ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
August 27
The games released on this day in gaming history.
869 releases
This yearPalabras en inglés para aprender en la primaria
SwitchWorldwide
Build first English words with a fun quiz!
This yearProject II: Silent Valley
MacPCWorldwide
Project II: Silent Valley is a linear, semi-open world dystopian visual novel with card combat and explore.
This yearArs Mechanica
PCWorldwide
A PvE idle strategy game where auto-battles unfold on a 10×5 grid battlefield. Customize and position your humanoid mechanical soldiers, defeat the enemies that stand in your way, and build the strongest mechanized army.
This yearOrbital Checkpoint
PCWorldwide
Orbital Checkpoint is a sci-fi border control simulator. Check alien documents, scan suspicious luggage, detect contraband, and manage your tight budget on station GSA-42. Regulations change daily, but bills for oxygen and coffee always arrive on time.
This yearDr. Bowlatzo's Crazy Bowling
PCMacWorldwide
A quick-play roguelike bowling game. Get strikes, get achievements, get high scores. Try different ball combos for different gameplay strategies. See if you can defeat Dr. Bowlatzo!
This yearAnomaly Tunnel
PCWorldwide
You are trapped in a tunnel where the entrance and exit have vanished. Examine the clues left behind and escape safely.
This yearNitrokill
PCWorldwide
An action-packed futuristic hovercar racing game in the spirit of legendary Hi-Octane with online multiplayer up to 8 players.
This yearLyrvane Park
PCWorldwide
Lyrvane Park is a first-person meta-horror puzzle adventure. Use the Radar of Emotions to harvest children's emotions, power up the train, and unlock the path forward. Beyond the Staff Only signs, the park’s darkest secrets await
This yearRace Jam
PCWorldwide
Experience the thrill of the 1990s with Race Jam - an action packed arcade-style racing game! Featuring retro-inspired tracks, high speed gameplay and an authentic throwback vibe. Race Jam: Exhilarating 90's Arcade Racing like you remember, But BETTER
This yearSmack Talk
PCLinuxMacWorldwide
Smack Talk is a 1-4 player online pvp platform fighting game where you must say your moves out loud. Beat your opponents with one liners and finish them off with ultimate moves in this chaotic new fighter!
This yearRewind 99
PCWorldwide
The year is 1999. You're the last remaining video rental store. From humble VHS clerk to rental racketeer - run your video store and explore Reshoot Springs, building an underground empire.
This yearBe Kinder and, Like, Be a Rewinder, Dude!
PCWorldwide
1995, Summer. "Get a job or you're joining the military" shouts your dad. Get your ticket to an incremental game where you'll rewind, loan, buy tapes, buy rewinders, buy food, move to better locations, hire your mates and make a mint at Planet Rewind!
This yearRabbit Claw Party
MacPCWorldwide
Catch lively rabbits with a claw in a cute scoring stage game. Read each rabbits movement, clear levels, complete tasks, collect stickers, decorate your photo wall, fill the rabbit catalog, and enjoy local two-player co-op or competition.
This yearFractured Universe
PCWorldwide
A Turn based RPG with a focus on team building and character development. Explore the Fractured Universe, and what life would be like if the multiverse was destroyed. Featured various art styles and aesthetics.
This yearPNR: Point of No return
PCWorldwide
You don't dodge. You push through. PNR: Point of No Return is a space opera roguelite where you blast through enemy fleets head-on, forging a new loadout every sortie.
This yearMimic Party
PCWorldwide
A 1-5 player online voice party game. You hear a sound, the whole table gets one shot to imitate it all at once, no turns. Your take is scored on pitch and rhythm, then the wheel decides who gets a bonus and whose take becomes a fart.
This yearBomber Angel Bombriel: Forever the Kings
PCWorldwide
Bomber Angel Bombriel: Forever the Kings is a top-down free-scrolling bomb-placement action/shooter that shares the same lineage as classic masterpieces like RoboWarrior (NES).
This yearGhetto Zombies: Graffiti Squad
SwitchPS4PS5Worldwide
Expect blasts of green zombie goo painting the screen in this top-down shooter packed with crazy guns that blow the heads off some… freaky zombies. Your mission is simple: graffiti the whole city before these mutants dog-pile you.
This yearChomp Chomp Carnage
PCWorldwide
Eat everything. Grow big. The ocean's never looked this cozy and deadly at the same time. A fish-eat-fish arcade chomper where every creature is crafted from wool. Devour your way up the food chain in Chomp Chomp Carnage.
This year
This yearSplash of Color
Xbox OneXbox Series X|SPCWorldwide
Fill the world with color one puzzle at time!
This yearPuzigo
PCWorldwide
A relaxing jigsaw puzzle for people who want to slow down. Choose your preferred difficulty and enjoy the game at your own pace, from a casual 100-piece puzzle to a long-term challenge of up to 2,000,000 pieces.
This yearMurders on the Yangtze River
SwitchPS4PS5Xbox OneXbox Series X|SWorldwide
"Murders on the Yangtze River" is a horizontal axis Chinese-style whodunnit detective game developed by OMEGames Studio. Players will find out the hidden truths of the final case through investigating and reasoning a pile of fantastic cases.
This yearMy Party Is Grinding
PCMacWorldwide
A desktop idle RPG where your party of five heroes fights, loots, and grows in a small window while you work.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.