ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
October 12
The games released on this day in gaming history.
719 releases
1 Year AgoChronicles of Albian 3: The Vanishing Village - Collector's Edition
PCWorldwide
High in the mountains of Albian, something very strange has happened.
This yearGhostpunk
PCLinuxWorldwide
Investigate paranormal cases using a 1990s CRT terminal. Analyze photos. Decode audio. Interrogate suspects and decide what’s real, what’s fake and who’s lying. But the deeper you go, the more the system starts watching you back.
This yearAlien Archeologist
PCWorldwide
Alien Archeologist is a chill incremental digging game. Use a variety of upgradeable tools to mine ore, blast through earth, and clean strange artifacts as you journey yet deeper toward the mystery hiding at the planet's core.
This yearHubert
PCPS5Worldwide
Step into the paws of a loyal shepherd dog in this atmospheric third-person adventure. Track scents, herd sheep, and navigate the rugged northern wilderness. Face rough weather, natural predators and not so obedient sheeps.
This yearBurn With Me
MacPCLinuxWorldwide
Burn With Me is a story-centric deckbuilder filled with cozy dread and occultic mysteries. In order to summon a Personal Demon you'll master inventive gameplay with position-based synergies, and permanently burn your cards and your soul.
This yearColorbound
SwitchSwitch 2PCPS5Xbox Series X|SPS4Worldwide
In Colorbound, color is more than just hue. As Anku, an Aymara boy with a unique gift, you’ll harness the power of color to shape the environment itself, uncovering hidden paths to navigate challenging and complex puzzles.
This yearTime To Wake Up
PCPS5Worldwide
Time To Wake Up is an atmospheric psychological thriller where one night you find yourself stuck in a dream. No worries, though. You are not alone. You hear a voice, in need of your eyes and willing to help you out.
This yearAlpha Nomos
PCPS5Xbox Series X|SWorldwide
It’s time to wield the beat! Play as Cello and slice through an army of rogue puppets in a vibrant, melody-twisted world. Combat pulses to the soundtrack - time your moves to the beat to unleash show-stopping combos and perfectly choreographed chaos!
This yearNot An NPC Game
PCMacLinuxWorldwide
Not an NPC Game is a 2D arena game where you never attack your opponent directly. Use walls, speed, and the arena itself to manipulate monsters, trap your rival, and make the monsters attack for you. Every match is about strategy, prediction, and skill.
This yearThe Doll Shop
RemakePCWorldwide
The Doll Shop is a hand-drawn narrative game – part romance, part horror – set in the Japanese countryside. Play as a young dollmaker who reunites with his childhood friend in an eerie snowbound village. Will you dare confess your secret?
This yearSmoke.exe
PCWorldwide
One cigarette is all the time you get to break in. Lay out nodes, wire them into an auto-hacking routine, then light it and let it run. A cyber-noir roguelite about how deep you can get before the smoke runs out.
This yearDen-Den: Tokyo Horror
PCWorldwide
Den-Den: Tokyo Horror is an open world, survival horror experience where you play as a caregiver for the elderly. Navigate the dark streets of Tokyo, choosing where to go and whom to care for. Not everyone can be saved.
This yearMonkey Bizniz
PCWorldwide
An online co-op physics game about collecting bananas for the Monkey King's feast — fill your cart, find the summit, and try not to blame your friends when it all goes wrong.
This yearDinerz
PCLinuxWorldwide
Dinerz is a diner simulation game, where you manage you own diner. Cook meals, server customers, clean tables, wash dishes and hire staff, you can play alone or with your friends.
This yearMushroom Marketplace
PCWorldwide
Run a whimsical mushroom café by day and explore a quiet village by night in this cozy tea-brewing roguelike!
This yearFor The Cat! Sorcerer's Revenge
PCWorldwide
They killed your cat. Fatal mistake. In this magic-infused bullet-heaven roguelike, develop your wizard, upgrade and evolve spells, collect items, and create unstoppable builds while battling hordes of enemies.
This yearWheel Make It
PCWorldwide
One wheelchair. Two players. Infinite chaos. Solo or co-op physics-based game about teamwork, clumsiness, and the unstoppable power of friendship.
This yearMoonfrost
PCWorldwide
Moonfrost is an isometric, next-gen pixel art, lo-fi multiplayer life-sim set in a fantasy version of the modern day that offers a premium experience but as a free-to-play game.
This yearSpoofs Playland
PCWorldwide
Play, paint, fish, collect and decorate! Spoofs Playland is a relaxing, family-friendly collection of point-and-click minigames where you collect decorations and bond with the adorable Spoofs.
This yearBattleplan
PCWorldwide
Battleplan is a historical, WW2 real-time strategy game of unparalleled realism and simulation. Fight across massive battlefields created from real-world geographic data. Create your army by customizing your order of battle and chain of command.
This yearAmerican Cooking Simulator: Multiplayer
PCWorldwide
Team up in chaotic co-op shifts at Joe’s Freedom Burgers! Cook with guns, serve hungry customers, and travel across a totally normal, definitely accurate version of America in the most patriotic cooking sim of all time.
This yearMeow Garden
LinuxMacPCWorldwide
Welcome to Cat Island, a cozy farming sim where cats sprout from the soil! Plant seeds, care for your cats, and discover over 40 breeds. Decorate your home, train your cats, fulfill orders, and grow your own cat estate.
This yearWard Off Evil
PCWorldwide
Ward Off Evil is an open world strategy RPG set in an apocalyptic sword & sorcery world. Create your character, rally an army, and roam the wastes as you battle to avert, or bring about, the end of the Cycle.
This yearJulio's Adventure 3
MacPCWorldwide
Survive in Tamixa School in this horror adventure. Explore the school without attracting the attention of the mysterious creatures until they leave the area. Use the school cameras, your flaslight and your stealth skills to avoid getting caught before it's too late...
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.