ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
December 28
The games released on this day in gaming history.
435 releases
28 Years AgoTower of the Sorceror
PCWorldwide
Tower of the Sorcerer is a non-linear puzzle game disguised as an RPG.
28 Years AgoLiving Books: D.W. the Picky Eater
PCMacNorth America
D.W. the Picky Eater is an interactive storybook and an educational game for children aged three to seven. It is based on the 1995 children's book by Marc Brown. Players follow D.W., Arthur Read the aardvark's sister, who dislikes a lot of food because it looks disgusting to her.
27 Years AgoFrogapult
PCWorldwide
Watch out for the piranhas, gators, spikes and birds as you catapult Kalvin Kroaker through the dangers of the swamp so he can pursue a life of worldly adventure.
26 Years AgoFlash Koibito-Kun
WonderSwan ColorJapan
Flash Koibito-Kun is a Puzzle game, developed by Koto and published by Koubunsha, which was released in Japan in 2000.
25 Years AgoMagna Carta: The Phantom of Avalanche
PCKorea
While it was never localized for western audiences, Magna Carta: The Phantom of Avalanche is notable for being the first entry in the Magna Carta series, developed and published by Softmax in Korea for Windows in 2001.
23 Years AgoGrr! Bearly Sane
PCWorldwide
Daniel is having a bad day. Forced to wear a rancid bear suit and endure endless torment from his boss, and an endless multitude of horrid children, just so he can afford to keep his small crummy suburban flat, Dan finally SNAPS!
23 Years AgoHanakisou
PCJapan
A young man awakens in the snowy wilderness with no memory. The boy watching over him informs him that his name is Kuroto, which means the winter that announces the end. Claiming to be a traveling companion, Hanashiro reassures Kuroto and says he will help him regain his memory.
19 Years AgoClock of Atonement
PCWorldwide
Clock of Atonement is a game where you have to find a way to save a girl by controlling time. You can interact objects in the room to change the destiny of the girl.
19 Years AgoIlya Muromec i Solovey-Razboynik
PCEurope
Ilya Muromec i Solovey-Razboynik is a computer game in the "quest" genre. The game was developed by PIPE studio and published by 1C.
19 Years AgoBlack Sails
Web browserWorldwide
Three great naval countries have been fighting each other to gain control over the Caribbean’s for many years. With none of the sides being able to settle the score, the battle has brought nothing but chaos and disarray to the region.
18 Years AgoStory Hour: Fairy Tales
WiiNorth America
Story Hour is a collection of “interactive storybooks” – classic public domain children’s stories retold and recreated on the Nintendo Wii.
18 Years Ago
18 Years AgoAlice Senki 2
PCJapan
Despite being called Alice Senki 2, this game is much like a polished and finished version of Alice Senki Vanilla 2003. It includes 17 characters created by Alice Soft, thus the name of the game.
18 Years AgoThe Second Reproduction
PCJapan
The Second Reproduction is an otome game, set in the same universe as Queen of Darkness, the circle's first game, as well as serving as a sort of sequel. Christina was the third princess of Almenan, and born in the era of war against the Demons.
17 Years AgoRabbids Lab
WiiNorth America
Rabbids Lab is a downloadable and partially scaled down version of the "In the Wii Remote" side-game from Rabbids Go Home.
17 Years AgoThe Magic Obelisk
WiiNorth America
A puzzle game released on the Wii Shop. Two years after its release, it was removed from the store.
17 Years AgoAlter
Web browserWorldwide
Grow and shrink the world around you in this light-hearted puzzle platformer. Planets collide and our intrepid little hero finds himself with the power to grow and shrink the world around him. Will he use his new power for good or evil?
17 Years AgoEat! Fat! Fight!
WiiNorth America
Forget about being healthy! Here's a game that celebrates eating, getting fat, and fighting! Hold the Wii Remote horizontally, and tilt it left, right, up or down to perform all kinds of lifts and throws just like in real sumo.
16 Years AgoSuteF
PCWorldwide
suteF is a puzzle platforming game where you must push boxes, grapple walls, activate switches, and avoid lasers to make your escape from the dreaded land known only as the 'Abyss.'
15 Years AgoDonkey Kong Craze
PCWorldwide
Donkey Kong Craze is a fan remake of arcade classic Donkey Kong and it's successor Donkey Kong 2.
15 Years AgoWhere is 2012?
Web browserWorldwide
Help santa find the new year, because that kid got lost somewhere.
15 Years AgoCastle Conqueror: Heroes
Nintendo DSiJapan
The great essence of Castle Conqueror is combined with an all new SLG style, delivered in over 20 hours of play time, in Castle Conqueror: Heroes.
15 Years AgoVampires vs. Zombies
PCWorldwide
Zombies have seized power over the world. The dead assail metropolises and cities. Only the strongest one can fight back a zombie invasion... the strongest vampire!
14 Years AgoBad Apple!!
Mega Drive / GenesisWorldwide
This is Touhou Bad Apple!! technical demo for Sega Mega Drive/Genesis.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.