Games Released in July 2012

402 new games released in July 2012, with PC (Microsoft Windows) being the most active platform. July 26 was the busiest day, with 48 new releases.

Top Platform

PC (Microsoft Windows)

New Releases

402

Busiest Day

July 26

Spelunky

What was the most popular game of July 2012?

Spelunky

Spelunky (also known as Spelunky HD) is a remake of Spelunky (now known as Spelunky Classic), an open source indie platformer video game created by Derek Yu and originally released as freeware for Microsoft Windows. The player controls a spelunker who explores a series of caves while collecting treasure, saving damsels, fighting enemies and dodging traps. The caves are procedurally generated, making each run through the game unique. Spelunky is one of the first examples of a roguelike-like, borrowing concepts from the roguelike genre, and was the influence for many later roguelike-like games.

Which days had the most releases?

July 26 saw the most activity with 48 releases.

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48 releases

July 26

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40 releases

July 19

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32 releases

July 12

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31 releases

July 5

SunMonTueWedThuFriSat

Sun, Jul 1

8 releases

Mon, Jul 2

17 releases

Tue, Jul 3

9 releases

Wed, Jul 4

16 releases

Thu, Jul 5

31 releases

Fri, Jul 6

14 releases

Sat, Jul 7

3 releases

Sun, Jul 8

2 releases

Mon, Jul 9

9 releases

Tue, Jul 10

17 releases

Wed, Jul 11

16 releases

Thu, Jul 12

32 releases

Fri, Jul 13

11 releases

Sat, Jul 14

6 releases

Sun, Jul 15

3 releases

Mon, Jul 16

4 releases

Tue, Jul 17

13 releases

Wed, Jul 18

15 releases

Thu, Jul 19

40 releases

Fri, Jul 20

11 releases

Sat, Jul 21

3 releases

Sun, Jul 22

2 releases

Mon, Jul 23

4 releases

Tue, Jul 24

19 releases

Wed, Jul 25

19 releases

Thu, Jul 26

48 releases

Fri, Jul 27

18 releases

Sat, Jul 28

11 releases

Sun, Jul 29

3 releases

Mon, Jul 30

9 releases

Tue, Jul 31

12 releases

How did each week compare?

The fourth week of July was the busiest with 121 releases.

Week 3 (July 15–21)

89 releases
Rune Factory 4

Most popular release in Week 3

Rune Factory 4

Rune Factory 4 marks the return of the popular Harvest Moon spinoff that combines farming with dungeon adventuring. For the first time in the series, the player can select to play as a male or female hero, and potential suitors of either gender are also available in order to pursue love, marriage, and possibly a child. As the newly-appointed prince or princess, you can fulfill your royal duties of protecting the town from invaders, or take a more rural approach to governing by raising your own fruits and vegetables and helping townsfolk. Should some dungeon adventuring be on the days itinerary, you can select from the castles vast armament of swords, spears, and staffs along with magic for battle against dangerous foes, or even bring along a companion or friendly monster to aid you during your travels.

Week 4 (July 22–28)

121 releases
Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair

Most popular release in Week 4

Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair

The follow up to Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc. The main character, Hajime Hinata, a new 'Ultimate' student at Hope's Peak Academy. On their first day, Hajime and all of his classmates are taken on a field trip to the mysterious Jabberwock island by their anthropomorphic rabbit teacher, Usami. Usami explains that on this island the students are to have fun together and become friends to gather Hope Fragments. Usami's field trip does not go as planned when Monokuma appears and begins a new Killing Game. Anyone that wants to leave the island must commit a murder and get away with it. If the murderer is successful, he/she is allowed to leave the island, while everyone else is killed. When a murder occurs, the player investigates. After the investigations, a trial commences to determine who the culprit is.

Week 5 (July 29–31)

24 releases
Orcs Must Die! 2

Most popular release in Week 5

Orcs Must Die! 2

Orcs Must Die! 2 thrusts players and their friends back into battle against a terrifying mob of orcs and other monsters. With a redesigned spellbook, players will have a broader range of options to build a deadly arsenal of defenses. Investing hard-earned skulls in an enormous new upgrade system will allow players to cater to their favorite methods of burning, grinding, tossing, or dismembering orcs. Orcs Must Die! 2 begins days after the ending of the original game. With the rifts closed and the magical Order dead, the War Mage finds himself suddenly thrust into a new battle against the mindless orc mob. He has a powerful, if questionable, new companion in the Sorceress, an ex-War Mage responsible for the destruction of the Order.

Which platforms saw the most releases?

PC (Microsoft Windows) received 112 new titles in July 2012. The runner up was PlayStation 3 with 57 new titles.

PC (Microsoft Windows)112 releases
PlayStation 357 releases
iOS57 releases
Nintendo 3DS54 releases
Android34 releases
Xbox 36032 releases
PlayStation Portable29 releases
Web browser22 releases
Mac21 releases
Wii19 releases

What genres were most popular?

Adventure was the dominant genre in July 2012 with 108 titles. Role-playing followed closely with 71.

Adventure108
Role-playing71
Puzzle69
Strategy60
Indie55
Shooter49
Arcade47
Platform47
Simulator35
Sport26
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