Why Game Rewind UK exists.
This site is a nostalgia time machine built around UK release history. Search a game, browse by date, or jump through consoles and you can see the wider culture that surrounded it.
Search for a game, or browse by date or console, and Game Rewind UK shows what else was happening in the same month and year:
- Games released in the UK
- Films in UK cinemas
- What was available to rent
- Top 40 singles that month
- What wrestling event was happening that month
The app loads its data from a Google Sheet, so updates to the sheet appear in the app automatically. A lot of the release information has been sourced manually because UK dates are often inconsistently recorded.
- Search: start typing a game title and pick from suggestions.
- Browse by date: choose a month and year to see that release window.
- Browse by console: pick a console and view games A-Z.
- Multiple versions: if a game appears on more than one console, you'll be asked to choose the one you meant.
This is a personal project. Some months may have incomplete data, and titles may vary depending on how they're written in the database. I have tried to be as true and accurate as I can be.
If you spot a mistake, or have some knowledge about a game title or similar then please contact me at gamerewinduk@gmail.com
Game cover images provided by IGDB.
Cinema, Rental, Wrestling, and Cartoon images provided by TMDB.