ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
April 8
The games released on this day in gaming history.
665 releases
2 Years AgoSamurai Shodown IV: Amakusa's Revenge
PCWorldwide
Samurai Shodown IV: Amakusa's Revenge, also known as Samurai Spirits: Amakusa's Descent in Japan, is the fourth in SNK's flagship Samurai Shodown series of fighting games.
10 Years AgoStikbold! A Dodgeball Adventure
Xbox OneWorldwide
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.
22 Years AgoKnights of the Temple: Infernal Crusade
PCXboxEurope
An action/adventure role playing game from the developers behind Chronicles of Riddick and The Darkness. The game was never released outside Europe.
21 Years AgoTrackMania Sunrise
PCEurope
TrackMania Sunrise is the sequel to TrackMania and featured 3 new environments and new game modes.
10 Years AgoEnigmatis: The Ghosts of Maple Creek
Xbox OneNorth America
Imagine waking up after a powerful storm as the sun goes down. You find yourself just outside a small town on the side of the road.
This yearPokémon Champions
SwitchWorldwide
Get ready to experience everything you love about Pokémon battles all in one place—in Pokémon Champions.
23 Years AgoTropico 2: Pirate Cove
PCNorth America
As a feared Pirate King, you have to keep both your buccaneers and prisoners under control and send your ships on the prowl for treasury. Apart from an entirely new setting, the official sequel to the original Tropico offers gameplay improvements, new features and scenarios.
23 Years AgoDragon Spirit
MobileJapan
Dragon Spirit is a vertical scrolling shooter arcade game that was released by Namco in 1987 and licensed to Atari Games for its American manufacture and distribution.
11 Years AgoPokémon Rumble World
Nintendo 3DSEurope
Pokémon Rumble World is a freemium Nintendo 3DS game released in most regions on April 8, 2015. The game is free to download, but features in-game microtransactions. The game features all 719 species of Pokémon, as well as Mega Evolution and Primal Kyogre and Groudon.
6 Years AgoKnights of Pen and Paper +1 Edition
SwitchEurope
Set out on a grand adventure in this turn-based, retro style, pixel-art RPG, inspired by the great titles of the 90's.
5 Years AgoPac-Man 99
SwitchEurope
It's an all-new flavor of PAC-MAN! Test your chomping chops in a 99-player Pac-Royale! 40 years after the classic Pac-phenomenon rocked the gaming world, PAC-MAN is back in a new 99-man battle royale.
1 Year AgoIxion
PS5Xbox Series X|SWorldwide
Authorised by DOLOS AEC, you will guide the Tiqqun space station onwards in a perilous journey to find a new home for humanity. Station infrastructure, population management, exploration, survival, these responsibilities fall to you. Will you find hope out there in the dark?
2 Years AgoNintendo Badge Arcade
Nintendo 3DSWorldwide
A free-to-play crane arcade game in which players earn badges that can be used to decorate the 3DS Home Menu.
2 Years AgoSengoku
PCWorldwide
Sengoku is a side scrolling action game where the player takes the role of a super warrior who must battle against ghosts from the past bent on taking over the present.
15 Years AgoDynasty Warriors 7
Xbox 360Europe
In the new Story Mode, follow the ascent and fall of heroes. In Dynasty Warriors 7, experience a new Story Mode and follow the captivating story of our Kingdoms battling for rule of China.
12 Years AgoKinect Sports Rivals
Xbox OneNorth AmericaAustralia
Kinect Sports Rivals is the next generation of the best-selling Kinect franchise, Kinect Sports, that brings your favorite sports back in re-imagined ways, and delivers new sports and events made possible with Xbox One’s revolutionary technology.
11 Years AgoSuper Mario 64: Shindou Pak Taiou Version
PortWii UJapan
This version of Super Mario 64, originally released only in Japan, is an enhancement over the International release of the game, as it retains all of the glitch fixes as well as graphical and sound changes.
7 Years AgoGhost 1.0
PS4North America
A mysterious agent, capable of becoming a digital ghost, sneaks aboard the Nakamura Space Station. This is where the fun begins: the station is well-protected with its heavy defences, never-ending arsenal of weapons, and mysterious artifacts. It will all have to be destroyed.
This yearSamson
PCWorldwide
Samson returns to Tyndalston, a city that shaped him hard, where every fight is close and every escape is earned. He owes dangerous people more than he can pay, and they’re using his sister to force his hand. The clock is running.
16 Years AgoLead and Gold: Gangs of the Wild West
PCLinuxWorldwide
Lead and Gold: Gangs of the Wild West is a third person shooter delivering an intense team based multiplayer experience. Relive the violent era of the Wild West as it ought to be with adrenaline fuelled action and fast paced gunfights.
15 Years AgoDarkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game
PCWorldwide
Developed by a team of experienced modders from the Paradox forum, Darkest Hour is a stand-alone Hearts of Iron game. The game features a mixture of short and in-depth campaigns set across the darkest chapters of the 20th century.
11 Years AgoStealth Inc 2: A Game of Clones
PS3Europe
In Stealth Inc 2, you play the role of a clone escaping a sinister and high-tech testing facility. Stealth Inc 2 tests both your brain and your reflexes over 60 varied levels linked together in a sprawling overworld.
10 Years AgoNights of Azure
PS4Australia
The game is set on the imaginary island-kingdom of Ruswal, where nights are plagued by Azure-blooded demons. Although it is dangerous for humans to leave their homes after dark, the brave knights known as the Curia are trained to fend off the ever growing threat.
12 Years AgoKing Oddball
PS4Worldwide
End the world in a unique skill based physics puzzle! King Oddball swings a boulder back and forth by its tongue. Release the boulder by tapping the screen.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.