ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
October 27
The games released on this day in gaming history.
1023 releases
24 Years AgoGrand Theft Auto: Vice City
PS2North America
In the year 1986, Tommy Vercetti is heavily indebted to his mafia superiors after a drug deal gone awry, but his dreams of taking over Vice City (based on Miami) push him down a different path.
21 Years AgoShadow of the Colossus
PS2Japan
An open-world action/adventure game in which a young wanderer, along with a stolen magical sword and his steed companion, trespasses a cursed land, makes a deal with an ancient being to bring a sacrificial victim back to life, and sets off…
27 Years AgoFinal Fantasy VIII
PlayStationEurope
Final Fantasy VIII is the eighth main installment in the Final Fantasy series. The gameplay makes a departure from many series standards.
20 Years AgoBully
PS2Australia
As a mischievous schoolboy, you’ll stand up to bullies, get picked on by teachers, play pranks, win or lose the girl, and ultimately learn to navigate the obstacles of the worst school around, Bullworth Academy - a corrupt and crumbling prep school with an uptight facade.
31 Years AgoMyst
SaturnNorth America
Myst is a graphic adventure puzzle game developed by Cyan and released in 1993. Players explore a mysterious island filled with interactive environments, books, and clues that reveal its story.
23 Years AgoTony Hawk's Underground
XboxPS2North America
Get ready for a major new step for the Tony Hawk series. Tony Hawk's Underground tweaks the gameplay of previous installments to include a plot-twisting story, customizable tricks and decks, online play, and the ability to include your own mug shot on your custom player.
20 Years AgoWinning Eleven: Pro Evolution Soccer 2007
PS2PCEurope
Winning Eleven: Pro Evolution Soccer 2007 is a soccer simulation game developed and published by Konami. The game offers various modes, including exhibition matches, cup competitions, and an enhanced Master League.
20 Years AgoMortal Kombat: Armageddon
PS2Europe
Mortal Kombat: Armageddon brags a roster of 62 characters and sees the return of classic ones from the original Mortal Kombat, such as Reptile, Shang Tsung and Goro. The enhanced Konquest mode (story/adventure mode) improves over the preceding versions, but has a shorter length.
21 Years AgoKillzone
PS2Japan
Killzone is a sci-fi-themed first-person shooter. The game's stand-out feature is the ability to control any of the four different protagonists, each with his or her own strengths and weaknesses.
18 Years AgoCastlevania: Order of Ecclesia
Nintendo DSWorldwide
In the absence of the Holy Whip, those who live in fear of Dracula seek a replacement, which takes the form of the Order of Ecclesia, an organization that holds the secret to manipulating Glyphs.
21 Years AgoBrothers in Arms: Earned in Blood
PS2Australia
Brothers in Arms Earned in Blood adds new features and game modes and builds upon the elements that made Brothers in Arms Road to Hill 30 a runaway success.
23 Years AgoWWE Smackdown! Here Comes the Pain
PS2North America
WATCH YOUR BACK Relive the drama like never before in SmackDown! Here Comes The Pain. Create, play and develop your own Superstar through storylines developed exclusively by WWE writers.
22 Years AgoThe SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
PS2XboxGameCubeNorth America
On a heroic, comedic quest through 18 levels of platform, driving and sliding action, SpongeBob and Patrick leave Bikini Bottom and journey to new and unexplored lands. Players join their struggle to defeat Plankton's diabolic scheme to take over the world...Plan Z!
37 Years AgoCastlevania: The Adventure
Game BoyJapan
Castlevania: The Adventure is a platform game released for the Game Boy in 1989. It is the first Castlevania title for the system.
31 Years AgoBatman Forever
Super FamicomJapan
Brace yourself for endless action with BATMAN FOREVER! Batman and Robin blast into Gotham City in a duo-player fighting game!
27 Years AgoGrand Theft Auto 2
PortPlayStationNorth America
The PSX port of Grand Theft Auto 2 is an open world action-adventure video game. It is the sequel to Grand Theft Auto, part of the Grand Theft Auto series. The open world design lets players freely roam Anywhere City, the setting of the game.
17 Years AgoDJ Hero
PS2PS3WiiXbox 360North AmericaWorldwide
DJ Hero primarily simulates turntablism, a musical style used by disc jockeys to create a new mashup song by incorporating one or more previously recorded songs played on record players along with sound effect generators.
16 Years AgoSuper Scribblenauts
Nintendo DSAustralia
In this new game created and developed by 5TH Cell, players use the stylus and touch screen to help Maxwell, the game's hero, acquire the "Starite," the prize earned from solving the puzzle in even more robust challenges and redesigned levels.
32 Years AgoStunt Race FX
SNESEurope
Stunt Race FX is a cartoon-style, 3D-racing game that ran on the Super FX chip (the same engine that ran under Star Fox).
20 Years AgoTom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent
PortGameCubePS2XboxEurope
In the highly anticipated sequel, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent, play as a double agent spy for the first time ever.
31 Years AgoDark Seed
PlayStationJapan
You have just moved into a new house and you are experiencing some horrible nightmares. The nightmares are caused by the Aliens that made the "dark world" which the only access to is through the magic mirror.
17 Years AgoBen 10 Alien Force: Vilgax Attacks
Nintendo DSPS2PSPWiiXbox 360Worldwide
BEN 10 ALIEN FORCE: Vilgax Attacks is the latest game in the multi-million unit selling video game series.
31 Years AgoPanel de Pon
Super FamicomJapan
A tile matching puzzle game for the Super Famicom, the first in the Puzzle League series. It was later modified to feature Yoshi and Mario related characters to be released in the western regions, under the name of "Tetris Attack".
19 Years AgoTwinBee
Nintendo DSEurope
TwinBee is a cartoon-themed vertical-scrolling shoot 'em up game. It was the very first game to run on Konami's Bubble System hardware.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.