ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
August 13
The games released on this day in gaming history.
726 releases
20 Years AgoBit Generations: Dialhex
Game Boy AdvanceJapan
bit Generations: Dialhex is a Game Boy Advance video game released in 2006 by Nintendo and skip, Ltd. The game was part of the initial batch of bit Generations games.
18 Years AgoSingStar: SuomiRock
PS2Worldwide
SingStar: Suomi Rock is a karaoke game exclusively released in Finland. There are no changes to the gameplay formula: player(s) sing into a microphone and the game gives points based on the performance.
16 Years AgoThe Sorcerer's Apprentice
Nintendo DSWorldwide
The Sorcerer's Apprentice is an action-packed 3D arcade videogame that casts players in the role of Dave, the powerful sorcerer's apprentice, as he joins a mystical fight against the ultimate evil in a world filled with fantastical quests and magical combat.
16 Years AgoDisney Fireworks
Nintendo DSiEurope
Light up the night with Disney Fireworks! Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls... Touch and flick to trigger a dazzling night-time extravaganza of colour and fun with Disney Fireworks!
16 Years AgoDrift Street International
Nintendo DSiEurope
Drift Street International is the ultimate high-speed, white-knuckle street racing experience, made exclusively for Nintendo DSiWare.
16 Years AgoBreakout!
Nintendo DSWorldwide
A homebrew remake of the original Breakout made for the DS. The game was made as a part of the NEO Retro Coding Compo 2010.
Chozetsu Rinjin Berabo Man
PC EngineWorldwide
Chozetsu Rinjin Berabo Man is a platformer with underwater shoot 'em up stages, but the hero here doesn't just use a gun - instead, his whole body is elastic, so you'll find yourself taking out enemies with extending legs, arms and even neck!
Minna no Shiiku Series 1: Boku no Kabuto Mushi
Game Boy AdvanceJapan
Boku no Kabuto Mushi is an Action game, published by MTO, which was released in Japan in 2001.
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5 Years AgoHades
PS4PS5Xbox OneXbox Series X|SWorldwide
A rogue-lite hack and slash dungeon crawler in which Zagreus, son of Hades the Greek god of the dead, attempts to escape his home and his oppressive father by fighting the souls of the dead through the various layers of the ever-shifting un…
6 Years AgoFortnite
AndroidiOSWorldwide
Fortnite is a free-to-play online game where you and your friends can create, play and battle.
14 Years AgoSleeping Dogs
PCPS3Xbox 360Worldwide
Sleeping Dogs is a third-person open-world action-adventure game set in contemporary Hong Kong. Players control Wei Shen, an undercover police officer who infiltrates a Triad organization called the Sun On Yee.
6 Years AgoSid Meier's Civilization VI
AndroidWorldwide
Civilization VI is a 4X turn-based strategy game in which players guide a civilization from its founding as a small settlement through multiple eras of development.
21 Years AgoThe Sims 2
MacEurope
In The Sims 2, your Sims will be more lifelike, more responsive, and more complex than ever before. You'll be able to control your Sims over their entire lifetimes, taking them from their first steps to their golden years.
13 Years AgoPayday 2
Xbox 360PS3PCLinuxWorldwideNorth America
Payday 2 is an action-packed, four-player co-op shooter that once again lets gamers don the masks of the original crew: Dallas, Hoxton, Wolf and Chains as they descend on Washington D.C. for an epic crime spree.
11 Years AgoFallout Shelter
AndroidWorldwide
Fallout Shelter puts you in control of a state-of-the-art underground Vault from Vault-Tec. Build the perfect Vault, keep your Dwellers happy, and protect them from the dangers of the Wasteland. Vault-Tec has provided the tools, but the rest is up to you.
8 Years AgoThe Walking Dead: The Final Season
PCWorldwide
After years on the road facing threats both living and dead, a secluded school might finally be Clementine and AJ's chance for a home. But protecting it will mean sacrifice.
13 Years AgoGeometry Dash
iOSWorldwide
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.
13 Years AgoEuropa Universalis IV
LinuxMacPCWorldwide
Rule your land and dominate the world with unparalleled freedom, depth and historical accuracy. Write a new history of the world and build an empire for the ages.
11 Years AgoGrim Fandango Remastered
RemasterMacEurope
Something's rotten in the land of the dead, and you're being played for a sucker. Meet Manny Calavera, travel agent at the Department of Death. He sells luxury packages to souls on their four-year journey to eternal rest.
19 Years AgoMetroid
Expanded editionWiiNorth America
It's you against the evil Mother Brain in the thrilling battle of Metroid! You're inside the fortress planet Zebes. The planet of endless secret passageways where the Metroid are multiplying.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.