Games Released in October 1986

25 new games released in October 1986, with PC-8800 Series being the most active platform. October 1 was the busiest day, with 10 new releases.

Top Platform

PC-8800 Series

New Releases

25

Busiest Day

October 1

Top Gunner

What was the most popular game of October 1986?

Top Gunner

Overhead run'n gun-style shoot-'em-up. You play as jeep driver and gunner rescuing POWs. More commonly known as Jackal outside the US.

Which days had the most releases?

October 1 saw the most activity with 10 releases.

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10 releases

October 1

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3 releases

October 30

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2 releases

October 15

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1 release

October 4

SunMonTueWedThuFriSat

Wed, Oct 1

10 releases

Thu, Oct 2

No releases

Fri, Oct 3

No releases

Sat, Oct 4

1 release

Sun, Oct 5

1 release

Mon, Oct 6

No releases

Tue, Oct 7

1 release

Wed, Oct 8

1 release

Thu, Oct 9

1 release

Fri, Oct 10

No releases

Sat, Oct 11

No releases

Sun, Oct 12

No releases

Mon, Oct 13

No releases

Tue, Oct 14

No releases

Wed, Oct 15

2 releases

Thu, Oct 16

No releases

Fri, Oct 17

No releases

Sat, Oct 18

No releases

Sun, Oct 19

No releases

Mon, Oct 20

No releases

Tue, Oct 21

1 release

Wed, Oct 22

No releases

Thu, Oct 23

1 release

Fri, Oct 24

1 release

Sat, Oct 25

No releases

Sun, Oct 26

No releases

Mon, Oct 27

No releases

Tue, Oct 28

No releases

Wed, Oct 29

1 release

Thu, Oct 30

3 releases

Fri, Oct 31

1 release

How did each week compare?

The first week of October was the busiest with 13 releases.

Week 1 (October 1–7)

13 releases
Space Quest: The Sarien Encounter

Most popular release in Week 1

Space Quest: The Sarien Encounter

He's out to clean up the universe... ...But he doesn't do windows. Strap into your computer station and prepare for blast-off. If the thrilling graphics don't blow you off your chair, the laughs will have you rolling on the floor. If you can help Roger Wilco he could use it. Hey, wake up! Roger Wilco's the chief sanitation engineer (a.k.a. Janitor) on the starship Arcada. His mission: to scrub dirty decks... to replace burned-out lightbulbs... to boldly go where no man has swept the floor! But while he was napping in the broom closet, his starship was hijacked by the Sarien Stormtroopers. Now the top-secret Star Generator's been stolen. And if Roger doesn't get it back, the universe as we know it is toast! Kaboom! The Two Guys from Andromeda often travel the cosmos under the aliases of Scott Murphy and Mark Crowe. They're best known for their award-winning Space Quest series and their frequent sightings with Elvis.

Week 2 (October 8–14)

2 releases
Arcticfox

Most popular release in Week 2

Arcticfox

It's up to you. Alien invaders have landed in Antarctica and are plotting the extinction of the human race. You alone must infiltrate the frigid enemy territory and rid the world of this awesome nemesis. Your machine? The most advanced terrain vehicle of its kind, specially designed for polar combat. A tank so powerful that even heavily armored aliens look like dead meat in her gunsights. The reality check. You get it all. A realistic 3-D model of the frozen Antarctic wasteland, including mountains, ridges, crevices, even mind-numbing blizzards. An accurate simulation of tank movement and combat strategy. Intelligent alien forces complete with scout patrols, fighters and well-defended fortresses. They'll stop at nothing in their attempt to put you in the deep freeze... unless you frost them first.

Week 5 (October 29–31)

5 releases
Vampire Killer

Most popular release in Week 5

Vampire Killer

Vampire Killer is a side-view flick-screen game where you are a Vampire hunter who has been tasked to remove Dracula from the 12th floor of a block of flats by a client on the floor below. The problem is, as well as facing and killing a vampire, the job has to be completed before midnight which is only eight minutes away. In your rush to get to the building you have forgotten your equipment like garlic and stakes, which is needed to face Dracula. You have to get to the 12th floor using elevators (which have minds of their own and can take you down as well as up), and you must look behind the doors of each flat for equipment to help you. Some flats are also empty as well as flats that have scares inside you and when scared, you lose part of a shock meter and when it reaches zero then it is game over. Bats and spiders live on various floors with some blocking your route so bullets can be found in the flats to clear the way. Some doors to the flats actually are lift shafts which send you back down to the 1st floor. Before you play the game you can select your skill level from easy, medium and hard.

Which platforms saw the most releases?

PC-8800 Series received 6 new titles in October 1986. The runner up was Family Computer with 5 new titles.

PC-8800 Series6 releases
Family Computer5 releases
Arcade4 releases
MSX3 releases
DOS2 releases
Apple II2 releases
FM-72 releases
PC-9800 Series2 releases
Nintendo Entertainment System2 releases
Commodore 161 release

What genres were most popular?

Adventure was the dominant genre in October 1986 with 8 titles. Arcade followed closely with 7.

Adventure8
Arcade7
Platform6
Puzzle5
Role-playing5
Point-and-click3
Shooter3
Hack and slash2
Sport2
Simulator2
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