ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
December 12
The games released on this day in gaming history.
955 releases
3 Years AgoGrid Legends
MacWorldwide
What does it take to become a racing legend? Welcome to Grid Legends: a high-stakes driving experience that combines thrilling unpredictable motorsport, incredible race variety, and an immersive driving story that puts you at the heart of the action.
18 Years AgoBoogerman: A Pick and Flick Adventure
WiiEurope
Boogerman: A Pick and Flick Adventure is a 2D platform video game created by Interplay Entertainment and released for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis in 1994 and later on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) in 1995.
3 Years AgoSpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake
AndroidiOSWorldwide
Wish-granting Mermaid’s Tears in the hands of SpongeBob and Patrick… What could go wrong? Sure, the very fabric holding the universe together could come undone, opening portals into wild Wishworlds.
14 Years AgoHawken
PCWorldwide
War is a Machine Pilot hulking death machines and use massive weaponry to destroy your foes in fast-paced FPS gameplay. Hawken is a multiplayer first person shooter that places you inside a mechanized war machine on the battlefield of a dystopian world.
9 Years AgoGranny
iOSWorldwide
Granny is a stealth horror game in which the player must escape from a house within five days while avoiding detection by an elderly captor who reacts to sound. Players hide in wardrobes and under beds, solve puzzles, and quietly navigate the environment to find a way out.
22 Years AgoLumines
PSPJapan
Lumines is a block-dropping game, that may seem at first to be similar to Columns and Tetris. A 2 x 2 square (an O tetromino) made of four smaller block pieces is dropped into the playing field, which may appear different as the player advances through levels or skins.
26 Years AgoSiN
MacNorth America
When the CEO of SinTEK Industries begins injecting the streets with a DNA-altering drug, it's time to reassess the laws of morality. When the same twisted biochemist plans to conquer the world with her army of mutated abominations, it's time to rewrite the golden rule.
14 Years AgoHungry Shark Evolution
AndroidNorth America
A game for tablets and smartphones where you experience life as a shark, earning money and a high score by eating fish and unaware swimmers and creating combo chains.
12 Years AgoDragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride
RemakeiOSAndroidJapan
Dragon Quest V uses basic role-playing video game mechanics seen in the rest of the series, which includes leveling up by gaining experience points through battle, first person turn-based battles, and equipping weapons and armor.
13 Years AgoDouble Dragon
PortWii UNorth America
The NES version of Double Dragon takes a wide range of liberties with the interpretation. The entire graphical style is more in line with Technōs’ Kunio-kun series, with characters that go for exaggerated expression rather than gritty realism.
20 Years AgoIce Hockey
WiiNorth America
Ice Hockey is a sports game for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It presents simplified team-based ice hockey, with players controlling skaters, passing the puck, checking opponents, and attempting to score against the opposing goalkeeper.
41 Years AgoKing's Quest II: Romancing the Throne
Atari ST/STENorth America
King's Quest II: Romancing the Throne is an adventure game in the King's Quest series. Players control King Graham, now ruler of Daventry, as he searches for a bride in the land of Kolyma.
11 Years AgoEarth Defense Force 4.1: The Shadow of New Despair
Expanded editionPS4North America
This updated version of Earth Defense Force 2025 marks the series first current-gen appearance. It sports improved performance, new content amounting to more than 50 percent of the original, two-player local co-op, and four player online co-op.
14 Years AgoPajama Sam In: No Need to Hide When It's Dark Outside
iOSWorldwide
There's no reason to be afraid of the dark. Fed up with his fear of the dark, Sam transforms himself into Pajama Sam - world's youngest superhero and resolves to confront Darkness! With help from King the mine car, Otto the boat, and a host of fascinating characters.
23 Years AgoDonkey Konga
GameCubeJapan
Donkey Konga is a GameCube rhythm video game starring the ape Donkey Kong, developed by Namco and published by Nintendo.
14 Years AgoBleed
PCAustralia
Wryn is a girl with a big arsenal and big dreams and she wants to be the ultimate videogame hero! Help her take down the Greatest Heroes of All Time in an action-packed bid to claim the title for herself and show the world what a true hero looks like!
13 Years AgoDonkey Kong 3
PortNintendo 3DSAustraliaEurope
The NES port of Donkey Kong 3 is the most re-released version, being part of the e-Reader ports and of the Virtual Consoles.
8 Years AgoCell to Singularity
PCWorldwide
The epic story of evolution, technology, and humanity is yours to tap.
8 Years AgoKnights of Pen and Paper II
PS4Worldwide
Prepare to inhabit a world of chivalry, class warfare and off-beat pop references. Knights of Pen & Paper II is a turn-based, retro style, pixel-art adventure full of danger, intrigue, death, and saving throws!
7 Years AgoSakura Wars
PS4Japan
The Imperial Combat Revue takes the stage as Tokyo’s defense force against a demon threat in this extravagant adventure. Soldiers in wartime, but theater performers in peacetime, the Revue’s Flower Division is not living up to their legacy and is at risk of being shut down.
24 Years AgoBlinx: The Time Sweeper
XboxJapan
Blinx: The Time Sweeper is a platform game developed by Artoon and published by Microsoft Game Studios. It was released for the Xbox on October 7, 2002. A sequel, Blinx 2: Masters of Time and Space, was released for the Xbox in 2004.
1 Year AgoTerminator 2D: No Fate
SwitchPCPS4PS5Xbox OneXbox Series X|SWorldwide
Experience the thrill of Terminator 2: Judgment Day with arcade action & pixel-perfect graphics! In this unique story blending iconic scenes from the movie with original scenarios and multiple endings, humanity’s fate is yours to decide.
9 Years AgoPinball FX3
SwitchWorldwide
Pinball FX3 is the biggest, most community focused pinball game ever created. Multiplayer matchups, user generated tournaments and league play create endless opportunity for pinball competition. FREE backwards compatibility!
9 Years AgoNine Parchments
PS4North America
Nine Parchments is a co-operative blast'em up game of magic mayhem from Frozenbyte! Runaway apprentice wizards seize the opportunity to complete their spellbooks by going after the lost Nine Parchments.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.