ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
April 16
The games released on this day in gaming history.
784 releases
This yearRift Miner
PCWorldwide
Rift Miner is a 3D voxel roguelite: mine resources against the clock, escape through the portal, and invest your haul in permanent upgrades. Unlock Echo Cards for powerful synergies. Brave the high-risk Deeper Rifts for even greater rewards.
This yearZPF
PCSwitchXbox OneXbox Series X|SWorldwide
ZPF is a retro-inspired horizontal shooter for the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive. Blast your way through a cosmic gauntlet of epic boss battles, addictive scoring, and hidden secrets in a thrilling arcade-style adventure through fantasy, sci-fi, and alien-themed worlds.
This yearWitch Dance
PCWorldwide
A fantasy-themed click 'em up in which a young witch dances around an arena and fights summoned familiars. Teleport to attack and strike as many enemies as you can!
This yearPriest Simulator: Vampire Show
PS5Worldwide
Imagine that you have divine powers. What do you do? Help people or take the piss out of them? That's a priest's life.
This yearNullstar: Solus
PCPS5SwitchXbox Series X|SWorldwide
Be. Faster. You are a corporate scavenger drone, sent to rip through the decaying corpse of a dying world to salvage its nullstar.
This year5omeday
SwitchWorldwide
You have been assigned to guard a dragon girl set to be executed at the end of 5 days and have the ability to kill her instantly at any time with the push of a button in this multi-ending visual novel.
This year2048 Boys
SwitchWorldwide
Get your players on the field! Build the strongest team possible!
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This yearHyakki Fantasia Mini Game Selection Vol.1
SwitchWorldwide
A compact yet richly packed anthology of bite-sized games you can enjoy anytime.
This yearPixel Game Maker Series: MagicalShot The AttackBump
SwitchWorldwide
Blast enemies away with magic shots and smash them into walls to defeat them! A top-down, fixed-screen 2D action game!
This yearScriptorium: Master of Manuscripts
PCWorldwide
Run your manuscript workshop, receive orders to illustrate medieval books, decorate them any way you like, send them back to clients to get paid, and unlock new jobs, decorations, and items. Welcome to your very own medieval scriptorium!
This yearStarward
PS5Xbox Series X|SWorldwide
"Starward" is a 3D competitive game that combines mecha girls with classic GVG fighting gameplay, with 1V1 and 2V2 battles as the core.
This yearDeath by Scrolling
PS5Xbox Series X|SSwitchWorldwide
Welcome to Purgatory, now under new management! Death by Scrolling is a rogue-like vertically scrolling RPG where you kill enemies, collect gold, and avoid the Grim Reaper long enough to pay the Ferrymanʼs exorbitant river-crossing fee to the afterlife.
This yearHouse Cleaner Simulator
MacPCWorldwide
Build your own cleaning empire! Unlock tools, take on bigger jobs, and clean your way to fame and fortune in this unique cleaning simulator.
This yearMace Knight
PCWorldwide
Line 'em up and bring the pain in this action-packed arcade game. Grab your mace of choice, bash your way through hordes of enemies, and compete for the top score on the leaderboard!
This yearBlackout Arena
PCWorldwide
Fight, explore, and survive in BLACKOUT ARENA — a cinematic action-adventure set in a city plunged into darkness. Battle through brutal arena trials, uncover hidden secrets, and take on a global journey filled with danger, rivals, and monthly new missions.
This yearKing's Downfall
PCWorldwide
Defy the tyrant. Build your settlement, defend it from invasions, and gain enough power to overthrow the king.
This yearAngel Clicker
PCMacWorldwide
It's Heaven vs. Hell in the annual Soul-Catching Contest! An incremental clicker with optional rhythm elements. Help Heavenly Architect Legion defeat her eternal archrival Lucifer once and for all! (Or not...?)
This yearBeastfall
PCWorldwide
A pure Boss Rush roguelike - no trash mobs, only epic boss battles. Find your sister's body in a journey of redemption and revenge. Encounter eight unique deities and uncover the truth buried 200 years ago.
This yearMarrow Marrow
SteamVRWorldwide
Wield deadly weapons and master high speed parkour combat in intense VR shooter MARROW MARROW. Slide on walls, dash through the air, and charge head first into danger to get the upper hand as you rain down destruction on the foul Vermin onslaught.
This yearMedetashi Medetashi
PCWorldwide
Play the role of an ordinary main character in the story—a nameless cat. He journeys through the pages of the book in search of the heroine's secret.
This yearCafe of Roses
LinuxMacPCWorldwide
A lowkey, low stakes yuri story about a young woman and a mysterious maid. Who is the engimatic Magdalena, and is there more to her than meets the eye?
This yearThe Amusement
SteamVRWorldwide
An abandoned amusement park, a tangled memory, a family shattered by the Great War… Discover an intense story in this redirected-walking VR adventure in which every step counts.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.