ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
February 17
The games released on this day in gaming history.
747 releases
17 Years AgoArt of Murder: Hunt for the Puppeteer
PCWorldwide
Art of Murder 2 is a full 3-D adventure game played from a third-person perspective. Players move their character by clicking on locations shown in the main display, and each scene will only be finished when a character has completed all the actions on the screen.
11 Years AgoTrivial Pursuit Live!
PS3PS4Xbox 360Xbox OneWorldwideNorth America
A modern twist on the world's most well-known trivia game! Trivia has never been so much fun. A more modern look, new reinvented question types, and the world's best questions from the world's top trivia authority.
11 Years AgoDark Echo
AndroidWorldwide
Trapped in darkness, you must use visualized sound to guide your way through threatening environments. The sounds you create will bounce off obstacles, revealing the shape of the surrounding world.
10 Years AgoTron Run/r
Xbox OnePS4Worldwide
Return to the world of Tron with Tron Run/r, a new lightning fast, action-adventure runner with a twist!
42 Years AgoPunch-Out!!
ArcadeJapan
Punch-Out!! is a boxing arcade game by Nintendo, released 1984.
17 Years AgoPrinny: Can I Really Be the Hero?
PSPNorth America
Prinny will be the most heart-pounding and challenging side-scrolling action game ever. Players will control an unlucky penguin dude called a Prinny and slash their way through various Netherworlds.
15 Years Ago
11 Years AgoQ*bert: Rebooted
RemakePS4PS VitaPS3North America
One of the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful arcade games of the 1980s is back in its Classic pixel perfect 2D form, and a re-imagined Reboot version with state of the art 3D game-play and graphics that remain faithful to the original concept.
9 Years AgoThe Mooseman
PCMacLinuxWorldwide
Long-long time ago the world was created out of an egg-shell by a god named Yen. In the murky depths of the endless ocean the Lower World was born. The Middle World was made for the men to dwell, and the Upper World was were the ancient gods would reside.
9 Years AgoTypoman: Revised
Expanded editionXbox OneWorldwide
Typoman is a 2D puzzle platformer. You slip into the role of a character made of letters, struggling to make your way through a dark and hostile world. Despite your small stature you have a powerful gift: You can use words to alter your environment.
10 Years AgoShining Soul
Wii UJapan
Enter a world of magic and mystery, where your closest allies may sometimes turn out to be your worst enemies. Shining Soul puts you in the middle of a desperate struggle between the Dark Dragon and a group of warriors known as the Shining Fleet.
3 Years AgoTales of Symphonia Remastered
RemasterPS4Xbox OneSwitchNorth AmericaWorldwide
Tales of Symphonia Remastered is set in the world of Sylvarant, a dying land in dire need of a constant source of mana, where legend dictates that a Chosen One will appear to regenerate and restore the world.
9 Years AgoVertical Drop Heroes HD
Xbox OneNorth America
Vertical Drop Heroes is a procedural platformer RPG hybrid with roguelike elements, where your hero adventures through randomly generated stages.
5 Years AgoSNK vs. Capcom: The Match of the Millennium
SwitchWorldwide
With 18 starting characters (26 total after unlocking), numerous battle modes and varied minigames, this may be the largest fighting game for the Neo Geo Pocket Color. Choose the fighting style that suits you from the available Single, Tag and Team modes.
17 Years AgoRace Pro
Xbox 360Worldwide
Race Pro is a sim racing video game described as having "ultra realistic car models" with cars ranging in power from 200 hp to 1,000 hp.
12 Years AgoHome Sheep Home 2
PCMacWorldwideNorth America
Join Shaun, Timmy and Shirley as they journey through over 60 levels of underground caverns, negotiate the busy streets of London and teleport through outer space all in search of the green, green grass of home.
This yearVampire Therapist
PS4PS5SwitchWorldwide
Guide vampires through centuries of emotional baggage, decades of delusions and the odd bout of self-loathing with real cognitive behavioral therapy concepts and become a Vampire Therapist! Even vampires need a shoulder to cry on when a neck to bite just won’t do.
31 Years AgoRistar
PortGame GearNorth America
8-bit port of Ristar on the Sega Game Gear with remixed levels and a few original stages.
15 Years AgoBurrito Bison
Web browserWorldwide
Burrito Bison is out shopping at the supermarket when he notices a bag of gummy bears. When he takes a closer look, a giant gummy hand comes out and sucks him into Candyland in a coliseum against Jawbreaker. He must now launch himself out of the ring and escape!
10 Years AgoRuneScape: Idle Adventures
PCWorldwide
RuneScape: Idle Adventures is a game from the makers of Adventure Capitalist set in the Runescape universe.
4 Years AgoAway: The Survival Series
PS4PS5Japan
Inspired by nature documentaries, Away: The Survival Series takes you on the Sugar Glider's breathtaking journey into the wild.
19 Years AgoNCAA March Madness 07
Xbox 360Worldwide
The NCAA Basketball (formerly NCAA March Madness) series was a College basketball game which was published by EA Sports from 1998 until 2009.
11 Years AgoAgent Awesome
PCMacWorldwide
Agent Awesome is a humorous strategy game in which you will have to help Agent A plan the perfect strategy to take down E.V.I.L., all of this in order to win a drunk dare. Awesome, right?
10 Years AgoUbermosh: Black
PCLinuxWorldwide
Ubermosh: Black is the hardcore version of the arcade game Ubermosh. Cut bullets with your sword, shoot with heavy guns and splatter enemies with a rage fueled psionic wave.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.