ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
August 19
The games released on this day in gaming history.
682 releases
7 Years AgoSuperHot
SwitchWorldwide
Superhot is an independent first-person shooter built around a single core mechanic: time only moves when the player moves.
7 Years AgoHotline Miami 2: Wrong Number
SwitchWorldwide
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number is the brutal conclusion to the Hotline Miami saga, set against a backdrop of escalating violence and retribution over spilled blood in the original game.
17 Years AgoWolfenstein
PCXbox 360PS3Australia
Wolfenstein is the direct sequel to Return to Castle Wolfenstein and Spear of Destiny/Wolfenstein RPG. It featured a "re-imagined" disguised dark-haired B.J.
6 Years AgoDanganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair
iOSWorldwide
The follow up to Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc. The main character, Hajime Hinata, a new 'Ultimate' student at Hope's Peak Academy.
5 Years AgoTwelve Minutes
Xbox OneXbox Series X|SPCWorldwide
Twelve Minutes is a real-time top-down interactive thriller with an accessible click and drag interface. Featuring James McAvoy, Daisy Ridley, and Willem Dafoe.
11 Years AgoSmite
Xbox OneWorldwide
Smite is the online battleground of the gods. Players choose from a diverse cast of deities and use their unique powers to triumph over the opposition in 5v5 team matches.
15 Years AgoXenoblade Chronicles
WiiEurope
Xenoblade Chronicles follows Shulk and his band of friends as they search for answers about the mysterious "Monado" sword and defend their homeland from violent robotic creatures known as the Mechon.
12 Years AgoPlants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare
PS4PS3WorldwideNorth America
Plants vs. Zombies is digging into the trenches with an explosive new 3D experience. Blast zombies, plants, and new characters with inventive weapons across a mine-blowing PvZ world.
16 Years AgoLara Croft and the Guardian of Light
Xbox 360Australia
Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light is a platform action video game developed by Crystal Dynamics and published by Square Enix for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and iOS as part of the Tomb Raider series through digital distribution.
13 Years AgoThe Bureau: XCOM Declassified
PCMacWorldwide
The year is 1962 and the Cold War has the nation gripped by fear. A top-secret government unit called The Bureau begins investigating a series of mysterious attacks by an enemy more powerful than communism.
1 Year AgoDelta Force
PS5Xbox Series X|SWorldwide
Delta Force is a free-to-play tactical first-person shooter developed by Team Jade and published by TiMi Studio Group.
17 Years AgoFallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel
PCWorldwide
This is a Tactical Squad-Based Combat comes to the Fallout Universe. You are the wretched refuse. You may be born from dirt, but we will forge you into steel.
24 Years AgoMedieval: Total War
PCNorth America
Experience the middle Ages in all their blood-soaked magnificence.
18 Years AgoFlatOut: Ultimate Carnage
PortPCWorldwide
An enhanced version of the PlayStation 2 game FlatOut 2. It increased the number of cars in a race from 8 to 12. It added 5 new single player and 2 new multiplayer modes FlatOut Ultimate Carnage lifts destruction racing to a whole new level of bone-breaking slaughter.
7 Years AgoErica
PS4Worldwide
Immerse yourself in an interactive live-action thriller which puts you at the heart of the mystery. Delve into Erica’s past as you piece together the shocking truth behind her father’s death.
21 Years AgoMetal Slug 5
XboxNorth America
A special disc that contains deep and intricate secrets about the Metal Slug project is stolen by a mysterious group called the Ptolemaic Army, whose specialty lies from within archaeological excavation and espionage.
5 Years AgoMonster Train
SwitchWorldwide
Hell has frozen over. Only you can protect the final burning pyre from the forces of heaven and restore the inferno. Monster Train brings a new strategic layer to roguelike deckbuilding, with three vertical playing fields to defend.
36 Years AgoGhouls 'n Ghosts
AmigaEurope
The gameplay for Ghouls 'n Ghosts is similar to that of Ghosts 'n Goblins.
4 Years AgoCloudpunk
PS5Worldwide
A neon-noir story in a rain-drenched cyberpunk metropolis. It’s your first night on the job working for the Cloudpunk delivery service. Two rules: Don’t miss a delivery and don’t ask what’s in the package.
11 Years AgoClicker Heroes
iOSAndroidWorldwide
Ever wondered what one quadrillion damage per second feels like? Wonder no more! Embark on your quest to attain it today!
13 Years AgoRace the Sun
PCLinuxMacWorldwideNorth America
Race The Sun is a high-speed game that uses simple controls and is set in a procedurally generated world.
17 Years AgoShadow Complex
Xbox 360Worldwide
Shadow Complex is a side-scrolling action-adventure game presented in a 2.5D style, where the world is rendered in three dimensions but movement stays on a two-dimensional plane.
11 Years AgoHappy Wheels
iOSWorldwide
Try to get to the finish line in this twisted game's user-created tracks. Having your limbs still attached is optional.
12 Years AgoTales of Xillia 2
PS3North America
The game takes place a year after Tales of Xillia. Elle Mel Marta is given specific instructions by her father to board a train and to find the Land of Canaan. Her train is hijacked before its departure and Ludger Will Kresnik boards it to save her.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.