ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
October 18
The games released on this day in gaming history.
830 releases
21 Years AgoStubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse
XboxWorldwide
Be the Zombie. Kick A** and Take Brains. It’s 1959 and the city of Punchbowl, PA, is a beacon of progress and ideal living. Show the living that law and order are no match for a dead man on a mission!
9 Years AgoThe Jackbox Party Pack 4
iOSLinuxPCMacWorldwideNorth America
The biggest and fourthiest addition to this storied party game franchise features the blanking fun sequel Fibbage 3 and its new game mode, Fibbage: Enough About You; the web-based frame game Survive the Internet; the spooky date-a-thon Mons…
7 Years AgoRing Fit Adventure
SwitchWorldwide
In this fitness-focused title, you'll be moving the ring and a leg strap -- both of which house a Switch Joy-Con -- to move your character through a fantasy world. At certain intervals, you'll be thrown into battles.
19 Years AgoHeroes of Might and Magic V: Tribes of the East
Standalone expansionPCNorth America
Tribes of the East is the second expansion pack to the turn-based strategy game Heroes of Might and Magic V. For the first time, play as the Orc faction and recruit heroes, build armies and manage cities as you explore and conquer legendary lands.
16 Years AgoFinal Fantasy: Mystic Quest
WiiNorth America
Focus Tower is the center of the world and balances the forces of the world. However 4 monsters have taken the 4 elemental crystals (Earth, Water, Fire, Wind) for their own use, and also taken the 4 keys that for doors inside of Focus Tower.
14 Years AgoTwinsen's Little Big Adventure Classic
MacWorldwide
Chilling dreams of destruction and doom fill your mind. You feel compelled to warn the world, but in so doing are imprisoned by the tyrannous Dr. Funfrock.
44 Years AgoQ*bert
ArcadeNorth America
Q*bert was a popular arcade game that was released on a large number of consoles in the early 1980s. It was developed and published by Gottlieb, and became their most successful game.
15 Years AgoDeus Ex: Human Revolution - The Missing Link
Standalone expansionPCXbox 360PS3WorldwideNorth America
The Missing Link is the first and only standalone downloadable episode add-on for Deus Ex: Human Revolution; it explains what happened to Adam Jensen during his three-day disappearance after he left Hengsha a second time.
13 Years AgoSkylanders: Swap Force
PS3WiiWii UXbox 360Europe
Skylanders: Swap Force is a platformer video game developed by Vicarious Visions and published by Activision.
7 Years AgoManifold Garden
MaciOSXbox OnePCWorldwide
Manifold Garden is a game that reimagines physics and space. Explore a world of beautiful Escher-esque architecture where the laws of physics are different. Geometry repeats infinitely in every direction and falling down leads you back to where you started.
14 Years AgoPopulous
MacWorldwide
Populous is a real-time strategy game where the player takes the role of a deity influencing the development of civilizations. You shape terrain, guide followers, and use natural disasters like floods, volcanoes, and earthquakes to influence or eliminate opposing tribes.
19 Years AgoSyphon Filter 3
PS3PSPEurope
Syphon Filter 3 is a third-person shooter developed by Bend Studio and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. Released in November 2001 for the PlayStation, it is the third instalment in the Syphon Filter series.
19 Years AgoFootball Manager 2008
PCMacWorldwide
Football Manager 2008 is the principal title of the 2008 edition of the Football Manager series of football management simulation games by Sports Interactive.
7 Years AgoPlants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville
PS4Xbox OnePCWorldwide
Similar to its predecessors, the game is a third-person shooter where players take control of the Plants or the Zombies in either a cooperative or competitive multiplayer environment.
14 Years AgoWing Commander
MacWorldwide
Gameplay consists of completing successive missions and overall cockpit performance affects gameplay: going above and beyond the call of duty results in medals, promotions in rank are awarded at regular intervals, and success or failure on…
10 Years AgoAgent A: A Puzzle In Disguise
AndroidWorldwide
A suave secret agent adventure game. Your mission (should you choose to accept) is to infiltrate enemy spy Ruby La Rouge’s secret hideaway and put a stop to her evil plans!
8 Years AgoProject Warlock
PCWorldwide
Project Warlock is a first person shooter that fans of Doom, Hexen and Wolfenstein cannot miss. It serves you an exploding cocktail of bullets, spells and monsters. Battle through 60 levels of non stop action packed with bloodthirsty enemies and challenging bosses.
8 Years AgoCrash Bandicoot
RemakeSwitchJapan
A remake of Crash Bandicoot found in the Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy collection. Not to be confused with the actual bundle.
15 Years AgoSam & Max: Beyond Time and Space
PS3North America
Join the Freelance Police for a second season of adventure, crime fighting, and chaos.
14 Years AgoOf Orcs and Men
PCPS3Xbox 360Australia
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.
19 Years AgoBeautiful Katamari
Xbox 360Japan
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…
14 Years AgoCrusader: No Remorse
MacWorldwide
As a Silencer, one of the elite enforcers of the World Economic Consortium, you're supposed to be incorruptible. But if the system you serve is utterly corrupt, where does that leave you? You go over to the Resistance, the same pack you used to hunt down.
19 Years AgoThe Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night
WiiWorldwide
The Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night is a 3D action platformer which takes place right after the events at the end of The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning. Players control Spyro as he searches for his friend Cynder.
7 Years AgoDigimon Story: Cyber Sleuth - Hacker's Memory
SwitchPCWorldwideEuropeNorth America
Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth – Hacker's Memory is a role-playing game, played from a third-person perspective where the player takes control of Keisuke Amasawa, a Digimon tamer who can command up to three of his companions in battle against other Digimon.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.