ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
August 13
The games released on this day in gaming history.
726 releases
2 Years AgoHunt: Showdown 1896
PS4Xbox OneWorldwide
Hunt the corrupted in backwaters lost to history. Fight back against a timeless evil that pits you against twisted monsters and other desperate Hunters – solo or in a group – in a high-stakes, tactical, PvPvE, first person shooter. There are no heroes here.
22 Years AgoThe Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay
XboxEurope
Escape from Butcher Bay is set in the futuristic science fiction universe of the Chronicles of Riddick franchise, and is a prequel to the film Pitch Black. The game takes place inside Butcher Bay, a maximum-security prison from which no prisoner has escaped.
13 Years AgoDuckTales: Remastered
RemakePS3Wii UPCNorth AmericaWorldwide
DuckTales Remastered takes the classic Disney platforming adventure to a whole new level. All of the visuals from the 8-bit game have been beautifully re-created as hand-drawn and animated sprites, across a backdrop of luscious, re-envisioned level backgrounds.
13 Years AgoFruit Ninja
PS VitaNorth America
Fruit Ninja is a juicy action game with squishy, splatty and satisfying fruit carnage! Become the ultimate bringer of sweet, tasty destruction with every slash. Swipe up across the screen to deliciously slash fruit like a true ninja warrior.
7 Years AgoFriday the 13th: The Game
SwitchWorldwide
Friday the 13th: The Game is a third-person horror, survival game where players take on the role of a teen counselor, or for the first time ever, Jason Voorhees.
12 Years AgoPhoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies
iOSWorldwide
Dual Destinies continues the style of gameplay from previous installments, in which the player must utilize evidence and find contradictions in witness statements to prove their client innocent.
7 Years AgoPC Building Simulator
Xbox OneSwitchPS4Worldwide
PC Building Simulator lets players get to grips and experiment with building their very own gaming PC, without the associated risks and costs.
7 Years AgoDicey Dungeons
LinuxMacPCWorldwide
Fighting against fortune would be a lot easier if you weren't a walking dice.
16 Years AgoVictoria II
PCWorldwide
Carefully guide your nation from the era of absolute monarchies in the early 19th century, through expansion and colonization, to finally become a truly great power by the dawn of the 20th century.
This yearArknights
PCWorldwide
Take on the role of a key member of Rhodes Island, a pharmaceutical company that fights both a deadly infection and the unrest it leaves in its wake.
11 Years AgoMega Man & Bass
Wii UEurope
Mega Man & Bass is an entry in the classic Mega Man series, with option for controlling either Mega Man or Bass, due to Dr. Wily and Dr. Light making a truce to fight against King.
8 Years AgoDeath's Gambit
PCWorldwide
Death's Gambit is a challenging Action-RPG where you explore an alien medieval planet filled with beasts, knights, and horrors. Climb big creatures that will test your resolve. Fight dangerous monsters that will make you think outside the box.
13 Years AgoMars: War Logs
PS3North America
An Intense Cyberpunk Rpg On the Red Planet! Mars War Logs takes you to Mars, nearly a century after the cataclysm that threw the planet and its colonists into chaos.
16 Years AgoWild Guns
WiiEuropeAustralia
Released in 1994, Wild Guns is a shooting gallery video game for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, developed by Natsume. Its setting is a unique blend of the Wild West, steampunk, and science fiction.
14 Years AgoSanctum
MacWorldwide
An inventive tower defense/ first person shooter hybrid that pits elite soldier Skye against various forms of alien life on a small set of unique maps.
12 Years AgoHohokum
PS3PS4PS VitaEuropeJapan
Hohokum is a colorful exploration based adventure game. Players control a space worm, flying around rescuing people from their city under distress.
6 Years AgoKill It With Fire
PCWorldwide
Kill It With Fire is a first-person action game about hunting spiders and causing collateral damage.
18 Years AgoBionic Commando Rearmed
RemakeXbox 360PS3WorldwideJapan
Classic side-scrolling gameplay is reporting back for duty with Bionic Commando Rearmed, a remake of the classic NES game, out now on PC.
6 Years AgoA Total War Saga: Troy
PCWorldwide
A Total War Saga: Troy is the first in the award-winning strategy series to focus on the Bronze-Age Mediterranean and the legendary twenty-year conflict between the kingdoms of Troy and Mycenaean Greece, known as the Trojan War.
6 Years AgoFaeria
Xbox OneSwitchWorldwide
Faeria is a digital collectible card and turn-based strategy game that takes place on a dynamic playing board set in a fantasy universe. Players in Faeria battle one-on-one against other players or computer-controlled opponents.
This yearCloverpit
PS4PS5SwitchSwitch 2Worldwide
You wake up in a rusty, narrow cell, standing over a dangerously unstable grate. Someone has kidnapped you, demanding payment, and your only way out is to play the Slot Machine and pay off your debt. Don’t let yourself fall —literally— into ruin!
13 Years AgoSine Mora
OuyaWorldwide
Sine Mora is a horizontal shoot'em up that provides a unique take on challenge, where time is the ultimate factor.
16 Years AgoYars' Revenge
Web browserWorldwide
Yars' Revenge is a video game released for the Atari 2600 in 1982. It was created by Howard Scott Warshaw and was Atari's best-selling original title for the 2600.
7 Years AgoAncestors Legacy
PS4Xbox OneWorldwide
Ancestors Legacy is a history-inspired, real-time strategy game influenced by historical events in the Middle Ages.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.