ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
October 16
The games released on this day in gaming history.
832 releases
12 Years AgoDonkey Kong Country
Wii UEurope
Donkey Kong Country is a side scrolling platformer by British developers Rare in 1994. It featured revolutionary pre-rendered 3D graphics that give the game a very unique look compared to most other games on consoles at the time.
12 Years AgoThe Evil Within
PCXbox OneXbox 360PS3PS4Australia
The Evil Within embodies the meaning of pure survival horror. Highly-crafted environments, horrifying anxiety, and an intricate story are combined to create an immersive world that will bring you to the height of tension.
17 Years AgoMachinarium
PCLinuxMacWorldwide
Machinarium is award-winning independent adventure game developed by the makers of Samorost and Botanicula. A little robot who’s been thrown out to the scrap yard behind the city must return and confront the Black Cap Brotherhood and save his robot-girl friend.
12 Years AgoBorderlands: The Pre-Sequel
PCXbox 360PS3MacLinuxAustralia
Shoot 'n' loot your way through a brand new adventure that rockets you onto Pandora's moon in Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel. Discover the story behind Borderlands 2’s villain, Handsome Jack, and his rise to power in this brand new game in the Borderlands series.
13 Years AgoRogue Legacy
MacLinuxWorldwide
You control a family of characters one at a time, and when your character dies, you choose who his or her successor is, whether it is a barbarian son of yours who has OCD, your daughter who became a ninja even though she can't see well, an…
18 Years AgoSaints Row 2
Xbox 360PS3Australia
After the events of the first game, you awaken from a coma to find that the Third Street Saints have all but disappeared. Much like Saints Row, you are charged with retaking the city from three rival gangs, only this time as the leader of the saints.
14 Years AgoMark of the Ninja
PCWorldwide
Mark of the Ninja is a side-scrolling action stealth video game developed by Klei Entertainment and published by Microsoft Studios. It was announced on February 28, 2012 and later released for the Xbox 360 via Xbox Live Arcade on September 7, 2012.
17 Years AgoBrütal Legend
PS3Europe
Brütal Legend is an action-adventure that marries visceral action combat with open-world freedom.
14 Years AgoChivalry: Medieval Warfare
PCWorldwide
Chivalry: Medieval Warfare is a fast-paced online multiplayer action game which will have players turning in their guns and grenades for battle axes and swords.
24 Years AgoTimeSplitters 2
GameCubeWorldwideNorth America
TimeSplitters 2 is a first-person shooter that requires players to kill enemies and complete objectives using a variety of weapons and tactics in different predefined scenarios.
20 Years AgoDevil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening - Special Edition
Expanded editionPCNorth America
Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening - Special Edition is a re-release of Devil May Cry 3 with gameplay changes and additional content. Among them, there is the possibility to play as Vergil on a separate save file.
20 Years AgoMortal Kombat: Armageddon
XboxNorth America
Mortal Kombat: Armageddon brags a roster of 62 characters and sees the return of classic ones from the original Mortal Kombat, such as Reptile, Shang Tsung and Goro. The enhanced Konquest mode (story/adventure mode) improves over the preceding versions, but has a shorter length.
12 Years AgoCastlevania: Harmony of Dissonance
Wii UNorth America
Nearly fifty years has past since Simon Belmont rescued the land from the curse of Dracula. Now, Simon's descendant Juste Belmont, must acquire the relics of Dracula to unravel the disappearance of his childhood friend Lydie.
19 Years AgoCrash of the Titans
PSPNorth America
Crash of the Titans is the sixth Crash Bandicoot series game. The gameplay has the player explore levels, picking up power-ups to use against enemies as well as for the first time, use fighting combos such as punches and kicks against enemies.
19 Years AgoFIFA Soccer 08
PS3North America
FIFA 08 (named FIFA Soccer 08 in North America) is the 2007 installment of EA Sports' series of football video games. Developed by EA Canada, it is published by Electronic Arts worldwide under the EA Sports label.
11 Years AgoTales of Zestiria
PS4PS3Europe
Tales of Zestiria is a Japanese role-playing game. It is the fifteenth main entry in the Tales series.
19 Years AgoSonic 3D Blast
WiiJapan
Sonic 3D Blast is a 1996 platform video game developed by Traveller's Tales and Sonic Team, and published by Sega for the Genesis, Saturn, and Windows.
12 Years AgoThe LEGO Movie Videogame
MacWorldwide
Join Emmet and an unlikely group of resistance fighters in their heroic quest to thwart Lord Business' evil plans - a mission that Emmet is hopelessly and hilariously unprepared for.
11 Years AgoYoshi's Woolly World
Wii UNorth America
Set off with a friend through a wild, woolly world in this grand Yoshi adventure! A treasure trove of clever handicraft stages are ready for you to explore. Unravel their secrets and color your world with a spectrum of yarn balls to knit new paths and get every last collectible.
3 Years AgoCloudpunk
Xbox Series X|SWorldwide
A neon-noir story in a rain-drenched cyberpunk metropolis. It’s your first night on the job working for the Cloudpunk delivery service. Two rules: Don’t miss a delivery and don’t ask what’s in the package.
1 Year AgoPokémon Legends: Z-A
SwitchSwitch 2Worldwide
A new adventure awaits within Lumiose City, where an urban redevelopment plan is underway to shape the city into a place that belongs to both people and Pokémon. Please look forward to seeing it for yourself.
18 Years AgoGuitar Hero: Aerosmith
Xbox 360WiiJapan
Guitar Hero: Aerosmith puts the player in the shoes of "America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band" as they evolve from unknowns to rock superstars. In a guitar hero game dedicated to the band that is Aerosmith!
9 Years AgoThe First Tree
LinuxWorldwide
A beautiful, 3rd-person exploration game centered around two parallel stories: a fox trying to find her missing family, and a young couple dealing with a tragedy in their own.
1 Year AgoIron Lung
PS5Worldwide
A short horror game where you pilot a tiny submarine through an ocean of blood on an alien moon.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.