ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
October 12
The games released on this day in gaming history.
719 releases
9 Years Ago88 Heroes: 98 Heroes Edition
PortSwitchNorth AmericaJapan
It's 8:08am on 8th August 1988, and the evil Dr. H8 has brought the world to the brink of total annihilation! His demands are simple: pay $88 octillion within 88 minutes, or Dr.
9 Years AgoSquareboy vs Bullies: Arena Edition
Standalone expansionSwitchWorldwide
Squareboy vs Bullies is an old school beat 'em up by Rohan Narang that follows the titular Squareboy and his quest for Justice!
9 Years AgoRealms of Arkania: Blade of Destiny
RemakePS4Xbox OneEuropeWorldwide
A legend reborn as Realms of Arkania: Blade of Destiny returns! Get ready to return to Thorwal, one of the oldest cities of Aventuria.
8 Years AgoGrim Nights
PCWorldwide
A side scrolling, pixel art, survival strategy indie-game. Gather resouces, expand your village, explore the underground for riches and train soldiers to defend against the hordes of the undead.
8 Years AgoPresident Yukino
PCWorldwide
President Yukino is a Slice of Life RPG brought to you in Native English and Chinese by Kagura Games and Acerola. Follow Yukino on her quest to go to the same graduate school as her boyfriend.
7 Years AgoCelaria
PCWorldwide
Celaria is a first-person racing parkour platformer in which the player races against the time on various tracks. Find the fastest path to the goal and take advantage of the enviroment in order to improve your runs as much as possible.
3 Years AgoElrentaros Wanderings
SwitchJapan
The dual life where Fantasy meets Reality begins! A brand-new action RPG, Elrentaros Wanderings!
1 Year AgoLost Lands: The Wanderer
PS5Worldwide
For years now, the sailors and pirates of the Lost Lands have been talking about a ghostly ship sailing in the heart of a storm. This vision disappears as soon as it comes to life, yet witnesses still spread rumors... About a huge octopus traveling with the ship.
17 Years AgoGravitronix
WiiNorth America
It's time to claim your rightful place as the champion of the Gravitronix arena but get ready to deal with up to seven other players who are all shooting for the same title. Vanquish your opponents with four different projectiles and the powerful beams of your gravity platform.
14 Years AgoSpy Hunter
PS VitaEurope
Spy Hunter is a vehicular combat racing game developed by TT Fusion, published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, and released for the PlayStation Vita and Nintendo 3DS.
14 Years AgoJewel Master: Cradle of Egypt 2
Nintendo DSEurope
Cradle of Egypt 2 allows players to journey through 100 levels of challenging match-three fun, all while recreating the millennia-old civilization of Ancient Egypt. Players advance from hard-working farmers to Pharaohs, building the Pyramids, Sphinx and 18 other famous monuments.
11 Years AgoAnimal Gods
PCMacLinuxWorldwideNorth America
Animal Gods is an old-school, top / down action game. Play as Thistle, a bounty hunter from 1500 BC Europe. Discover a lost world. Stop an occult leader. Defeat the cursed gods.
11 Years AgoHyperdrive Massacre
PCMacLinuxWorldwide
Hyperdrive Massacre or HDM is an 80s inspired arcade fragfest in Spacewar sauce designed around local multiplayer, focused on kinestetics, tactical and shooting skills at a very high pace.
10 Years AgoCarnage
Web browserNorth America
Carnage is a browser-based competitive multiplayer game. You play as an ever growing snake and are placed in an arena against another snake. You each try to survive as long as possible without running into your own tail, the opponent, or the wall.
10 Years AgoBitMaster
PCMacLinuxWorldwide
BitMaster is a dynamic and colorful twin-stick shooter which design was inspired by such games as Geometry Wars, Crimson Land and Satellite Reign. Game powered by Unreal Engine 4!
10 Years AgoDragon Sinker
iOSWorldwide
An all-new retro-style RPG free to play in its entirety! Join forces with other humans, elves, and dwarves, and set off on a journey to slay the evil dragon, Wyrmvarg!
10 Years AgoMajor\Minor
PCMacLinuxNorth America
Visual Novel game about a wave of murders that sweep across a city.
10 Years AgoGhostbusters VR: Now Hiring
iOSWorldwide
The Ghostbusters need your help. Step into and explore the iconic Ghostbusters firehouse, where you’ll meet Mooglie for the first time. Plus, get up close and personal with everyone’s favorite troublemaker, Slimer!
9 Years AgoHeliborne
PCWorldwide
Heliborne seeks to introduce players to rotary wing aviation and combat. Players will have the ability to fly a number of helicopters from the 60's forward in to the year 2000 across a wide range of maps and in a wide range of mission scenarios.
9 Years AgoTappy Shots
iOSWorldwide
Tappy Shots is easy to play but hard to reach high scores! Dunk, swish, and shoot baskets to get on fire and beat the high score.
9 Years Ago
9 Years AgoField of Glory II
PCWorldwide
Field of Glory II is a turn-based tactical game set during the Rise of Rome from 280 BC to 25 BC.
7 Years AgoTower Hunter: Erza's Trial
PCWorldwide
Tower Hunter: Erza's Trial contains core elements of roguelike and metroidvania-type games, presented in a toon render style.
6 Years AgoCardpocalypse
PCMacWorldwide
Cardpocalypse is a single-player card game where you change the cards and the rules as you play, delivered within a charming school-based narrative.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.