ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
August 28
The games released on this day in gaming history.
937 releases
This yearWarscape Alpha
PCWorldwide
Pilot your Hovertank through 60 levels of old school arcade style action in both single and multiplayer modes. Collect new weapons and bonuses during battle to defeat, outrun and confuse your enemy.
This yearEscape Hatch
PCMacWorldwide
Build and operate your own escape room. Seal your friends inside, guide them, give them hints, or leave them in the dark.
This yearHoversteppers
SwitchWorldwide
Hoversteppers is a freestyle hoverboard skating game. Flip, spin, and test your boarding skills with timed challenges across multiple stages.
This year
This yearHappy Endings
PCMacLinuxWorldwide
Run an adult pixel-art massage parlor in a fast-paced incremental clicker. Hire hostesses, play pressure-point mini-games, unlock 40+ explicit scenes, automate your parlor, upgrade rooms, and manage heat and raids to build the city’s hottest parlor.
This yearPuzzles Snow
PCWorldwide
This game is a classic puzzle game with multiple levels and beautiful graphics. Enjoy!
This yearPuzzles Magic
PCWorldwide
This game is a classic puzzle game with multiple levels and beautiful graphics. Enjoy!
This yearKnowtorious
iOSWorldwide
Knowtorious is a live trivia gameshow built for in-person game nights. One screen for the whole room: cast it to a TV, split into teams, and one player hosts while the app runs the clock, the scores and the swings.
This yearToby's Carrot Patch
PCWorldwide
Toby the rabbit hops across your desktop, digging up carrots on top of your open windows. A cozy idle miner who keeps you company while you work — upgrade, collect, and dress him up at your own gentle pace. No combat, no pressure.
This yearAbility Roulette: Last Round Express
iOSWorldwide
Ability Roulette is a turn-based strategy card game for one or two players set aboard the Last Round Express, a night train crossing a stylized late-1920s Britain.
This yearPlayIndex
PCWorldwide
In PlayIndex, games are the stocks. Every price is driven by one number: how many people are actually playing that game right now. Live Steam concurrent player counts are pulled every 10 minutes and turned into a market you can trade.
This yearIridio
PS5Worldwide
Seized by criminals, the island designated for your research needs your help.
This yearSpace CleanUp: Cosmic Robot Disinfector
Xbox OneWorldwide
Fight cosmic grime with your trusty robot disinfector!
This year1964 Operation Velvet Twins
SwitchXbox OneXbox Series X|SPS4PS5Worldwide
A retro-style action-platformer that blends the stealth shootouts of Rolling Thunder with the raw brawling of Double Dragon. The result? A thrilling 2D spy adventure set in the 1960s — packed with fists, bullets, and classic arcade energy!!
This yearGoBlomb
Xbox Series X|SWorldwide
GoBlomb is a thrilling arcade game where you control an agile Goblin inside a coliseum created by a God of Destruction. The premise? This whimsical god will only grant Earth one more year of life if the participants manage to overcome his deadly challenge!
This yearMighty Aphid: Remastered Edition
RemasterXbox OneXbox Series X|SPCWorldwide
His famous father is aging. His mother is dying. And his big sister is on the moon.
This yearCold Aisle: Data Center Tycoon
PCWorldwide
Build your own data center business from an empty industrial hall. Order hardware, install servers and GPUs, connect power and networking, manage cooling and capacity, and grow from your first rack into a market-leading company.
This yearDaily War Online
PCWorldwide
Daily War — Build an island fortress tile by tile, design its defenses, and declare war on ELO-matched rivals. Drop a battle card to bend the rules, then watch the clash unfold. No twitch reflexes — just sharp building and smart timing.
This yearEconomy Bros
PCWorldwide
Build your dream city from scratch in this sandbox tycoon: start by working or gathering resources, trade businesses and real estate based on market demand, expand your land, and grow your empire—all while surviving and stacking up cold hard cash from your strategic moves.
19 Years AgoMedieval II: Total War - Gold Edition
PCMacLinuxWorldwide
Medieval II: Total War - Gold Edition is the compilation of the critically-acclaimed Medieval: Total War and its official expansion pack - Total War Kingdoms.
6 Years AgoJump Force: Deluxe Edition
SwitchWorldwide
For the first time ever, the most famous Manga heroes are thrown into a whole new battleground: our world. Uniting to fight the most dangerous threat, the Jump Force will bear the fate of the entire human kind.
8 Years AgoYakuza Kiwami 2: Steelbook Edition
PS4North AmericaEurope
Yakuza Kiwami 2: Steelbook Edition has a steelbook cover with special artwork.
8 Years AgoStrange Brigade: Deluxe Edition
Xbox OneNorth America
Upgrade your Strange Brigade experience with the DELUXE EDITION, which includes the game, the Season Pass, and the Secret Service Weapons Pack!
8 Years AgoRocket League: Ultimate Edition
SwitchPS4Xbox OneNorth AmericaEurope
Rocket League equips players with booster-rigged vehicles that can be crashed into balls for incredible goals or epic saves across multiple, highly-detailed arenas.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.