ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
October 3
The games released on this day in gaming history.
734 releases
25 Years AgoTiny Toon Adventures: Plucky's Big Adventure
PlayStationEurope
Players head out for an adventure with the Tiny Toons gang in Tiny Toon Adventures: Plucky's Big Adventure for PlayStation.
25 Years AgoAdiboo and the Green Shadow
PlayStationPCEurope
Robitok, the Adiboo's cooking bot is kidnapped by a mysterious Green Shadow. Help Adiboo and his dog, Plop, to save him !
25 Years AgoAlex Ferguson's Player Manager 2001
PS2Europe
In this tactical football management game, you become the manager of a team in the English, French or Belgian league, with different subdivisions, starting in 2001.
24 Years AgoMetropolismania
PS2North America
The best cities are built on friendship, not concrete! Everybody wants to live in the best city in the world! That's why you're a Metropolismaker, a well-connected urban planner who creates the most popular places on the planet.
24 Years AgoArmy Men: Turf Wars
Game Boy AdvanceWorldwide
Colonel Grimm has ordered the defeat of the Tan Army and chosen a two-man Special Forces team for the mission. This Special Forces team will consist of the Blue Spy and you, Sgt. Hawk.
23 Years AgoXS Junior League Dodgeball
PlayStationWorldwide
XS Junior League Dodgeball is designed to provide a fun, pick-up-and-play adaptation of the favorite gym-class activity, with colorful graphics and accessible gameplay for the whole family to enjoy.
23 Years AgoBaldies
PlayStationWorldwide
Baldies is a real-time strategy video game. In the game, players build and manage a community of the titular short and plump bald characters with the ultimate goal of conquering the world by defeating similarly-looking short little hairy people known as the "Hairies".
20 Years AgoDisney's The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Undersea Adventure
Nintendo DSNorth America
Plunge into a magical mystery with everyone's favorite deep sea damsel. Join Ariel, Flounder, Sebastian, Prince Eric and King Triton, plus Ursula, Flotsam and Jetsam for 16 gaming levels of underwater discovery.
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20 Years AgoDisney's The Little Mermaid: Magic in Two Kingdoms
Game Boy AdvanceNorth America
Disney's The Little Mermaid: Magic in Two Kingdoms invites kids to experience their favorite moments, both under the sea and on land, from Disney’s classic film.
19 Years AgoPaws & Claws Best Friends: Dogs & Cats
Nintendo DSGame Boy AdvanceNorth America
A dual-species pet simulator from THQ.
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12 Years AgoMiddle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
PCXbox OnePS4Europe
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor is a open world third-person action role-playing video game developed by Monolith Productions and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, which takes place in the world of J.R.R. Tolkien's Legendarium.
4 Years AgoOverwatch
PCPS4Xbox OneWorldwide
Join the fight for the future in the world of Overwatch and choose your hero from a diverse cast of soldiers, scientists, adventurers, and oddities. Bend time, defy physics, and unleash a dizzying array of extraordinary powers and weapons.
15 Years AgoWorms Armageddon
PS3Worldwide
Those intrepid invertebrates return with a vengeance in the much-loved Worms Armageddon. It’s a whole new can of worms! It’s hilarious fun that you can enjoy on your own or with all your friends.
15 Years AgoRage
PCWorldwide
Rage is a first-person shooter set in the not-too-distant future after an asteroid impacts Earth, leaving a ravaged world behind.
37 Years AgoPrince of Persia
Apple IINorth America
The game is set in ancient Persia. While the sultan is fighting a war in a foreign land, his vizier Jaffar, a wizard, seizes power. Jaffar's only obstacle to the throne is the Sultan's daughter (although the game never specifically mentions how).
18 Years AgoEarthworm Jim
WiiEurope
A crow is chasing a worm named Jim while in outer space Psy-Crow is chasing a renegade ship.
15 Years AgoWorms
PSPWorldwide
Worms is a turn-based strategy game that combines tactical decision-making with elements of randomness. Players control teams of worms and take turns using a wide range of weapons and tools to defeat opposing teams, resulting in varied gameplay outcomes.
12 Years AgoSuper Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS
Nintendo 3DSNorth AmericaEurope
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS is the first portable entry in the renowned series, in which game worlds collide.
12 Years AgoSherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments
PS3PS4Europe
Crimes & Punishments lets you become the greatest detective of all time, Sherlock Holmes!
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.