ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
October 16
The games released on this day in gaming history.
832 releases
6 Years AgoPostal: Redux
RemakeSwitchWorldwide
Postal: Redux is a remake of the 1997 game Postal. It keeps the original shooting gameplay and features all original levels remastered in HD, plus a brand-new level.
2 Years AgoLyne
SwitchWorldwide
Deceptively simple. Infinitely complex. Lyne is a minimalist puzzle game that will knot your brain as it calms your soul. Connect the shapes. Fill the board. Lose yourself in the interflowing paths of Lyne.
12 Years AgoDonkey Kong Land
Nintendo 3DSEurope
Donkey Kong Land is a Jump & Run classic, developed by Rareware and released by Nintendo for the Game Boy in June 1995.
12 Years AgoF1 2014
PCPS3Xbox 360AustraliaNorth America
Feel the power of new turbocharged FORMULA ONE cars in the most accessible FORMULA 1 video game yet. Features all the cars, drivers and circuits from the 2014 FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP!
6 Years AgoNHL 21
PS4Xbox OneWorldwide
In NHL 21 it’s the most creative, inventive and fearless players that are worth celebrating. Carve your path to superstardom in an expanded "Be A Pro" mode and go down as one of the league’s greatest.
14 Years AgoRocksmith
PCWorldwide
Rocksmith's innovative game design makes playing music visually intuitive and will engage experienced musicians as well as those who have never picked up a guitar in their lives.
8 Years AgoStarlink: Battle for Atlas
PS4Xbox OneWorldwide
Starlink: Battle for Atlas is an all-new action-adventure game developed by Ubisoft Toronto. This deep, open-world space saga features Smart Building Technology empowering players to assemble and customize real-world physical starships.
9 Years AgoOvergrowth
PCMacLinuxWorldwide
Feel like the star of a martial arts film in Overgrowth, as you jump, kick, throw, and slash your way to victory.
1 Year AgoNecesse
LinuxMacPCWorldwide
Build, quest, and conquer across an infinite procedurally generated world. Play alone or with friends as you establish a settlement and explore deep dungeons, fight monsters and bosses, mine rare ores, craft magical equipment, recruit specialists for your colony, and more!
19 Years AgoZack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure
WiiNorth America
Zack is a new pirate on a quest to become the greatest pirate ever. In this puzzle adventure game he and his magical monkey sidekick search for treasure as they help the skeleton of the legendary pirate Barbaros.
6 Years AgoGhost of Tsushima: Legends
Standalone expansionPS4Worldwide
Ghost of Tsushima: Legends is an online co-operative multiplayer experience inspired by Japanese folk tales and mythology.
1 Year AgoBlood West
PS5Xbox Series X|SWorldwide
Blood West is an immersive stealth shooter taking place in a nightmare version of a classic wild west setting. The player takes on the role of an outlawed gunslinger brought back to live by strange native spirits to find the root of a curse that has befallen the land.
14 Years AgoSilent Hill: Book of Memories
PS VitaNorth America
Silent Hill: Book of Memories is a Silent Hill role-playing spin-off game exclusively for the PlayStation Vita. The primary focus of the gameplay is on dungeon-crawling and cooperative multiplayer action, rather than the survival horror elements that the series is known for.
19 Years AgoDeath to Spies
PCNorth America
Smersh is the Russian for Death to Spies and was the name of a set of counterintelligence departments in the Soviet Army formed during World War II. Their mission was to secure the rear of the active Red Army by arresting traitors, deserters, spies and criminal elements.
13 Years AgoBubble Bobble
PortNintendo 3DSJapan
Bubble Bobble is a platform game, with each level being a single screen. The enemies must be cleared from a level to go to the next one. With one player controlling Bub and the other controlling Bob, the player can jump and collect items for points (such as fruit).
1 Year AgoDuet Night Abyss
AndroidiOSWorldwide
Duet Night Abyss is a fantasy adventure RPG with a high degree of freedom developed by Hero Games' Pan Studio. The game features "multiple weapon loadouts & 3D combat" at its core, and tells the story of "Demons" from dual perspectives.
13 Years AgoBatman: Arkham Origins
PortiOSWorldwide
A free-to-play fighting video game for mobile that follows the same premise as the main versions of Arkham Origins. Play as Batman as he fights his way through Gotham City's most dangerous locales and encounters a number of DC Comics' most deadly assassins.
11 Years AgoMarvel Puzzle Quest
PS4PS3Xbox OneXbox 360WorldwideNorth America
Developed by Demiurge Studios, "Marvel Puzzle Quest: Dark Reign" features team-based gameplay for the first time ever in the Puzzle Quest franchise.
7 Years AgoFelix the Reaper
SwitchEurope
Felix The Reaper - A romantic comedy game about the life of death. Felix The Reaper is a romantic comedy about the life of Death. It's brought to you on PC as a 3D shadow manipulation puzzle adventure game of dance, dying people and dangerous love.
6 Years AgoThe Coma: Recut
RemasterSwitchNorth AmericaEurope
In this creepy Korean survival-horror you take the role of Youngho, a hapless student who finds himself trapped in the nightmarish halls of his high school. After drifting asleep during his final exam, he awakes in the school at night. The only problem is he's not alone.
8 Years AgoNBA 2K Playgrounds 2
Xbox OneSwitchPS4Worldwide
"NBA arcade action is back with NBA Playgrounds 2 and it’s better than ever! This sequel to the original smash hit takes street balling to the next level with a host of new additions and improvements, including a new Season Mode and a new Playgrounds Championship ranked mode.
6 Years Ago9 Monkeys of Shaolin
PCPS4Xbox OneSwitchLinuxMacWorldwide
9 Monkeys of Shaolin marks a true rebirth of the iconic brawler genre in vein of old-school video games.
1 Year AgoEscape from Duckov
MacPCWorldwide
A single-player top-down looter-shooter game. Loot, escape, build, and eventually become a mighty bird soldier. Beware!
25 Years AgoKohan: Immortal Sovereigns
PCEurope
A real-time strategy game set in a fantasy world where you take on the role of an immortal known as the Kohan. Your race once ruled the world but was devastated in a series of massive cataclysms. As an immortal, you have reawakened to a new world unlike the one you once knew.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.