ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
October 1
The games released on this day in gaming history.
1468 releases
6 Years AgoSuper Mario Bros. 35
SwitchWorldwide
Super Mario Bros. with a 35-player twist Race against time, defeat enemies, and sabotage your opponents in an online* battle to be the last Mario standing! Classic Super Mario Bros. gameplay gets an adrenaline boost!
13 Years AgoPainkiller: Hell & Damnation
RemakeXbox 360North America
Painkiller: Hell & Damnation is both remake and sequel of the first-person shooter video game Painkiller, developed by The Farm 51 and published by Nordic Games.
13 Years AgoRain
PS3North America
rain is the enchanting tale of a boy who chases after a girl with an invisible silhouette. After discovering that the girl is being hunted by ghostly creatures, he embarks on his own journey into the mysterious world of rain to save her.
13 Years AgoFatal Frame III: The Tormented
PS3North America
Rei Kurosawa suffers a strange dream each night, since she took a photo of her dead boyfriend in an abandoned old mansion. Every night the dream will take her deeper and deeper in an old mansion, when she will have to find out what is going on.
17 Years AgoNinja Gaiden Sigma 2
Expanded editionPS3Japan
Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 is an action-adventure hack and slash game, an enhanced version of Ninja Gaiden II with updated visuals, higher resolution, and reworked content.
28 Years AgoKnights and Merchants: The Shattered Kingdom
PCNorth America
Knights and Merchants recreates the era of the Middle Ages. Apart from the purely fictitious geography of our world, all game elements and scenes are based on the Anglo-Saxon period, 1200 A.D. And we haven't used imaginary elements like fabled creatures, either.
17 Years AgoWii Fit Plus
WiiJapan
Wii Fit Plus provides all of the original activities in Wii Fit in addition to fifteen Balance/Aerobics games (in a separate category called "Training Plus") and six Yoga and Strength-Training exercises unique to the game.
17 Years AgoGran Turismo
PSPWorldwide
The highly acclaimed Gran Turismo makes its hotly anticipated debut exclusively on the PSP system, introducing the most ultra-realistic racing experience ever on a handheld. 800 cars. 35 tracks.
13 Years AgoJust Dance 2014
Wii UEurope
Just Dance 2014 is a dance rhythm game that has you match the choreography of an on-screen dancer to earn points for accuracy, using your motion controller for real-time movement tracking.
23 Years AgoEtherlords II
PCWorldwide
Etherlords 2 is an exciting mix of role-playing, adventure, and tactical combat in the fine tradition of fantasy trading card games. Rediscover the world of Ether and a whole new realm of fantastic possibilities.
25 Years AgoUplink
LinuxPCWorldwide
You play an Uplink Agent who makes a living by performing jobs for major corporations. Your tasks involve hacking into rival computer systems, stealing research data, sabotaging other companies, laundering money, erasing evidence, or framing innocent people.
13 Years AgoRune Factory 4
Nintendo 3DSNorth America
Rune Factory 4 marks the return of the popular Harvest Moon spinoff that combines farming with dungeon adventuring.
12 Years AgoDefense Grid 2
PS4Europe
Defense Grid 2, DG2, is the highly-anticipated sequel to Hidden Path Entertainment’s 2008 Defense Grid: The Awakening. Setting the bar as the definitive tower defense game, Defense Grid 2 introduces new worlds and threats to test your tower placement strategies.
10 Years AgoQuadrilateral Cowboy
MacLinuxWorldwide
Quadrilateral Cowboy is a single-player adventure in a cyberpunk world. Tread lightly through security systems with your hacking deck and grey-market equipment. With top-of-the-line hardware like this, it means just one thing: you answer only to the highest bidder.
19 Years AgoSin and Punishment
WiiNorth America
Earth is under threat from Ruffians - mutants bred to boost dwindling food stocks who have turned against their masters. As a young resistance fighter, face an onslaught of bio-genetic monsters and corrupt military forces in your battle to save the planet.
15 Years AgoSpaceChem
iOSWorldwide
Take on the role of a Reactor Engineer working for SpaceChem, the leading chemical synthesizer for frontier colonies. Construct elaborate factories to transform raw materials into valuable chemical products!
11 Years AgoNeed for Speed: No Limits
iOSWorldwide
A racing game for iOS and Android where players bring their driving fantasies to life, building a fleet of the world's hottest street racing cars.
40 Years AgoKing's Quest III: To Heir is Human
DOSNorth America
King's Quest III: To Heir is Human is an adventure game in the King's Quest series. Players control Gwydion, a young slave to the evil wizard Manannan in the land of Llewdor.
15 Years AgoImpossible Mission
PSPEurope
The situation: for three days have the strategic central computers of the great powers acted up. An unknown person manipulates their programmes; at the end of these programmes is the starting command for the intercontinental rocket.
42 Years AgoBruce Lee
PC-88Japan
Bruce Lee is a video game designed by Ron J. Fortier, with graphics by Kelly Day and music by John A. Fitzpatrick.
40 Years AgoSpace Quest: The Sarien Encounter
DOSNorth America
He's out to clean up the universe... ...But he doesn't do windows. Strap into your computer station and prepare for blast-off. If the thrilling graphics don't blow you off your chair, the laughs will have you rolling on the floor.
38 Years AgoAdvanced Dungeons & Dragons: Pool of Radiance
C64North America
Located on the northern shore of the Moonsea in the Forgotten Realms, the fabled city of Phlan had been overrun by monsters led by a mysterious leader. Your quest: discover the identity of this evil force and rid Phlan of its scourge.
36 Years AgoAdvanced Dungeons & Dragons: Pool of Radiance
Sharp X1Japan
Located on the northern shore of the Moonsea in the Forgotten Realms, the fabled city of Phlan had been overrun by monsters led by a mysterious leader. Your quest: discover the identity of this evil force and rid Phlan of its scourge.
13 Years AgoFreddi Fish and The Case of the Missing Kelp Seeds
AndroidNorth America
Help underwater detective Freddi Fish and her finny friend Luther solve the case. Explore underwater caves, deep canyons and colorful reefs, and discover fascinating places like King Crab's Castle and A Sunken Ship Out of Time, in an effort to save the reef.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.