ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
October 27
The games released on this day in gaming history.
1023 releases
20 Years AgoBoxhead: A Halloween Special
Web browserWorldwide
The original Boxhead Flash game. Fight a horde of zombies in the suburbs to bring civilians to safety.
19 Years AgoGintama: Yorozuya Chuubu
WiiJapan
A game based on the Gintama anime series for the Nintendo Wii.
19 Years AgoScallywag: In the Lair of the Medusa
PCWorldwide
The Gosling valley was once a valley of peace and prosperity. In Gosling it seemed the sun always shined, your neighbors smiled, and the harvests were bountiful. Yes, life in the valley was good.
18 Years AgoThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz
MacWorldwide
This is a match three game based on the story of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. You use the mouse to swap two gems to create a group of three or more of the same item. What you are trying to do is remove pieces of the yellow brick road.
18 Years AgoShift 3
Web browserWorldwide
Time to get your hands dirty with the biggest Shift adventure yet! Take on a huge complex filled with extras to collect/alternative ending and a super dooper fancy secret character!
18 Years AgoNumbskull
Web browserWorldwide
Rotate selected ground to roll the skull head back to the rest of his body.
17 Years AgoAll Star Cheer Squad 2
WiiWorldwide
Players will start out as the captain of the Tiger Squad, leading the team to victory by utilizing an all-new diverse move set that includes real-world aerial stunts, tumbling, formation changes and advanced moves on the Wii Balance Board.
17 Years AgoThe Magic Obelisk
WiiJapan
A puzzle game released on the Wii Shop. Two years after its release, it was removed from the store.
17 Years AgoAdventures to Go!
PSPNorth America
In this hilarious and innovative strategy role-playing game, players take control of Finn Courtland and his band of misfits in their quest for fame and riches. Along the way, they just might have to save the world from the evil Arbitus and his band of demons.
17 Years AgoRally Master Pro
iOSWorldwide
Rally Master Pro is a rally game featuring 27 tracks that differ in weather and terrain conditions and four game modes in three difficulty levels.
17 Years AgoDrawn to Life: The Next Chapter
WiiNorth America
Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter is a platform game developed by Planet Moon Studios and published by THQ for the Wii. Despite having the same title, it has a different plot compared to the DS version.
17 Years AgoBarbie and the Three Musketeers
PCNorth America
It’s “All for one and one for all” as Barbie and her friends star together in Barbie and the Three Musketeers, a classic story with a girl power twist! Join Barbie on the adventure of a lifetime!
17 Years AgoPetz: Saddle Club
PSPWorldwide
Go on an adventure with Lily and her horses as she faces an untrustworthy banker trying to seize the family ranch in Petz: Saddle Club.
17 Years AgoDiner City
Web browserWorldwide
Choose your restaurant type and upgrade it with the new appliances to reach the money goal faster than your competitor.
17 Years AgoFace Off
WiiJapan
This game features eight hockey teams from the Soviet Union, Canada, Sweden, the Czech Republic, the United States, Finland, France, and its home country of Japan; one (or two) player(s) can face four CPU-controlled teams in succession for…
17 Years AgoPetz Hamsterz Bunch
PSPNorth America
Raise, care and play with a family of hamsters on the PSP! Adopt a hamster and customize your pet's look with tons of fun types and colors. Keep them occupied and watch them grow as you become the proud parent of hamsters.
17 Years AgoElona Shooter
Web browserWorldwide
A chaotic shooter with RPG elements. Choose from 8 playable classes, train new skills, customize your weapons, develop your troops and survive, survive!
17 Years AgoPress Your Luck
PCWiiNorth America
Don't let the "2010 Edition" fool you - this is based off of the original version of the popular 80's game show Press Your Luck. The garish 1980s set and the flow of the show have both been faithfully replicated in digital form.
16 Years AgoMalicious
PS3Japan
In the action game Malicious, you are a "Spirit Vessel," called into the world by the Prophets to vanquish evil.
16 Years AgoBigfoot: Chasing Shadows
PCWorldwide
A chemical spill wrecks havoc and all sorts of creatures come out of the forest.
16 Years AgoTalking Roby the Robot
iOSWorldwide
Roby is a talking, hip-hop dancing robot. He can speak the words you type on your keyboard. He also repeats anything you say with his robo voice.
16 Years AgoAstro Bugz Revenge
WiiNorth America
Battle against bugz invasion in a sci-fi marble popper arcade. Astro Bugz is an action-puzzle game with a retro vibe. Protect our solar system from astro-bugz and blast them by matching 3 or more bugz.
16 Years AgoGalaxy on Fire 2
RemakeiOSWorldwide
Having originally released Galaxy on Fire 2 as a mobile game, Fishlabs has spent a good year getting it ready for its iPhone debut.
15 Years AgoThe Idolmaster 2
PS3Japan
The Idolmaster 2 is a Japanese raising simulation video game in The Idolmaster series. The story in The Idolmaster 2 is told from the perspective of a producer in charge of leading and training a group of three pop idols to stardom and receive music awards.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.