ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
December 31
The games released on this day in gaming history.
1077 releases
16 Years AgoBejeweled 2
WiiEurope
Get set to play the world's #1 puzzle game, now for the Wii! Match sparkling gems three at a time to make them burst in showers of color and points. Match four or more to create flashy power gems that boost your score and your mood with brilliant cascades and combos.
15 Years AgoMelty Blood Actress Again Current Code
Expanded editionPCJapan
The Sega RingWide and Windows port of Melty Blood Actress Again, originally for the PS2, updated with new characters, a rebalanced roster and some gameplay tweaks. It is the last game in the original Melty Blood series which follows the events of Tsukihime.
14 Years AgoTales of Maj'Eyal
MacLinuxPCWorldwide
Tales of Maj'Eyal is a roguelike RPG, featuring tactical turn-based combat and advanced character building.
11 Years AgoIdate: Online Interactive Dating
PCWorldwide
iDate, the first online interactive dating game, infuses your casual dating experience with music, dance, and competition. Find your match on the dance floor and groove your way into love!
36 Years AgoRed Baron
DOSWorldwide
Experience the thrill of flying World War I bi- and triplanes. Defend yourself in spectacular aerial dogfights whilst enemies assault you from all sides. Carry out bombing missions, negotiate enemy AAA fire and outwit your opponents with smart tactical moves.
19 Years AgoBubble Bobble
PortWiiNorth America
Bubble Bobble is a platform game, with each level being a single screen. The enemies must be cleared from a level to go to the next one. With one player controlling Bub and the other controlling Bob, the player can jump and collect items for points (such as fruit).
45 Years AgoLunar Lander
PortAtari 8-bitTRS-80North America
Lunar Lander is an arcade game released by Atari, Inc. in 1979, which uses a vector monitor to display vector graphics. The object is to pilot a lunar landing module to a safe touchdown on the moon.
40 Years AgoLunar Lander
PortAtari 8-bitEurope
Lunar Lander is an arcade game released by Atari, Inc. in 1979, which uses a vector monitor to display vector graphics. The object is to pilot a lunar landing module to a safe touchdown on the moon.
19 Years AgoLight Crusader
WiiNorth America
Fight your way through a dungeon of evil! Innocent people are vanishing victims of horrifying magic. You a master swordsman are challenged to save them!
12 Years AgoViscera Cleanup Detail: Santa's Rampage
AndroidNorth America
Tragedy! Santa; the toy giving folk-hero, and purveyor of fine Christmas goods, has had enough. Endless requests from greedy children wanting more and more every year, tax increases, pressure from elf unions, bills, reindeer!
5 Years AgoThe Wild at Heart
PS4Worldwide
A mysterious hidden realm. Two precocious kids fleeing hardship. Magical creatures and an oddball order of guardians who have lost their way. A stygian evil imprisoned. Welcome to the Deep Woods.
2 Years AgoGirls' Frontline
AndroidiOSChina
Girls' Frontline is a moe anthropomorphism game in which the player controls of android characters, known in-game as "T-Dolls" or "Tactical Dolls", each of which represents a real-world firearm.
35 Years AgoSWIV
AmigaEurope
SWIV is a vertical scrolling shooter and an unofficial follow-up to Sales Curve's conversion of the side scroller Tecmo arcade game Silkworm. One player controls a helicopter and the other a jeep, with the jeep transforming into a boat when the vehicles pass over water.
30 Years AgoNBA Hangtime
PCNorth America
Hangtime was the third basketball game by the original development team behind the NBA Jam series. The title was changed due to the NBA Jam name being acquired by Acclaim Entertainment, the publisher of the games for the home market.
7 Years AgoCatan Universe
SwitchWorldwide
After a long, hardship filled journey you have reached the coast of an unknown island! However, other explorers have also landed on Catan: The race for colonisation has begun! Build roads and towns, trade skilfully and become ruler over Catan!
45 Years Ago3-D Tic-Tac-Toe
Atari 8-bitTRS-80North America
The game is similar to the traditional game of tic-tac-toe, but is played on four 4×4 grids stacked vertically; it is basically a computerized version of the board game Qubic using traditional tic-tac-toe notation and layout.
30 Years AgoRealms of the Haunting
DOSNorth America
Forged in the Beginning and protected by the Seven Seals, there lies a place where thought and creation intertwine. The center for all realms of existence, it is the balancing force between good and evil, man and spirit.
27 Years AgoMortyr 2093-1944
PCNorth America
The Nazis won World War II with technology from the future and now the future is paying for it with deadly electrical storms. You are a renegade mercenary sent back to World War II Germany to stop the weapon being built and therefore save the future.
7 Years AgoStreet Hoop
PCNorth America
Street Hoop, known in Japan as Dunk Dream and known in North America as Street Slam, is a basketball video game developed by Data East for Neo-Geo, released in 1994. The game features three-on-three basketball match-ups with a variety of different teams.
13 Years AgoDr. Luigi
Wii UNorth America
Zap viruses in a falling block puzzle game featuring Dr. Luigi! There’s a new doctor in the house!
14 Years AgoMight & Magic: Duel of Champions
PCNorth America
"Duel of Champions is the free-to-play online strategic card game in the universe of Might & Magic." The iOS version of the game went offline on September 16, 2015. The PC version of the game will be going offline October 31, 2016
11 Years AgoGemCraft
MacNorth America
GemCraft is a tower defense game where the player builds towers, arms them with 'gems', and sees off armies of invading monsters. A complex gem combining system allows the player to trade off various combinations of special abilities with raw damage from their gems.
11 Years AgoStory of Seasons
Nintendo 3DSEurope
Story of Seasons is the latest Harvest Moon title and allows players to fully create their own character from scratch. XSEED will be bringing the game to North America in 2014.
28 Years AgoPro Pinball: Big Race USA
PCWorldwide
A whirlwind frenzy of color, sound, and adrenaline-pumping action. Take an exciting ride across the USA for your chance to compete in the big race and win hoards of cash. But watch out for the police car on your tail.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.