ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
August 27
The games released on this day in gaming history.
869 releases
7 Years AgoControl
PS4Xbox OnePCWorldwide
Control is a third-person action-adventure game set in the Federal Bureau of Control, a secretive U.S. government agency that studies paranormal phenomena.
18 Years AgoCastle Crashers
Xbox 360Worldwide
This four player RPG adventure will let you hack, slash, and smash your way to victory. Featuring hand-drawn characters, Castle Crashers delivers unique hi-res illustrated visuals and intense gameplay action.
17 Years AgoTomb Raider II
PS3PSPNorth America
Tomb Raider II is the second game of the Tomb Raider games series. It is an action game with platforming and puzzle-solving elements, similar in concept and gameplay to its predecessor.
17 Years AgoF.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin
PS3Xbox 360PCJapan
F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin is the sequel to F.E.A.R. and continues the series' trademark blend of supernatural horror and suspense. Many mechanics from the original first-person shooter have made their way into the game, like slow motion bullet time, and intelligent AI.
2 Years AgoRisk of Rain 2
PS5Xbox Series X|SWorldwide
The classic multiplayer roguelike, Risk of Rain, returns with an extra dimension and more challenging action. No run will ever be the same with randomized stages, enemies, bosses, and items.
9 Years AgoArk: Survival Evolved
LinuxMacPCWorldwide
Ark: Survival Evolved is an open-world action-adventure survival game where players awaken stranded on a mysterious island populated by dinosaurs, prehistoric creatures, and mythical beasts.
13 Years AgoFinal Fantasy XIV Online
PCPS3North AmericaEuropeWorldwide
Take part in an epic and ever-changing Final Fantasy as you adventure and explore with friends from around the world.
13 Years AgoCastlevania: Lords of Shadow
PCWorldwide
Gabriel Belmont learns of a mask with the power to raise the dead and sets out on a mission to obtain it to bring his recently murdered wife back from the dead.
13 Years AgoSpelunky
RemakePS3PS VitaNorth America
Spelunky (also known as Spelunky HD) is a remake of Spelunky (now known as Spelunky Classic), an open source indie platformer video game created by Derek Yu and originally released as freeware for Microsoft Windows.
This yearDave the Diver
AndroidiOSWorldwide
Dave the Diver is an action-adventure and management simulation game developed by Mintrocket. In the game, players control Dave, who spends his days diving into underwater environments to catch fish and gather resources, and his nights managing a sushi restaurant.
12 Years AgoInfamous: First Light
Standalone expansionPS4Europe
Utilizing her amazing Neon powers, Fetch stars in Infamous: First Light, a stand-alone minigame running on the stunning Infamous: Second Son engine. The game builds upon events from Second Son, but can be played without need of purchasing the original game.
23 Years AgoTony Hawk's Pro Skater 4
PCWorldwide
Drop into the ultimate challenge. In the next chapter in the Tony Hawk series, pros challenge you to make your mark in huge free-roaming levels, taking on 190 progressively harder goals with no time limits to hold you back.
27 Years AgoCommand & Conquer: Tiberian Sun
PCNorth America
The sequel to 1995's genre defining Command & Conquer, Tiberian Sun takes place in a bleak future where the tiberium infestation has spread across the world, and made large regions uninhabitable, and the long dormant Brotherhood of NOD star…
7 Years AgoHunt: Showdown 1896
PCWorldwide
Hunt the corrupted in backwaters lost to history. Fight back against a timeless evil that pits you against twisted monsters and other desperate Hunters – solo or in a group – in a high-stakes, tactical, PvPvE, first person shooter. There are no heroes here.
7 Years AgoWreckfest
Xbox OnePS4Worldwide
Wreckfest is a racing and vehicular combat game centered on demolition derbies and banger racing, with a focus on realistic physics and location-based vehicle damage that changes how cars handle as they take hits.
6 Years AgoTell Me Why
PCXbox OneWorldwide
Tell Me Why is the latest narrative adventure game from DONTNOD Entertainment, the studio behind the beloved franchise, Life is Strange.
19 Years AgoMetroid Prime 3: Corruption
WiiNorth America
The trilogy closes as corruption creeps over the universe… and into Samus Aran.
12 Years AgoCastlevania: Circle of the Moon
Wii UJapan
Castlevania: Circle of the Moon is the first of the series to be based on the action/RPG structure of Castlevania:Symphony of the Night rather than the level-based action style of all previous Castlevania games.
11 Years AgoDishonored: Definitive Edition
RemasterXbox OnePS4Worldwide
Arkane Studios’ 2012 Game of the Year, Dishonored, and all of its additional content - Dunwall City Trials, The Knife of Dunwall, The Brigmore Witches and Void Walker’s Arsenal – comes to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in Dishonored: Definitive Edition!
11 Years AgoFran Bow
PCMacLinuxNorth America
Fran Bow is a creepy adventure game that tells the story of Fran, a young girl struggling with a mental disorder and an unfair destiny.
7 Years AgoWorld of Warcraft Classic
PortPCWorldwide
World of Warcraft: Classic (shortened as Classic) is a new server option for World of Warcraft announced at BlizzCon 2017. The goal of Classic is to let players experience World of Warcraft as close as possible to what it was before The Burning Crusade.
6 Years AgoWasteland 3
PCMacLinuxWorldwide
As the sole survivor of Team November, a Ranger squad dispatched to the icy Colorado wastes, you find this is a land of buried secrets, lost technology, fearsome lunatics, and deadly factions. No one here has ever heard of the Desert Rangers.
25 Years AgoZoo Tycoon
MacEurope
Zoo Tycoon is a business simulation developed by Blue Fang Games and released by Microsoft Game Studios. It is a tycoon game in which the player must run a zoo and try to make a profit.
11 Years AgoLara Croft Go
AndroidiOSWindows PhonePCWorldwide
Lara Croft GO expands the turn-based puzzle gameplay and takes you on an adventure set in a long-forgotten world. Explore the ruins of an ancient civilization, discover hidden secrets and face deadly challenges as you uncover the myth of the Queen of Venom.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.