2014 in video games

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 New Nintendo 3DS was released in Japan and Oceania, and Sony Interactive Entertainment 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 Twitch, and Facebook acquired the virtual reality company and product Oculus. Nintendo released Amiibo in 2014, companion figurines that could be scanned by the 3DS and Wii U systems. On Twitter and other Internet social media, the Gamergate controversy began.

Among video games originally released in 2014, critics gave the highest reviews to Super Smash Bros. for Wii U , Dark Souls II , Bayonetta 2 , Shovel Knight , Velocity 2X , Dragon Age: Inquisition , Mario Kart 8 , and Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft . Other significant games that won awards included Destiny , Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor , Monument Valley , Grand Theft Auto Online , Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare , and Watch Dogs .

Series with new installments in 2014 include Assassin's Creed , Bayonetta , Borderlands , Call of Duty , Castlevania , Civilization , Dark Souls , Divinity , Donkey Kong , Dragon Age , The Elder Scrolls , Elite , Far Cry , Final Fantasy , Forza Horizon , Infamous , Kinect Sports , Kirby , LittleBigPlanet , Mario Golf , Mario Kart , Metal Gear , MX vs. ATV , Ninja Gaiden , Persona , Pokémon , Professor Layton , Shantae , Sniper Elite , Sonic the Hedgehog , Strider Hiryu , Super Smash Bros. , Tales , The Sims , Thief , Trials , Tropico , Wolfenstein , and World of Warcraft .

In addition, 2014 saw the introduction of several new properties, including Destiny , Five Nights at Freddy's , Shovel Knight , Sunset Overdrive , Titanfall , The Evil Within and Watch Dogs .

Legend

Video game platforms

3DS	Nintendo 3DS, 3DS Virtual Console, iQue 3DS	DC	Dreamcast	DROID	Android
DS	Nintendo DS, DSiWare, iQue DS	FOS	Fire OS	GS	GameStick
iOS	iOS, iPadOS, iPad, iPhone, iPod	LIN	Linux	OSX	macOS
MOBI	Mobile phone	OUYA	Ouya	PS3	PlayStation 3
PS4	PlayStation 4	PSN	PlayStation Network	PSP	PlayStation Portable
PSV	PlayStation Vita	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

4X	4X game	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	CMS	Construction and management simulation
DCCG	Digital collectible card game	Digital tabletop	Digital tabletop game	Dungeon crawl	Dungeon crawl
Educational	Educational video game	Endless runner	Endless runner	Fighting	Fighting game
FPS	First-person shooter	God game	God game	Government sim	Government simulation game
Graphic adventure	Graphic adventure	Hack and slash	Hack and slash	Interactive film	Interactive film
Life sim	Life simulation game	Metroidvania	Metroidvania	MMO	Massively multiplayer online game
MOBA	Multiplayer online battle arena	Music	Music video game	Party	Party 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	Sandbox game	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	Tactical shooter	Tactical shooter
TBS	Turn-based strategy	TBT	Turn-based tactics	Tower defense	Tower defense
TPS	Third-person shooter	Vehicle sim	Vehicle simulation game	Vehicular combat	Vehicular combat game
Virtual pet	Pet-raising simulation	Visual novel	Visual novel

Highest-grossing games

The following were 2014'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, personal computer, and console platforms).

No.	Game	Revenue	Publisher(s)	Genre(s)	Platform(s)	Business model	Ref.
1	Puzzle & Dragons	$1,500,000,000	GungHo Online Entertainment (SoftBank Group)	Puzzle	MOBI	Free-to-play	[1]
2	Crossfire	$1,400,000,000	Smilegate / Tencent	FPS	WIN	Free-to-play	[2]
3	Candy Crush Saga	$1,330,000,000	King Digital	Puzzle	MOBI	Free-to-play	[3]
4	Clash of Clans	$1,000,000,000	Supercell (SoftBank Group)	Strategy	MOBI	Free-to-play	[4]
5	League of Legends	$946,000,000	Riot Games / Tencent	MOBA	WIN	Free-to-play	[5]
6	Dungeon Fighter Online	$891,000,000	Neople / Nexon	Brawler	WIN
7	Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare	$840,000,000	Activision (Activision Blizzard)	FPS		Buy-to-play	[6]
8	Grand Theft Auto V	$750,000,000	Rockstar Games (Take-Two Interactive)	Action-adventure		Buy-to-play	[7] [8] [9]
9	World of Warcraft	$728,000,000	Blizzard Entertainment (Activision Blizzard)	MMO, RPG	WIN	Subscription	[5]
10	Destiny	$500,000,000	Activision (Activision Blizzard)	FPS		Buy-to-play	[10]

Top-rated games

Critically acclaimed titles

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

2014 games and expansions scoring at least 90/100 (MC) or 90% (GR) ^{[11] [12]}

Game	Publisher	Release date	Platform	MC score	GR score
Grand Theft Auto V	Rockstar Games	November 18, 2014	XOne	97/100	98.33%
Grand Theft Auto V	Rockstar Games	November 18, 2014	PS4	97/100	96.33%
The Last of Us Remastered	Sony Computer Entertainment	July 29, 2014	PS4	95/100	95.7%
Shovel Knight	Yacht Club Games	June 26, 2014	3DS	90/100	93.67%
Fez	Trapdoor	March 25, 2014	PSV	91/100	92.5% [13]
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U	Nintendo	November 21, 2014	WiiU	92/100	92.39%
Rayman Legends	Ubisoft	February 18, 2014	XOne	91/100	92.17%
Bayonetta 2	Nintendo	September 20, 2014	WiiU	91/100	91.38%
Diablo III: Ultimate Evil Edition	Blizzard Entertainment	August 19, 2014	PS4	90/100	91.25%
Dark Souls II	Bandai Namco Games	March 11, 2014	PS3	91/100	89.68%
Kentucky Route Zero – Act III	Cardboard Computer	May 6, 2014	WIN	91/100	89%
Dark Souls II	Bandai Namco Games	March 11, 2014	X360	91/100	88.95%
Dark Souls II	Bandai Namco Games	March 11, 2014	WIN	91/100	88.3%
Out of the Park Baseball 15	Out of the Park Developments	April 24, 2014	WIN	89/100	90.71%
Velocity 2X	FuturLab	September 2, 2014	PSV	90/100	90.56%
Rayman Legends	Ubisoft	February 18, 2014	PS4	90/100	90.45%
Metro Redux	Deep Silver	August 25, 2014	WIN	90/100	90.2%
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth	Nicalis	November 4, 2014	WIN	86/100	90.2%
Child of Light	Ubisoft	April 29, 2014	PS3	89/100	90% [14]
Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition	DrinkBox Studios	July 2, 2014	WiiU	90/100	88.86%
Fez	Trapdoor	March 25, 2014	PS4	90/100	88.46%
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II	Nihon Falcom	September 25, 2014	PS3	90/100 [15]	87.5% [16]

Major awards

Category/Organization		32nd Golden Joystick Awards October 24, 2014 [17]	The Game Awards 2014 December 5, 2014	18th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards February 5, 2015	15th Game Developers Choice Awards March 3, 2015	11th British Academy Games Awards March 12, 2015
Game of the Year		Dark Souls II	Dragon Age: Inquisition		Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor	Destiny
Independent / Debut [i]		DayZ	Shovel Knight	Transistor	The Banner Saga	Never Alone
Mobile/Handheld [i]	Mobile	Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft	Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft	Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft	Monument Valley
	Handheld	Pokémon X and Y		Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS
Innovation		Oculus Rift DK2	—	Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor	Monument Valley	The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
Artistic Achievement [i]	Animation	Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag	—	Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor	Monument Valley	Lumino City
	Art Direction			Monument Valley
Audio [i]	Music	Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag	Destiny		Alien: Isolation	Far Cry 4
	Sound Design		—	Destiny		Alien: Isolation
Character or Performance		—	Trey Parker as multiple characters South Park: The Stick of Truth	Talion Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor	—	Ashley Johnson as Ellie The Last of Us: Left Behind
Game Design or Direction [i]	Game Design	—		Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor	Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft	Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
	Game Direction			Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
Narrative		The Last of Us: Left Behind	Valiant Hearts: The Great War	Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor	Kentucky Route Zero: Episode 3	The Last of Us: Left Behind
Technical Achievement		—		Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor	Destiny	—
Multiplayer/Online		Battlefield 4	Destiny		—	Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft
Action/Shooter		—	Far Cry 4	Destiny	—
Adventure		—	Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
Family		—	Mario Kart 8	LittleBigPlanet 3	—	Minecraft: Console Editions
Fighting		—	Super Smash Bros. for Wii U		—
Role-Playing		—	Dragon Age: Inquisition
Sports/Racing	Sports	—	Mario Kart 8	FIFA 15	—	OlliOlli
	Racing			Mario Kart 8
Strategy/Simulation		—		Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft	—
Special Award		Lifetime Achievement	Industry Icon Award	Pioneer Awards	Lifetime Achievement Award	BAFTA Fellowship
		Hideo Kojima	Ken and Roberta Williams	Allan Alcorn, Ralph H. Baer	Hironobu Sakaguchi	David Braben

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.
D-Frag!	January 6, 2014 (2014-01-06)	Anime television series	TV Tokyo (Japan)	—	—	[18]
Need for Speed	March 14, 2014 (2014-03-14)	Feature film	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures	Need for Speed	Electronic Arts	[19]
Free to Play	March 19, 2014	Documentary film	Valve	Dota	Valve	[20]
No Game No Life	April 9, 2014 (2014-04-09)	Anime television series	Tokyo MX (Japan)	—	—	[21]
Piggy Tales	April 17, 2014	Animated television series	Toons.TV	Angry Birds	Rovio Entertainment	[22]
Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist	May 23, 2014	Web series	Machinima	Street Fighter	Capcom	[23]
Persona 3 The Movie: No. 2, Midsummer Knight's Dream	June 7, 2014	Anime film	Aniplex	Persona	Atlus	[24]
Video Games: The Movie	July 15, 2014	Documentary film	Variance Films	—	—	[25]
Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction	July 19, 2014 (2014-07-19)	Anime film	Toho (Japan)	Pokémon	Nintendo The Pokémon Company	[26]
Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie	July 21, 2014	Independent film	Screenwave Media (DVD/Blu-ray) Indie Rights (VOD)	Angry Video Game Nerd	—	[27]
Tekken 2: Kazuya's Revenge	August 6, 2014	Martial arts film	SP Distribution	Tekken	Bandai Namco Entertainment	[28]
Heavenly Sword	September 2, 2014	CGI animated film	TriCoast Worldwide	Heavenly Sword	Ninja Theory	[29]
Sonic Boom	November 8, 2014 (2014-11-08)	CGI animated television series	Lagardère Entertainment Rights M6 Group	Sonic the Hedgehog	Sega	[30]
Atari: Game Over	November 20, 2014	Documentary film	Microsoft Movies & TV	—	Atari	[31]

Events

Date	Event	Ref.
January	Atari emerges from Bankruptcy and plans to enter the Social Casino market.
January 6	2K Games discontinued the MLB 2K series.
January 7	PlayStation Now, a cloud-streaming from Sony Computer Entertainment was announced.
January 15 - 16	Steam Dev Days held in Seattle, Washington.
January 27	Microsoft acquired the Gears of War franchise from Epic Games.
February 5	Double Helix Games was acquired by Amazon.com
February 18	Irrational Games, the creator of the BioShock series was shut down.
March 12	10th British Academy Video Games Awards held in Tobacco Dock, London.
March 17 – 21	Game Developers Conference 2014 held in San Francisco, California.
March 18	Project Morpheus, a virtual reality initiative from Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 4 is announced.
March 25	Oculus VR was acquired by Facebook for $2 billion.
March 28 – 30	Rezzed 2014 held at the NEC Birmingham.
April 11 – 13	PAX East 2014 held at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center.
April 12 – 13	Midwest Gaming Classic 2014 held at the Sheraton Milwaukee Brookfield Hotel in Brookfield, Wisconsin.
May 20	Nintendo discontinues the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection servers for Wii and Nintendo DS games.
May 29	Electronic Arts shut down Mythic Entertainment
June 5	Nintendo announces that their president, Satoru Iwata won't attend E3 due to medical issues.
June 10 – 12	E3 2014 held at the Los Angeles Convention Center.	[32]
June 12	Nordic Games acquired the publishing label of THQ.
June 14 – 17	DreamHack-Summer held in Jönköping, Sweden.
June 25	Google releases the Google Cardboard a VR accessory designed for smartphones.	[33]
June 30	Crytek's IP's Homefront: The Revolution was acquired by Koch Media. Crytek UK, formerly Free Radical Design, and Crytek USA was shut down.
June 30	Deep Silver set up a new subsidiary known as Deep Silver Dambuster.
June 30	Electronic Arts shut down more than 50 multiplayer games.	[34]
July 10	Tony Hawk's Pro Skater's creator Neversoft was merged into Infinity Ward by Activision.
July 17 – 20	QuakeCon 2014: The massive annual LAN party held in Dallas, Texas.
July 24 – 27	SDCC 2014 held at the San Diego Convention Center.
July 29	The Nvidia Shield Tablet is released in North America.
July	Airtight Games was shut down approximately one month after the release of Murdered: Soul Suspect .
August 7	Activision revived the brand of Sierra Entertainment.
August 11	Electronic Arts launched a subscription video game service called EA Access for the Xbox One.
August 13 – 17	Gamescom 2014 held in Cologne, Germany.
August 20 – 22	Unite 2014 held in Seattle, Washington.
August 25	Twitch was acquired by Amazon.com for $970 million.
August 28	The Gamergate controversy came to public attention due to the introduction of the GamerGate hashtag.	[35]
August 29	Nintendo announced the New Nintendo 3DS XL.
August 29 – September 1	PAX Prime 2014 held at the Washington State Convention Center.
September 18 – 21	Tokyo Game Show 2014 at the Makuhari Messe in Tokyo.
September 25 – 28	EGX London 2014 held in Earls Court, London.
September 27	Naughty Dog celebrated its 30th anniversary.
October 2 – 5	GIGACON 2014 held in Telenor Arena, Oslo, Norway.
October 3 – 5	EGS 2014 held in Centro Banamex, Mexico City, Mexico.
October 6	Ubisoft Reflections, formerly known as Reflections Interactive, celebrated its 30th anniversary.
October 11 – 12	Play Expo 2014 held at EventCity, Manchester.
October 11 – 12	FirstLook 2014 held at Jaarbeurs in Utrecht, the Netherlands.
October 19	2014 League of Legends World Championship was held at the Seoul World Cup Stadium
October 24	32nd Golden Joystick Awards was held
October 24 - 26	Milan Games Week held at Fieramilanocity in Milan, Italy.
October 31 – November 2	PAX Australia 2014 held at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre in Melbourne, Australia.
November 6	Microsoft Studios acquired Minecraft developer Mojang for $2.5 billion.
November 7 – 8	BlizzCon 2014 held at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California.
November 12 - 17	E-Sports World Championship 2014 was held in Baku, Azerbaijan
November 27 – 30	DreamHack-Winter held in Jönköping, Sweden.
December 4	2K Games announced a new subsidiary called Hangar 13.
December 5	The Game Awards 2014 held in Las Vegas.
December 6 – 7	PlayStation Experience held at The Venetian Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Notable deaths

• January 23 – Justin Carmical, 42, retro game enthusiast known online as JewWario. ^[36]
• February 14 – Harold Ramis, 69, actor, writer, and director who created the Ghostbusters franchise and co-wrote the 2009 video game.
• April 19 – Bob Hoskins, 71, actor who played Mario in 1993's Super Mario Bros. . ^[37]
• April 8 – The Ultimate Warrior, 54, pro wrestler who appeared in WWE games (cover star of WWF WrestleMania Challenge , WWF European Rampage Tour , WWF Superstars , and WWE All Stars ). ^[38]
• August 11 – Robin Williams, 63, actor who appeared in ads for The Legend of Zelda alongside his daughter whose name originates from the series. ^{[39] [40]}
• December 6 – Ralph H. Baer, 92, game designer credited for creating the first home console. ^[41]
• December 22 – Christine Cavanaugh, 51, voice actor best known for the voice of Chuckie in the Rugrats franchise. ^[42]

Games released in 2014

January–March

Release date	Title	Platform	Genre	Ref.
January 2	Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed	iOS, DROID	Racing
January 7	Don't Starve: Console Edition	PS4	Survival
January 7	RoboCop	iOS
January 7	Tiny Brains	PSN
January 8	Consortium	WIN	RPG, FPS
January 9	Castle Doombad	iOS	Tower defense
January 9	Chibi-Robo! Photo Finder	3DS	Platformer
January 9	Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project	iOS	Platformer
January 9	Joe Danger Infinity	iOS	Endless runner
January 9	Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance	WIN	Action, Hack and slash
January 9	Rhythm Thief & The Paris Caper	iOS	Rhythm, Puzzle, Adventure
January 13	Nidhogg	WIN	Fighting
January 14	Age of Zombies	PSV
January 14	Assassin's Creed Liberation HD	PSN	Action-adventure, Stealth
January 14	The Banner Saga	WIN, OSX, LIN, iOS, X360	Tactical RPG
January 15	Assassin's Creed Liberation HD	WIN, X360	Action-adventure, Stealth
January 15	Final Fantasy VI	DROID	RPG
January 16	Bardbarian	iOS	Action
January 16	F1 Race Stars	WiiU	Racing (kart)
January 16	Guilty Gear Isuka	WIN	Fighting
January 16	NBA Rush	iOS
January 16	Shadow Blade	iOS	Platformer
January 16	Unepic	WiiU	Platformer, RPG, Metroidvania
January 20	KickBeat	WIN	Music, Rhythm
January 21	Lucifer Ring	PSN
January 22	Deus Ex: The Fall	DROID	Action RPG, FPS, Stealth
January 22	Insurgency	WIN	FPS
January 22	OlliOlli	PSV	Sports
January 23	Might & Magic X: Legacy	WIN	RPG
January 23	Tomb Raider	OSX	Action-adventure
January 27	Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Mobile	WP	Action-adventure
January 27	Redux: Dark Matters	DC	Shoot 'em up
January 28	Broken Age Act 1	WIN, OSX, LIN	PCA
January 28	Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Z	PS3, PSV, X360	Action RPG
January 28	Rekoil	WIN	FPS
January 28	Soul Fjord	OUYA	Roguelike, Rhythm
January 28	Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition	PS4, XOne	Action-adventure
January 29	Rekoil: Liberator	X360	FPS
January 30	Hero of Many	GS	Action-adventure
January 30	Octodad: Dadliest Catch	WIN, OSX, LIN	Adventure
January 30	Rocket Robo	iOS, DROID	Puzzle
January 31	Halo: Spartan Assault	X360	Shoot 'em up (twin-stick)
January 31	Loadout	WIN	TPS
February 4	Dustforce	PSN, PSV	Platformer
February 4	Fable Anniversary	X360	Action RPG
February 4	Outlast	PS4	Survival horror
February 4	The Wolf Among Us - Episode 2: Smoke and Mirrors	WIN, OSX, PSN	Graphic adventure
February 5	The Wolf Among Us - Episode 2: Smoke and Mirrors	X360	Graphic adventure
February 6	Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse - Episode 1	iOS	PCA
February 6	Double Dragon Neon	WIN	Brawler
February 6	Final Fantasy VI	iOS	RPG
February 6	Retro City Rampage DX	3DS	Action-adventure
February 6	The Wolf Among Us - Episode 2: Smoke and Mirrors	iOS	Graphic adventure
February 6	Threes	iOS	Puzzle
February 7	The Lego Movie Videogame	WIN, PS3, X360, PS4, XOne, WiiU	Action-adventure
February 7	Bravely Default	3DS	RPG
February 7	Jazzpunk	WIN, LIN, OSX	Adventure
February 11	Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc	PSV	Adventure, Visual novel
February 11	Far Cry Classic	PSN, X360	FPS
February 11	Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII	PS3, X360	Action RPG
February 11	One Piece: Romance Dawn	3DS	RPG
February 11	Skullgirls Encore	PS3	Fighting
February 11	Toukiden: The Age of Demons	PSV, PSP	Action RPG
February 11	TxK	PSV	Shoot 'em up (tube)
February 12	World of Tanks: Xbox 360 Edition	X360	Vehicular combat, MMO
February 13	Adventure Time Card Wars	DROID, iOS
February 13	AeternoBlade	3DS
February 13	BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger	WIN	Fighting
February 13	Deadman's Cross	iOS
February 13	Inazuma Eleven	3DS
February 13	NaissanceE	WIN	Adventure
February 13	Steel Diver: Sub Wars	3DS	Vehicle sim (submarine)
February 14	The Last of Us: Left Behind	PS3	Action-adventure, Survival horror
February 14	LocoCycle	WIN, X360	Racing, Vehicular combat
February 18	Assassin's Creed Freedom Cry	PS3, PS4	Action-adventure, Stealth
February 18	Banished	WIN	City builder, Strategy
February 18	Earth Defense Force 2025	PS3, X360	TPS
February 18	Guacamelee! Gold Edition	OSX, LIN	Metroidvania, Platformer, Brawler
February 18	Ikaruga	WIN	Shoot 'em up
February 18	NASCAR '14	WIN, PS3, X360	Sports, Racing
February 18	Rayman Legends	PS4, XOne	Platformer
February 18	Strider	PS3, PS4, X360, XOne, WIN	Hack and slash, Metroidvania
February 20	Plague Inc: Evolved	WIN	RTS, Simulation
February 20	Quell Reflect	3DS
February 20	Tengami	iOS	Adventure, Puzzle
February 20	Weapon Shop De Omasse	3DS	RPG, Rhythm
February 21	Disco Zoo	iOS, DROID	Simulation
February 21	Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze	WiiU	Platformer
February 21	El Chavo Kart	PS3, X360	Racing
February 21	Rambo: The Video Game	PS3, X360, WIN	Shoot 'em up (rail)
February 25	Assassin's Creed Freedom Cry	WIN	Action-adventure, Stealth
February 25	Basement Crawl	PS4	Action
February 25	Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2	WIN, PS3, X360	Action-adventure, Hack and slash
February 25	Fractured Soul	WIN
February 25	Magus	PS3	RPG, Action-adventure
February 25	Pac-Man Museum	WIN, PS3, X360
February 25	Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare	XOne, X360	TPS, Tower defense
February 25	Tales of Symphonia Chronicles	PS3	RPG
February 25	Thief	WIN, PS3, PS4, X360, XOne	Stealth
February 27	Resident Evil 4: Ultimate HD Edition	WIN	Survival horror, TPS
February 27	Tappingo	3DS
February 28	Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy	3DS	Puzzle, Adventure
March 2	Alphadia Genesis	iOS
March 4	Awesomenauts Assemble!	PS4	MOBA
March 4	Dead Nation: Apocalypse Edition	PS4	Shoot 'em up
March 4	Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA F	PSV	Rhythm
March 4	Master Reboot	PSN
March 4	Shadow Blade	OUYA	Platformer
March 4	South Park: The Stick of Truth	WIN, PS3, X360	RPG
March 4	The Walking Dead: Season Two - Episode 2: A House Divided	WIN, OSX, PSN, X360	Graphic adventure, Interactive film
March 6	F1 2013	OSX	Racing
March 6	Smash Hit	iOS, DROID	Shoot 'em up (rail)
March 7	Surgeon Simulator 2013	iOS	Simulation
March 7	The Walking Dead: Season Two - Episode 2: A House Divided	iOS	Graphic adventure, Interactive film
March 10	Lego Legends of Chima Online	iOS	MMO, RPG
March 11	Atelier Escha & Logy: Alchemists of the Dusk Sky	PS3	RPG
March 11	Dark Souls II	PS3, X360	Action RPG
March 11	Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft	WIN, OSX	DCCG
March 11	Titanfall	WIN, XOne	FPS
March 11	TowerFall Ascension	PS4, WIN	Action
March 11	Vessel	PS3	Puzzle-platformer
March 12	Constant C	X360
March 12	Threes	DROID	Puzzle
March 14	Fortoresse	WIN, OSX, LIN
March 14	Yoshi's New Island	3DS	Platformer
March 15	Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse - Episode 1	DROID	PCA
March 17	999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors	iOS	Adventure, Visual novel
March 18	Deus Ex: The Fall	WIN	Action RPG, FPS, Stealth
March 18	Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster	PS3, PSV	RPG
March 18	Luftrausers	WIN, OSX, LIN, PS3, PSV	Shoot 'em up
March 18	Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes	PS3, PS4, X360, XOne	Action-adventure, Stealth
March 18	Stealth Inc: A Clone in the Dark: Ultimate Edition	PS4	Platformer, Stealth
March 18	SteamWorld Dig	PS4, PSV	Platformer, Action-adventure, Metroidvania
March 18	Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z	PS3, X360	Action, Hack and slash
March 20	Pokémon Battle Trozei	3DS	Puzzle
March 20	Pure Chess	3DS, WiiU	Digital tabletop
March 20	Yumi's Odd Odyssey	3DS	Platformer
March 21	Infamous: Second Son	PS4	Action-adventure
March 21	Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z	WIN	Action, Hack and slash
March 24	Escape Goat 2	WIN, OSX, LIN	Puzzle
March 25	BioShock Infinite: Burial At Sea-Episode 2	WIN, PS3, X360	FPS, Stealth
March 25	BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma	PS3	Fighting
March 25	Cut the Rope: Triple Treat	3DS	Puzzle
March 25	Deception IV: Blood Ties	PS3, PSV	Action RPG, Tactical RPG
March 25	Destiny of Spirits	PSV	Strategy, RPG
March 25	Diablo III: Reaper of Souls	WIN, OSX	Action RPG, Hack and slash
March 25	Dynasty Warriors 8:Xtreme Legends	PS3, PS4, PSV	Hack and slash, Action
March 25	Ether One	WIN	Adventure
March 25	Fez	PSN, PS4, PSV	Puzzle-platformer
March 25	Little Tail Story (Japan)	iOS, DROID	RPG
March 25	Mercenary Kings	WIN	Shoot 'em up
March 25	Smite	WIN	MOBA
March 25	The Witch and the Hundred Knight	PS3	Action RPG
March 27	Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate HD	WIN	Action-adventure, Hack and slash
March 27	I Am An Air Traffic Controller Airport Hero Hawaii	3DS	Simulation
March 28	Cut the Rope 2	DROID
March 31	Age of Wonders III	WIN, OSX	4X, TBS

April–June

Release date	Title	Platform	Genre	Ref.
April 1	Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate	WIN, PSN, X360, WiiU	Action-adventure, Brawler, Stealth, Metroidvania
April 1	Goat Simulator	WIN	Action
April 1	Mercenary Kings	PS4	Shoot 'em up
April 1	MLB 14: The Show	PS3, PSV	Sports
April 1	Ragnarok Odyssey Ace	PS3, PSV	RPG
April 3	Don Bradman Cricket 14	PS3, X360	Sports
April 3	FTL: Advanced Edition	iOS	Strategy, Roguelike
April 3	Metroid Fusion	WiiU	Action-adventure
April 3	Monument Valley	iOS	Puzzle
April 3	Rusty's Real Deal Baseball	3DS	Sports
April 4	The Elder Scrolls Online	WIN, OSX	MMO, RPG
April 4	Half-Minute Hero: The Second Coming	WIN	Action RPG
April 4	Kazooloo	DROID, iOS	Action
April 8	Kinect Sports Rivals	XOne	Sports
April 8	LEGO: The Hobbit	WIN, PS3, PS4, WiiU, X360, XOne, 3DS, PSV	Action-adventure
April 8	Strike Suit Zero: Director's Cut	PS4, XOne	Vehicular combat (spaceship)
April 8	The Wolf Among Us - Episode 3: A Crooked Mile	WIN, OSX, PSN	Graphic adventure
April 8	Titanfall	X360	FPS
April 9	The Wolf Among Us - Episode 3: A Crooked Mile	X360	Graphic adventure
April 10	RollerCoaster Tycoon 4 Mobile	iOS	CMS
April 10	The Wolf Among Us - Episode 3: A Crooked Mile	iOS	Graphic adventure
April 10	Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Phantoms	WIN	Tactical shooter
April 10	Trials Frontier	iOS	Racing, Platformer
April 11	Contagion	WIN	FPS, Survival horror
April 11	Disney Magical World	3DS	Life sim
April 11	Football Manager Classic 2014	PSV	Sports, Business sim
April 14	Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn	PS4	MMO, RPG
April 15	2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil	PS3, X360	Sports
April 15	Backgammon Blitz	PSN, PS4, PSV
April 15	Conception II: Children of the Seven Stars	PSV, 3DS	RPG
April 15	Dead Nation: Apocalypse Edition	PSV	Shoot 'em up
April 15	Deus Ex: Human Revolution – Director's Cut	OSX	Action RPG, FPS, Stealth
April 15	Moebius: Empire Rising	WIN, OSX	Graphic adventure
April 15	No Heroes Allowed: No Puzzles Either	PSV
April 15	Pure Chess	PS4	Digital tabletop
April 15	War of the Vikings	WIN	Action, Hack and slash
April 16	Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse - Episode 2	WIN, OSX, LIN	PCA
April 16	Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft	iOS	DCCG
April 16	Trials Fusion	X360, XOne, PS4	Platformer, Racing
April 17	Agarest: Generations of War Zero	WIN	Tactical RPG
April 17	Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition	DROID	RPG
April 17	Bit Boy!! Arcade	3DS	Action
April 17	Hitman Go	iOS	Puzzle
April 17	Secrets of Rætikon	WIN, OSX, LIN	Action-adventure
April 17	Smash Cat Heroes	3DS
April 18	Wargame: Red Dragon	WIN	RTS
April 22	Demon Gaze	PSV	RPG, Dungeon crawl
April 22	Octodad: Dadliest Catch	PS4	Adventure
April 22	Skullgirls Encore	X360	Fighting
April 22	Soulcalibur: Lost Swords	PSN	Fighting
April 22	The Walking Dead: Season 2 - Episode 1: All That Remains	PSV	Graphic adventure
April 22	The Walking Dead: Season 2 - Episode 2: A House Divided	PSV	Graphic adventure
April 22	Warface	X360	FPS
April 22	Fract OSC	WIN, OSX	Puzzle, Rhythm
April 23	XCOM: Enemy Unknown	DROID	TBT, Tactical RPG
April 24	9 Elefants	iOS, DROID	Puzzle
April 24	Blackwell Epiphany	WIN	Graphic adventure
April 24	Trials Fusion	WIN	Platformer, Racing
April 24	Wayward Souls	iOS	Action-adventure
April 25	Dark Souls II	WIN	Action RPG
April 25	Dustforce	X360	Platformer
April 25	NES Remix 2	WiiU	Action
April 28	The Undead Syndrome 2	X360
April 29	Daylight	WIN, PS4	Survival horror
April 29	Gardening Mama 2: Forest Friends	3DS	Simulation
April 29	JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle	PS3	Fighting
April 29	Raiden IV: Overkill	PS3	Shoot 'em up
April 29	The Amazing Spider-Man 2	WIN, PS3, PS4, WiiU, X360, 3DS, iOS, DROID	Action-adventure
April 29	Yu-Gi-Oh! Millennium Duels	PS3
April 30	BloodRayne: Betrayal	WIN	Action-adventure, Hack and slash
April 30	Child of Light	WIN, PSN, PS4, WiiU, X360, XOne	Platformer, RPG
April 30	Croixleur	WIN
May 1	Botanicula	iOS	Graphic adventure
May 1	Metal Slug Defense	iOS, DROID
May 1	Picross e4	3DS
May 1	Project Root	WIN
May 1	Sir, You Are Being Hunted	WIN, OSX, LIN	Survival horror, Stealth
May 1	Stick It To The Man!	WiiU
May 1	Superfrog HD	iOS	Platformer
May 2	Kirby: Triple Deluxe	3DS	Platformer
May 2	Mario Golf: World Tour	3DS	Sports
May 2	République: Episode 2	iOS	Action-adventure, Stealth
May 6	God of War Collection	PSV	Action-adventure, Hack and slash
May 6	MLB 14: The Show	PS4	Sports
May 6	Sportsfriends	PS3, PS4	Party
May 6	Wordament Snap Attack	WIN, WP
May 7	Blade Symphony	WIN	Action
May 7	Peggle 2	X360	Puzzle
May 7	Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure	WIN, OSX	Adventure
May 8	Lego Marvel Super Heroes	OSX	Action-adventure
May 8	Nutjitsu	XOne
May 8	The Denpa Men 3: The Rise of Digitoll	3DS	RPG
May 8	Wario Land 4	WiiU	Platformer
May 9	Bound by Flame	WIN, PS4, PS3, X360	Action RPG
May 12	The Amazing Spider-Man 2	XOne	Action-adventure
May 13	Borderlands 2	PSV	Action RPG, FPS
May 13	Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends Complete Edition	WIN	Hack and slash, Action
May 13	Serious Sam 3: BFE	PS3	FPS
May 13	The Walking Dead: Season Two - Episode 3: In Harm's Way	WIN, OSX, PSN	Graphic adventure
May 14	Super Time Force	X360, XOne	Action, Adventure, Shooter
May 14	The Walking Dead: Season Two - Episode 3: In Harm's Way	X360	Graphic adventure
May 15	BattleBlock Theater	WIN, LIN	Platformer
May 15	Grand Theft Auto III: 10 Year Anniversary Edition	FOS	Action-adventure
May 15	Grand Theft Auto: Vice City 10th Anniversary Edition	FOS	Action-adventure
May 15	Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas 10 Year Anniversary Edition	FOS	Action-adventure
May 15	Hitman: Absolution — Elite Edition	OSX	Stealth
May 15	Table Tennis Touch	iOS	Sports (table tennis)
May 15	Thomas Was Alone	iOS	Puzzle-platformer
May 20	Ascend: Hand of Kul	WIN	RPG
May 20	Drakengard 3	PS3	Action RPG, Hack and slash
May 20	Mugen Souls Z	PS3	RPG
May 20	Transistor	WIN, PS4	Action RPG, TBS
May 20	Vertical Drop Heroes HD	WIN, OSX
May 20	Wolfenstein: The New Order	WIN, PS3, PS4, X360, XOne	Action-adventure, FPS
May 21	Trials Frontier	DROID	Racing, Platformer
May 21	Turbo Dismount	WIN	Vehicle sim, Sandbox
May 22	Drawn to Life	iOS	Action-adventure, Platformer
May 22	Squids Odyssey	WiiU	Tactical RPG
May 22	Swords & Soldiers	WiiU	RTS
May 22	The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing II	WIN	Action RPG
May 22	The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition	LIN	Action RPG
May 23	Distant Worlds: Universe	WIN
May 23	Killer is Dead: Nightmare Edition	WIN	Action, Hack and slash
May 23	Tropico 5	WIN	CMS, Government sim
May 26	Ibb and Obb	WIN	Puzzle-platformer
May 27	Ace Combat Infinity	PS3	Vehicular combat (plane)
May 27	Final Fantasy III	WIN	RPG
May 27	Mind Zero	PSV	RPG, Dungeon crawl
May 27	Monster Monpiece	PSV	DCCG
May 27	The Wolf Among Us - Episode 4: In Sheep's Clothing	WIN, OSX, PSN	Graphic adventure
May 27	Watch Dogs	WIN, PS3, PS4, X360, XOne	Action-adventure
May 27	Whispering Willows	OUYA	Adventure
May 28	A Story About My Uncle	WIN	Adventure
May 28	Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King	DROID, iOS	RPG
May 28	Monochroma	WIN	Cinematic platformer, Puzzle-platformer
May 28	Skulls of the Shogun	DROID	TBT
May 28	The Wolf Among Us - Episode 4: In Sheep's Clothing	X360	Graphic adventure
May 29	Among the Sleep	WIN, OSX, LIN	Survival horror, Action-adventure
May 29	The Wolf Among Us - Episode 4: In Sheep's Clothing	iOS	Graphic adventure
May 29	Klonoa: Empire of Dreams	WiiU	Platformer
May 30	Astebreed	WIN	Action, Shoot 'em up
May 30	Broken Age Act 1	OUYA	PCA
May 30	Mario Kart 8	WiiU	Racing (kart)
May 30	Push Panic	DROID	Tile-matching
May 30	TowerFall Ascension	OSX, LIN	Action
June 3	1001 Spikes	WIN, PS3, PS4, X360, XOne, 3DS, WiiU	Platformer, Adventure
June 3	Murdered: Soul Suspect	WIN, PS3, PS4, X360, XOne	Action-adventure, Stealth
June 3	PixelJunk Shooter	PS3, PSV	Shoot 'em up
June 3	PixelJunk Shooter 2	PS3, PSV	Shoot 'em up
June 3	PlayStation Vita Pets	PSV	Virtual pet
June 3	WildStar	WIN	MMO, RPG
June 3	Worms Battlegrounds	PS4, XOne	Artillery, Strategy
June 4	Hitman Go	DROID	Puzzle
June 4	Marvel Heroes 2015	WIN	MMO, Action RPG
June 6	Crimzon Clover: World Ignition	WIN	Shoot 'em up
June 6	Haunt the House: Terrortown	WIN	Action, Puzzle
June 6	Lifeless Planet	WIN, OSX	Puzzle-platformer
June 6	Tomodachi Life	3DS	Life sim
June 9	Entwined	PS4	Rhythm
June 10	Civilization V	LIN	TBS, 4X
June 10	Enemy Front	WIN, PS3, X360	FPS
June 11	VVVVVV	OUYA	Puzzle-platformer
June 12	AiRace Xeno	3DS
June 12	Broken Age Act 1	iOS	PCA
June 12	VVVVVV	DROID, iOS	Puzzle-platformer
June 17	Battle Princess of Arcadias	PS3
June 17	EA Sports UFC	PS4, XOne	Fighting, Sports
June 17	Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack	PSN	Platformer
June 17	Xenonauts	WIN	Strategy, TBT
June 18	Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse	DROID	Platformer
June 18	Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack	X360	Platformer
June 19	Pushmo World	WiiU	Puzzle
June 19	How to Survive	WiiU	Action RPG, Survival horror, Survival
June 19	Outlast	XOne	Survival horror
June 19	Pro Cycling Manager Season 2014: Le Tour de France	WIN	Simulation
June 19	XCOM: Enemy Unknown	LIN	TBT, Tactical RPG
June 19	XCOM: Enemy Within	LIN	TBT
June 24	Atelier Rorona Plus: The Alchemist of Arland	PS3, PSV	RPG
June 24	BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma	PSV	Fighting
June 24	Company of Heroes 2 - The Western Front Armies	WIN	RTS
June 24	Grid Autosport	WIN, PS3, X360	Racing
June 24	Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare	WIN	TPS, Tower defense
June 24	Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark	WIN, X360, XOne, PS4, PS3, WiiU, 3DS	TPS, Strategy, RPG
June 24	Valiant Hearts: The Great War	PSN, PS4	Puzzle, Adventure
June 24	Xblaze Code: Embryo	PS3, PSV	Visual novel
June 25	Another World-20th Anniversary Edition	PS3, PS4, PSV, XOne	Cinematic platformer, Action-adventure
June 25	The World Ends with You	DROID	Action RPG
June 25	Valiant Hearts: The Great War	WIN, X360, XOne	Puzzle, Adventure
June 26	Contrast	XOne	Puzzle-platformer
June 26	Don Bradman Cricket 14	WIN	Sports
June 26	Shovel Knight	WiiU, 3DS, WIN	Action, Platformer
June 27	Goat Simulator	OSX, LIN	Action
June 27	Sniper Elite III	WIN	Tactical shooter, Stealth
June 30	Disney Tsum Tsum	iOS
June 30	Divinity: Original Sin	WIN, OSX	RPG

July–September

Release date	Title	Platform	Genre	Ref.
July 1	Age of Zombies	OUYA
July 1	Child of Light	PSV	Platformer, RPG
July 1	Dynasty Warriors: Gundam Reborn	PS3, PSV	Action RPG, Hack and slash
July 1	Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition	PS4	Metroidvania, Platformer, Brawler
July 1	Monsters Ate My Birthday Cake	iOS, WIN	Puzzle
July 1	Puddle	PS4	Puzzle-platformer
July 1	Sniper Elite III	PS3, PS4, X360, XOne	Tactical shooter, Stealth
July 2	Civilization Revolution 2	iOS	TBS
July 2	Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition	X360, XOne, WiiU	Metroidvania, Platformer, Brawler
July 3	Armillo	WiiU	Action, Puzzle-platformer
July 3	Bike Rider DX2: Galaxy	3DS
July 3	Monster Hunter Freedom Unite	iOS	Action RPG
July 3	Squids Odyssey	3DS	Tactical RPG
July 8	One Piece: Unlimited World RED	3DS, WiiU, PS3, PSV	Action-adventure
July 8	The Wolf Among Us - Episode 5: Cry Wolf	WIN, OSX, PSN	Graphic adventure
July 9	Sakura Spirit	WIN	Visual novel
July 9	The Wolf Among Us - Episode 5: Cry Wolf	X360	Graphic adventure
July 9	Whispering Willows	WIN	Adventure
July 10	Quest for Infamy	WIN, OSX, LIN
July 10	Sonic Jump Fever	iOS, DROID	Platformer
July 10	The Wolf Among Us - Episode 5: Cry Wolf	iOS	Graphic adventure
July 10	Urban Trial Freestyle	iOS	Racing
July 15	Shantae: Risky's Revenge	WIN	Platformer, Metroidvania
July 16	Miracle Fly	DROID	Puzzle-platformer, Action-adventure
July 21	Freedom Planet	WIN, OSX, LIN	Action, Platformer
July 21	Shadow Blade: Reload	WIN, OSX	Platformer
July 22	Entwined	PSN, PSV	Rhythm
July 22	Forza Motorsport 5 Racing Game of the Year Edition	XOne	Racing
July 22	Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty!	PS4	Cinematic platformer
July 22	OlliOlli	WIN, OSX, LIN	Sports
July 22	The Walking Dead: Season Two - Episode 4: Amid The Ruins	WIN, OSX, PSN, PSV	Graphic adventure
July 23	Happy Wars	WIN	Action, Tactical RPG
July 23	The Walking Dead: Season Two - Episode 4: Amid The Ruins	X360	Graphic adventure
July 23	Traps n' Gemstones	iOS	Platformer
July 23	Unrest	WIN, OSX, LIN	RPG
July 24	Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse	OSX	Platformer
July 24	Gods Will Be Watching	WIN
July 24	Modern Combat 5: Blackout	iOS, DROID	FPS
July 24	Siesta Fiesta	3DS
July 24	The Walking Dead: Season Two - Episode 4: Amid The Ruins	iOS	Graphic adventure
July 24	Trine Enchanted Edition	WIN	Puzzle-platformer, Action-adventure
July 24	Wooden Sen'SeY	WiiU
July 24	Nekodancer	WIN, OSX, LIN
July 25	Sharknado: The Video Game	iOS	Endless runner
July 27	Lethal League	WIN	Fighting
July 28	The Room	WIN	Puzzle
July 29	Firefall	WIN	MMO, FPS, TPS
July 29	Lego Ninjago: Nindroids	3DS, PSV
July 29	Pure Pool	PS4, WIN	Sports, Simulation
July 29	Rogue Legacy	PS4, PSN, PSV	Platformer, Roguelike, Metroidvania
July 29	The Last of Us Remastered	PS4	Action-adventure, Survival horror
July 29	The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky	WIN	RPG
July 29	Treasures of Montezuma: Arena	PSV
July 30	AirMech Arena	X360	MOBA
July 30	Thomas Was Alone	DROID	Puzzle-platformer
July 31	Colin McRae Rally	WIN, OSX	Racing
July 31	Crazy Taxi: City Rush	iOS	Racing, Action
July 31	Kaptain Brawe: A Brawe New World	OUYA	Adventure, Hidden object, Puzzle
July 31	Steel Empire	3DS	Shoot 'em up
July 31	Total War: Shogun 2	OSX	TBS, RTT
August 1	Eidolon	WIN, OSX	Adventure, Survival
August 5	Killzone Shadow Fall Intercept	PS4	FPS
August 5	Mind: Path to Thalamus	WIN, OSX, LIN	Graphic adventure	[43]
August 5	Metrico	PSV	Puzzle-platformer
August 5	Road Not Taken	PS4	Roguelike, Puzzle
August 5	Sacred 3	WIN, PS3, X360	Hack and slash, Brawler
August 5	Table Top Racing	PSV	Racing
August 5	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles	3DS
August 5	The Swapper	PS3, PS4, PSV	Puzzle-platformer, Metroidvania
August 5	Ultra Street Fighter IV	PS3, X360	Fighting
August 6	Back to Bed	WIN
August 6	Crazy Taxi: City Rush	DROID	Racing, Action
August 6	Rules!	iOS
August 7	Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen	iOS	RPG
August 7	Godus	iOS	God game
August 7	Jett Tailfin	WiiU
August 8	Ultra Street Fighter IV	WIN	Fighting
August 8	Five Nights at Freddy's	WIN	Survival horror, PCA
August 11	Mini Metro	WIN, OSX, LIN	Puzzle, Strategy
August 12	Akiba's Trip: Undead & Undressed	PSV, PS3
August 12	Disgaea 4: A Promise Revisited	PSV	Tactical RPG
August 12	Gravity Crash Ultra	PSV	Shoot 'em up
August 12	Hohokum	PSN, PS4, PSV	Art
August 12	My Singing Monsters	PSV
August 12	P.T.	PS4
August 12	Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds	PSV	Fighting
August 12	Risen 3: Titan Lords	WIN, PS3, X360	Action RPG
August 12	Surgeon Simulator: Anniversary Edition	PS4	Simulation
August 13	Phineas and Ferb: Quest for Cool Stuff	WiiU, Wii, 3DS, DS, X360	Platformer
August 14	Pinball FX 2	XOne	Pinball
August 14	Surgeon Simulator	DROID	Simulation
August 14	WWE SuperCard	DROID, iOS	DCCG
August 19	CounterSpy	PS3, PS4, PSV	Stealth
August 19	Crimsonland	PSV	Shoot 'em up
August 19	Diablo III: Ultimate Evil Edition	PS3, PS4, X360, XOne	Action RPG, Hack and slash
August 19	Hotline Miami	PS4	Shoot 'em up
August 19	Kung Fu Rabbit	PS3	Platformer
August 19	Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare	PS3, PS4	TPS, Tower defense
August 19	Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment	PSV	RPG
August 19	Sword Art Online: Infinity Moment	PSV	RPG
August 19	Tales of Xillia 2	PS3	RPG
August 19	The Golf Club	WIN, XOne	Sports
August 19	The Last Tinker: City of Colors	PS4	Action-adventure
August 21	BlazBlue: Clone Phantasma	3DS	Fighting
August 21	Xtreme Sports	3DS	Sports
August 25	Super Time Force Ultra	WIN	Action, Adventure, Shooter
August 25	Tetris Battle Fusion	OUYA
August 26	Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth 1	PSV	RPG
August 26	Infamous: First Light	PS4	Action-adventure
August 26	Madden NFL 15	PS3, PS4, X360, XOne	Sports
August 26	Metro Redux	PS4, XOne, WIN, OSX	FPS, Survival horror
August 26	OlliOlli	PSN, PS3, PS4	Sports
August 26	The Golf Club	PS4	Sports
August 26	The Walking Dead: Season Two - Episode 5: No Going Back	PSN, WIN, OSX, PSV	Graphic adventure
August 26	Under Defeat HD	X360
August 27	BioShock	iOS	FPS
August 27	The Walking Dead: Season Two - Episode 5: No Going Back	X360	Graphic adventure
August 27	Five Nights at Freddy's	DROID	Survival horror, PCA
August 28	SteamWorld Dig	WiiU	Platformer, Action-adventure, Metroidvania
August 28	The Walking Dead: Season Two - Episode 5: No Going Back	iOS	Graphic adventure
August 29	Azure Striker Gunvolt	3DS
August 29	Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe	3DS	Platformer
August 29	Kirby Fighters Deluxe	3DS	Platformer
August 29	Mighty Gunvolt	3DS
August 29	Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney	3DS	Adventure, Puzzle, Visual novel
September 2	Dance Central Spotlight	XOne	Music, Rhythm
September 2	Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair	PSV	Adventure, Visual novel
September 2	Deathmatch Village	PS3, PSV	MOBA
September 2	Don't Starve: Giants Edition	PSV	Survival
September 2	Joe Danger	PSV	Racing, Platformer
September 2	The Sims 4	WIN, OSX	Simulation
September 2	Velocity 2X	PS4, PSV	Shoot 'em up, Puzzle
September 2	Warframe	XOne	Action RPG, TPS
September 2	Warriors Orochi 3 Ultimate	PS4, PS3, XOne, PSV	Hack and slash
September 4	Angry Birds Stella	WP, iOS, DROID	Puzzle
September 4	Ice Cream Surfer	WiiU
September 4	Mikey Boots	iOS	Platformer
September 4	Cubemen 2	WiiU
September 4	Minecraft	PS4	Sandbox, Survival
September 4	Tappingo 2	3DS
September 4	Valiant Hearts: The Great War	iOS	Puzzle, Adventure
September 5	CounterSpy	DROID, iOS	Stealth
September 5	Dead Rising 3 Apocalypse Edition	WIN	Action-adventure, Survival horror
September 5	Minecraft	XOne	Sandbox, Survival
September 5	Planetary Annihilation	WIN, OSX, LIN	RTS
September 9	Destiny	PS3, PS4, X360, XOne	FPS
September 9	Hack 'n' Slash	WIN	Action-adventure
September 9	NHL 15	PS3, PS4, X360, XOne	Sports
September 11	Teslagrad	WiiU	Puzzle-platformer
September 11	The Keep	3DS	RPG
September 11	Five Nights at Freddy's	iOS	Survival horror, PCA
September 11	Spider-Man Unlimited	iOS	Endless runner
September 12	Fable Anniversary	WIN	Action RPG
September 12	Mega Man 7	WiiU	Action, Platformer
September 12	Terraria	WP	Action-adventure, Sandbox
September 13	Shovel Knight	OSX	Action, Platformer
September 14	Anomaly 2	PS4	RTS, Tower defense
September 15	Hero of Many	WIN	Action-adventure
September 16	ArcheAge	WIN	MMO, RPG
September 16	Cooking Mama 5: Bon Appetit!	3DS	Simulation
September 16	Fairy Fencer F	PS3	RPG
September 16	Goat Simulator	iOS, DROID	Action
September 16	KickBeat Special Edition	PS4, WiiU	Music, Rhythm
September 16	Murasaki Baby	PSV	Puzzle
September 16	Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution	WIN, PS3, X360	Fighting
September 16	Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call	3DS	Rhythm
September 16	Total War: Rome II	OSX	TBS, RTT
September 17	Age of Empires: Castle Siege	WIN, WP	MMO, Tower defense
September 17	Final Fantasy IV	WIN	RPG
September 17	Plunder Pirates	iOS	Strategy
September 18	Elminage Gothic	WIN	4X, TBS
September 18	Endless Legend	WIN	RPG
September 18	Flockers	WIN, PS4, XOne	Puzzle
September 18	Roundabout	WIN, OSX, LIN	Racing
September 19	6180 the moon	WIN
September 19	D4	XOne	Adventure
September 19	Tropico 5	OSX, LIN	CMS, Government sim
September 19	Wasteland 2	WIN, OSX, LIN	RPG
September 23	Ar Nosurge: Ode to an Unborn Star	PS3	RPG
September 23	Arcana Heart 3: LOVE MAX!!!!!	PS3, PSV	Fighting
September 23	CastleStorm: Definitive Edition	PS4, XOne	Tower defense
September 23	Counter-Strike Nexon: Zombies	WIN	FPS
September 23	Defense Grid 2	WIN, XOne, PS4	Tower defense
September 23	Disney Infinity 2.0: Marvel Super Heroes	PS3, PS4, WIN, WiiU, X360, XOne, iOS	Action-adventure, Sandbox
September 23	FIFA 15	WIN, PS3, PS4, X360, XOne, Wii, PSV, 3DS, DROID	Sports
September 23	Frozen Synapse Prime	PSV	TBT
September 23	Gauntlet	WIN	Dungeon crawl
September 23	Slender: The Arrival	PSN	Survival horror
September 23	Stronghold Crusader II	WIN	RTS
September 24	Fenix Rage	WIN	Platformer
September 24	Slender: The Arrival	X360	Survival horror
September 24	Turbo Dismount	iOS	Vehicle sim, Sandbox
September 25	Grid 2 Reloaded Edition	OSX	Racing
September 25	Just Dance Now	iOS, DROID	Music, Rhythm
September 25	Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance	OSX	Action, Hack and slash
September 25	The Vanishing of Ethan Carter	WIN	Adventure
September 25	Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL World Duel Carnival	3DS
September 26	Hyrule Warriors	WiiU	Hack and slash
September 26	KickBeat Special Edition	XOne	Music, Rhythm
September 26	Neverending Nightmares	WIN, OSX, LIN, OUYA	Survival horror
September 26	Starpoint Gemini 2	WIN	Vehicular combat (spaceship), RPG
September 28	Massive Chalice	WIN, OSX, LIN	TBS, TBT
September 29	Outland	WIN	Platformer, Metroidvania
September 29	Starwhal: Just the Tip	WIN, OSX, LIN
September 30	Borderlands 2	LIN	Action RPG, FPS
September 30	Chariot	PS4
September 30	Forza Horizon 2	XOne, X360	Racing
September 30	Futuridium EP Deluxe	PS4, PSV	Shoot 'em up
September 30	Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor	WIN, PS4, XOne	Action-adventure
September 30	Natural Doctrine	PS3, PS4, PSV	Tactical RPG
September 30	Persona 4 Arena Ultimax	PS3, X360	Fighting
September 30	Pier Solar HD	WIN, OSX, LIN, OUYA, PSN, PS4	RPG
September 30	Ranko Tsukigime's Longest Day	PS3
September 30	Second Chance Heroes	PS4	Action RPG, Hack and slash
September 30	Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments	WIN, PS3, PS4, X360, XOne	Adventure

October–December

Release date	Title	Platform	Genre	Ref.
October 1	Chariot	XOne
October 2	Run for Cheese	iOS, DROID
October 3	Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS	3DS	Fighting
October 5	Skylanders: Trap Team	3DS, PS3, PS4, Wii, WiiU, X360, XOne	RPG, Platformer
October 6	Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two	WIN	Action-adventure, Platformer
October 7	Alien: Isolation	WIN, PS3, PS4, X360, XOne	Action-adventure, Stealth, Survival horror
October 7	Costume Quest 2	WIN	RPG
October 7	Divekick: Addition Edition +	PS4, XOne	Fighting
October 7	Driveclub	PS4	Racing
October 7	Dust: An Elysian Tail	PS4	Action RPG, Hack and slash, Metroidvania
October 7	Jet Car Stunts	PS3, PSV	Racing
October 7	NBA 2K15	WIN, PS3, PS4, X360, XOne	Sports
October 7	Pix the Cat	PS4, PSV	Snake, Puzzle
October 7	Project Spark	XOne, WIN	Sandbox, Action-adventure
October 7	Spelunky	PS4	Platformer, Roguelike
October 7	Styx: Master of Shadows	WIN, PS4, XOne	Stealth
October 7	Tenkai Knights: Brave Battle	3DS	Fighting
October 7	Vib-Ribbon	PSN, PSV	Rhythm
October 9	Art of Balance	WiiU
October 9	Dragon Quest II	DROID, iOS	RPG
October 9	Final Fantasy XIII	WIN	RPG
October 10	Ryse: Son of Rome	WIN	Action-adventure, Hack and slash
October 11	The Keep	3DS	RPG
October 14	Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel!	WIN, PS3, X360	Action RPG, FPS
October 14	Defense Grid 2	OSX, LIN	Tower defense
October 14	In Space We Brawl	PS3, PS4
October 14	Lone Survivor: The Director's Cut	PS4	Survival horror
October 14	Minecraft	PSV	Sandbox, Survival
October 14	Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures 2	3DS, PS3, WiiU, X360	Platformer
October 14	Peggle 2	PS4	Puzzle
October 14	Petz Beach	3DS	Virtual pet
October 14	Petz Countryside	3DS	Virtual pet
October 14	Poptropica: Forgotten Islands	3DS	Educational, Adventure
October 14	Senran Kagura: Shinovi Versus	PSV
October 14	Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition	PS4, XOne, WIN	Action-adventure
October 14	Tears to Tiara II: Heir of the Overlord	PS3	Tactical RPG, Visual novel, Eroge
October 14	The Evil Within	WIN, PS3, PS4, X360, XOne	Survival horror
October 14	The Walking Dead	PS4, XOne	Graphic adventure
October 15	Angry Birds Transformers	iOS	Shoot 'em up
October 15	Killer Instinct: Season 2	XOne	Fighting
October 15	Legend of Grimrock II	WIN	Action RPG, Dungeon crawl
October 16	A City Sleeps	WIN	Shoot 'em up
October 16	Paper Monster Recut	WiiU
October 16	Lone Survivor	WiiU	Survival horror
October 16	Pyramids 2	3DS
October 16	Sentinels of the Multiverse: The Video Game	DROID, iOS
October 16	The Legend of Dark Witch	3DS
October 17	F.E.A.R. Online	WIN	FPS, Survival horror
October 20	République: Episode 3	iOS	Action-adventure, Stealth
October 21	Dreamfall Chapters: The Longest Journey	WIN, OSX, LIN, PS4	Adventure
October 21	Escape Goat 2	PS4	Puzzle
October 21	F1 2014	WIN, PS3, X360	Racing
October 21	Fantasia: Music Evolved	XOne, X360	Music, Rhythm
October 21	Jagged Alliance: Flashback	WIN, OSX, LIN	Tactical RPG, TBT
October 21	Just Dance 2015	PS3, PS4, Wii, WiiU, X360, XOne	Rhythm
October 21	Need for Speed Rivals: Complete Edition	PS3, PS4, WIN, X360, XOne	Racing
October 21	Race the Sun	PSN, PS4, PSV	Endless runner
October 21	Samurai Warriors 4	PS3, PS4, PSV	Hack and slash
October 21	Screencheat	WIN	FPS
October 21	Shadow Warrior	PS4, XOne	FPS
October 21	The Legend of Korra	PSN, PS4, WIN	Action, Brawler
October 21	The Voice: I Want You	PS3, Wii, X360, WiiU
October 21	The Walking Dead: Season Two	PS4, XOne	Graphic adventure, Interactive film
October 22	The Legend of Korra	X360, XOne	Action, Brawler
October 23	Stealth Inc 2: A Game of Clones	WiiU	Platformer, Stealth
October 23	Shantae and the Pirate's Curse	3DS	Platformer, Metroidvania
October 24	Bayonetta 2	WiiU	Action, Hack and slash
October 24	Civilization: Beyond Earth	WIN, OSX, LIN	TBS, 4X
October 24	Fantasy Life	3DS	RPG, Life sim
October 24	Majestic Nights	WIN, OSX, iOS, DROID
October 24	Pokémon Art Academy	3DS	Educational
October 26	How to Survive	XOne	Action RPG, Survival horror, Survival
October 27	Dungeon of the Endless	WIN	Roguelike, Tower defense
October 27	Spacebase DF-9	WIN	Simulation
October 28	Big Hero 6	3DS
October 28	Costume Quest 2	PSN, PS4	RPG
October 28	Deadfall Adventures	PS3	FPS, Action-adventure
October 28	Freedom Wars	PSV	Action RPG
October 28	Lords of the Fallen	WIN, PS4, XOne	Action RPG
October 28	MX vs. ATV Supercross	WIN, X360, PS3, OSX, LIN	Racing
October 28	NBA Live 15	PS4, XOne	Sports
October 28	Poltergeist: A Pixelated Horror	PSV
October 28	Power Rangers Super Megaforce	3DS
October 28	Skulls of the Shogun	OUYA	TBT
October 28	Sunset Overdrive	XOne	Action-adventure, TPS
October 28	The Legend of Korra: A New Era Begins	3DS	Tactical RPG
October 28	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Danger of the Ooze	PS3, X360, 3DS
October 28	The Unfinished Swan	PS4, PSV	Adventure
October 28	WWE 2K15	PS3, X360	Sports
October 30	Angry Birds Transformers	WP, DROID	Shoot 'em up
October 30	Costume Quest 2	OSX, LIN, WiiU, X360, XOne	RPG
October 30	Rock Zombie	WiiU
October 30	Run Sackboy! Run!	iOS	Puzzle-platformer
October 30	Secret of Mana	DROID	Action RPG
October 30	Transistor	OSX, LIN	Action RPG, TBS
October 30	Woah Dave!	3DS, iOS, WIN	Platformer
October 30	Zombie Panic in Wonderland DX	3DS	TPS, shooting gallery
October 31	Winx Club: Saving Alfea	3DS
November 3	Depth	WIN	FPS, Action
November 4	BioShock Infinite: The Complete Edition	X360, PS3	FPS
November 4	Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare	WIN, PS3, PS4, X360, XOne	FPS
November 4	Frozen Synapse Prime	PS3	TBT
November 4	Harvest Moon: The Lost Valley	3DS	Farming, RPG
November 4	How to Survive	PS4	Action RPG, Survival horror, Survival
November 4	MotoGP 14	WIN, PS3, X360, PSV, PS4	Racing
November 4	Planes: Fire & Rescue	Wii, DS, WiiU, 3DS
November 4	Rocksmith 2014	PS4, XOne	Music
November 4	The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth	PS4, PSV, WIN, OSX, LIN	Roguelike
November 4	The Hungry Horde	PSV
November 4	The Wolf Among Us	PS4, XOne	Graphic adventure
November 5	A Bird Story	WIN, OSX, LIN	Adventure, RPG
November 6	Pier Solar HD	WiiU	RPG
November 6	The Sailor's Dream	iOS
November 6	The Swapper	WiiU	Puzzle-platformer, Metroidvania
November 7	Civilization Revolution 2	DROID	TBS
November 7	Football Manager 2015	WIN, OSX, LIN	Sports, Business sim
November 11	Assassin's Creed Rogue	PS3, X360	Action-adventure, Stealth
November 11	Assassin's Creed Unity	WIN, PS4, XOne	Action-adventure, Stealth
November 11	Candy Crush Soda Saga	iOS, DROID	Puzzle
November 11	Digimon All-Star Rumble	PS3, X360	Fighting
November 11	Five Nights at Freddy's 2	WIN	Survival horror
November 11	Halo: The Master Chief Collection	XOne	FPS
November 11	Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham	WIN, PS3, PS4, WiiU, X360, XOne, 3DS, PSV	Action-adventure
November 11	Retro City Rampage DX	PS4	Action-adventure
November 11	Ring Run Circus	PSV
November 11	Senran Kagura: Bon Appétit!	PSV
November 11	Shape Up	XOne	Fitness
November 11	Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric	WiiU	Action-adventure, Platformer
November 11	Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal	3DS	Action-adventure, Platformer
November 11	Tales of Hearts R	PSV	RPG
November 11	Terraria	PS4	Action-adventure, Sandbox
November 11	Tetris Ultimate	3DS	Puzzle
November 11	Toybox Turbos	WIN	Racing
November 11	Tropico 5	X360	CMS, Government sim
November 11	Valkyria Chronicles	WIN	Tactical RPG
November 12	Chariot	WIN	Puzzle-platformer
November 12	Golfinity	iOS	Sports
November 12	Turbo Dismount	DROID	Vehicle sim, Sandbox
November 13	A World of Keflings	WiiU	City builder
November 13	Five Nights at Freddy's 2	DROID	Survival horror
November 13	Picross e5	3DS
November 13	Pro Evolution Soccer 2015	WIN, PS3, PS4, X360, XOne	Sports
November 13	Tengami	WiiU	Adventure, Puzzle
November 13	World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor	WIN, OSX	MMO, RPG
November 13	XCOM: Enemy Within	iOS, DROID	TBT
November 14	Frozen Synapse Prime	WIN	TBT
November 14	Pure Pool	XOne	Sports, Simulation
November 14	Terraria	XOne	Action-adventure, Sandbox
November 14	This War of Mine	WIN, OSX, LIN	Survival
November 14	Toybox Turbos	PSN, X360	Racing
November 16	Vainglory	iOS	MOBA
November 18	Adventure Time: The Secret of the Nameless Kingdom	3DS, PS3, PSV, WIN, X360	Action-adventure, RPG
November 18	Company of Heroes 2 - Ardennes Assault	WIN	RTS
November 18	Dragon Age: Inquisition	WIN, PS3, PS4, X360, XOne	Action RPG
November 18	Escape Dead Island	WIN, PS3, X360	Adventure, Survival horror
November 18	Far Cry 4	WIN, PS3, PS4, X360, XOne	FPS
November 18	Grand Theft Auto V	PS4, XOne	Action-adventure
November 18	Grand Theft Auto Online	PS4, XOne	Action-adventure
November 18	Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA F 2nd	PS3, PSV	Rhythm
November 18	LittleBigPlanet 3	PS3, PS4	Puzzle-platformer, Sandbox
November 18	Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor	PS3, X360	Action-adventure
November 18	Never Alone	WIN, PS4, XOne	Puzzle-platformer
November 18	Rabbids Invasion: The Interactive TV Show	X360, XOne, PS4
November 18	Rollers of the Realm	PS4, PSV, WIN
November 18	Tiny Troopers: Joint Ops	PS4	Shoot 'em up (twin stick)
November 18	Watch Dogs	WiiU	Action-adventure
November 18	WWE 2K15	PS4, XOne	Sports
November 19	The Jackbox Party Pack	PS4, PS4, XOne	Party
November 20	Alphadia Genesis	WiiU
November 20	Crossy Road	iOS	Endless runner
November 20	Five Nights at Freddy's 2	iOS	Survival horror
November 20	Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms	WIN	RPG
November 21	Kinetic Void	WIN, OSX, LIN	Sandbox, Vehicle sim (spaceship)
November 21	Pier Solar HD	XOne	RPG
November 21	Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire	3DS	RPG
November 21	Super Smash Bros. for Wii U	WiiU	Fighting
November 21	Thomas Was Alone	XOne	Puzzle-platformer
November 25	Akiba's Trip: Undead & Undressed	PS4	Action, Brawler
November 25	Aqua Kitty DX	PS4, PSV
November 25	Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions	WIN, PSN, PS4, OSX, LIN	Shoot 'em up
November 25	Haunted House: Cryptic Graves	WIN	Survival horror
November 25	Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth	3DS	RPG, Dungeon crawl
November 25	Penguins of Madagascar	3DS, WiiU
November 25	Speakeasy	PS4
November 25	Tales from the Borderlands - Episode 1: Zer0 Sum	WIN, PSN, PS4	Graphic adventure
November 25	The Pinball Arcade	XOne	Pinball
November 25	Thomas Was Alone	PS4, WiiU	Puzzle-platformer
November 25	Valiant Hearts: The Great War	DROID	Puzzle, Adventure
November 26	Civilization: Beyond Earth	OSX	TBS, 4X
November 26	Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions	X360, XOne	Shoot 'em up
November 26	The Jackbox Party Pack	WIN	Party
November 26	Tales from the Borderlands - Episode 1: Zer0 Sum	XOne	Graphic adventure
November 27	Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath	iOS	FPS, TPS, Action-adventure
November 27	Proun+	iOS
November 27	Godus	DROID	God game
November 28	Emergency 5	WIN
December 2	Fantasy Hero Unsigned Legacy	PSV
December 2	Final Horizon	PS4, PSV	Tower defense
December 2	Game of Thrones - Episode 1: Iron From Ice	WIN, OSX, PS4	Graphic adventure, Interactive film
December 2	Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix	PS3	Action RPG
December 2	Monopoly Plus	PS4	Strategy, Digital tabletop
December 2	Secret Ponchos	PS4	Top-down shooter
December 2	The Crew	WIN, PS4, XOne, X360	Racing
December 3	Chivalry: Medieval Warfare	PS3, X360	Hack and slash
December 3	Game of Thrones - Episode 1: Iron From Ice	XOne, X360	Graphic adventure, Interactive film
December 3	I Am Bread	WIN
December 3	Tales from the Borderlands - Episode 1: Zer0 Sum	X360	Graphic adventure
December 3	Tomb Raider II	iOS	Action-adventure, Platformer
December 4	Dead State	WIN	RPG, Survival horror
December 4	Dragon Quest III	DROID, iOS	RPG
December 4	Game of Thrones - Episode 1: Iron From Ice	iOS	Graphic adventure, Interactive film
December 5	Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker	WiiU	Puzzle-platformer
December 5	Five Nights at Freddy's	WP	Survival horror
December 5	Five Nights at Freddy's 2	WP	Survival horror
December 5	Limbo	XOne	Puzzle-platformer
December 5	NES Remix Pack	WiiU	Action
December 5	Ultimate NES Remix	3DS	Action
December 5	Threes	XOne	Puzzle
December 9	Game of Thrones - Episode 1: Iron From Ice	PS3	Graphic adventure, Interactive film
December 9	Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams - Director's Cut	PS4	Puzzle-platformer
December 9	Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris	WIN, PS4, XOne	Action-adventure
December 9	Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy	3DS	Adventure, Visual novel
December 9	Rock Boshers DX	PS4, PSV
December 9	Suikoden	PSN, PSV	RPG
December 9	Suikoden II	PSN, PSV	RPG
December 10	Elegy for a Dead World	WIN
December 10	Marvel Contest of Champions	DROID, iOS	Fighting
December 10	Minecraft	WP	Sandbox, Survival
December 11	BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend	WIN	Fighting
December 11	Candy Crush Saga	WP	Puzzle
December 11	Final Fantasy XIII-2	WIN	RPG
December 11	Hazumi	3DS
December 11	Scrolls	WIN, OSX, DROID	RPG
December 11	The Talos Principle	WIN, OSX, LIN	Puzzle
December 11	Xeodrifter	3DS	Metroidvania
December 12	Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams - Director's Cut	XOne	Puzzle-platformer
December 12	The King of Fighters '98 Ultimate Match Final Edition	WIN	Fighting
December 12	Metro 2033 Redux	LIN	FPS, Survival horror
December 12	Metro: Last Light Redux	LIN	FPS, Survival horror
December 12	Papers, Please	iOS	Puzzle, Simulation
December 16	Elite: Dangerous	WIN	Vehicle sim (spaceship)
December 16	Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN-	PS3, PS4	Fighting
December 16	Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft	DROID	DCCG
December 16	Loadout	PS4	TPS
December 16	Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee HD	PSV	Platformer
December 16	SimCity BuildIt	iOS, DROID	CMS, City builder
December 16	Tetris Ultimate	PS4	Puzzle
December 17	Brothers in Arms 3: Sons of War	iOS, DROID	TPS, Action-adventure
December 17	Kalimba	XOne	Puzzle-platformer
December 18	Civilization: Beyond Earth	LIN	TBS, 4X
December 18	Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars Mobile	DROID	Action-adventure
December 18	Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes	WIN	Action-adventure, Stealth
December 18	Plenty of Fishies	WiiU
December 19	Assetto Corsa	WIN	Racing (sim)
December 19	Sportsfriends	WIN	Party
December 20	Luftrausers	FOS	Shoot 'em up
December 21	The Telltale Games Collection	XOne
December 22	Geometry Dash	WIN, OSX	Platformer
December 23	Fieldrunners 2	PSV	Tower defense
December 23	Resogun	PS3, PSV	Shoot 'em up
December 23	Switch Galaxy Ultra	PS4, PSV
December 23	Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic	DROID	RPG
December 23	Trine Enchanted Edition	PS4	Puzzle-platformer, Action-adventure
December 25	Duck Hunt	WiiU	Light gun shooter, Sports
December 25	Mario Party Advance	WiiU	Party
December 25	Shantae and the Pirate's Curse	WiiU	Platformer, Metroidvania
December 25	Spy Chameleon	WiiU
December 25	Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2	WiiU	Platformer

See also

• 2014 in esports
• 2014 in games
• Counter-Strike match fixing scandal

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