ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
October 1
The games released on this day in gaming history.
1468 releases
This yearCrow's Curated Closet: Shop Simulator
PCWorldwide
Step into the role of a boutique owner with a flair for the unusual. Decorate your shop, unlock new collections, and create a space your customers won’t want to leave. Grow your business, optimise your layout, and watch the numbers climb.
This yearChromascape
PCWorldwide
Step into a gentle, hand-drawn world in Chromascape. As Luna the hedgehog, you hold the power to absorb and share colors in a land fading into gray. Use warm hues to light fires, cool tones to freeze paths, and restore vibrancy to this heartwarming 2D adventure.
This yearMinute Man
LinuxMacPCWorldwide
Minute Man is a 2D beat 'em up platformer game where you can freeze time as you're fighting enemies to secure an advantage. Fight through various waves of enemies and defeat bosses in several levels, keeping time frozen as you chain combos against your enemies!
This yearSuper Chillers: The Chat Room
PCWorldwide
Travel back to the 90s in this campy point-and-click horror adventure inspired by classic YA horror books like Fear Street and Point Horror.
This yearC4: Classical Caliber Combat Contest
PCWorldwide
The Arena Shooter Party Game with Item Boxes, Minigame rounds, loads of Weapons and Modifiers, and a card-based Party Mode! Classic action meets stage hazards, comeback mechanics and comic style in this retro multiplayer FPS with modern twists.
This yearThe Depths of Despair
PCWorldwide
Get ready to unleash your inner warrior as you battle goblins, demons, orcs, and more in a thrilling souls-like adventure. Your quest is to help an angel named Amelia find her sister, who has been captured by demonic entities.
This yearGus Game
PCWorldwide
Gus Game is a multiplayer party game that immerses you in a fantastic world full of hilarious and competitive mini-games. Gus Game allows you to compete against your friends in challenges such as cannonball throwing, obstacle courses, and much more...
This yearZero Parades: Director's Cut
Expanded editionPCWorldwide
From the creators of Disco Elysium comes Zero Parades - the acclaimed espionage RPG, now expanded with the Director’s Cut. You're a brilliant but tormented operant on one final desperate assignment. Prove yourself on the world stage - or blow it all up again.
This yearArcade Archives 2: Crazy Balloon
PortSwitch 2PS5Worldwide
"CRAZY BALLOON" is an action game released by TAITO in 1980. Guide a swaying balloon through a thorny maze and attempt to reach the goal while avoiding traps such as moving thorns, scrolling mazes and more.
This yearWhistling at Night
LinuxMacPCWorldwide
A short horror experience inspired by Indigenous Folklore
This yearAeroBloom
PCWorldwide
AeroBloom is a single-player first-person action game set in a coastal city. Players throw bouncing discs to destroy the environment block by block, earn credits, buy upgrades, and unlock powers.
This yearOzark
PCWorldwide
OZARK is a dark, story-driven 2.5D indie action horror game made for a short, intense playthrough. Crash-land in remote mountains, enter a derelict facility, survive macabre human experiments, and uncover what lies beneath.
This yearVolume.art
Web browserWorldwide
A series of innovative yet questionable volume sliders. Created in collaboration with over 20 game developers.
This yearRhythmic Keyboard
PCWorldwide
Rhythmic Keyboard is a music-based typing game with integration of a talent system that allows for the player to increase their effectiveness. Procedurally spawned keys inhibit pattern formation, so reaction speed and hand/eye coordination are a priority -- not memorization.
This yearPinched
PCWorldwide
Multiplayer horror game about being lost in pitch-black tunnels with nothing but a flashlight and your voice.
This yearSo Close
PCWorldwide
So Close is a cooperative platformer for one to four players in which a team escapes a linear level filled with unpredictable traps. The players wear explosive collars that detonate if they move too far apart, and the death of a single player restarts the run for the entire team.
This yearSociety Chess 3D
PCWorldwide
Society Chess 3D is a multiplayer chess game for up to 32 players. Each player preselects their move, and the most popular move is the one played on their side. The key to victory is to convince your teammates using the chat function to secure the win.
This yearChronicles of Albian: The Magic Convention
Xbox OneWorldwide
Gathering of wizards and sorcerers of the world is about to happen in Albian Castle. They have no idea what secret the castle holds!
This yearFolletti
Xbox OneXbox Series X|SWorldwide
In Folletti, step into the shoes of Yezac Folletti, who awakens to the horror of his wife being kidnapped by the sinister Degenite Church in the eerie land of Krycek.
This yearMirrors of Deception: The Poisoned Legacy
Xbox OneWorldwide
A quiet estate visit turns into a deadly investigation full of secrets, lies, and hidden clues.
This yearToycrafter
Xbox OneXbox Series X|SPS5Worldwide
You lost your passion for crafting small toys. You shifted your focus to working on larger dolls. Cut, paint and attach doll parts to build unique and unsettling sculptures.
This yearWeekend Solitaire: Summer Village
Xbox OneWorldwide
It's time to take on Solitaire Challenge. Pass the game's several stages. Conquer challenging card configurations and take on a big, vibrant game with several levels of varying difficulties. Overcome challenges, create combinations, and get bonuses.
This yearThe Calamity Trials
PCWorldwide
Complete platform parkour featuring multiple unique weapons and obstacles while IT chases you. These weapons will increase speed, or become another obstacle you must overcome.
This yearOpi Popi
PCWorldwide
Opipopi is a short point-and-click adventure game where the player spends time in their room before falling asleep. Players can interact with various objects in the room in any order.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.