ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
December 18
The games released on this day in gaming history.
989 releases
12 Years AgoSonic Boom: Rise of Lyric
Wii UJapan
Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric delivers a completely new action-adventure gameplay experience for Sonic fans.
8 Years AgoSheltered
SwitchWorldwide
Panting, scared, the shelter airlock smashes down behind you. You wish you did not have to go outside, but you do. It would be easier to give up.
18 Years AgoSonic Unleashed
PortWiiJapan
Sonic the Hedgehog struggles to undo the damage done to the world and himself after Dr. Eggman unleashes an ancient evil which causes him to transform into a vicious Werehog by night.
17 Years AgoVenetica
Xbox 360Europe
In a fantastical Venice, The Corpus are deceived by a cunning necromancer. Transformed into an undead fiend, the conniving imposter is hell-bent on destroying the reinstated Death and the council of Corpus. Only Scarlett, the daughter of Death, can stand in his way.
6 Years AgoWhen the Past Was Around
Xbox OneWorldwide
When the Past was Around is an adventure point-and-click puzzle game about love, moving on, letting go, and the joy and pain of everything in between.
1 Year AgoBlue Protocol: Star Resonance
AndroidiOSWorldwide
Blue Protocol: Star Resonance expands the Blue Protocol universe with a vibrant MMORPG experience. Create your own hero, team up for strategic raids, or simply relax and have fun with friends fishing, crafting, and endless exploration. Adventure awaits!
26 Years AgoShogo: Mobile Armor Division
MacEurope
Control ultra-powerful mecha that run, jump, duck, strafe, swim, and stomp on enemy personnel. Wield gigantic, super-destructive weapons, and transform into a hover tank in 800 milliseconds flat.
25 Years AgoBatman: Vengeance
XboxNorth America
Batman: Vengeance is a 2001 video game that was released on all major platforms of the sixth generation of console games. It was developed and published by Ubisoft in conjunction with Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and DC Comics.
12 Years AgoMighty Final Fight
Wii UEurope
The Mad Gear Gang has spread crime and violence throughout the streets of Metro City. Only one man has enough guts to take the streets back from them, Mayor Mike Haggar. Now the Mad Gear Gang has kidnapped his daughter Jessica to bring him under their control.
11 Years AgoThrees!
Web browserWorldwide
Threes is a puzzle game by Ridiculous Fishing artist Greg Wohlwend and former thatgamecompany designer Asher Vollmer.
8 Years AgoCook, Serve, Delicious! 2!!
PS4North America
Cook, Serve, Delicious! 2!! is the massive sequel to the surprise best selling original, one of the few games that gives players complete control on how they want to build their restaurant.
8 Years AgoMiscreated
PCWorldwide
Miscreated is a multiplayer online hardcore survival game set in a post-apocalyptic future. You will need to survive against mutants, players, and even mother nature herself.
2 Years AgoWitch It
PS5Worldwide
Witch It is a multiplayer hide & seek game set in a humorous, magical world. Brave hunters are tasked with finding the witches that curse their villages!
20 Years AgoSpace Harrier II
WiiNorth America
A call for help comes from deep in the universe. Fantasyland has been taken over by destructive forces. Quick on the scene is Space Harrier equipped with his laser, who must attempt to outwit and outmanoeuvre the hoards and prevent Fantasyland from being blown into oblivion!
17 Years AgoA Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia
WiiAustraliaEurope
A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia is a 1989 video game developed by Imagineering for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). The game was published by Absolute Entertainment in North America and Europe and by Jaleco in Japan.
12 Years AgoChaos;Child
Xbox OneJapan
Chaos;Child is the fourth game in the Science Adventure series, set six years after the events of Chaos;Head. It is also described as a "Delusional Science Adventure".
12 Years Ago
4 Years Ago40 Winks
PCWorldwide
40 Winks (also known as "Ruff & Tumble") is a 3D action-platform game in which you play as Ruff or Tumble, two children who must battle ghosts, goblins and other monsters in their dream-world.
9 Years AgoFire Pro Wrestling World
PCWorldwide
The greatest grappling game returns to take on the world! Customize every aspect of the match, from your wrestler to the ring itself, in your fight for the championship belt.
23 Years AgoChaos Legion
PCNorth America
The story of Chaos Legion is a gothic opera which begins November, 791 A.S. (Anno Satanis): The protagonist, Sieg Wahrheit, is a Knight of the Dark Glyphs who is on a quest under command of the Order of St.
12 Years AgoFinal Fantasy: Explorers
Nintendo 3DSJapan
Final Fantasy Explorers features both cooperative play with friends and solo play, utilizing a refined party system which allows Explorers to master over 20 new and familiar jobs—including series classics like Dragoon, Dark Knight, Black Ma…
24 Years AgoZanZarah: The Hidden Portal
PCWorldwide
The legends speak of a long forgotten prophecy... of a shining hero and of perilous adventures... of sinister powers, strange worlds and swarms of fairies ... but they said nothing of a girl with a big heart instead of a big sword!
12 Years AgoTotal War: Shogun 2 - Fall of the Samurai
Standalone expansionMacWorldwide
The standalone expansion to the award-winning Total War: SHOGUN 2 explores the conflict between the Imperial throne and the last Shogunate in 19th century Japan, 400 years after the events of the original game.
7 Years Ago60 Parsecs!
PS4Xbox OneNorth AmericaWorldwideEurope
60 Parsecs! is an Atomic Space Age adventure of scavenge and survival. Keep your crew alive and ready for action. Make difficult choices, face soup shortages and other horrors of outer space. And maybe reach your destination. Or not.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.