ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
August 26
The games released on this day in gaming history.
852 releases
25 Years AgoThe Repossessor
PCWorldwide
A Point And Click Adventure Game created by Dave Gilbert as part of the Reality-On-The-Norm project.
25 Years AgoLast Alive
WonderSwan ColorJapan
Last Alive is an Adventure game, developed and published by Bandai, which was released in Japan in 2001.
24 Years AgoKen's Labyrinth
PCLinuxWorldwide
Ken's Labyrinth is a first-person 3D shooter. The protagonist has to escape from an underground labyrinth populated by monsters while trying to rescue his dog Sparky.
23 Years AgoCabela's Deer Hunt: 2004 Season
XboxWorldwide
Keep your eyes peeled and your trigger finger ready as you never know when a "Monster Trophy Buck" will cross your path.
23 Years AgoMadness Interactive
Web browserWorldwide
Madness Interactive is a game based on the Newgrounds animation series "Madness Combat"
23 Years Ago625 Sandwich Stacker
Web browserWorldwide
Experiment 625 is hungry and has access to the fridge. Help him make the tallest sandwich ever, but watch out for any ingredients that have been in the fridge for too long!
22 Years AgoShin Megami Tensei: 20XX
MobileJapan
Shin Megami Tensei: 20XX is a Japanese cellphone game, created as a prequel to Shin Megami Tensei II, showing what happened in Valhalla before Aleph was born.
22 Years AgoNuclear Titbit: Flashback
PCEurope
Russian arcade game. A version of the game, which is not an adventure or a sequel, released by Russobit Publishing. The idea and scenario of the game belong to Daniil Shepovalov. In 2004 the game won the Gameland Awards in the category "Best Quest of 2004",
20 Years AgoHanerutchi 2
HandheldJapan
The Hanerutchi 2 is a Tamagotchi released in August 2006 exclusive to Japan. The programming is based on that of the Chou Jinsei Enjoi Tamagotchi Plus, while the characters are based on characters from the Japanese comedy show Haneru no Tobira.
20 Years AgoSubmachine Zero: Ancient Adventure
Web browserWorldwide
This game was created for the JayIsGames Casual Gameplay Design Competition #1 flash games contest and uses the new Float game engine designed by Mateusz Skutnik.
19 Years AgoAn Untitled Story
PCWorldwide
In this Metroidvania game, players control an egg through a vast world, navigating many tricky platforming sections, defeating various bosses, finding upgrades to help them reach new locations, and collecting life-increasing hearts to survive exploring them.
19 Years AgoTetris Zone
PCNorth America
A Tetris game for PC and Mac. It is sold through the official Tetris website.
19 Years AgoAjisai Shiyou ka!
PCJapan
Sublation. The moment when the old is negated, giving rise to the new. Red, yet not red.
18 Years AgoAmorous Professor Cherry
PCNorth America
I'm Kouta Koikawa, and I'm having a problem with my studies. It's not that my classmates' ruckus bothers me, I sit at the front of the room to avoid their antics. The real problem is my social studies professor, Chieri Hase.
18 Years AgoChase H.Q.
PortWiiJapan
As an undercover agent of Chase Headquarters, your job is to patrol the streets and track down five criminals. You are given a mission briefing before you start which gives information on the suspect and what car they drive.
18 Years AgoRockman 2: Dr. Wily no Nazo
WiiJapan
Rockman 2: Dr. Wily no Nazo is the original Japanese version of Mega Man 2.
18 Years AgoOnekey
Web browserWorldwide
Using only one key to activate scenery, guide the tribesman to safety.
18 Years AgoClass of Heroes
PSPJapan
Class of Heroes is a role-playing dungeon crawler game. As a student of Particus Academy, you will learn the ups and downs of dungeon spelunking, with each quest solved and monster slain a step towards graduation.
18 Years AgoWacko Willy
Web browserWorldwide
Choose from 2 weapons, a mace and an Axe, to score some good points with a little violence and fun. There are a few cute animals on which you must make those points.
17 Years AgoYoostar
PCMacWorldwide
Yoostar is a "film karaoke" game that lets players act out scenes from their favorite movies.
17 Years AgoGrandia Online
PCJapan
A free-to-play MMORPG set in the world of the first Grandia game. Its release was delayed from 2006 to 2009, it only came out in Japan, and it only ran until 2012 before being shut down.
17 Years AgoJumpstart Pet Rescue
WiiNorth America
Join the JumpStart friends on a learning adventure designed for little hands and big imaginations! The first learning game for preschoolers ever offered for Wii, JumpStart Pet Rescue is packed with over 80 fun-filled lessons and activities designed for 3-6 year olds.
17 Years AgoAlive 4-Ever
iOSWorldwide
With a naming scheme blatantly stolen from Left 4 Dead, Alive 4-Ever is a dual joystick shooter where the player controls a survivor of the zombie apocalypse.
17 Years AgoRicochet Kills
Web browserWorldwide
Kill all your enemies with your gun by making a perfect angle and by taking a right shot.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.