ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
October 21
The games released on this day in gaming history.
859 releases
18 Years Ago
18 Years AgoStrike Witches 2: Iyasu, Naosu, Puni-Puni suru
Nintendo DSJapan
Strike Witches 2: Iyasu, Naosu, Puni-Puni suru was developed by Kadokawa Games for the Nintendo DS. The story is based on Strike Witches Season 2.
15 Years AgoBatman: Arkham City
Xbox 360PS3Europe
Batman: Arkham City builds upon the intense, atmospheric foundation of Batman: Arkham Asylum, sending players soaring into Arkham City, the new maximum security "home" for all of Gotham City's thugs, gangsters and insane criminal masterminds.
10 Years AgoBattlefield 1
PCXbox OnePS4Worldwide
Discover classic Battlefield gameplay with epic multiplayer and an adventure-filled campaign. Experience the dawn of all-out war, only in Battlefield 1.
12 Years AgoThe Walking Dead: Season Two
PS4Xbox OneNorth America
Similar to the previous season, The Walking Dead: Season Two is a point-and-click adventure game.
4 Years AgoPersona 5 Royal
Expanded editionSwitchPCPS5Xbox OneXbox Series X|SWorldwide
Persona 5 Royal is an enhanced version of the turn-based role-playing game Persona 5, set in modern-day Tokyo.
10 Years AgoSid Meier's Civilization VI
PCWorldwide
Civilization VI is a 4X turn-based strategy game in which players guide a civilization from its founding as a small settlement through multiple eras of development.
18 Years AgoFar Cry 2
PS3Xbox 360PCNorth America
Far Cry 2 is an open-world first-person shooter set in an unnamed African country. Players take the role of a mercenary who roams a large environment of desert, savannah, and jungle, completing missions for rival factions and allied characters known as Buddies.
29 Years AgoGrand Theft Auto
DOSPCEurope
Grand Theft Auto is the first game in the Grand Theft Auto series and a sandbox-crime game published by Rockstar Games. The original Grand Theft Auto is made up of a series of levels each set in one of the three cities in the game.
18 Years AgoFable II
Xbox 360North America
Fable 2 is the second game in the fable series by Lionhead Studios, it is an open world role-playing game. It has a simple story line where the hero needs to save Albion from the evil Lord Lucian by collecting together the other three heroes to defeat him.
24 Years AgoNeed for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2
PCNorth America
The Need for Speed series returns, this time reverting back to the 'chase' arcade experience instead of a racing simulation. Top speed racing is the name of the game, where you must outchase not just the opposing drivers, but the cops.
16 Years AgoVanquish
Xbox 360PS3Japan
You are Sam Gideon – an American soldier armed with state-of-the-art combat armor known as an Augmented Reaction Suit. Battle for the fate of your nation in a shooting action game like none ever seen!
18 Years AgoDonkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
WiiJapan
Monkey Mayhem Lives On! Kiddy Kong is a portly primate toddler with incredible power and agility! He teams up with Dixie Kong to stop the ever-present army of Kremlings.
21 Years AgoQuake 4
PCEurope
Quake 4 is a action shooter game which serves as the another chapter in the Quake series.
12 Years AgoShadow Warrior
PS4North America
Shadow Warrior is a bold reimagining of the 3D Realms' cult classic shooter from independent developer Flying Wild Hog (Hard Reset) starring the legendary and quick-witted warrior Lo Wang.
21 Years AgoFable: The Lost Chapters
Expanded editionXboxEurope
Fable was expanded and rereleased as Fable: The Lost Chapters for Xbox and Windows PC platforms in September 2005. The game was later ported to Mac OS X by Robosoft Technologies and published by Feral Interactive on 31 March 2008.
5 Years AgoCarrion
PS4Worldwide
Carrion is a reverse horror game in which you assume the role of an amorphous alien being. Use your unique otherworldly abilities to your advantage and hunt down your prey!
18 Years AgoSpider-Man: Web of Shadows
PCPS3Xbox 360Worldwide
Spider-Man: Web of Shadows is a video game title encompassing three versions: a full-3D action game for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Wii, and Xbox 360; a 2.5D sidescrolling beat em up action game for the PlayStation Portable and PlaySt…
15 Years AgoTropico 4
Xbox 360North America
Fancy being a dictator? Well this is the ideal time! Build a Tropico and control who and what happens in it.
16 Years AgoNaruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2
Xbox 360PS3Japan
Taking players through the Naruto Shippuden story arc, daring ninja warriors must strategically recruit the right support characters to ensure victory against any and all opponents.
11 Years AgoThe Escapists
MacLinuxWorldwide
All that stands between you and your freedom is a perfectly executed escape plan. The Escapists provides players the opportunity of experiencing a light-hearted insight into everyday prison life with the main objective being that of breaking out.
24 Years AgoMario Party 4
GameCubeNorth America
Toad, Koopa, and other party-planning pranksters have hidden birthday presents for their closest friends inside the Party Cube. To win the presents, Mario, Yoshi, Peach, and other Mushroom Kingdom favorites will have to plunge into a circus of minigame trickery.
12 Years AgoDreamfall Chapters
PCMacLinuxWorldwide
Dreamfall Chapters is an episodic, story-driven adventure game about choices and consequences, dreams and reality, magic and science, chaos and order, and the broken heroes whose actions will shape the course of history in all worlds.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.