ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
August 8
The games released on this day in gaming history.
782 releases
This yearBrave Dungeon: The Meaning Of Justice
PS5Worldwide
A sequel that inherits the basic system of the previous Brave Dungeon. You can play in different stories and different systems with the scenarios of the three protagonists.
This yearCyberpunk SFX
PCWorldwide
What can be more spectacular than a girl armed with rockets and a sense of humor? Yes, she is about to start solving the problems of the 21st century. And if you want to make sure she doesn’t create a few new ones, you’ll have to show her the way.
This yearSuper Smash Asteroids
PCWorldwide
"Super Smash Asteroids" is a high-speed, twin-stick, top-down, rogue-like space shooter. Choose from 6 unique ships, upgrade with 70+ items & blast through epic bosses. Level up for intense, action-packed battles in a futuristic universe.
This yearBirb Game
PCLinuxWorldwide
A racing game where you play as a bird and race in single player or online multiplayer
This year1998: The Toll Keeper Story
PS5Worldwide
A narrative simulation game where you play as a mother-to-be working as a toll keeper in the fictional country of Janapa, a nation on the brink of chaos. Navigate daily challenges and make difficult moral choices to survive—all for the sake of your unborn child.
This yearDonkey Kong Land Remake
PCWorldwide
Donkey Kong Land Remake is a fanmade recreation for PC of the original Donkey Kong Land, but with looks, sound and controls in the style of DKC!
This yearGrand Cru: The Wine Maker
MacPCWorldwide
Grand Cru: The Wine Maker is a turn-based wine-making tycoon set in Bordeaux. Score your terroir, age vintages in oak, and balance the four pillars of quality — then out-negotiate 25 unique buyers with your own pricing strategy while volatile weather RNG threatens every harvest.
This yearDeflect
PCWorldwide
A bullet hell parry roguelite where your shield is the only weapon. Catch enemy fire and send it screaming back through 100 waves, endless hybrid-boss gauntlets, and a mountain of loot. Seven Reapers, one rule: Don't Shoot, Send it back!
This yearRe:Dream
PCWorldwide
Re:Dream is a walking simulator in which the player discovers photographs. A copy of our world, or a world inside a copy. 3 real life characters, who discover their self of our reality.
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This yearAccident Investigator Simulator: Black Box
PCWorldwide
Step into the role of a federal investigator and uncover the truth behind every disaster. Recover black boxes, cross-reference evidence, expose contradictions, and name the real cause before an innocent takes the fall.
This yearChessmate
PCWorldwide
Chessmate is a tactical strategy game that transforms the chessboard with card-based commands, dynasty abilities, traps, and cinematic 3D battles. Pieces are not limited to traditional chess movement.
This yearThe Twisted Zone: Foreborn
PCWorldwide
In a future of hyper-advanced technology, the unborn can decide whether they should be born by experiencing their future lives in a simulation.
This yearDead Before Work: The Commute
PCWorldwide
"20 mins to the meeting, or you’re Dead Before Work!" It's Archie's unluckiest day. From broken alarms to a city that’s literally out to get him. Sprint through physics-based chaos, dodge cosmic-level bad luck, and rack up gag points.
This yearSexophobia
PCMacLinuxWorldwide
A dating sim and card-based social strategy game where everyday life collides with the unknown. Build relationships, craft your deck, and uncover a hidden reality where every connection shapes your path—and your fate.
This yearBabylon, Ohio
PCMacWorldwide
2016, rural Ohio. After losing her mom, 11 year old Nadja Kováč is moving in with her aunt and older cousin, Marie. See what else she can lose.
This yearCatetris
PCWorldwide
Catetris is a captivating puzzle game where players must place falling pieces of various shapes to fill horizontal lines on the board.
13 Years AgoGuacamelee!: Gold Edition
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.
9 Years AgoBlackhole: Complete Edition
PS4Xbox OneWorldwide
Blackhole: Complete Edition is the ultimate compilation of the hardcore 2D platformer, all of its DLC and plenty of bonus materials.
15 Years AgoDevil May Cry 4: Collector's Edition
Xbox 360Worldwide
The player plays as Nero throughout most of the game. He is equipped with the Red Queen sword, Blue Rose revolver, and the powers of his Devil Bringer.
9 Years AgoArk: Survival Evolved - Limited Collector's Edition
PCPS4Xbox OneWorldwide
This package includes: - Ark: Survival Evolved Game - Season Pass with all 3 Expansion Packs - Handcrafted leather-bound Explorer's Notebook, featuring the Dossiers of every creature you’ll find in “ARK: Survival Evolved” - Official ARK nec…
7 Years AgoThe Escapists 2: Game of the Year Edition
Xbox OnePS4PCMacLinuxSwitchWorldwide
The Escapists 2 is the forthcoming sequel to the sandbox prison-escape game which will include, in a first for the series, drop in/drop out play for up to four players in both local and online play.
1 Year AgoMafia: The Old Country Deluxe Edition
Xbox Series X|SPS5Worldwide
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.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.