ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
August 7
The games released on this day in gaming history.
877 releases
This yearHearse Hero
PCWorldwide
Inspired by classics such as Crazy Taxi and Simpsons Road Rage. You are Heinrich, the enigmatic Hearse Hero. Hit your targets and hurtle them to the hereafter while dodging police, pedestrians and more.
This yearThe Castle of Dr. Hoot
PCWorldwide
Welcome to the mysterious castle of spelling extraordinaire, Dr. Hoot! Explore the classroom, the lab, the library and the...detention dungeon?
This yearTailbreak
PCPS5Worldwide
Dinosaurs return in this on-rails action shooter with a feral twist!
This yearChâteau Pluie: The New Cellar Keeper
PCWorldwide
A cozy single-player simulation game. You've inherited an old vineyard, and a cellar of 1,600 wine bottles, each waiting for its place. Sort, organize, and shelve them all as the new cellar keeper.
This yearOne Stroke Hunter
PCLinuxWorldwide
A brainy roguelite monster-hunting game fought with a single continuous stroke. Connect grid squares in one unbroken line to build attacks, defenses, and spells, then slay your enemies. Deeper levels bring more complex fields and a new map every run.
This yearSklime: A Difficult Climbing Adventure
PS5Worldwide
Sklime is a difficult single level twin-stick climbing game taking inspiration from Bennett Foddy's Getting Over It. The player must climb over a thousand meters out of The Depths, visiting 7 different colorful zones while playing some minigames along the way.
This yearNitro Horizon
PCWorldwide
Nitro Horizon is a neon-inspired top-down arcade racing game from InfinitByte Studios.
This yearKobayakawa-san is a Souls-like
Web browserWorldwide
Talking to the girl you like? You learn by dying.
This yearOkugafuchi Shopping Arcade
PCWorldwide
A timid real estate agent is sent to the abandoned Okugafuchi Shopping District to perform a mysterious ritual for redevelopment. But a wandering female ghost and the town’s cursed past stand in the way. As he uncovers old documents and legends, a buried truth begins to surface.
This year4am
PCWorldwide
A tiny gimbap café in a back alley, lights on until 4 a.m. Lured by oddly high pay, you take the night shift — greet customers, cook, walk home through the dark. Night by night, something slips out of place. Where did the last clerk go?
This year
This yearLiving Shadows
SwitchWorldwide
In Living Shadows, explore a dystopian future where humans and shadows have been separated. Solve puzzles, face challenges, and dive into a deep narrative as you uncover hidden secrets in a dark world.
This year
This yearCar Dealer Simulator: Retro Car for Sale
SwitchWorldwide
Become a Car Dealer. Trade Classic Cars. Build Your Dealership.
This yearSandbox Doodle Playground
SwitchWorldwide
Build. Craft. Destroy. Create Your Own Playground. Experiment Without Limits.
This yearZooville Detectives: A Read-Along Mystery
SwitchWorldwide
Discover the secret guardian of Zooville in this heartwarming visual novel.
This yearMax Cross
PCWorldwide
Procedurally generated levels, randomly spawned enemies, this fast paced endless platformer will have you sweating bullets. It's all about timing and reaction speeds, to see how far you can make it and if you can top the leaderboard.
This yearMiranza Futebol Clube
PCWorldwide
Your team is 3-0 down in the second half and there's nothing you can do. In Miranza FC you're the chairman, not the manager: you sign the cheques, answer to the board, take the heat from the supporters and just watch the match decide whether you keep your job.
This yearCommand Monster
PCWorldwide
Survive as long as possible by entering the fighting game commands that appear one after another.
This yearRestore the Luminous
iOSJapan
Restore the Luminous is a free-to-play digital trading card game in which every card is unlocked the moment the game is installed. There are no booster packs, no gacha and no cards for sale; the only purchases planned are cosmetic.
This yearNo Thoughts Just Dodge
PCWorldwide
The feed is endless. Your attention span is not. Take control of one extremely overworked braincell—or bring a second braincell along—and survive a neon storm of doomscroll phones, screaming notifications, weaponized lag, and nonstop chaos.
This yearRome: Card Battles
Web browserWorldwide
Rome: Card Battles is a free-to-play collectible card game set in ancient Rome and played entirely in a web browser.
This yearBobrix
PCLinuxWorldwide
Explore, play, and create on Bobrix. You can create your own games, make friends, and customize your avatar on Bobrix! Every game is multiplayer so invite your friends to join a new small community!
This yearOverstimulacrum
PCWorldwide
You are overstimulated. Explore the annals of Your mind through the lens of an FMV point and click museum experience. Watch sensory memories, find what's real. Receive Your gift.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.