Games Released in October 1996

166 new games released in October 1996, with PlayStation being the most active platform. October 31 was the busiest day, with 37 new releases.

Top Platform

PlayStation

New Releases

166

Busiest Day

October 31

Pokémon Blue Version

What was the most popular game of October 1996?

Pokémon Blue Version

Pokémon Blue is the third core series Pokémon game released as a minor revision of Pokémon Red and Green, which were released earlier that year. It was thus the first solitary version in the core series of Pokémon games. Various fixes in the game include a graphics and sound upgrade, as well as the removal of several known glitches that had been found in the original pair. Outside of Japan, its graphics, game engine and script formed the basis of Pokémon Red and Blue, while the wild Pokémon and game-exclusive Pokémon lists were changed to match Red and Green.

Which days had the most releases?

October 31 saw the most activity with 37 releases.

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37 releases

October 31

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21 releases

October 25

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21 releases

October 4

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17 releases

October 18

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Tue, Oct 1

17 releases

Wed, Oct 2

1 release

Thu, Oct 3

2 releases

Fri, Oct 4

21 releases

Sat, Oct 5

1 release

Sun, Oct 6

2 releases

Mon, Oct 7

3 releases

Tue, Oct 8

1 release

Wed, Oct 9

2 releases

Thu, Oct 10

11 releases

Fri, Oct 11

1 release

Sat, Oct 12

No releases

Sun, Oct 13

2 releases

Mon, Oct 14

3 releases

Tue, Oct 15

4 releases

Wed, Oct 16

2 releases

Thu, Oct 17

4 releases

Fri, Oct 18

17 releases

Sat, Oct 19

2 releases

Sun, Oct 20

2 releases

Mon, Oct 21

1 release

Tue, Oct 22

No releases

Wed, Oct 23

1 release

Thu, Oct 24

1 release

Fri, Oct 25

21 releases

Sat, Oct 26

4 releases

Sun, Oct 27

No releases

Mon, Oct 28

1 release

Tue, Oct 29

3 releases

Wed, Oct 30

6 releases

Thu, Oct 31

37 releases

How did each week compare?

The first week of October was the busiest with 47 releases.

Week 2 (October 8–14)

20 releases
Circle of Blood

Most popular release in Week 2

Circle of Blood

Circle of Blood is a 2D adventure game played from a third-person perspective. The player uses a point-and-click interface to interact with the environment and to guide protagonist George Stobbart through the game's world. To solve puzzles and progress in the game, the player collects items that may be combined with one another, used on the environment, or given to non-player characters. The protagonist converses with NPCs via dialogue trees presented through "conversation icons" to learn about the game's puzzles and plot. Clues and other information are obtained by clicking on items in the inventory and on objects in the environment. The player navigates with a map, to which new locations are added as the story unfolds. Unlike in most adventure games at the time, the protagonist's death is possible, after which the player starts from the last save point.

Which platforms saw the most releases?

PlayStation received 68 new titles in October 1996. The runner up was PC (Microsoft Windows) with 50 new titles.

PlayStation68 releases
PC (Microsoft Windows)50 releases
Sega Saturn26 releases
DOS12 releases
Mac11 releases
Arcade6 releases
Satellaview6 releases
Game Boy4 releases
Super Famicom4 releases
Super Nintendo Entertainment System3 releases

What genres were most popular?

Adventure was the dominant genre in October 1996 with 35 titles. Shooter followed closely with 34.

Adventure35
Shooter34
Simulator24
Puzzle21
Sport21
Strategy19
Fighting15
Platform14
Arcade12
Racing12
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