ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
August 8
The games released on this day in gaming history.
782 releases
20 Years AgoD1 Professional Drift Grand Prix Series
PS2North America
D1 Grand Prix recreates the exhilarating art of drifting, including all the cars, tracks, drivers and physics that has made the D1 Grand Prix the pinnacle series in drift racing.
18 Years AgoRace Driver: Grid
PortNintendo DSEurope
Grid will take players to beautifully realised and dramatic race locations over three continents to compete in an unprecedented variety of racing events.
17 Years AgoGouketsuji Ichizoku Matsuri Senzo Kuyou
ArcadeJapan
The latest in the Power Instinct series of humorous fighting games.
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9 Years AgoHellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
PS4Worldwide
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 AgoPapers, Please
PCMacWorldwide
The communist state of Arstotzka has just ended a 6-year war with neighboring Kolechia and reclaimed its rightful half of the border town, Grestin. Your job as immigration inspector is to control the flow of people entering the Arstotzkan side of Grestin from Kolechia.
13 Years AgoSuper Mario Bros. 2
PortNintendo 3DSAustralia
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.
23 Years AgoGothic II
PCAustralia
Gothic II is a role-playing video game and the sequel to Gothic, by the German developer Piranha Bytes. It was first released on November 29, 2002 in Germany, with North America following almost one year later on October 28, 2003.
3 Years AgoBroforce
Xbox OneWorldwide
When evil threatens the world, the world calls on Broforce - an under-funded, over-powered paramilitary organization dealing exclusively in excessive force.
7 Years AgoPillars of Eternity
SwitchWorldwide
Prepare to be enchanted by a world where the choices you make and the paths you choose shape your destiny.
13 Years AgoSteamWorld Dig
Nintendo 3DSNorth America
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.
20 Years AgoDead Rising
Xbox 360Worldwide
Frank West, a freelance photojournalist on the hunt for the scoop of a lifetime, pursues a juicy lead to a small suburban town only to find that it is being overrun by zombies!
13 Years AgoGuacamelee!
PCWorldwide
"Guacamelee! is a Metroid-vania style action-platformer set in a magical Mexican inspired world. The game draws its inspiration from traditional Mexican culture and folklore, and features many interesting and unique characters.
13 Years AgoSpelunky
RemakePCWorldwide
Spelunky (also known as Spelunky HD) is a remake of Spelunky (now known as Spelunky Classic), an open source indie platformer video game created by Derek Yu and originally released as freeware for Microsoft Windows.
9 Years AgoBatman: The Enemy Within
PS4MacXbox OnePCWorldwide
In this latest chapter, both Bruce Wayne and Batman will be forced into precarious new roles. The Riddler has returned to terrorize Gotham City, but his gruesome puzzles merely foreshadow an even greater crisis.
12 Years AgoFive Nights at Freddy's
PCNorth America
Welcome to your new summer job at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, where kids and parents alike come for entertainment and food as far as the eye can see! The main attraction is Freddy Fazbear, of course; and his two friends. They are animatronic robots, programmed to please the crowds!
2 Years AgoPrince of Persia: The Lost Crown
PCWorldwide
Dash into a stylish and thrilling action-adventure platformer set in a mythological Persian world where the boundaries of time and space are yours to manipulate.
13 Years AgoSuper Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels
Wii UJapan
Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels is a direct sequel to Super Mario Bros. Not to be confused with the western Super Mario Bros.
1 Year AgoMafia: The Old Country
PS5Xbox Series X|SWorldwide
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.
9 Years AgoCat Quest
PCMacWorldwide
Cat Quest is a 2D open world RPG with the exploration of Skyrim, but set in the visual style of an overworld. This is a fantasy world that asks the question of how different it would be if cats lived in it instead of humans!
7 Years AgoDirt Rally 2.0
SteamVROculus VRWorldwide
Dirt Rally 2.0 dares you to carve your way through a selection of iconic rally locations from across the globe, in the most powerful off-road vehicles ever made, knowing that the smallest mistake could end your stage.
2 Years AgoOnce Human
iOSChina
Once Human is a multiplayer open-world survival game set in a strange, post-apocalyptic future. Unite with friends to fight monstrous enemies, uncover secret plots, compete for resources, and build your own territory. Once, you were merely human.
2 Years AgoThe Exit 8
PS4PS5Worldwide
You are trapped in an endless underground passageway. Take a good look around and find a way to escape.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.