ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
October 23
Travel back through gaming history – the games released on this very day.
1036 releases
26 Years AgoStarship Troopers: Terran Ascendancy
PCNorth America
Starship Troopers: Terran Ascendancy is a real time strategy game with a common misunderstanding. This game is not based on the movie Starship Troopers. Both, the game and the movie, are based upon the novel by Robert A.
24 Years AgoSoldiers of Anarchy
PCNorth America
Soldiers of Anarchy (SOA) is a 2002 squad-based real-time tactics video game released by Simon & Schuster.
24 Years AgoCross Hermit: Welcome to the Farthest
PCJapan
A fantasy real-time strategy game in which the player guides students from a magic academy through story events and tactical battles. Characters develop between missions, learn new skills, and equip items, while combat focuses on unit positioning and real-time decision-making.
23 Years AgoDivine Intervention (Pt. 1)
Web browserWorldwide
Divine Intervention (Pt. 1) is the first Flash game Jim Bonacci made. It was released on October 23rd, 2003 on many websites including Newgrounds, Kongregate, and TJF.
23 Years AgoFrank's Adventure
Web browserWorldwide
Frank's Adventure is an adult top-down indie Flash game by Mausland Entertainment from 2003.
23 Years AgoInformaticus
PCEurope
You are tasked to explore a tropical island with old temples and find the thief of two stolen artifacts. Solve computer science puzzles using an in-game knowledge-database and talk to archeologists.
22 Years AgoBackyard Hockey 2005
PCWorldwide
Backyard Hockey returns for 2005 with a new lineup of NHL kids and new 3d gameplay. This year you can draft from 30 backyard kids and 14 NHL Stars. You can also create custom players that improve with experience.
20 Years AgoDracula Twins
PCWorldwide
Dracula Twins is a platformer created by the creators of The Three Musketeers. We set off on a journey to the dark world, known for its horrors, to play one of the two children of Count Dracula.
20 Years AgoCars
PortXbox 360North America
The Games on Demand version supports English, Spanish. A fun filled racing adventure with Lightning McQueen and all of his friends!
20 Years AgoBen 10
HyperScanNorth America
Ben 10 was the first Ben 10 console game, developed by Semi-Logic Entertainment and released for the HyperScan in 2006.
20 Years AgoIWL: Interstellar Wrestling League
HyperScanNorth America
IWL: Interstellar Wrestling League for the HyperScan
20 Years AgoX-Men
HyperScanNorth America
X-Men was one of the launch games of the home video game console HyperScan. It is a 2D fighting game.
19 Years AgoEye-Create
PS3Worldwide
Get EyeCreate™, Educational game for PS3 console from the official PlayStation® website. Know more about EyeCreate™ Game.
19 Years AgoPac 'n Roll Remix
PortWiiNorth America
In Pac'N Roll Remix, the inhabitants of Pac-World have been turned into spheres by the evil monster Golvis' Ghost Light. Pac-Man must roll his way through Ghost-Land, collecting pellets and confronting Ghosts to save his family and restore peace to Pac-Land.
19 Years AgoPac-Motos
WiiNorth America
The player controls Pac-Man and must knock all of the enemies off of the stage in order to complete the level, much like the original Motos. The player must traverse through five different worlds, each comprised of seven stages.
19 Years AgoBazooka Cafe
PCWorldwide
Bazooka Cafe is an interactive dating-sim that explores life as the manager of a cafe staffed by very well-endowed Japanese maids. A kyonyuu (big-breasted) romantic comedy with great art from Kohaku Sumeragi, with plenty of fun sex, and situational humor.
19 Years AgoNigepico 1.2
RemakeWeb browserWorldwide
A remake of the first game released by Gotmail, featuring an English language option and different puzzles. The player must escape a hair salon after falling asleep.
19 Years AgoDowntown Nekketsu Story
WiiJapan
Downtown Nekketsu Story is the original version of the game known as River City Ransom. The game was first released as Downtown Nekketsu Monogatari, but has since been localized as Downtown Nekketsu Story.
19 Years AgoFatal Hearts
PCWorldwide
Fatal Hearts is an English-language visual novel/adventure game in which players control a teenage female protagonist who is having strange dreams while people are being murdered. It was released in October 2007 for Microsoft Windows.
19 Years AgoGator Panic Remix
WiiNorth America
A remixed version of Gator Panic, originally a redemption game, later ported for Wii in the Namco Museum Remix compilation.
19 Years AgoGalaga Remix
Expanded editionWiiNorth America
A modified version of Galaga, released first in the Namco Museum Remix compilation. Pac-Man rolls through a track while the Wii Remote is used to shoot Galaga enemy ships.
19 Years AgoRally-X Remix
Expanded editionWiiNorth America
A remixed version of Rally-X, released first in the Namco Museum Remix compilation.
19 Years AgoCake Mania 2
PCWorldwide
After re-opening the Evans Bakery, and sending her grandparents on an exotic Hawaiian cruise, Jill is back in an all-new, out-of-this-world series of adventures!
19 Years AgoSlingoween
Web browserWorldwide
Slingoween is a Halloween-themed mini-game where players control a pumpkin-headed character, Sling, using a grappling mechanic to collect candy and avoid obstacles like ghosts and pumpkins.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.