Games Released in March 2001

253 new games released in March 2001, with PC (Microsoft Windows) being the most active platform. March 21 was the busiest day, with 29 new releases.

Which days had the most releases?

March 21 saw the most activity with 29 releases.

How did each week compare?

The third week of March was the busiest with 70 releases.

Week 3 (March 15–21)

70 releases
Serious Sam: The First Encounter

Most popular release in Week 3

Serious Sam: The First Encounter

A first person shooter extravaganza where you take the role of Serious Sam, a badass killer whose goal is to defeat monsters commanded by Mental, an extraterrestrial entity that wants to destroy humanity. Serious Sam is a high-adrenaline arcade-action shooter heavily focused on frantic arcade-style single player action. In a world where cyberpunk meets fantasy-fiction and advanced technology is mixed with black magic and psycho-powers, Sam travels through the beautiful world of ancient Egypt and several diverse planets, confronting countless Mental's minions on his way to the Mental's base.Key Features Frantic Arcade-Style Action - Fight your way through 15+ nightmarish warriors in Mental's army, including the charging Sirian Werebull, screaming Headless Kamikaze and other crazy monsters, and finally challenge the multi-story Ugh-Zan boss!

Week 4 (March 22–28)

66 releases
Black & White

Most popular release in Week 4

Black & White

Play the role of a deity in a land where the surroundings are yours to shape and its people are yours to lord over. Be an evil, malevolent god and the natives will worship you with fear in their eyes. Play as a kind, benevolent god and they will worship you with love in their hearts. Your actions decide whether you create a heaven or hell for your worshipers. Then select a creature from the land to act as your representative in the world. Raise it to gigantic proportions and teach it to do your bidding--whether the animal grows into an evil colossus of mass destruction or a kind and gentle giant is up to you. Progress through the game's rich storyline performing powerful miracles to battle other deities and become the world's supreme god.

Week 5 (March 29–31)

53 releases
Cossacks: European Wars

Most popular release in Week 5

Cossacks: European Wars

Cossacks: European Wars is a real-time strategy computer game for Windows made by the Ukrainian developer GSC Game World. It was released on April 24, 2001. The game has an isometric view and is set in the 17th and 18th centuries of Europe. It features sixteen playable nations each with its own architectural styles, technologies and units. Players must avoid famine and engage in army expansion, building construction and simple resource gathering. Mission scenarios range from conflicts such as Thirty Years' War to the War of the Austrian Succession, and the game is renowned for the seemingly unlimited number of units players may control. This ability set it apart from other games of the time such as Age of Empires and Empire Earth. Cossacks is a game which allows the user to gain strategy skills and even pick up some relative history of that period by the inclusion of a comprehensive encyclopedia. This top selling title has won two awards and was positively favoured by a majority of reviewers.

Which platforms saw the most releases?

PC (Microsoft Windows) received 67 new titles in March 2001. The runner up was PlayStation with 47 new titles.

PC (Microsoft Windows)67 releases
PlayStation47 releases
PlayStation 245 releases
Game Boy Color44 releases
Game Boy Advance26 releases
Dreamcast22 releases
Mac9 releases
Arcade7 releases
Nintendo 644 releases
WonderSwan Color3 releases

What genres were most popular?

Adventure was the dominant genre in March 2001 with 41 titles. Strategy followed closely with 38.

Adventure41
Strategy38
Simulator38
Sport37
Role-playing36
Puzzle29
Shooter27
Racing23
Platform19
Arcade17