ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
August 8
The games released on this day in gaming history.
782 releases
10 Years AgoTransformers: Fall of Cybertron
Xbox OnePS4Australia
Transformers: Fall of Cybertron transports you to the final days of the planet Cybertron where you will experience the darkest hours of the apocalyptic war between the Autobots and Decepticons.
9 Years AgoMega Man 9
PCPS4Xbox OneWorldwide
Mega Man 9 brings the series back to its old school roots with retro gameplay, music and classic 8-bit style graphics! Mega Man fans, your wait is over! The classic Blue Bomber that debuted in 1987 is back with the ninth installment in the classic series.
8 Years AgoUnavowed
MacPCWorldwide
A demon possessed you one year ago. Since that day, you unwillingly tore a trail of bloodshed through New York City. Your salvation comes in the form of the Unavowed – an ancient society dedicated to stopping evil.
2 Years AgoThe Darkside Detective
iOSWorldwide
Join The Darkside Detective, Francis McQueen, as he investigates the bizarre, the supernatural and those missing cat cases that keep getting dropped on his desk.
23 Years AgoFinal Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles
GameCubeJapan
Join a crystal caravan! A deadly miasma has swallowed the land, and it's up to you to hold it at bay! Many dangers lie along your journey, but you need not face them alone.
9 Years AgoMega Man 10
PS4Xbox OnePCWorldwide
The 8-bit old-schoolers of the world have spoken. And boy, did they do so decisively.
9 Years AgoSevered
SwitchEuropeNorth America
Severed Is a first-person dungeon crawler that uses touch based combat mechanics. It has a loot and crafting system based on severing enemy body parts to create and upgrade armor.
18 Years AgoSamurai Shodown II
WiiEurope
One of SNK's legendary fighting game series has made a return! In Samurai Shodown II, you can take on one of the roles of 15 warriors as you fight your way through the land to defeat the evil Mizuki!
4 Years AgoTower of Fantasy
AndroidWorldwide
Tower of Fantasy is an anime-inspired cross-platform Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (MMORPG) available on Mobile, PC and PlayStation.
9 Years AgoIcey
PS4North America
Icey is a 2D side-scrolling action game and a meta game in disguise. As you follow the narrator's omnipresent voice, you will see through Icey's eyes and learn the truth about her world. The narrator will constantly urge you in one direction, but you must ask, "Why?
7 Years AgoApsulov: End of Gods
PCWorldwide
You awake in a sanctuary of steel and concrete, built to honor the Nordic Gods and to house an artifact, buried in the earth aeons ago. Unveil the secrets of the inhabitants, the artifact, and the nine realms of Yggdrasil in Apsulov: End of Gods.
9 Years AgoLawBreakers
PCPS4WorldwideNorth AmericaEurope
Beat gravity into submission in LawBreakers, an exhilarating new first-person shooter where even the laws of physics can be shattered, creating unprecedented gravity-based combat across a bloody rebuilt American landscape.
9 Years AgoSine Mora EX
Expanded editionXbox OnePCNorth AmericaWorldwide
Sine Mora EX is a side-scrolling shoot'em up that provides a unique challenge, where time is the ultimate factor.
9 Years AgoThe Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing II
PS4Worldwide
In the second part of the unfolding saga that could also be enjoyed independently, you can explore new corners of this unique world and experience the mix of old-school gothic and mad science, with more action, powerful foes and plenty of stunning places to visit.
9 Years AgoMasquerada: Songs and Shadows
PS4Worldwide
Masquerada: Songs and Shadows is a tactical action RPG developed by Witching Hour Studios.
14 Years AgoNES Open Tournament Golf
Nintendo 3DSJapan
NES Open Tournament Golf is an NES game featuring Mario characters. As the name of the game implies, it is a golf game and was one of the first golfing games in the Mario series. You can play a round of golf on one of three different courses.
15 Years AgoDrakensang Online
Web browserWorldwide
Drakensang Online is a browser-based, freemium online role-playing game of the German enterprise Bigpoint. The gameplay is similar to the Diablo game franchise and is developed by Bigpoint Berlin. It is one of the few MMORPGs developed in the European Union.
10 Years AgoBear With Me
PCMacLinuxWorldwide
Bear With Me is an episodic noir adventure game. Amber is trying to find her missing brother while being aided by her trusty teddy, Ted E. Bear.
2 Years AgoCat Quest III
SwitchPCPS4PS5Xbox OneXbox Series X|SWorldwide
In Cat Quest III you play as a purrivateer in a freely explorable 2.5D open-world swarming with Pi-rats. You can sail the seas in your ship for treasures galore! But prepare for peril, as the Pirate King aims to hunt you down...
1 Year AgoCat Quest III
MaciOSWorldwide
In Cat Quest III you play as a purrivateer in a freely explorable 2.5D open-world swarming with Pi-rats. You can sail the seas in your ship for treasures galore! But prepare for peril, as the Pirate King aims to hunt you down...
13 Years AgoThe Fruit of Grisaia
PS VitaJapan
The Fruit of Grisaia is a Japanese adult visual novel, the first in a series of visual novels by Front Wing. The game is a romance visual novel in which the player assumes the role of Yuji Kazami. Much of its gameplay is spent on reading the story's narrative and dialogue.
7 Years AgoSagebrush
SwitchEurope
A first-person narrative adventure game about exploring a cult compound in the remote New Mexico desert. Discover the lives of the former inhabitants -- what brought them together, what they believed, and why they ended it all.
2 Years AgoDoom
RemasterPCXbox OneXbox Series X|SPS4PS5SwitchWorldwide
The demons came and the marines died...except one. You are the last defense against Hell. Prepare for the most intense battle you’ve ever faced.
16 Years AgoMomodora
PCNorth America
"Momodora I is the first game in the Momodora series. It's very old and really unpolished, so it's advised to play the sequels instead. It's meant to be challenging like an "arcade" game. I hope you enjoy it! Cover artwork was drawn by Temmie Chang."
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.