On This Day in Gaming: August 25

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August 25

The games released on this day in gaming history.

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Hunted: The Demon's Forge cover15 Years Ago

Hunted: The Demon's Forge

PS3Japan

It will take the combined efforts of two great warriors to explore menacing dungeons, overgrown ruins, and downtrodden towns … and discover the secrets of the Demon’s Forge.

Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure cover17 Years Ago

Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure

WiiJapan

Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure is a side-scrolling action game where players assume the role of adventurer Pitfall Harry Jr. as he searches for his father, Pitfall Harry. The game features various environments such as Mayan jungles, waterfalls, and deserted mines.

The House of Da Vinci cover9 Years Ago

The House of Da Vinci

AndroidWorldwide

Enter The House of Da Vinci, a new must-try 3D puzzle adventure game. Solve mechanical puzzles, discover hidden objects, escape from rooms and dive into the authentic atmosphere of the Renaissance. Use all your wits to find out what's behind your master's disappearance.

Madden NFL 16 cover11 Years Ago

Madden NFL 16

PS4Xbox OneNorth America

Madden NFL 16 delivers all-new controls that allow you to dominate in the battle for air supremacy. New QB mechanics including body-relative throws, plus touch and roll out passes provide you with unprecedented depth and control while under center.

Super Time Force Ultra cover12 Years Ago

Super Time Force Ultra

Expanded editionPCXbox 360Xbox OneWorldwide

Super Time Force Ultra is an action-packed platformer with a time-travelling twist! You’re in control of time itself, bending and stretching it to your advantage on the battlefield.

The King of Fighters 2003 cover21 Years Ago

The King of Fighters 2003

XboxJapan

The King of Fighters 2003 is the tenth game in The King of Fighters series. It is the last game of the series to be based on the Neo-Geo MVS hardware, and the first game in the series that was developed and published under the SNK Playmore custody.

Armikrog cover10 Years Ago

Armikrog

Wii UEurope

Armikrog is a unique stop motion clay animated point and click adventure game from the creators of Earthworm Jim and the Neverhood.

I am Bread cover11 Years Ago

I am Bread

PS4WorldwideNorth America

I am Bread is an action-adventure simulation game. It puts the player in control of a slice of bread and the aim of each level is to turn the bread into toast. If the bread, before becoming toast, touches objects the "edible" meter will go down.

Five Nights at Freddy's cover12 Years Ago

Five Nights at Freddy's

PortAndroidNorth America

Welcome to your new summer job at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, where kids and parents alike come for entertainment and food as far as the eye can see! The main attraction is Freddy Fazbear, of course; and his two friends. They are animatronic robots, programmed to please the crowds!

Jenny LeClue: Detectivu cover6 Years Ago

Jenny LeClue: Detectivu

SwitchEurope

Jenny LeClue is a story focused exploration adventure game with memorable characters, a unique aesthetic, and an epic tangled mystery. Jenny is a brilliant young detective, but nothing exciting happens in her small town of Arthurton, and she longs for real adventure.

I Was a Teenage Exocolonist cover4 Years Ago

I Was a Teenage Exocolonist

PS4PS5SwitchNorth AmericaEuropeWorldwide

Spend your teenage years on an alien planet in this narrative life sim with card-based battles. Explore, grow up, and fall in love. The choices you make and skills you master over ten years will determine the course of your life and the survival of your colony.

Hatsune Miku: Project Diva X cover10 Years Ago

Hatsune Miku: Project Diva X

PS4Japan

Hatsune Miku: Project Diva X is a rhythm game in the Project DIVA series of games featuring Crypton Future Media's popular VOCALOID voicebanks. Sega confirmed the concept for the game is both live concerts, and producing.

Metroid Prime: Federation Force cover10 Years Ago

Metroid Prime: Federation Force

Nintendo 3DSJapan

"The galaxy is not at peace. The war between the Galactic Federation and the Space Pirates is far from over. Enlist with the Federation Force to join a four-player local or online squad in this co-op sci-fi shooter.

Soul Hackers 2 cover4 Years Ago

Soul Hackers 2

PCXbox Series X|SXbox OnePS5PS4Japan

Soul Hackers 2 takes place in the 21st Century and is set during a war between the Yagaratsu and the Phantom Society, two opposing factions of Devil Summoners.

The Legend of the Mystical Ninja cover10 Years Ago

The Legend of the Mystical Ninja

PortNew 3DSEurope

The Legend of the Mystical Ninja is a light-hearted action-adventure game for 1-2 players by Konami, and was released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1991. It is the first game in the Japanese video game series Ganbare Goemon to have a Western release.

Pac-Man World Re-Pac cover4 Years Ago

Pac-Man World Re-Pac

RemakePCWorldwide

With polished graphics, enhanced gameplay, and updated features, Pac-Man World Re-Pac is action/platforming fun for both experienced Pac-fans and new Pac-thusiasts the world over!

Amnesia: Memories cover11 Years Ago

Amnesia: Memories

RemasterPS VitaPCNorth America

Amnesia: Memories is a Japanese otome visual novel game. The game is a remaster of the original first game in Amnesia series, released on the Playstation Portable. Includes bonus new stories, minigames and CG gallery audio commentary.

Master of Orion cover10 Years Ago

Master of Orion

RemakePCMacLinuxWorldwide

Master of Orion, the award-winning and critically acclaimed strategy game, has returned. The iconic 4X strategy gameplay of Explore, Expand, Exploit and Exterminate that formed the blueprint for a whole generation has been resurrected and upgraded.

Azure Striker Gunvolt 2 cover10 Years Ago

Azure Striker Gunvolt 2

Nintendo 3DSJapan

"The 2D high speed, old-school style side-scrolling action that you remember from Azure Striker Gunvolt is back! In this game, Gunvolt's rival Copen from the first installment returns to the fray as a playable character!"

No Straight Roads cover6 Years Ago

No Straight Roads

SwitchXbox OnePS4North America

Welcome to Vinyl City! Play with Mayday and Zuke for the Musical Revolution in this action adventure game created by Wan Hazmer, one of the lead game designer of FF XV and Daim Dziauddin, SFV's concept artist.

Mages of Mystralia cover9 Years Ago

Mages of Mystralia

Xbox OneNorth America

Accompany Zia as she strikes off to train and learn to control her magical abilities that had her exiled.

Cursed Mountain cover17 Years Ago

Cursed Mountain

WiiNorth America

After his brother, known for taking extreme risks, disappears in the Himalayas, Eric Simmons reluctantly heads off to the village of Lhando, his last known location. He has arranged to meet with his brother's employer - but the town is completely deserted.

Wing Commander II: Vengeance of the Kilrathi cover15 Years Ago

Wing Commander II: Vengeance of the Kilrathi

PCWorldwide

You may be the hottest pilot in the fleet, but this will cool your jets! In Wing Commander you blast your way through the Vega Campaign. You'd better be as good as your reputation because the stakes are too high to play it safe.

Cinders cover6 Years Ago

Cinders

PS4Worldwide

Cinders is a mature take on a classic fairytale with a heavy emphasis on player choices and role playing.

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