ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
October 8
The games released on this day in gaming history.
753 releases
24 Years AgoSecret Agent Barbie: Royal Jewels Mission
Game Boy AdvanceNorth America
Secret Agent Barbie: Royal Jewels Mission is an Action game, developed by Digital Illusions and published by VU Games, which was released in 2002.
24 Years AgoDefender of the Crown
PortGame Boy AdvanceNorth America
A port of Defender of the Crown for Game Boy Advance devices.
23 Years AgoBackyard Wrestling: Don't Try This at Home
PS2Worldwide
Backyard Wrestling allows you to step out of the staleness of the wrestling genre, and into a groundbreaking new world of open ended gameplay.
22 Years AgoAC Milan Club Football 2005
PS2XboxEurope
The follow-up edition to Codemasters' multi-title soccer franchise (each dedicated to a single team in the UK and continental European football league and featuring unique presentation and other team-specific aspects), the 2005 series is po…
21 Years AgoPump It Up: Exceed
PS2Worldwide
Pump It Up: Exceed is a dancing game similar to the games in the Dance Dance Revolution series.
20 Years AgoThe Wild
Game Boy AdvanceWorldwide
The Wild is an single-player, side-scrolling adventure game starring zoo animals trying to get back to the wild.
19 Years AgoHolly Hobbie & Friends
Nintendo DSNorth America
Play a series of minigames featuring the characters from the American Greetings brand.
17 Years AgoIron Master: The Legendary Blacksmith
Nintendo DSWorldwide
When a war is going on, blacksmiths are critical. In Iron Master: The Legendary Blacksmith, players take on the role of one of these blacksmiths. The main focus of the game is forging.
17 Years AgoTago Akira no Atama no Taisou Dai-3-Shuu: Fushigi no Kuni no Nazotoki Otogibanashi
Nintendo DSJapan
Tago Akira no Atama no Taisou Dai-3-Shuu: Fushigi no Kuni no Nazotoki Otogibanashi is an puzzle game, developed and published by Level 5, which was released in Japan in 2009.
17 Years AgoTago Akira no Atama no Taisou Dai-4-Shuu: Time Machine no Nazotoki Daibouken
Nintendo DSJapan
Tago Akira no Atama no Taisou Dai-4-Shuu: Time Machine no Nazotoki Daibouken is an puzzle game, developed and published by Level 5, which was released in Japan in 2009.
16 Years AgoDatamine
Nintendo DSiEurope
You are the safety inspector at the largest data centre facility in the world.
16 Years Ago
16 Years AgoThorium Wars
Nintendo DSiEurope
DSi Ware title by 3PM Games and published by Big John Games.
16 Years AgoNatalie Brooks: The Treasures of the Lost Kingdom
Nintendo DSEurope
Search for an ancient treasure map and discover the mystery of a terrible curse in Natalie Brooks - The Treasures of the Lost Kingdom. Search stunning scenes for hidden objects and find the ancient treasure map before it's too late.
27 Years Ago
12 Years AgoMiddle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
PCPS4Xbox OneAustralia
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.
13 Years AgoBeyond: Two Souls
PS3North America
A unique psychological action thriller delivered by A-list Hollywood performances by Elliot Page and Willem Dafoe, Beyond: Two Souls takes you on a thrilling journey across the globe as you play out the remarkable life of Jodie Holmes.
11 Years AgoSonic the Hedgehog 2
Nintendo 3DSWorldwide
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is a side-scrolling platform game and the sequel to the original Sonic the Hedgehog. Players control Sonic as he traverses larger, faster-paced levels across West Side Island, collecting rings, defeating robot enemies, and pursuing Doctor Robotnik.
12 Years AgoShovel Knight
LinuxWorldwide
Shovel Knight is a sweeping classic action adventure game with awesome gameplay, memorable characters, and an 8-bit retro aesthetic. It's a hot mashup of new and old! You play as the eponymous Shovel Knight, a small knight with a huge quest.
This yearMafia III
PS5Xbox Series X|SWorldwide
Mafia III is an open-world action-adventure game played from a third-person perspective and the third entry in the Mafia series.
2 Years AgoTo the Moon
PS5Xbox Series X|SXbox OneWorldwideNorth America
Join Dr. Rosalene and Dr. Watts as they enter a patient named Johnny's mind on his death bed to grant his final request.
6 Years AgoGame Dev Tycoon
SwitchNorth AmericaEurope
In Game Dev Tycoon you replay the history of the gaming industry by starting your own video game development company in the 80s. Create best selling games. Research new technologies and invent new game types.
22 Years AgoFable
XboxEurope
In Fable, the players' every action determines their character's skills, appearances and moralities. Life stories are created from childhood through adulthood and on to old age.
2 Years AgoSilent Hill 2
RemakePCPS5Worldwide
Silent Hill 2 Remake is a ground-up reimagining of the 2001 psychological horror game. It follows James Sunderland as he searches for his deceased wife in the fog-shrouded town of Silent Hill.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.