ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
August 7
The games released on this day in gaming history.
877 releases
Oshare Princess 5
Game Boy AdvanceJapan
Oshare Princess 5 is an Adventure game, developed and published by Culture Brain, which was released in Japan in 2005.
18 Years AgoLonQ! Highland in DS: Puu Puu Seijin Arawaru!! Shukketsu Dai-service! Onara no Saiten SP
Nintendo DSJapan
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6 Years AgoHorizon Zero Dawn
PCWorldwide
Welcome to a vibrant world rich with the beauty of nature – but inhabited by awe-inspiring, highly advanced machines. As a young machine hunter named Aloy, you must unravel the mysteries of this world and find your own destiny.
9 Years AgoHellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
PCWorldwide
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice is a single-player action-adventure game set in a dark fantasy world inspired by Norse mythology and Celtic culture.
13 Years AgoBrothers: A Tale of Two Sons
Xbox 360Worldwide
Brothers is presented from a third-person view overlooking the two brothers. The brothers are moved individually by two thumbsticks on the controller.
8 Years AgoDead Cells
LinuxMacSwitchPCPS4Xbox OneWorldwide
Dead Cells is a 2D side-scrolling action platformer combining roguelike and Metroidvania design. Players control the Prisoner, an immortal creature that possesses corpses and fights through procedurally generated levels filled with mutated enemies.
13 Years AgoSuper Mario Bros. 2
PortNintendo 3DSEurope
Super Mario Bros. 2, 2D platformer and sequel to Super Mario Bros. (1985), features 4 selectable characters (Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Toad) as they navigate the dream world of Subcon to defeat the evil toad king Wart. Super Mario Bros.
8 Years AgoOvercooked! 2
LinuxMacSwitchPCPS4Xbox OneWorldwide
Overcooked 2 is a cooperative cooking simulation game for up to four players. Teams work together to prepare and serve food orders in increasingly chaotic kitchen environments, coordinating tasks like chopping, cooking, plating, and dishwashing under time pressure.
13 Years AgoSteamWorld Dig
Nintendo 3DSWorldwideEurope
SteamWorld Dig is 2D a platform game that revolves around mining for resources and ores. The objective of the game is to investigate the mines underneath the old Western town Tumbleton in order to unearth the secrets lurking below.
14 Years AgoDeponia
PCMacWorldwide
Deponia is a fast-paced comedy of errors and one of the most unusual love stories in gaming history. The twist-filled story takes its off-beat characters all over trash planet Deponia, a unique game world in the style of Douglas Adams, Terry Pratchett and Matt Groening.
23 Years AgoResident Evil Code: Veronica X
Expanded editionGameCubeJapan
Resident Evil Code: Veronica X is a port of the original game with additional content comprised of improved graphics along with an extra nine minutes of cutscenes. The character Steve had his hairstyle changed to have a noticeable fringe, and no longer proudly shows his forehead.
1 Year AgoMafia: The Old Country
PCWorldwide
Mafia: The Old Country is a third-person action-adventure game set in early 1900s Sicily. It follows Enzo Favara, a former forced laborer who joins the Torrisi crime family in search of a better life and becomes involved in the violent world of organized crime.
12 Years AgoUltra Street Fighter IV
Expanded editionPS3PCJapanWorldwide
The world’s greatest fighting game evolves to a whole new level with Ultra Street Fighter IV.
12 Years AgoMega Man 5
Wii UNorth America
In the fifth chapter of the original Mega Man series, the battle is closer to home as Mega Man fights to save the world from further destruction. Gain the advantage by picking up items and successfully defeating bosses to gain their weapons as your own.
12 Years AgoPhoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies
iOSJapan
Dual Destinies continues the style of gameplay from previous installments, in which the player must utilize evidence and find contradictions in witness statements to prove their client innocent.
31 Years AgoCastlevania: Dracula X
RemakeSatellaviewJapan
The Legend Returns... Rising up from his eternal sleep, Count Dracula is back again to battle the descendants of the great vampire-stalking Belmont family of the Castlevania series.
18 Years AgoTales of Vesperia
Xbox 360Japan
Set in a world reliant on a mysterious ancient technology known as "blastia," the game follows former knight Yuri as he delves into a shadowy plot to use these magical devices to control civilization, or destroy it.
14 Years AgoPersona 4 Arena
PS3Xbox 360North America
Persona 4 Arena is a fighting video game developed for Japanese arcades and later ported to home consoles. Based on Atlus' Persona role-playing game series, Arena serves as a direct sequel to Persona 4 and features characters from its predecessor, Persona 3.
14 Years AgoSound Shapes
PS3PS VitaWorldwideNorth America
Play, Compose and Share in a unique take on the classic side-scrolling platformer where your actions make the music. Equal parts instrument and game, Sound Shapes gives everyone the ability to make music.
11 Years AgoSubmerged
Xbox OneWorldwideNorth 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.
8 Years AgoZ1: Battle Royale
PS4Worldwide
Z1: Battle Royale is a fast-paced, competitive battle royale shooter. Parachute in and search for weapons, ammo, vehicles and supplies to stay alive. As toxic gas compresses the map, develop a winning strategy and prepare for the final showdown.
19 Years AgoAntarctic Adventure
WiiJapan
Antarctic Adventure is a video game developed by Konami in 1983 for MSX, and later for video game consoles, such as NES. The player takes the role of an Antarctic penguin, racing to disparate research stations owned by different countries in Antarctica.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.