ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
August 24
The games released on this day in gaming history.
696 releases
16 Years AgoShank
PS3WorldwideNorth America
Shank is the cult-classic revival of the sidescrolling beat-em-up. Play as Shank in an over-the-top grindhouse game, packed to the rim with enemies, bosses, combos, and more by the award-winning team at Klei Entertainment.
3 Years AgoBlasphemous II
SwitchPCPS5Xbox Series X|SWorldwide
The Penitent One awakens as Blasphemous 2 joins him once again in an endless struggle against The Miracle.
10 Years AgoObduction
PCMacWorldwide
From Cyan, the indie studio that brought you Myst and Riven comes a whole new adventure that will become your world. The new worlds of Obduction reveal their secrets only as you explore, coax, and consider them.
19 Years AgoTwo Worlds
Xbox 360PCNorth America
This is a fantasy RPG. At the beginning of your epic adventure, a mercenary task takes you to the far north - but you're also following up a mysterious lead at the same time - the first clue you've been given since Kyra's disappearance.
14 Years AgoTransformers: Fall of Cybertron
Xbox 360PCPS3Europe
Transformers: Fall of Cybertron transports you to the final days of the planet Cybertron where you will experience the darkest hours of the apocalyptic war between the Autobots and Decepticons.
19 Years AgoTom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2
PS3Europe
Building on the foundation of Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter, the sequel is a near-future warfare masterpiece.
11 Years AgoPokémon Shuffle
iOSJapan
Each stage in Pokémon Shuffle provides you a limited number of opportunities in which to move your Pokémon around. There is no time limit, so you can take as long as you like to study the board.
8 Years AgoF1 2018
PCXbox OnePS4Worldwide
MAKE HEADLINES in F1 2018. F1 2018 is the official videogame of the 2018 FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP. The new game immerses players into the world of Formula 1 more than ever before.
6 Years AgoDescenders
PS4Worldwide
"Descenders is extreme downhill freeriding for the modern era, with procedurally generated worlds, and where mistakes have real consequences. Will you lead your team to glory and become the next legendary Descender?"
5 Years AgoCrossy Road
MobileWorldwide
Crossy Road is a mobile game that was released on November 20, 2014. It was developed by the indie company Hipster Whale and developers Andy Sum, Matt Hall, and Ben Weatherall. The name and concept of the game is a play on the joke Why did the chicken cross the road?
31 Years AgoPhantasmagoria
DOSPCNorth America
Master storyteller Roberta Williams challenges you to experience the ultimate interactive nightmare.
5 Years AgoDagon
PCWorldwide
Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a truly daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft.
5 Years AgoAliens: Fireteam Elite
PS4PS5Xbox OneXbox Series X|SWorldwide
Set in the iconic Alien universe, Aliens: Fireteam Elite is a cooperative 3rd-person survival shooter that drops your fireteam of hardened marines into a desparate fight to contain the evolving Xenomorph threat.
16 Years AgoKing's Quest: Quest for the Crown
PCWorldwide
King's Quest: Quest for the Crown is the first game in the King's Quest series. Players control Sir Graham, a knight of Daventry, who is tasked by King Edward to find three lost treasures to save the kingdom.
9 Years AgoRobocraft
MacPCLinuxWorldwide
Robocraft is a sandbox building and vehicular combat game where players get to create their own robots/vehicles and use them to fight others. The wide variety of components allows for many types of creations, including ground vehicles, planes and hover-tanks.
13 Years AgoThe Wonderful 101
Wii UJapan
The Wonderful 101 offers the unprecedented ability to control 100 heroes at once, with the flowing controls and dynamic action that are the PlatinumGames hallmark. It's all brought together by a pulse pounding tale of heroic bravery and friendship standing tall against evil.
19 Years AgoBlue Dragon
Xbox 360Europe
"Hironobu Sakaguchi, the Father of the Final Fantasy series, and Artoon present the world of Blue Dragon on Xbox 360.
17 Years AgoSuper Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
WiiAustraliaNorth America
Pursued across the galaxy, you and your Rebel Forces now marshall new strength on the remote ice world of Hoth. Although tracked by probe droids, attacked by ice monsters, and confronted by an army of gigantic Imperial Walkers, you must not give in.
10 Years AgoValley
PCPS4Xbox OneWorldwideNorth America
Explore the vast and beautiful world of Valley using the power of the L.E.A.F. suit: a fierce exoskeleton that grants exceptional speed and agility along with the phenomenal ability to manipulate the life and death of all living things.
19 Years AgoWrecking Crew
WiiEuropeAustralia
Wrecking Crew is a platform action game for one or two players. The player controls Mario (Player 2 as Luigi) working on a demolition site. The goal is to break down all of the stone walls on each stage.
4 Years AgoIslets
PCSwitchXbox OneXbox Series X|SWorldwide
Take to the sky and reunite a fragmented world in this surprisingly wholesome metroidvania! Help Iko adventure across beautiful hand-painted islands, receive letters from a quirky cast of characters, and face powerful monstrous adversaries.
8 Years AgoGorn
Oculus RiftWorldwide
GORN is a ludicrously violent VR gladiator simulator, made by Free Lives, the developers of Broforce and Genital Jousting.
19 Years AgoMadden NFL 08
PCEurope
Madden NFL 08, 2007's ode to NFL football on videogame consoles, fits like an old glove. Gamers will be familiar with how the game plays and feels.
9 Years AgoBleed
Xbox OneNorth America
Wryn is a girl with a big arsenal and big dreams and she wants to be the ultimate videogame hero! Help her take down the Greatest Heroes of All Time in an action-packed bid to claim the title for herself and show the world what a true hero looks like!
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.