ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
January 17
The games released on this day in gaming history.
617 releases
3 Years AgoWings of Bluestar
SwitchPS4PS5Xbox OneXbox Series X|SWorldwide
Wings Of Bluestar is a 2D horizontal shmup (shoot'em up) that offers singe and local multiplayer. It's sci-fi themed and has an anime art style.
2 Years AgoPonpu
AndroidWorldwide
Get ready to break some eggs in this frantic multiplayer party-game! Ponpu mixes classic gameplay with new crazy mechanics, all packaged in one of the coolest art-styles ever seen!
1 Year AgoLok Digital
AndroidWorldwide
Lok are a fresh new kind of living beings that spawned in the middle of a vast, incomprehensible world. Help them through mind-bending word-search puzzles and guide them towards expansion of their civilisation.
42 Years AgoHack
DOSWorldwide
The object of the game is to delve into a dungeon to retrieve the Amulet of Yendor, and perish with as much game points as possible. The player can start out with a different ability set, such as Wizard or Cave(wo)man.
34 Years AgoShangrlia
FM TownsJapan
Shangrlia is a turn-based tactical game. The ten female commanders reside in the castle and can be approached in any order. Each of them transfers the player to a different location (alternating between urban, dungeon-like, and rural areas) where a tactical battle takes place.
32 Years AgoTaisen Mahjong Haopai 2
Game GearJapan
Taisen Mahjong Haopai 2 is a Miscellaneous game, developed by Arc System Works and published by Sega, which was released in Japan in 1993.
28 Years AgoGraal Online
PCWorldwide
Graal Online is a top-down fantasy MMORPG. Originally conceived as an online version of The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, it allowed users to edit and script custom areas and submit them to be added to the world.
23 Years AgoThe Purity of the Surf
PCWorldwide
A Point And Click Adventure Game created by Dave Gilbert as part of the Reality-On-The-Norm project.
22 Years AgoInsane Orb
Web browserWorldwide
Insane Orb is a Flash game by wvaldez. It is a Skill game similar to Pong, the classic arcade sports game.
21 Years AgoTantei Kibukawa Ryousuke Jiken-tan: Vol. 3 - Shisha no Rakuen
MobileJapan
Murders occur one after another in the paradise of an amusement park The mystery deepens... A creepy threatening letter... You must solve the case with your own hands!
20 Years AgoDavid: Dawn of a King
Web browserWorldwide
Help David find the Lost Sheep and avoid the rampaging wild animals
19 Years AgoHeavy Weapon
PortXbox 360Worldwide
Heavy Weapon unleashes adrenaline-soaked side-scrolling shoot-'em-up arcade action. With a blast of retro eighties videogame chic, Heavy Weapon brings classic shooter action and explosive power.
19 Years AgoCrash Twinsanity
PortMobileJapan
Crash Twinsanity is a mobile game based on the console game of the same name. The game shares the same story of the console version, with Crash and Dr Neo Cortex teaming up to save the world from the Evil Twins.
18 Years AgoYou Found the Grappling Hook
PCWorldwide
The player explores a cave using a grappling hook and later acquires a pair of hover boots and an axe for mining gold.
18 Years AgoTori-Emaki
PS3North America
Art, folklore and possibly history. Use hand gestures and whole body movements seen by the PlayStation Eye to direct your flock of birds from location to location within the panning scroll, left, right, up or down.
17 Years AgoRavensword: The Fallen King
iOSWorldwide
Ravensword: The Fallen King is a unique mix of Action/RPG set in open space, a deep fantasy story that will take you many hours to solve, a stunning and huge 3D world with beautiful locations and many different characters, a sea of enemie…
17 Years AgoGet to the Top Although There Is No Top!!
Web browserWorldwide
Get to the Top Although There Is No Top!! is a platformer game developed by Cary Huang, known for featuring 100 different versions.
16 Years AgoSodium One
PS3Worldwide
Sodium was a massively multiplayer online game that was based in and exclusive to the PlayStation 3's online community-based social gaming network PlayStation Home. Sodium was a planned four-part series of games, only two of which were released by the time of Home's closure.
15 Years Ago
15 Years AgoThe Seller
Nintendo DSiNorth America
Once a big-time boss, you are now down and out, forced into the small time after your company was driven into bankruptcy by an underhanded competitor who stooped lower than even you would dare.
15 Years AgoAlien Puzzle Adventure
Nintendo DSiNorth America
Alien Puzzle Adventure is a fast-paced, colourful and cartoony puzzle game, combining match-three gameplay with a humorous and quirky storyline.
15 Years AgoThe Legend of the Dragonflame High School: Youth Battle Story
Xbox 360Worldwide
The Legend of the Dragonflame High School: Youth Battle Story is an 8-bit inspired brawler.
15 Years AgoUrbanix
WiiNorth America
Urbanix is a Qix-clone by Nordcurrent. You control a tractor that must evade enemies as you prepare land for construction work.
15 Years AgoGame data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.