Games Released in January 2013

415 new games released in January 2013, with PC (Microsoft Windows) being the most active platform. January 31 was the busiest day, with 40 new releases.

Top Platform

PC (Microsoft Windows)

New Releases

415

Busiest Day

January 31

What was the most popular game of January 2013?

War Thunder

War Thunder is a free-to-play vehicular combat MMO featuring aircraft, ground vehicles, and naval craft spanning from the early 20th century to the modern era. Players progress through technology trees across multiple nations, unlocking increasingly advanced military vehicles. The game offers three realism tiers for each vehicle type: arcade, realistic, and simulator modes. Originally developed as a flight simulator under the name "World of Planes," the game expanded to include tanks in 2014 and naval forces later, becoming a combined-arms experience. A mobile version was released in 2023.

Which days had the most releases?

January 31 saw the most activity with 40 releases.

40 releases

January 31

33 releases

January 24

31 releases

January 10

25 releases

January 17

How did each week compare?

The fourth week of January was the busiest with 101 releases.

Week 1 (January 1–7)

67 releases

Most popular release in Week 1

Kentucky Route Zero

Kentucky Route Zero is a magical realist adventure game about a secret highway in the caves beneath Kentucky, and the mysterious folks who travel it. Gameplay is inspired by point-and-click adventure games (like the classic Monkey Island or King's Quest series, or more recently Telltale's Walking Dead series), but focused on characterization, atmosphere and storytelling rather than clever puzzles or challenges of skill. The game is developed by Cardboard Computer (Jake Elliott and Tamas Kemenczy). The game's soundtrack features an original electronic score by Ben Babbitt along with a suite of old hymns & bluegrass standards recorded by The Bedquilt Ramblers.

Week 2 (January 8–14)

96 releases

Most popular release in Week 3

DmC: Devil May Cry

DmC: Devil May Cry is the fifth game in the hack-and-slash third-person action series and the first not largely developed by Capcom. This title is a reimagining of the series, with the same protagonist Dante, but set in an alternate universe. The Dante in this game is very different from before, doing away with the trademark white hair and altering the main character as well as the game's tone with a much more Western influence. The gameplay is still largely identical as Dante engages many opponents with a fast fighting style, stringing together combos and hits in quick succession.

Week 4 (January 22–28)

101 releases

Most popular release in Week 5

Antichamber

Antichamber is a single-player first-person puzzle-platform video game. Many of the puzzles are based on phenomena that occur within the Impossible Objects created by the game engine, such as passages that lead the player to different locations depending on which way they face, and structures that seem otherwise impossible within normal three-dimensional space. The game includes elements of psychological exploration through brief messages of advice to help the player figure out solutions to the puzzles as well as adages for real life.

Which platforms saw the most releases?

PC (Microsoft Windows) received 129 new titles in January 2013. The runner up was iOS with 93 new titles.

PC (Microsoft Windows)129 releases

iOS93 releases

Android53 releases

PlayStation 349 releases

Mac35 releases

Nintendo 3DS29 releases

Web browser27 releases

Xbox 36025 releases

PlayStation Vita21 releases

Wii U15 releases

What genres were most popular?

Adventure was the dominant genre in January 2013 with 102 titles. Puzzle followed closely with 68.

Adventure102

Puzzle68

Arcade62

Simulator62

Indie61

Strategy56

Shooter53

Platform51

Role-playing49

Sport31

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