ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
December 19
The games released on this day in gaming history.
902 releases
14 Years AgoCapcom Fighting Evolution
PS3Japan
Capcom Fighting Jam, released in the US as Capcom Fighting Evolution, is a 2004 head-to-head fighting game from Capcom. It was originally released as a coin-operated arcade game for the Namco System 246 hardware and ported to the PlayStation 2 and Xbox.
10 Years AgoResident Evil 7 Teaser: Beginning Hour
Standalone expansionPCWorldwide
You wake up alone on the floor of an abandoned farmhouse. Daylight is quickly fading. You must find a way out.
9 Years AgoBrawlout
SwitchWorldwide
Brawlout is the competitive platform fighter, designed for couch play, online ranked matches and competitive tournaments.
9 Years AgoDefunct
PS4Xbox OneWorldwideNorth America
Defunct is an indie adventure game with a focus on flow, speed and an engaging world. You are a broken robot that accidentally falls out of a giant cargo ship onto a post-human Earth, now inhabited by robots. You have to get back to your ship before it’s too late!
4 Years AgoFloppy Knights
SwitchWorldwide
Meet the Floppy Knights: tangible projections summoned from floppy disks! Tactics fuse with card game mechanics as Phoebe and Carlton - a brilliant young inventor & her robot-arm bestie - square off in turn-based battles.
2 Years AgoAlien: Rogue Incursion
PlayStation VR2SteamVRWorldwide
This brand-new single-player, action-horror VR game features an original story that fully surrounds players within the terrors of the Alien universe.
13 Years AgoDynasty Warriors: Gundam Reborn
PS3Japan
Experience the thrill of piloting Mobile Suits through famous scenes spanning multiple Gundam anime series in the action-packed thrill ride Dynasty Warriors: Gundam Reborn.
4 Years AgoSucker for Love: First Date
SwitchWorldwide
Put the 'love' in 'Lovecraftian horror'! Perform terrifying rituals to win the affections of eldritch horrors and smooch 'em... at any cost!
4 Years AgoEpic Battle Fantasy 5
iOSWorldwide
A turn-based RPG adventure, full of video game references, juvenile dialogue, and anime fanservice... and also strategic combat, monster catching, and tons of treasure hunting!
40 Years AgoWizardry: Knight of Diamonds - The Second Scenario
PC-98Japan
Are you ready to take the next step into the world of Wizardry? A step so dangerous, the mere utterance of a spell can decimate the entire city of Llylgamyn.
13 Years AgoCrash 'n' the Boys: Street Challenge
PortNintendo 3DSNorth America
Theodore "Todd" Thornley IV has had enough. After being humiliated once again by his rival, Jeff "Crash" Cooney and his blue-collar buddies from Southside High School at the All-City Track Meet, he has decided to issue a challenge to Crash.
8 Years AgoR-Type Dimensions EX
Expanded editionPS4Worldwide
This compilation once again includes the first two games, R-Type and R-Type II, both of which feature the original 2D graphics as well as a new 3D recreation, with the player being able to switch back and forth between the two modes at the press of a button.
7 Years AgoGunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX
Xbox OneWorldwide
Experience the apeX of 2D action! A new era of 2D action begins now! Get ready for high-speed, stylish 2D side-scrolling action like never before. Inti Creates presents the ultimate in classic 2D action with "Luminous Avenger iX"!
13 Years AgoRecord of Agarest War
AndroidWorldwide
Record of Agarest War is a tactical RPG where players guide multiple generations of heroes through an intergenerational story.
9 Years AgoModern Combat Versus
PCWorldwide
Drop into a brand-new multiplayer first-person shooter featuring fun, action-packed gameplay. Choose your Agent, master your role, and dominate the battlefield with your team.
9 Years AgoSteven Universe: Save the Light
PS4EuropeAustralia
Steven Universe: Save the Light is being developed for consoles and is planned for release Summer 2017. It has an original story with a customizable party of 4 characters and uses turn-based combat. It is also a direct sequel to the mobile game, Attack the Light.
7 Years AgoSuper Trench Attack!
SwitchNorth America
Super Trench Attack™ is a goofball comedy twitch-shooter based in a World War setting.
3 Years AgoLoot River
PS4PS5Worldwide
Set in a series of procedurally generated labyrinths, Loot River is a dungeon crawling action roguelike that combines tense, real-time combat and dark fantasy settings with spatial block-shifting.
30 Years AgoKichikuou Rance
PCJapan
Kichikuou Rance (literally translating to "Brutal King Rance") is the seventh game in Alicesoft's flagship Rance Series. It was released in Japan on December 19, 1996.
10 Years AgoHappy Room
PCMacWorldwide
Welcome to the laboratory! Here tests are taken upon highly durable human clones using newest weapon technologies. Your goal is to head these tests.
9 Years AgoSlice, Dice & Rice
PS4Japan
Slice Dice & Rice is an indie fighting game with no health bars. Inspired by Bushido Blade, it revolves around the idea of finding an opening in opponents defense and ending the round with a single, clean hit.
7 Years AgoFaerie Solitaire Remastered
RemasterMacLinuxWorldwide
Have magical fun in the addicting Card game, Faerie Solitaire! Find and raise a Faerie pet and repopulate the magical land of Avalon using the resources found by clearing each level.
3 Years AgoPhantasie
PCWorldwide
The Isle of Gelnor is divided by a chain of mountains into two regions. The west is the traditional domain of human and humanoid beings - with a few renegade Orcs and Lizardmen - dedicated to order and goodness.
2 Years AgoUniverse for Sale
SwitchPS5Xbox Series X|SXbox OnePS4AndroidWorldwideNorth America
Universe for Sale is a sci-fi narrative experience about human relationships and self-acceptance, follow the stories of the nameless Master, a mysterious cultist and Lila the universes vendor.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.