January 1996 - games, that were released this month

Deadlock: Planetary Conquest - release date

Strategy, Simulation, Business / Management, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Science fiction

January 1, 1996 → PC

Steam: 54/100

A turn-based strategy game about establishing a space colony and competing for control of an unexplored planet. Players can choose humans or one of six alien races...

Hexen: Deathkings of the Dark Citadel

Action, Shooter, DLC, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

January 1, 1996 → PC

Steam: 75/100

An expansion for Hexen, this dark fantasy first-person shooter continues the story after the Chaos Sphere transports the hero to the Realm of the Dead. Hordes of...

Putt-Putt and Pep's Dog on a Stick

Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Adventure, Casual game, Point & Click

January 1, 1996 → Windows 3.x

Steam: 88/100

This arcade game follows Pep, a dog hopping on a stick to collect goodies before his rivals catch up. Players make their way through levels, navigating obstacles...

Flight of the Amazon Queen

Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle

1995 → Amiga, DOS

Flight of the Amazon Queen is a third-person adventure with puzzle elements from the masters at Interactive Binary Illusions. The game is published by Renegade...

Ms. Pac-Man

Arcade, Action, Top-down view

1995 → Game Gear

Players: 5.8/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 65/100

This top-down arcade game follows Ms. PAC-MAN through mazes as she collects dots and avoids ghosts. Clearing a maze advances to the next stage. Power Pellets...

Screamer 2

Racing, Third-person view, Sports game, Simulation

January 2, 1996 → PC

Steam: 81/100

Races take place on winding tracks with varied terrain, driving conditions, and difficulty, from icy Scandinavian roads to mountain routes and the Egyptian desert...

Street Fighter Alpha: Warriors' Dreams

Action, Fighting, Anime / Manga

January 2, 1996 → PlayStation; January 26, 1996 → SEGA Saturn

Street Fighter Alpha: Warriors' Dreams is an action game with a mixture of fighting and anime or manga games from the masters from the studio Capcom Co., Ltd...

Revolution X

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future)

January 4, 1996 → PlayStation

Revolution X is a first-person action game with shooter elements from the masters from the Midway studio. The game is published by Acclaim Entertainment, Inc.. In...

Revolution 10

Action, Shooter, Music game, Post-apocalyptic

January 4, 1996 → PlayStation

Revolution 10 is an action game with a mixture of shooter and music game from developers from the studio Midway Games, Inc.. The main publisher of the game is...

Freeciv

Strategy, Business / Management, Isometric, Top-down view, Sandbox

January 5, 1996 → Linux

Players: 9.6/10

A turn-based strategy game about guiding a civilization from a tribal settlement in 4000 BC through the centuries and toward space colonization. The player founds...

Rebel Runner - Operation: Digital Code

Arcade, Action

January 5, 1996 → DOS

Rebel Runner — Operation: Digital Code is an arcade game with action elements from the studio Family Soft Co., Ltd.. The game is published by Hyundai. The PC...

Arcade America

Action, Platformer, Puzzle

January 9, 1996 → PC, Windows 3.x

Arcade America is an action game with platformer and puzzle elements from developers from the studio 7th Level, Inc.. The main publisher of the game is BMG...

Mashō no Kao

Adventure, First-person view, Anime / Manga, Adult game

January 11, 1996 → PC-98

Players: 10/10

Mashō no Kao is a first-person adventure with an anime/manga/adult twist from the developers at Mink Co. Ltd.. The game is published by Mink Co. Ltd...

Lunar: Sanpo-suru Gakuen

Role-playing game, First-person view, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based

January 12, 1996 → Game Gear

Lunar: Sanpo-suru Gakuen is a first-person role-playing game with an admixture of anime or manga and fantasy games from developers from Ehrgeiz and Studio Alex...

Madō Monogatari: Hanamaru Daiyōchienji

Role-playing game, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based

January 12, 1996 → SNES

Madō Monogatari: Hanamaru Daiyōchienji is a top-down RPG with an anime/manga twist from the masters at Compile. The game is published by Tokuma Shoten...

Agile Warrior: F-111X

Simulation, Flight Simulator, Third-person view

January 13, 1996 → PlayStation

Agile Warrior: F-111X is a third-person simulator with a dash of flight simulator from the masters at Black Ops Entertainment, LLC. The main publisher of the game...

Arcade Hits: Magical Drop

Arcade, Strategy, In real time, Puzzle, Anime / Manga

January 13, 1996 → PlayStation, SNES

Arcade Hits: Magical Drop is an arcade game with elements of strategy, puzzle and games in the anime or manga genre from developers from the studios Data East...

Hi-Octane

Shooter, Racing, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

January 13, 1996 → PlayStation

Hi-Octane is a first-person shooter with racing elements from Bullfrog Productions, Ltd.. The game is published by Electronic Arts, Inc.. Hi-Octane is also known as...

Robo Pit

Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

January 13, 1996 → PlayStation

Robo Pit is a third-person action game with fighting game elements from developers from the Altron Corporation studio. The game is published by Kokopeli Digital...

Solitaire Deluxe

Simulation, Top-down view, Card game

January 15, 1996 → Windows 3.x

Solitaire Deluxe is a top-down simulator with card game elements from the masters at Publishing International. The game is published by Interplay Entertainment...

Policenauts

Shooter, Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga

January 19, 1996 → PlayStation

Players: 8.6/10

Policenauts — adventure shooter in the futuristic genre. In 2013, Los Angeles Police Department officer Jonathan Ingram (Hideyuki Tanaka) was one of five...

Creature Shock

Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Futurism (Future)

January 19, 1996 → SEGA Saturn

Creature Shock is a first-person action game with a touch of shooter and horror from the masters from the studio Argonaut Software Ltd.. The main publisher of the...

Floating Runner: Quest for the 7 Crystals

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle

January 19, 1996 → PlayStation

Floating Runner: Quest for the 7 Crystals is a third-person action game with platforming and puzzle elements from developers from Kokopeli Digital Studios. The game...

Reijū - Twin Road

Role-playing game, Strategy, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Adult game, Turn-based

January 19, 1996 → PC-98

Reijū — Twin Road is a top-down RPG with a dash of strategy, anime/manga, fantasy, and adult games from the masters at Apple Pie. The game is published...

BIND: Kinbaku Jinmon Densetsu

Adventure, First-person view, Anime / Manga, Adult game

January 21, 1996 → PC-98

BIND: Kinbaku Jinmon Densetsu is a first-person adventure with an anime/manga/adult twist from the developers at In-Side. The game is published by In-Side. But on...

FreeCell Plus

Strategy, Top-down view, Card game

January 25, 1996 → Windows 3.x

FreeCell Plus is a top-down strategy game with card game elements from Goodsol Development, Inc.. The main publisher of the game is Goodsol Development, Inc...

Cyberia

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Cyberpunk, Adventure, Simulation

January 26, 1996 → 3DO

Players: 10/10

Steam: 94/100

This futuristic cyberpunk action game with puzzles follows Zak, an outlaw computer hacker who infiltrates a secret terrorist base in 2027 to steal a doomsday...

Descent

Arcade, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Old school

January 26, 1996 → PlayStation

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 68/100

Descent is an exciting first-person shooter in a sci-fi setting. Alien invaders have occupied a number of mining complexes located throughout the Solar System. They...

Guardian Heroes

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

January 26, 1996 → SEGA Saturn

Metacritic: 83/100

This fantasy action game combines role-playing elements and fighting with battles against hordes of enemies. In Guardian Heroes, players fight androids, zombie...

Lost Eden

Adventure, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Strategy

January 26, 1996 → PC-98

Players: 10/10

Steam: 94/100

An adventure-strategy game set in an alternate prehistoric world where humans and dinosaurs coexist. The protagonist travels across four continents, meeting more...

Baku Baku Animal

Strategy, Puzzle

January 26, 1996 → Game Gear

Baku Baku Animal is a strategy game with puzzle elements from the masters from the Sega AM3 R&D Division studio. The game is published by SEGA Enterprises Ltd...

Bogey: Dead 6

Simulation, Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, First-person view

January 26, 1996 → PlayStation

Bogey: Dead 6 is a first-person simulator with a mixture of action, shooter and flight simulator from the studio Pegasus Japan Corp.. The main publisher of the game...

Dark Legend

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

January 26, 1996 → PlayStation

Dark Legend is a third-person arcade game with elements of action, fighting and fantasy games from developers from the Data East Corporation studio. The game's...

Mujintō Monogatari

Simulation, Top-down view, Anime / Manga

January 26, 1996 → SNES

Mujintō Monogatari is a top-down simulation game with an anime/manga twist from KSS Studio. The main publisher of the game is KSS. Perhaps Mujintō...

Real Bout Fatal Fury

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Anime / Manga

January 26, 1996 → Neo Geo

Real Bout Fatal Fury is a third-person arcade game with elements of action, fighting and anime or manga games from the developers of the SNK Corporation studio. The...

Shizuku

Adventure, First-person view, Anime / Manga, Adult game, Visual novel

January 26, 1996 → PC-98, DOS

Players: 7.7/10

Shizuku is a first-person adventure with an anime/manga twist, an adult game, and a visual novel from developer Leaf. The main publisher of the game is Aquaplus...

Star Trap (1996)

Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Adult game, Visual novel

January 26, 1996 → PC-98

Star Trap (1996) is a first-person adventure with an anime/manga twist, an adult game, and a visual novel from the developers at Fairy Dust. The game is published...

Tecmo Stackers

Strategy, Puzzle

January 26, 1996 → SEGA Saturn

Tecmo Stackers is a strategy game with puzzle elements from the masters at Tecmo, Ltd.. The game is published by Tecmo, Ltd.. In some circles, Tecmo Stackers is...

Time Stripper

Adventure, First-person view, Anime / Manga, Adult game, Visual novel

January 26, 1996 → PC-98

Time Stripper is a first-person adventure with an anime/manga/adult/visual novel twist from the developers at Foster Studios. The main publisher of the game is...

Tokimeki Card Paradise: Koi no Royal Straight Flush

Strategy, Anime / Manga, Adult game, Card game

January 26, 1996 → PC-FX

Tokimeki Card Paradise: Koi no Royal Straight Flush is a strategy game with elements of an anime/manga game, a game for adults and a card game from the masters of...