Games Released in October 1998

133 new games debuted in October 1998, with PlayStation being the most active platform. October 1 was the busiest day, with 27 releases.

Top Platform

PlayStation

New Releases

133

Busiest Day

October 1

What was the most popular game of October 1998?

Fallout 2

A turn-based tactical Western RPG in which the Chosen One is tasked with exploring post-nuclear California to locate and retrieve the fabled Garden of Eden Creation Kit for their famine-stricken tribe, while coming into contact through branching dialogue trees with numerous tribes, factions and micro-civilizations, each with their own virtues, vices, socioeconomic situations and political agendas.

Which days had the most releases?

October 1 saw the most activity with 27 releases.

27 releases

October 1

23 releases

October 31

17 releases

October 15

15 releases

October 22

SunMonTueWedThuFriSat

Thu, Oct 1

27 releases

Fri, Oct 2

4 releases

Sat, Oct 3

No releases

Sun, Oct 4

No releases

Mon, Oct 5

2 releases

Tue, Oct 6

3 releases

Wed, Oct 7

2 releases

Thu, Oct 8

12 releases

Fri, Oct 9

5 releases

Sat, Oct 10

2 releases

Sun, Oct 11

No releases

Mon, Oct 12

4 releases

Tue, Oct 13

2 releases

Wed, Oct 14

5 releases

Thu, Oct 15

17 releases

Fri, Oct 16

3 releases

Sat, Oct 17

1 release

Sun, Oct 18

1 release

Mon, Oct 19

2 releases

Tue, Oct 20

4 releases

Wed, Oct 21

12 releases

Thu, Oct 22

15 releases

Fri, Oct 23

10 releases

Sat, Oct 24

No releases

Sun, Oct 25

No releases

Mon, Oct 26

2 releases

Tue, Oct 27

3 releases

Wed, Oct 28

8 releases

Thu, Oct 29

12 releases

Fri, Oct 30

12 releases

Sat, Oct 31

23 releases

How did each week compare?

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

Week 1 (October 1–7)

38 releases

Most popular release in Week 1

Gauntlet Legends

Gauntlet Legends is an arcade game released in 1998 by Atari Games. It is a fantasy themed hack and slash styled dungeon crawl game, a sequel to 1985's popular Gauntlet and 1986's Gauntlet II and marks the final game in the series to be produced by Atari Games. Its unusual features for an arcade game included passwords and characters that could be saved, enabling players to play over the course of a long period.

Week 2 (October 8–14)

30 releases

Most popular release in Week 2

MediEvil

MediEvil is an action-adventure game developed by SCE Cambridge Studio and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. Originally released in 1998 for the PlayStation, the game follows Sir Daniel Fortesque, a skeletal knight accidentally resurrected to battle the sorcerer Zarok and save the kingdom of Gallowmere. The game takes place across a variety of levels, many of which require certain objectives to be performed to progress. Sir Daniel Fortesque can use a variety of weapons, consisting of close range weapons such as swords and clubs to long range weapons such as crossbows. Many of these weapons can be charged for a powerful attack and some weapons, such as the club, can be used to access areas that are otherwise inaccessible. When not possessing any items, Dan is able to rip his own arm off and use it for both melee and ranged attacks. Dan can equip a shield alongside weapons to defend against attacks; though they can only take several hits of damage before breaking. Throughout the game, Dan can visit gargoyle heads of two varieties; green ones offer Dan information while blue ones allow Dan to buy services or ammunition by using the treasures he finds. Dan's health is determined by a single health bar, which reduces when Dan is hit. It will deplete completely if Dan drowns or falls from a great height. If Dan completely runs out of health, the game will end. Dan can extend his maximum health by collecting Life Bottles, which will automatically refill his health bar if it drops to zero. Also hidden throughout the game are Life Vials and Life Fountains that can replenish Dan's health and fill up any empty Life Bottles Dan has. In each level, there is a hidden Chalice of Souls, which can be collected if the player fills it with enough souls from defeated enemies (some Chalices are awarded via other means). If the player clears a level with a Chalice in hand, Dan is warped to the Hall of Heroes, where he can speak to a legendary hero who will give him rewards, such as weapons. If the player finishes the game with all the Chalices, the game's true ending is revealed.

Week 3 (October 15–21)

40 releases

Most popular release in Week 3

Tetris DX

Tetris DX has everything you need to satisfy your puzzle appetite. Play marathon, the classic Tetris game. Try your hand at ultra or 40 lines, two Tetris games with a twist. The vs. game will have you playing for hours!

Week 4 (October 22–28)

38 releases

Most popular release in Week 4

Grim Fandango

A neo-noir adventure to the Land of the Dead. Something's rotten in the land of the dead, and you're being played for a sucker. Meet Manny Calavera, travel agent at the Department of Death. He sells luxury packages to souls on their four-year journey to eternal rest. But there's trouble in paradise. Help Manny untangle himself from a conspiracy that threatens his very salvation.

Week 5 (October 29–31)

47 releases

Most popular release in Week 5

Fallout 2

Which platforms saw the most releases?

PlayStation received 86 new titles in October 1998. The runner up was PC with 63 new titles.

PlayStation86 releases

PC63 releases

Sega Saturn14 releases

Nintendo 6412 releases

Mac8 releases

Game Boy Color5 releases

Arcade4 releases

Game Boy4 releases

DOS3 releases

Neo Geo Pocket2 releases

What genres were most popular?

Adventure was the dominant genre in October 1998 with 47 titles. Simulator followed closely with 26.

Adventure47

Simulator26

Shooter25

Strategy25

Puzzle23

Sport23

Racing20

Role-playing20

Platform17

Fighting16

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