ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
August 18
The games released on this day in gaming history.
657 releases
9 Years AgoGyroSphere Trials
PCMacWorldwide
Join the fun and test your ability to master the GyroSphere! Go break your own records and tell your friends about it! It’s a fast-paced race through endless, unpredictable obstacles and time is running out!
7 Years AgoDuck Life: Battle
SwitchNorth AmericaEurope
The ducks are back, but this time they're angrier. Forget racing, now it's time to battle! Train your duck's power, health, defence, speed, and special attack abilities in 25 brand new mini games.
6 Years AgoEvergate
SwitchWorldwide
Enter the afterlife. Overcome fate. Reclaim what was lost. This challenging puzzle platformer weaves a heart-warming story through stunning artwork, emotive music and genre-bending mechanics.
6 Years AgoHelheim Hassle
LinuxMacSwitchPCXbox OneWorldwide
Helheim Hassle is a narrative adventure game with puzzle platforming elements.
5 Years AgoBlazing Rangers
FamicomNESWorldwide
Blazing Rangers is an original one-screen action game for NES-compatible hardware, realized in the style of '80s arcade games. The setting and goal is easily explained: You are a firefighter with the task to rescue all kids from a dangerous fire site.
5 Years AgoSword of Elpisia
iOSWorldwide
On Terra, a world whose civilization developed thanks to magic tools, there are frequent cases of people being turned into magic swords. Alice, a girl who is traveling with Aldo, the main character, chooses to become a sword to rescue her friends.
4 Years AgoRPG Time: The Legend of Wright
SwitchPS4Worldwide
Handmade RPG by a game developer hopeful youth.
4 Years AgoSlaycation Paradise
PS5SwitchPS4PCXbox Series X|SXbox OneWorldwide
Are you tired of the same boring old vacations? Then boy have we got the tonic for you! Slaycation Paradise offers the ultimate in multi-dimensional apocalyptic tours.
4 Years AgoAltair Breaker
Meta Quest 2SteamVRWorldwide
Enter the world of Altair and battle against the army of Laws left behind roaming around Vastus Isle in this Map-based Sword Fighting game. Team up with your friends and experience the feeling of transcendent sword fighting in VR.
3 Years AgoEasy Flight Simulator
PS4Worldwide
Have you ever dreamed to take commands of fantastic planes like jet, super jumbo, cargo or stunt plane? This game is a real flight simulator with commands designed to be easily taken over at all age.
1 Year AgoHide The Corpse
PlayStation VR2Worldwide
Hide the Corpse is a VR physics-based game where players must hide a body within four minutes across six distinct environments, including a zero-gravity spaceship and an underwater shipwreck.
This yearStarsand Island
Switch 2PCPS5Xbox Series X|SWorldwide
Leave the hustle of the city behind and embrace life on Starsand Island. Fish, farm, raise animals, and befriend or fall in love with locals to learn their secrets. Customize your world with our DIY system, and invite friends to help build your dream paradise!
41 Years AgoJames Bond 007: A View to a Kill
Apple IINorth America
"James Bond 007: A View to a Kill" is a text adventure based on the James Bond film of the same name. Released in 1985 for DOS, Macintosh and Apple II computers, it was developed by Angelsoft, Inc. and published by Mindscape Inc.
39 Years AgoSuper Laydock: Mission Striker Network Version
MSXWorldwide
A shoot 'em up game in the Laydock series that fits in perfectly between Laydock (Laydock 1) and Laydock 2. It's again a game that can be played by two players though a single player game is also a possibility.
37 Years AgoMid-Garts
X68000Japan
When the epic, thousand-year-old battle between different dragon clans was finally over, and the benevolent White Dragons started ruling the country of Akranis, it looked like the age of peace has finally arrived.
35 Years AgoNinja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom
PortLynxWorldwide
Immerse yourself in action-acked Ninja adventure as you help Ryu through his greatest challenge. Battle the hideous ancient forces of darkness to save mankind, with the epic adventure unfolding as you complete each level.
29 Years AgoLive or Die
PCChina
Live or Die is a real-time strategy game about a war battle between good and evil that takes place in the future. Mankind frantically expands into outer space and fights for the scarce energy source (uranium) on which they depend for survival. You, Dr.
29 Years AgoNebula Fighter
DOSWorldwide
Nebula Fighter is a side-scrolling shoot 'em up with pre-rendered graphics and fast, action-oriented gameplay, developed by Holodream Software and published by One Reality.
28 Years AgoThe D Show
PCMacNorth America
Essentially a Disney version of the You Don't Know Jack series, up to three players play a trivia game show to prove their knowledge of The Walt Disney Company.
27 Years AgoDark Secrets of Africa
PCNorth America
In the year 1876, the followers of the god Azag-Thot created a lot of excitement in Africa. The brotherhood of Marduk and the follower of Anubis fought against the Azag-Thot clan.
26 Years AgoSakura Taisen
PortPCJapan
Set in a fictionalized version of 1923 in the Taishō era, the game follows the exploits of the Imperial Combat Revue, a military unit dedicated to fighting supernatural threats against Tokyo while maintaining their cover as a theater troupe.
26 Years AgoBikeflyter
PCWorldwide
BikeFlyter is an advertising action game, created for the Aral AG company. The player controls a fat fly which is flying down a road, and must avoid oncoming bikers.
26 Years AgoSense Off: A Sacred Story in the Wind
PCJapan
The protagonist of the story, Naoya, was hospitalised after getting in a bicycle accident.
24 Years AgoMeteorus: O Universo em Conflito
Web browserWorldwide
Meteorus is an online multiplayer strategy game set in space.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.