ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
December 22
The games released on this day in gaming history.
1016 releases
5 Years AgoGem Wizards Tactics
iOSWorldwide
Gem Wizards Tactics is a turn-based strategy game with randomly generated maps and weird asymmetrical factions.
5 Years AgoRogue Fable III
PCMacWorldwide
Rogue Fable III is a traditional rogue-like game which combines the depth, complexity, and challenge of the genre classics with a shorter, more tightly focused game length.
4 Years AgoHyper Gunsport
Xbox OneXbox Series X|SLinuxMacPCSwitchNorth AmericaWorldwide
An arcade action game about shooting a ball into a goal. It's cyberpunk volleyball with guns.
3 Years AgoJinshin
PS5PS4PCXbox OneXbox Series X|SWorldwide
Jinshin is a JRPG based on an ancient-themed fantasy tale of when Kami deities lived alongside humans. Mikazuchi, a man of sword mastery and wisdom, joins the Amaterasu Clan to save his master from Onigami Ichigan, the head of an ominous force.
1 Year AgoCaput Mortum
SwitchWorldwide
Caput Mortum is a short first-person horror experience inspired by retro 3D dungeon crawlers and survival horror games. It focuses on exploration and atmosphere while providing puzzles, simple combat, and light resource management.
37 Years AgoEmerald Dragon
PC-88PC-98Japan
Emerald Dragon is a Role-Playing game, developed by Alfa System and published by Media Works, which was released in Japan in 1995.
35 Years AgoKuni Chan no Game Tengoku
Game GearJapan
Kuni Chan no Game Tengoku is a table game for the Sega Game Gear.
33 Years Ago
33 Years AgoNight Walker: Mayonaka no Tantei
PC-98Japan
a 16-color PC-9801 eroge released by Tomboy in December 1993. Nightwalker is an adventure game, focused mostly on character interaction and problem solving.
32 Years AgoDengeki Nurse 2: More Sexy
FM TownsJapan
Pornographic adventure game developed by Cocktail Soft in 1994. Dengeki Nurse 2 begins where the previous game ended.
32 Years AgoTakamisawa Kyousuke Nekketsu!! Kyouiku Kenshuu
PC-98Japan
Kyōsuke Takamizawa is a twenty-three year old man who has been having some trouble finding a job. His last teaching experience wasn't particularly successful, and now he is out for better opportunities in the city.
32 Years AgoAsuka 120% Burning Fest. Excellent
FM TownsJapan
Asuka 120% Excellent Burning Fest. is a side-scrolling fighting game.
32 Years Ago
31 Years AgoSD Gundam: Dimension War
Virtual BoyJapan
SD Gundam Dimension War is a Strategy game, developed by Locomotive Corporation and published by Bandai, which was released in Japan in 1995.
31 Years AgoNinku 2: Tenkuuryuu he no Michi
Game GearJapan
Ninku 2: Tenkuryuu he no Michi is a Sega Game Gear sequel to Ninku.
31 Years AgoAtari Karts
JaguarEurope
A go-cart free for all! In Atari Karts you'll race around the track with some of the craziest creatures around. Watch out for the objects lying on the road.
31 Years AgoAutobahn Tokio
3DOJapan
Autobahn Tokio is a racing game released only in Japan for the 3DO. Players can select from four unnamed cars with different characteristics, loosely based on real car models. Three tracks are available - a city at night, a coastal highway, and a forest track.
31 Years AgoIdol Project 2
PC-98Japan
Unlike the first Idol Project, the story of the sequel is directly related to to the anime series Idol Project, starring the same characters, with the young and ambitious Mimu Emilton as the protagonist.
31 Years AgoAbel: Shin Mokushiroku Taisen
FM TownsJapan
Abel is a turn-based Japanese-style RPG set in a dark futuristic environment. The player commands Abel and his teammates from the headquarters, where they can rest, receive items, and prepare for the next mission. The missions themselves take place in large dungeon-like areas.
31 Years AgoMesuneko Hishoshitsu
PC-98Japan
Kurou is employed at a firm focused on "headhunting," scouting and hiring talented individuals for major corporations. A new client, representing a company that just finalized a deal with an American software company, is seeking a secretary.
31 Years AgoFermion: Mirai kara no Houmonsha
PC-98DOSJapan
The future isn't so bright. Pollution has severely weakened Earth and all of it's children, including humankind. Human DNA is too weak to reproduce itself and scientists are desperately trying to revive the human DNA.
31 Years AgoVirtual Bowling
Virtual BoyJapan
Virtual Bowling is a Sports game, developed and published by Athena, which was released in Japan in 1995.
30 Years AgoKonae-chan no Doki-doki Penguin Kazoku
SatellaviewJapan
Konae-chan no DokiDoki Pengin Kazoku (KONAEちゃんのドキドキペンギン家族) is a Downloadable Event Game developed by Pax Softnica for the Satellaview. It stars Konae and was distributed as a tie in to the Radio Program "If Tomorrow Comes...".
30 Years AgoGG Portrait: Pai-chan
Game GearJapan
GG Portrait: Pai Chan is a Miscellaneous game, developed and published by Sega, which was released in Japan in 1996.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.