ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
August 12
The games released on this day in gaming history.
697 releases
7 Years AgoTouhou Kikeijuu: Wily Beast and Weakest Creature
PCJapan
Touhou Kikeijuu: Wily Beast and Weakest Creature is the seventeenth official installment of the Touhou Project. It was announced by ZUN on his personal blog on April 17, 2019, at 14:02 JST. A playable demo was released on May 5, 2019, at Reitaisai 16.
6 Years AgoMom Hid My Game!
PS4Asia
It's gone! My game is lost! Take back to hunting for consoles hidden by Mom!
10 Years AgoColor Zen
PS4North America
Color Zen is a new kind of puzzle game. With simple, intuitive controls, the game invites you to relax and immerse yourself. There are no points or penalties for failure; just an abstract world of color to move through at your own pace.
13 Years AgoTouhou Kishinjou: Double Dealing Character
PCJapan
The fourteenth main entry in the Touhou series of vertical danmaku shooters.
11 Years AgoSilver Creek Falls: Chapter 1
PCWorldwide
Two city detectives are sent to a small idyllic town in North Carolina called ‘Silver Creek Falls” to investigate a strange series of events that the local sheriff can’t seem to get his mind around.
5 Years AgoRoot Double: Before Crime * After Days - Xtend Edition
Expanded editionSwitchEurope
Rescue squad captain Watase Kasasagi wakes up without his memories in the middle of his most critical mission yet-- a nuclear meltdown at a research facility.
5 Years AgoLove Esquire
SwitchEuropeNorth America
Love Esquire is a romantic-comedy dating simulator, with a nostalgic touch of old-school RPG combat. Lots of plots and backstories!
10 Years Ago8-Bit Hordes
PCWorldwideNorth America
From the team that brought you 8-Bit Armies comes a new fantasy RTS as fast-paced and friendly as the original! 8-BIT HORDES is a colorful strategy-arcade game that is easy to learn for players of all skill levels.
7 Years AgoPath of Giants
iOSWorldwide
Path of Giants is a serene adventure puzzle game where the player controls three explorers Bern, Matchi and Totch who must help each other to conquer a set of ancient trials in search of a lost treasure.
6 Years AgoThe Ambassador: Fractured Timelines
SwitchEurope
The Ambassador: Fractured Timelines is a twin-stick fantasy shooter centered around the ability to stop time.
6 Years AgoBanner of the Maid
SwitchPS4Worldwide
Banner of the Maid is a turn-base strategy game set in the time of the French Revolution. You will lead the army to break through the difficulties and experience the different stories of that most uncommon time with wine of salon and the smoke of battlefield.
28 Years AgoTender Loving Care
PCWorldwide
You are about to enter a fantasy quite unlike anything you've ever seen or felt before - a fantasy built from the stuff of your very own mind.
14 Years AgoJoJo's Bizarre Adventure HD
PortXbox 360North America
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure is a fighting game developed by Capcom based on Hirohiko Araki's Japanese manga of the same title. The games were developed by the same team that is responsible for the Street Fighter III series.
13 Years Ago868-Hack
iOSWorldwide
You are a computer hacker. You steal precious data while the world sleeps. Siphons are your lockpicks. Progs are your guns. Connect to the sectors. Download the data. Escape, or be deleted alive.
12 Years AgoAa
iOSWorldwide
aa is the "hello world" app for iPhones, iPads & iPods. i.e. aa is like snake on an old brick phone, it's fundamental.
11 Years AgoGravity Error
PCMacWorldwide
Gravity Error is an indie 2D puzzle/platformer about changing gravity. Guide Force in his quest seeking emotional stableness in a set of levels and avoid being crushed. Solve the puzzles in multiple creative ways.
4 Years AgoKillzone: Shadow Fall - Intercept
Standalone expansionPS4Worldwide
Killzone Shadow Fall Intercept places you and up to three of your friends on the elite VSA team known as Intelligence Squad Alpha.
21 Years AgoAstonishia Story
PSPKorea
In Astonishia Story, players embody an honorable royal knight and embark upon an epic journey to recover a stolen sacred relic that symbolizes prosperity and fortune. Players must seek the help of wizards and many other mysterious allies to succeed.
15 Years Ago7 Wonders: Treasures of Seven
Nintendo DSWorldwide
Match runes and break blocks as you build the world`s most wondrous structures in this ground-breaking Match 3 game! Rotate the game cubes to unlock each level with your keystone. Challenge your mind with intense, multi-layered puzzle cubes.
14 Years AgoWorld End Economica: Episode.03
PCJapan
The conclusive episode in this visual novel trilogy is set in the far future on the moon. Will Hal's dream be realized? It's been 8 years since the events of episode.01. With the economics of lunar city going out of control what is going to happen next?
10 Years Ago
6 Years AgoEscape from Tethys
Xbox OneSwitchPS4Worldwide
You're trapped, alone and cold on a distant planet. Pursued by a droid with only one purpose: killing everything. You must find an escape.
6 Years AgoThe Bonfire 2: Uncharted Shores
iOSWorldwide
Build, survive, explore. Design your city, manage resource chains and workers, Send ships on expedition, trade with cities, discover mysterious dungeons and uncover secrets of ancients.
5 Years AgoFire Tonight
PCSwitchMacWorldwide
A narrative puzzle game about two people trying to find their way back together in a city on fire. Maya sets out to find her way across the city by car, train, roller skate and rooftop all while avoiding police barricades, traffic jams and the spreading fire.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.