ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
December 20
The games released on this day in gaming history.
1011 releases
24 Years AgoSpace Rangers
PCAsia
Space Rangers is a space combat strategy game where you control your own ship and eventually a fleet of ships to fight the evil alien race, Klissans. You are put in an open world to play as you please to achieve your goal.
19 Years AgoSimCity Societies
PCJapan
Featuring an all-new, revolutionary feature set, SimCity Societies allows players to create their own kinds of cities, shape their cultures, societal behaviors and environments.
8 Years AgoThe Battle Cats
SwitchWorldwide
The Battle Cats is a tower defense mobile game. The cats must face fearsome enemies, such as Doge the dog, Gory the Gorilla, and H. Nah the Hyena.
14 Years AgoGunman Clive
Nintendo 3DSEurope
In the year of 18XX, the west is overrun by thugs and outlaws. A group of bandits have kidnapped Mayor Johnsons daughter and are spreading havok across the land. Only Gunman Clive can bring order to the west and save the girl!
3 Years AgoWall World
Xbox Series X|SNorth America
Explore the mysterious Wall World on your giant robospider: mine for valuable resources, upgrade your equipment to fight off hordes of monsters, and discover exotic biomes in-between attacks. Will you be able to survive and learn the secrets of the Wall World?
16 Years AgoRaptor: Call of the Shadows
iOSWorldwide
It's the BEST IBM shooter yet! A fast paced slugfest, with a pulse-pounding sound track, and jaw-dropping VGA animation & cinematics. In the future as a mercenary flying the super-tech Raptor, you'll be sent on interplanetary missions to knock off top competitors of MegaCorp.
2 Years AgoTengami
AndroidWorldwide
In Tengami you explore a beautifully crafted pop-up book world, with an art style inspired by traditional Japanese arts and crafts. Tengami is an atmospheric adventure game, full of wonder and mystery, set in Japan of ancient dark fairy tales.
35 Years AgoVolfied
FM TownsJapan
Once in the game, using the arrow keys you can move the 'Scanner' ship around the 'Shield Line' at the parameter of the playing area. While moving around this edge the ship is protected from the aliens by a shield indicated by a glowing circle around the ship.
28 Years AgoPolda
PCEurope
Polda is a point and click adventure game developed by SleepTeam. The main character is a policeman Pankrác whose IQ is not very high but despite this fact he always manages to solve his cases. Somehow...
7 Years Ago60 Parsecs!
SwitchiOSAndroidNorth 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.
25 Years AgoSega Bass Fishing
PCJapan
Explore the exciting sport of Bass fishing! Based on the Dreamcast hit, motor out to eight different fishing locations to catch the biggest and baddest Bass possible! Choose between fourteen different lures, and compete in four tournaments.
14 Years AgoWario Land II
PortNintendo 3DSNorth America
What kind of no-good ruffians would break into my castle and steal my treasures?! It's that rotten Captain Syrup and that Black Sugar Gang! I'm looking out for bad guys and scavenging for coins as I track down my treasures.
14 Years AgoInazuma Eleven GO Strikers 2013
WiiJapan
Inazuma Eleven GO Strikers 2013 is an Inazuma Eleven spin-off game for the Nintendo Wii, featuring characters from the original DS games, and the main characters of Inazuma Eleven GO and Inazuma Eleven GO Chrono Stone.
35 Years AgoThe Lucky Dime Caper Starring Donald Duck
Game GearJapan
Sorceress Magica De Spell and her rotten ravens have kidnapped Huey, Dewey and Louie! Worse yet, she's snatched Uncle Scrooge's Lucky Dime! Join Donald Duck in his quest to prove that Magica is no match for him.
27 Years AgoCrusaders of Might and Magic
PCNorth America
The Legion of the Fallen is sweeping the land, killing everything in its path. As Drake, a lone mercenary toughened by years of hardship, you're swept up into the midst of a Crusade. Your only mission is to rid the land of the same vile evil that had annihilated your family.
27 Years AgoWCW Nitro
PCNorth America
Go for the gold, as you take on the Superstars of WCW and the NWO in Singles, Tag Team or Battle Royale competition! Set the stage - Fight in arenas from WCW's biggest events, including WCW Monday Nitro, Starrcade, and Halloween Havoc.
19 Years AgoDisgaea: Afternoon of Darkness
Expanded editionPSPAustralia
Disgaea is a tactical role playing game. Battle gameplay takes place on a map divided into a square grid. The player controls a squad of humanoid units and monsters, which each occupy a single square of the grid and do combat with a group of enemies.
7 Years AgoTrue Love
PCWorldwide
True Love is a Japanese bishoujo eroge visual novel with dating sim and adventure game elements released in 1995 which was later localized in Europe by Otaku Publishing and distributed in North America by JAST USA in 1999.
3 Years AgoRough Justice: '84
Xbox Series X|SXbox OnePS4PS5SwitchWorldwide
Do what it takes to make your fledgling security agency thrive in this 80s noir crime bustin', dirty crossing, vengeance-seeking board game inspired strategy game with dice and cards.
20 Years AgoFar Cry Vengeance
RemakeWiiEurope
The game takes full advantage of the Wii Remote and its Nunchuk attachment. For example, the player can make the character jump by lifting the nunchuk.
24 Years AgoAlone in the Dark: The New Nightmare
PortPCJapan
The Dreamcast, PC and PlayStation 2 ports of Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare, which feature major graphic improvements and the addition of lip synchronization for the polygon models during cutscenes.
19 Years AgoTime Crisis 4
PS3Japan
Time Crisis 4 is the fourth installment in the Time Crisis series which introduces new features to the cover-based light gun shooter gameplay engine of its predecessors alongside a new story and roster of characters.
15 Years AgoMad Dog McCree
iOSWorldwide
Real motion picture action! Mad Dog McCree is known worldwide as one of the highest rated arcade games and is the first interactive shooting game with real live motion picture action. Mad Dog and his men have kidnapped the town's Mayor and his daughter.
8 Years AgoBattle Princess Madelyn
PS4SwitchNorth America
Battle Princess Madelyn is a game that follows the journey of a young knight in training, Madelyn, and her ghostly pet dog, Fritzy. They set out on a journey to save her kingdom and her family from the clutches of an evil wizard.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.