ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
December 20
The games released on this day in gaming history.
1011 releases
19 Years AgoHalf-Life 2
PS3Australia
1998. HALF-LIFE sends a shock through the game industry with its combination of pounding action and continuous, immersive storytelling. NOW.
6 Years AgoOri and the Blind Forest
SwitchWorldwide
The forest of Nibel is dying. After a powerful storm sets a series of devastating events in motion, an unlikely hero must journey to find his courage and confront a dark nemesis to save his home.
19 Years AgoTeam Fortress 2
PS3Australia
One of the most popular online action games of all time, Team Fortress 2 delivers constant free updates—new game modes, maps, equipment and, most importantly, hats.
19 Years AgoHalf-Life 2: Episode One
Standalone expansionPS3Australia
Half-Life 2: Episode One is the first of a planned trilogy of expansion packs/episodes for the 2004 first-person shooter game, Half-Life 2. The episode takes place immediately after the end of Half-Life 2, in the war-torn setting of City 17.
3 Years AgoResident Evil 4
RemakeiOSMacWorldwide
Resident Evil 4 is a remake of the 2005 original Resident Evil 4 reimagined for 2023 to bring state-of-the-art survival horror.
9 Years AgoPUBG: Battlegrounds
PCWorldwide
PUBG: Battlegrounds is a battle royale shooter that pits 100 players against each other in a struggle for survival. Gather supplies and outwit your opponents to become the last person standing.
10 Years AgoThe Walking Dead: A New Frontier
AndroidMacPCPS4Xbox OneWorldwideNorth America
The Walking Dead: A New Frontieris an episodic graphic adventure game based on Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead comic book series developed by Telltale Games. It is Telltale's third season of its The Walking Dead series.
13 Years AgoSyberia
AndroidWorldwide
Join Kate Walker as she travels to remote locations and time periods in this timeless voyage to discover her true destiny.
8 Years AgoSyberia
SwitchJapan
Join Kate Walker as she travels to remote locations and time periods in this timeless voyage to discover her true destiny.
15 Years AgoTrine 2
PS3North America
Three Heroes survive in countless dangers in a fairy-tale world, with physics-based jigsaw puzzles, beautiful scenery, and cooperative online mode.
15 Years AgoStar Wars: The Old Republic
PCNorth AmericaEurope
Step in to the center of your own Star Wars story as you choose your path down the light or dark side of the Force. Your choices have impact not only on your story but on those who join you along the way.
8 Years AgoSyberia II
SwitchJapan
An unlikely pair, young Kate Walker and old, eccentric Hans Voralberg now set off on a journey together: in search of the last of the fabled Syberian mammoths at the heart of a long and forgotten universe.
19 Years AgoMedal of Honor: Airborne
PS3Japan
Step into the boots of Boyd Travers, Private First Class of the “All-American” 82nd Airborne Division, and revolutionize the way the war is fought.
24 Years AgoHeroes of Might and Magic IV
PCJapan
Heroes of Might and Magic IV is a turn-based strategy game developed by Gus Smedstad through New World Computing and published by the 3DO Company for Microsoft Windows-based personal computers in 2002.
14 Years AgoSerious Sam 3: BFE
LinuxWorldwide
Serious Sam 3: BFE is a first-person action shooter, a glorious throwback to the golden age of first-person shooters where men were men, cover was for amateurs and pulling the trigger made things go boom.
16 Years AgoMario Party 2
WiiNorth America
Mario and the gang are back for another round of Bowser-bashin' party action! Watch as your favorite Nintendo characters don different duds for each of the five all-new Adventure Boards!
22 Years AgoCave Story
PCJapan
A side-scrolling platformer in which a robot traverses a strange world that has been thrown into disorder due to its violent history and a doctor that is attempting to exploit the inhabitants to aid him in his own pursuit for power.
15 Years AgoOddworld: Abe's Exoddus
OnLiveNorth 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.
9 Years AgoKeep Talking and Nobody Explodes
PCLinuxWorldwide
One player is trapped in a virtual room with a ticking time bomb they must defuse. The other players are the “Experts” who must give the instructions to defuse the bomb by deciphering the information found in the bomb defusal manual.
25 Years AgoSonic Adventure 2: Battle
Expanded editionGameCubeJapan
Sonic Adventure 2: Battle is a complete conversion of Sonic Adventure 2 from the Dreamcast with additional features.
19 Years AgoFIFA Soccer 08
PS3Japan
FIFA 08 (named FIFA Soccer 08 in North America) is the 2007 installment of EA Sports' series of football video games. Developed by EA Canada, it is published by Electronic Arts worldwide under the EA Sports label.
3 Years AgoPoppy Playtime
PS5PS4North America
You must stay alive in this horror/puzzle adventure. Try to survive the vengeful toys waiting for you in the abandoned toy factory. Use your GrabPack to hack electrical circuits or nab anything from afar.
9 Years AgoGunstar Heroes
AndroidWorldwide
The Gunstar family are the protectors of the planet Gunstar 9. After many years of peace, vicious dictator Colonel Red kidnapped the Gunstar twins’ older brother and used mind control to make him his slave.
4 Years AgoTurnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion
PS4North America
Avoid paying taxes, solve plantastic puzzles, harvest crops and battle massive beasts all in a journey to tear down a corrupt vegetable government!
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.