ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
April 17
The games released on this day in gaming history.
721 releases
14 Years AgoInsanely Twisted Shadow Planet
PCWorldwide
In this Insanely Twisted, 2-D action-adventure game, explore unique environments and battle bizarre creatures as you make your way toward the center of the mysterious Shadow Planet!
12 Years AgoDracula: Resurrection
PCWorldwide
Dracula: Resurrection is a point-and-click adventure game set in Transylvania after the events of Bram Stoker’s *Dracula*. The player controls Jonathan Harker as he searches for Mina, who has returned to Count Dracula’s castle under mysterious circumstances.
17 Years AgoAlex Kidd: The Lost Stars
WiiEuropeAustralia
Alex Kidd: The Lost Stars features Alex Kidd and Stella searching for the twelve Zodiac signs.
12 Years AgoFreddi Fish and The Case of the Missing Kelp Seeds
MacPCWorldwide
Help underwater detective Freddi Fish and her finny friend Luther solve the case. Explore underwater caves, deep canyons and colorful reefs, and discover fascinating places like King Crab's Castle and A Sunken Ship Out of Time, in an effort to save the reef.
19 Years Ago
13 Years AgoSacred Citadel
PCPS3Xbox 360WorldwideEuropeAustralia
The once peaceful land of Ancaria is in grave danger. The evil Ashen empire has enslaved its population and is using the orc-like Grimmoc to wipe out the Seraphim, who swore to protect it.
23 Years AgoPro Race Driver
PCNorth America
Pro Race Driver is a racing video game part of the Toca Touring Car series. The series originally focused specifically on touring car racing, but after World Touring Cars, the series expanded to cover a wide variety of motorsport.
13 Years AgoDevil World
Nintendo 3DSJapan
Devil World is a maze video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It was released in Japan on October 5, 1984 and in Europe on July 15, 1987.
7 Years AgoIron Snout
PS4PS VitaXbox OneWorldwide
Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.
5 Years AgoRelicta
Xbox Series X|SWorldwide
Relicta is a first-person physics-based puzzle game where you need to creatively combine magnetism and gravity in order to unravel the secrets of Chandra Base. Alone in the treacherous depths of the Moon, your scientific mind is the only thing that can keep your daughter alive...
12 Years AgoClockwork Tales: Of Glass and Ink
AndroidWorldwide
Clockwork Tales: Of Glass and Ink is an adventure game in the steampunk genre. It is a detective drama featuring action elements such espionage, monster battles and even hang-gliding! A continuing string of strange earthquakes are causing the world’s cities to crumble to ruin.
6 Years AgoMy Hero One's Justice 2
PS4Europe
My Hero One's Justice 2, the over-the-top follow-up to the smash hit 3D arena fighter My Hero One's Justice, makes its heroic debut! Make full use of characters' Quirks as you clash head-to-head in epic battles across huge arenas!
19 Years AgoFinal Fight
PortWiiJapan
A port of Final Fight for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System was released as a launch title for the platform in Japan in 1990 and later in North America in 1991 and then in the PAL region in 1992.
12 Years AgoLife Goes On: Done to Death
PCMacLinuxWorldwide
A comical puzzle platformer where you must die to progress. The bodies you leave behind are your only tools to solve puzzles on your quest to find the Cup of Life.
6 Years AgoSecret Files 3
AndroidWorldwide
The adventure is not limited to the present, there are also all kinds of puzzles to solve set in the past and in the future, and depending on the choices the player makes, alternative endings await them...
1 Year AgoMandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree
PCPS5Xbox Series X|SWorldwide
Mankind has surrendered the world to the monsters. People hide away behind walls of brick and palisades of ignorance, constructed by their leaders. Joy and delight are coveted jewels, out of reach of the masses.
28 Years AgoPuyo Puyo Sun
PortPCJapan
Satan has enlarged the sun in a devious attempt to get a perfect tan. Arle Nadja embarks on a quest to defeat him in this competitive puzzle game. This is the 3rd installment of the Puyo Puyo games series, and the sequel to Puyo Puyo Tsu.
18 Years AgoAlien Shooter: Vengeance
PCNorth America
Alien Shooter: Vengeance is a top down shooter with role playing elements. The game pits you against hordes of aliens as you battle for survival.
14 Years AgoThe House of the Dead 4
PS3North America
The House of the Dead 4 is a light gun arcade game with a horror theme and the fourth installment of the House of the Dead series of video games, developed by Sega.
12 Years AgoPixel Puzzles: Japan
PCWorldwide
Pixel Puzzles: Japan combines traditional jigsaw puzzle style gameplay with light video-game interactivity. As you build puzzles your monk will gain higher consciousness states. The higher the level of your monks concentration the bigger the puzzle you can attempt.
6 Years AgoAground
PCLinuxWorldwide
As one of the last human survivors, you find yourself stranded on an uninhabited island. With a few other victims of the crash, can you craft, mine, and build your way to survival?
2 Years AgoSticky Business
SwitchWorldwide
Experience the joy of running your own cozy small business: Create stickers, pack orders and hear your customers’ stories. Time to build the cutest shop on the internet!
14 Years AgoDisgaea 3: Absence of Detention
PortPS VitaNorth America
Disgaea 3 is a sequel to Disgaea, a hardcore, turn-based strategy RPG. The game follows the exploits of Mao, the most honored student at Evil Academy, a school where the tardiest, laziest, and rudest demons receive the highest marks.
13 Years AgoCut the Rope: Experiments
Windows PhoneWorldwide
Experiment to feed Om Nom candy! Cut the rope like never before. Everything you love and new gameplay!
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.