ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
December 3
The games released on this day in gaming history.
838 releases
22 Years AgoTron 2.0
XboxEurope
An unknown viral agent threatens the future of computer systems worldwide. Countermeasure programs have scanned the system and have wrongly identified you as the virus source.
17 Years AgoSaw
Xbox 360PS3AustraliaEurope
The story centers on Detective David Tapp who awakens in a decrepit, abandoned asylum. He has been captured by his longtime nemesis, Jigsaw.
17 Years AgoLittleBigPlanet
PSPJapan
LittleBigPlanet is a 2009 puzzle platformer video game (with user-generated content) for the PlayStation Portable developed by SCE Cambridge Studio in conjunction with Media Molecule.
11 Years AgoMario & Luigi: Paper Jam
Nintendo 3DSJapan
Paper Mario jumps out of a book and into the bizarre adventures of Mario & Luigi, resulting in hilarious, and dangerous, hijinks!
11 Years AgoRisk: Global Domination
AndroidiOSWorldwide
Everybody wants to rule the world! Now you can with a new way to play the classic game of RISK. Defend your territories, draft troops, and launch attacks for the ultimate conquest against friends, family, and foes.
7 Years AgoArise: A Simple Story
PS4PCXbox OneWorldwide
Set out on an emotional journey through the bittersweet lives of two people where memories come alive and time bends to your will. Lose yourself in moments of happiness and overcome every hardship as you relive your life’s story. A story of joy and sorrow.
10 Years AgoSuper Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS
PortNintendo 3DSAustralia
Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS features all the same tools as the original Wii U version but does not support online sharing. Instead it comes with 100 courses designed by Nintendo featuring special challenges.
2 Years AgoGirls' Frontline 2: Exilium
AndroidPCWorldwide
GIRLS' FRONTLINE 2: EXILIUM is the official sequel to the mobile game Girls' Frontline. It is a brand-new 3D Strategy RPG available for both mobile devices and PC, featuring a Non-Photorealistic Rendering (NPR) art style based on Physically Based Rendering (PBR) technology.
7 Years AgoFarming Simulator 19
SwitchWorldwide
Farming Simulator 19 takes the biggest step forward yet with the franchise’s most extensive vehicle roster ever!
33 Years AgoDuke Nukem II
DOSNorth America
Duke Nukem is back. Captured by an alien foe in the middle of promoting his best-selling book, “Why I’m So Great”, Duke must once more defeat the forces of evil to save himself from the knowledge-stealing Rigelatins, and ultimately prove his book’s namesake.
32 Years AgoSpace Harrier
32XJapan
Run… fly… dodge those obstacles, but return fire on wave after wave of attacking aliens. Armed with a really big gun, you have to defend yourself against the alien hordes using your wits to navigate around the screen. But watch out for those end of level bosses!
12 Years AgoDragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation
RemakeAndroidWorldwide
Dragon Quest III is noted for greatly expanding upon the original Dragon Warrior and Dragon Warrior II. The game uses basic console role-playing game conventions, such as leveling up by gaining experience points and equipping items.
12 Years AgoSonic Dash
Windows PhoneWorldwide
Sonic Dash is an endless runner platformer video game developed by Hardlight and published by Sega.
11 Years AgoKirby Mass Attack
Wii UEurope
One day, an evildoer with a magic cane appears and splits Kirby into 10 pieces. Kirby sets off on a journey to return to his original form. Players use the touch screen to control a mass of Kirby characters in a new and novel way.
7 Years AgoTrover Saves the Universe
Xbox OneWorldwide
Wonderful. Your dogs have been dognapped by a beaked lunatic who stuffed them into his eye holes and is using their life essence to destroy the universe. Does that make any sense?
12 Years AgoMonopoly Plus
PS3PS4Worldwide
Build your empire on a colorful and 3D lively city animated by funny sidekicks! Monopoly Plus brings the classic franchise to a new level with amazing animations, customizable house rules!
12 Years AgoSoccer
Wii UJapan
Experience the first ever football game for the NES. Enjoy 'real football' as you direct your team up and down the field.
11 Years AgoDragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below
PCWorldwide
In Dragon Quest Heroes, the protagonists must rise up against insurmountable odds, challenging swarms of enemies and conquering gigantic monsters in an exhilarating action game. Filled with characters and monsters designed by world-renowned artist Akira Toriyama.
10 Years AgoLet It Die
PS4WorldwideEuropeNorth America
LET IT DIE is a hyper-violent hack-and-slash action experience with roguelike elements. Fight your way to the top in this free-to-play collaborative creation brought to you by Grasshopper Manufacture and GungHo Online Entertainment America.
55 Years AgoThe Oregon Trail
HP 2100North America
The Oregon Trail is a computer game originally developed by Don Rawitsch, Bill Heinemann, and Paul Dillenberger in 1971 and produced by the Minnesota Educational Computing Consortium (MECC) in 1974.
7 Years AgoPhoenix Point
PCWorldwide
Phoenix Point is the new strategy game from the creator of the original X-COM series. It features turn based tactics and world based strategy in a fight against a terrifying, alien menace.
2 Years AgoLorelei and the Laser Eyes
PS4PS5Worldwide
A woman, summoned by an eccentric man to participate in a project in an old hotel somewhere in central Europe, becomes embroiled in a game of illusions, increasingly dangerous and surreal.
11 Years AgoPokémon Picross
Nintendo 3DSWorldwideEurope
The Pokémon and Picross franchises combine on 3DS.
6 Years AgoJohn Wick Hex
SwitchEurope
John Wick Hex is the first John Wick PC/console game inspired by Lionsgate’s hit action franchise.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.