ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
August 12
The games released on this day in gaming history.
697 releases
22 Years AgoTokyo Majin Gakuen Gehouchou: Keppuuroku
RemakePS2Japan
A remake of Tokyo Majin Gakuen: Gehouchou. As with the tradition of Tokyo Majin games, this is an adventure/strategy RPG hybrid.
22 Years AgoAqua Kids
PS2Japan
Aqua Kids is an action game based on the Japanese animated CG TV show broadcast on TV Tokyo. Two modes of play are available. A battle mode has you collect items and defeat enemies.
21 Years AgoSteel Empire
PortGame Boy AdvanceEuropeAsia
In the year A.D. 18XX, under the dictator Sauron, a military nation of the MotorHead Empire invaded the surrounding countries, but the nation of Silverhead stood defiantly.
21 Years Ago21 Card Games
PS2Europe
Pull up a chair and deal yourself in for a collection of 21 of the most popular card games all in one. 21 Card Games has something for everyone--edge of your seat action with poker, luck and skill with blackjack or the relaxation of a round of patience--plus many, many more.
21 Years AgoPremier Manager 2005-2006
Game Boy AdvancePCPS2EuropeAustralia
Premier Manager 2005-2006 is a Sports game, developed and published by Zoo Digital Publishing, which was released in Europe in 2005.
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18 Years AgoImagine: Teacher
Nintendo DSNorth America
Imagine teacher is a teaching game by ubisoft.
18 Years AgoWordmaster
Nintendo DSNorth America
You've never played a vocabulary and strategy game as challenging and unique as Wordmaster! Based on the classic style of the "Mastermind" board game, Wordmaster uses your vocabulary and spelling skills to deduce hidden 6-letter words.
16 Years AgoGame & Watch Ball
PortNintendo DSiChina
A Game and Watch game from the original Silver collection from 1980 that was recreated as a DSiWare game.
16 Years AgoGame & Watch Helmet
PortNintendo DSiChina
Experience a piece of Nintendo history with the Game & Watch series for Nintendo DSiWare. Each title is a perfect recreation of a classic LCD game from the early 1980s, including normal Game A and alternate Game B modes.
16 Years AgoGame & Watch Donkey Kong Jr.
PortNintendo DSiChina
A recreation of the Donkey Kong Jr. Game & Watch handheld.
Mahjong Keiji
Game Boy AdvanceJapan
Mahjong Keiji is a Miscellaneous game, published by Hudson, which was released in Japan in 2001.
24 Years Ago
1 Year AgoHellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
PS5Worldwide
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice is a single-player action-adventure game set in a dark fantasy world inspired by Norse mythology and Celtic culture.
11 Years AgoTerraria
LinuxMacWorldwide
Terraria is a 2D sandbox action-adventure game with platforming and role-playing elements. Players create a character and are placed in a procedurally generated world where they mine resources, craft equipment, build structures, and fight enemies.
11 Years AgoBrothers: A Tale of Two Sons
PS4Xbox OneWorldwide
Brothers is presented from a third-person view overlooking the two brothers. The brothers are moved individually by two thumbsticks on the controller.
10 Years AgoNo Man's Sky
PCWorldwide
No Man's Sky is an action-adventure survival game set in a procedurally generated universe containing over 18 quintillion planets.
11 Years AgoPrototype
Xbox OneNorth America
Prototype is the first of two games, and lets the user take control of Alex Mercer as he fights to stop the viral outbreak known as BLACKLIGHT throughout Manhattan.
11 Years AgoGoat Simulator
PS3PS4Europe
Goat Simulator is a third-person perspective game in which the player controls a goat. There does not appear to be any kind of storyline or plot. The player is free to explore the game's world as a goat, destroying things in the environment, running, jumping, and licking.
4 Years AgoMarvel's Spider-Man Remastered
RemasterPCWorldwide
Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered is a PlayStation 5 and PC version of the open-world action-adventure game originally released for PlayStation 4 in 2018.
13 Years AgoGeometry Dash
AndroidWorldwide
Jump and fly your way through danger in this rhythm-based action platformer. Prepare for a near impossible challenge in the world of Geometry Dash. Push your skills to the limit as you jump, fly and flip your way through dangerous passages and spiky obstacles.
11 Years AgoPrototype 2
Xbox OneNorth America
Prototype 2 is an open-world action game published by Activision and developed by Radical Entertainment. It's a direct sequel to Prototype and was announced at the 2010 Spike Video Game Awards.
22 Years AgoSyberia II
PCJapan
An unlikely pair, young Kate Walker and old, eccentric Hans Voralberg now set off on a journey together: in search of the last of the fabled Syberian mammoths at the heart of a long and forgotten universe.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.