ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
August 23
The games released on this day in gaming history.
660 releases
20 Years AgoTexas Hold 'em
Xbox 360North America
Texas Hold 'em is an Xbox Live Arcade version of the popular poker variant of the same name developed by TikGames.
20 Years AgoAqua Slug
Web browserWorldwide
Aqua Slug is a flash game created by flash artists Glaiel-Gamer and BoMToons, featuring Metal Slug gameplay.
19 Years AgoFate by Numbers
PCWorldwide
Set in a futuristic city, the protagonist Alice Sanger, an ex-cop whose career and marriage went down when she tried to uncover corruption in her bureau, now a private detective gets a new assignment from an anonymous client. Her task is to get a briefcase.
19 Years AgoAirlineSim
Web browserWorldwide
In AirlineSim, players build their own virtual airlines using realistic fleet management, flight scheduling, network planning and monitoring tools.
19 Years Ago
18 Years AgoMungyodance 3: The Third Rave
PCWorldwide
Mungyodance 3: The Third Rave is the final entry in the Mungyodance series. The game features over 780 songs, including some from previous games.
17 Years AgoThe Gun Game
Web browserWorldwide
Welcome to the definitive physics-based weapon game. Using box2d, we have created a game where every gun fires realistically, with recoil, reloads, ammo, and bullet spread. So come and enjoy The Gun Game!
17 Years AgoKurai Nichiyoubi: Sombre Dimanche
PCWorldwide
It's the sixth day of incessant rain in the city. The entire country had been shaken by a series of bizarre murders, occuring late at night on a deserted street.
16 Years AgoGuns and Spurs
PCWorldwide
Take the role of Johnny, a lonely cowboy in the wild west, thirsty to take revenge for the death of his wife. Run with your horse in an open world filled with action! 10 'Wanted' missions and 10 horse race events are available.
16 Years AgoGrow Valley
Web browserWorldwide
Click panels in your selected order. Items you click will grow and grow with each turn. You will complete the game when all panels' level is max.
15 Years Ago1112: Episode 03
iOSWorldwide
In 1112 Episode 03, the enigmatic saga of Louis Everett continues as he mysteriously returns to Jalonsville via an enigmatic passageway. This installment deepens the intrigue, with Louis teetering on the brink of madness.
15 Years AgoGrand Prix Story
iOSJapan
Build the town of your dreams with all sorts of shops, landmarks and houses! Tired of tedious town simulators taking up your time? Develop dream dwellings down to the last brick and construct cityscapes crawling as far as the eye can see in this stimulating simulation game!
15 Years AgoFighting Fantasy: Talisman of Death
PSPPS3North America
The first in a series of PSP exclusive desktop, tarot card, role-playing games based upon the Fighting Fantasy choose your adventure books by Steve Jackson and Ian Livingston.
15 Years AgoTrade Mania
PCWorldwide
Purchase real estate in different cities, and make your company a fantastic success story in Trade Mania! Corner the real estate market as you master unique economic gameplay. Play through maps of actual megalopolises and feel like a real millionaire.
14 Years AgoThe Trouble With Robots
PCWorldwide
The Trouble With Robots is a side-scrolling action / strategy customisable card game. Set in a fantasy world invaded by robots, you build decks, cast spells, summon creatures, and fight legions of robots.
14 Years AgoRummikub
Nintendo DSiEurope
For more than 50 years, players have loved Rummikub for its combination of tactical thinking, luck and tense competition.
14 Years AgoVector Racing
Nintendo 3DSNorth America
A racing game created by Sweet-Soft for iOS. The game's style is that of an old vector-style game. Later the game was ported to the eShop by Arc System Works.
14 Years AgoPetWorld 3D: Premium
iOSWorldwide
Welcome to the world of the Animal Rescue Sunflower! Whether they're cute hamsters or guinea pigs, sweet bunnies, playful cats or cuddly dogs: they all want to be cared for with love and adopted by the right owners.
14 Years AgoOne Tap Hero
iOSWorldwide
An evil wizard has turned your sweetheart into a teddy bear! The only way to save her is to collect stars and use their power to change her back.
14 Years Ago
14 Years AgoTokushu Houdoubu
PS VitaJapan
Tokushu Houdoubu is a game that aims to show you the real world, from reality to beyond. The gamer becomes the Assistant Director of the Tokuho Show, Yuzuhara Ryo. He's sent to all sorts of regions in Japan to find explanations for what appears to be supernatural occurrences.
14 Years Ago
14 Years AgoRyoufuu no Melt: Days in the Sanctuary
PSPJapan
Whirlpool’s 5th title is about the bonds between humans and spirits. Akihito lives in Mishiro-machi, a town which is said to be protected by a local god and spirits, but not many people nowadays believe this. Every 10 years, there is a large festival at the local shrine.
14 Years AgoAVSEQ
PCWorldwide
AVSEQ is an audio-visual sequencer puzzle game. Connect falling atoms to unlock near-endless varieties of music at each stage. Every level of AVSEQ is a music sequencer with 2.2300745198530623×10^43 possible audio permutations, that's 22 tredecillion in total.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.