ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
October 27
The games released on this day in gaming history.
1023 releases
6 Years AgoDread Nautical
PCWorldwide
Zen Studios welcomes you aboard a cruise liner called the Hope for one of the most unique gaming experiences on Apple Arcade. A tactical turn-based RPG with rogue-like elements, Dread Nautical combines immersive gameplay with a cartoonish — yet captivatingly eerie — tone.
5 Years AgoSuper Robot Wars 30
SwitchPS4PCJapanNorth America
30 years on, the battle for our world's future continues. Super Robot Wars is a tactical RPG that brings characters and robots from a variety of mecha anime together to battle their mutual foes.
4 Years AgoArkanoid: Eternal Battle
PCSwitchPS4PS5Xbox OneXbox Series X|SWorldwideNorth America
The return of the iconic block breaker game from prestigious Japanese video game company Taito!
4 Years AgoAsterix & Obelix XXXL: The Ram From Hibernia
PS4PS5Xbox Series X|SSwitchPCMacWorldwideNorth America
Join Asterix & Obelix in a brand-new original story in… Hibernia! Explore this crazy action-adventure in a local coop mode up to 4 players!
4 Years AgoThe Pinball Wizard
SwitchPCWorldwide
Oh, young Apprentice! Atop the Mountain of Shadow, at the foot of the castle tower, the wisdom bestowed upon you shall come to pass. A pinball dungeon crawler awaits to test your skill!
4 Years AgoOddworld: Soulstorm Oddtimized Edition
PortSwitchEurope
The Oddtimized Edition is the Nintendo Switch optimised version Oddworld: Soulstorm. Oddworld: Soulstorm is a modern re-imagining of the 1998 title Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus. It serves as a direct sequel to Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty.
4 Years AgoKaiju Wars
Xbox OneNorth America
Play out a Kaiju movie as the (hopelessly) outclassed military in this stylish 2D turn-based strategy game. Construct buildings and defend your city with cannon-fodder tanks, jets and more as the devastating kaiju grow in power with every attack.
4 Years AgoAce Angler: Fishing Spirits
SwitchJapanEurope
Shake and spin the Joy-Con, and feel like you're out on the ocean waves! The latest Ace Angler title is set in an aquarium-themed amusement park! Play the park's various attractions by yourself or with friends to collect Medals, which you can then use to upgrade your aquarium!
4 Years AgoCharade Maniacs
AndroidiOSJapan
Charade Maniacs is an otome visual novel full of romance, mystery, and adventure. In the near future... Summer break was around the corner.
4 Years AgoSins of a Solar Empire II
PCWorldwide
Battle for galactic dominance in this real-time 4X strategy game with unrivaled scale! You’ll explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate through military force, diplomacy, trade, culture, influence, and other underhanded tactics.
41 Years AgoXanadu
PC-88Japan
In Legend of Xanadu, the player controls a young adventurer named Areios. Monsters attack his homeland, and he is forced to flee. After traveling by ship and arriving at the town Bolda, Areios finds out that strange things have been happening in the North Cave near the town.
36 Years AgoL'Empereur
PC-98Japan
L'Empereur is a turn-based strategy video game for the Nintendo Entertainment System released by the Koei company in 1989. The user controls Napoleon Bonaparte during the Napoleonic Wars of the late 18th and early 19th Centuries. The goal is to conquer Europe.
33 Years AgoThe Queen of Duellist Gaiden
PC-98Worldwide
NEC PC-9801 exclusive sequel to The Queen of Duellist.
31 Years Ago
31 Years AgoPower Slave
PC-98Japan
Tetsuya is a rather ordinary Japanese teenager, who prefers hanging out with his sweetheart Rika than going to school. His passion are 3D video games.
28 Years AgoSpace Bunnies Must Die!
PCWorldwide
Space Bunnies Must Die! is a third-person action-adventure game developed by Ripcord Games and released in 1998 by Jinx for Microsoft Windows 98.
27 Years AgoThe Next Tetris
PCEurope
If you think you've mastered Tetris then think again! Now there's The Next Tetris, a revolutionary twist on the classic puzzle game. More features, more challenging, and more addictive than ever. The Next Tetris - it'll blow your mind!
27 Years AgoTaikou Risshiden III
PCAsia
Taikou Risshiden III is an adventure strategy game set in medieval Japan, following characters connected to the rise of Toyotomi Hideyoshi.
26 Years AgoBaldr Bullet
PCJapan
A Action / VN game by Giga's Team Baldrhead, prequel to Baldrhead and Baldr Fist.
26 Years AgoSuiSui Sweet
PCJapan
Our third-year protagonist Kosuke is surrounded by unique girls. His bright and cheerful childhood friend Makoto. The stoic council president Kyoka.
26 Years AgoGensei Haiyuuki
PCKorea
Released through Disc Station Vol. 20 in 1998 for Windows 95.
26 Years AgoBlockBuster
MobileWorldwide
The mobile game Block Buster is a Breakout variant. The player controls a paddle at the bottom of the screen used to to hit a ball, which in turn hits the blocks.
26 Years AgoWarTorn
PCEurope
A 3D strategy game from the late 1990s. The premise is that war has been eliminated and Wartorn is a tournament that simulates war for an audience bored with all the other sports.
26 Years AgoGame data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.