dispose of them.
31 Years AgoBS Zelda no Densetsu
RemakeSatellaviewJapan
BS Zelda no Densetsu was a remake of The Legend of Zelda that was released for the Satellaview attachment of the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in Japan.
29 Years AgoKunoichi Torimonocho
PCJapan
Kunoichi Torimonochō (Kunoichi Detective Story) is a Japanese-style adventure game. Take the role of Ran and travel around Edo, interact with a variety of colorful characters, play numerous minigames, and attempt to train Ran into a proper Kunoichi.
28 Years AgoSuper Mario Bros.
PortGame & WatchWorldwide
Super Mario Bros. for the Game & Watch was a game that was released on the Crystal Screen and New Wide Screen unit. While the exact date of its release is unknown, it can be confirmed that it was released sometime in June of 1986 and March of 1988.
27 Years AgoDark Solid
PCJapan
Dark Solid (ダークソリッド) is a real-time strategy video game developed and published by Technical Group Laboratory on August 6, 1999 for Windows.
27 Years Ago
26 Years AgoPuzzle Station
PCEurope
A connect 4 -type puzzle game with two game modes: an arcade mode where the goal is to destroy a set number of tiles and a puzzle mode where all of the tiles have to be destroyed with a set number of moves.
23 Years AgoDragon Crystal II
MobileJapan
Dragon Crystal II is a sequel to Dragon Crystal and released on Sega's Sonic Cafe service for mobile phones.
22 Years AgoChaos League
PCEurope
Chaos League is a fantasy-based sports management game developed by Cyanide Studios and published by Digital Jesters. It was released in Europe on 8 August 2004 and later in North America on 8 March 2005.
22 Years AgoMalice
XboxEurope
In this action-adventure platformer you play the part of Malice. Malice starts the game being resurrected by Death himself and it is explained that she is actually a demi-goddess who has stripped of her powers.
21 Years AgoPogo Sticker
LinuxWorldwide
A physics-based platformer in which the goal is to guide a brightly-colored pogo sticking blob safely to the exit platform.
20 Years AgoCarnage Heart Portable
PSPJapan
Carnage Heart Portable is an Action game, developed by Artdink and published by Genki, which was released in Japan in 2006.
19 Years AgoGalaga '90
WiiNorth America
Galaga is a smouldering planet that often erupts with angry mutants and misfits. As Galactic commander of the Federal Army, you have the job of making them dead. Not easy!
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.