ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
April 8
The games released on this day in gaming history.
665 releases
4 Years AgoPillars of Eternity
MacWorldwide
Prepare to be enchanted by a world where the choices you make and the paths you choose shape your destiny.
12 Years AgoPersona 4
PS3North America
An entry in the JRPG/visual novel hybrid Persona series in which the player has to harness the power of Personas and fight entities called Shadows by forging bonds with the locals of Inaba, a rural Japanese town thrown into unrest by inexpl…
12 Years AgoTitanfall
Xbox 360Worldwide
In Titanfall, players fight on a war-torn planet in six-on-six online multiplayer-only matches as mech-style Titans and their pilots.
21 Years AgoSWAT 4
PCEurope
To simulate realistic police procedures, SWAT 4' encourages the use of non-lethal force to subdue and arrest subjects rather than incapacitating or killing them. In addition, players must follow strict protocol to ensure proper use of force.
12 Years AgoLEGO The Hobbit
Xbox 360Wii UPS VitaPS3Nintendo 3DSPCWorldwideNorth America
Reclaim the Lost Kingdom brick by brick! Join Bilbo Baggins, Gandalf, Thorin and his company of Dwarves in an epic adventure across Middle-earth to recapture the Lonely Mountain in the most expansive LEGO game to date. Battle ravenous Trolls, dangerous Orcs and many more.
2 Years AgoMetal Slug 4
PCWorldwide
One year after the events of Metal Slug 3, the world is trembling under the new threat of a mysterious but deadly cyber virus that threatens to attack and destroy any nation's military computer system.
18 Years AgoAssassin's Creed: Director's Cut Edition
Expanded editionPCNorth America
Assassin's Creed is a non-linear action-adventure video game, during which the player controls a 12th-century Levantine Assassin named Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad during the Third Crusade, whose life is experienced through the Animus by his 21st century descendant, Desmond Miles.
5 Years AgoBefore Your Eyes
MacPCWorldwide
A first person narrative adventure which tells the story of a soul’s journey into the afterlife using your real-life blinks.
15 Years AgoDungeon Siege II
PCWorldwide
It’s been a generation since you vanquished the evil that plagued the Land of Ehb, and now…a new menace has awakened.
1 Year AgoSouth of Midnight
PCXbox Series X|SWorldwide
South of Midnight is a new action-adventure from Compulsion Games. Explore the mythos and confront mysterious creatures of the Deep South in this modern folktale while learning to weave an ancient power to surmount obstacles and face the pain haunting your hometown.
4 Years AgoLake
PS5PS4Worldwide
It's 1986 - Meredith Weiss takes a break from her career in the big city to deliver mail in her hometown. How will she experience two weeks in beautiful Providence Oaks, with its iconic lake and quirky community? And what will she do next? It's up to you.
5 Years AgoSecond Sight
PCNorth America
Second Sight is primarily stealth-action, using psychic abilities to stealthily move through levels. Due to it's dark atmosphere, it could be considered a psychological thriller.
5 Years AgoThe Darkside Detective
Google StadiaPS4PS5Xbox OneWorldwideEurope
Join The Darkside Detective, Francis McQueen, as he investigates the bizarre, the supernatural and those missing cat cases that keep getting dropped on his desk.
11 Years AgoYoshi's Island DS
Wii UJapan
Yoshi's Island DS is a 2D platformer for the Nintendo DS in the Yoshi's Island series.
5 Years AgoEnlisted
PCPS5Xbox Series X|SWorldwideNorth America
Enlisted is a squad-based first person MMO shooter covering key battles from World War II.
15 Years AgoAnomaly: Warzone Earth
PCMacLinuxWorldwideNorth America
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.
4 Years AgoStacklands
MacPCWorldwide
Stacklands is a village builder where you stack cards to collect food, build structures, and fight creatures.
6 Years Ago
5 Years AgoAlways Sometimes Monsters
SwitchNorth AmericaEurope
Always Sometimes Monsters is a unique role-playing game set in the modern world. You take on the life of your character for 30 days as you try and make it from the east coast to the west coast before your one true love marries someone else.
15 Years AgoDino D-Day
PCWorldwide
Frantic, multiplayer action involving Nazis and dinosaurs! What are you waiting for? This is World War II as it should have been!
17 Years AgoGorky 17
PCWorldwide
November 2008. NATO intelligence services report that, for reasons unknown, the Russian military has destroyed GORKY 17, one of the old Soviet "Secret Cities". A year later NATO takes over a former Russian secret base built on Polish soil.
5 Years AgoCozy Grove
Xbox OneSwitchPS4Worldwide
Welcome to Cozy Grove, a life-sim game camping on a haunted, ever-changing island. As a Spirit Scout, you’ll wander the island’s forest each day, finding new hidden secrets and help soothe the local ghosts.
2 Years AgoThe King of Fighters 2003
PCWorldwide
The King of Fighters 2003 is the tenth game in The King of Fighters series. It is the last game of the series to be based on the Neo-Geo MVS hardware, and the first game in the series that was developed and published under the SNK Playmore custody.
11 Years AgoTower of Guns
PS3Europe
Tower of Guns is a fast-paced, bullet-hell, first person shooter with randomized levels and enemies, power ups, epic bosses and tons of unlockable items and weapons. You never know what to expect next!
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.