ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
April 5
The games released on this day in gaming history.
737 releases
24 Years AgoDungeon Siege
PCNorth America
Dungeon Siege combines the immersive elements of a role-playing game with over-the-top intensity and non-stop action. Dungeon Siege plunges you into a continuous 3D fantasy world where you face off against an army of evil that has been unleashed.
15 Years AgoDungeon Siege
PCWorldwide
Dungeon Siege combines the immersive elements of a role-playing game with over-the-top intensity and non-stop action. Dungeon Siege plunges you into a continuous 3D fantasy world where you face off against an army of evil that has been unleashed.
14 Years AgoThe Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director's Cut
Expanded editionMacNorth America
Experience The Witcher: Enhanced Edition as the developers intended in The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director's Cut, with mature content not previously available to North American gamers.
14 Years AgoSilent Hill: Downpour
PS3Xbox 360Australia
Silent Hill: Downpour is the eighth Silent Hill video game installment and the last fully-released video game in the series.
10 Years AgoAssassin's Creed Chronicles: India
PS VitaWorldwide
Chronicles: India will feature Indian assassin Arbaaz Mir in 1841, while the Sikh Empire was at war with the East India Company.
19 Years AgoSonic the Hedgehog: Spinball
WiiEurope
Dr. Eggman (AKA Dr. Robotnik) is once again turning the animals of Mobius into robots using his monstrous contraption, the Veg-O-Fortress.
10 Years AgoAssassin's Creed Chronicles: Russia
PS VitaWorldwide
Chronicles: Russia will feature the Russian assassin Nikolai Orelov in 1918, during the aftermath of the October Revolution.
7 Years AgoSupraland
PCWorldwide
Supraland is a first-person metroidvania puzzle game. Explore, solve puzzles, beat up monsters, find secret upgrades and new abilities that help you reach new places.
3 Years AgoImmortality
MacWorldwide
Marissa Marcel was a film star. She made three movies. But none of the movies was ever released. And Marissa Marcel disappeared. The new game from Sam Barlow, creator of Her Story.
38 Years AgoGauntlet
Apple IINorth America
The players, up to four at once in the arcade version, select among four playable fantasy-based characters; Thor the Warrior, Merlin the Wizard, Thyra the Valkyrie, or Questor the Elf. Each character has his or her own unique strength and weaknesses.
9 Years AgoShovel Knight: Specter of Torment
Standalone expansionPCMacLinuxWii UNintendo 3DSWorldwideJapan
This game is a free expansion included in the main game, Shovel Knight, and its updated title, Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove. The game will also be available as a standalone title on PC, PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch.
24 Years AgoBlood Omen 2: Legacy of Kain
PCEurope
Blood Omen 2 is a third-person action game and the second installment in the Legacy of Kain series. Players control the vampire Kain as he travels through Nosgoth, using combat, stealth, exploration, and puzzle-solving to progress.
19 Years AgoVectorMan
WiiEurope
By the year 2049, Earth has been turned into a toxic waste dump. Humankind has fled into space leaving behind an army of mechanized “Orbots” to clean up the mess.
10 Years AgoJob Simulator: The 2050 Archives
SteamVRWindows Mixed RealityWorldwide
Robots cook, clean, service, and rule organize the world with precision and speed. Human occupations are now memories of the past; long gone are the blue collar jobs that ran the old world.
8 Years AgoAnomaly: Warzone Earth
iOSWorldwide
Anomaly Warzone Earth is an extraordinary mixture of action and strategy in a reversed tower defense formula. The game tasks you with saving a near-future Earth from an alien onslaught.
19 Years AgoBeyond Oasis
WiiEurope
Prince Ali has excavated a gold armlet which belonged to a powerful sorcerer. As soon as Ali tried on the armlet, a strange fire with a face appeared and spoke to him. “The power of the gold armlet is now your’s to wield.
10 Years AgoSkullgirls: 2nd Encore
Expanded editionPS VitaNorth America
Skullgirls 2nd Encore is a beautifully hand-animated, fast-paced 2D fighting game that puts players in control of fierce warriors in an extraordinary Dark Deco world. Each of the 14 wildly original characters features unique gameplay mechanics and plenty of personality.
20 Years AgoSpellForce 2: Shadow Wars
PCEurope
The most beautiful, perfect and deadly of the Dark Races, the Dark Elves, in league with the mysterious Shadows are threatening to overrun the realm of men… Lead the Avatar and his band of heroes in forging new alliances to face the invasion and save the world of Eo !
9 Years AgoBlackwood Crossing
Xbox OnePCWorldwideNorth America
Blackwood Crossing is a story-driven first-person adventure game. An intriguing and emotive tale exploring the fragile relationship between orphaned siblings, Scarlett and Finn.
13 Years AgoNinja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge
Expanded editionPS3Europe
Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge is an enhanced port of Ninja Gaiden 3 that includes all downloadable content from the original title, as well as additional enhancements made to improve the game.
10 Years AgoMega Man Legends 2
PSPPS VitaPS3North AmericaWorldwide
Mega Man, Roll, and all your favorites are back in this all new 3-D adventure! Far away, in an isolated wasteland, a mysterious girl and an infamous treasure have been discovered.
14 Years AgoKinect Star Wars
Xbox 360AustraliaJapan
"Kinect Star Wars" brings Star Wars to life like never before.
9 Years AgoParadigm
PCMacLinuxWorldwide
"Paradigm is a surreal adventure game set in the strange and post apocalyptic Eastern European country of Krusz. Play as the handsome mutant, Paradigm, who's past comes back to haunt him in the form of a genetically engineered sloth that vomits candy."
10 Years AgoStikbold! A Dodgeball Adventure
PS4Worldwide
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.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.