ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
September 4
The games released on this day in gaming history.
766 releases
28 Years AgoDune 2000
RemakePCNorth America
Real-time strategy taking place in Frank Herbert's "Dune" universe. The game is a remake of a classic RTS game "Dune 2". Player can play as a commander of one of three different factions: Harkonnen, Atreides or Ordos.
11 Years AgoDanganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls
PS VitaEurope
Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls is a horror action adventure spin-off game in the Danganronpa series of visual novel games, taking place between the events of Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc and Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair.
7 Years AgoRiver City Girls
SwitchEurope
River City Girls stars Kyoko and Misako, two street-tough high-schoolers who must fight their way through the six regions of River City to rescue their kidnapped boyfriends, series mainstays Kunio and Riki.
17 Years AgoDissidia Final Fantasy
PSPEurope
Dissidia Final Fantasy is a 3D-arena fighting game with RPG elements featuring 20 characters, heroes and villains, from the first 10 final fantasy games summed by the god of discord and the goddess of harmony to fight over the fate of the world.
18 Years AgoMercenaries 2: World in Flames
PCNorth America
Mercenaries 2: World in Flames is an explosive open-world action game set in a massive, highly reactive, war-torn world. A power-hungry tyrant messes with Venezuela's oil supply, sparking an invasion that turns the country into a warzone.
13 Years AgoCastle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse
RemakePCWorldwide
Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse is a 2.5D platform game developed by Sega Studios Australia and published by Sega.
6 Years AgoParadise Killer
PCSwitchWorldwide
Paradise Island, a world outside reality. There’s been a murder that only "investigation freak" Lady Love Dies can solve. Gather evidence and interrogate suspects in this open world adventure.
30 Years AgoHeroes of Might and Magic: A Strategic Quest
MacNorth America
Heroes of Might and Magic: A Strategic Quest is a turn-based strategy game developed and published by New World Computing in 1995 for DOS.
19 Years AgoGolden Axe III
WiiJapan
Chaos is spreading across the land once again as the Prince of Darkness arises to conquer the world. To stop him and retrieve the legendary Golden Axe, four heroes step forward to accept the challenge.
12 Years AgoHatoful Boyfriend
MacLinuxWorldwide
Congratulations! You've been accepted as the only human student at the prestigious St. PigeoNation's Institute, a school for talented birds!
6 Years AgoNBA 2K21
PS4Xbox OneSwitchGoogle StadiaWorldwide
With exciting improvements upon its best-in-class gameplay, competitive and community online features, and deep, varied game modes, NBA 2K21 offers one-of-a-kind immersion into all facets of NBA basketball and culture - where Everything is Game.
19 Years AgoBlackwell Unbound
PCWorldwide
The year is 1973. The sound of a lone, ethereal saxophone drifts over the Roosevelt Island promenade, while a series of accidents plague a midtown construction site. The citizens of Manhattan take no notice of these events, let alone think they are connected.
12 Years AgoKiller Instinct
Xbox OneJapan
The legendary fighting game franchise is back with next-generation visuals, over-the-top action, a wild cast of combatants, rocking reactive music, and C-C-C-COMBO BREAKERS!
20 Years AgoSecret Files: Tunguska
PCEurope
Unravel one of the greatest mysteries of our time! On the 30th June 1908 an explosion with the combined energy of 2000 Hiroshima bombs rocked the region of Tunguska in Central Siberia and felled over 6,000 square km of trees.
13 Years AgoKillzone: Mercenary
PS VitaEuropeChina
Killzone: Mercenary is a first-person shooter video game and the second handheld game in the Killzone series. For the first time in a Killzone campaign, players can fight alongside Helghast forces as well as ISA specialists, carrying out missions that regular soldiers cannot.
1 Year AgoHell is Us
PCPS5Xbox Series X|SWorldwide
If war is the closest we get to hell on earth, it's because Earth harbours the worst of demons: humankind. In an isolated country ravaged by infighting, discover the secrets of your past and deal with the repercussions of a mysterious calamity.
23 Years AgoDynasty Warriors 4
XboxJapan
Dynasty Warriors 4 is a hack and slash video game and the fourth installment in the popular Dynasty Warriors series. Dynasty Warriors 4 was developed by Omega Force and is based on a series of books called Romance of the Three Kingdoms, written by Luo Guanzhong.
6 Years AgoAtom RPG
SwitchWorldwide
Atom RPG is a post-apocalyptic indie game, inspired by classic CRPGs: Fallout, Wasteland, System Shock, Deus Ex, Baldur's Gate and many others. In 1986 both the Soviet Union and the Western Bloc were destroyed in mutual nuclear bombings.
8 Years AgoPlanet Alpha
SwitchPS4Xbox OnePCWorldwide
Planet Alpha is an adventure set in a living alien world where you have the ability to manipulate the daytime. To survive on this strange planet you will have to be observant of how the environment and the wildlife behaviour changes depending on the time of day.
17 Years AgoVenetica
PCEurope
In a fantastical Venice, The Corpus are deceived by a cunning necromancer. Transformed into an undead fiend, the conniving imposter is hell-bent on destroying the reinstated Death and the council of Corpus. Only Scarlett, the daughter of Death, can stand in his way.
8 Years Ago428: Shibuya Scramble
PS4PCNorth AmericaWorldwide
A kidnapping on the streets of Shibuya brings together a hot-blooded detective, hard-hitting journalist, former gang leader, the head researcher of a big pharma manufacturer and a part-timer stuck in cat costume for a series of events each…
25 Years AgoLEGO Racers 2
PCEurope
LEGO Racers, start your engines! Rocket Racer is back and he's teamed up with the toughest competitors in the galaxy to bring racers of all ages this awesome challenge.
8 Years AgoShadows: Awakening
PS4Xbox OneNorth America
Shadows: Awakening is a unique, isometric single-player RPG with real-time tactical combat. You embark on an epic adventure with challenging gameplay, a gripping storyline and enchanting graphics.
2 Years AgoAge of Mythology: Retold
RemakePCXbox Series X|SWorldwide
Age of Mythology: Retold is a remastered version of the 2002 real-time strategy classic Age of Mythology.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.