ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
December 16
The games released on this day in gaming history.
883 releases
5 Years AgoAstatos
PCMacWorldwide
Leave your influence in your wake as you bring together a broken land in a card-battling adventure filled with gods, heroes, and the instability of yourself and those around you. Play the story, or go online with fellow Crown Mages for tabletop card action.
5 Years AgoLotus Reverie: First Nexus
PS4Worldwide
A visual novel about the end of the world with a focus on time management. Experience battles in original parallel turn-based strategy minigames or classic novel mode. Half of the survivors are not human, and only one pair will survive.
5 Years AgoMoonbound
Nintendo 3DSNorth America
Moonbound is a challenging 2D arcade action game that forces the player to make quick decisions under pressure. The player controls an astronaut who is returning to Earth after completing a geological survey mission in the Beta Iridian solar system.
5 Years AgoTrash Quest
SwitchNorth AmericaEurope
Trash Quest is a compact metroidvania with a single spawn point, run and gun action and tight platforming. Navigate an interwoven maze of rooms through this space station, destroying robots, collecting power ups and unlocking shortcuts.
5 Years AgoCaptain U
Wii UNorth America
Welcome to this new, yet familiar, universe. You are now known as Captain U and you are here to locate the missing princess! Equipped with this universe's legendary weapon, the PowerPad, you will utilize your unique powers to find the princess and save the universe!
5 Years AgoMurder Diaries 3: Santa's Trail of Blood
SwitchNorth AmericaEurope
In this game you abstractly follow the narration of a young man who slowly but surely becomes insane. This leads you straight into the middle of an exciting murder case and a murder mystery unfolds while you listen to the testimonies of witness, friends and relatives.
5 Years AgoLove Pop!
SwitchNorth AmericaEurope
Draw lines on the screen to send love and kisses to your neighbors. Guide the heart through more than 100 levels full of obstacles and evil neighbors who will want to keep your love. And this is not the only thing!
5 Years AgoDinosaur Jigsaw Puzzles
SwitchEurope
Unique dinosaur game for children. Perfect for all dinosaur fans.
5 Years AgoCham the Cat Adventure
SwitchEuropeNorth America
The first in the fictional "GAME BUDDY" portable game series! Dedicated to the game boys and girls of the past. A retro-style action game!
5 Years AgoOumuamua
SwitchEuropeNorth America
The third installment in the fictional "GAME BUDDY" portable game series! Retro-style Breakout clone!
5 Years AgoJewelinx
SwitchEuropeNorth America
The second installment in the fictional "GAME BUDDY" portable game series! A retro-style Falling block puzzle!!
5 Years AgoBiggerman.io
SwitchEuropeNorth America
One left-stick rules them ALL! Biggerman - a simple yet satisfying action game for everyone! Smash! Absorb! And Get Bigger!
5 Years AgoRTO 3
Wii UEurope
The lunar base, where you are stationed as part of the security forces, is under siege. Having just escaped from enemy captivity you are now on your own and must fight against overwhelming odds to survive.
5 Years AgoVRock
PS4Worldwide
VRock is a unique Virtual Reality experience that allows you to experience what it is like to be part of a rock band with music created especially for the title.
5 Years AgoThe Whisperer
PCWorldwide
Explore an abandoned trading post and solve a complex puzzle to investigate the terrible secret it holds. The Whisperer is a short story-driven point & click game set in Lower Canada at the beginning of the 19th century.
5 Years AgoCrazy Athletics: Summer Sports and Games
PS5PS4WorldwideNorth America
On your marks, get set, go!
5 Years AgoArcade Archives: Mirai Ninja
PortSwitchPS4EuropeJapanNorth AmericaAsia
Mirai Ninja is an action game released by Namco in 1988. Control the cyborg ninja, Shiranui, and rescue Princess Saki from the cyborg ninja army that kidnapped her. Pick up the orbs in the stages to activate various effects that will help Shiranui.
5 Years AgoMining Cats
PCWorldwide
Mining Cats is a logic puzzle that involves blasting rocks and creating paths that connect mines of gemstones of the same color.
5 Years AgoMoon
PortPS4Worldwide
Have you ever felt it odd that the heroes of RPGs go around opening villagers' closets and stealing from them? Or that they travel the world indiscriminately killing all monsters they meet? This game looks at the RPGs we all know and love from a new perspective.
5 Years AgoCall of Antia
iOSAndroidWorldwide
Call of Antia is a brand new type of match-3 RPG game. In this unique RPG game, the classic match-3 puzzle will be used to inspire the potential of the dragons and heroes as they charge into the enemies fearlessly. Are you ready?
5 Years AgoChessCraft
PCWorldwide
Never play the same game of chess again! ChessCraft is a chess AI sandbox. Create your own chess boards, rules, and pieces. Play against the computer or your friends online, or win loot by playing one of 80 built-in chess boards in adventure mode.
5 Years AgoTrails of Gold Privateers
PCWorldwide
With Trails Of Gold Privateers, you're ready to awake the corsair in you!
5 Years AgoThree Pigeons in a Trench Coat
MacPCWorldwide
A game about Three Pigeons in a Trench Coat stuck in a time loop until they save the world. Pretty Simple.
5 Years AgoGems of Magic: Father's Day
PCWorldwide
Remove all obstacles and reunite father and son in 100 challenging levels! In this exciting and adventurous match-3 based puzzle game you will have lots of fun!
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.