ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
December 19
The games released on this day in gaming history.
902 releases
8 Years AgoRome: Total War
AndroidWorldwide
Set during the rule of the late Roman Republic and the early Roman Empire, Rome: Total War is a real-time tactics and turn-based strategy game that takes place across Europe, North Africa and the Near East.
18 Years AgoSonic Unleashed
PS3Europe
Gameplay in Sonic Unleashed focuses on two modes of platforming play: fast-paced levels that take place during daytime, showcasing Sonic's trademark speed as seen in previous games in the series, and slower, night-time levels, during which…
28 Years AgoOddworld: Abe's Exoddus
PCNorth America
Abe’s peaceful retirement was shattered when visited by a vision from the Three Weirdos. Abe learned the Magog Cartel was mining Necrum, the sacred Mudokon city of the dead, to collect bones to make super-addictive SoulStorm Brew.
12 Years AgoAssetto Corsa
PCWorldwideNorth AmericaEurope
Assetto Corsa features an advanced DirectX 11 graphics engine that recreates an immersive environment, dynamic lighthing and realistic materials and surfaces.
15 Years AgoKingdom Rush
iOSWorldwide
Get ready for an epic journey to defend your kingdom against hordes of orcs, trolls, evil wizards and other nasty fiends using a vast arsenal of towers and spells at your command!
14 Years AgoLegend of Grimrock
MacLinuxWorldwide
What is Legend of Grimrock? Old-school dungeon crawling game inspired by Dungeon Master, Eye of the Beholder and Ultima Underworld. Explore a vast dungeon riddled with hidden switches, pressure plates, sliding walls, trapdoors and more.
14 Years AgoShadow Warrior
iOSWorldwide
Shadow Warrior is a first-person shooter video game developed by 3D Realms and released on May 13, 1997 by GT Interactive. Shadow Warrior was developed using Ken Silverman's Build engine and improved on 3D Realms' previous Build engine game, Duke Nukem 3D.
14 Years AgoDungeon Defenders
LinuxWorldwide
Dungeon Defenders is a Tower Defense Action-RPG where you must save the land of Etheria from an Ancient Evil! Create a hero from one of four distinct classes to fight back wave after wave of enemies by summoning defenses and directly participating in the action-packed combat!
25 Years AgoThe Simpsons: Road Rage
GameCubeNorth America
The Simpsons: Road Rage is similar to Sega's 1999 video game Crazy Taxi, in that the main objective is to drive picked up passengers to their destinations as quickly as possible.
4 Years AgoIron Lung
SwitchWorldwide
A short horror game where you pilot a tiny submarine through an ocean of blood on an alien moon.
13 Years AgoDrakengard 3
PS3JapanAsia
Drakengard 3 transports players to a medieval world where six goddess-like sisters known as "Intoners" have brought peace to the earth with their power to manipulate magic through song.
25 Years AgoSilent Hill 2: Restless Dreams
Expanded editionXboxNorth America
Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams is an updated version of Silent Hill 2. It contains all of the content of the original version and adds several pieces of new content.
23 Years AgoTom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield
MacWorldwide
A tactical shooter with realistic properties, it adapts various features absent in previous installments of the franchise such as the ability to see one's weapon while in first-person view, many new weapons and upgrades, as well as a redesigned multiplayer.
32 Years AgoBlackthorne
DOSNorth America
In Blackthorne, players take on the role of Kyle Blackthorne, a lethal commando equipped with brute strength, animal cunning, and a mysterious past that he has just begun to remember.
9 Years AgoCrawl
SwitchWorldwideNorth America
Crawl is the local multiplayer dungeon crawler where your friends control the monsters! It’s bullet-hell beat-em-up meets old-school RPG, in an arcadey party-game for up to 4 players.
1 Year AgoFort Solis
Xbox Series X|SWorldwide
Fort Solis is a single player third person thriller set on the far side of Mars. Engineer Jack Leary responds to a routine alarm. Upon arriving at a dormant Fort Solis he becomes unnerved by the lack of any staff at the base.
12 Years AgoSecret Files: Tunguska
AndroidWorldwide
Unravel one of the greatest mysteries of our time! On the 30th June 1908 an explosion with the combined energy of 2000 Hiroshima bombs rocked the region of Tunguska in Central Siberia and felled over 6,000 square km of trees.
8 Years AgoAtom RPG
LinuxMacPCWorldwide
Atom RPG is a post-apocalyptic indie game, inspired by classic CRPGs: Fallout, Wasteland, System Shock, Deus Ex, Baldur's Gate and many others. In 1986 both the Soviet Union and the Western Bloc were destroyed in mutual nuclear bombings.
9 Years AgoHammerwatch
PS4North America
Hammerwatch is an hack and slash action adventure, set in a fantasy pixel art environment! Play solo or co-op in this adventure from bottom to top of Castle Hammerwatch!
3 Years AgoDwarf Fortress
RemasterLinuxWorldwide
In this complex construction/management/roguelike simulation, every generated world brings a unique challenge, whether it’s dwarves with their own simulated personalities or aquifers.
20 Years AgoMario's Super Picross
WiiJapan
Mario's Super Picross is the first sequel to the Game Boy game, Mario's Picross, and can be played on the Super Famicom. After the commercial failure of Mario's Picross in the West, this sequel was released only in Japan.
8 Years AgoRoad Redemption
Xbox OneWorldwide
Lead your motorcycle gang on an epic journey across the country in this brutal driving combat adventure. Earn money by completing races, assassinations, robberies, and other challenges in your path. As you collect loot, you'll upgrade your character, your bike, and your weapons.
12 Years AgoSportsfriends
LinuxMacPCWorldwide
Sportsfriends is a collection of four local multiplayer games designed for social play.
24 Years AgoPanzer Dragoon Orta
XboxJapan
The fourth installment of the Panzer Dragoon series has you playing Orta, a young girl who has been imprisoned by the Empire.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.