ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
October 13
The games released on this day in gaming history.
785 releases
17 Years AgoWolfenstein
PCWorldwide
Wolfenstein is the direct sequel to Return to Castle Wolfenstein and Spear of Destiny/Wolfenstein RPG. It featured a "re-imagined" disguised dark-haired B.J.
17 Years AgoBrütal Legend
PS3Xbox 360WorldwideNorth America
Brütal Legend is an action-adventure that marries visceral action combat with open-world freedom.
23 Years AgoTony Hawk's Pro Skater
N-GageNorth America
Take control of real skaters and perform strings of crazy tricks in the first entry of the long-running Tony Hawk skateboarding series.
20 Years AgoGothic 3
PCEurope
Gothic 3 is a fantasy-themed role-playing game for Windows from the German game developer Piranha Bytes. It is the sequel to Gothic II. Although widely available in English, the native release of the game is German.
18 Years AgoSecret of Mana
WiiNorth America
Initially released in Japan in 1993, Secret of Mana took the world by storm with its innovative real-time battle system and gorgeously rendered world. It continues to stand out among other action RPGs for its seamless gameplay that anyone from beginner to veteran can enjoy.
26 Years AgoDino Crisis
PCAsia
Dino Crisis is a survival horror video game developed and published by Capcom in 1999. Set in a remote research facility, it follows special agent Regina as she investigates a scientific experiment gone wrong.
10 Years AgoAnimal Crossing: Wild World
Wii UNorth America
Players move into a living, breathing world inside the Nintendo DS...and then invite their friends to visit from anywhere on earth.
10 Years AgoShadow Warrior 2
PCWorldwideEuropeNorth America
"Shadow Warrior 2 is the stunning evolution of Flying Wild Hog’s offbeat first-person shooter following the further misadventures of former corporate shogun Lo Wang.
11 Years AgoMinecraft: Story Mode
MacPCPS3PS4Xbox 360Xbox OneWorldwide
Minecraft: Story Mode is a five-part adventure series based on the sandbox building and exploration game Minecraft. Typical for Telltale games, it is a cinematic adventure where the story is driven through the player's choices.
10 Years AgoKeep Talking and Nobody Explodes
PlayStation VRWorldwide
One player is trapped in a virtual room with a ticking time bomb they must defuse. The other players are the “Experts” who must give the instructions to defuse the bomb by deciphering the information found in the bomb defusal manual.
11 Years AgoBack to the Future: The Game
Xbox 360Xbox OnePS4WorldwideNorth America
Back to the Future: The Game is one of Telltale Games' popular episodic games. It follows the story of the famous Marty McFly and Doc Brown as they stumble through another adventure in time.
15 Years AgoMight & Magic: Heroes VI
PCWorldwide
The adventure in Heroes VI, starting 400 years before events in Heroes V, catapults a family of heroes into a fast-paced epic story where Angels plot to end -- once and for all -- an unfinished war with their ancient rivals, the Faceless.
10 Years AgoThumper
PS4PlayStation VREurope
Thumper is a rhythm violence game. It combines classic rhythm-action with breakneck speed and brutal physicality. Thumper strips rhythm gaming down to its core.
11 Years AgoWasteland 2
PS4Xbox OneWorldwide
Wasteland 2 is a post-apocalyptic role-playing video game developed by inXile Entertainment and published by Deep Silver. It is the sequel to 1988's Wasteland, and was successfully crowdfunded through Kickstarter.
3 Years AgoLords of the Fallen
PCPS5Xbox Series X|SWorldwide
Lords of the Fallen is an action role-playing game set in a dark fantasy world split between the living realm (Axiom) and the dead (Umbral). Players battle through brutal combat, uncover secrets, and shape the world’s fate with a lantern that bridges both realms.
4 Years AgoThe Case of the Golden Idol
PCWorldwide
A new kind of detective game that allows you to think and investigate freely. Discover clues surrounding 12 strange and gruesome deaths and build your own theory. Pick your suspect, deduce the motive, unmask the awful truth.
23 Years AgoKirby Air Ride
GameCubeWorldwideNorth America
Kirby Air Ride is a 2003 racing game video game developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo GameCube video game console. The game has the players and computer-controlled racers ride on Air Ride Machines.
15 Years AgoCall of Juarez: The Cartel
PS3Japan
Embark on a bloody journey from Los Angeles to Juarez as lawlessness of the Old West is brought to the present. Welcome to the new Wild West.
15 Years AgoPro Evolution Soccer 2012
PCPS3Xbox 360Australia
Pro Evolution Soccer 2012 (abbreviated to PES 2012 and known officially as World Soccer: Winning Eleven 2012 in Asia) is a video game which is the eleventh edition in the Pro Evolution Soccer series developed and published by Konami (and Mi…
5 Years AgoSlender: The Arrival
AndroidiOSWorldwide
Slender: The Arrival is the official continuation of the series from the original game creator Mark Hadley, teamed up with the writers behind the Marble Hornets series and the development team at Blue Isle Studios.
6 Years AgoTorchlight III
PS4Xbox OneWorldwide
Set in the same beloved universe as Torchlight I and II, this shared-world action-RPG brings back many of the franchise's signature features and mechanics that captured the hearts of ARPG fans around the world.
16 Years AgoSonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I
Xbox 360PS3JapanNorth AmericaEurope
The sequel fans have waited 16 years for is finally here - Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode I!
15 Years AgoSkylanders: Spyro's Adventure
MacPCPS3WiiXbox 360Australia
Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure is the first video game in the Skylanders series.
15 Years AgoAce Combat: Assault Horizon
PS3Xbox 360JapanWorldwide
Ace Combat: Assault Horizon is the 14th game released in the Ace Combat series. It took place in the real world, albeit in a different timeline from that of Joint Assault.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.