ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
August 18
The games released on this day in gaming history.
657 releases
23 Years AgoStack Attack 2 Pro
MobileWorldwide
Stack Attack 2 Pro is the sequel to Stack Attack. It is very similar to the original game. This game has a black and white and a colored version.
22 Years AgoGregory Horror Show
MobileJapan
The adventure game of "Gregory Horror Show" is now available in R.P.G-mode! It is an adventure game that aims to escape from the hotel "Gregory House" in the underworld and return to reality.
22 Years AgoA 3ª Jornada
PCWorldwide
After the destruction of Earth and Mars caused by the alien invasion, the human beings guided by Sirey are now living inside spaceships. Ten years after A 2ª Jornada, Sirey’s fleet is approaching a new solar system, where they’ll find a new planet... and new adventures.
22 Years AgoMetal Gear
Expanded editionMobileJapan
A mobile phone version of Metal Gear was released only in Japan on August 18, 2004. The game is based on the original MSX2 version, but includes several additional features and changes. This version is the basis of the subsequent re-releases.
21 Years AgoConstantine
PortMobileNorth America
The mobile version of Constantine is based on the movie of the same name, inspired by the comic book Hellblazer. The game presents a top-down perspective, with the primary focus on battling demons.
21 Years AgoEmily Enough: Imprisoned
PCWorldwide
Emily is never satisfied. Fed up with the incompetence of her servants and parents, she slaughters them all. The wealthy heiress is sentenced to live her live in an upstate New York asylum until her 21st birthday, but she has no intention to stay there that long.
20 Years AgoDirge of Cerberus Lost Episode: Final Fantasy VII
MobileJapan
Dirge of Cerberus Lost Episode: Final Fantasy VII is a fully-voiced mobile phone game and is a midquel to the original Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII third-person shooter game for the PlayStation 2.
20 Years AgoKaze no Satsui: It's a Long Way Round
PCWorldwide
Six members of the broadcasting club gather at a villa in the mountains for a farewell party for former club director Haruki who leaves for the USA. Main character Kazuya secretly has romantic feelings for the members of the club.
20 Years AgoSpecnaz: Project Wolf
PCEurope
Specnaz: Project Wolf is a first-person tactical shooting game. In addition to tactical action, it also includes mission-based objectives and skills and services that can be accessed through the Wolf.
19 Years AgoXwung
PCWorldwide
Described by the author as a shmup without the shooting, xWUNG presents a retro playfield straight from the days of early arcades with vector graphics and chippy tweets and bleeps.
18 Years AgoColourPod 2: DimensionPod
Web browserWorldwide
You are the last dimensionPod. Your dimensions have been driven to Darkness. Collect colour fragments on your colour Lens to accumulate abilities used to destroy colourless fragments.
18 Years AgoMegami Tensei Gaiden: Shinyaku Last Bible II - Hajimari no Fukuin
MobileJapan
Boy, be the light that illuminates the world. The gospel of the beginning rings out in the land covered with despair.
18 Years AgoGlove On Fight 2: Gleam of Force
PCJapan
Glove on Fight 2: Gleam of Force is the sequel to the doujin fighter Glove on Fight (2002), both developed by French Bread. Unlike the original, this game features an all-original cast of characters drawn by Harukaze Namikai and an all-new story mode.
18 Years AgoRufus Snackdown
Web browserWorldwide
Rufus Snackdown is a game from the Disney.com webring. Players control Rufus as he eats corndogs while avoiding freeze-drying robots.
17 Years AgoMad Libs
iOSWorldwide
Fill in the blankspots in sentences and share them with your friends!
17 Years AgoThe Angry Video Game Nerd K.O. Boxing
Atari 2600Worldwide
The Angry Video Game Nerd K.O. Boxing is a homebrew fighting game for the Atari 2600 using the Angry Video Game Nerd franchise.
17 Years AgoEnigmata
Web browserWorldwide
An epic space adventure game. Fly through 20 levels, gather powerful weapons and ships!
17 Years AgoKnuckle Heads
WiiJapan
Up to four players must choose control for six different characters from: the United States, the game's home country of Japan, Greece, China, Norway, and Brazil in what is described as "America's hottest new game show" on the flyer; they al…
17 Years AgoThe Mystery of the Mary Celeste
PCWorldwide
The Mystery of the Mary Celeste is a hidden object game with adventure elements. The objective is to collect all the items shown at the bottom, as a series of black-and-white images on porthole windows, and use them to solve puzzles.
16 Years AgoThe Silver Lining
PCWorldwide
A fan-made sequel and unofficial conclusion to the King's Quest games.
16 Years AgoExorcist
PCWorldwide
Remove all traces of evil spelled by supernatural powers in Exorcist, an eerie hidden object encounter. Cursed with the ability to see demons at a young age, Garret Ghostfighter uses his strange gift to help people in need.
16 Years Ago
16 Years AgoFish Tank
PSPPS3Europe
Fish Tank is a matching puzzle game where you must match the same color of fishes and gain points.
15 Years AgoBlockado: Puzzle Island
Nintendo DSiNorth America
Help Valerie escape from a mysterious island by solving puzzles and becoming the ultimate puzzle mastermind.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.