ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
October 13
The games released on this day in gaming history.
785 releases
13 Years AgoSkylanders: Swap Force
PS3WiiWii UXbox 360North America
Skylanders: Swap Force is a platformer video game developed by Vicarious Visions and published by Activision.
10 Years AgoKirby: Canvas Curse
Wii UNorth America
Your DS stylus has been infused with the power to paint! When Kirby gets turned into a ball by an evil witch, your hand-drawn rainbow paths become the only way he can find power-ups and reach the gates of each world.
10 Years AgoPaper Mario: Color Splash
Wii UJapan
A mystery is afoot on Prism Island - and only Paper Mario can solve it by restoring the island's vanishing colors with his new Paint Hammer and the powerful Battle Cards up his sleeve.
4 Years AgoTriangle Strategy
PCWorldwide
Three nations battle for control of the dwindling resources of salt and iron in this HD-2D adventure tactical RPG. Featuring deep gameplay full of choices and consequences, strategically survey the battlefield to gain the upper hand.
11 Years AgoWasteland 2: Director's Cut
Expanded editionPS4Xbox OnePCLinuxMacWorldwideNorth America
From the Producer of the original Fallout comes Wasteland 2, the sequel to the first-ever post-apocalyptic computer RPG. The Wasteland's hellish landscape is waiting for you to make your mark... or die trying.
11 Years AgoThe Jackbox Party Pack 2
PS3Amazon Fire TVPS4MacPCLinuxWorldwideNorth America
The sequel to the party game The Jackbox Party Pack, featuring 5 new party games! Phones or tablets can be used as controllers. For up to 8 players plus an Audience of up to 10,000. Games included: Earwax Fibbage 2 Bidiots Quiplash XL Bomb Corp.
10 Years AgoBatman: Arkham VR
PlayStation VRWorldwide
Your quest to clean up Gotham has only just begun – and now it’s even more terrifying than it’s ever been. Exclusive to PlayStation VR, Batman: Arkham VR lets you become the Dark Knight in a virtual reality recreation of the DC’s hero’s more iconic locations.
17 Years AgoMario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
WiiNorth America
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games is a sports game with the official license of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games and a crossover franchise from the Mario and the Sonic universe similar to Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games.
10 Years AgoSevered
Nintendo 3DSNorth America
Severed Is a first-person dungeon crawler that uses touch based combat mechanics. It has a loot and crafting system based on severing enemy body parts to create and upgrade armor.
10 Years AgoJob Simulator: The 2050 Archives
PlayStation VRWorldwide
Robots cook, clean, service, and rule organize the world with precision and speed. Human occupations are now memories of the past; long gone are the blue collar jobs that ran the old world.
6 Years AgoJob Simulator: The 2050 Archives
Meta Quest 2Worldwide
Robots cook, clean, service, and rule organize the world with precision and speed. Human occupations are now memories of the past; long gone are the blue collar jobs that ran the old world.
3 Years AgoThe Coffin of Andy and Leyley
PCWorldwide
In The Coffin of Andy and Leyley, you follow the story of Andrew and Ashley, siblings who have been quarantined in their house for months and are slowly starving to death.
10 Years AgoUntil Dawn: Rush of Blood
PlayStation VRWorldwide
Descend into madness Strap yourself in for the most disturbing rollercoaster ride you’ll ever take.
10 Years AgoRez Infinite
Expanded editionPS4PlayStation VRWorldwide
The ultimate version of Sega's psychodelic rail-shooter adventure Rez, fully remastered and evolved, including VR support and additional new content, all by members of the original development team
10 Years AgoSkylanders: Imaginators
PS3Xbox 360PS4Xbox OneAustralia
Kaos has discovered the ancient power of Mind Magic and is using it to create an unstoppable army of Doomlanders! Eon is calling upon all Portal Masters and Skylands' greatest mystic warriors, the Senseis, to stop Kaos and his minions.
15 Years AgoGolf
Nintendo 3DSNorth America
Golf is a game for the NES based on the sport of the same name. The golfer has been identified as Mario in supplemental material, albeit not wearing his traditional shirt and overalls. The gameplay of Golf is relatively simple.
11 Years AgoDragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below
PS4North America
In Dragon Quest Heroes, the protagonists must rise up against insurmountable odds, challenging swarms of enemies and conquering gigantic monsters in an exhilarating action game. Filled with characters and monsters designed by world-renowned artist Akira Toriyama.
20 Years AgoMicrosoft Flight Simulator X
PCEurope
Microsoft Flight Simulator X is the culmination of nearly 25 years of the landmark Flight Simulator franchise—the most significant addition to date.
15 Years AgoSuper Scribblenauts
Nintendo DSJapan
In this new game created and developed by 5TH Cell, players use the stylus and touch screen to help Maxwell, the game's hero, acquire the "Starite," the prize earned from solving the puzzle in even more robust challenges and redesigned levels.
20 Years AgoStronghold Legends
PCEurope
Lead as fantasy characters throughout history: King Arthur and the forces of Camelot, Siegfried and Dietrich in the German Ice Campaign, and unleash the fury of the forces of evil in Vlad Dracul’s Transylvania.
9 Years AgoDungeons 3
PCLinuxMacPS4Xbox OneWorldwideEuropeAustralia
Unleash your dark side by creating a unique underground dungeon from a huge array of rooms, traps and structures. Raise the most terrifying army the world has ever seen, by choosing from despicable creatures such as orcs, succubae, zombies and much, much more.
10 Years AgoHere They Lie
PS4PlayStation VRWorldwideNorth AmericaEurope
Here They Lie transports you to a terrifying world from which you cannot escape. Explore a nightmarish city inhabited by strange, malevolent creatures in this ground-breaking first-person horror game on PlayStation VR.
10 Years AgoPlayStation VR Worlds
PlayStation VRWorldwide
Step into PlayStation VR Worlds and journey through five unique and exclusive PlayStationVR experiences.
9 Years AgoChaos;Child
PS VitaEurope
Chaos;Child is the fourth game in the Science Adventure series, set six years after the events of Chaos;Head. It is also described as a "Delusional Science Adventure".
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.