ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
October 8
The games released on this day in gaming history.
753 releases
5 Years AgoKnockout Home Fitness
SwitchEurope
Knockout Home Fitness uses workouts from a variety of martial arts to efficiently work the whole body, including Kick Boxing, Boxing, Karate, Muay Thai and Kung Fu.
5 Years AgoWithout Escape
RemakePS5Xbox Series X|SWorldwide
Can you escape the nightmare and find the answers you're looking for? Without Escape is a tribute to first-person graphic adventures of the early '90s with an interactive story told through pre-rendered background and full-motion video.
2 Years AgoDead Season
PCWorldwide
Guide a group of unprepared strangers in their struggle to survive a zombie apocalypse, in Dead Season, a turn-based tactics game. Strategize to endure against relentless undead hordes, but beware, noise attracts more danger. Can you escape the outbreak's grip?
This yearSilver Pines
SwitchPCPS5Xbox Series X|SWorldwide
Silver Pines is a Survival Horror set in small town America. Fight nightmarish terrors and solve puzzles, while carefully managing your scarce resources as you uncover the mysteries that could hold the key to redemption.
This yearForever Ago
Switch 2PCPS5Xbox Series X|SWorldwide
Following a tragic stroke of fate, Alfred embarks on a journey north in search of redemption. In this single-player road trip adventure, you'll travel to beautiful places, capture memories with your camera, meet interesting people, and even make some new friends.
This yearOrder of the Sinking Star
Switch 2PCPS5Worldwide
From director Jonathan Blow (Braid, The Witness), Order of the Sinking Star is a narrative adventure set in a realm of magic and enigma.
This yearIsles of Sea and Sky
SwitchWorldwide
A fantastical, oceanic, and open world puzzle adventure game. Solve novel block-pushing puzzles while unearthing a mystifying narrative, awakening delightful new friends, gathering collectables, and unleashing extraordinary powers beyond your wildest imagination.
53 Years AgoTrek73
HP 2100North America
Trek73 is a computer game based on the original Star Trek television series. It was created in 1973 by William K. Char, Perry Lee, and Dan Gee.
41 Years AgoThe NeverEnding Story
Amstrad CPCEurope
The land of Fantasia is being consumed by Nothingness. It takes Bastian, a boy from the real world, to believe in Atreyu and all the magical beings of Fantasia to save it from extinction.
41 Years AgoViper Patrol
C64Europe
Strap yourself in and blast off to meet danger head on! Hone your skills to perfection as you blow apart wave upon wave of enemy vipers! Keep your finger on the trigger and your eyes on the incoming fighters as you remember only this... you're all you've got!
39 Years AgoTestament
PC-88Japan
As told by the ancient scroll Lyle found on his travels, a great five-headed Pentadragon once ruled the Diodoran continent with its legions of monsters. The heavens struck them down, sinking their land far into the earth...until now.
38 Years Ago
38 Years AgoDoukeshi Satsujin Jiken
X68000Japan
Doukeshi Satsujin Jiken is a graphic text adventure game in which you take the role of a skilled detective from Scotland Yard who must explore the circus and nearby town searching for evidence and questioning suspects to solve this case.
35 Years Ago
32 Years AgoArmored Fist
PCWorldwide
Armored Fist offers realistic armored warfare in numerous tactical theaters. The player can choose from an extensive line-up of modern-day armored vehicles utilized by U.S. forces, in addition to those commonly used by Soviet troops.
30 Years AgoStar Fighter
PCWorldwide
Star Fighter or Star Fighter 3000 is a 3D flight-based shoot-em-up. The gameplay is mission based and involves elements of strategy and planning. The player can order wingmen to fly in formation and attack specific targets.
28 Years AgoBarrage
PCNorth America
Barrage is a semi-futuristic shooter which gives you control of a powerful hovercraft and pits you against hordes of faceless enemies, all with the goal of blowing everything up before the time limit runs out.
27 Years AgoSnowmobile Championship 2000
PCWorldwide
In Snowmobile Championship 2000, a bargain-bin snowmobile racing game from GT Interactive, you get to race against four other AI drivers in one of eight locations.
27 Years AgoZero Jikan he...
PCJapan
A gigantic meteorite will fall on the Earth in 3 days destroying it forever. At this time one amateur astronomer's photo of the comet tail initiated a series of full-scale riots and mayhem. How will you live three last days in such a world?
25 Years AgoAirKano: Dr. M no Yabou
PCJapan
A Mega Man-like game released by Keio Digital Vertex, featuring characters from the Kanon and AIR visual novels.
25 Years AgoSki Resort Tycoon II
PCWorldwideNorth America
Ski Resort Tycoon II the sequel to Ski Resort Tycoon. The game combines the best features of the original with new elements and improvements. Add ski runs and buildings to your resort, while managing your income and trying to keep the visitors happy.
24 Years AgoLilo & Stitch Pinball
PCWorldwide
Lilo & Stitch Pinball is a pinball computer game based on Lilo & Stitch.
24 Years AgoReVolution
PCNorth America
A futuristic first person shooter where a mega corporation (known as 'The Corporation') seems to have taken over every facet of life. You start the game as a new janitor for The Corporation. Before long however, you find out that the corporation is up to no good.
23 Years AgoHoshi no nai Sora no Shita de
PCJapan
A reasoning adventure game where the protagonist, a high school girl who has lost her best friend to murder, searches the school to uncover the culprit. The objective of the game is to gather information, analyze clues, and identify the perpetrator.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.