ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
December 20
The games released on this day in gaming history.
1011 releases
10 Years AgoShantae: Half-Genie Hero
PCXbox OnePS4PS VitaWii UWorldwideNorth AmericaEurope
Shantae embarks on her first full HD adventure! After three highly successful outings with Shantae, Shantae: Risky's Revenge, and Shantae and the Pirate's Curse, Shantae and her friends finally get a full HD console-based sequel!
19 Years AgoPatapon
PSPJapan
Set among a variety of colorful 2D backgrounds, Patapon unfolds through more than 30 missions with more than 20 different environments, where players are tasked with outfitting the Patapon army, collecting resources, and using strategy to g…
8 Years AgoBendy and the Ink Machine
AndroidWorldwide
Bendy and the Ink Machine is an indie first person puzzle-action-horror game with a unique cartoon atmosphere and an intense, frightening story line that keeps you guessing throughout.
28 Years AgoThe Settlers III
PCNorth America
The gods may be crazy! First the Almighty He, the highest of all the gods, sends Jupiter, Horus, and Ch'ih-Yu off into an extremely arduous competition simply on account of some occasional drinking sprees!
13 Years AgoMax: The Curse of Brotherhood
Xbox OneWorldwideNorth America
In its core Max: The Curse of Brotherhood is a physics-based puzzle/platformer and set in a 2.5D environment with a free and cinematic camera. The game has 7 chapters and 20 levels in total All levels are connected so the game feels like one long journey.
12 Years AgoLuftrausers
AndroidWorldwide
The skies will be set aflame and the seas will overflow with wreckage in Vlambeer's stylish arcade shooter LUFTRAUSERS!
13 Years AgoTemple Run 2
Windows PhoneWorldwide
The sequel to the smash hit phenomenon that took the world by storm! Navigate perilous cliffs, zip lines, mines and forests as you try to escape with the cursed idol. How far can you run?!
14 Years AgoJet Set Radio
RemasteriOSJapan
Tag, grind, and trick to the beat in SEGA’s hit game Jet Set Radio! Fight for control of Tokyo-to, mark your turf with graffiti, tag walls, billboards, and even rival gang members!
8 Years AgoDragon Quest Builders 2
SwitchPS4Japan
Dragon Quest Builders 2 is a block-building role-playing game with a charming campaign and a robust multiplayer building mode that supports up to four players online.
10 Years AgoDex
PS VitaWorldwide
Discover the truth behind an enigmatic AI striving to reach the Singularity, a theoretical “event horizon” in which artificial intelligence will surpass human intelligence and all bets about the future will be off. How will you play your part in the story?
16 Years AgoOddworld: Stranger's Wrath
PCWorldwide
Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath is set in the fictional Oddworld universe, differing in many ways from the preceding installment. The game incorporates two basic genres: third-person platforming action and first-person shooter.
19 Years AgoFistful of Frags
PCWorldwide
Fistful of Frags was born years ago as a Wild West themed modification for Source engine. It has been completely renewed for its Steam release, paying special attention to combat mechanics.
9 Years AgoBridge Constructor Portal
iOSAndroidLinuxMacPCWorldwide
Enter the Aperture Science Enrichment Center and experience Bridge Constructor Portal – the unique merging of the classic Portal and Bridge Constructor games.
7 Years AgoLEGO Builder's Journey
iOSMacWorldwide
A story about play, connections and adventure. Step through levels brick by brick with puzzles that ask us to sometimes follow the instructions… and sometimes to be creative and break the rules.
6 Years AgoTransformice
LinuxWorldwide
Transformice is a multiplayer game, where you are a small mouse out to get a cheese and bring the cheese back to the hole. The game includes a physics engine, so interactions between players are realistic.
15 Years AgoSonic CD
RemasterPS3Xbox 360North America
Sonic CD (also known as Sonic CD 2011) is a remaster of the original game, adding many new features like widescreen support, improved controls, access to both American and Japanese soundtracks and Tails as an unlockable playable character.
16 Years AgoOddworld: Munch's Oddysee
PCWorldwide
Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee is set in the fictional Oddworld universe and take place after those of Abe's Exoddus. The player controls Munch as well as Abe, the hero of the previous Oddworld games.
14 Years AgoF1 2012
MacWorldwide
As well as the new young driver test mode, F1 2012 features a new "Champions Mode", in which the six World Champions competing in the 2012 season — Kimi Räikkönen, Lewis Hamilton, Jenson Button, Sebastian Vettel, Fernando Alonso and Michael…
8 Years AgoBust-A-Move
SwitchPS4Xbox OneWorldwideJapan
Bust-A-Move (also known as Puzzle Bobble) is a real-time puzzle game in which the player controls a device called "pointer" at the bottom of the screen, aiming and releasing randomly colored bubbles upwards.
15 Years AgoFlight of the Amazon Queen
MacWorldwide
Flight of the Amazon Queen follows a pilot for hire named Joe King who is hired to fly a famous actress to her next job, but ends up in a lightning storm and crashes deep in the Amazon Jungle.
9 Years AgoHammerwatch
PS4EuropeAustralia
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!
2 Years AgoPostal: Redux
RemakePS5North AmericaEurope
Postal: Redux is a remake of the 1997 game Postal. It keeps the original shooting gameplay and features all original levels remastered in HD, plus a brand-new level.
14 Years AgoHero of the Kingdom
PCWorldwide
Hero of the Kingdom is casual role-playing game at its best; take to the road and explore a vast and beautiful country full of danger and surprises. Meet and interact with characters to gain knowledge and insight giving you valuable clues.
21 Years AgoEver17: The Out of Infinity
PCNorth America
Ever 17: The Out of Infinity is a visual novel video game developed by KID. It is the second entry in the Infinity series; it is preceded by Never 7: The End of Infinity, and followed by Remember 11: The Age of Infinity, 12Riven: The Psi-Climinal of Integral, and Code_18.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.