ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
December 4
The games released on this day in gaming history.
907 releases
17 Years AgoEarthworm Jim 2
WiiEurope
From Evil the Cat’s’Circus of the Scars’ to the planet of Meat, join Jim on a madcap chase across the galaxy. Saving cows, thwarting lawyers and outsmarting Psy-Crow are all in a day’s work for Jim. Are you up to the challenge?
8 Years AgoMutant Year Zero: Road to Eden
Xbox OnePS4PCWorldwide
From a team including former designers of HITMAN and PAYDAY comes Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden, a tactical adventure game that combines the turn-based combat of XCOM with a real-time stealth and exploration of a post-human world reclaimed by nature… and Mutants.
10 Years AgoLara Croft Go
LinuxMacWorldwide
Lara Croft GO expands the turn-based puzzle gameplay and takes you on an adventure set in a long-forgotten world. Explore the ruins of an ancient civilization, discover hidden secrets and face deadly challenges as you uncover the myth of the Queen of Venom.
18 Years AgoKlonoa: Door to Phantomile
MobileJapan
Klonoa: Door to Phantomile is a side-scrolling platform game viewed from a "2.5D" perspective. The player moves the protagonist, Klonoa, along a path in a two-dimensional fashion, but the game is rendered in three dimensions.
13 Years AgoflOw
PS VitaEurope
flOw is a game about piloting an aquatic organism through a surreal biosphere where players consume other organisms, evolve, and dive into the abyss.
18 Years AgoAnimal Crossing: City Folk
WiiAustralia
Step into a living, breathing world where days and seasons pass in real time and your destiny is yours to create. Enjoy a new house, a new neighborhood, and some new friends. Try your luck in a Fishing Tourney, collect shells, or participate in special events and holidays.
13 Years AgoBroken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse
LinuxMacPCWorldwide
Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse is a classical point & click adventure. It abandons 3D graphics and direct control which were used in the two predecessors and returns to the style of the first two games.
6 Years AgoDragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition
Expanded editionXbox OnePCPS4Worldwide
The Definitive Edition includes all the content from the original release of the acclaimed DRAGON QUEST XI, and adds extra character-specific scenarios, the choice of playing with the original soundtrack or a grand orchestral version of the…
11 Years AgoXenoblade Chronicles X
Wii UEurope
Xenoblade Chronicles X is an action role-playing video game and part of the Xeno series, serving as a spiritual successor to Xenoblade Chronicles on the Wii. Similar to the original, the game is an open-world role-playing video game with an emphasis on exploration.
11 Years AgoDr. Langeskov, The Tiger, and The Terribly Cursed Emerald: A Whirlwind Heist
PCMacNorth America
A 15 minute heist game by Crows Crows Crows & Directed by William Pugh (The Stanley Parable).
4 Years AgoSky: Children of the Light
PS4Worldwide
"Embark on an unforgettable social adventure and an ever-expanding world. Sky: Children of the Light is a heartwarming and beautifully animated social adventure experience designed to be played together by you and your loved ones.
9 Years AgoFree Fire
AndroidiOSWorldwide
Free Fire is the ultimate survival shooter game available on mobile. Each 10-minute game places you on a remote island where you are pit against 49 other players, all seeking survival.
This yearMonster Hunter Wilds
Switch 2Worldwide
The unbridled force of nature runs wild and relentless, with environments transforming drastically from one moment to the next. This is a story of monsters and humans and their struggles to live in harmony in a world of duality.
17 Years AgoJames Cameron's Avatar: The Game
PS3WiiEuropeNorth America
James Cameron's Avatar: The Game is the official video game based on the highly anticipated film James Cameron's Avatar.
12 Years AgoShadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut
Standalone expansioniOSWorldwide
Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director’s Cut is a standalone release of Harebrained Schemes' critically-acclaimed Dragonfall campaign, which first premiered as a major expansion for Shadowrun Returns.
12 Years AgoPuyo Puyo Tetris
PS4Xbox OneJapan
"Two puzzle game juggernauts collide as Tetris, one of the largest-selling and recognized brands in gaming history, and Puyo Puyo from SEGA have combined to create a fun-to-play, fast-paced, competitive party game like no other!
20 Years AgoColumns
WiiNorth America
Go back in time to a bygone civilization: the ancient world of Phoenicia. There you will play a simple and captivating game where sparkling, rainbow-coloured jewels drop one after another.
9 Years AgoFreddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator
PCWorldwide
Presenting a fun Five Nights at Freddy's adventure with a lighter touch for the holidays, Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator puts you in charge of developing your own restaurant! Design pizzas, feed kids, and get high scores!
20 Years AgoRistar
WiiNorth America
Ristar is a platform game developed and published by Sega for the Sega Genesis in 1995. A Sega Game Gear game, of the same name and genre, Ristar, was also released, which shared similar themes while possessing different level design and gameplay mechanics.
12 Years AgoPersona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth
Nintendo 3DSAustralia
Persona Q is a crossover video game, containing characters from both Persona 3 and Persona 4 in a game based on Etrian Odyssey, with its perspective, play-style, and systems. Persona Q's gameplay focuses further on being a dungeon crawler.
26 Years AgoRune
MacEurope
In RUNE, players assume the role of Ragnar the Viking, mightiest warrior of a bygone age. In an age when might makes right, it is Ragnar who doles out justice on the blade of his massive battle-axe.
12 Years AgoCarmageddon TDR 2000
PCWorldwide
Carmageddon TDR 2000 has been designed from the ground up for Internet playing. Unique arenas and play modes, packed full of highly charged AI computer players, will add a whole new dimension for serious gamers.
13 Years AgoCastlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate HD
RemasterPS3Xbox 360Japan
The HD remaster of Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate for the 3DS. This version has better graphics, a higher framerate, lip syncing for cutscenes, adds a boss rush mode, changes the hardcore mode and removes quick-time events for boss finishers,
13 Years AgoBlacklight: Retribution
PS4Europe
Take firefights to a futuristic new level in Blacklight: Retribution, a free-to-play FPS. See through walls with the HRV, deploy mechanized Hardsuits, and customize your weapons to dominate the opposition. In Blacklight, mastering the futuristic tech is half of victory.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.