ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
April 17
The games released on this day in gaming history.
721 releases
This yearDecollate Decoration
SwitchPS4PS5Xbox OneXbox Series X|SWorldwide
This is a point-and-click, command-selection style adventure game where the protagonist is a girl who has become a ghost. The objective is to fulfill her desires by speaking to her beloved "him" causing poltergeists, visiting in dreams, or even cursing.
This yearCat From Hell: Cat Simulator
Xbox Series X|SWorldwide
In this game you're about to destroy the grandma's house. Knock over priceless vases, shred curtains mid-nap, and bat heirlooms into oblivion!
This year
This yearWord Quest Fantasy
Xbox OneWorldwide
Wield enchanted swords, explore ancient castles, and unravel word puzzles charged with mystical power. Each grid hides words that bring you closer to becoming a true hero of the realm.
This yearHell Is Empty, Demons Are Playing Apokerlypse
PCWorldwide
A deck-building roguelike shedding card game. You will play as Satan—a humble civil servant in Hell—and embark on a 3-chapter Story Mode. By combining various skills and demonic chips, you will take down powerful bosses and claim your throne as the new King of Hell.
This yearSyr and the Stars' Revival
PCMacWorldwide
“Syr and the Stars' Revival” follows the new Nextuber “Syr” as she sets out to restore the fallen Cyber World. Stream, gain fans, and help the Cyber World flourish once again! A brand-new raising simulation where building your room is the key to streaming success!
This year
This yearPlane Flight Simulator
SwitchWorldwide
Experience the thrill of aviation like never before in Plane Flight Simulator. Step into the cockpit of realistic aircraft, from small private planes to massive commercial jets, and master the art of flying.
This yearA Girl Adrift: Reunited Horizon
RemasterAndroidWorldwide
The survival of a girl who drifts around in a world that was submerged in water! A new open world game by DAERISOFT, a popular Google Play game developer!
This yearVertalStrike
LinuxPCWorldwide
Vertal Strike is a fast-paced multiplayer FPS built around momentum, clean sightlines, and aggressive map control. Queue into online matches, host your own room, or fill the server with bots to keep the pressure on while you practice routes, recoil, and reactions.
This yearGloomvex
PCWorldwide
Gloomvex is a dark sci-fi arena roguelite about surviving relentless enemy waves on a hostile alien world. Fight your way through increasingly dangerous runs, collect gold and experience, unlock upgrades, and shape your build with weapons, stats, and powerful augments.
This yearNoskovrazdor
PCWorldwide
Noskovrazdor is a humoristic incremental game. Player takes a role of unnamed operator in goverment structure, and is blocking the outer web.
This yearSanctum Ruins
PCMacWorldwide
A strategic roguelike deck-builder. Build your deck, master 8 unique classes, and conquer the Sanctum in quick sessions. Free to play.
This yearFlee, My Elven Ninja! 3D
PCWorldwide
It was just another one of your super secret ninja missions—until you rescued the elven maiden Lizet. Flee from the royal guards hot on your trail as you train her... in more ways than one.
This yearDead Hospital
PCLinuxMacWorldwide
the world is dying. it's april first - all the local news stations have begun extensive coverage of an unknown disease making all food items inedible. your world will soon succumb to famine. people flood into hospitals in hopes of treating…
This yearPeace Incarnate
PCWorldwide
Stop the enigmatic crisis of the disappearing city. Fight or troubleshoot your way across warring factions.
This yearScarlet Idol
PCWorldwide
Scarlet Idol is a 3D Chinese folk horror puzzle game featuring a co-op two-player mode. The game integrates various folk cultural elements, including the funeral rituals of the Wu-Yue region, Ghost operas, Mulian operas, the duomin (outcast communities)
This yearNTR & Zombies
PCMacWorldwide
NTR & Zombies! Survive, go out, find secrets and... well, maybe be cheated and cheat? It's up to you!
This yearCyber Lab
PS5Worldwide
Cyber Lab is a challenging 2D platformer with 30 levels set in a futuristic laboratory full of traps and deadly hazards. The player controls a small robot through a series of precision experiments where every wrong move could be the last.
This yearNori Game
PCWorldwide
A chaotic 1–4 player chest-heist party game. Steal treasure from your friends, hide your loot, build defenses, and race to be the first to secure 5 chests.
This yearNinon the Upside-Down Mermaid
PCWeb browserMacLinuxWorldwide
In the underwater kingdom of Cerebrite, there live several mermaid princesses. One of them is Ninon, who was born in a peculiar manner unlike the other merfolk: she had the head of a fish, and the legs of a human.
This yearBullet Barrage Basketball
PCWorldwide
A fast-paced arena brawler where basketball collides with bullet hell. Dodge bullets, shove rivals, and score through explosive mayhem in a fight where survival matters as much as the win.
This yearNew Yankee: Jelly Chaos
PCWorldwide
Just when King Arthur was expecting a peaceful birthday feast, a simple batch of cherry jelly turns into a magical disaster! It’s up to you to help our heroes clean up the sticky mess, and restore the kingdom to its former glory.
This yearNeonsky
PCWorldwide
Take control of a fearless hero in a fast-paced 2D side-scrolling shooter with NES-inspired retro graphics! Fly through dangerous locations, battle epic bosses and hordes of enemies, and upgrade your arsenal of guns and rockets to survive intense action levels.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.