ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
April 13
The games released on this day in gaming history.
612 releases
This yearForgive or Finalize
PCMacWorldwide
A short-form psychological thriller. Confront the mysterious Finn through a monitor. No strategy or puzzles—just choices and their consequences. Simply answer his questions and witness the end.
This yearUniversal Weirdness
PCWorldwide
A 2D hand-drawn puzzle adventure that spans multiple dimensions and universes. Encounter a diverse cast of characters and unravel mind-bending mysteries as you embark on unique adventures across different worlds.
This yearSeeds of Calamity
PCWorldwide
Take part in healing after the Great Calamity. Tend your farm, complete quests for the villagers, and explore dungeons filled with challenge and treasure in this cozy, solo-developed farming sim. Build a new life in a recovering world with your fluffy Spellbook Companion.
This yearNever Ending Beyond
PCWorldwide
The only roguelite where you must pet animals to survive. Each animal comes with its own unique weapons and passive abilities. Pet animals, mixing and matching abilities to create unique skill builds and conquer the Beyond.
This yearCubetory
PCWorldwide
Create the ultimate cube processing factory on an island that grows with your base! Progression is tied to your rate of production, so you'll face lots of scaling challenges as you work your way through increasingly difficult production chains.
This yearPinball With a Gun
LinuxMacPCWorldwide
If you die in Pinball, you die for real! Experience the classic arcade game with a Russian Roulette murderpop twist, and go for the Big Score! Don't worry about getting your head blown off, who even said that could happen?
This yearCyberscape
PCWorldwide
Cyberscape is a classic FPS with RPG elements, inspired by the best traditions of the 90s. It features open-ended level design, multiple playstyles, character upgrades, an inventory system, full modding support, and a built-in level editor.
This yearDon't Skip The Beat
PS5PS4Worldwide
Don’t Skip The Beat is a clean, arcade-style rhythm game where notes fall and you hit Up, Down, Left, and Right in time to the music across five energetic tracks.
This yearWhere
PCMacLinuxWorldwide
"Where” is a surreal horror visual novel with point-and-click elements. You awaken alongside a strange man in an endless, impossible space.
This yearTower of Square
PCWorldwide
This is a simple puzzle adventure where you play as a triangle-shaped protagonist, moving up, down, left, and right to bravely ascend a 48-story tower, familiarizing yourself with and utilizing the movement patterns of various creatures within the tower.
This yearMirror Protocol
Web browserWorldwide
Mirror Protocol is an Arcade Hack and Slash Sci-Fi experience. Face relentless hordes of Humanoids and Drones in an arena where fast reflexes and a high-stakes combo scoring system dictate your survival.
This yearFunerama
Web browserWorldwide
Step into the sick mind of a novelist As her inner world slowly falls into ruin, step into the mind of Othilie Wynne, a once-successful novelist obsessed with the darkest corners of modern literature.
This yearUnknown Space
Expanded editionPCWorldwide
The Darkness Guild is lost in Unknown Space! Go on a top down, bite-sized adventure and blast off to three far out planets. Explore Unknown Space from your ship and collect resources to change the ship's look for the climactic Shoot 'Em Up battle!
This yearIdols of Ash
MacWorldwide
Grapple, clamber and fall thousands of meters down into a dark and ancient place in this first-person horror climbing game. You are being hunted.
This yearMy Neighbor Stinks
PCWorldwide
A 3D first-person horror-comedy where players explore spooky environments, solve quirky challenges, and encounter bizarre, funny, and frightening moments.
This yearPaw Alliance
PCWorldwide
Become the universe's deadliest and most adorable special agent in this high-octane 2.5D roguelite action game!
This year
This yearUnder the Disco Lights: 80's Bar Simulator
PCWorldwide
Step into a neon-lit 1980s disco! Under the Disco Lights lets you manage the bar, serve drinks, read customers, and uncover secrets - all in first-person. Featuring stylized visuals, reactive characters, and a fully original 1980s-inspired soundtrack that keeps the night alive.
This yearEdu Simulator
PCLinuxWorldwide
EDU SIMULATOR is a satirical horror roguelite with a distinct retro aesthetic inspired by the PSX era and Windows 98 interfaces.
This yearLunaris
PCWorldwide
Lunaris is a fast-paced sci-fi top-down roguelite shooter: survive escalating enemy waves, stack powerful passive and active abilities, craft wild build synergies, and turn the arena into a neon storm of lasers and explosions. Every run feels fresh and intense.
This yearPetro Hunter
PCWorldwide
The Isle of Man TT reborn in the apocalypse. In this world, speed alone is not enough to survive. Become a Hunter, defeat the monstrous Petro, and use its blood as fuel to push beyond your limits!
This yearCandy Clicker
PCWorldwide
Candy Clicker is a cozy candy clicker about big numbers and sweet meta progression: Steam inventory, crafting at the anvil, roulette, gifts, and leaderboards—all in one game you can enjoy for five minutes or a whole evening.
9 Years AgoStardew Valley: Collector's Edition
PS4Xbox OneEurope
Chuckle Fish teamed up with 505 Games and ConcernedApe to produce this Collector’s Edition, which includes: - A copy of Stardew Valley for Xbox One or PlayStation 4. - A disc containing the Collector’s Edition Soundtrack featuring 33 hand-p…
13 Years AgoGod of War: Ascension - Special Edition
PS3Europe
God of War: Ascension, the seventh instalment in the God of War series, acts as a prequel to the preceding games. The narrative revolves around Kratos, the protagonist from earlier instalments, who was once a loyal servant of the God of War, Ares.
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