ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
April 9
The games released on this day in gaming history.
684 releases
This yearSpot Challenge Vol. 1
SwitchWorldwide
Spot Challenge is a game series inspired by 'Find the Differences,' where you compare two images and spot over 360 differences across 35 levels. Play solo or with friends and family—test your attention to detail in this fun challenge!
This yearShika-Q
SwitchPS4PS5Worldwide
SHIKA-Q is an online, real-time puzzle battle on a 10×10 board, where players link blocks to attack and defend. Original vocal tracks drive the action, creating an immersive experience that makes music a core part of gameplay.
This yearPompeii: The Legacy
PCWorldwide
Rebuild the city of Pompeii and climb the social ladder. Roman society is full of intrigues that you have to solve in order to become a powerful ruler.
This yearGlitchy: Cute Loop
PCWorldwide
Strange things are happening in the home of the cute little animals. The Ghost Patrol wants to give everyone a donut before bedtime, but they can only do so if everything and everyone is in their proper place.
This yearMinos
PCWorldwide
Minos is a maze-building roguelite where you, the fabled Minotaur, must defend your sanctuary from bloodthirsty adventurers. Design and re-design deadly labyrinths, set traps, and turn every brave fool into your next victim.
This yearThe Confinement
SwitchPCPS4PS5Xbox OneXbox Series X|SWorldwide
The Confinement is a first-person precision platformer. Run, dodge and dash! You are trapped in Confinement, a simulation created by AmokAI.
This yearSkautfold: Moonless Knight
PS4PS5SwitchXbox OneXbox Series X|SWorldwide
Skautfold: Moonless Knight is a very open-ended Metroidvania, featuring a totally unique battle system. Set in an alternate history Japan in 1900, Lovecraftian horrors have plagued the world, as our very Moon opens up and becomes our end.
This yearViscerafest
PS5Xbox Series X|SWorldwide
Viscerafest is a Sci-Fi Fantasy Singleplayer Arena FPS with minor Collectathon elements. Fight through hordes of aliens and eldritch monstrosities wielding a slew of powerful weapons, juggling your resources, and exploring over 26 intricately designed hand crafted levels.
This yearFroggonit
SwitchWorldwide
Froggonit is a cute comedy adventure about a frog with an obsession for secrets. Collect cards, defeat your enemies in turn-based battles and try to restore light to the island.
This yearFootball Cup 2026
SwitchWorldwide
Lead your nation. Claim the trophy. Become a legend.
This year
This yearMaid-Sama Cafe: Anime Boys Services in Cute Outfits
SwitchWorldwide
The cutest café just got a little more dangerous. Charming anime boys serving with style. Are you ready for the sweetest service in town?
This year
This yearTimo Boll Beats
SwitchPS5Worldwide
Timo Boll Beats is a unique rhythm game that takes place in the thrilling world of table tennis! In this game, you will have the opportunity to hit the ball like Timo Boll to the rhythm of the music, immersing yourself in a fun and thrilling experience like never before.
This yearMaid-Sama Cafe: Anime Girls Services in Cute Outfits
SwitchWorldwide
Welcome to the cutest café in town. Adorable maids, sweet smiles, and playful challenges await. Can you keep every customer happy?
This yearPixel Brave
AndroidiOSWorldwide
Pixel Brave: Idle RPG takes you on a retro pixel RPG adventure filled with epic battles, camp building, and hero collection.
This yearCrime Simulator
PS5Worldwide
You’re out of jail, but the debt isn’t gone. Sneak, steal, and break into houses solo or in 4-player co-op. Use lockpicks, sleeping gas, and brute force to complete jobs, outsmart security, and make enough money before time runs out.
This yearHigh Above
PCWorldwide
High Above is a small rooftop-building game about finding peace in the skies. Design and grow your perfect rooftop retreat, from vibrant Cuban courtyards to modern urban hideaways. Watch the world come to life around you, at your own pace, in your own little oasis.
This yearMissing The Point
PCPS5LinuxWorldwide
Leon is going fishing, but he can't seem to focus... There are many things to see along the riverbanks... Try to relax and catch some fish. Don't think too much about it...
This yearDoll Is Back
PCWorldwide
What if every toy had a soul? Play as Lily, a discarded doll, on a desperate journey to reunite with her owner. In this 3D side-scrolling horror, you must hide, run, and survive against giant, soulless toys driven by madness.
This yearHolface
PCWorldwide
Upon visiting his decrepit and dying grandfather, Isaac discovers an ancient evil that has parasitically dwelled within his ancestry for generations. Isaac must stop the parasite's symbiotic cycle from reoccurring or else become its new host.
This yearNandome ka no Shiki
SwitchPCPS4PS5JapanWorldwide
A supernatural mystery visual novel featuring a time-looping bride investigating her own murder.
This yearSp(l/r)ite
SwitchWorldwide
When you wake up, you are in a different space. "Sp(l/r)ite" is an adventure game in which you must cooperate with your neighbors and a vivacious goddess, separated by walls, to escape from a room floating in a different space, while solving riddles.
This yearCult Vacui
LinuxMacPCWorldwide
Cult Vacui is a horror point-and-click adventure with survival and time management elements where your choices could keep you alive... or not.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.