ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
August 23
The games released on this day in gaming history.
660 releases
8 Years AgoHypergun
PCWorldwide
"Fight through waves of alien interlopers and save the world as Dewey Owens in Hypergun, a fast-paced roguelite shooter centering around a procedural weapon of questionable effectiveness. Enter the simulation. Build the Hypergun!"
3 Years AgoVirgo Versus the Zodiac
SwitchXbox OneXbox Series X|SPS4PS5Worldwide
Dethrone the Zodiacs, revive the Golden Age and purge the Heretics that swarm the galaxy as Virgo, the queen of Purity, in this unforgiving timed actions turn-based JRPG.
2 Years AgoA Bibelot: Prototo
PS4PS5North America
A retro arcade game with several difficulty modes, as well as high score and best time stats.
15 Years AgoLuxor HD
MacWorldwide
Experience LUXOR in stunning HD! Answer the call of the goddess, Isis, in this addictive marble-shooter game. Chains of colored spheres are working their way through ancient Egypt, and it’s up to you to stop them before they reach the pyramids.
9 Years Ago
8 Years AgoShio
SwitchNorth America
“Shio” is a challenging platformer game in which you deep and moving story by jumping from lantern to lantern. If you are big fan of Super Meat Boy, you will like Shio as well!
7 Years AgoBiolab Wars
PCMacLinuxWorldwide
Inspired by the 8-bit games and by the movies from the 80's, your goal is to blow things up, defeat aliens and fight bizarre bosses in this platformer 2D with classic mechanics.
7 Years AgoGurgamoth
SwitchNorth America
Gurgamoth is a flying fighting game where the level is your weapon. Each match is lightning quick and focuses on intense flying combat and getting in your opponent's head. The controls are simple, but the mechanics and interesting levels bring out the game’s depth.
20 Years AgoAtlantis Sky Patrol
LinuxWorldwide
This frenetic marble-popping adventure puts you in charge of how fast each level will end. Knock out doomsday devices on each of the 100 levels in the game by matching marble colors in sets of three.
15 Years AgoFighting Fantasy: The Talisman of Death
PSPWorldwide
This PSN-exclusive version of Fighting Fantasy: Talisman of Death features a Tarot Card character generation system, and the classic dice-rolling rule set you know and love, with optional all-new Battle and Test Your Luck systems for bold adventurers to explore.
15 Years AgoGabrielle's Ghostly Groove: Monster Mix
WiiJapan
Join Gabrielle and her monster friends as they dance along to a spooktacular selection of songs. Grab your Wii Remote and dance along as you shimmy, shake, and spin in time to the music! There's trouble in Monster Town!
15 Years AgoHysteria Project 2
PSPPS3North America
Hysteria Project 2 is the sequel to Hysteria Project. It continues the story of a kidnapped man who escapes his captor and becomes entangled in the mystery of “Project H,” while being pursued by a hooded figure and a strange black smoke.
14 Years AgoArt Academy: Lessons for Everyone!
Nintendo 3DSAustralia
Art Academy: Lessons for Everyone! is an interactive application that teaches real world art techniques anyone can enjoy-from beginners to experts of all ages. Discover more than 30 lessons, all using realistic stylus and touch screen-based tools for drawing and painting.
14 Years AgoLost Cities
iOSWorldwide
Lost Cities is card game for the Xbox 360, based upon the popular card game of the same name by game designer Reiner Knizia, published by Sierra Online. In early 2009, Lost Cities was removed from the Xbox Live Marketplace.
13 Years AgoCamp Keepalive
PCLinuxMacWorldwide
Camp Keepalive is a turn-based strategy game set in a camp straight out of an 80's horror movie. Save the helpless and dull-witted campers from an onslaught of monsters with a team of counselors, each with a special power.
13 Years AgoBlackbar
iOSWorldwide
Blackbar is a text game set in a dystopian future of surveillance and censorship. Censorship is frustrating, but the human spirit can beat that frustration by turning it…into a game.
11 Years AgoXmas Shooting: Scramble!!
PCJapan
On Christmas, the night of miracles, someone has stolen all the presents that were supposed to go to the children around the world. In order to get them back, Aru, the bunny-eared Santa, has taken off into the sky, following a subtle trace of the presents.
10 Years AgoBig Bang Empire
PCWorldwide
Conquer the blue movie Olympus in this fun & kinky RPG. Collect ludicrous items, level up your stats and compete with other stars!
10 Years AgoBig City Stories
PS4North America
Hello Mayor! Congratulations, you're in charge of a small city with high hopes and endless potential. Use your imagination to build your dream city, full of action and adventure.
10 Years AgoCat President: A More Purrfect Union
LinuxMacPCWorldwide
Find love, in a world where cats run the U.S. government!
9 Years AgoAlphabear: Hardcover Edition
PortPCMacWorldwide
Alphabear is an award-winning, original English word puzzle game by Spry Fox. Spell words, collect bears!
9 Years AgoBlacksea Odyssey
Xbox OneNorth America
Enter the Blacksea Odyssey, a violent top-down rogue-lite space shoot ‘em up RPG brimming with colossal creatures and runic technologies. Explore dangerous, interstellar spacescapes as you hunt enormous space-behemoths with a harpoon and rune-infused spears.
9 Years AgoRadiation City
iOSAndroidWorldwide
Radiation City. Welcome to the world of Radiation City where a great survival adventure awaits you. Forty years after the unfortunate accident of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, destiny brings you to the area of carefully recreated city of Pripyat.
9 Years AgoThe Adventures of Bertram Fiddle: Episode 2 - A Bleaker Predicklement
iOSWorldwide
A Bleaker Predicklement is a hilarious AND mysterious point and click adventure game. Join Bertram as he finds himself framed for a murdering he did not commit! Explore the smoggiest of alleyways!
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.