ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
October 16
The games released on this day in gaming history.
832 releases
18 Years AgoSamurai Shodown
WiiJapan
In early Japan, a man named Shiro Tokisada Amakusa preaches a heretic religion. Little does anyone know that Amakusa is really a servant of the evil Ambrosia, who took over Amakusa's body. Ambrosia wishes to shroud the world in darkness.
35 Years AgoColumns
X68000Japan
Go back in time to a bygone civilization: the ancient world of Phoenicia. There you will play a simple and captivating game where sparkling, rainbow-coloured jewels drop one after another.
14 Years AgoEdna & Harvey: Harvey's New Eyes
PCMacWorldwideNorth America
In Edna & Harvey: Harvey’s New Eyes, players return to the world of adventure game hit Edna & Harvey: The Breakout. Be prepared to meet many old friends and discover many new hand-made cartoon locations, realized in full HD glory!
11 Years AgoRefunct
PCWorldwideNorth America
Refunct is a peaceful, short first-person platformer about restoring a vibrant world.
15 Years AgoSkylanders: Spyro's Adventure
MacPCPS3WiiXbox 360North America
Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure is the first video game in the Skylanders series.
8 Years AgoLEGO DC Super-Villains
SwitchPS4Xbox OnePCWorldwide
Lego DC Super-Villains is a Lego-themed action-adventure platform video game developed by Traveller's Tales.
8 Years AgoValkyria Chronicles Remastered
RemasterSwitchNorth AmericaEurope
Valkyria Chronicles is a tactical role-playing game developed and published by Sega for the PlayStation 3 in 2008. A Microsoft Windows version was released on November 11, 2014.
13 Years AgoSkylanders: Swap Force
PS3WiiWii UXbox 360Australia
Skylanders: Swap Force is a platformer video game developed by Vicarious Visions and published by Activision.
26 Years AgoZeus: Master of Olympus
PCNorth America
Zeus: Master of Olympus is the fifth full title of the City Building Series, developed by Impressions Games and published by Sierra Entertainment. Like previous titles, Zeus focuses on the building and development of a city in ancient times, this time in Ancient Greece.
17 Years AgoSuper Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
WiiNew ZealandEuropeAustralia
All the Adventure and Excitement of the 16-bit Game -- are you ready to challenge the dark side? Choose your Rebel warrior: Luke Skywalker, Leia Organa, Han Solo, Chewbacca or Wicket the Ewok.
12 Years AgoAdventures of Lolo
Nintendo 3DSEurope
Adventures of Lolo is a puzzle game released in 1989 by HAL Corporation for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It is based on the Japanese Eggerland video game series.
17 Years AgoWipeout HD
PS3Europe
The futuristic racing and combat of the Wipeout universe makes its first PlayStation 3 appearance as a downloadable game on PlayStation Network.
13 Years Ago140
PCMacLinuxWorldwide
140 is an indie 2D rhythm puzzle-platformer. The game features high interactivity between the soundtrack and the environment around the player, and how the player must traverse this unwieldy environment.
12 Years AgoGex
PCWorldwide
Enter your television to defeat the evil Rez by collecting remotes to open worlds inside your tv.
2 Years AgoCrow Country
SwitchWorldwide
The year is 1990. Edward Crow has disappeared. The owner of 'Crow Country', he has not been seen since he unexpectedly shut down his park two years ago.
11 Years AgoPlanetbase
PCWorldwide
Guide a group of space settlers trying to establish an outpost on a remote planet. Grow food, collect energy, mine resources, manufacture bots, and build a fully self-sufficient colony.
14 Years AgoOf Orcs and Men
PS3North America
Of Orcs and Men first puts the player into the role of an elite Orc soldier, Arkail, from the legendary legion of Bloodjaws. The legion is a league of warriors deeply involved in the war between the Orcs and the Goblins on one side and their persecutors, Humankind, on the other.
14 Years Ago007 Legends
Xbox 360PS3North America
007 Legends features an original, overarching storyline tying together six classic Bond movies for an original James Bond experience, and equips players with state-of-the-art spy gadgets, an arsenal of weapons and more.
10 Years AgoSkylanders: Imaginators
Xbox 360PS4Xbox OnePS3North America
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.
23 Years AgoThe Temple of Elemental Evil
PCAustraliaNew Zealand
The game begins with an opening vignette that is determined by the alignment of the party. All of these require the player to start in the town of Hommlet.
13 Years AgoBridge Constructor
PCLinuxMacWorldwideNorth America
Bridge Constructor put you into the role of an engineer in bridge building. In numerous different levels you'll design and create bridges over deep valleys, dangerous canyons, city streets and raging rivers.
11 Years AgoDragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below
PS4AustraliaEurope
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.
19 Years AgoBeautiful Katamari
Xbox 360North America
Experience the new high-definition, next generation sights and sounds of Beautiful Katamari as the Prince takes on a new high-rolling adventure, with his famous cousins in tow, to save the Katamari universe once again after the King of All…
8 Years AgoThe Hex
LinuxMacPCWorldwide
In a creaky old tavern, in a forgotten corner of the video-game universe, a storm is raging. An anonymous caller suggests that a murder is being planned. Six video game genre protagonists are the only plausible suspects...
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.