ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
December 27
The games released on this day in gaming history.
412 releases
10 Years AgoKoihime Enbu RyoRaiRai
Expanded editionArcadeJapan
Koihime Enbu RyoRaiRai is a comprehensive rebalance of the popular fighter Koihime Enbu, featuring 14 playable characters, with “Chōryō” and "assist" character “Kaku” joining their rivals on the battlefield for the first time!
19 Years AgoRPG Maker VX
PCJapan
RPG Maker VX is a tool for Windows which allows you to design and play your own RPG. It requires no programming knowledge and allows the designer to create their own tilesets, character sprites, and scripts.
15 Years AgoJungle Kartz
PCWorldwide
Jungle Kartz is a jungle themed arcade racing game where the action takes place on a tropical island. Players can race as 8 animal characters, each with their own special abilities, and speed across 32 tracks in 3 different game modes (Quick Race, Time Trial and Tournament).
14 Years AgoJohnny Impossible
Nintendo 3DSNorth America
2D Stealth platformer for the 3DS eShop.
9 Years AgoThe Legend of Dark Witch Episode 3: Wisdom and Lunacy
Nintendo 3DSJapan
The Legend of Dark Witch 3 focuses on refining the Dark Witch series' gameplay mechanics, removing many features present in The Legend of Dark Witch and The Legend of Dark Witch 2 while modifying others to create a more streamlined game.
7 Years AgoClocker
Xbox OneWorldwideNorth America
Clocker is a puzzle game about father-daughter relationship. Love can touch us once and last for a lifetime, especially in a tale where we can control the time. The world has been swallowed into the grey void of time and space.
5 Years AgoAsteroids: Recharged
RemakeSwitchEurope
The original space shooter warps to the modern era! Asteroids: Recharged has been reimagined for modern gameplay, with vibrant visuals, powerful new abilities, and another original soundtrack from award-winning video game composer Megan McDuffee.
36 Years Ago
36 Years AgoShanghai II
PortGame GearJapan
Shanghai II, not to be confused with Shanghai II: Dragon's Eye on the Sega Mega Drive, is a Sega Game Gear game. They are both sequels to Shanghai. Shanghai II is a variant of the puzzle game also known as solitaire mahjong.
36 Years Ago
35 Years AgoFray: Shugyou-hen
PortGame GearJapan
Fray: Shugyou-hen is an action shooter game and a spin-off of Micro Cabin's Xak series of games.
30 Years AgoQuakeWorld
PortPCWorldwide
QuakeWorld is an official source port of Quake that enhances the game's multiplayer features with improved TCP/IP support and addition of client-side prediction.
29 Years AgoTrivial Pursuit: Millennium Edition
PCWorldwide
Quiz game. The game features over 2000 questions, all of them accompanied by a video or picture.
26 Years Ago1999 Christmas Eve
PCWorldwide
A freeware sound novel created in the Kirikiri engine about a couple whose car breaks down on Christmas Eve night after they heard strange voices coming from the radio, forcing them to take refuge in a nearby church.
24 Years AgoTrailer Park Tycoon
PCWorldwide
Trailer Park Tycoon puts the player in the shoes of a budding trailer park owner. The player is tasked with building various trailers and amenities to attract people to their park. They will start with five to eight basic trailers, each upgradable three times.
23 Years AgoNarcolepsy
PCWorldwide
We're treated to a short and unusual vignette, and then realize it was just a dream. Eugene Oregon wakes up on a futon in his living room. A loud crash outside arrests his attention.
23 Years AgoWord Harmony
PCWorldwide
Word Harmony is a word game with a Japanese art theme, in which the player manipulates physically-simulated "letter balls" to accomplish different goals, depending on the mode.
22 Years AgoAdvanced Battlegrounds: The Future of Combat
PCWorldwide
Advanced Battlegrounds: The Future of Combat is an expanded re-release of Chrome. It includes the following extra content: New single-player missions (not integrated into the campaign) Video tutorial for the editor Soundtrack CD Mouse pad
22 Years AgoRockman EXE Phantom of Network
MobileJapan
Rockman EXE Phantom of Network is a video game in the Mega Man Battle Network series for mobile phones developed by Capcom. The game was only released and made available in Japan.
21 Years AgoSAS: Anti-Terror Force
PCEurope
SAS: Anti Terror Force is an Action game, developed by Atomic Planet Entertainment and published by Davilex, which was released in Europe in 2005. The world has become a dangerous place.
20 Years AgoDeal or No Deal: Das Interaktive DVD-Spiel
DVD PlayerEurope
An interactive DVD game based on the Germen version of Deal or No Deal hosted by Guido Cantz.
20 Years AgoDanmaku Kentei Shiken: Ketsui-hen
MobileJapan
How good are you at shooting games? The second entry of the danmaku test series that answers that question is finally available! This time too, you can enjoy a wide range of people from beginners to veterans.
20 Years AgoGuardians of Altarris: The Sinless Blade
Web browserWorldwide
A lifetime of mystical combat training will be put to the test on this mission to save your home world of Altarris.
19 Years AgoSuzumiya Haruhi no Yakusoku
PSPJapan
The Kitakousai festival was coming up at school, but the members of the SOS Brigade were running around making the movie out of Haruhi’s idea. What happened at this busy time for the members?
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.