ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
December 3
The games released on this day in gaming history.
838 releases
7 Years AgoFree Running
PCWorldwide
The whole ethos of Free Running (an urban environment sport also known as Parkour) is to be free, break boundaries, go where others dare not.
7 Years AgoWorld War Zero
PCWorldwide
The World War began in August 1914. It is now March 1964, and war still wages on. The Russian October Revolution has taken place, but the Bolsheviks were crushed by the mad Baron Ugenberg.
6 Years AgoPretty Princess Party
SwitchWorldwide
Become a Princess of a Magical Castle! Pretty Princess Party on the Nintendo Switch transports you to a magical land to explore a long-abandoned enchanted castle. Learn to be a princess and decorate the castle any way you wish.
6 Years AgoSteampunk Tower 2
SwitchEurope
Steampunk Tower 2 is an action-strategy game set in the alternative Steampunk universe. In Lord Bingham’s military service there is a new secret weapon under your command, the gigantic aircraft Carrier transporting the Battle Tower.
6 Years AgoFire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light
PortSwitchEurope
The official localization for the original Fire Emblem. Includes new features, such as save states, rewinding, and fast-forwarding.
5 Years AgoTimothy vs. the Aliens
Xbox OneWorldwide
Timothy vs. the Aliens is an open-world platformer, and adventure video game where a gangster will defend his black & white city from an invasion of full-colored aliens.
5 Years AgoJustice Chronicles
Xbox OneXbox Series X|SNorth America
Fight destiny through the darkness that lurks in history in a fantasy RPG!
5 Years AgoOne Escape
PCWorldwide
One Escape is a puzzle platformer. You control three friends with different abilities, as they try to escape from jail.
2 Years AgoCricket: Jae's Really Peculiar Game
Xbox Series X|SXbox OneNorth AmericaWorldwide
Cricket: Jae's Really Peculiar Game is a cute, funny, and heartwarming hand animated JRPG from Studio Kumiho. After a devastating loss, Jae would do anything to fix the past.
1 Year AgoCaput Mortum
PS5Xbox Series X|SWorldwide
Caput Mortum is a short first-person horror experience inspired by retro 3D dungeon crawlers and survival horror games. It focuses on exploration and atmosphere while providing puzzles, simple combat, and light resource management.
1 Year AgoPopucom
SwitchWorldwide
Venture together with your friends on an unknown planet. Use color switching, match-3 shooting, and artifact powers to overcome challenges and keep advancing. What lies ahead of you is an adventure filled with wonder, hope, and much more to discover!
46 Years AgoStratovox
ArcadeWorldwide
Men are lined up the right side of the screen and alien ships fly out, swirl around the screen and eventually try to grab the men. This was one of the first all color graphics games and might be the first one that used speech. Some of the phrases are "Help Me!
38 Years AgoKonami no Uranai Sensation
MSXJapan
This is a collection of four fortune telling mini-games as follows; - Match making - Horoscope - Palm reading - Rune stones For this you first need to define some details about yourself and answer some questions, after which you can have yo…
36 Years AgoPyro II
DOSWorldwide
You play as a pyromaniac with a special system of burning down buildings: the night before you strike at a location, you hide gas cans all around the building. Then, the next day after all the people have left the building, you go to the top floor with a ball of cotton.
34 Years AgoGenghis Khan II: Clan of the Gray Wolf
MSX2Japan
"Genghis Khan II: Clan of the Gray Wolf" was released in 1992, the third in the series and the second to be released outside Japan. The wolves of the Great Plains become the rulers of the world. Engage in culturally rich battles using fighters, horsemen, elephant riders and more.
33 Years AgoMadou Monogatari I: 3tsu no Madoukyuu
PortGame GearJapan
Madou Monogatari I: 3tsu no Madoukyuu is a role-playing game for the Sega Game Gear released as part of Compile's Madou Monogatari series, specifically in the first "1-2-3" entry. A different version of this game was released on the Mega Drive Madou Monogatari I.
33 Years AgoFlixMix
DOSNorth America
FlixMix is a jigsaw puzzle game featuring a variety of animated images to reassemble. But there is a catch: the jigsaw puzzle is an animated picture, so each piece is not a static part of a picture but a small part of a large animation you have to assemble.
33 Years AgoDragon Half
PC-98Japan
Based on the crazy manga/anime, Dragon Half is a board game style of affair, similar to 21 Emon or some of the Peachboy titles. You progress around a board by rolling a dice, competing against other human or computer controlled players.
33 Years AgoA-Ressha de Ikou 4
PC-98Japan
Not released in Western countries, Take the A-Train IV is the fourth game in the Japanese-made A-Train series, directly following its most popular installment, known in the Western world as simply A-Train.
33 Years AgoGinga Eiyuu Densetsu III SP
Expanded editionPC-98Japan
A release of Ginga Eiyū Densetsu III that has additional scenarios added. This version of the game also has some gameplay tweaks from the original version such as changing the firing range of weapons.
32 Years AgoJazz Jackrabbit: Holiday Hare 1994
Standalone expansionDOSWorldwide
The first game in a series of Christmas-themed Jazz Jackrabbit releases. Jazz Jackrabbit: Holiday Hare 94 is a special shareware release of the first Jazz Jackrabbit title, released in December 1994. This release of the game features a unique christmas-themed level.
31 Years AgoBS Monopoly: Kouza Boardwalk he no Michi
PortSatellaviewJapan
BS Monopoly: Advance to Boardwalk is an adaptation of the board game Advance to Boardwalk to the Satellaview (japanese Super Famicom add-on). It had Soundlink support and was released in 4 chapters. Derived from "ザ・モノポリーゲーム2 (The Monopoly Game 2), the game features Monopoly.
31 Years AgoNinku Gaiden: Hiroyuki Daikatsugeki
Game GearWorldwide
Ninkuu Gaiden: Hiroyuki Daikatsugeki (忍空外伝 － ヒロユキ大活劇) is a Sega Game Gear top-down action game based on the Ninkuu franchise.
29 Years AgoCart Precision Racing
PCNorth America
Cart Precision Racing is an indy car simulator published by Microsoft for the PC.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.