Games Released in 2003

2,092 new games debuted in 2003 across 10 platforms, with PC seeing 699 releases. November was the busiest month, with 305 releases. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic was the most popular release of the year.

Which days had the most releases?

November 28 was the busiest single day of 2003 with 39 releases.

39 releases

November 28

35 releases

March 28

34 releases

December 18

32 releases

November 18

Which month had the most releases?

The busiest release month of 2003 was November, totaling 305 titles.

How did each season compare?

Q4 was the busiest quarter of 2003 with 774 releases.

Q1 (Jan–Mar)

544 releases

Most popular release in Q1

SimCity 4

SimCity 4 is a city-building simultor. You are in the shoes of one or several mayors, and you are tasked with populating and managing your cities.When you have chosen a segment to place your city in, you will be able to chose between 3 game modes. God mode: This mode lets you shape the overall landscapes as you desire Mayor mode: In this mode you build and manage your own cities. My Sim mode: Here the player can choose his own Sims and have them move into the city, or import saved games from the game The Sims.

Q2 (Apr–Jun)

484 releases

Most popular release in Q2

Silent Hill 3

Silent Hill 3 is the third installment in the Silent Hill series. Like the previous entries, Silent Hill 3 is a survival horror combining action-based combat and puzzle-solving, but is somewhat more combat-oriented than the preceding installments. The main character is able to side-step and block some attacks, but in general shares with the other protagonists of the series their relative ineptitude in combat.

Q3 (Jul–Sep)

549 releases

Most popular release in Q3

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic

Choose Your Path! Set 4,000 years before the Galactic Empire, you are the last hope for the Jedi Order and the Republic - can you master the ways of the Force to become their savior? Or will you fall to the dark side and achieve ultimate power? Hero, villain, peacekeeper, or chaos-bringer... you and your party will determine the fate of the galaxy! Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic is a role-playing video game. Players will be able to create their own characters and be able to choose what gender, appearance, class, skills, attributes, and feats they have throughout the game - no two characters will be the same!

Q4 (Oct–Dec)

774 releases

Most popular release in Q4

Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne

Max Payne 2 is a third-person shooter, in which the player assumes the role of Max Payne, but also plays as Mona Sax in a few levels. Initially, the player's weapon is a 9mm pistol. As they progress, players access other weapons including other handguns, shotguns, submachine guns, assault rifles, sniper rifles, and hand-thrown weapons. To move the game along, the player is told what the next objective is through Max's internal monologue, in which Max iterates what his next steps should be.

Which platforms saw the most releases?

PC received 699 new titles in 2003, holding the most releases. The runner up was PlayStation 2 with 598 new titles.

PC699 releases

PlayStation 2598 releases

Game Boy Advance315 releases

Xbox258 releases

Nintendo GameCube218 releases

PlayStation113 releases

Mac79 releases

Web browser76 releases

Legacy Mobile Device63 releases

Arcade30 releases

What genres were most popular?

Adventure was the dominant genre in 2003 with 461 titles. Shooter followed closely with 265.

Adventure461

Shooter265

Sport252

Simulator235

Role-playing234

Strategy221

Puzzle190

Racing188

Platform180

Arcade166

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