2013 in video games

Numerous video games were released in 2013. Many awards went to games such as Madden NFL 25 , NBA 2K14 , WWE 2K14 , NBA Live 14 , BioShock Infinite , Grand Theft Auto V , The Last of Us , and The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds . New video game consoles released in 2013 include the PlayStation 4 from Sony Computer Entertainment and the Xbox One from Microsoft.

Series with new installments in 2013 include Ace Attorney , ARMA , Army of Two , Assassin's Creed , Batman: Arkham , Battlefield , BioShock , Call of Duty , Crysis , Dead Rising , Dead Space , Devil May Cry , Final Fantasy , Fire Emblem , Forza Motorsport , God of War , Gears of War , Gran Turismo , Grand Theft Auto , Killer Instinct , Killzone , The Legend of Zelda , Lost Planet , Luigi's Mansion , Mario Party , Metal Gear , Metro , Need for Speed , Pokémon , Rayman , Pikmin , Saints Row , SimCity , Sly Cooper , Sonic The Hedgehog , StarCraft , Super Mario , Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell , Tomb Raider , Total War , and Zoo Tycoon .

In addition, 2013 saw the introduction of several new properties, including Beyond: Two Souls , The Last of Us , Papers, Please , Tearaway , Cookie Clicker and The Wonderful 101 .

Legend

Video game platforms

3DS	Nintendo 3DS, 3DS Virtual Console, iQue 3DS	DROID	Android	DS	Nintendo DS, DSiWare, iQue DS
iOS	iOS, iPadOS, iPad, iPhone, iPod	LIN	Linux	MOBI	Mobile phone
Shield	Nvidia Shield	OSX	macOS	OUYA	Ouya
PS2	PlayStation 2	PS3	PlayStation 3	PS4	PlayStation 4
PSN	PlayStation Network	PSP	PlayStation Portable	PSV	PlayStation Vita
WEB	Browser game	Wii	Wii, WiiWare, Wii Virtual Console	WiiU	Wii U, WiiU Virtual Console
WIN	Microsoft Windows, all versions Windows 95 and up	WP	Windows Phone	X360	Xbox 360, Xbox 360 Live Arcade
XOne	Xbox One

Genre notes

Action	Action game	Action RPG	Action role-playing game	Action-adventure	Action-adventure game
Adventure	Adventure game	Brawler	Beat 'em up	Business sim	Business simulation game
City builder	City-building game	Digital tabletop	Digital tabletop game	Endless runner	Endless runner
Fighting	Fighting game	Fitness	Fitness game	FPS	First-person shooter
Government sim	Government simulation game	Grand strategy	Grand strategy game	Graphic adventure	Graphic adventure
Hack and slash	Hack and slash	Interactive film	Interactive film	Life sim	Life simulation game
Metroidvania	Metroidvania	MMORPG	Massively multiplayer online RPG	MOBA	Multiplayer online battle arena
Music	Music video game	PCA	Point-and-click adventure	Platformer	Platformer
Puzzle	Puzzle video game	Puzzle-platformer	Puzzle-platformer	Racing	Racing game
Rhythm	Rhythm game	Roguelike	Roguelike	RPG	Role-playing video game
RTS	Real-time strategy	RTT	Real-time tactics	Sandbox	Open world RPG
Shoot 'em up	Shoot 'em up	Shooter	Shooter game	Simulation	Simulation video game
Sports	Sports video game	Stealth	Stealth game	Strategy	Strategy video game
Survival	Survival game	Survival horror	Survival horror	Tactical RPG	Tactical role-playing game
TBS	Turn-based strategy	TBT	Turn-based tactics	TPS	Third-person shooter
Vehicle sim	Vehicle simulation game	Vehicular combat	Vehicular combat game	Visual novel	Visual novel

Hardware releases

PlayStation 4

Xbox One

The list of game consoles released in 2013.

Date	Console	Ref.
June 10	Xbox 360 E
June 25	Ouya
July 31	Nvidia Shield
October 12	Nintendo 2DS
November 14	PlayStation TV
November 15	GameStick
November 15	Playstation 4
November 22	Xbox One
December 10	MOJO

Highest-grossing games

The following were 2013's top ten highest-grossing video games in terms of worldwide revenue (including physical sales, digital purchases, subscriptions, microtransactions, free-to-play and pay-to-play) across all platforms (including mobile, PC and console platforms).

No.	Game	Revenue	Publisher(s)	Genre	Platform(s)	Business model	Ref.
1	Puzzle & Dragons	$1,522,000,000	GungHo Online Entertainment (SoftBank Group)	Puzzle	MOBI	Free-to-play	[1]
2	Candy Crush Saga	$1,460,000,000	King Digital Entertainment	Puzzle	MOBI	Free-to-play	[2]
3	World of Warcraft	$1,041,000,000	Blizzard Entertainment (Activision Blizzard)	MMORPG	WIN	Subscription / pay-to-play	[3]
4	Grand Theft Auto V	$1,000,000,000	Rockstar Games (Take-Two Interactive)	Action-adventure	PS3, X360	Buy-to-play	[4]
5	Call of Duty: Ghosts	$1,000,000,000	Activision (Activision Blizzard)	FPS		Buy-to-play	[5]
6	Crossfire	$1,000,000,000	Smilegate / Tencent	FPS	WIN	Free-to-play	[6]
7	League of Legends	$624,000,000	Riot Games / Tencent	MOBA	WIN	Free-to-play	[7]
8	Pokémon X / Y	$464,000,000	Nintendo / The Pokémon Company	RPG	3DS	Buy-to-play	[8] [9]
9	Dungeon Fighter Online	$426,000,000	Neople / Nexon	Brawler	WIN	Free-to-play	[7]
10	World of Tanks	$372,000,000	Wargaming.net	Vehicular combat (tank)	WIN	Free-to-play	[7]

Top-rated games

Critically acclaimed titles

Metacritic (MC) and GameRankings (GR) are aggregators of video game journalism reviews.

2013 games and expansions scoring at least 90/100 (MC) or 90% (GR) ^{[10] [11]}

Game	Publisher	Release Date	Platform	MC score	GR score
Grand Theft Auto V	Rockstar Games	September 17, 2013	PS3	97/100	97.01%
Grand Theft Auto V	Rockstar Games	September 17, 2013	X360	97/100	96.1%
BioShock Infinite	2K Games	March 26, 2013	PS3	94/100	95.94%
The Last of Us	Sony Computer Entertainment	June 14, 2013	PS3	95/100	95.09%
BioShock Infinite	2K Games	March 26, 2013	WIN	94/100	92.62%
Flower	Sony Computer Entertainment	November 15, 2013	PS4	91/100	93.57%
Fez	Trapdoor	May 1, 2013	WIN	91/100	93.5%
Metal Gear Solid: The Legacy Collection	Konami	July 9, 2013	PS3	93/100	93.33% [12]
Super Mario 3D World	Nintendo	November 21, 2013	WiiU	93/100	92.56%
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons	505 Games	September 3, 2013	WIN	90/100	93.12%
Rayman Legends	Ubisoft	August 29, 2013	WiiU	92/100	93%
BioShock Infinite	2K Games	March 26, 2013	X360	93/100	91.89%
Deus Ex: Human Revolution – Director's Cut	Square Enix	October 22, 2013	WIN	91/100	92.5% [13]
Rayman Legends	Ubisoft	August 29, 2013	PS3	91/100	91.81%
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD	Nintendo	September 20, 2013	WiiU	90/100	91.08%
The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds	Nintendo	November 22, 2013	3DS	91/100	90.55%
Spelunky	Mossmouth	August 8, 2013	WIN	90/100	91%
Mass Effect 3: Citadel	Electronic Arts	March 5, 2013	PS3	90/100	90.67% [14]
The Stanley Parable	Galactic Cafe	October 13, 2013	WIN	88/100	90.25%
Dota 2	Valve	July 9, 2013	WIN	90/100	89.27%
Rayman Legends	Ubisoft	August 29, 2013	WIN	90/100	89% [15]
Rayman Legends	Ubisoft	August 29, 2013	X360	90/100	88.88%
Crusader Kings II: The Old Gods	Paradox Interactive	May 28, 2013	WIN	88/100	90% [16]
XCOM: Enemy Within	2K Games	November 12, 2013	PS3	88/100	90% [17]
Rage of the Gladiator	Gamelion Studios	September 19, 2013	3DS	88/100	90% [18]

Major awards

Category/Organization		31st Golden Joystick Awards October 25, 2013	VGX December 7, 2013		17th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards February 6, 2014		10th British Academy Games Awards March 12, 2014	14th Game Developers Choice Awards March 19, 2014
Game of the Year		Grand Theft Auto V			The Last of Us
Independent / Debut [i]		Mark of the Ninja	Gone Home		—		Gone Home
Downloadable		—			Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons		—	Papers, Please
Mobile/Handheld [i]	Mobile	XCOM: Enemy Unknown	Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time				Tearaway	The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
	Handheld	Assassin's Creed III: Liberation	The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
Innovation		Oculus Rift	—		The Last of Us		Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons	Papers, Please
Artistic Achievement [i]	Animation	BioShock Infinite	—		The Last of Us		Tearaway	BioShock Infinite
	Art Direction				The Last of Us
Audio [i]	Music	—	Grand Theft Auto V		BioShock Infinite			BioShock Infinite
	Sound Design		—		The Last of Us
Character or Performance [i]	Actor	—	Troy Baker as Joel The Last of Us	The Lutece Twins BioShock Infinite	Ellie The Last of Us		Ashley Johnson as Ellie The Last of Us	—
	Actress		Ashley Johnson as Ellie The Last of Us
Game Direction or Design		—			The Last of Us		Grand Theft Auto V	The Last of Us
Narrative		The Last of Us	—		The Last of Us
Technical Achievement [i]	Gameplay Engineering	—			Grand Theft Auto V		—	Grand Theft Auto V
	Visual Engineering				The Last of Us
Multiplayer/Online [i]	Multiplayer	Payday 2	—		World of Tanks		Grand Theft Auto V	—
	Online	World of Tanks
Action/Adventure	Action/Shooter	—	BioShock Infinite				The Last of Us
	Adventure	—	Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag		The Last of Us
Casual or Family	Casual	—	Animal Crossing: New Leaf		Plant vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time		Tearaway
	Family				Super Mario 3D World
Fighting		—	Injustice: Gods Among Us				—
Role-Playing		—	Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch		Diablo III
Sports/Racing	Sports	—	NBA 2K14		FIFA 14		FIFA 14
	Racing		Forza Motorsport 5
Strategy/Simulation		—			XCOM: Enemy Within		Papers, Please
Special Award		Lifetime Achievement	—		Hall of Fame	Pioneer Award	BAFTA Fellowship	Lifetime Achievement Award
		Ken Levine			Sam Houser, Dan Houser, Leslie Benzies	Eugene Jarvis	Rockstar Games	Ken Kutaragi

1. Certain award presentations combine these categories.

Video game-based film and television releases

Title	Date	Type	Distributor(s)	Franchise	Original game publisher(s)	Ref.
Angry Birds Toons	March 17, 2013	Animated mini series	Toons.TV	Angry Birds	Rovio Entertainment	[19]
Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures	June 15, 2013	3D anime series	Tokyo MX	Pac-Man	Namco	[20]
Danganronpa: The Animation	July 4, 2013	Anime mini series	Mainichi Broadcasting System	Danganronpa	Spike Chunsoft	[21]
Genesect and the Legend Awakened	July 13, 2013	Anime film	Toho (Japan)	Pokémon	Nintendo The Pokémon Company	[22]
Rabbids Invasion	August 3, 2013	3D animated series	Nickelodeon	Rabbids	Ubisoft	[23]
Pokémon Origins	October 2, 2013	Anime mini series	TV Tokyo	Pokémon	Nintendo The Pokémon Company	[24]
The Smash Brothers	October 11, 2013	Documentary series	East Point Pictures	Super Smash Bros.	Nintendo	[25]
Bayonetta: Bloody Fate	November 23, 2013	Anime film	Gonzo	Bayonetta	Platinum Games	[26]
Persona 3 The Movie: No. 1, Spring of Birth		Anime film	Aniplex	Persona	Atlus	[27]
How Videogames Changed the World	November 30, 2013	Documentary series	Channel 4	—	—	[28]
Moshi Monsters: The Movie	December 20, 2013	Animated film	Universal Pictures	Moshi Monsters	Mind Candy	[29]

Events

Date	Event	Ref.
February 14	Nintendo starts the "Year of Luigi" to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the titular character.	[30]
February 20 – 22	Sony's eighth generation console PlayStation 4 (PS4) reveal held at New York City, New York.
March	The beta for Kahoot! is released with the full version released in September.
March 22 – 24	PAX East 2013 held at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center.
March 23 – 25	Midwest Gaming Classic 2013 held at the Sheraton Milwaukee Brookfield Hotel in Brookfield, Wisconsin.
March 25 – 29	Game Developers Conference 2013 held in San Francisco, California.
May	Cloud9 is founded in Santa Monica, California.
May 21 – 23	Microsoft's eighth generation console Xbox One reveal held at Microsoft Redmond Campus, Washington.
June 11 – 13	E3 2013 was held at the Los Angeles Convention Center.	[31]
June 22 – 23	Rezzed 2013 was held at the NEC Birmingham.	[32]
July 18 – 21	SDCC 2013 was held at the San Diego Convention Center.
July 19 – 22	PAX Australia 2013 was held at the Melbourne Showgrounds.
August 1 – 4	QuakeCon 2013: The massive annual LAN party held in Dallas, Texas.
August 7 – 11	The International 2013, the third iteration of the annual Dota 2 global esports tournament, was held in Seattle.
August 9 – 11	The Pokémon World Championships was held in Canada instead of the United States.
August 22 – 25	Gamescom 2013 held in Cologne, Germany.
August 30 – September 2	PAX Prime 2013 held at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle.
September 9	The Spyro series celebrated it's 15th anniversary.
September 19 – 22	Tokyo Game Show 2013 at the Makuhari Messe in Tokyo.
September 26 – 29	Eurogamer Expo 2013 held in Earls Court, London.
October 3 – 6	Indiecade 2013 festival held in Culver City, California.
October 4 – 7	EB Games Expo 2013 held at the Sydney Showground in Sydney Olympic Park, New South Wales.
October 25 – 27	Games Week 2013 held in Milan, Italy.
October 30 – November 3	Paris Games Week 2013 held in Paris, France.
November 8 – 9	BlizzCon 2013 held at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California.
December 7	The final Spike Video Game Awards are held.	[33]

Notable deaths

• September 19 – Hiroshi Yamauchi, 85, Japanese businessman and third president of Nintendo (1949-2002) ^[34]
• October 1 – Tom Clancy, 66, novelist and namesake of the Tom Clancy's series. ^[35]
• November 28 – Danny Wells, 72, actor who played Luigi in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! and provided voice work in Descent 3 , Wizardry 8 , Evolution Worlds , and Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory . ^[36]

Games released in 2013

January–March

Release date	Title	Platform	Genre	Ref.
January 2	Retro City Rampage	X360	Action-adventure
January 3	Code of Princess	3DS	Action RPG, Hack and slash
January 3	Gunman Clive	3DS, iOS	Platformer
January 3	Unchained Blades	3DS	RPG
January 7	Kentucky Route Zero: Act I	WIN, OSX, LIN	PCA
January 8	Anarchy Reigns	PS3, X360	Brawler, Hack and slash
January 8	Earth Defense Force 2017	PSV	TPS
January 9	Haunt the House: Terrortown	PSV	Action, Puzzle
January 10	Fieldrunners 2	WIN	Tower defense
January 10	Joe Danger	iOS	Racing, Platformer
January 15	Corpse Party: Book of Shadows	PSP	Survival horror
January 15	DmC: Devil May Cry	PS3, X360	Action-adventure, Hack and slash
January 17	Final Fantasy All the Bravest	iOS
January 17	Temple Run 2	iOS	Endless runner
January 17	Tokyo Crash Mobs	3DS	Puzzle
January 19	Super Hexagon	DROID	Action
January 22	The Cave	PSN, WiiU	Puzzle-platformer, Adventure
January 22	Mad Dog McCree	PSN	Interactive film, light gun shooter
January 22	Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch	PS3	RPG
January 23	Strike Suit Zero	WIN	Vehicular combat (spaceship)
January 23	The Cave	X360	Puzzle-platformer, Adventure
January 24	The Cave	WIN, OSX	Puzzle-platformer, Adventure
January 24	Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes	iOS	Puzzle, Adventure, RPG
January 24	Temple Run 2	DROID	Endless runner
January 25	Ace Combat: Assault Horizon	WIN	Vehicular combat (plane)
January 25	DmC: Devil May Cry	WIN	Action-adventure, Hack and slash
January 28	Tower of Saviors	iOS	Puzzle, RPG
January 29	Dungeonland	WIN	MOBA
January 29	Grand Theft Auto: Vice City	PSN	Action-adventure
January 29	Hitman: HD Trilogy	PS3, X360	Stealth
January 29	Let's Fish! Hooked On	PSV	Sports
January 29	Tower of Saviors	DROID	Puzzle, RPG
January 30	Proteus	WIN	Adventure
January 30	Skulls of the Shogun	X360, WIN	TBT
January 30	Wizardry Online	WIN	MMORPG
January 31	Antichamber	WIN	Puzzle-platformer
January 31	Little Inferno	iOS	Puzzle
January 31	Puddle	WiiU	Puzzle-platformer
January 31	Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed	WIN	Racing
January 31	Table Top Racing	iOS	Racing
February 4	Fire Emblem Awakening	3DS	Tactical RPG
February 5	Dead Space 3	WIN, PS3, X360	Survival horror, Action-adventure
February 5	Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage 2	PS3, X360	Brawler
February 5	Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time	PS3, PSV	Action-adventure, Stealth
February 7	After Burner Climax	iOS	Vehicular combat (plane), Shoot 'em up
February 7	Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage 2	WiiU	Brawler
February 8	We Sing 80s	Wii	Music
February 10	Brain Age: Concentration Training	3DS	Puzzle, Educational
February 12	Alien Breed	PSN, PSV	Run and gun
February 12	Aliens: Colonial Marines	WIN, PS3, X360	FPS
February 12	Mini Ninjas Mobile	iOS	Action-adventure
February 12	Omerta – City of Gangsters	WIN, X360	Simulation
February 12	Persona 4 Arena	PSN	Endless runner
February 12	Pro Evolution Soccer 2013	3DS	Sports
February 12	Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed	3DS	Racing
February 13	4 Pics 1 Word	iOS, DROID	Word game, Puzzle
February 14	Impire	WIN	Strategy
February 19	Crysis 3	WIN, X360, PS3	FPS
February 19	Generation of Chaos: Pandora's Reflection	PSP	Tactical RPG
February 19	Hakuoki: Warriors of the Shinsengumi	PSP
February 19	March of the Eagles	WIN	Grand strategy
February 19	Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance	PS3, X360	Action, Hack and slash
February 19	Urban Trial Freestyle	PS3, PSV	Racing
February 21	Hell Yeah! Pocket Inferno	iOS
February 21	Year Walk	iOS	Adventure
February 22	Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition	OSX	RPG
February 22	Old School RuneScape	WIN, OSX	MMORPG
February 25	Krater	OSX	RPG
February 26	Brütal Legend	WIN	Action-adventure, RTS
February 26	Driftmoon	WIN, OSX, LIN	Adventure, RPG
February 26	Dynasty Warriors 7: Empires	PSN	Hack and slash, Action
February 26	Etrian Odyssey IV: Legends of the Titan	3DS	RPG, Dungeon crawl
February 26	Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 Plus	PSV	Hack and slash, Action-adventure
February 26	Runner 2	WiiU, WIN, OSX, LIN	Platformer
February 27	Asphalt 7: Heat	WP	Racing
February 27	Runner 2	X360	Platformer
February 27	Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds	X360	Brawler
February 27	Super Hexagon	LIN	Action
February 28	Real Racing 3	iOS, DROID	Racing
February 28	Retro City Rampage	Wii	Action-adventure
February 28	Toy Story: Smash It!	DROID, iOS
February 28	Sniper Elite: Nazi Zombie Army	WIN	Tactical shooter, Stealth
March 1	Zombies	WIN	TBT
March 5	The Amazing Spider-Man	WiiU	Action-adventure
March 5	Atelier Ayesha: The Alchemist of Dusk	PS3	RPG
March 5	Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate	3DS	Action-adventure, Hack and slash
March 5	Fuel Overdose	PSN
March 5	Major League Baseball 2K13	PS3, X360	Sports
March 5	MLB 13: The Show	PS3, PSV	Sports
March 5	Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3	X360, PS3	Endless runner, Action
March 5	Runner 2	PSN	Platformer
March 5	Scribblenauts Collection	DS	Puzzle, Action
March 5	The Sims 3: University Life	WIN, OSX	Life sim
March 5	SimCity	WIN	City builder
March 5	Tomb Raider	WIN, PS3, X360	Action-adventure
March 7	Kersploosh!	3DS	Puzzle
March 7	Liberation Maiden	iOS	RPG, Shoot 'em up, Simulation
March 7	Rayman Jungle Run	WIN	Platformer
March 7	Sonic Dash	iOS	Endless runner
March 8	Sword of the Stars: The Pit	WIN	Roguelike
March 12	Darkstalkers Resurrection	PSN	Fighting
March 12	God of War: Ascension	PS3	Action-adventure, Hack and slash
March 12	Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2	PS3, X360, WIN	Tactical shooter, Stealth
March 12	StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm	WIN, OSX	RTS
March 13	Darkstalkers Resurrection	X360	Fighting
March 14	A World of Keflings	WIN	City builder
March 14	Chaos Rings II	DROID	RPG
March 14	Go Home Dinosaurs!	WIN	Tower defense
March 14	Ridiculous Fishing	iOS	Action, Sports
March 14	Slam Bolt Scrappers	WIN	Puzzle, Action
March 14	Super Stickman Golf 2	iOS
March 18	Battle High 2	WIN
March 18	Lego City Undercover	WiiU	Action-adventure
March 18	Monster Loves You!	WIN	Visual novel
March 19	The Croods: Prehistoric Party!	WiiU, Wii, 3DS, DS
March 19	Gears of War: Judgment	X360	TPS
March 19	Hotline Miami	OSX	Shoot 'em up
March 19	Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate	WiiU, 3DS	Action RPG
March 19	Need for Speed: Most Wanted	WiiU	Racing
March 19	The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct	PS3, X360, WIN, WiiU	FPS
March 20	Alien Spidy	WIN, X360	Platformer
March 20	Duke Nukem 3D: Megaton Edition	WIN	FPS
March 20	Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams	X360	Puzzle-platformer
March 20	Kerbal Space Program	WIN, OSX, LIN	Vehicle sim (spaceship)
March 20	Retro/Grade	WIN	Rhythm, Shoot 'em up
March 20	Shoot Many Robots	DROID	Shooter
March 21	Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory	PS3	RPG
March 21	Trials Evolution: Gold Edition	WIN	Platformer, Racing
March 21	Zen Pinball 2	WiiU	Pinball
March 22	Dead or Alive 5 Plus	PSV	Endless runner
March 22	Resident Evil 6	WIN	Action-adventure, TPS
March 24	Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon	3DS	Action-adventure
March 24	Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity	3DS	Roguelike
March 26	Army of Two: The Devil's Cartel	PS3, X360	TPS
March 26	BioShock Infinite	PS3, X360, WIN	FPS
March 26	Final Fantasy XI: Seekers of Adoulin	WIN, X360	MMORPG
March 26	Machinarium	PSV	Graphic adventure
March 26	Slender: The Arrival	WIN	Survival horror
March 26	Terraria	PSN	Action-adventure, Sandbox
March 26	Tiger Woods PGA Tour 14	PS3, X360	Sports
March 27	Saturday Morning RPG	OUYA	RPG
March 27	Temple Run	WP	Endless runner
March 27	Terraria	X360	Action-adventure, Sandbox
March 28	Canabalt HD	OUYA	Endless runner
March 28	Final Fantasy V	iOS	RPG
March 28	HarmoKnight	3DS	Rhythm, Platformer
March 28	Magicka: Wizards of the Square Tablet	iOS	Action-adventure
March 28	Ms. Splosion Man	iOS	Platformer
March 28	Nimble Quest	iOS	Action RPG
March 28	Race Driver: Grid	OSX	Racing
March 28	Tactical Intervention	WIN	FPS
March 28	Wizorb	OUYA	Breakout clone

April–June

Release date	Title	Platform	Genre	Ref.
April 2	Cities in Motion 2	WIN, OSX	Business sim
April 2	Defiance	WIN, PS3, X360	TPS, Action RPG
April 2	Duke Nukem II	iOS	Platformer
April 2	Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories	PSN	Action-adventure
April 2	Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories	PSN	Action-adventure
April 2	Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge	PS3, X360	Action-adventure, Hack and slash
April 3	A͈L͈P͈H͈A͈B͈E͈T͈	WIN, OSX, LIN
April 3	BattleBlock Theater	X360	Platformer
April 3	Injustice: Gods Among Us	iOS	Fighting
April 3	Ms. Splosion Man	WIN	Platformer
April 4	Evoland	WIN	Action-adventure, RPG
April 4	Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing	OSX	Racing
April 4	Toki Tori 2	WiiU	Puzzle-platformer, Metroidvania
April 5	Double Dragon II: Wander of the Dragons	X360	Brawler
April 5	Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45	OSX	Tactical shooter, FPS
April 9	Age of Empires II: HD Edition	WIN	RTS
April 9	Guacamelee!	PSN, PSV	Metroidvania, Platformer, Brawler
April 9	Worms 2: Armageddon	DROID	Artillery, Strategy
April 10	Age of Wushu	WIN	Action, MMORPG
April 10	Modern Combat 4: Zero Hour	WP	FPS
April 10	Motocross Madness	X360	Vehicle sim, Racing
April 10	ShootMania Storm	WIN	FPS
April 11	Final Fantasy III	OUYA	RPG
April 11	Gemini Rue	iOS	Graphic adventure
April 14	Star Wars: The Old Republic - Rise of the Hutt Cartel	WIN	MMORPG
April 15	Little Inferno	OSX	Puzzle
April 16	Darkfall Unholy Wars	WIN	MMORPG
April 16	Dragon Fantasy Book I	PS3, PSV	RPG
April 16	Injustice: Gods Among Us	WiiU, PS3, X360	Fighting
April 16	Pandora's Tower	Wii	Action RPG
April 16	Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers	3DS	RPG
April 17	Sacred Citadel	WIN, PSN, X360	Action, Brawler
April 18	Cut the Rope: Time Travel	iOS	Puzzle
April 18	Papo & Yo	WIN	Adventure, Puzzle
April 18	Super Little Acorns 3D Turbo	3DS
April 19	God Mode	WIN, X360	TPS
April 19	Surgeon Simulator 2013	WIN	Simulation
April 19	We Sing UK Hits	Wii	Music
April 20	No One Has to Die	WEB	Puzzle
April 21	Lego City Undercover: The Chase Begins	3DS	Action-adventure
April 23	Black Rock Shooter: The Game	PSP	Action RPG
April 23	Dead Island: Riptide	WIN, PS3, X360	Action RPG, Survival horror
April 23	Don't Starve	WIN	Survival
April 23	Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen	PS3, X360	Action RPG, Hack and slash
April 23	God Mode	PSN	TPS
April 23	Guilty Gear XX: Λ Core Plus R	PSV	Fighting
April 23	Star Trek	WIN, PS3, X360	Action-adventure, TPS
April 23	Thomas Was Alone	PS3, PSV	Puzzle-platformer
April 24	Dyad	WIN	Racing, Puzzle, Shooter, Music
April 24	Fieldrunners 2	DROID	Tower defense
April 24	Kairo	WIN, OSX, LIN, iOS, DROID	Adventure
April 24	Monaco: What's Yours is Mine	WIN	Stealth, Action
April 24	Poker Night 2	X360	Digital tabletop
April 25	Gun Commando	iOS
April 25	Iron Man 3: The Official Game	iOS	Endless runner
April 25	Mega Man 4	3DS	Action, Platformer
April 25	The House of the Dead: Overkill - Director's Cut	iOS	Rail shooter
April 25	XCOM: Enemy Unknown	OSX	TBT, Tactical RPG
April 26	Mars: War Logs	WIN	Action RPG
April 26	Poker Night 2	WIN, OSX	Digital tabletop
April 29	Stealth Bastard Deluxe	OSX, LIN	Platformer, Stealth
April 29	Zack Zero	WIN	Platformer, Adventure
April 30	Deadly Premonition: Director's Cut	PS3	Survival horror
April 30	Dots	iOS
April 30	Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon	PSN	FPS
April 30	Katamari Damacy	PSN	Puzzle, Action
April 30	Poker Night 2	PSN	Digital tabletop
April 30	Soul Sacrifice	PSV	Action RPG
April 30	Thomas Was Alone	PSN, PSV	Puzzle-platformer
April 30	Zeno Clash II	WIN	Action RPG, Brawler
May 1	Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon	WIN, X360	FPS
May 1	Fez	WIN	Puzzle-platformer
May 1	Ragnarok Online 2: Legend of the Second	WIN	MMORPG
May 2	Kung Fu Rabbit	WiiU	Platformer
May 2	Might & Magic Heroes VI: Shades of Darkness	WIN	TBS
May 2	Zoombies: Animales de la Muerte	iOS	Shooter
May 7	Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly	PSN	Survival horror
May 8	Doritos Crash Course 2	X360	Platformer
May 9	Go Home Dinosaurs!	iOS	Tower defense
May 9	Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move	3DS	Puzzle
May 10	Carmageddon	DROID	Vehicular combat, Racing
May 10	Monaco: What's Yours is Mine	X360	Stealth, Action
May 14	Dust 514	PS3	FPS
May 14	Jacob Jones and the Bigfoot Mystery	PSV	Puzzle, Adventure
May 14	Manhunt	PSN	Stealth, Survival horror
May 14	Metro: Last Light	WIN, PS3, X360	FPS, Survival horror
May 14	Nancy Drew: Ghost of Thornton Hall	WIN, OSX	Adventure
May 16	Mega Man 5	3DS	Action, Platformer
May 16	Sonic the Hedgehog	iOS, DROID	Platformer
May 16	Swords & Soldiers 3D	3DS	RTS
May 16	The Starship Damrey	3DS	Vehicle sim (tank), Survival horror, Life sim
May 16	Turbo Racing League	iOS
May 17	Dragon's Lair	WIN, OSX	Interactive film
May 21	Fast & Furious: Showdown	WIN, PS3, X360, WiiU, 3DS
May 21	Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes	WiiU	Action-adventure
May 21	Ratchet & Clank: Full Frontal Assault	PSV	Platformer, Tower defense
May 21	Resident Evil: Revelations	WIN, PS3, X360, WiiU	Survival horror
May 22	Call of Juarez: Gunslinger	WIN, PSN, X360	FPS
May 22	The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing	WIN, X360	Action RPG
May 23	Poker Night 2	iOS	Digital tabletop
May 24	Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D	3DS	Platformer
May 24	Flappy Bird	iOS
May 24	Dust: An Elysian Tail	WIN	Action RPG, Hack and slash, Metroidvania
May 24	Sniper Elite V2	WiiU	Tactical shooter, Stealth
May 28	Fuse	PS3, X360	TPS
May 28	Grid 2	WIN, PS3, X360	Racing
May 29	Expeditions: Conquistador	WIN, OSX
May 30	Mega Man X	WiiU	Action, Platformer
May 30	Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney − Justice for All	iOS	Adventure, Visual novel
May 30	Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney − Trials and Tribulations	iOS	Adventure, Visual novel
May 30	Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic	iOS	RPG
May 30	Stickets	iOS	Tile-matching
May 30	The Denpa Men 2: Beyond the Waves	3DS	RPG
May 30	The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages	3DS	Action-adventure
May 30	World War Z	iOS	FPS
June 3	Final Fantasy IV	DROID	RPG
June 3	Gunpoint	WIN	Puzzle-platformer
June 4	Class of Heroes 2	PSP, PSV	RPG
June 4	Eve Online: Odyssey	WIN	Vehicle sim (spaceship), MMORPG
June 4	Limbo	PSV	Puzzle-platformer
June 4	Marvel Heroes	WIN, OSX	MMORPG, Action RPG
June 4	Remember Me	WIN, PS3, X360	Action-adventure
June 4	The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim: Legendary Edition	WIN, PS3, X360	Action RPG
June 5	State of Decay	X360	Action-adventure, Survival horror, Stealth
June 6	Slydris	DROID	Puzzle
June 6	SpongeBob Moves In	iOS	City builder
June 9	Animal Crossing: New Leaf	3DS	Social sim
June 10	Commander Keen in Keen Dreams	DROID	Platformer
June 10	Title Bout Championship Boxing	WIN, OSX, LIN	Sports
June 11	Tekken Revolution	PS3	Fighting
June 11	You Don't Know Jack	OUYA	Party
June 12	N.O.V.A. 3	WP	Action-adventure, FPS
June 12	Zeno Clash II	X360	Action RPG, Brawler
June 13	Mighty Switch Force! 2	3DS	Action, Puzzle-platformer
June 13	Mutant Mudds Deluxe	WiiU	Platformer
June 13	Picross e	3DS
June 13	Rugby Challenge 2	WIN, PS3, X360	Sports (rugby)
June 13	Zoo Park	WIN, OSX
June 14	The Last of Us	PS3	Action-adventure, Survival horror
June 18	Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara	X360, PSN, WIN	Brawler, Action RPG
June 18	Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two	PSV	Action-adventure, Platformer
June 20	Bugs vs. Tanks!	3DS	Vehicle sim (tank), Survival horror, Life sim
June 20	Icebreaker: A Viking Voyage	iOS	Puzzle
June 20	Magrunner: Dark Pulse	WIN	Action, Puzzle
June 20	Max Payne 3	OSX	TPS
June 20	Neverwinter	WIN	MMORPG
June 20	New Super Luigi U	WiiU	Platformer
June 20	XCOM: Enemy Unknown	iOS	TBT, Tactical RPG
June 23	Game & Wario	WiiU	Party
June 24	Joe Danger	WIN	Racing, Platformer
June 24	Joe Danger 2: The Movie	WIN	Racing, Platformer
June 24	Ride to Hell: Retribution	WIN	Action-adventure
June 25	Company of Heroes 2	WIN	RTS
June 25	Deadpool	WIN, PS3, X360	Action-adventure
June 25	Hotline Miami	PSN, PSV	Shoot 'em up
June 25	Muramasa Rebirth	PSV	Action RPG
June 25	Project X Zone	3DS	Tactical RPG
June 25	Ride to Hell: Retribution	PS3, X360	Action-adventure
June 25	Shadowgun	OUYA	TPS
June 25	Super Crate Box	OUYA	Shoot 'em up
June 25	The Pinball Arcade	OUYA	Pinball
June 25	The Sims 3: Island Paradise	WIN, OSX	Life sim
June 25	TowerFall	OUYA	Action
June 26	Batman: Arkham City Lockdown	DROID	Action-adventure
June 26	Spartacus Legends	PS3, X360	Fighting
June 27	Beast Boxing Turbo	OUYA
June 27	BombSquad	OUYA
June 27	Kokuga	3DS	Shoot 'em up
June 27	Layton Brothers: Mystery Room	iOS, DROID	Adventure, Puzzle
June 27	Legends of Dawn	WIN	RPG	[37]
June 27	Leisure Suit Larry: Reloaded	WIN, OSX	PCA
June 27	Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes	DROID	Puzzle, Adventure, RPG
June 27	Rogue Legacy	WIN	Platformer, Roguelike, Metroidvania
June 27	Samurai Shodown II	iOS, DROID	Fighting
June 27	Urban Trial Freestyle	3DS	Racing
June 28	Drakerider Chains Transcendent	iOS

July–September

Release date	Title	Platform	Genre	Ref.
July 2	Duke Nukem II	WIN	Platformer
July 2	The Walking Dead: 400 Days	PS3	Graphic adventure
July 3	Limbo	iOS	Puzzle-platformer
July 3	Monaco: What's Yours is Mine	OSX	Stealth, Action
July 3	Mortal Kombat	WIN	Fighting
July 3	Napoleon: Total War	OSX	TBS, RTT
July 3	The Walking Dead: 400 Days	WIN	Graphic adventure
July 4	Dark	WIN	Stealth, Action RPG
July 4	Final Fantasy VII	WIN	RPG
July 5	Capsized	X360	Platformer, Run and gun, Metroidvania
July 5	The Walking Dead: 400 Days	X360	Graphic adventure
July 8	Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I	OUYA	Platformer
July 8	Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II	OUYA	Platformer
July 9	Civilization V: Brave New World	WIN, OSX	TBS, 4X
July 9	Dark	X360	Stealth, Action RPG
July 9	Dota 2	WIN	MOBA
July 9	Metal Gear Solid: The Legacy Collection	PS3	Action-adventure, Stealth
July 9	NCAA Football 14	PS3, X360	Sports (football)
July 10	Crazy Taxi	DROID	Racing, Action
July 11	Deus Ex: The Fall	iOS	Action RPG, FPS, Stealth
July 11	Sprinkle Islands	iOS, DROID	Puzzle
July 11	Toki Tori 2+	WIN, OSX	Puzzle-platformer, Metroidvania
July 11	The Walking Dead: 400 Days	iOS	Graphic adventure
July 12	Pacific Rim: The Mobile Game	iOS	Fighting
July 12	Pacific Rim: The Video Game	PS3, X360	Fighting
July 16	Alien Spidy	PSN	Platformer
July 16	Dynasty Warriors 8	PS3, X360	Hack and slash, Action
July 16	Shin Megami Tensei IV	3DS	RPG
July 16	Sine Mora	iOS	Shoot 'em up
July 16	Time and Eternity	PS3	RPG
July 16	Turbo: Super Stunt Squad	WiiU, Wii, PS3, X360, 3DS, DS
July 17	R.I.P.D. The Game	WIN, PS3, X360	TPS
July 18	Attack of the Friday Monsters!	3DS	Vehicular combat (tank), Survival horror, Life sim
July 18	Dota 2	OSX, LIN	MOBA
July 18	EarthBound	WiiU	RPG
July 18	Halo: Spartan Assault	WIN, WP	Shoot 'em up
July 18	Shantae	3DS	Platformer, Metroidvania
July 18	Pac-Man Dash!	iOS	Endless runner
July 22	Dropchord	WIN, OSX	Music, Puzzle
July 23	Do Not Fall	PSN
July 23	A Ride into the Mountains	iOS, DROID	Action
July 23	Stealth Inc. – A Clone in the Dark	PSN, PSV	Platformer, Stealth
July 23	The Smurfs 2	WiiU, Wii, PS3, X360, DS
July 23	Zeno Clash II	PSN	Action RPG, Brawler
July 24	NASCAR The Game: Inside Line	WIN	Racing (sim)
July 24	Ty the Tasmanian Tiger	WIN	Platformer
July 25	Picross e2	3DS
July 25	Prince of Persia: The Shadow and The Flame	iOS, DROID	Cinematic platformer
July 25	Shadowrun Returns	WIN, OSX, iOS, DROID	Tactical RPG
July 25	Tropico 4: Gold Edition	OSX	CMS, Government sim
July 25	TurtleStrike	iOS, DROID	Strategy, TBT, TBS, Wargame
July 26	Zeno Clash II	X360	Action RPG, Brawler
July 26	Mars: War Logs	X360	Action RPG
July 26	Princess Battles	WIN, LIN	Visual novel
July 30	Cloudberry Kingdom	PSN	Platformer
July 30	Narco Terror	PSN
July 31	Cloudberry Kingdom	WIN, X360	Platformer
July 31	Dropchord	OUYA	Music, Puzzle
July 31	Rise of the Triad	WIN	FPS
July 31	Real Racing 3	Shield	Racing
July 31	Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II	Shield	Platformer
August 1	Bike Rider DX	3DS
August 1	Cloudberry Kingdom	WiiU	Platformer
August 1	Dropchord	iOS, DROID	Music, Puzzle
August 1	Puddle	iOS	Puzzle-platformer
August 1	Sonic the Hedgehog CD	OUYA	Platformer
August 3	The Drowning	iOS	FPS
August 4	Pikmin 3	WiiU	RTS, Puzzle
August 6	Disney's Planes	WiiU, Wii, 3DS, DS
August 6	Dragon's Crown	PS3, PSV	Action RPG, Brawler
August 6	Ibb and Obb	PSN	Puzzle-platformer
August 6	Superfrog HD	PS3, PSV	Platformer
August 6	Tales of Xillia	PS3	RPG
August 6	Divinity: Dragon Commander	WIN	RTS, TBS, TPS, Government sim
August 7	Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons	X360	Adventure
August 8	Guacamelee! Gold Edition	WIN	Metroidvania, Platformer, Brawler
August 8	Mikey Hooks	iOS
August 8	Papers, Please	WIN, OSX	Puzzle, Simulation
August 8	Spelunky	WIN	Platformer, Roguelike
August 8	SteamWorld Dig	3DS	Platformer, Action-adventure, Metroidvania
August 11	Mario & Luigi: Dream Team	3DS	RPG
August 13	Angry Birds Trilogy	WiiU, Wii	Puzzle
August 13	BreakQuest: Extra Evolution	PSV	Action, Breakout clone
August 13	DuckTales: Remastered	PSN, WiiU, WIN	Action, Platformer
August 13	Europa Universalis IV	WIN, OSX, LIN	Grand strategy
August 13	Geometry Dash	DROID, iOS	Platformer
August 13	Mars: War Logs	PSN	Action RPG
August 13	Payday 2	WIN, PS3, X360	FPS
August 13	Phineas and Ferb: Quest for Cool Stuff	3DS, DS, Wii, WiiU, X360	Platformer
August 13	Sine Mora	OUYA	Shoot 'em up
August 14	Charlie Murder	X360	Action RPG, Brawler
August 15	A-Men	PSV
August 15	Barbie: Groom and Glam Pups	3DS
August 15	Gone Home	WIN, OSX, LIN	Walking sim
August 15	Heavy Fire: Black Arms	3DS	Rail shooter
August 15	Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time	iOS	Tower defense
August 15	Space Hulk	WIN, OSX	TBT
August 18	Disney Infinity	WiiU, Wii, PS3, X360, 3DS	Action-adventure
August 19	Race the Sun	WIN	Endless runner
August 20	Divekick	WIN, PS3, PSV	Fighting
August 20	Ms. Germinator	PS3, PSV
August 20	Saints Row IV	WIN, PS3, X360	Action-adventure
August 20	The Bureau: XCOM Declassified	WIN, PS3, X360	Tactical shooter
August 20	Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist	WIN, PS3, X360, WiiU	Action-adventure, Stealth
August 21	Flashback	X360	Platformer
August 22	Asphalt 7: Heat	WIN	Racing
August 22	Asphalt 8: Airborne	iOS, DROID	Racing
August 22	Skullgirls	WIN	Fighting
August 23	Electronic Super Joy	WIN	Platformer
August 26	He-Man: The Most Powerful Game	DROID	Action-adventure
August 27	Castlevania: Lords of Shadow	WIN	Action-adventure, Hack and slash
August 27	Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn	WIN, PS3	MMORPG
August 27	Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA F	PS3	Rhythm
August 27	Killer is Dead	PS3, X360	Action, Hack and slash
August 27	Lost Planet 3	WIN, PS3, X360	TPS, Action-adventure
August 27	Madden NFL 25	PS3, X360	Sports
August 27	Spelunky	PSN, PSV	Platformer, Roguelike
August 28	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows	WIN, X360	Action-adventure
August 29	868-HACK	iOS	Roguelike
August 29	BioShock Infinite	OSX	FPS
August 29	Guardians of Middle-earth	WIN	MOBA
August 29	Pokémon Rumble U	WiiU	Action RPG
August 29	SimCity	OSX	City builder
August 29	Terraria	iOS	Action-adventure, Sandbox
August 30	Arcania: The Complete Tale	PS3, X360	Action RPG
September 3	Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons	WIN, PSN	Adventure
September 3	Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse HD Remake	PSN	Platformer
September 3	Chaos Code	PSN	Fighting
September 3	Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party U	WiiU
September 3	Diablo III	PS3, X360	Action RPG, Hack and slash
September 3	Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate	PS3, X360	Fighting
September 3	Rayman Legends	WIN, PS3, WiiU, X360, PSV	Platformer
September 3	Total War: Rome II	WIN	TBS, RTT
September 3	One Piece: Pirate Warriors 2	PS3	Action-adventure, Brawler
September 4	2013: Infected Wars	iOS	Horror, Shooter
September 4	Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse HD Remake	WIN, X360	Platformer
September 4	Outlast	WIN	Survival horror
September 5	Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara	WiiU	Brawler, Action RPG
September 5	Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams	WiiU	Puzzle-platformer
September 5	TNT Racers	WiiU	Racing
September 10	Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs	WIN, OSX, LIN	Survival horror
September 10	Dragon Fantasy Book II	PS3, PSV
September 10	Killzone: Mercenary	PSV	FPS
September 10	Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix	PS3	Action RPG
September 10	Metro: Last Light	OSX	FPS, Survival horror
September 10	NHL 14	PS3, X360	Sports
September 10	Puppeteer	PS3	Platformer
September 11	DuckTales: Remastered	X360	Action, Platformer
September 12	ARMA 3	WIN	Tactical shooter
September 12	Superfrog HD	WIN	Platformer
September 13	Terraria	DROID	Action-adventure, Sandbox
September 13	The King of Fighters XIII	WIN	Fighting
September 13	Volgarr the Viking	WIN	Platformer
September 15	The Wonderful 101	WiiU	Action-adventure, Hack and slash
September 17	Grand Theft Auto V	PS3, X360	Action-adventure
September 17	MechWarrior Online	WIN	Vehicle sim
September 18	Broken Sword: The Serpent's Curse	WIN, OSX, LIN, iOS	PCA
September 18	Dragon's Prophet	WIN	MMORPG
September 18	Foul Play	WIN, X360	Brawler, Action-adventure
September 18	Infinity Blade III	iOS	Action RPG
September 18	Ironclad Tactics	WIN	Strategy
September 18	The Lord of the Rings: War in the North	OSX	Action RPG, Hack and slash
September 18	Urban Trial Freestyle	WIN	Racing
September 19	Angry Birds Star Wars II	iOS, DROID, WP	Puzzle
September 19	Hakuoki: Memories of the Shinsengumi	3DS
September 19	Rage of the Gladiator	3DS	Fighting
September 20	Marlow Briggs and the Mask of Death	WIN, X360	Action-adventure, Hack and slash
September 20	The Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures	WIN
September 20	The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD	WiiU	Action-adventure
September 20	Hot Wheels: World's Best Driver	PS3	Racing
September 23	FIFA 14	iOS, DROID	Sports
September 24	Alien Rage	WIN	FPS
September 24	Armored Core: Verdict Day	PS3, X360	TPS, RTS
September 24	Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2	3DS, DS
September 24	FIFA 14	WIN, PS3, X360, Wii, PS2, PSV, 3DS, PSP	Sports
September 24	Lone Survivor	PSN, PSV	Survival horror
September 24	Pro Evolution Soccer 2014	WIN, PS3, X360, PS2, 3DS, PSP	Sports
September 24	Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure	WiiU, 3DS, WIN	Puzzle, Action
September 24	The Mark of Kri	PSN	Action-adventure
September 25	Ascend: Hand of Kul	X360	RPG
September 25	Day One: Garry's Incident	WIN	FPS, Survival horror, Survival
September 25	Final Fantasy V	DROID	RPG
September 26	Shadow Warrior	WIN	FPS
September 26	Shadowrun Returns	iOS, DROID	Tactical RPG

October–December

Release date	Title	Platform	Genre	Ref.
October 1	Atelier Meruru Plus: The Apprentice of Arland	PSV	RPG
October 1	Grand Theft Auto Online	PS3, X360	Action-adventure
October 1	Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millennium Girl	3DS	RPG
October 1	Flashback	PSN, WIN	Platformer
October 1	NBA 2K14	PS3, X360, WIN	Sports
October 1	Painkiller: Hell & Damnation	X360	FPS
October 1	Rain	PSN	Adventure
October 1	Rune Factory 4	3DS	RPG
October 2	A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda	X360	Action, Platformer
October 3	Marvel Puzzle Quest	iOS	Puzzle
October 3	Picross e3	3DS
October 3	Agarest: Generations of War	WIN	Tactical RPG
October 3	The Cave	iOS	Puzzle-platformer, Adventure
October 3	Transport Tycoon	iOS, DROID	Business sim
October 4	Bubsy 3D: Bubsy Visits the James Turrell Retrospective	WIN, OSX	Platformer, Art game
October 7	Hero of Many	OUYA	Action-adventure
October 8	Beyond: Two Souls	PS3	Interactive film, Action-adventure
October 8	Disgaea D2: A Brighter Darkness	PS3	Tactical RPG
October 8	F1 2013	WIN, PS3, X360	Racing
October 8	Just Dance 2014	Wii, WiiU, X360, PS3	Music
October 8	Mimpi	iOS	Adventure, Puzzle-platformer
October 10	Costume Quest	iOS	RPG
October 10	Hero Academy	DROID	TBT
October 11	The Wolf Among Us: Episode 1 – Faith	WIN, X360	Graphic adventure
October 12	Pokémon X and Y	3DS	RPG
October 13	Skylanders: Swap Force	Wii, WiiU, X360, PS3	RPG, Platformer
October 15	Fist of Awesome	iOS, DROID, OUYA	Brawler
October 15	The Wolf Among Us: Episode 1 – Faith	PSN	Graphic adventure
October 15	Valhalla Knights 3	PSV	RPG
October 16	140	WIN, OSX, LIN	Platformer
October 16	Rogue Legacy	OSX, LIN	Platformer, Roguelike, Metroidvania
October 17	Device 6	iOS	Interactive fiction
October 17	Mega Dead Pixel	iOS	Endless runner
October 17	Mighty Switch Force! 2	WiiU	Action, Puzzle-platformer
October 17	Saint Seiya: Brave Soldiers	PS3	Fighting
October 17	Sega Superstars Tennis	OSX	Sports
October 17	The Stanley Parable	WIN	Adventure
October 18	Alien Rage	X360	FPS
October 21	Monaco	LIN	Stealth, Action
October 21	Warface	WIN	FPS
October 22	Alien Rage	PS3	FPS
October 22	Beyblade Evolution	3DS
October 22	Deus Ex: Human Revolution – Director's Cut	WiiU, WIN, PS3, X360	Action RPG, FPS, Stealth
October 22	Hometown Story	3DS	Simulation, RPG
October 22	LEGO Marvel Super Heroes	WIN, WiiU, X360, PS3, 3DS, DS	Action-adventure
October 22	Magrunner: Dark Pulse	PSN	Action, Puzzle
October 22	Nancy Drew: The Silent Spy	WIN, OSX	Adventure
October 22	Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 Full Burst	WIN, PS3, X360	Fighting, Action
October 22	Nickelodeon Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles	3DS, Wii, X360
October 22	Rocksmith 2014	WIN, OSX, PS3, X360	Music
October 22	SpongeBob SquarePants: Plankton's Robotic Revenge	WiiU, 3DS, X360, PS3, Wii, DS	Action-adventure, Platformer, TPS
October 22	The Sims 3: Into the Future	WIN
October 23	Dead Trigger 2	DROID, iOS	FPS, Survival horror, Action RPG
October 23	How to Survive	WIN, X360	Action RPG, Survival horror, Survival
October 23	Path of Exile	WIN	Action RPG, Hack and slash
October 23	Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time	DROID	Tower defense
October 24	Monster High: 13 Wishes	3DS, DS, Wii, WiiU
October 24	Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies	3DS	Adventure, Visual novel
October 25	Batman: Arkham Origins	WIN, PS3, X360, WiiU	Action-adventure
October 25	Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate	PSV, 3DS	Action-adventure, Brawler, Stealth, Metroidvania
October 25	Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate HD	X360	Action-adventure, Hack and slash
October 25	Enslaved: Odyssey to the West: Premium Edition	WIN, PS3	Action-adventure
October 25	FIFA Manager 14	WIN	Sports
October 25	Magrunner: Dark Pulse	X360	Action, Puzzle
October 25	The Dark Eye: Demonicon	WIN	RPG
October 25	Wii Party U	WiiU	Party
October 29	Angry Birds Star Wars	PS3, X360, Wii, WiiU, PSV, 3DS	Puzzle
October 29	Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag	PS3, X360, WiiU	Action-adventure, Stealth
October 29	Battlefield 4	WIN, X360, PS3	FPS
October 29	Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate HD	PSN	Action-adventure, Hack and slash
October 29	Deadly Premonition: The Director's Cut	WIN	Survival horror
October 29	Doodle Jump Adventures	3DS, DS	Platformer
October 29	Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures	WIN, PS3, X360, WiiU
October 29	Regular Show: Mordecai and Rigby in 8-Bit Land	3DS	Action-adventure, Platformer, Shoot 'em up
October 29	Sonic Lost World	WiiU, 3DS	Action, Platformer
October 29	The Typing of The Dead: Overkill	WIN	Rail shooter
October 29	WWE 2K14	PS3, X360	Sports
October 31	Football Manager 2014	WIN, OSX, LIN	Sports
October 31	Runner2	iOS	Platformer
October 31	Sniper Elite: Nazi Zombie Army 2	WIN	Tactical shooter, Stealth
November 1	Blood Knights	X360	Action RPG
November 1	Chucky: Slash & Dash	iOS	Endless runner
November 1	Shadowgun	GS	TPS
November 1	Wii Fit U	WiiU	Fitness
November 5	Call of Duty: Ghosts	WIN, X360, PS3, WiiU	FPS
November 5	Final Exam	WIN, PSN	Hack and slash, Shooter, Platformer
November 5	How to Survive	PSN	Action RPG, Survival horror, Survival
November 5	Metro: Last Light	LIN	FPS, Survival horror
November 5	Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures	3DS	Platformer
November 5	Pictlogica Final Fantasy	iOS
November 5	State of Decay	WIN	Action-adventure, Survival horror, Stealth
November 5	The Guided Fate Paradox	PS3	Roguelike, RPG
November 5	Zumba Fitness: World Party	WiiU, Wii, X360	Fitness
November 7	Lego The Lord of the Rings	iOS	Action-adventure
November 7	Octagon	iOS	Action
November 7	Rayman Fiesta Run	iOS
November 7	Spec Ops: The Line	OSX	TPS
November 7	Toki Tori	WiiU	Puzzle-platformer
November 8	Final Exam	X360	Hack and slash, Shooter, Platformer
November 8	Risk of Rain	WIN	Platformer
November 12	Barbie Dreamhouse Party	3DS, DS, Wii, WiiU
November 12	BioShock Infinite: Burial at Sea – Episode 1	WIN, OSX, PS3, X360	FPS, Stealth
November 12	Book of Potions	PS3	Augmented reality
November 12	Diggs Nightcrawler	PS3	Adventure
November 12	Flower	PSV	Adventure, Art game
November 12	Frozen: Olaf's Quest	3DS, DS	Platformer
November 12	Injustice: Gods Among Us – Ultimate Edition	WIN, PS3, X360, PSV	Fighting
November 12	Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus	PS3	Platformer, Action-adventure
November 12	Walking with Dinosaurs	PS3	Augmented reality
November 12	World of Warplanes	WIN	Action, MMO
November 12	XCOM: Enemy Within	WIN, OSX, PS3, X360	TBT
November 13	Asphalt 8: Airborne	WIN, WP	Racing
November 13	Jett Rocket II: The Wrath of Taikai	3DS	Platformer
November 13	The King of Fighters '97	iOS, DROID	Fighting
November 14	Senran Kagura Burst	3DS
November 14	Football Manager 2014	iOS, DROID	Sports
November 14	My Talking Tom	iOS	Virtual pet
November 14	Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas	iOS	Action-adventure
November 14	Stealth Inc: A Clone in the Dark	iOS	Platformer, Stealth
November 15	Angry Birds Star Wars	PS4	Puzzle
November 15	Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag	PS4	Action-adventure, Stealth
November 15	Battlefield 4	PS4	FPS
November 15	Call of Duty: Ghosts	PS4	FPS
November 15	Contrast	WIN, PS3, PS4, X360	Puzzle-platformer
November 15	DC Universe Online	PS4	MMO, Action
November 15	Deadfall Adventures	WIN, X360	FPS, Action-adventure
November 15	FIFA 14	PS4	Sports
November 15	Flower	PS4	Adventure, Art game
November 15	Injustice: Gods Among Us – Ultimate Edition	PS4	Fighting
November 15	Just Dance 2014	PS4	Music
November 15	Killzone: Shadow Fall	PS4	FPS
November 15	Knack	PS4	Platformer, Brawler
November 15	LEGO Marvel Super Heroes	PS4	Action-adventure
November 15	Madden NFL 25	PS4	Sports
November 15	Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games	WiiU	Sports, Party
November 15	NBA 2K14	PS4	Sports
November 15	Need for Speed: Rivals	PS4	Racing
November 15	Resogun	PS4	Shoot 'em up
November 15	Skylanders: Swap Force	PS4	RPG, Platformer
November 15	Sound Shapes	PS4	Music, Platformer
November 15	Super Motherload	PS4
November 15	Trine 2: Complete Story	PS4	Puzzle-platformer, Action-adventure
November 15	Warframe	PS4	Action RPG, TPS
November 15	X Rebirth	WIN	Vehicular combat (spaceship)
November 19	Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag	WIN	Action-adventure, Stealth
November 19	BandFuse: Rock Legends	PS3, X360	Music
November 19	Deer Drive Legends	Wii	Sports
November 19	Eve Online: Rubicon	WIN	Vehicle sim (spaceship), MMORPG
November 19	NBA Live 14	PS4	Sports
November 19	Need for Speed: Rivals	WIN, PS3, X360	Racing
November 19	Soulcalibur II HD Online	PS3	Fighting
November 19	Stick it to the Man!	PS3	Adventure
November 19	The Amazing Spider-Man	PSV	Action-adventure
November 19	Young Justice: Legacy	WIN, PS3, X360, 3DS	Action-adventure, Action RPG
November 20	Bouboum	WIN, OSX, LIN	MMO, RTS
November 20	Soulcalibur II HD Online	X360	Fighting
November 21	Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse	iOS	Platformer
November 21	Demon Tribe	iOS
November 21	Hunger Games: Catching Fire - Panem Run	iOS
November 21	Injustice: Gods Among Us	DROID	Fighting
November 21	Regular Show: Ghost Toasters	iOS
November 21	The Mysterious Cities of Gold: Secret Paths	3DS, DROID, iOS, WiiU, WIN	Puzzle, Stealth
November 22	Angry Birds Star Wars	XOne	Puzzle
November 22	Ashes Cricket 2013	WIN	Sports
November 22	Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag	XOne	Action-adventure, Stealth
November 22	Battlefield 4	XOne	FPS
November 22	Call of Duty: Ghosts	XOne	FPS
November 22	Crimson Dragon	XOne	Rail shooter
November 22	Dead Rising 3	XOne	Action-adventure, Survival horror
November 22	FIFA 14	XOne	Sports
November 22	Fighter Within	XOne	Fighting
November 22	Forza Motorsport 5	XOne	Racing
November 22	Just Dance 2014	XOne	Music
November 22	Killer Instinct	XOne	Fighting
November 22	LEGO Marvel Super Heroes	XOne	Action-adventure
November 22	LocoCycle	XOne	Racing, Vehicular combat
November 22	Madden NFL 25	XOne	Sports
November 22	Mario Party: Island Tour	3DS	Party
November 22	NBA 2K14	XOne	Sports
November 22	NBA Live 14	XOne	Sports
November 22	Need for Speed: Rivals	XOne	Racing
November 22	Powerstar Golf	XOne	Sports
November 22	Ryse: Son of Rome	XOne	Action-adventure, Hack and slash
November 22	Skylanders: Swap Force	XOne	RPG, Platformer
November 22	Super Mario 3D World	WiiU	Platformer
November 22	Tearaway	PSV	Platformer, Adventure
November 22	The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds	3DS	Action-adventure
November 22	Zoo Tycoon	XOne	Business sim
November 22	Zumba Fitness: World Party	XOne	Fitness
November 25	M.U.L.E. Returns	iOS	TBS
November 26	Sonic Dash	DROID	Endless runner
November 26	Ys: Memories of Celceta	PSV	Action RPG
November 26	Painkiller: Hell & Damnation	PS3	FPS
November 27	Skulls of the Shogun	iOS	TBT
November 28	3D Space Harrier	3DS	Rail shooter
November 28	3D Super Hang-On	3DS	Racing
December 3	The Bureau: XCOM Declassified	OSX	Tactical shooter
December 3	The Cave	OUYA	Puzzle-platformer, Adventure
December 3	Escape Plan	PS4	Puzzle
December 3	Rainbow Moon	PSV	Tactical RPG
December 3	Stick it to the Man!	PSV	Graphic adventure
December 3	Tiny Brains	PS4
December 4	Broken Sword: The Serpent's Curse – Episode 1	WIN, OSX, LIN	PCA
December 4	The Wolf Among Us: Episode 1 – Faith	iOS	Graphic adventure
December 5	3D Altered Beast	3DS	Brawler
December 5	3D Sonic the Hedgehog	3DS	Platformer
December 5	Assassin's Creed: Pirates	iOS, DROID
December 5	Heroes of Dragon Age	iOS, DROID	RPG
December 5	Space Hulk	iOS	TBT
December 5	SteamWorld Dig	WIN	Platformer, Action-adventure, Metroidvania
December 6	Gran Turismo 6	PS3	Racing (sim)
December 9	Peggle 2	XOne	Puzzle
December 10	Doki-Doki Universe	PS4, PSN, PSV	Adventure
December 10	Sorcery Saga: Curse of the Great Curry God	PSV	RPG
December 10	The Novelist	WIN, OSX, LIN
December 11	Angry Birds Go!	iOS, DROID, WP	Racing
December 11	Tiny Brains	WIN
December 12	3D Ecco the Dolphin	3DS	Action-adventure
December 12	3D Galaxy Force II	3DS	Rail shooter
December 12	Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas 10 Year Anniversary Edition	iOS	Action-adventure
December 12	Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga	iOS	Action-adventure
December 12	Rayman Origins	OSX	Platformer
December 12	RUSH	WiiU
December 12	Sonic the Hedgehog 2	iOS, DROID	Platformer
December 12	The Room 2	iOS
December 12	Velocity Ultra	WIN	Shoot 'em up, Puzzle
December 13	Stick it to the Man!	WIN, OSX	Graphic adventure
December 13	Teslagrad	WIN, OSX, LIN	Puzzle-platformer
December 17	Dementium II HD	WIN, OSX	FPS, Survival horror
December 17	Eufloria HD	PSV	RTS
December 17	Flow	PS4, PSV	Life sim
December 17	Furmins	PSV	Puzzle-platformer
December 17	Minecraft	PSN	Sandbox, Survival
December 17	Mutant Mudds Deluxe	PSN, PSV	Platformer
December 17	Ridge Racer Slipstream	iOS, DROID
December 17	Runner 2	PSV	Platformer
December 17	Terraria	PSV	Action-adventure, Sandbox
December 17	The Walking Dead: Season Two: Episode 1 – All That Remains	WIN, OSX, PSN	Graphic adventure
December 17	Toki Tori	PSN	Puzzle-platformer
December 17	Tomb Raider	iOS	Action-adventure
December 18	Broken Sword: The Serpent's Curse – Episode 1	PSV	PCA
December 18	Fightback	iOS
December 18	Ratchet & Clank: Before the Nexus	iOS, DROID
December 18	The Walking Dead: Season Two: Episode 1 – All That Remains	X360, iOS	Graphic adventure
December 18	Wii Sports Club: Golf	WiiU	Sports
December 19	3D Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master	3DS	Platformer
December 19	3D Streets of Rage	3DS
December 19	Colossatron: Massive World Threat	iOS
December 19	Cut the Rope 2	iOS	Puzzle
December 19	Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas 10 Year Anniversary Edition	DROID	Action-adventure
December 19	Killing Floor: Calamity	OUYA
December 19	Knytt Underground	WiiU	Adventure, Platformer
December 19	Mimpi	DROID	Adventure, Puzzle-platformer
December 19	République: Episode 1	iOS	Action-adventure, Stealth
December 19	The Cave	DROID	Puzzle-platformer, Adventure
December 19	The Stanley Parable	OSX	Adventure
December 20	Max: The Curse of Brotherhood	XOne	Puzzle-platformer
December 20	Temple Run 2	WP	Endless runner
December 24	Halo: Spartan Assault	XOne	Twin-stick shooter
December 24	Zen Pinball 2	PS4	Pinball
December 26	CastleStorm	WiiU	Tower defense
December 29	Final Fantasy III	WP	RPG
December 31	Dr. Luigi	WiiU	Puzzle

See also

• 2013 in esports
• 2013 in games

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External links

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