ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
August 21
The games released on this day in gaming history.
712 releases
3 Years AgoOrbo's Odyssey
PCWorldwide
Orbo Stetson is just your average personal assistant. He files documents, he drafts up risk mitigation plans for new products, and he can launch himself like a .50 caliber bullet when prompted.
11 Years AgoRisen 3: Titan Lords - Enhanced Edition
RemasterPS4Europe
Explore a world abandoned by the gods and full of enemies & dangers. Robbed of your soul, you'll need powerful allies to rise up against the rampaging titans.
7 Years AgoMekabolt
Xbox OnePS VitaPS4WorldwideEurope
Use your trusty Mekabolt device to manipulate robots, solve a variety of puzzling levels and obtain batteries to fix the robots!
7 Years AgoNo Time to Relax
PCMacWorldwide
No Time to Relax is a life simulation game where up to 4 players online or locally compete against each other in the ultimate game of life.
12 Years AgoFibbage
Xbox OneNorth America
Fibbage is the lying, bluffing, fib-till-you-win trivia party game from the makers of YOU DON’T KNOW JACK! Play with 2-8 players!
11 Years AgoPure Hold'em
Xbox OneNorth America
Step onto the casino floor, where playing big could mean winning big. Split across 6 different tables, each requiring more skill and determination than the last, Pure Hold’em brings all the excitement of the high stakes casino to the convenience of your couch.
6 Years AgoParatopic: Definitive Cut
Expanded editionSwitchWorldwide
Smuggle contraband VHS tapes across the border. Discover the remnants of illicit industry. Prepare for an assassination.
24 Years AgoNFL 2K3
GameCubeNorth America
NFL 2K is an American football video game series developed by Visual Concepts and published by Sega.[1] Based on the National Football League, the series was originally exclusive to Sega's Dreamcast video game console.
18 Years AgoVampire Rain: Altered Species
PortPS3Japan
Vampire Rain: Altered Species is a Playstation 3 port of Vampire Rain. Gameplay is in the third person, and involves a lot stealth play, similar to the Splinter Cell and Metal Gear Solid series, with some platform, exploration and combat-style elements too.
14 Years AgoLegasista
PS3North America
Legasista is a PlayStation 3 game published by Nippon Ichi Software. It was released in Japan on disc in March 2012 then in North America and Europe exclusively as a downloadable game through the PlayStation Network in August 2012.
14 Years AgoJoJo's Bizarre Adventure HD
PortPS3Xbox 360JapanNorth America
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure is a fighting game developed by Capcom based on Hirohiko Araki's Japanese manga of the same title. The games were developed by the same team that is responsible for the Street Fighter III series.
11 Years AgoVersus: The Lost Ones
PCMacLinuxiOSAndroidWorldwide
Steal alien powers and absorb their memories! Can you outlast your opponents to escape from planet Versus? An epic adventure in a new galaxy.
24 Years AgoCeltic Kings: Rage of War
PCWorldwide
Julius Caesar wants to expand his already massive empire and he has his sights set on the lush countryside of Gaul. Celtic Kings: Rage of war brings you the excitement of the Roman conquests in two modes: strategic and adventure.
18 Years AgoTank Universal
PCWorldwide
Tank Universal creates a huge virtual 'Tron-like' world where you take part in immense 3D tank battles involving scores of units both friendly and not so friendly in wide open levels!
13 Years Ago3D Streets of Rage
PortNintendo 3DSJapan
Take the fight to the streets! In the grips of a vicious crime syndicate, this once peaceful city has become a center of violence and mayhem. Amidst this chaos, three young police officers are determined to tackle the problem head-on.
11 Years AgoThe Flock
PCWorldwide
The Flock is an asymmetrical multiplayer thriller, where you get to play as one of the agile monsters that make up the Flock. Hunt down and attack the Carrier to take its place. Survive and fend off the terrifying Flock with the coveted Light Artifact .
11 Years AgoSecret of Magia
PCWorldwide
Secret of Magia is an action RPG. Explore a huge world and free your people from the tyranny of an evil, supernatural dictator.
7 Years AgoPato Box
Xbox OneWorldwideNorth America
Pato Box is an adventure/fighting game inspired by the “Punch-Out!!” series, taking place in the building of a corrupt corporation named Deathflock
6 Years AgoEven the Ocean
SwitchWorldwide
From the creators of Anodyne comes a grand story about Aliph, a lowly power plant technician for Whiteforge City, who finds her world turned upside-down after a routine maintenance trip goes awry.
6 Years AgoThe Bonfire 2: Uncharted Shores
PCMacWorldwide
Build, survive, explore. Design your city, manage resource chains and workers, Send ships on expedition, trade with cities, discover mysterious dungeons and uncover secrets of ancients.
3 Years AgoWe're Closed Sorry
PCWorldwide
We're closed Sorry is a metroidvania in which the player controls both a titular hero traversing the interior of a retro supermarket store and the owner of the store. Immerse in an action-adventure combating bugs, finding secrets, and becoming a dreamt hero.
1 Year AgoAriana and the Elder Codex
SwitchPS4PS5Japan
The Librarian Ariana’s mission is to repair the Seven Hero Codices, which have been altered. Due to the terrible damages, magic has vanished from the world. By utilizing special Librarian magic that allows her to enter Codices, Ariana seeks to mend the books to bring back magic.
17 Years Ago
17 Years AgoArkanoid Plus!
WiiEurope
Relive the old school days of Arkanoid… ARKANOID Plus! is an updated version of the original arcade blockbuster. Players must destroy colored blocks by guiding an Energy Ball around the screen using a spaceship called a VAUS.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.