The year 2014 saw a number of events in the video game industry. No new major consoles were released, but updates and upgrades were: the

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was released in Japan and Oceania, and Sony released new model 2000 PS Vita systems in Europe & North America. In video game-related corporate acquisitions, Amazon purchased the online video game streaming service

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, and Facebook acquired the virtual reality company and product

Oculus Oculus (a term from Latin ''oculus'', meaning 'eye'), may refer to the following Architecture * Oculus (architecture), a circular opening in the centre of a dome or in a wall Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Oculus'' (film), a 2013 American s ...

. Nintendo released

Amiibo (, ; officially stylized as amiibo; plural: ''Amiibo'') is a toys-to-life platform by Nintendo, which was launched in November 2014. It consists of a wireless communications and storage protocol for connecting figurines to the Wii U, Ninte ...

in 2014, companion figurines that could be scanned by the 3DS and WiiU systems. On Twitter and other Internet social media, the

Gamergate controversy Gamergate or GamerGate (GG) was a loosely organized online misogyny, misogynistic online harassment campaign and a right-wing backlash against feminism, diversity, and progressivism in video game culture. It was conducted using the hashtag "# ...

began. Among video games originally released in 2014, critics gave the highest reviews to '' Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'', ''

Dark Souls II is a 2014 action role-playing game developed by FromSoftware and published by Bandai Namco Games. An entry in the ''Dark Souls'' series, it was released for Windows, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360. Taking place in the kingdom of Drangleic, the game ...

'', '' Bayonetta 2'', ''

Shovel Knight ''Shovel Knight'' is a platform video game developed and published by Yacht Club Games. Development was crowdfunded and the game was released for Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, and Windows in June 2014. It was ported to OS X and Linux in September 2014, P ...

'', '' Velocity 2X'', '' Dragon Age: Inquisition'', ''

Mario Kart 8 is a 2014 kart racing game developed and published by Nintendo for the Wii U. It features the ''Mario Kart'' series' game mechanics, in which players drive go-karts using ''Mario'' franchise characters in various race formats. Items placed a ...

'', and '' Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft''. Other significant games that won awards included ''

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'', '' Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor'', and ''

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Top-rated games

Major awards

Critically acclaimed titles

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Highest-grossing games

The following were 2014's top ten highest-grossing video games in terms of worldwide revenue (including physical sales, digital purchases,

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microtransaction Microtransactions, often abbreviated as mtx, are a business model where users can purchase virtual goods with micropayments. Microtransactions are often used in free-to-play games to provide a revenue source for the developers. While microtransa ...

free-to-play Free-to-play (F2P or FtP) video games are games that give players access to a significant portion of their content without paying or do not require paying to continue playing. Free-to-play is distinct from traditional commercial software, which ...

and

pay-to-play Pay-to-play, sometimes pay-for-play or P2P, is a phrase used for a variety of situations in which money is exchanged for services or the privilege to engage in certain activities. The common denominator of all forms of pay-to-play is that one mus ...

) across all platforms (including

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Smilegate Smilegate is a South Korean video game developer and publisher, which develops, publishes and services mobile and PC online games. It has five core business sectors: game development, publishing, platform, investment and social contribution. Esta ...

Tencent Tencent Holdings Ltd. () is a Chinese multinational technology and entertainment conglomerate and holding company headquartered in Shenzhen. It is one of the highest grossing multimedia companies in the world based on revenue. It is also the wo ...

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Candy Crush Saga ''Candy Crush Saga'' is a free-to-play tile-matching video game released by King on April 12, 2012, originally for Facebook; other versions for iOS, Android, Windows Phone, and Windows 10 followed. It is a variation of their browser game ''C ...

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Clash of Clans ''Clash of Clans'' is a 2012 free-to-play mobile strategy video game developed and published by Finnish game developer Supercell. The game was released for iOS platforms on August 2, 2012, and on Google Play for Android on October 7, 2013. ...

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League of Legends ''League of Legends'' (''LoL''), commonly referred to as ''League'', is a 2009 multiplayer online battle arena video game developed and published by Riot Games. Inspired by '' Defense of the Ancients'', a custom map for ''Warcraft III'', ...

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Riot Games Riot Games, Inc. is an American video game developer, publisher and esports tournament organizer based in Los Angeles, California. It was founded in September 2006 by Brandon Beck and Marc Merrill to develop '' League of Legends'' and went on ...

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Dungeon Fighter Online ''Dungeon Fighter Online'' (''DFO''), known in South Korea as ''Dungeon & Fighter''. (''DNF''), is a multiplayer beat 'em up action role-playing game, developed and published for personal computers by Neople, a South Korean subsidiary of Nexon, ...

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Activision Activision Publishing, Inc. is an American video game publisher based in Santa Monica, California. It serves as the publishing business for its parent company, Activision Blizzard, and consists of several subsidiary studios. Activision is one ...

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Grand Theft Auto V ''Grand Theft Auto V'' is a 2013 action-adventure game developed by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games. It is the seventh main entry in the ''Grand Theft Auto'' series, following 2008's ''Grand Theft Auto IV'', and the fifteenth in ...

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World of Warcraft ''World of Warcraft'' (''WoW'') is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) released in 2004 by Blizzard Entertainment. Set in the '' Warcraft'' fantasy universe, ''World of Warcraft'' takes place within the world of Azer ...

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Blizzard Entertainment Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. is an American video game developer and publisher based in Irvine, California. A subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, the company was founded on February 8, 1991, under the name Silicon & Synapse, Inc. by three gradu ...

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emerges from Bankruptcy and plans to enter the Social Casino market. , - , 6 , style="text-align:left;",

2K Games 2K is an American video game publisher based in Novato, California. 2K was founded under Take-Two Interactive in January 2005 through the 2K Games and 2K Sports labels, following Take-Two Interactive's acquisition of Visual Concepts that same ...

discontinued the ''

MLB 2K ''MLB 2K'' was a series of baseball video games that was developed by Visual Concepts and Kush Games, and published by 2K Sports. The series was licensed by, and based on, the Major League Baseball professional baseball organization. It was a succ ...

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Sony Computer Entertainment Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE), formerly known as Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE), is a multinational video game and digital entertainment company wholly owned by multinational conglomerate Sony. The SIE Group is made up of two legal co ...

was announced. , - , 15 - 16 , style="text-align:left;", Steam Dev Days held in

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Microsoft Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational technology corporation producing computer software, consumer electronics, personal computers, and related services headquartered at the Microsoft Redmond campus located in Redmond, Washi ...

acquired the ''

Gears of War ''Gears of War'' is a media franchise centered on a series of video games created by Epic Games, developed and managed by The Coalition, and owned and published by Xbox Game Studios. The franchise is best known for its third-person shooter v ...

'' franchise from

Epic Games Epic Games, Inc. is an American video game and software developer and publisher based in Cary, North Carolina. The company was founded by Tim Sweeney as Potomac Computer Systems in 1991, originally located in his parents' house in Potomac, ...

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Double Helix Games Double Helix Games was an American video game developer based in Irvine, California, founded in October 2007 through the merger of The Collective and Shiny Entertainment, two studios owned by Foundation 9 Entertainment. Double Helix was acquir ...

was acquired by Amazon.com , - , 18 , style="text-align:left;",

Irrational Games Irrational Games (known as 2K Boston between 2007 and 2009) was an American video game developer founded in 1997 by three former employees of Looking Glass Studios: Ken Levine, Jonathan Chey, and Robert Fermier. Take-Two Interactive acquired t ...

, the creator of the ''

BioShock ''BioShock'' is a 2007 first-person shooter, first-person shooter game developed by 2K Boston (later Irrational Games) and 2K Australia, and published by 2K Games. The first game in the BioShock (series), ''BioShock'' series, it was released f ...

'' series was shut down. , - , rowspan="5" style="text-align:center", March , 12 , style="text-align:left;",

10th British Academy Video Games Awards The 10th British Academy Video Game Awards awarded by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, is an award ceremony that was held on 12 March 2014 at Tobacco Dock. The ceremony honoured achievement in 2013 in video gaming, video gaming in ...

held in Tobacco Dock, London. , - , 17 – 21 , style="text-align:left;", Game Developers Conference 2014 held in

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Project Morpheus Project Morpheus was a NASA project that began in 2010 to develop a vertical takeoff and vertical landing (VTVL) test vehicle called the Morpheus Lander. It is intended to demonstrate a new nontoxic spacecraft propellant system (methane and ox ...

, a virtual reality initiative from

for the PlayStation 4 is announced. , - , 25 , style="text-align:left;",

Oculus VR Reality Labs is a business of Meta Platforms (formerly Facebook Inc.) that produces virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) hardware and software, including virtual reality headsets such as Quest, and online platforms such as Horizon ...

was acquired by

Facebook Facebook is an online social media and social networking service owned by American company Meta Platforms. Founded in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg with fellow Harvard College students and roommates Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dust ...

for $2 billion. , - , 28 – 30 , style="text-align:left;", Rezzed 2014 held at the NEC Birmingham. , - , rowspan="2" style="text-align:center", April , 11 – 13 , style="text-align:left;", PAX East 2014 held at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. , - , 12 – 13 , style="text-align:left;", Midwest Gaming Classic 2014 held at the Sheraton Milwaukee Brookfield Hotel in

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Nintendo is a Japanese multinational video game company headquartered in Kyoto, Japan. It develops video games and video game consoles. Nintendo was founded in 1889 as by craftsman Fusajiro Yamauchi and originally produced handmade playing cards ...

discontinues the

Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection (WFC) was an online Multiplayer, multiplayer gaming service run by Nintendo to provide free online play in compatible Nintendo DS and Wii games. The service included the company's Wii Shop Channel and DSi Shop game d ...

servers for

Wii The Wii ( ) is a home video game console developed and marketed by Nintendo. It was released on November 19, 2006, in North America and in December 2006 for most other regions of the world. It is Nintendo's fifth major home game console, ...

and

Nintendo DS The is a handheld game console produced by Nintendo, released globally across 2004 and 2005. The DS, an initialism for "Developers' System" or "Dual Screen", introduced distinctive new features to handheld games: two LCD screens working in t ...

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Electronic Arts Electronic Arts Inc. (EA) is an American video game company headquartered in Redwood City, California. Founded in May 1982 by Apple employee Trip Hawkins, the company was a pioneer of the early home computer game industry and promoted the ...

shut down

Mythic Entertainment Mythic Entertainment (formerly BioWare Mythic, EA Mythic, Inc., and Interworld Productions) was a video game developer in Fairfax, Virginia that was most widely recognized for developing the 2001 massively multiplayer online role-playing game ...

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announces that their president,

Satoru Iwata was a Japanese businessman, video game programmer, video game designer, and producer. He was the fourth president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Nintendo from 2002 until his death in 2015. He was a major contributor in broadening the app ...

won't attend E3 due to medical issues. , - , 10 – 12 , style="text-align:left;" ,

E3 2014 The Electronic Entertainment Expo 2014 (E3 2014) was the 20th E3 held. The event took place at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California. It began on June 10, 2014, and ended on June 12, 2014, with 48,900 total attendees. M ...

held at the

Los Angeles Convention Center The Los Angeles Convention Center is a convention center in the southwest section of downtown Los Angeles. It hosts multiple annual conventions and has often been used as a filming location in TV shows and movies. History The convention center, ...

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Nordic Games The Nordic Games were the first international multi-sport event that focused primarily on winter sports, and were held at varying intervals between 1901 and 1926. It was organized by Sweden's Swedish Central Association for the Promotion of ...

acquired the publishing label of THQ. , - , 14 – 17 , style="text-align:left;" ,

DreamHack DreamHack is an ESL Gaming brand specializing in esports tournaments and other gaming conventions. It is recognized by the Guinness Book of Records and Twin Galaxies as being the world's largest LAN party and computer festival with the world's f ...

-Summer held in

Jönköping Jönköping (, ) is a city in southern Sweden with 112,766 inhabitants (2022). Jönköping is situated on the southern shore of Sweden's second largest lake, Vättern, in the province of Småland. The city is the seat of Jönköping Municipa ...

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Crytek Crytek GmbH is a German video game developer and software developer based in Frankfurt. Founded by the Yerli brothers in Coburg in 1999 and moved to Frankfurt in 2006, Crytek also operates further studios in Kyiv, Ukraine and Istanbul, Turkey. ...

's IP's '' Homefront: The Revolution'' was acquired by

Koch Media Plaion (formerly Koch Media) is a German-Austrian media company headquartered in Höfen, Tyrol, Austria, with an operating subsidiary based in Planegg, Germany. The company was founded in 1994 by Franz Koch and Klemens Kundratitz. The company ...

Crytek UK Free Radical Design Ltd. is a British video game developer based in Nottingham. Founded by David Doak, Steve Ellis, Karl Hilton and Graeme Norgate in Stoke-on-Trent in April 1999, they are best known for their ''TimeSplitters'' series of game ...

, formerly Free Radical Design, and

Crytek USA Crytek USA Corp. was an American video game developer based in Austin, Texas, and a subsidiary of Crytek. The studio was led by David Adams, who was formerly the CEO of Vigil Games; a studio that had been acquired by THQ, but was shut down as ...

was shut down. , - ,

Deep Silver Deep Silver is an Austrian video game publisher and a Division (business), division of Plaion. Eugenio Vitale serves as the director of games development for Deep Silver. History Deep Silver was announced in November 2002, with their first r ...

set up a new subsidiary known as Deep Silver Dambuster. , - ,

shut down more than 50 multiplayer games. , - , rowspan="4" style="text-align:center", July , 10 , ''

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater ''Tony Hawk's Pro Skater'', released as ''Tony Hawk's Skateboarding'' in the UK, Australia, New Zealand and parts of Europe, is a skateboarding video game developed by Neversoft and published by Activision. It was released for the PlayStation o ...

s creator

Neversoft Neversoft Entertainment, Inc. was an American video game developer based in Woodland Hills, California. The studio was founded by Joel Jewett, Mick West and Chris Ward in July 1994 and was acquired by Activision in October 1999. Initially, the st ...

was merged into

Infinity Ward Infinity Ward, Inc. is an American video game developer. They developed the video game ''Call of Duty'', along with seven other installments in the ''Call of Duty'' series. Vince Zampella, Grant Collier, and Jason West established Infinity War ...

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QuakeCon QuakeCon is a yearly convention held by ZeniMax Media to celebrate and promote the major franchises of id Software and other studios owned by ZeniMax. It includes a large, paid, bring-your-own-computer ( BYOC) LAN party event with a competitiv ...

2014: The massive annual LAN party held in Dallas, Texas. , - , 24 – 27 , style="text-align:left;", SDCC 2014 held at the

San Diego Convention Center The San Diego Convention Center is the primary convention center in San Diego, California. It is located in the Marina district of downtown San Diego near the Gaslamp Quarter, at 111 West Harbor Drive. The center is managed by the San Diego C ...

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Airtight Games Airtight Games was an American independent video game developer based in Redmond founded in 2004 that was made up of former members of FASA Studio, Will Vinton Studios and Microsoft, as well as several other studios. The key members included pre ...

was shut down approximately one month after the release of '' Murdered: Soul Suspect''. , - , rowspan="8" style="text-align:center", August , 7 , style="text-align:left;",

revived the brand of

Sierra Entertainment Sierra Entertainment, Inc. (formerly On-Line Systems and Sierra On-Line, Inc.) was an American video game developer and publisher founded in 1979 by Ken and Roberta Williams. The company is known for pioneering the graphic adventure game genre ...

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launched a subscription video game service called

EA Access EA Play (formerly EA Access and Origin Access) is a subscription-based video game service from Electronic Arts for the Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 and Microsoft Windows platforms, offering access to selected games pu ...

for the

Xbox One The Xbox One is a home video game console developed by Microsoft. Announced in May 2013, it is the successor to Xbox 360 and the third base console in the Xbox series of video game consoles. It was first released in North America, parts of ...

. , - , 13 – 17 , style="text-align:left;", Gamescom 2014 held in

Cologne Cologne ( ; german: Köln ; ksh, Kölle ) is the largest city of the German western state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and the fourth-most populous city of Germany with 1.1 million inhabitants in the city proper and 3.6 millio ...

, Germany. , - , 20 – 22 , style="text-align:left;", Unite 2014 held in

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was acquired by Amazon.com for $970 million. , - , 28 , The

came to public attention due to the introduction of the

GamerGate Gamergate may refer to: * Gamergate (ant), a worker ant that can store sperm and reproduce sexually * Gamergate (harassment campaign), targeting women in the video game industry * Lt. Gamergate, a character in the ''Adventure Time'' episode "Dent ...

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announced the

New Nintendo 3DS XL The is a handheld game console produced by Nintendo. It is the fourth system in the Nintendo 3DS family of handheld consoles, following the original Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo 3DS XL, and Nintendo 2DS. The system was released in Japan on October 1 ...

. , - , 29 –
September 1 , style="text-align:left;", PAX Prime 2014 held at the

Washington State Convention Center The Seattle Convention Center (SCC), formerly the Washington State Convention Center (WSCC), is a convention center in Seattle, Washington, United States. It consists of several exhibition halls and meeting rooms in buildings along Pike Stre ...

. , - , rowspan="3" style="text-align:center", September , 18 – 21 , style="text-align:left;",

Tokyo Game Show 2014 The history of began with its creation in 1996 and has continued through the current expo in 2017. It has been held in Chiba, Japan, annually since 1996 by Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association (CESA) and the Nikkei Business Publication ...

at the Makuhari Messe in Tokyo. , - , 25 – 28 , style="text-align:left;", EGX London 2014 held in

Earls Court Earl's Court is a district of Kensington in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in West London, bordering the rail tracks of the West London line and District line that separate it from the ancient borough of Fulham to the west, the ...

, London. , - , 27 ,

Naughty Dog Naughty Dog, LLC (formerly JAM Software, Inc.) is an American first-party video game developer based in Santa Monica, California. Founded by Andy Gavin and Jason Rubin in 1984, the studio was acquired by Sony Computer Entertainment in 2001. Gav ...

celebrated its 30th anniversary. , - , rowspan="8" style="text-align:center", October , 2 – 5 , style="text-align:left;", GIGACON 2014 held in Telenor Arena, Oslo, Norway. , - , , 3 – 5 , style="text-align:left;", EGS 2014 held in Centro Banamex, Mexico City, Mexico. , - , 6 ,

Ubisoft Reflections Ubisoft Reflections Limited (formerly Reflections and later Reflections Interactive Limited) is a British video game developer and a studio of Ubisoft based in Newcastle upon Tyne. Founded in 1984 by Martin Edmondson and Nicholas Chamberlain, th ...

, formerly known as Reflections Interactive, celebrated its 30th anniversary. , - , 11 – 12 , style="text-align:left;", Play Expo 2014 held at

EventCity EventCity Limited was a conference, gala dinner and exhibition venue in Greater Manchester, England. It opened in 2011 and was the largest event venue in the North of England, with four halls and a combined space of . It was closed during 2021 as ...

, Manchester. , - , 11 – 12 , style="text-align:left;", FirstLook 2014 held at

Jaarbeurs The Jaarbeurs (; Dutch for 'Yearly Fair') is an exhibition and convention centre in Utrecht, the Netherlands. Noted events include the former Space '86, the Hobby Computer Club Days (''HCC Dagen''), and the Mega Record & CD Fair. The venue is a ...

Utrecht Utrecht ( , , ) is the fourth-largest city and a municipality of the Netherlands, capital and most populous city of the province of Utrecht. It is located in the eastern corner of the Randstad conurbation, in the very centre of mainland Net ...

, the Netherlands. , - , 19 , style="text-align:left;", 2014

League of Legends World Championship The ''League of Legends'' World Championship (commonly abbreviated as Worlds) is the annual professional '' League of Legends'' world championship tournament hosted by Riot Games and is the culmination of each season. Teams compete for the cham ...

was held at the

Seoul World Cup Stadium The Seoul World Cup Stadium (), also known as Sangam Stadium, is a stadium used mostly for association football matches. The venue is located in 240, World Cup-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea. It was built for the 2002 FIFA World Cup and opene ...

, - , 24 , style="text-align:left;", 32nd

Golden Joystick Awards The Golden Joystick Awards, also known as the People's Gaming Awards, is a video game award ceremony; it awards the best video games of the year, as voted for originally by the British general public, but is now a global event that can be vote ...

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Fieramilanocity Fieramilano is a fairground and exhibition facility in Rho, Italy near Milan. It is operated by ''Fiera Milano SpA'' and is part of the larger Fiera di Milano - consisting of two sites: Fieramilano (located on the border of the municipalities of ...

Milan Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city ...

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Minecraft ''Minecraft'' is a sandbox game developed by Mojang Studios. The game was created by Markus "Notch" Persson in the Java programming language. Following several early private testing versions, it was first made public in May 2009 before b ...

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Mojang Mojang Studios is a Swedish video game developer based in Stockholm. The studio is best known for developing the sandbox and survival game '' Minecraft'', the best-selling video game of all time. Mojang Studios was founded by the independe ...

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BlizzCon 2014 BlizzCon is an annual gaming convention held by Blizzard Entertainment to promote its major franchises including '' Warcraft'', '' StarCraft'', '' Diablo'', '' Hearthstone'', ''Heroes of the Storm,'' and '' Overwatch''. The first BlizzCon was ...

held at the

Anaheim Convention Center The Anaheim Convention Center is a major convention center in Anaheim, California and is the largest exhibition facility on the West Coast of the United States. It is located across from the Disneyland Resort on Katella Avenue. The original co ...

Anaheim Anaheim ( ) is a city in northern Orange County, California, part of the Los Angeles metropolitan area. As of the 2020 United States Census, the city had a population of 346,824, making it the most populous city in Orange County, the 10th-most ...

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E-Sports World Championship 2014 Esports, short for electronic sports, is a form of competition using video games. Esports often takes the form of organized, multiplayer video game competitions, particularly between professional players, individually or as teams. Although orga ...

was held in

Baku Baku (, ; az, Bakı ) is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. Baku is located below sea level, which makes it the lowest lying national capital in the world an ...

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The Game Awards 2014 The Game Awards 2014 ceremony, which honored the best video games of 2014, took place at The AXIS in Las Vegas on December 5, 2014. The show was produced and hosted by Geoff Keighley. The ceremony was the first for The Game Awards, which repla ...

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Magnavox Odyssey The Magnavox Odyssey is the first commercial home video game console. The hardware was designed by a small team led by Ralph H. Baer at Sanders Associates, while Magnavox completed development and released it in the United States in September ...

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PlayStation Experience PlayStation Experience, also known as PSX, is an annual event for the video game industry presented by Sony Interactive Entertainment used to reveal and advertise PlayStation games and game-related merchandise. The event is open to the public an ...

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Series with new entries

Series with new installments in 2014 include ''

Assassin's Creed ''Assassin's Creed'' is an open-world, action-adventure, and stealth game franchise published by Ubisoft and developed mainly by its studio Ubisoft Montreal using the game engine Anvil and its more advanced derivatives. Created by Patrice D ...

'', ''

Bayonetta is a series of action-adventure games created by Hideki Kamiya and developed by PlatinumGames. The franchise was introduced in 2009 with '' Bayonetta''. Two sequels were released, '' Bayonetta 2'' (2014) and '' Bayonetta 3'' (2022), as well a ...

'', '' Borderlands'', ''

Call of Duty ''Call of Duty'' is a first-person shooter video game franchise published by Activision. Starting out in 2003, it first focused on games set in World War II. Over time, the series has seen games set in the midst of the Cold War, futuristic ...

'', ''

Castlevania ''Castlevania'' (), known in Japan as is a gothic horror action-adventure video game series and media franchise about Dracula, created and developed by Konami. It has been released on various platforms, from early systems to modern consoles ...

'', ''

Civilization A civilization (or civilisation) is any complex society characterized by the development of a state, social stratification, urbanization, and symbolic systems of communication beyond natural spoken language (namely, a writing system). ...

'', '' Dark Souls'', ''

Divinity Divinity or the divine are things that are either related to, devoted to, or proceeding from a deity.divine< ...

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Donkey Kong is a video game franchise created by Shigeru Miyamoto and owned by Nintendo. It follows the adventures of a gorilla named Donkey Kong (character), Donkey Kong and his clan of other Ape, apes and monkeys. The franchise primarily consists of plat ...

'', ''

Dragon Age ''Dragon Age'' is a media franchise centered on a series of fantasy role-playing video games created and developed by BioWare, which have seen releases on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Microsoft Windows, OS X, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. The fr ...

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The Elder Scrolls ''The Elder Scrolls'' is a series of Action role-playing game, action role-playing video games primarily developed by Bethesda Game Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks. The series focuses on Nonlinear gameplay, free-form gameplay in an ...

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Elite In political and sociological theory, the elite (french: élite, from la, eligere, to select or to sort out) are a small group of powerful people who hold a disproportionate amount of wealth, privilege, political power, or skill in a group. ...

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Far Cry ''Far Cry'' is an anthology franchise of first-person shooter games, all of which have been published by Ubisoft. The first game, '' Far Cry'', was developed by Crytek to premiere their CryEngine software, and released in March 2004. Subsequen ...

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Final Fantasy is a Japanese science fantasy anthology media franchise created by Hironobu Sakaguchi and developed and owned by Square Enix (formerly Square). The franchise centers on a series of fantasy and science fantasy role-playing video games. The ...

'', '' Forza Horizon'', '' Infamous'', ''

Kinect Sports ''Kinect Sports'' is a sports video game developed by Rare and published by Microsoft Game Studios for the Xbox 360. The game utilizes the Kinect motion-sensing peripheral and was released in North America on 4 November 2010 as a launch title f ...

'', '' Kirby'', ''

LittleBigPlanet ''LittleBigPlanet'' (stylized as ''LittleBIGPlanet''; abbreviated ''LBP'') is a puzzle platform video game series created and produced by British developer Media Molecule and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. Most games in the series ...

'', '' Mario Golf'', ''

Mario Kart is a series of racing games developed and published by Nintendo. Players compete in go-kart races while using various power-up items. It features characters and courses from the ''Mario'' series as well as other gaming franchises such as ...

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Metal Gear is a series of techno-thriller stealth games created by Hideo Kojima. Developed and published by Konami, the first game, ''Metal Gear'', was released in 1987 for MSX home computers. The player often takes control of a special forces operativ ...

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MX vs. ATV ''MX vs. ATV'' is an American racing video game franchise developed by Rainbow Studios and published by THQ Nordic that focuses on off-road racing, as a crossover between THQ's ''MX'' trilogy and Sony's ''ATV Offroad Fury'' series. Early games ...

'', ''

Ninja Gaiden is a series of action video games by Tecmo featuring the ninja Ryu Hayabusa as its protagonist. The series was originally known as in Japan. The word "gaiden" in the North American ''Ninja Gaiden'' title means "side story" in Japanese. The o ...

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Persona A persona (plural personae or personas), depending on the context, is the public image of one's personality, the social role that one adopts, or simply a fictional character. The word derives from Latin, where it originally referred to a theatr ...

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Pokémon (an abbreviation for in Japan) is a Japanese media franchise managed by The Pokémon Company, founded by Nintendo, Game Freak, and Creatures, the owners of the trademark and copyright of the franchise. In terms of what each of thos ...

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Professor Layton ''Professor Layton'' is a puzzle adventure video game series and transmedia franchise developed by Level-5. The property consists primarily of seven main video games, a mobile spin-off, an animated theatrical film, and an anime television serie ...

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Shantae ''Shantae'' is a series of platform games developed by WayForward. The eponymous heroine of the series, a half-genie, was created by Erin Bozon, while the games were created from this character by her husband Matt Bozon. The series consists of ...

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Sniper Elite ''Sniper Elite'' is a tactical shooter video game series developed by Rebellion Developments. It is a third-person tactical shooter that emphasises a less direct approach to combat, encouraging the player as a sniper to use stealth and keep d ...

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Sonic the Hedgehog is a Japanese video game series and media franchise created by Sega. The franchise follows Sonic, an anthropomorphic blue hedgehog who battles the evil Doctor Eggman, a mad scientist. The main ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' games are platformers m ...

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Strider Hiryu is a fictional character jointly owned by Capcom and Moto Kikaku. Although primarily known as a game character, Hiryu (''飛竜'', "Flying Dragon") debuted in 1988 as the protagonist of a Japan-exclusive manga titled ''Strider Hiryu,'' publishe ...

'', '' Super Smash Bros.'', '' Tales'', ''

The Sims ''The Sims'' is a series of life simulation game, life simulation video games developed by Maxis and video game publisher, published by Electronic Arts. The franchise has sold nearly 200 million copies worldwide, and it is one of the best-selling ...

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Thief Theft is the act of taking another person's property or services without that person's permission or consent with the intent to deprive the rightful owner of it. The word ''theft'' is also used as a synonym or informal shorthand term for some ...

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Trials In law, a trial is a coming together of parties to a dispute, to present information (in the form of evidence) in a tribunal, a formal setting with the authority to adjudicate claims or disputes. One form of tribunal is a court. The tribun ...

'', '' Tropico'', ''

Wolfenstein ''Wolfenstein'' is a series of World War II video games originally developed by Muse Software. The majority of the games follow William "B.J." Blazkowicz, an American Army captain and his fight against the Axis powers. Earlier titles are cente ...

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Five Nights at Freddy's ''Five Nights at Freddy's'' (''FNaF'') is a media franchise created by Scott Cawthon. The first video game of the same name was released on August 8, 2014, and the resultant series has since gained worldwide popularity. The main series cons ...

,'' '' Sunset Overdrive'', '' Titanfall'', ''

The Evil Within ''The Evil Within'' is a survival horror video game developed by Tango Gameworks and published by Bethesda Softworks. The game was directed by ''Resident Evil'' series creator Shinji Mikami and was released worldwide in October 2014 for PlayStat ...

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Watch Dogs ''Watch Dogs'' (stylized as ''WATCH_DOGS'') is an action-adventure video game franchise published by Ubisoft, and developed primarily by its Montreal and Toronto studios using the Disrupt game engine. The series' eponymous first title was rel ...

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Game releases

The list of games released in 2014 in

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F1 Race Stars ''F1 Race Stars'' is a video game developed by Codemasters, released in November 2012. It is a kart racing game loosely based on the 2012 Formula One season, with circuits redesigned to feature loops, jumps and short-cuts. It is a spin-off from ...

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, Tube shooter , - , 12 , ''World of Tanks: Xbox 360 Edition'' ,

, Vehicular combat, Massively multiplayer online game, massively multiplayer online , - , rowspan="7", 13 , ''Adventure Time#Video games, Adventure Time Card Wars'' , Android (operating system), Droid, iOS , , - , ''AeternoBlade'' , 3DS , , - , ''BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger'' , Win , Fighting game , - , ''Deadman's Cross'' , iOS , , - , ''Inazuma Eleven'' , 3DS , , - , ''NaissanceE'' , Win ,

, Art game, Art, Exploration game, Exploration , - , ''Steel Diver: Sub Wars'' , 3DS , Submarine simulator , - , rowspan="2" , 14 , ''The Last of Us: Left Behind'' ,

, survival horror , - , ''LocoCycle'' , Win, X360 ,

, Vehicular combat game, vehicular combat , - , rowspan="8" , 18 , ''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag - Freedom Cry'' ,

, PS4 ,

, - , ''Banished (video game), Banished'' , Win , City-building game, City-building, Strategy video game, strategy , - , ''Earth Defense Force 2025'' ,

, X360 ,

, - , ''Guacamelee!, Guacamelee! Gold Edition'' , Mac,

, Platform game, platform, beat 'em up , - , ''Ikaruga'' , Win , Single-player video game, Single-player, Cooperative video game, 2-player cooperative , - , ''NASCAR '14'' , Win,

, X360 ,

, Racing game, Racing , - , ''Rayman Legends'' , PS4, XBO ,

, - , ''Strider (2014 video game), Strider'' ,

, PS4, X360, XBO, Win , Platform-adventure,

, - , rowspan="4" , 20 , ''Plague Inc: Evolved'' , Win , Real-time strategy, Simulation game, simulation , - , ''Quell Reflect'' , 3DS , , - , ''Tengami'' , iOS ,

, - , ''Guild (video game series), Weapon Shop De Omasse'' , 3DS , Compilation (games), Compilation, role-playing game, shoot 'em up, Simulation game, simulation , - , rowspan="4" , 21 , ''Disco Zoo'' , iOS, Android (operating system), Droid , simulation video game , - , ''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze'' ,

, - , ''El Chavo Kart'' ,

, X360 ,

, - , ''Rambo: The Video Game'' ,

, X360, Win , Rail shooter , - , rowspan="8" , 25 , ''Basement Crawl'' , PS4 ,

, - , ''Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2'' , Win,

, X360 ,

, - , ''Fractured Soul'' , Win , , - , ''Magus (video game), Magus'' ,

, Role-playing, Action Adventure , - , ''Pac-Man Museum'' , Win,

, X360 , , - , ''Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare'' , XBO, X360 ,

, tower defense , - , ''Tales of Symphonia Chronicles'' ,

, - , ''Thief (2014 video game), Thief'' , Win,

, PS4, X360, XBO , Stealth game, Stealth , - , rowspan="2" , 27 , ''Resident Evil 4, Resident Evil 4: Ultimate HD Edition'' , Win ,

, third-person shooter , - , ''Tappingo'' , 3DS , , - , 28 , ''Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy'' , 3DS ,

, - , - , rowspan="52" style="text-align:center; background:#98fb98; textcolor:#000;", M
A
R
C
H
, 2 , ''Kemco#2014, Alphadia Genesis'' , iOS , , - , rowspan="7", 4 , ''Awesomenauts, Awesomenauts Assemble!'' , PS4 , Multiplayer online battle arena , - , ''Dead Nation, Dead Nation: Apocalypse Edition'' , PS4 ,

, - , ''Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA F'' ,

, Rhythm game , - , ''Master Reboot'' , PSN , , - , '' Shadow Blade'' ,

, - , ''South Park: The Stick of Truth'' , Win,

, X360 ,

, - , ''The Walking Dead: Season Two, The Walking Dead: Season Two - Episode 2: A House Divided'' , Win, Mac, PSN,

, Graphic adventure game, Graphic adventure, Interactive movie , - , 6 , ''F1 2013 (video game), F1 2013'' , Mac ,

, - , rowspan="2" , 7 , ''Surgeon Simulator 2013'' , iOS , Simulation video game, Simulation , - , ''The Walking Dead: Season Two, The Walking Dead: Season Two - Episode 2: A House Divided'' , iOS , Graphic adventure game, Graphic adventure, Interactive movie , - , 10 , ''Lego Legends of Chima Online'' , iOS , Massively multiplayer online role-playing game, Massively multiplayer online role-playing , - , rowspan="6" , 11 , ''Atelier Escha & Logy: Alchemists of the Dusk Sky'' ,

, Fantasy , - , ''

'' ,

, X360 , Action role-playing , - , '' Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft'' , Win, Mac , Digital collectible card game , - , '' Titanfall'' , Win, XBO ,

, - , ''TowerFall, TowerFall Ascension'' , PS4, Win ,

, - , ''Vessel (video game), Vessel'' ,

, Puzzle-platform game, Puzzle-platform , - , rowspan="2" , 12 , ''Constant C'' ,

, , - , ''Threes (game), Threes'' , Android (operating system), Droid ,

, - , 14 , ''Yoshi's New Island'' , 3DS ,

, - , 15 , ''Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse, Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse - Episode 1'' , Android , Point-and-click adventure game, Point-and-click adventure , - , 17 , ''Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors, 999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors'' , iOS ,

, visual novel , - , rowspan="7" , 18 , '' Deus Ex: The Fall'' , Win ,

, - , ''Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster'' ,

, - , ''Luftrausers'' , Win, Mac,

, - , ''Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes'' ,

, PS4, X360, XBO ,

, - , ''Stealth Bastard Deluxe, Stealth Inc: A Clone in the Dark: Ultimate Edition'' , PS4 ,

, - , ''SteamWorld Dig'' , PS4,

, Action-adventure game, action-adventure,

, - , ''Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z'' ,

, X360 ,

, - , rowspan="3" , 20 , ''Pokémon Battle Trozei'' , 3DS ,

, - , ''Pure Chess'' , 3DS,

, Board , - , ''Umihara Kawase (series)#Sayonara Umihara Kawase, Yumi's Odd Odyssey'' , 3DS , Platform video game, Platform , - , rowspan="2", 21 , ''Infamous: Second Son'' , PS4 ,

, - , ''Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z'' , Win ,

, - , 24 , ''Escape Goat#Sequel, Escape Goat 2'' , Win, Mac,

, Puzzle game, Puzzle , - , rowspan="13", 25 , ''BioShock Infinite: Burial at Sea, BioShock Infinite: Burial At Sea-Episode 2'' , Win,

, X360 ,

, - , ''BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma'' ,

, Fighting game , - , ''Cut the Rope, Cut the Rope: Triple Treat'' , 3DS , Puzzle video game, Puzzle logic , - , ''Deception IV: Blood Ties'' ,

, Tactical role-playing game, strategy role-playing , - , ''Destiny of Spirits'' ,

, - , ''Diablo III: Reaper of Souls'' , Win, Mac ,

, - , ''Dynasty Warriors 8, Dynasty Warriors 8:Xtreme Legends'' ,

, PS4,

, Hack and slash,

, - , ''Ether One'' , Win ,

, - , ''Fez (video game), Fez'' , PSN, PS4,

, Puzzle-platform game, Puzzle-platform , - , ''Little Tail Story'' , iOS, Android ,

, - , ''Mercenary Kings'' , Win ,

, - , ''Smite (video game), Smite'' , Win , Multiplayer online battle arena , - , ''The Witch and the Hundred Knight'' ,

, Action role-playing game , - , rowspan="2" , 27 , ''Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate HD'' , Win ,

, - , ''Air Traffic Controller (video game)#Airport Hero for 3DS, I Am An Air Traffic Controller Airport Hero Hawaii'' , 3DS , Simulation , - , 31 , ''Age of Wonders III'' , Win, Mac OS X, Mac , 4X turn-based strategy

April–June

{, class="wikitable" , + "align=bottom" , , - style="background:#dae3e7; text-align:center;" , Month , Day , Title , Platform(s) , Genre(s) , - , rowspan="70" style="text-align:center; background:#ffa07a; textcolor:#000;", A
P
R
I
L , rowspan="5" , 1 , ''Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate'' , Win, PSN,

, beat 'em up,

, - , ''Goat Simulator'' , Win ,

, - , ''Mercenary Kings'' , PS4 ,

, - , ''MLB 14: The Show'' ,

, - , ''Ragnarok Odyssey Ace'' ,

, - , rowspan="5" , 3 , ''Don Bradman Cricket 14'' ,

, X360 ,

, - , ''FTL: Faster Than Light, FTL: Advanced Edition'' , iOS , Strategy game, Strategy, roguelike , - , ''Metroid Fusion'' , Virtual Console, WiiUVC ,

, - , ''

'' , iOS ,

, - , ''Rusty's Real Deal Baseball'' , 3DS ,

, - , rowspan="2" , 4 , ''Half-Minute Hero: The Second Coming'' , Win ,

, - , ''The Elder Scrolls Online'' , Win, Mac , Massively multiplayer online role-playing , - , rowspan="5" , 8 , ''Kinect Sports Rivals'' , XBO ,

, - , ''Lego The Hobbit (video game), LEGO: The Hobbit'' , Win,

, PS4,

, X360, XBO, 3DS,

, - , ''Strike Suit Zero, Strike Suit Zero: Director's Cut'' , PS4, XBO , Space combat simulator , - , ''The Wolf Among Us, The Wolf Among Us - Episode 3: A Crooked Mile'' , Win, Mac, PSN ,

, - , '' Titanfall'' , X360 ,

, - , 9 , ''The Wolf Among Us, The Wolf Among Us - Episode 3: A Crooked Mile'' ,

, - , rowspan="4" , 10 , ''RollerCoaster Tycoon 4 Mobile'' , iOS , Construction and management simulation , - , ''The Wolf Among Us, The Wolf Among Us - Episode 3: A Crooked Mile'' , iOS ,

, - , ''Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Phantoms'' , Win , Tactical shooter , - , ''Trials Frontier'' , iOS , Racing game, Racing, Platform game, platform , - , rowspan="3" , 11 , ''Contagion (video game), Contagion'' , Win ,

, survival horror , - , ''Disney Magical World'' , 3DS , Life simulation game, Life simulation , - , ''Football Manager 2014, Football Manager Classic 2014'' ,

, Sports game, Sport simulations, Business simulation game, Business simulation , - , 14 , ''Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn'' , PS4 ,

, - , rowspan="9" , 15 , ''2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil (video game), 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil'' ,

, X360 ,

, - , ''Backgammon Blitz'' , PSN, PS4,

, , - , ''Conception II: Children of the Seven Stars'' ,

, 3DS , Role-playing game , - , ''Dead Nation, Dead Nation: Apocalypse Edition'' ,

, - , ''Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Deus Ex: Human Revolution – Director’s Cut'' , Mac , Action role-playing,

, - , ''Moebius: Empire Rising'' , Win, Mac , Graphic adventure game, Graphic adventure , - , ''Sony Computer Entertainment, No Heroes Allowed: No Puzzles Either'' ,

, , - , ''Pure Chess'' , PS4 , Board , - , ''War of the Vikings'' , Win ,

, - , rowspan="3" , 16 , ''Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse, Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse - Episode 2'' , Win, Mac,

, Point-and-click adventure game, Point-and-click adventure , - , '' Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft'' , iOS , Digital collectible card game , - , ''Trials Fusion'' ,

, XBO, PS4 ,

, Racing video game, racing , - , rowspan="6" , 17 , ''Record of Agarest War Zero, Agarest: Generations of War Zero'' , Win , Tactical role-playing game, Tactical RPG , - , ''Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition'' , Android ,

, - , ''Bit Boy!! Arcade'' , 3DS ,

, - , ''Hitman Go'' , iOS ,

, - , ''Secrets of Rætikon'' , Win, Mac,

, - , ''Smash Cat Heroes'' , 3DS , , - , 18 , ''Wargame: Red Dragon'' , Win , Real-time strategy , - , rowspan="8" , 22 , ''Demon Gaze'' ,

, dungeon crawler , - , '' Octodad: Dadliest Catch'' , PS4 ,

, - , ''Skullgirls, Skullgirls Encore'' ,

, Fighting , - , ''Soulcalibur: Lost Swords'' , PSN , Fighting , - , ''All That Remains (The Walking Dead), The Walking Dead: Season 2 - Episode 1: All That Remains'' ,

, - , ''A House Divided (The Walking Dead), The Walking Dead: Season 2 - Episode 2: A House Divided'' ,

, - , ''Warface'' ,

, - , ''Fract OSC'' , Win, Mac ,

, - , 23 , ''XCOM: Enemy Unknown'' , Android , Turn-based tactics, Tactical role-playing game, tactical role-playing , - , rowspan="3" , 24 , ''Trials Fusion'' , Win ,

, Racing video game, racing , - , ''Blackwell (series), Blackwell Epiphany'' , Win , Graphic adventure game, Graphic adventure , - , ''Wayward Souls'' , iOS ,

, - , rowspan="3" , 25 , ''

'' , Win , Action role-playing , - , '' Dustforce'' ,

, - , ''NES Remix, NES Remix 2'' ,

, Arcade game, arcade , - , 28 , ''The Undead Syndrome 2'' ,

, , - , rowspan="6" , 29 , ''Daylight (video game), Daylight'' , Win, PS4 ,

, - , ''Gardening Mama 2: Forest Friends'' , 3DS , Simulation game, Simulation, minigame , - , ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle'' ,

, Fighting , - , ''Raiden IV#Raiden IV: Overkill, Raiden IV: Overkill'' ,

, Vertical scrolling shooter , - , ''The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014 video game), The Amazing Spider-Man 2'' , Win,

, PS4,

, X360, 3DS, iOS, Android ,

, - , ''List of Yu-Gi-Oh! video games, Yu-Gi-Oh! Millennium Duels'' ,

, , - , rowspan="3", 30 , ''BloodRayne: Betrayal'' , Win ,

, hack & slash , - , ''Child of Light'' , Win, PSN, PS4,

, XBO ,

, - , ''Playism, Croixleur'' , Win , , - , rowspan="69" style="text-align:center; background:thistle; textcolor:#000;", M
A
Y , rowspan="7", 1 , ''Botanicula'' , iOS , Graphic adventure game , - , ''Metal Slug Defense'' , iOS, Android (operating system), Droid , , - , ''Jupiter (company)#Nintendo 3DS, Picross e4'' , 3DS , , - , ''Project Root'' , Win , , - , ''Sir, You Are Being Hunted'' , Win, Mac,

, - , ''Stick It To The Man!'' ,

, , - , ''Superfrog HD'' , iOS ,

, - , rowspan="3", 2 , ''Kirby: Triple Deluxe'' , 3DS ,

, - , ''Mario Golf: World Tour'' , 3DS , Sports video game, Sports , - , ''République (video game), République: Episode 2'' , iOS ,

, - , rowspan="4", 6 , ''God of War Collection'' ,

, - , ''MLB 14: The Show'' , PS4 ,

, - , ''Sportsfriends'' ,

, PS4 , Party game#Party video games, Party , - , ''Wordament Snap Attack'' , Win, WP , , - , rowspan="3", 7 , ''Blade Symphony'' , Win ,

, - , ''Peggle 2'' ,

, - , ''Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure'' , Win, Mac ,

, - , rowspan="4" , 8 , ''Lego Marvel Super Heroes'' , Mac ,

, - , ''Nutjitsu'' , XBO , , - , ''The Denpa Men: They Came By Wave, The Denpa Men 3: The Rise of Digitoll'' , 3DS ,

, - , ''Wario Land 4'' , Virtual Console, WiiUVC , Platform game, Platforming , - , , 9 , ''Bound by Flame'' , Win, PS4,

, X360 ,

, - , 12 , ''The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014 video game), The Amazing Spider-Man 2'' , XBO ,

, - , rowspan="4" , 13 , ''Borderlands 2'' ,

, Action role-playing video game, Action role-playing,

, - , ''Dynasty Warriors 8, Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends Complete Edition'' , Win , Hack and slash,

, - , ''Serious Sam 3: BFE'' ,

, - , ''The Walking Dead: Season Two, The Walking Dead: Season Two - Episode 3: In Harm's Way'' , Win, Mac, PSN ,

, - , rowspan="2" , 14 , ''Super Time Force'' ,

, XBO ,

, Shooter game, Shooter , - , ''The Walking Dead: Season Two, The Walking Dead: Season Two - Episode 3: In Harm's Way'' ,

, - , rowspan="5" , 15 , ''BattleBlock Theater'' , Win,

, - , ''Grand Theft Auto: Vice City'' , Fire OS, FireOS ,

, - , ''Hitman: Absolution — Elite Edition'' , Mac , Stealth game, Stealth , - , ''Table Tennis Touch'' , iOS , Table tennis , - , ''Thomas Was Alone'' , iOS , Puzzle-platform game, Puzzle-platform , - , rowspan="6" , 20 , ''Ascend: Hand of Kul'' , Win ,

, - , ''Drakengard 3'' ,

, Action role-playing,

, - , ''Mugen Souls Z'' ,

, Role playing game, RPG , - , ''Transistor (video game), Transistor'' , Win, PS4 ,

, turn-based strategy , - , ''Vertical Drop Heroes HD'' , Win, Mac , , - , ''Wolfenstein: The New Order'' , Win,

, PS4, X360, XBO ,

, - , 21 , ''Trials Frontier'' , Android , Racing game, Racing, Platform game, platform , - , rowspan="5" , 22 , ''Drawn to Life'' , iOS ,

, Platform game, platform , - , ''Squids (video game)#Squids Odyssey, Squids Odyssey'' ,

, Tactical role-playing game, Tactical role-playing , - , ''Swords & Soldiers'' ,

, Real-time strategy , - , ''The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing II'' , Win ,

, - , ''The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition'' ,

, - , rowspan="3", 23 , ''Slitherine Strategies, Distant Worlds: Universe'' , Win , , - , ''Killer is Dead, Killer is Dead: Nightmare Edition'' , Win ,

, - , ''Tropico 5'' , Win , Construction and management simulation, Government simulation game, government simulation , - , 26 , ''Ibb and Obb'' , Win , Puzzle game, Puzzle,

, - , rowspan="7", 27 , ''Ace Combat Infinity'' ,

, Combat flight simulator , - , ''Final Fantasy III'' , Win ,

, - , ''Mind Zero'' ,

, dungeon crawler , - , ''Monster Monpiece'' ,

, Collectible card game, Card battle , - , ''The Wolf Among Us, The Wolf Among Us - Episode 4: In Sheep's Clothing'' , Win, Mac, PSN ,

, - , ''

'' , Win,

, PS4, X360, XBO ,

, - , ''Whispering Willows'' ,

, - , rowspan="5", 28 , ''A Story About My Uncle'' , Win ,

, - , ''Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King'' , Android (operating system), Droid, iOS ,

, - , ''Monochroma'' , Win , Platform game#Cinematic platformers, Cinematic puzzle-platform game , - , ''Skulls of the Shogun'' , Android (operating system), Droid , Turn-based tactics , - , ''The Wolf Among Us, The Wolf Among Us - Episode 4: In Sheep's Clothing'' ,

, - , rowspan="3", 29 , ''Among the Sleep'' , Win, Mac,

, Action-adventure game, action-adventure , - , ''The Wolf Among Us, The Wolf Among Us - Episode 4: In Sheep's Clothing'' , iOS ,

, - , ''Klonoa: Empire of Dreams'' , Virtual Console, WiiUVC ,

, - , rowspan="4", 30 , ''Astebreed'' , Win ,

, shoot 'em up , - , '' Broken Age Act 1'' ,

, - , ''

'' ,

, - , ''TowerFall Ascension'' , Mac,

, - , rowspan="50" style="text-align:center; background:#98fb98; textcolor:#000;" , J
U
N
E , rowspan="7", 3 , ''1001 Spikes'' , Win,

, PS4, X360, XBO, 3DS,

, - , '' Murdered: Soul Suspect'' , Win,

, PS4, X360, XBO ,

, - , ''PixelJunk Shooter'' ,

, Multidirectional shooter , - , ''PixelJunk Shooter 2'' ,

, Multidirectional shooter , - , ''PlayStation Vita Pets'' ,

, Digital pet , - , ''WildStar (video game), WildStar'' , Win , Massively multiplayer online role-playing game, MMORPG , - , ''Worms Battlegrounds'' , PS4, XBO , Artillery game, Artillery, Strategy game, strategy , - , rowspan="2", 4 , ''Hitman Go'' , Android ,

, - , ''Marvel Heroes 2015'' , Win , Massively multiplayer online role-playing game, Massively multiplayer online role-playing, Action role-playing game, action role-playing , - , rowspan="4", 6 , ''Crimzon Clover, Crimzon Clover: World Ignition'' , Win , Shoot 'em up#Scrolling shooters, Scrolling shooter , - , ''Haunt the House: Terrortown'' , Win ,

, - , ''Lifeless Planet'' , Win, Mac , Puzzle-platform game, Puzzle-platform , - , ''Tomodachi Life'' , 3DS , Life simulation , - , 9 , ''Entwined (video game), Entwined'' , PS4 ,

, - , rowspan="2" , 10 , ''Civilization V'' ,

, Turn-based strategy, 4X , - , ''Enemy Front'' , Win,

, X360 ,

, - , 11 , ''VVVVVV'' ,

, Puzzle-platform game, Puzzle-platform , - , rowspan="3" , 12 , ''AiRace Xeno'' , 3DS , , - , '' Broken Age Act 1'' , iOS ,

, - , ''VVVVVV'' , Android (operating system), Droid, iOS , Puzzle-platform game, Puzzle-platform , - , rowspan="4" , 17 , ''NIS America, Battle Princess of Arcadias'' ,

, , - , ''EA Sports UFC'' , PS4, XBO , Fighting, Sports game, sports , - , ''Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack'' , PSN ,

, - , ''Xenonauts'' , Win ,

, turn-based tactics , - , rowspan="2" , 18 , ''Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse (2013 video game), Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse'' , Android ,

, - , ''Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack'' ,

, - , rowspan="6" , 19 , ''Pushmo World'' ,

, - , ''How to Survive (video game), How to Survive'' ,

, Action role-playing, survival horror, Survival game, survival , - , ''

'' , XBO ,

, - , ''Pro Cycling Manager, Pro Cycling Manager Season 2014: Le Tour de France'' , Win , Simulation game, Simulation , - , ''XCOM: Enemy Unknown'' ,

, Turn-based tactics, Tactical role-playing game, tactical role-playing , - , ''XCOM: Enemy Within'' ,

, Turn-based tactics , - , rowspan="8" , 24 , ''Atelier Rorona: The Alchemist of Arland, Atelier Rorona Plus: The Alchemist of Arland'' ,

, - , ''BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma'' ,

, Fighting game , - , ''Company of Heroes 2, Company of Heroes 2 - The Western Front Armies'' , Win , Real-time strategy , - , ''Grid Autosport'' , Win,

, X360 ,

, - , ''Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare'' , Win ,

, tower defense , - , ''Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark'' , Win, X360, XBO, PS4,

, 3DS ,

, Strategy game, Strategy,

, - , ''Valiant Hearts: The Great War'' , PSN, PS4 ,

, - , ''Xblaze Code: Embryo'' ,

, Visual novel , - , rowspan="3" , 25 , ''Another World (video game), Another World-20th Anniversary Edition'' ,

, PS4,

, XBO , Platform game, Cinematic platformer, Action-adventure game, action-adventure , - , ''The World Ends with You'' , Android ,

, - , ''Valiant Hearts: The Great War'' , Win,

, XBO ,

, - , rowspan="3" , 26 , ''Contrast (video game), Contrast'' , XBO , Puzzle game, Puzzle, Platform game, platform , - , ''Don Bradman Cricket 14'' , Win ,

, - , ''

'' ,

, 3DS, Win ,

, Platform game, platform , - , rowspan="2" , 27 , ''Goat Simulator'' , Mac,

, - , ''Sniper Elite III'' , Win , Tactical shooter,

, - , rowspan="2" , 30 , ''Line (application)#Disney Tsum Tsum, Disney Tsum Tsum'' , iOS , , - , Divinity: Original Sin , Win, Mac , Role-Playing

July–September

{, class="wikitable" , + "align=bottom" , , - style="background:#dae3e7; text-align:center;" , Month , Day , Title , Platform(s) , Genre(s) , - , rowspan="58" style="text-align:center; background:#ffa07a; textcolor:#000;", J
U
L
Y , rowspan="7", 1 , ''

'' ,

, , - , ''Child of Light'' ,

, - , ''Dynasty Warriors: Gundam, Dynasty Warriors: Gundam Reborn'' ,

, - , ''Guacamelee!, Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition'' , PS4 ,

, Platform game, platform, beat 'em up , - , ''Monsters Ate My Birthday Cake'' , iOS, Win , Puzzle game, Puzzle , - , ''Puddle (video game), Puddle'' , PS4 , Puzzle-platform game, Puzzle-platform , - , ''Sniper Elite III'' ,

, PS4, X360, XBO , Tactical shooter,

, - , rowspan="2", 2 , ''Civilization Revolution 2'' , iOS , Turn-based strategy , - , ''Guacamelee!, Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition'' , X360, XBO,

, Platform game, platform, beat 'em up , - , rowspan="4" , 3 , ''Armillo'' ,

, Action video game, Action, Platform video game, platform,

, - , ''Bike Rider DX2: Galaxy'' , 3DS , , - , ''Monster Hunter Freedom Unite'' , iOS ,

, - , ''Squids (video game)#Squids Odyssey, Squids Odyssey'' , 3DS , Tactical role-playing game, Tactical role-playing , - , rowspan="2", 8 , ''One Piece: Unlimited World RED'' , 3DS,

, - , ''The Wolf Among Us, The Wolf Among Us - Episode 5: Cry Wolf'' , Win, Mac, PSN ,

, - , rowspan="3" , 9 , ''Sakura Spirit'' , Win , Visual novel , - , ''The Wolf Among Us, The Wolf Among Us - Episode 5: Cry Wolf'' ,

, - , ''Whispering Willows'' , Win ,

, - , rowspan="4", 10 , ''Infamous Adventures#Quest for Infamy, Quest for Infamy'' , Win, Mac,

, , - , ''Sonic Jump Fever'' , iOS, Android ,

, - , ''The Wolf Among Us, The Wolf Among Us - Episode 5: Cry Wolf'' , iOS ,

, - , ''Urban Trial Freestyle'' , iOS ,

, - , 15 , ''Shantae: Risky's Revenge'' , Win ,

, - , rowspan="2" , 21 , ''Freedom Planet'' , Win, Mac,

, - , ''Shadow Blade: Reload'' , Win, Mac ,

, - , rowspan="5" , 22 , ''Entwined (video game), Entwined'' , PSN,

, - , ''Forza Motorsport 5, Forza Motorsport 5 Racing Game of the Year Edition'' , XBO , Racing game, Racing , - , ''Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty!'' , PS4 , Platform game#Cinematic platform game, Cinematic platformer , - , ''

'' , Win, Mac,

, - , ''The Walking Dead: Season Two, The Walking Dead: Season Two - Episode 4: Amid The Ruins'' , Win, Mac, PSN,

, - , rowspan="4" , 23 , ''Happy Wars'' , Win ,

, Tactical role-playing game, tactical role-playing , - , ''The Walking Dead: Season Two, The Walking Dead: Season Two - Episode 4: Amid The Ruins'' ,

, - , ''Traps n' Gemstones'' , iOS ,

, - , ''Unrest (video game), Unrest'' , Win, Mac,

, - , rowspan="7" , 24 , ''Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse (2013 video game), Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse'' , Mac ,

, - , ''Devolver Digital, Gods Will Be Watching'' , Win , , - , ''Modern Combat: Sandstorm, Modern Combat 5: Blackout'' , iOS, Android ,

, - , ''Siesta Fiesta'' , 3DS , , - , ''The Walking Dead: Season Two, The Walking Dead: Season Two - Episode 4: Amid The Ruins'' , iOS ,

, - , ''Trine (video game), Trine Enchanted Edition'' , Win , Puzzle-platform game, Puzzle-platform, action-adventure , - , ''Wooden Sen'SeY'' ,

, , - , 25 , ''Sharknado: The Video Game'' , iOS , Platform game#Endless runner, Endless runner , - , 27 , ''Lethal League'' , Win , Fighting , - , 28 , ''The Room (2012 video game), The Room'' , Win ,

, - , rowspan = "7" , 29 , ''Firefall (video game), Firefall'' , Win , Massively multiplayer online game, Massively multiplayer online,

, - , ''Lego Ninjago: Nindroids'' , 3DS,

, , - , ''Pure Pool'' , PS4, Win , Sports Simulation game, simulation , - , ''Rogue Legacy'' , PS4, PSN,

, roguelike,

, - , ''The Last of Us Remastered'' , PS4 ,

, survival horror , - , ''The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky'' , Win ,

, - , ''Treasures of Montezuma: Arena'' ,

, , - , rowspan="2" , 30 , ''AirMech#Development and release, AirMech Arena'' ,

, Multiplayer online battle arena , - , ''Thomas Was Alone'' , Android , Puzzle-platform game, Puzzle-platform , - , rowspan="5", 31 , ''Colin McRae Rally#Colin McRae Rally 2.0, Colin McRae Rally'' , Win, Mac ,

, - , ''Crazy Taxi: City Rush'' , iOS ,

, Action game, action , - , ''Kaptain Brawe: A Brawe New World'' ,

, Hidden object game, hidden object, Puzzle game, puzzle , - , ''Steel Empire'' , 3DS , Shoot 'em up, Horizontal scrolling shooter , - , ''Total War: Shogun 2'' , Mac , Turn-based strategy, real-time tactics , - , rowspan="64" style="text-align:center; background:thistle; textcolor:#000;", A
U
G
U
S
T , rowspan="1", 1 , ''Eidolon (video game), Eidolon'' , Win, Mac , Exploration game, Exploration,

, - , rowspan="8", 5 , ''Killzone Shadow Fall Intercept'' , PS4 ,

, - , ''Metrico'' ,

, Puzzle-platform game, Puzzle-platform , - , ''Road Not Taken'' , PS4 ,

, - , ''Sacred 3'' , Win,

, X360 , Hack and slash, brawler , - , ''Table Top Racing'' ,

, - , ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014 video game), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' , 3DS , , - , ''The Swapper'' ,

, PS4,

, Puzzle-platform game, Puzzle-platform,

, - , ''Ultra Street Fighter IV'' ,

, X360 , Fighting , - , rowspan="3" , 6 , ''Back to Bed'' , Win , , - , ''Crazy Taxi: City Rush'' , Android ,

, Action game, action , - , ''Rules!'' , iOS , , - , rowspan="3" , 7 , ''Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen'' , iOS ,

, - , ''Godus'' , iOS , God game , - , ''Jett Tailfin'' ,

, , - , rowspan="2", 8 , ''Ultra Street Fighter IV'' , Win , Fighting , - , ''Five Nights at Freddy's (video game), Five Nights at Freddy's'' , Win ,

, Point-and-click adventure, point-and-click , - , rowspan="1", 11 , ''Mini Metro (game), Mini Metro'' , Win, Mac,

, Strategy game, strategy , - , rowspan="9", 12 , ''Akiba's Trip: Undead & Undressed'' ,

, , - , ''Disgaea 4: A Promise Unforgotten, Disgaea 4: A Promise Revisited'' ,

, Tactical role-playing game, Tactical role-playing , - , ''Gravity Crash, Gravity Crash Ultra'' ,

, Multidirectional shooter , - , ''Hohokum'' , PSN, PS4,

, Art game , - , ''My Singing Monsters'' ,

, , - , ''P.T. (demo), P.T.'' , PS4 , , - , ''Phantom Breaker, Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds'' ,

, Fighting game , - , ''Risen 3: Titan Lords'' , Win,

, X360 ,

, - , ''Surgeon Simulator 2013, Surgeon Simulator: Anniversary Edition'' , PS4 , Simulation video game, Simulation , - , 13 , ''Phineas and Ferb: Quest for Cool Stuff'' ,

, 3DS, Nintendo DS, NDS, X360 ,

, - , rowspan="3", 14 , ''Pinball FX 2'' , XBO , Pinball , - , ''Surgeon Simulator 2013, Surgeon Simulator'' , Android , Simulation video game, Simulation , - , ''WWE SuperCard'' , Android (operating system), Droid, iOS , Card battle video game , - , rowspan="11", 19 , ''CounterSpy (video game), CounterSpy'' ,

, PS4, PlayStation Vita, PSVtia , Stealth game, Stealth , - , ''Crimsonland'' ,

, - , ''Diablo III, Diablo III: Ultimate Evil Edition'' ,

, PS4, X360, XBO , Action role-playing,

, - , ''Hotline Miami'' , PS4 , Shoot 'em up, Top-down shooter , - , ''Kung Fu Rabbit'' ,

, - , ''Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare'' ,

, PS4 ,

, tower defense , - , ''Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment'' ,

, - , ''Sword Art Online: Infinity Moment'' ,

, - , ''Tales of Xillia 2'' ,

, Role-playing video game , - , ''The Golf Club'' , Win, XBO ,

, - , ''The Last Tinker: City of Colors'' , PS4 ,

, - , rowspan="2" , 21 , ''BlazBlue: Clone Phantasma'' , 3DS , Fighting , - , ''Xtreme Sports (video game), Xtreme Sports'' , Virtual Console, 3DSVC ,

, - , rowspan="2" , 25 , ''Super Time Force, Super Time Force Ultra'' , Win ,

, Shooter game, Shooter , - , ''Tetris Battle Fusion'' ,

, , - , rowspan="8", 26 , ''Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth 1'' ,

, - , ''Infamous Second Son, Infamous: First Light'' , PS4 ,

, - , ''Madden NFL 15'' ,

, PS4, X360, XBO , Sports video game, Sports , - , ''Metro: Last Light, Metro Redux'' , PS4, XBO, Win, Mac ,

, - , ''

'' , PSN,

, PS4 ,

, - , ''The Golf Club'' , PS4 ,

, - , ''The Walking Dead: Season Two, The Walking Dead: Season Two - Episode 5: No Going Back'' , PSN, Win, Mac,

, - , ''Under Defeat HD'' ,

, , - , rowspan="3", 27 , ''

'' , iOS ,

, - , ''The Walking Dead: Season Two, The Walking Dead: Season Two - Episode 5: No Going Back'' ,

, - , ''Five Nights at Freddy's (video game), Five Nights at Freddy's'' , Android ,

, Point-and-click adventure, point-and-click , - , rowspan="2" , 28 , ''SteamWorld Dig'' ,

, Action-adventure game, action-adventure,

, - , ''The Walking Dead: Season Two, The Walking Dead: Season Two - Episode 5: No Going Back'' , iOS ,

, - , rowspan="5", 29 , ''Inti Creates, Azure Striker Gunvolt'' , 3DS , , - , ''Kirby: Triple Deluxe#Development, Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe'' , 3DS ,

, - , ''Kirby: Triple Deluxe#Development, Kirby Fighters Deluxe'' , 3DS ,

, - , ''Inti Creates, Mighty Gunvolt'' , 3DS , , - , ''Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney'' , 3DS ,

, visual novel , - , - , rowspan="89" style="text-align:center; background:#98fb98; textcolor:#000;", S
E
P
T
E
M
B
E
R , rowspan="9", 2 , ''Dance Central (series)#Series, Dance Central Spotlight'' , XBO ,

, - , ''Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair'' ,

, visual novel , - , ''Deathmatch Village'' ,

, Multiplayer online battle arena , - , ''Don't Starve#Don.27t Starve: Giants Edition, Don't Starve: Giants Edition'' ,

, - , ''Joe Danger'' ,

, Platform game, platform , - , ''The Sims 4'' , Win, Mac OS X, Mac , Simulation game, Simulation , - , '' Velocity 2X'' , PS4,

, - , ''Warframe'' , XBO , Action role-playing, third-person shooter , - , ''Warriors Orochi 3, Warriors Orochi 3 Ultimate'' , PS4,

, XBO,

, Hack and slash , - , rowspan="7", 4 , ''Angry Birds Stella'' , WP, iOS, Android ,

, - , ''Ice Cream Surfer'' ,

, , - , ''Mikey Boots'' , iOS , Speed-runner , - , ''Nnooo, Cubemen 2'' ,

, , - , ''

'' , PS4 , Sandbox game, Sandbox, Survival game, survival , - , ''Tappingo 2'' , 3DS , , - , ''Valiant Hearts: The Great War'' , iOS ,

, - , rowspan="4", 5 , ''CounterSpy (video game), CounterSpy'' , Android (operating system), Droid, iOS , Stealth game, Stealth , - , ''Dead Rising 3, Dead Rising 3 Apocalypse Edition'' , Win ,

, survival horror , - , ''

'' , XBO , Sandbox game, Sandbox, Survival game, survival , - , ''Planetary Annihilation'' , Win, Mac,

, Real-time strategy , - , rowspan="3", 9 , ''

'' ,

, PS4, X360, XBO ,

, - , ''Hack 'n' Slash'' , Win ,

, - , ''NHL 15'' ,

, PS4, X360, XBO ,

, - , rowspan="4", 11 , ''Teslagrad'' ,

, Puzzle-platform game, Puzzle-platform , - , ''The Keep (video game), The Keep'' , 3DS ,

, - , ''Five Nights at Freddy's (video game), Five Nights at Freddy's'' , iOS ,

, Point-and-click adventure, point-and-click , - , ''Spider-Man Unlimited (video game), Spider-Man Unlimited'' , iOS , Endless runner , - , rowspan="3", 12 , ''

'' , Win ,

, - , ''Mega Man 7'' , Virtual Console, WiiUVC ,

, Platform game, platform , - , ''Terraria'' , WP ,

, Sandbox game, sandbox , - , 13 , ''

'' , Mac ,

, Platform game, platform , - , 14 , ''Anomaly: Warzone Earth, Anomaly 2'' , PS4 , Real-time strategy, tower defense , - , 15 , ''

'' , Win ,

, - , rowspan="9", 16 , ''ArcheAge'' , Win , Massively multiplayer online role-playing game, MMORPG , - , ''Cooking Mama 5: Bon Appetit!'' , 3DS , Simulation game, Simulation, minigame , - , ''Fairy Fencer F'' ,

, - , ''Goat Simulator'' , iOS, Android ,

, - , ''KickBeat, KickBeat Special Edition'' , PS4,

, - , ''Murasaki Baby'' ,

, Puzzle , - , ''Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution'' , Win,

, X360 , Fighting , - , ''Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call'' , 3DS ,

, - , ''Total War: Rome II'' , Mac , Turn-based strategy, real-time tactics , - , rowspan="3", 17 , ''Age of Empires: Castle Siege'' , Win, WP , Massively multiplayer online game, Massively multiplayer online tower defense , - , ''Final Fantasy IV (3D remake), Final Fantasy IV'' , Win , Role-playing game , - , ''Plunder Pirates'' , iOS ,

, - , rowspan="3", 18 , ''Elminage#Elminage Gothic, Elminage Gothic'' , Win , 4x, turn-based strategy , - , ''Endless Legend'' , Win ,

, - , ''Roundabout (video game), Roundabout'' , Win, Mac,

, Open-world Racing video game, driving game , - , rowspan="4", 19 , ''6180 the moon'' , Win , , - , ''D4 (video game), D4'' , XBO ,

, - , ''Tropico 5'' , Mac,

, Construction and management simulation, Government simulation game, government simulation , - , ''Wasteland 2'' , Win, Mac,

, - , rowspan="12", 23 , ''Ar Nosurge, Ar Nosurge: Ode to an Unborn Star'' ,

, Role-playing game, Role-playing , - , ''Arcana Heart 3, Arcana Heart 3: LOVE MAX!!!!!'' ,

, Versus fighting game, 2D Versus fighting , - , ''CastleStorm, CastleStorm: Definitive Edition'' , PS4, XBO , Tower defense , - , ''Counter-Strike (series), Counter-Strike Nexon: Zombies'' , Win ,

, - , ''Defense Grid 2'' , Win, XBO, PS4 , Tower defense , - , ''Disney Infinity 2.0: Marvel Super Heroes'' ,

, PS4. Win,

, X360. XBO, iOS ,

, Nonlinear gameplay#Sandbox mode, sandbox, toys-to-life , - , ''FIFA 15'' , Win,

, PS4, X360, XBO,

, 3DS, Android ,

, - , ''Team17, Flockers'' , Win, PS4, XBO , , - , ''Frozen Synapse, Frozen Synapse Prime'' ,

, Turn-based tactics , - , ''Gauntlet (2014 video game), Gauntlet'' , Win , dungeon crawl , - , ''Slender: The Arrival'' , PSN ,

, - , ''Stronghold Crusader II'' , Win , Real-time strategy , - , rowspan="2" , 24 , ''Fenix Rage'' , Win ,

, - , ''Slender: The Arrival'' ,

, - , rowspan="5", 25 , ''Grid 2, Grid 2 Reloaded Edition'' , Mac ,

, - , ''Just Dance Now'' , iOS, Android ,

, - , '' Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance'' , Mac ,

, - , ''The Vanishing of Ethan Carter'' , Win ,

, - , ''Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal, Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL World Duel Carnival'' , 3DS , , - , rowspan="4", 26 , ''Hyrule Warriors'' ,

, Hack and slash , - , ''KickBeat, KickBeat Special Edition'' , XBO ,

, - , ''Neverending Nightmares'' , Win, macOS, Mac,

, - , ''Starpoint Gemini 2'' , Win , Space combat simulator, Space trading and combat simulator, Role playing video game , - , 28 , ''Massive Chalice'' , Win, Mac,

, Turn-based strategy, turn-based tactics , - , rowspan="2", 29 , ''Outland (video game), Outland'' , Win ,

, - , ''Starwhal: Just the Tip'' , Win, Mac,

, , - , rowspan="11", 30 , ''Borderlands 2'' ,

, Action role-playing video game, Action role-playing,

, - , ''Frima Studio, Chariot'' , PS4 , , - , ''Forza Horizon 2'' , XBO, X360 , Racing game, Racing , - , ''Futuridium EP Deluxe'' , PS4,

, Shoot'em up , - , '' Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor'' , Win, PS4, XBO ,

, - , ''Natural Doctrine'' ,

, PS4,

, Tactical role-playing game , - , ''Persona 4 Arena Ultimax'' ,

, X360 , Fighting , - , ''Pier Solar and the Great Architects#Pier Solar HD, Pier Solar HD'' , Win, Mac,

, PSN, PS4 , Role-playing game, Role-playing , - , ''Ranko Tsukigime's Longest Day'' ,

, , - , ''Second Chance Heroes'' , PS4 ,

, - , ''Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments'' , Win,

, PS4, X360, XBO ,

October–December

{, class="wikitable" , + "align=bottom" , , - style="background:#dae3e7; text-align:center;" , Month , Day , Title , Platform(s) , Genre(s) , - , rowspan="96" style="text-align:center; background:#ffa07a; textcolor:#000;", O
C
T
O
B
E
R
, 1 , ''Frima Studio, Chariot'' , XBO , , - , 3 , ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U, Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' , 3DS , Fighting , - , 5 , ''Skylanders: Trap Team'' , 3DS,

, PS4,

, X360, XBO , Toys-to-life,

, Platform game, platform , - , rowspan="13" , 7 , ''Alien: Isolation'' , Win,

, PS4, X360, XBO ,

, survival horror , - , ''Costume Quest#Sequel, Costume Quest 2'' , Win ,

, - , ''Divekick, Divekick: Addition Edition +'' , PS4, XBO , Fighting , - , ''Driveclub'' , PS4 ,

, - , ''Dust: An Elysian Tail'' , PS4 ,

, - , ''Jet Car Stunts'' ,

, Racing video game , - , ''NBA 2K15'' , Win,

, PS4, X360, XBO ,

, - , ''Pix the Cat'' , PS4,

, Snake (video game), Snake, Puzzle game, Puzzle , - , ''Project Spark'' , XBO, X360, Win , Sandbox game, Sandbox, Action-adventure game, action-adventure , - , ''Spelunky'' , PS4 ,

, roguelike , - , ''Styx: Master of Shadows'' , Win, PS4, XBO , Stealth game, Stealth , - , ''Tenkai Knights: Brave Battle'' , 3DS , Fighting , - , ''Vib-Ribbon'' , PSN,

, - , rowspan="3" , 9 , ''Shin'en Multimedia, Art of Balance'' ,

, , - , ''Dragon Quest II'' , Android (operating system), Droid, iOS ,

, - , ''Final Fantasy XIII'' , Win ,

, - , 10 , ''Ryse: Son of Rome'' , Win ,

, - , 11 , ''The Keep (video game), The Keep'' , 3DS ,

, - , rowspan="15" , 14 , ''Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel!'' , Win,

, X360 , Action role-playing video game, Action role-playing,

, - , ''Defense Grid 2'' , Mac,

, Tower defense , - , ''In Space We Brawl'' ,

, PS4 , , - , ''Lone Survivor (video game), Lone Survivor: The Director's Cut'' , PS4 ,

, - , ''

'' ,

, Sandbox game, Sandbox, Survival game, survival , - , ''Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures 2'' , 3DS,

, X360 ,

, - , ''Peggle 2'' , PS4 ,

, - , ''Petz Beach'' , 3DS , Virtual pets , - , ''Petz Countryside'' , 3DS , Virtual pets , - , ''Poptropica, Poptropica: Forgotten Islands'' , 3DS , Educational games, Educational, Adventure Game, Adventure , - , ''Senran Kagura, Senran Kagura: Shinovi Versus'' ,

, , - , ''Sleeping Dogs (video game), Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition'' , PS4, XBO, Win ,

, - , ''Tears to Tiara, Tears to Tiara II: Heir of the Overlord'' ,

, Tactical role-playing game, Visual novel, Eroge , - , ''

'' , Win,

, PS4, X360, XBO ,

, - , ''The Walking Dead (video game), The Walking Dead'' , PS4, XBO ,

, - , rowspan="3" , 15 , ''Angry Birds Transformers'' , iOS , Run and gun game, Run and gun , - , ''Killer Instinct (2013 video game), Killer Instinct: Season 2'' , XBO , Fighting , - , ''Legend of Grimrock II'' , Win ,

, dungeon crawl , - , rowspan="6" , 16 , ''A City Sleeps'' , Win ,

, - , ''Paper Monster Recut'' ,

, , - , ''Lone Survivor (video game), Lone Survivor'' ,

, - , ''Pyramids 2'' , 3DS , , - , ''Sentinels of the Multiverse: The Video Game'' , Android (operating system), Droid, iOS , , - , ''The Legend of Dark Witch'' , 3DS , , - , 17 , ''F.E.A.R. (series), F.E.A.R. Online'' , Win ,

, survival horror , - , 20 , ''République (video game), République: Episode 3'' , iOS ,

, - , rowspan="14" , 21 , ''Dreamfall Chapters: The Longest Journey'' , Win, Mac,

, PS4 ,

, - , ''Escape Goat 2'' , PS4 , Puzzle game, Puzzle , - , ''F1 2014 (video game), F1 2014'' , Win,

, X360 ,

, - , ''Fantasia: Music Evolved'' , XBO, X360 ,

, - , ''Jagged Alliance (series)#Jagged Alliance: Flashback, Jagged Alliance: Flashback'' , Win, Mac,

, Tactical role-playing game, Tactical role-playing, turn-based tactics , - , ''Just Dance 2015'' ,

, PS4,

, X360, XBO ,

, - , ''Need for Speed Rivals, Need for Speed Rivals: Complete Edition'' ,

, PS4, Win, X360, XBO ,

, - , ''Race the Sun (video game), Race the Sun'' , PSN, PS4,

, Platform game#Endless running games, Endless running , - , ''Samurai Warriors 4'' ,

, PS4,

, Hack and slash , - , ''Screencheat'' , Win ,

, - , ''Shadow Warrior (2013 video game), Shadow Warrior'' , PS4, XBO ,

, - , ''The Legend of Korra (video game), The Legend of Korra'' , PSN, PS4, Win ,

, beat 'em up , - , ''The Voice: I Want You'' ,

, Nintendo Wii, Wii, X360,

, , - , ''The Walking Dead: Season Two'' , PS4, XBO , Graphic adventure game, Graphic adventure, Interactive movie , - , 22 , ''The Legend of Korra (video game), The Legend of Korra'' ,

, XBO ,

, beat 'em up , - , rowspan="2" , 23 , ''Stealth Bastard Deluxe, Stealth Inc 2: A Game of Clones'' ,

, - , ''Shantae and the Pirate's Curse'' , 3DS ,

, - , rowspan="5" , 24 , '' Bayonetta 2'' ,

, - , ''Civilization: Beyond Earth'' , Win, Mac,

, Turn-based strategy, 4X , - , ''Fantasy Life'' , 3DS ,

, Life simulation game, life simulation , - , ''Majestic Nights'' , Win, Mac, iOS, Android , , - , ''Pokémon Art Academy'' , 3DS , Drawing game , - , 26 , ''How to Survive (video game), How to Survive'' , XBO , Action role-playing, survival horror, Survival game, survival , - , rowspan="2", 27 , ''Dungeon of the Endless'' , Win ,

, tower defense , - , ''Spacebase DF-9'' , Win , Space simulator , - , rowspan="15" , 28 , ''Big Hero 6 (film), Big Hero 6'' , 3DS , , - , ''Costume Quest#Sequel, Costume Quest 2'' , PSN, PS4 ,

, - , ''Deadfall Adventures'' ,

, Action-adventure game, action-adventure , - , ''Freedom Wars'' ,

, - , ''Lords of the Fallen'' , Win, PS4, XBO ,

, - , ''MX vs. ATV Supercross'' , Win, X360,

, Mac,

, - , ''NBA Live 15'' , PS4, XBO ,

, - , ''Poltergeist: A Pixelated Horror'' ,

, , - , ''Power Rangers Super Megaforce'' , 3DS , , - , ''Skulls of the Shogun'' ,

, Turn-based tactics , - , '' Sunset Overdrive'' , XBO ,

, third-person shooter , - , ''The Legend of Korra: A New Era Begins'' , 3DS , Tactical role-playing game, Tactical role-playing , - , ''WayForward, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Danger of the Ooze'' ,

, X360, 3DS , , - , ''The Unfinished Swan'' , PS4,

, - , ''WWE 2K15'' ,

, X360 ,

, - , rowspan="8" , 30 , ''Angry Birds Transformers'' , WP, Android , Run and gun game, Run and gun , - , ''Costume Quest#Sequel, Costume Quest 2'' , Mac,

, XBO ,

, - , ''Rock Zombie'' ,

, , - , ''Run Sackboy! Run!'' , iOS , Puzzle-platform game, Puzzle-platform , - , Secret of Mana , Android (operating system), Droid ,

, - , ''Transistor (video game), Transistor'' , Mac,

, turn-based strategy , - , ''Woah Dave!'' , 3DS, iOS, Win ,

, - , ''Zombie Panic in Wonderland, Zombie Panic in Wonderland DX'' , 3DS ,

, Shooter game#Shooting gallery, shooting gallery , - , 31 , ''Winx Club, Winx Club: Saving Alfea'' , 3DS , , - , rowspan="95" style="text-align:center; background:thistle; textcolor:#000;", N
O
V
E
M
B
E
R , 3 , ''Depth (video game), Depth'' , Win ,

, - , rowspan="11" , 4 , ''BioShock Infinite, BioShock Infinite: The Complete Edition'' , X360,

, - , '' Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare'' , Win,

, PS4, X360, XBO ,

, - , ''Frozen Synapse#Remake, Frozen Synapse Prime'' ,

, Turn-based tactics , - , ''Harvest Moon: The Lost Valley'' , 3DS , Construction and management simulation, Farm simulation, Role-playing game, role-playing , - , ''How to Survive (video game), How to Survive'' , PS4 , Action role-playing, survival horror, Survival game, survival , - , ''MotoGP 14'' , Win,

, X360,

, PS4 ,

, - , ''Planes: Fire & Rescue#Video game, Planes: Fire & Rescue'' ,

, Nintendo DS, NDS,

, 3DS , , - , ''Rocksmith 2014'' , PS4, XBO , Music video game , - , ''The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth'' , PS4,

, Win, Mac,

, - , ''The Hungry Horde'' ,

, , - , ''The Wolf Among Us'' , PS4, XBO ,

, - , 5 , ''A Bird Story'' , Win, Mac,

, Adventure video game, Adventure,

, - , rowspan="3" , 6 , ''Pier Solar and the Great Architects#Pier Solar HD, Pier Solar HD'' ,

, Role-playing game, Role-playing , - , ''The Sailor's Dream'' , iOS , , - , ''The Swapper'' ,

, Puzzle-platform game, Puzzle-platform,

, - , rowspan="2" , 7 , ''Civilization Revolution 2'' , Android , Turn-based strategy , - , ''Football Manager 2015'' , Win, Mac,

, Business simulation game, business simulation , - , rowspan="19" , 11 , ''Assassin's Creed Rogue'' ,

, X360 ,

, - , ''Assassin's Creed Unity'' , Win, PS4, XBO ,

, - , ''Candy Crush Saga#Sequel, Candy Crush Soda Saga'' , iOS, Android ,

, - , ''Digimon All-Star Rumble'' ,

, X360 , Fighting , - , ''Five Nights at Freddy's 2'' , Win ,

, - , ''Halo: The Master Chief Collection'' , XBO ,

, - , ''Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham'' , Win, PlayStation 4, PS3, PS4,

, X360, XBO, 3DS,

, - , ''Retro City Rampage, Retro City Rampage DX'' , PS4 ,

, - , ''Ring Run Circus'' ,

, , - , ''Senran Kagura, Senran Kagura: Bon Appétit!'' ,

, , - , ''Shape Up (video game), Shape Up'' , XBO , Fitness game, Fitness , - , ''Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric''
''Sonic Toon: Ancient Treasure'' ,

, Platform game, platform , - , ''Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal''
''Sonic Toon: Island Adventure'' , 3DS ,

, Platform game, platform , - , ''Tales of Hearts R'' ,

, Role-playing video game , - , ''Terraria'' , PS4 ,

, Sandbox game, sandbox , - , ''Tetris Ultimate'' , 3DS , Puzzle game, Puzzle , - , ''Toybox Turbos'' , Win ,

, - , ''Tropico 5'' , X360 , Construction and management simulation, Government simulation game, government simulation , - , ''Valkyria Chronicles'' , Win , Tactical role-playing game, Tactical role-playing , - , 12 , ''Frima Studio, Chariot'' , Win , , - , rowspan="7", 13 , ''A World of Keflings'' ,

, City-building game , - , ''Five Nights at Freddy's 2'' , Android ,

, - , ''Jupiter (company)#Nintendo 3DS, Picross e5'' , 3DS , , - , ''Pro Evolution Soccer 2015'' , Win,

, PS4, X360, XBO ,

, - , ''Tengami'' ,

, - , ''World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor'' , Win, Mac , Massively multiplayer online role-playing game , - , ''XCOM: Enemy Within'' , iOS, Android , Turn-based tactics , - , rowspan="5", 14 , ''Frozen Synapse#Remake, Frozen Synapse Prime'' , Win , Turn-based tactics , - , ''Pure Pool'' , XBO , Sports Simulation game, simulation , - , ''Terraria'' , XBO ,

, Sandbox game, sandbox , - , ''This War of Mine'' , Win, Mac,

, - , ''Toybox Turbos'' , PSN,

, - , 16 , ''Vainglory (video game), Vainglory'' , iOS ,

, - , rowspan="16" , 18 , ''Adventure Time: The Secret of the Nameless Kingdom'' , 3DS,

, Win, X360 ,

, - , ''Company of Heroes 2, Company of Heroes 2 - Ardennes Assault'' , Win , Real-time strategy , - , '' Dragon Age: Inquisition'' , Win,

, PS4, X360, XBO ,

, - , ''Escape Dead Island'' , Win,

, X360 ,

, survival horror , - , ''Far Cry 4'' , Win,

, PS4, X360, XBO ,

, - , ''Grand Theft Auto V (re-release), Grand Theft Auto V'' , PS4, XBO ,

, - , ''Grand Theft Auto Online'' , PS4, XBO ,

, - , ''Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA F 2nd'' ,

, Rhythm game , - , ''LittleBigPlanet 3'' ,

, PS4 , Puzzle-platform game, Puzzle-platform, Open world, sandbox , - , '' Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor'' ,

, X360 ,

, - , ''Never Alone (video game), Never Alone'' , Win, PS4, XBO , Puzzle-platform game, Puzzle-platform , - , ''Rabbids Invasion: The Interactive TV Show'' , X360, XBO, PS4 , , - , ''Atlus, Rollers of the Realm'' , PS4,

, Win , , - , ''Tiny Troopers: Joint Ops'' , PS4 , Shoot 'em up#Multidirectional shooters, Twin-stick shooter , - , ''

'' ,

, - , ''WWE 2K15'' , PS4, XBO ,

, - , 19 , ''The Jackbox Party Pack#The Jackbox Party Pack (2014), The Jackbox Party Pack'' , PS4, PS4, XBO , Party game#Video games, Party , - , rowspan="3" , 20 , ''Natsume (company), Alphadia Genesis'' ,

, , - , ''Five Nights at Freddy's 2'' , iOS ,

, - , ''Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms'' , Win , Role-playing video game , - , rowspan="5" , 21 , ''Kinetic Void'' , Win, Mac,

, Sandbox game, Sandbox, Space trading and combat simulator , - , ''Pier Solar and the Great Architects#Pier Solar HD, Pier Solar HD'' , XBO , Role-playing game, Role-playing , - , Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, ''Pokémon Omega Ruby'' and ''Alpha Sapphire'' , 3DS ,

, - , '' Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'' ,

, Fighting , - , ''Thomas Was Alone'' , XBO ,

-Platform video game, platform , - , rowspan="11" , 25 , ''Akiba's Trip: Undead & Undressed'' , PS4 ,

, beat 'em up , - , ''Aqua Kitty DX'' , PS4,

, , - , ''Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions'' , Win, PSN, PS4, Mac,

, Shoot 'em up#Multidirectional shooters, Multidirectional shooting , - , ''Haunted House (video game), Haunted House: Cryptic Graves'' , Win ,

, - , ''Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth'' , 3DS ,

, dungeon crawl , - , ''Penguins of Madagascar'' , 3DS,

, , - , ''Speakeasy'' , PS4 , , - , ''Tales from the Borderlands, Tales from the Borderlands - Episode 1: Zer0 Sum'' , Win, PSN, PS4 , Graphic adventure game, Graphic adventure , - , ''The Pinball Arcade'' , XBO , Video game genres#Pinball, Pinball , - , ''Thomas Was Alone'' , PS4,

, Puzzle-platform game, Puzzle-platform , - , ''Valiant Hearts: The Great War'' , Android ,

, - , rowspan="4", 26 , ''Civilization: Beyond Earth'' , Mac , Turn-based strategy, 4X , - , ''Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions'' ,

, XBO , Shoot 'em up#Multidirectional shooters, Multidirectional shooting , - , ''The Jackbox Party Pack#The Jackbox Party Pack (2014), The Jackbox Party Pack'' , Win , Party game#Video games, Party , - , ''Tales from the Borderlands, Tales from the Borderlands - Episode 1: Zer0 Sum'' , XBO , Graphic adventure game, Graphic adventure , - , rowspan="3", 27 , ''Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath'' , iOS , First-person shooter, First-person/third-person shooter, Action-adventure game, action-adventure , - , ''Engine Software, Proun+'' , iOS , , - , ''Godus'' , Android , God game , - , 28 , ''Emergency 5'' , Win , , - , rowspan="73" style="text-align:center; background:#98fb98; textcolor:#000;", D
E
C
E
M
B
E
R , rowspan="7", 2 , ''Arc System Works, Fantasy Hero Unsigned Legacy'' ,

, , - , ''Final Horizon'' , PS4,

, Tower defense , - , ''Game of Thrones (2014 video game), Game of Thrones - Episode 1: Iron From Ice'' , Win, Mac, PS4 , Graphic adventure game, Graphic adventure, Interactive movie, interactive drama , - , ''Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix'' ,

, - , ''Monopoly Plus'' , PS4 ,

, board game , - , ''Secret Ponchos'' , PS4 , Top-down shooter , - , ''The Crew (video game), The Crew'' , Win, PS4, XBO, X360 ,

, - , rowspan="5" , 3 , ''Chivalry: Medieval Warfare'' ,

, X360 , Hack and slash , - , ''Game of Thrones (2014 video game), Game of Thrones - Episode 1: Iron From Ice'' , XBO, X360 , Graphic adventure game, Graphic adventure, Interactive movie, interactive drama , - , ''Bossa Studios, I Am Bread'' , Win , , - , ''Tales from the Borderlands, Tales from the Borderlands - Episode 1: Zer0 Sum'' ,

, Graphic adventure game, Graphic adventure , - , ''Tomb Raider II'' , iOS ,

, Platform game, platform , - , rowspan="3" , 4 , ''Dead State'' , Win ,

, survival horror , - , ''Dragon Quest III'' , Android (operating system), Droid, iOS ,

, - , ''Game of Thrones (2014 video game), Game of Thrones - Episode 1: Iron From Ice'' , iOS , Graphic adventure game, Graphic adventure, Interactive movie, interactive drama , - , rowspan="7" , 5 , ''Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker'' ,

, Puzzle video game#Action puzzle, Action puzzle , - , ''Five Nights at Freddy's (video game), Five Nights at Freddy's'' , WP ,

, - , ''Five Nights at Freddy's 2'' , WP ,

, - , ''Limbo (video game), Limbo'' , XBO ,

, Platform game, platform , - , ''NES Remix, NES Remix Pack'' ,

, Arcade game, arcade , - , ''NES Remix, Ultimate NES Remix'' , 3DS ,

, Arcade game, arcade , - , ''Threes (game), Threes'' , XBO ,

, - , rowspan="7" , 9 , ''Game of Thrones (2014 video game), Game of Thrones - Episode 1: Iron From Ice'' ,

, Graphic adventure game, Graphic adventure, Interactive movie, interactive drama , - , ''Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams, Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams - Director's Cut'' , PS4 , Puzzle-platform game, Puzzle-platform , - , ''Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris'' , Win, PS4, XBO ,

, - , ''Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy'' , 3DS ,

, visual novel , - , ''Rock Boshers DX'' , PS4,

, , - , ''Suikoden (video game), Suikoden'' , PSN,

, - , ''Suikoden II'' , PSN,

, - , rowspan="3", 10 , ''Elegy for a Dead World'' , Win , , - , ''Marvel Contest of Champions'' , Android (operating system), Droid, iOS , Fighting video game, Fighting , - , ''

'' , WP , Sandbox game, Sandbox, Survival game, survival , - , rowspan="7", 11 , ''BlazBlue: Continuum Shift#BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend, BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend'' , Win , Fighting game , - , ''

'' , WP ,

, - , ''Final Fantasy XIII-2'' , Win ,

, - , ''Hazumi'' , 3DS , , - , ''Scrolls (video game), Scrolls'' , Win, Mac, Android ,

, - , ''The Talos Principle'' , Win, Mac,

, - , ''Xeodrifter'' , 3DS ,

, - , rowspan="5", 12 , ''Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams, Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams - Director's Cut'' , XBO , Puzzle-platform game, Puzzle-platform , - , ''The King of Fighters '98#Ultimate Match, The King of Fighters '98 Ultimate Match Final Edition'' , Win , Fighting , - , ''Metro 2033 (video game), Metro 2033 Redux'' ,

, - , ''Metro: Last Light, Metro: Last Light Redux'' ,

, - , ''Papers, Please'' , iOS ,

, Simulation video game, simulation , - , rowspan="7" , 16 , ''Elite: Dangerous'' , Win , Space flight simulator game#Space trading and combat game, Space trading and combat , - , ''Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN-'' ,

, PS4 , Fighting , - , '' Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft'' , Android , Digital collectible card game , - , ''

'' , PS4 ,

, - , ''Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee, Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee HD'' ,

, - , ''SimCity (series), SimCity BuildIt'' , iOS, Android , Construction and management simulation, City-building game, city-building , - , ''Tetris Ultimate'' , PS4 , Puzzle game, Puzzle , - , rowspan="2", 17 , ''Brothers in Arms 3: Sons of War'' , iOS, Android ,

, Action-adventure game, action-adventure , - , ''Kalimba (video game), Kalimba'' , XBO , Puzzle-platform game, Puzzle-platform , - , rowspan="4" , 18 , ''Civilization: Beyond Earth'' ,

, Turn-based strategy, 4X , - , ''Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars Mobile'' , Android ,

, - , ''Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes'' , Win ,

, - , ''Plenty of Fishies'' ,

, , - , rowspan="2", 19 , ''Assetto Corsa'' , Win , Sim racing, Racing simulation , - , ''Sportsfriends'' , Win , Party game#Party video games, Party , - , 20 , ''Luftrausers'' , Amazon Fire TV ,

, - , 21 , ''Telltale Games, The Telltale Games Collection'' , XBO , , - , 22 , ''Geometry Dash'' , Win, Mac , Platformer , - , rowspan="5", 23 , ''Fieldrunners 2'' ,

, Tower defense , - , ''Resogun'' ,

, Side-scrolling video game, Side-scroller, shoot 'em up , - , ''Switch Galaxy Ultra'' , PS4,

, , - , ''Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (video game), Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic'' , Android ,

, - , ''Trine (video game), Trine Enchanted Edition'' , PS4 , Puzzle-platform game, Puzzle-platform, action-adventure , - , rowspan="5", 25 , ''Duck Hunt (video game), Duck Hunt'' ,

, Light gun shooter, Sports game, sports , - , ''Mario Party Advance'' ,

, Party game#Party video games, Party , - , ''Shantae and the Pirate's Curse'' ,

, - , ''Spy Chameleon'' ,

, , - , ''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2'' ,

Video game-based film and television releases

{, class="wikitable sortable" , - ! Title !! Date !! Type !! Distributor(s) !! Franchise !! Original game publisher(s) !! , - , ''D-Frag!'' , , Anime television series , TV Tokyo , , , style="text-align:center;", , - , ''Need for Speed (film), Need for Speed'' , , Feature film , Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures , ''Need for Speed'' ,

, style="text-align:center;", , - , ''No Game No Life'' , , Anime television series , Tokyo MX
, , , style="text-align:center;", , - , ''Pokémon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction, Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction'' , , Anime film , Toho , ''Pokémon'' ,

The Pokémon Company , style="text-align:center;", , - , ''Sonic Boom (TV series), Sonic Boom'' , , 3D animated television series , Lagardère Group, Lagardère Entertainment Rights
M6 Group , ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' , Sega , style="text-align:center;",

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