ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
August 9
The games released on this day in gaming history.
701 releases
5 Years AgoGlyph
PCWorldwide
Glyph’s gameplay combines breathtaking aerial maneuvers with tranquil exploration in a stunning 3D platforming experience. Add a mesmerizing original soundscape, and Glyph is lifting you up and whisking you away.
19 Years AgoPiyotama
PS3North America
Hidden deep within the Hotai forest, you’ll find a family of playful and mysteriously colored creatures known as Piyos. Every spring Mother Piyo “PIYOMAMA” lays a few eggs to fill the forest with new colorful Piyos; however, this year she got too excited and laid too many eggs!
19 Years AgoDave Mirra BMX Challenge
PSPAustralia
Dave Mirra is to BMX what Edison was to electricity. What the Wright Brothers were to flight. Like them, he rewrote the rules of what's possible.
14 Years AgoSpeedX 3D
Nintendo 3DSEurope
Speedx is a game for Android phones and is available for download on the 3DS eShop. Using the accelerometer, the player must navigate through a field of blocks, using power ups they find along the way to their advantage.
10 Years AgoEisenhorn: Xenos
PCWorldwide
‘Eisenhorn: Xenos' is a premium 3D action and adventure game based on ‘Xenos', the first book in Games Workshop's best-selling ‘Eisenhorn' trilogy, written by award winning author Dan Abnett. Set in the grim, dark future of Warhammer 40,000.
10 Years AgoSteppy Pants
AndroidWorldwide
Steppy Pants, the most realistic walking simulator you'll play this year! Keep your cool when faced with insurmountable odds, like reckless drivers and an inexplicable inability to step on sidewalk cracks. You'll laugh.
9 Years AgoSonic Runners Adventure
AndroidWorldwide
Sonic the Hedgehog and his friends are back in an action-packed runner game! Catch speed fever as you relive the Sonic legend. Run, jump, dash or fly across the road and through exciting platformer levels.
9 Years AgoSwim Out
iOSWorldwide
Dive into the relaxing and refreshing atmosphere of Swim Out, a strategic, turn-based puzzle game, that will transport you into a sunny day by the swimming pool, the river or the sea.
7 Years AgoWelcome to Hanwell
SwitchNorth AmericaEurope
Open world horror set in a city in which your worst nightmares have become an everyday part of life. Explore a dense open world of terror, every building a unique location with it's own story to tell. Strung together by the remenants of Hanwell.
7 Years AgoTitan Outpost
PCMacLinuxWorldwide
Titan Outpost is an isometric, single-player role-playing game set on Titan, the sixth moon of the planet Saturn. Humanity is engulfed in an energy crisis and it's up to you to harvest the moon's precious resources and uncover its mysteries.
20 Years AgoLuxor MahJong
PCWorldwide
Recover the stolen treasures of Ancient Egypt in this unforgettable tile-matching quest. Featuring 200 uniquely challenging layouts in three incredible game modes, Luxor MahJong is truly an epic adventure.
20 Years AgoPac-Man
Expanded editionXbox 360Worldwide
The Xbox Live version of Pac-Man is a direct port of the arcade original, but fixes the kill screen on level 256, making the game playable beyond that level. It also adds a score board.
14 Years AgoOrgarhythm
PS VitaJapan
A hybrid rhythm/real-time strategy game through which you direct your own personal army by using the touchscreen to keep the beat.
14 Years AgoPitfall!
iOSWorldwide
Pitfall! for iOS/Android, reimagined as an infinite runner! Let me introduce myself. I'm Pitfall Harry, veteran jungle explorer.
14 Years AgoSally's Spa
Windows PhoneWorldwide
Treat yourself to some fast fun with Sally in Sally's Spa! Sally's back and ready to relax in original spa locations around the world. Refresh your customers with saunas, manicures, massages, and more.
13 Years AgoArt Academy: Sketchpad
Wii UNorth AmericaEurope
Art Academy: SketchPad is a robust art application that anyone can enjoy - from beginners to experts of all ages. Unleash your creativity using realistic stylus and touch screen-based controls. The tools at your disposal allow for an amazing level of detail.
10 Years Ago
10 Years AgoSpikit
PCWorldwide
Spikit is a bullet hell game developed by a single developer, Igor Petrović. With a soundtrack composed by Dario Malešević. In this game, the player will have to dodge a constant barrage of spikes coming from the side of the screen.
9 Years AgoThe Rodinia Project
PCWorldwide
The Rodinia Project is a tranquil first-person sci-fi puzzle adventure.
9 Years AgoLost Technology
PCWorldwide
Lost Technology is a simulation game in which over 100 characters comprising a total of 12 different factions battle to conquer each other’s territories.
9 Years AgoGal*Gun VR
PCWorldwide
Put the VR headset on and enter a world where you are the most popular guy around! Dreams do come true! The legendary arcade-shooting game "Gal*Gun" is here in VR!
9 Years AgoClose Me
PCMacLinuxWorldwide
You start the game, you wake up, and eventually you will close the game. One day, you may even start the game again. That's the game.
8 Years AgoCharade Maniacs
PS VitaJapan
Charade Maniacs is an otome visual novel full of romance, mystery, and adventure. In the near future... Summer break was around the corner.
5 Years AgoBurned Land
PCWorldwide
Burned Land is a 4x game in which you will take control of a nascent human race and try to avoid its extinction. Build, explore, conquer until you are worthy of gods. Then confront their anger.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.