ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
October 5
The games released on this day in gaming history.
708 releases
22 Years AgoNancy Drew: Curse of Blackmoor Manor
PCNorth America
Nancy Drew: Curse of Blackmoor Manor is a first-person perspective, point-and-click adventure game. The player is Nancy Drew and has to solve a mystery. Explore rich environments for clues, interrogate suspects, and solve puzzles and mini-games.
15 Years AgoStar Stable
MacPCEurope
Star Stable Online is a MMORPG built for those with a passion for horses and games. It is a modern continuation and expansion of the story told in the single-player CD-ROM PC Starshine Legacy series and the Star Stable Season Riders series.
5 Years AgoSuccubus
PCWorldwide
Become a demonic priestess of lust and use her unique skills to take revenge on your enemies. Regain your kingdom making hell tremble under your hooves! Leave no one alive if they won't bend the knee.
20 Years AgoBarrow Hill: Curse of the Ancient Circle
PCWorldwide
Somewhere deep within the woods a timeless force is stirring. Beneath the ancient burial mound, known locally as Barrow Hill, a forgotten myth awakes. Join the adventure, and uncover the secrets of the past.
15 Years AgoNBA Jam: On Fire Edition
Expanded editionPS3Europe
An enhanced downloadable version of the 2010 installment of the long-running NBA Jam series of arcade basketball games, updating the player roster while adding new gameplay mechanics, a new campaign, and new secrets.
9 Years AgoRaiden V: Director's Cut
Expanded editionXbox OnePS4Europe
Arcade hit Raiden first left its mark on the shooting genre 25 years ago. The easy to learn, hard to master series comes to the PC in its most modern and advanced form yet! Join the war for Earth's future-where the tide of battle holds constant surprises.
22 Years AgoAthens 2004
PCNorth America
With Athens 2004, you can capture all the spirit and emotion of the Olympic Games.
5 Years AgoRainbow Billy: The Curse of the Leviathan
Xbox OneSwitchPCPS4North AmericaWorldwide
Save whimsical creatures with the power of kindness in order to recolor a black-and-white world in Rainbow Billy: The Curse of the Leviathan, a wholesome 2.5D Adventure-RPG!
4 Years AgoThe Plague Doctor of Wippra
PCWorldwide
The plague spreads fear and agony in the small town of Wippra. As a doctor, you help where you can. Then medieval superstition and religious zeal mix into a deadly threat.
19 Years AgoChampionship Manager 2008
PCWorldwide
Think you can do better? It's your decisions that count: your budget, your buys, your formation, your tactics... your chance to prove it! Use your skills and knowledge to manage your club the way you feel it should be - now it's your turn.
18 Years AgoMeat Boy
Web browserWorldwide
Meat Boy is a platform game made in flash, being the precursor of the Super Meat Boy franchise. The game relies on very precise platforming, and it is known for being very challenging.
15 Years AgoStreet Smart
PSPPS3Europe
Street Smart is an Action game, developed and published by SNK, which was released in 1989.
9 Years AgoThe Culling
PCXbox OneLinuxWorldwide
In a remote island paradise, 16 contestants have 20 minutes to explore, scavenge items, craft weapons, build traps, and hunt and kill each other. Only one will be crowned the winner. Do you have the guts to survive?
3 Years AgoBang-On Balls: Chronicles
PCSwitchPS4Xbox OneWorldwide
A quirky, absolutely content-packed, destructible open-world sandbox adventure with combat, platforming, character customization, and collect-a-thon scavenger hunt experience. Play solo, 2-player split screen, or online co-op for up to 4 players. No paid cosmetic DLC nonsense.
23 Years AgoAirline Tycoon Deluxe
Expanded editionPCWorldwide
Airline Tycoon Deluxe is a funny economy simulation proceeding in real-time and assigning you the complete responsibility for an airline.
20 Years AgoThe Stalin Subway: Red Veil
PCEurope
With the death of Stalin, all those who surrounded him, are now fighting for the supreme power and control over the nation. Lena, our heroine, has found that her husband has been kidnapped and possibly murdered. She has no clue about who did it, but she knows whom to ask.
16 Years AgoAlternativa
PCWorldwide
Alternativa is a story that will take you to a world much different to what you'd expect in 2045. To a world destroyed by war and revolutions, a world led by an oppressive and cruel dictatorship.
9 Years AgoTumblestone
SwitchNorth America
Tumblestone is a casual puzzle and competitive multiplayer game from the creators of The Bridge. Tumblestone's beautiful, hand-drawn artwork will captivate you while the maddeningly addictive gameplay will keep you playing "just one more round" with your friends.
16 Years AgoDef Jam Rapstar
Xbox 360WiiPS3North America
Def Jam Rapstar is a rapping game developed by 4mm Games. The game was released on October 5, 2010 in the United States of America (U.S.), and released on November 26, 2010 in Europe.
10 Years AgoHappy Dungeons
Xbox OneNorth America
Sequel to the Hit game Happy Wars. A game that shift's away from competitive action to a more cooperative play hack-and-slash dungeon-crawler.
3 Years AgoMy Little Universe
SwitchPCMacWorldwide
Creating a world isn’t easy, but it’s certainly a whole load of fun, as you’ll find out in this exciting casual worldbuilding adventure game.
2 Years AgoAmarillo's Butt Slapper
PCWorldwide
Slap it. Turn it. Slap it again. This incredible simulation of the human butt will leave you dizzy with all that bounce. It's an autoclicker, but instead of click, it slap. Way better imo.
12 Years AgoThe Sun and Moon
PCMacWorldwide
The Sun and Moon, the winner of Ludum Dare 29, is a platformer with a unique mechanic: you can dive into the ground. Momentum is conserved but gravity is reversed, letting you fling yourself high into the air or deep beneath the surface.
5 Years AgoJett: The Far Shore
PS4PS5PCWorldwide
Jett: The Far Shore invites you on an interstellar expedition to carve out a future for a people haunted by oblivion in this cinematic action adventure.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.