ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
April 2
The games released on this day in gaming history.
784 releases
16 Years AgoDead to Rights: Retribution
Xbox 360Europe
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.
13 Years AgoGrand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories
PortPS3North America
In this port of Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories to the PS2, PS3, IOS and Android, former trusted wise guy for the Leone family, Toni Cipriani returns home to Liberty City after spending time in hiding for killing a made man.
11 Years AgoBoxboy!
Nintendo 3DSEurope
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.
This yearDarwin's Paradox!
Switch 2PCPS5Xbox Series X|SWorldwide
Dive into the adventure with Darwin, an octopus as endearing as he is ingenious, torn from the ocean and trapped in a vast and mysterious industrial complex.
13 Years AgoCities in Motion 2
PCMacLinuxWorldwide
Cities in Motion 2 (CIM2) is the sequel to the popular mass transit simulation game Cities in Motion. Build, manage and lead your transportation network to provide cities with their ever changing needs.
11 Years AgoSurvarium
PCWorldwide
Survarium is a post apocalyptic Free to play FPS game, currently in steam early access. In its current state, Survarium offers three playable competitive gamemodes in a FPS style.
19 Years AgoAudition Online
PCNorth America
Audition Online, is a downloadable multiplayer online casual rhythm game produced by T3 Entertainment. It was originally released in South Korea in 2004, but it has been localized by various publishers around the world.
22 Years AgoBallance
PCEurope
In Ballance, you control a sphere with the simple objective of navigating it to the end of each of the game's 12 linear levels.
11 Years AgoRunning With Rifles
PCMacLinuxWorldwide
Pick up your rifle and join the Greenbelts, Graycollars or Brownpants in their mission to send the enemy home in a box!
11 Years AgoTomb Raider: Gold
Expanded editionAndroidWorldwide
The Gold Edition of Tomb Raider adds two new chapters to the original release. The first chapter takes place in Egypt, and occurs several months after the events of Tomb Raider.
5 Years AgoEcho
AndroidLinuxMacPCWorldwide
When Chase decides to write a college report on a case of mass hysteria that occurred in his old home town of Echo, he uses the opportunity to get his group of childhood friends back together for the week.
2 Years AgoSaviorless
PCPS5SwitchWorldwide
"Savior" is the first independent videogame created entirely in Cuba. It is an animated 2D platformer that utilizes timing mechanics and other experimental elements more similar to non-games and other less commercial aspects of videogames.
12 Years AgoScourge Outbreak
PCMacWorldwide
Blast your way through Nogari Island as Echo Squad. Utilize a devastating array of weapons and special abilities to crush everything that stands in your way. Features a fully Co-op enabled Campaign for up to 4 Players, as well as a variety of 8 Player Versus multiplayer modes!
5 Years AgoFantasian
iOSMacWorldwide
From the creator of Final Fantasy, comes a new breathtaking adventure from industry legend Hironobu Sakaguchi. Fantasian is an exciting, new RPG set against a spectacular backdrop made from over 150 handmade dioramas that blends physical environments and 3D characters.
16 Years AgoDead or Alive Paradise
PortPSPJapan
Dead or Alive Paradise is a port and a remake of the 2006 game Dead or Alive Xtreme 2 and a part of the Dead or Alive series. It is the first game in the series to be released for the portable game system. It is also the first game in the series not to be developed by Team Ninja.
11 Years AgoWindward
PCMacLinuxWorldwide
Designed from the start to be a fully procedural co-op game, Windward can be played by yourself, but it truly comes alive when playing with friends.
5 Years AgoElement TD 2
PCWorldwide
Element TD 2 is the culmination of 15 years of multiplayer tower defense development, with the original mod having been downloaded over 5 million times across WarCraft 3, StarCraft 2 and Dota 2.
15 Years AgoDon't Take It Personally, Babe, It Just Ain't Your Story
PCWorldwide
A spiritual sequel of sorts to Digital: A Love Story, set in a prestigious private high school, and on the social networks of 2027. Seven students, three endings, one eavesdropping teacher.
13 Years AgoNancy Drew: The Ghost of Thornton Hall
PCMacWorldwide
Jessalyn Thornton’s fateful sleepover at the abandoned Thornton estate was supposed to be a pre-wedding celebration, but the fun ended when she disappeared. While her family searches for clues, others refuse to speak about the estate’s dark past.
11 Years AgoOut There: Omega Edition
Expanded editionAndroidiOSLinuxMacPCWorldwide
Out There is an award-winning space exploration game blending roguelike, resource management and interactive fiction.
7 Years AgoTouhou Kanjuden: Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom
PCWorldwide
Touhou Kanjuden ~ Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom is the fifteenth official installment of the Touhou Project. It was announced by ZUN on his personal blog on April 22, 2015, at 20:57 JST. A playable demo was released in May 10, 2015, at Reitaisai 12.
2 Years AgoThe Genesis Order
PCWorldwide
Murder and mystery lead a young detective to investigate a cult and to cross paths with a criminal organization. With the help of an angel and a harem of beauties, take on the challenge of saving the world from a mysterious threat.
1 Year AgoElroy and the Aliens
PCLinuxMacWorldwide
It's the year 1993. Talking robots, ghosts from the past, and ancient alien technology buried under desert sand. A modern point-and-click adventure following Elroy and Peggie in the search of a long-lost father.
This yearXenonauts 2
PCWorldwide
Wage a global war of resistance against an alien invasion. Command turn-based tactical battles, build a network of covert bases, directly control your fighter wings, and achieve strategic victory in a simulation of asymmetric warfare against a technologically superior foe.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.