ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
August 18
The games released on this day in gaming history.
657 releases
4 Years AgoThe Complex: Found Footage
PCWorldwide
Experience the liminal world of the backrooms through a VHS camera, immersing into a mysterious story and wandering the dream-like structures... Might there be something following you?
3 Years AgoMadden NFL 24
PCPS4PS5Xbox OneXbox Series X|SWorldwide
Experience the newest iteration of FieldSENSE in Madden NFL 24. More realistic character movement and smarter AI gives you control to play out your gameplay strategy with the confidence to dominate any opponent.
24 Years AgoBuffy the Vampire Slayer
XboxWorldwide
Buffy Summers makes her console debut in a third-person action game set within the not-so-peaceful town of Sunnydale, CA.
10 Years AgoShadwen
MacEurope
Shadwen is a true stealth game where the only rule is to remain unseen. Stay hidden – or the ruthless guards will kill you on sight! Shadwen, an assassin on a quest to kill the king, has a chance encounter with a little orphan girl named Lily.
4 Years AgoCursed to Golf
SwitchXbox Series X|SXbox OnePS5PS4PCWorldwide
Cursed to Golf is a golf-like adventure where every shot counts. Players are tasked with making it out of Golf Purgatory to become a Golfing Legend.
17 Years AgoMadden NFL 10
PS3Europe
Madden NFL 10 also lets you take your fight online with an all-new Online Franchise mode, complete with 32 teams, NFL-style drafts and a custom league webpage.
18 Years AgoNeo Turf Masters
WiiNorth America
Neo Turf Masters is a golf video game by Nazca for the Neo Geo, released in 1996. This is also one of the first two titles by Nazca, the other being the popular Metal Slug before & between being acquired by SNK. The game is a fast paced, arcade-style golf game.
13 Years AgoAttack of the Friday Monsters! A Tokyo Tale
Nintendo 3DSWorldwide
Step into the life of Sohta, the young son of a family that has just set up a dry cleaners shop in the idyllic town of Fuji no Hana.
11 Years AgoAdventures of Pip
PS4North America
Play as the ultimate digital underdog in the Adventures of Pip,an action-platformer with a fresh gameplay twist inside a retro 32-bit world.
10 Years AgoCollar x Malice
PS VitaJapan
Collar x Malice is a visual novel, and follows Ichika Hoshino, who is patrolling Shinjuku, Tokyo.
4 Years AgoHobo: Tough Life
SwitchWorldwide
Hobo: Tough Life is a city survival RPG. You play as a homeless and your main goal is to survive. To do this you will have to deal with hunger, hostile environment, human unconcern and with forthcoming winter.
5 Years AgoSwords & Souls: Neverseen
SwitchNorth America
If you've been looking for a combat-focused RPG that balances combat and level grinding with humor and surprises, welcome into the wild Neverseen! A dangerous and untamed island filled with secrets and treasure.
This yearThe Sinking City 2
PCPS5Xbox Series X|SWorldwide
The Sinking City 2 is a terrifying Lovecraftian journey, powered by Unreal Engine 5. Experience a heart-pounding survival horror as you explore the flooded city of Arkham and fight eldritch monsters beyond human comprehension.
21 Years AgoNight Watch
PCEurope
Based on the most successful Russian-made movie ever, the Night Watch game asks players to take part in a millennia-old struggle of supernatural forces; a conflict of which ordinary humans are either completely oblivious, or in which they are unwittingly being used as pawns.
11 Years AgoPlanetary Annihilation: Titans
Standalone expansionPCMacLinuxWorldwide
RTS JUST GOT BIGGER with Titans: the huge stand-alone expansion to the already massive-scale RTS Planetary Annihilation, which includes the base game.
17 Years AgoSpectrobes: Origins
WiiNorth America
Spectrobes mixes monster battling with a real-time action RPG experience, so you'll not only be managing which critter is out on the field and attacking, but also running your main character around and participating in combat the feels like…
12 Years AgoAI War: Fleet Command
LinuxWorldwide
"You are outgunned. You are massively outnumbered. You must win." These are your orders.
5 Years AgoMayhem Brawler
SwitchEurope
Mayhem Brawler is an urban fantasy themed beat 'em up that brings back the 90s arcade vibe to the present day.
17 Years AgoGo-Go! Nekketsu Hockey Club Slip-and-Slide Madness
WiiJapan
Hey there, this is the Nekketsu High School Paper. Our own Kunio has become famous as a leader. With him we won both the dodge ball and soccer championships.
15 Years AgoHyperdimension Neptunia Mk2
PS3Japan
Hyperdimension Neptunia mk2 is the second game in the Hyperdimension Neptunia franchise and the sequel to the first game. The game features the Goddesses' little sisters as the main characters, with Neptune's little sister Nepgear as the protagonist.
15 Years AgoFlight Control
WiiNorth AmericaEurope
Air traffic control is the world's most stressful job, but not for you. You don't need heading angles, flight rules or meteorological reports, you're a natural! A prodigy!
11 Years Ago
5 Years AgoNorthern Journey
PCWorldwide
A norwegian happysad game set in a northern land! Adventure through a beautiful and very varied wildereness. Dive, fly, use ziplines and find different weapons to aid your journey to reach the cold mountains and below.
10 Years AgoStyle Savvy: Fashion Forward
Nintendo 3DSNorth America
Show off your sense of style and dominate the fashion world across 5 exciting careers! Manage your own boutique, design clothes fit for a fashionista, style some wicked hair, master the art of make-up, and even become the next top model.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.