Games Released in February 1987

80 new games debuted in February 1987, with MSX being the most active platform. February 1 was the busiest day, with 69 releases. Contra was the most popular release of the month.

Which days had the most releases?

February 1 saw the most activity with 69 releases.

SunMonTueWedThuFriSat

Sun, Feb 1

69 releases

Mon, Feb 2

No releases

Tue, Feb 3

No releases

Wed, Feb 4

No releases

Thu, Feb 5

No releases

Fri, Feb 6

2 releases

Sat, Feb 7

No releases

Sun, Feb 8

No releases

Mon, Feb 9

No releases

Tue, Feb 10

2 releases

Wed, Feb 11

No releases

Thu, Feb 12

No releases

Fri, Feb 13

No releases

Sat, Feb 14

2 releases

Sun, Feb 15

2 releases

Mon, Feb 16

No releases

Tue, Feb 17

1 release

Wed, Feb 18

1 release

Thu, Feb 19

No releases

Fri, Feb 20

2 releases

Sat, Feb 21

1 release

Sun, Feb 22

No releases

Mon, Feb 23

No releases

Tue, Feb 24

1 release

Wed, Feb 25

No releases

Thu, Feb 26

1 release

Fri, Feb 27

No releases

Sat, Feb 28

No releases

How did each week compare?

The first week of February was the busiest with 71 releases.

Which platforms saw the most releases?

MSX received 30 new titles in February 1987. The runner up was Arcade with 13 new titles.

MSX30 releases
Arcade13 releases
Intellivision7 releases
Commodore C64/128/MAX6 releases
Amstrad CPC5 releases
Atari 26004 releases
Family Computer4 releases
Family Computer Disk System3 releases
MSX23 releases
ZX Spectrum3 releases

What genres were most popular?

Shooter was the dominant genre in February 1987 with 18 titles. Arcade followed closely with 16.

Shooter18
Arcade16
Adventure15
Sport11
Platform8
Role-playing8
Strategy8
Puzzle7
Simulator7
Racing4