ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
August 9
The games released on this day in gaming history.
701 releases
35 Years AgoRastan
Game GearJapan
Rastan is a fantasy-themed side-scrolling action game originally released for the arcades in 1987. The controls of Rastan consist of an eight-way joystick and two buttons for attacking and jumping.
8 Years AgoFire Pro Wrestling World
PS4Japan
The greatest grappling game returns to take on the world! Customize every aspect of the match, from your wrestler to the ring itself, in your fight for the championship belt.
7 Years AgoTurok 2: Seeds of Evil
RemasterSwitchWorldwide
Turok 2: Seeds of Evil is a first person shooter where players assume the role of Turok, an intrepid warrior, fighting their way through a host of new enemies, weapons, and missions.
35 Years AgoChase H.Q.
FM TownsJapan
At the start of each level the player is informed who they are pursuing, a great distance away: They must apprehend the criminal before their time limit expires.
14 Years AgoReal Bout Fatal Fury Special
WiiNorth America
The supreme trial of strength awaits! 19 of Fatal Fury's hottest heroes collide! One year since the fearsome conclusion to "Real Bout", the hungry wolves ready themselves for a new battle, "Real Bout Special" - the paramount pugilistic proving ground!
8 Years AgoDeiland
RemakePCWorldwide
Deiland is an adventure and RPG game with some special sandbox mechanics farming, crafting, building, combat and more! It is a calm game, made of small details, with a carefully crafted visual aspect and an interesting narrative.
8 Years AgoTaiko no Tatsujin: Drum 'n' Fun!
SwitchAsia
Enjoy the cult classic arcade rhythm game from Japan in the comfort of your own home! Play to the beat using your own drum with a wide variety of new songs and challenge your friends to prove who has the best taiko skills. Use motion controls to enjoy Taiko like never before!
14 Years AgoUnmechanical
PCWorldwide
Unmechanical is a puzzle adventure that combines tricky puzzle solving, alluring exploration, and an engrossing atmosphere.
22 Years AgoMadden NFL 2005
GameCubeNorth America
Force the action on defense in MADDEN NFL 2005. New defensive tools allow you to make more plays and be in on all of the action. The all-new Hit Stick lets you lay the big hit to turn the momentum of the game in your favor.
10 Years AgoEmily Wants to Play
PS4Worldwide
Emily Wants to Play is a unique horror game released on December 10th, 2015. Emily Wants to Play is a game based around you, a pizza delivery boy, making your way through an abandoned house, trying to survive until the large clock in the den hits the next hour.
7 Years AgoSagebrush
SwitchNorth America
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.
8 Years AgoSquad 44
PCWorldwide
Formerly known as Post Scriptum, Squad 44 is the most authentic WW2 first-person shooter, featuring 20 large-scale battlefields, upwards of 80 realistic WW2 weapons, and over 50 true-to-life vehicles.
8 Years AgoMegaton Rainfall
SwitchOculus RiftSteamVRWorldwide
Become an indestructible interdimensional superbeing in this first-person superhero game, and save Earth from an alien invasion. Be careful though - you are so powerful you can destroy entire skyscrapers (unintentionally) when you miss your otherworldly target...
16 Years AgoSwords & Soldiers
PS3Worldwide
Rewrite history as you take control of the brutal Vikings, the devious Aztecs or the crafty Chinese in their global quest to win the favour of the Gods!
15 Years AgoThe Sims Social
Web browserWorldwide
The Sims Social brings all the freedom, fun, and creativity of The Sims to Facebook! Create customized Sims with their own unique characters, ambitions, and friends.
14 Years AgoOrgan Trail: Director's Cut
iOSAndroidNorth AmericaWorldwide
In The Organ Trail, players must cross a post-apocalyptic United States in an old station wagon in order to reach a sanctuary free of zombies.
13 Years AgoFault Milestone One
PCEurope
Fault is a Science Fantasy Kinetic Novel about Selphine, a bubbly, happy-go-lucky Princess and her sharp-witted but slightly misanthropic Royal Guard Ritona. Follow them on their journey of a lifetime as they try to make it back home to the Kingdom of Rughzenhaide.
24 Years AgoDisney's Magical Mirror Starring Mickey Mouse
GameCubeWorldwide
One night, a mischievous ghost traps a sleepwalking Mickey Mouse in a magical mirror. Returning to his bed won't be easy, though, because Mickey must first recover the broken mirror pieces that have been strewn about the house by the prankish poltergeist.
10 Years AgoHeart&Slash
PCMacLinuxWorldwide
Heart&Slash is a 3D brawler that is set in a world where machines are all that remains from the Human civilization. You play as Heart, an innocent robot fighting to escape the grip of the evil and all seeing machine QuAsSy (Quality Assurance Systems).
10 Years AgoLucius Demake
PCWorldwide
Lucius game has been demade, and is now ready for mayhem. Enjoy all the gore now in fewer pixels and fewer colors. The original game has been fully demade to achieve the atmosphere of an 80's style gory adventure.
5 Years AgoI Am Dead
PS4PS5Xbox OneXbox Series X|SWorldwide
I Am Dead is a charming puzzle adventure game from the creators of Hohokum and Wilmot’s Warehouse about exploring the afterlife.
24 Years AgoThe Sum of All Fears
PCEurope
Lead a team of domestic counter-terrorism experts through 11 dangerous missions that span the globe. Formed from the elite of the F.B.I.'s HRT, you have been tapped to perform covert ops in the most dangerous circumstances imaginable.
15 Years AgoTwinkle Star Sprites
WiiJapan
Twinkle Star Sprites is a 1996 competitive scrolling shooter arcade game originally created by ADK. It was ADK's last production for the Neo-Geo platform.
13 Years AgoStrike Suit Zero
MacLinuxWorldwide
Strike Suit Zero is an action-packed arcade space shooter set in the final hours of a future Earth.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.