On This Day in Gaming: August 12

ON THIS DAY IN GAMING

August 12

The games released on this day in gaming history.

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Extricate cover7 Years Ago

Extricate

PCWorldwide

Extricate is a fast-paced 3D platformer, where your goal is to get through the 50 levels while avoiding obstacles using a variety of mechanics.

Codemancer cover7 Years Ago

Codemancer

PCWorldwide

Aurora needs to learn magic to rescue her Dad, but the way Magic works in Aurora's world is the way Programming works in ours! Help Aurora by Defeating evil puppets, Solving ancient puzzles and Exploring the world of magic!

Pirates of Everseas cover7 Years Ago

Pirates of Everseas

PCMacNorth America

Build a pirate empire & explore the open seas in this exciting strategy game!

Build a Bridge! cover7 Years Ago

Build a Bridge!

PCNorth America

Test your engineering and improvisation skills in a puzzle game where the stakes are as high as they get. It is you who will construct bridges for cars, trucks, busses... And sometimes even monster trucks. Gather your wits and get on with the construction!

Lightman cover7 Years Ago

Lightman

PCNorth America

Help Lightman through the levels, avoid traps by collecting the maximum amount of coins.

Color Slayer cover7 Years Ago

Color Slayer

PCNorth America

Race and slash your way forward in this color-based arcade game. Push your reflexes as you evade or slice color-coded enemies.

Near Deadline cover7 Years Ago

Near Deadline

Web browserWorldwide

You've been playing Nintendo DS for too long and you realize there's only 5 days left to meet your animation deadline; use the paddles to bounce the Z's away long enough to stay awake and finish!

Monoa City Parking cover7 Years Ago

Monoa City Parking

PCWorldwide

Drive fast and reach the parking place before the time is running out

TerTD cover7 Years Ago

TerTD

PCWorldwide

TerTD is a mix of tower defense and real-time strategy. The player can build various types of towers and choose your favorite upgrades. Defeat the enemy and get the victory!

Equaline cover7 Years Ago

Equaline

PCJapan

Equaline is a "one-stroke calculation puzzle" where you have to connect numbers and symbols with lines to complete a calculation. There is only one correct answer for each combination of nine squares, and the target number increases with each puzzle.

Desert of the Dead cover7 Years Ago

Desert of the Dead

PCWorldwide

You are a mysterious wanderer traveling through the wilderness of the wild west.

Ginga Kagekidan cover7 Years Ago

Ginga Kagekidan

PCWorldwide

"Ginga Kagekidan" is a unique VR rhythm game (RhythmGame) based on the operating modes of various popular rhythm games on the market.

RWBY: Crystal Match cover7 Years Ago

RWBY: Crystal Match

AndroidiOSWorldwide

RWBY: Crystal Match is a free-to-play puzzle fighter game created in partnership with EGLS Technology. The match-three style puzzler is based on all three seasons of the RWBY Chibi series!

Solisquare cover7 Years Ago

Solisquare

iOSWorldwide

Solisquare is an all new solitaire game that is fun and easy to play. But don't be fooled, there is more strategy than in regular solitaire.

Kamisama no Hitsugi cover7 Years Ago

Kamisama no Hitsugi

PCJapan

One day, a disaster occurs and the normal life of Chibana Michiru comes to an end. He wakes up to a strange voice calling him, in front of him stands a classmate he has never spoken to before. He knows that they are inside the ”mysterious room”.

Zoological Era II cover7 Years Ago

Zoological Era II

PCWorldwide

Creature-battling RPG.

Natsuiro Sail Trim: Sail 2 cover7 Years Ago

Natsuiro Sail Trim: Sail 2

PCJapan

The final chapter of Natsuiro Sail Trim.

Popup Dungeon cover6 Years Ago

Popup Dungeon

PCWorldwide

A papercraft roguelike RPG that lets you create any weapon, ability, enemy, and hero imaginable.

Zero Strain cover6 Years Ago

Zero Strain

PS4Xbox OneSwitchWorldwideEurope

Zero Strain takes the intricate abilities of a MOBA and distills them into a hyper-fast top-down shooter. Descend into the depths of uncharted dimensions and destroy everything in your path!

Prehistoric Dude cover6 Years Ago

Prehistoric Dude

Xbox OneSwitchPS4Worldwide

Prehistoric Dude is a mini metroidvania game during the stone age which tells the story of Dude, a friendly caveman who loves ham! Explore 3 different scenarios while looking for Dude’s delicious lunch! Face enemies, master obstacles, learn new skills and make Dude even stronger!

Sunken Heads cover6 Years Ago

Sunken Heads

PCWorldwide

A surrealist first person adventure exploration game inspired by 90s point and clicks.

Rusty Gun cover6 Years Ago

Rusty Gun

PCWorldwide

In Rusty Gun the aliens are confronted not by some over-muscled macho, fan of bubblegum, not some secret organization dressed in black, and not even chickenpox.

Dungeon Core cover6 Years Ago

Dungeon Core

PCWorldwide

Dungeon Core is a challenging but rewarding roguelite dungeon crawler. It features procedurally generated levels with lots of rooms to explore, items to find and enemies to fight.

Volta-X cover6 Years Ago

Volta-X

PCSwitchWorldwide

Volta-X blends real-time decision-making and strategy into action-packed 1v1 battles. Customize and operate your own giant robots, called Voltas, and manage a diverse crew of pilots as they build up their base from scratch.

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