ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
October 1
The games released on this day in gaming history.
1468 releases
26 Years Ago2112: A Field Trip
PCWorldwide
Starting from the tarmac at the Chicago Central Spaceport, this text adventure game follows the protagonist through nocturnal adventures during what seems initially to be an ordinary, everyday McCracken Middle School class field trip to Mar…
Conquest
PCWorldwide
Conquest is a board game for Windows PCs and Pocket PCs. You fight against up to 7 computer or human controlled opponents to take over the world before you are eliminated by your enemies. Each computer opponent has their own personality which you can customize.
The Moonlit Tower
PCMacLinuxWorldwide
No, not a prison, though stone stands around you, as expressionless as a mirror awaiting face and form; and in the silence you hear no plaint of flute or roar of gong, but instead the crash of porcelain shattering. A work of interactive fiction by Yoon Ha Lee.
Gamlet
PCMacLinuxWeb browserWorldwide
An interactive fiction interpretation of the Hamlet story, blended with Jewish culture and mysticism.
21 Years Ago
21 Years AgoThe Tower of the Elephant
PCMacLinuxWeb browserWorldwide
An adaptation of the classic sword & sorcery tale by Robert E. Howard, first published in 1933.
Packin' Plax
PCWorldwide
The goal is to group the plax together based on their colors. Once you get three or more similar plax grouped together they will be packaged up and ready to ship.
19 Years Ago
18 Years Ago
17 Years AgoRocketbirds: Revolution!
PCWorldwide
Rocketbirds: Revolultion! is a 2D cinematic action-adventure puzzler game made in flash, developed by Ratloop Asia. It features rich visuals and classic 2D gameplay. Players take control of Hardboiled Chicken in a world filled with angry and often violent birds.
17 Years Ago
16 Years Ago
16 Years AgoPataNoir
PCMacLinuxWeb browserWorldwide
The Baron's daughter is missing, and you are the man to find her. No problem. With your inexhaustible arsenal of hard-boiled similes, there is nothing you can't handle.
Last Day of Summer
PCMacLinuxWeb browserWorldwide
It's the last day of summer, and you're old enough now to go into town by yourself.
Playing Games
PCMacLinuxWeb browserWorldwide
Playing Games is a short fantasy game about an trial of initiation in a semi-secret club.
15 Years Ago
15 Years Ago
15 Years AgoMr. Rescue
PCWorldwide
Mr. Rescue is an arcade styled 2D action game centered around evacuating civilians from burning buildings. The game features fast paced fire extinguishing action, intense boss battles, a catchy soundtrack and lots of throwing people around in pseudo-randomly generated buildings.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.