ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
December 5
The games released on this day in gaming history.
928 releases
7 Years AgoMosaic
PCMacLinuxPS4Xbox OneSwitchWorldwide
Mosaic is a mysterious narrative game, where you follow the repetitive and lonely life of an average commuter.... Until one day, when strange things start happening.
3 Years AgoLaika: Aged Through Blood
PS4PS5Xbox OneXbox Series X|SWorldwide
Laika: Aged Through Blood is a western-inspired motorvania set in a post-apocalyptic desert.
3 Years AgoBlood West
PCWorldwide
Blood West is an immersive stealth shooter taking place in a nightmare version of a classic wild west setting. The player takes on the role of an outlawed gunslinger brought back to live by strange native spirits to find the root of a curse that has befallen the land.
14 Years AgoGuardians of Middle-earth
PS3Xbox 360Worldwide
A shadow grows over Middle-earth as the greatest armies of the Third Age prepare for the coming battle. Take up arms in the clash over Middle-earth as the most powerful heroes and villains from the greatest fantasy epic of all time.
13 Years AgoFinal Fantasy VIII
PortPCNorth AmericaEurope
The Steam version of Final Fantasy VIII comes with several in-game enhancements, including a speed-up option to fast-forward through cutscenes and FMVs and built-in cheats, such as Battle Assist, making battles almost impossible to lose.
11 Years AgoThe Mark of Kri
PS4North AmericaEurope
Long ago, during the first age, an evil spell to bridge our world and the one of darkness was stopped before it could be used. The spell could not be destroyed, so instead, it was broken into six separate parts and scattered about the world.
9 Years AgoSpace Hulk: Deathwing
PS4North AmericaEurope
Space Hulk: Deathwing is a First-Person Shooter experience of Games Workshop's classic Space Hulk boardgame set in the universe of Warhammer 40,000, developed on Unreal Engine 4 by Streum On Studio, the team behind E.Y.E: Divine Cybermancy.
13 Years AgoMario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games
Wii UJapan
Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games is a Wii U game, and is the fourth installment in the Mario & Sonic series. It includes a variety of events from the winter games such as skiing, figure skating, and curling.
3 Years AgoMurder House
PS5Worldwide
A local news team breaks into an abandoned house to chase a salacious ghost story... until a MANIAC chases them! ...VHS era 80's slasher. PS1 style survival horror!
13 Years AgoMarvel Puzzle Quest
PCWorldwide
Developed by Demiurge Studios, "Marvel Puzzle Quest: Dark Reign" features team-based gameplay for the first time ever in the Puzzle Quest franchise.
20 Years AgoImperial Glory
MacNorth America
It is a time of war in Europe. Driven by new ideas of Enlightenment, the hearts of men and women across the continent are inflamed with dreams of freedom and glory. This is the moment for a military genius to forge himself a name to be remembered throughout all eternity.
3 Years AgoSkater XL
SwitchWorldwide
Skater XL is the evolution of skateboarding games and moves the genre towards expressive, physics-based gameplay. Players will experience unparalleled board control and responsiveness while they skate legendary real-world skate spots.
2 Years AgoThe Thing: Remastered
RemasterSwitchPCPS4PS5Xbox OneXbox Series X|SWorldwide
Set after the events of the 1982 John Carpenter movie, The Thing: Remastered is a squad based 3rd person shooter, where each member of your team is equipped with a range of weapons and items to help you in your quest to destroy The Thing.
19 Years AgoGodzilla: Unleashed
WiiWorldwideNorth America
Godzilla: Unleashed is a fighting game featuring 23 of the classic Toho monsters from the past, including some brand new ones and the games namesake as well, Godzilla.
23 Years AgoTom Clancy's Splinter Cell
PortN-GageEurope
2D versions of the game were released for the Game Boy Advance and N-Gage (the latter as Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Team Stealth Action), as well as the mobile phones version developed by Gameloft.
13 Years AgoAssassin's Creed: Pirates
iOSAndroidWorldwideNorth America
Play as Alonzo Batilla, a young and ambitious pirate captain, break the rules, challenge empires and amass gold! ENGAGE IN BRUTAL NAVAL COMBATS Fight in real-time naval battles all over the Caribbean Sea.
12 Years AgoKingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Final Mix
RemasterPS3Europe
Originally released exclusively in Japan. An HD remaster of Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Final Mix was finally released globally for the collection "Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX."
7 Years AgoBig Pharma
SwitchPS4North AmericaEurope
What if you had it in your power to rid the world of disease, to improve the lives of millions, to ease suffering and cure the sick… and earn a tidy profit? As the head of your own Pharmaceutical Conglomerate you have this power resting in your hands. Will you use it for good?
7 Years AgoThe House of Da Vinci 2
iOSWorldwide
The long awaited sequel to The House of Da Vinci is finally here. Join more than 1.000.000 players from around the world and dive into the 3D puzzle adventure.
19 Years AgoThe Golden Compass
PS3Europe
The Golden Compass is an action-adventure/puzzle game played from a third-person perspective.
23 Years AgoCounter-Strike
PortXboxEurope
Counter-Strike, the world's most popular online action game and first-person shooter for the PC, makes its console debut exclusively on Xbox and Xbox Live. Counter-Strike for Xbox features single-player missions, taking place over a gritty realistic counterterrorist world.
23 Years AgoThe Tower of Druaga
GameCubeJapan
The story still's the same: Ishtar sends Gilgamesh up the 60 maze levels of the Druaga's tower to rescue Ki and retrieve the Blue Crystal Rod. He must find each level's key to proceed to the next one.
20 Years AgoStar Trek: Legacy
PCNorth America
This game spans the history of Star Trek, following the challenges facing the Starfleet as an Admiral of a task force of warships.
13 Years AgoSpace Hulk
iOSWorldwide
Based on the best-selling board game and set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe, Space Hulk is a 3D digital turn based strategy game that recreates the classic claustrophobic board game experience for single player and multiplayer cross-platform play between PC, Mac and on iOS.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.