Games Released in December 2010

649 new games debuted in December 2010, with PC being the most active platform. December 16 was the busiest day, with 49 releases. Tales of Graces f was the most popular release of the month.

Which days had the most releases?

December 16 saw the most activity with 49 releases.

49 releases

December 16

40 releases

December 2

39 releases

December 22

34 releases

December 7

How did each week compare?

The third week of December was the busiest with 166 releases.

Week 1 (December 1–7)

152 releases

Most popular release in Week 1

Tales of Graces f

In this newest title, the feelings such as "preserving one's faith", "saving their precious ones" and the destiny of raising the storm between three countries which form the setting, are portrayed. The PS3 version shows the story more in depth having many new elements including a "Lineage to the Future Episode" where a new tale after the main story is told.

Week 2 (December 8–14)

126 releases

Most popular release in Week 2

Doritos Crash Course

Doritos Crash Course is a fast-paced, funny, obstacle course game show for your Avatar to compete against your friends and family over XboxLive. Play through 15 exciting platformer levels across 3 different countries. Compete against your friends and family up to four players over XboxLive and local split-screen.

Week 3 (December 15–21)

166 releases

Most popular release in Week 3

Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition

An arcade version of Super Street Fighter IV was released by Capcom in December 2010, titled Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition. Arcade Edition added Yun, Yang, Evil Ryu and Oni to the roster, as well as changes to the existing characters.

Week 4 (December 22–28)

106 releases

Most popular release in Week 4

Back to the Future: The Game

Back to the Future: The Game is one of Telltale Games' popular episodic games. It follows the story of the famous Marty McFly and Doc Brown as they stumble through another adventure in time. It is broken into 5 episodes, and incorporates Telltale's unique spin on point-and-click games.

Week 5 (December 29–31)

39 releases

Most popular release in Week 5

Octodad

Octodad is a third person adventure game about destruction, deception, and fatherhood. The player controls Octodad, a dapper octopus masquerading as a human, as he goes about a day of his life. His existence is a constant struggle, as he must master mundane tasks with his unwieldy boneless tentacles while simultaneously keeping his cephalopodan nature a secret from his human family. The game features a humorous plot revolving around the central character, an octopus who is undercover as an average human with a family. The plot revolves around the player, controlling Octodad, attempting to complete various household chores and tasks while maintaining his secret. The gameplay takes advantage of the setting of an octopus' acting of a human to present an idea of mundane tasks being much more out of control, with a key mechanic being the suspicion towards Octodad from various family members. Its sequel Dadliest Catch was released on January 30, 2014, and was one of the first titles to be given the Steam Greenlight. Octodad is a freeware independent video game developed by a group of students at DePaul University, many of whom would go on to form Young Horses, Inc., the developers of its sequel Octodad: Dadliest Catch. The game was developed for the Student Showcase of the 2011 Independent Games Festival, and would go on to be one of 8 winners in the Student Showcase award of that year.

Which platforms saw the most releases?

PC received 95 new titles in December 2010. The runner up was iOS with 88 new titles.

PC95 releases

iOS88 releases

PlayStation 383 releases

Wii72 releases

PlayStation Portable55 releases

Web browser50 releases

Nintendo DS37 releases

Xbox 36036 releases

Nintendo DSi30 releases

Mac23 releases

What genres were most popular?

Adventure was the dominant genre in December 2010 with 132 titles. Puzzle followed closely with 97.

Adventure132

Puzzle97

Strategy71

Arcade70

Platform67

Shooter62

Indie61

Role-playing58

Simulator58

Visual Novel39

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