ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
April 1
The games released on this day in gaming history.
1195 releases
21 Years AgoBaten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean
GameCubeEurope
An original roleplaying game for Nintendo GameCube from the team behind Xenosaga. The game makes heavy use of cards for everything from fighting battles to purchasing items.
11 Years AgoHabbo
AndroidWorldwide
Habbo (formerly known as Habbo Hotel) is an online vintage pixel-art style virtual community where you can create your own avatar, make friends, chat, build rooms, design + play games and so much more! Almost anything is possible in this strange place full of awesome people.
22 Years AgoPokémon Channel
GameCubeAustralia
Pokémon Channel is a 2003 video game in the Pokémon series for the GameCube, developed by Ambrella and published by Nintendo and The Pokémon Company. The player's goal is to help Professor Oak refine and promote his TV network through watching broadcasts with a Pikachu.
15 Years AgoThe 3rd Birthday
PSPEurope
The game is an action role-playing game described by Square Enix as a "cinematic action RPG".
6 Years AgoCurious Expedition
SwitchEurope
Curious Expedition is a roguelike expedition simulation set in the late 19th century. Together with famous personalities you will venture on unprecedented expeditions to regions never explored before for fame, science and treasures.
24 Years AgoCossacks: The Art of War
Standalone expansionPCEurope
Cossacks: The Art of War – continues the history of the great battles of XVII–XVIII centuries, and introduces five new campaigns, two nations, some new units and much more.
18 Years AgoTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
WiiJapan
An action platformer developed by Konami for the NES and Famicom in 1989.
12 Years AgoMercenary Kings
PS4Worldwide
In this frantic 2D action game, you are part of the Mercenary Kings, the most skilled team of warriors-for-hire on Earth, but when your comrades have fallen and the fearsome forces of CLAW have seized an island-wide top secret Laboratory Ba…
43 Years AgoGyruss
ArcadeNorth America
Gyruss is a shoot 'em up video arcade game developed by Konami, and released in 1983. It was designed by Yoshiki Okamoto, who had earlier created Time Pilot for Konami.
10 Years AgoStikbold! A Dodgeball Adventure
PCMacWorldwide
Stikbold! is a single and local multiplayer dodgeball game heavily inspired by the 70's and its athletes. This is a salute to the heroic sportsmanship of the era, a time when tacky was cool and there was no such thing as bad style.
7 Years AgoCryptoman
Web browserWorldwide
Cryptoman is a bomberman-inspired game joining players from 8 different blockchains on a single multiplayer battlefield. Stake your favourite currency or play for free with the innovative ghost mode.
12 Years AgoMLB 14: The Show
PS3PS VitaWorldwideNorth America
The highest rated sports franchise over the last 8 years (according to Metacritic) is back and better than ever.
12 Years AgoBatman Arkham Origins: Blackgate - Deluxe Edition
Expanded editionPCPS3Wii UXbox 360WorldwideNorth America
Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate - Deluxe Edition amplifies the 2.5-D game developed by Armature Studio with new maps, enemy encounters, difficulty levels, and batsuits, all with enhanced visuals.
5 Years AgoCosmic Star Heroine
Google StadiaWorldwide
"3 exotic planets to explore. Aliens. Robots.
32 Years AgoRaptor: Call of the Shadows
DOSNorth America
It's the BEST IBM shooter yet! A fast paced slugfest, with a pulse-pounding sound track, and jaw-dropping VGA animation & cinematics. In the future as a mercenary flying the super-tech Raptor, you'll be sent on interplanetary missions to knock off top competitors of MegaCorp.
31 Years AgoD
3DOJapan
The first entry in the D series and one of the first games the company released, it dealt with taboo content such as violence and cannibalism, featured 3D CGI full-motion video, and used a first-person perspective. It was the first game to star the digital actress Laura.
23 Years AgoChampionship Manager 4
MacEurope
Championship Manager 4 series is a football-management simulation computer game.
12 Years AgoShin Megami Tensei Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. The Soulless Army
PS3North America
Raidou Kuzunoha is a private detective in Japan's Taishou Period of the early 1900s, but he's much more than just a well-dressed crime scene investigator; he also has the power to capture and conjure demons to do his bidding.
10 Years AgoAdam's Venture: Origins
PS4Xbox OnePCWorldwideNorth America
Embark on a bold adventure in Adam’s Venture: Origins. Set in the roaring 20’s, in Adam’s Venture: Origins you will explore ancient ruins, and recover mysterious artifacts. Together with your trusted accomplice Evelyn, you will have to outsmart the evil Clairvaux company.
21 Years AgoAct of War: Direct Action
PCAustraliaNew Zealand
Act of War: Direct Action is a highly realistic, near future real-time strategy game, set against the backdrop of a conflict that threatens to permanently change the face of our world.
21 Years AgoViewtiful Joe 2
GameCubeEurope
Joe and Silvia are back in this sequel to Viewtiful Joe. This time you have more style, new special moves, and more than 40 new enemies to defeat. Now Joe's trusty aircraft transforms into various shapes to support his activities throughout the game's many stages.
16 Years AgoDead to Rights: Retribution
Xbox 360PS3Australia
Introducing an innovative hybrid combat system, Dead to Rights: Retribution puts the full combat potential of a highly trained, highly agitated law-enforcement officer into players' hands.
18 Years AgoM.U.S.H.A.
WiiJapan
M.U.S.H.A. is a Sega Genesis vertical-scrolling shooter from Compile and Seismic originally released in 1990 and later re-released on the Nintendo Virtual Console in 2009. The game is known for its rarity and its ability to fetch high prices on auction sites.
11 Years AgoBoxboy!
Nintendo 3DSNorth America
Box Boy! is a platform game in which players control a box-shaped character named Qbby as he makes his way through each level. The source of the game's mechanics come from Qbby's ability to spawn boxes out of his body, the number of which varies between each level.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.