ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
April 17
The games released on this day in gaming history.
721 releases
15 Years AgoEscape From Lavender Town
PCWorldwide
A short game about the missing lavender town frequencies. Best played with headphones. Cover art by Ray-girl50.
14 Years AgoProverbidoms
iOSWorldwide
"Proverbidioms is the hidden object game with a difference, containing thousands of English sayings shown literally. Imagine a real case of “butterflies in the stomach”. The aim is to find as many English sayings as you can.
14 Years AgoJames Peris: Sin licencia ni control - Edición definitiva
PCWorldwide
Graphic adventure with lots of extras and mini-games. Two difficulty levels and a clue system for those who may get stuck at some point even in the easy mode.
14 Years AgoSlime vs. Mushroom 2
AndroidiOSWorldwide
A mobile game based in Plants vs. Zombies. Your mission is to defend slime village from evil mushrooms by placing various slimes with their capabilities in best strategic positions.
14 Years AgoPaint Park
PS VitaNorth America
Paint Park is a sketchpad app for the PlayStation Vita.
14 Years AgoAngel Code
PCWorldwide
Stop a Sinister Plot! When mystery journalist Linda Hyde gets a call out of the blue and finds out she’s inherited a Roman villa from an anonymous benefactor, it’s the start of a tantalizing journey that links the past to the present!
14 Years AgoMinecraft Tower Defence 2
Web browserWorldwide
Minecraft Tower Defence 2 is a fanmade tower defence game inspired by Minecraft. It is a sequel to Minecraft Tower Defence. Gameplay centers around defending player character against hordes of monsters by placing many different towers and traps.
13 Years AgoMonster Hunter Frontier G
Expanded editionXbox 360PCJapan
Monster Hunter: Frontier G is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) in the Monster Hunter franchise for Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3 and Wii U. As of August 2014, the game has 4.5 million registered players.
13 Years AgoBenthic Love
PCWorldwide
The original, critically acclaimed Anglerfish Dating Simulator! Explore the bottom of the sea in search of a mate. But be careful, because male anglerfish need to find a mate in order to live, but by doing so they also cease to exist as anything other than a pair of testes.
13 Years AgoAtelier Totori Plus: The Adventurer of Arland
PortPS VitaEuropeAustralia
Totori brings her tools, her books and everything colourful to the PS Vita. Forget about saving the world, you have more important business to attend to. Namely, collecting your ingredients, learning new recipes, creating powerful items and completing missions set by the guild.
13 Years AgoGravi
PCWorldwide
Gravi is an intense puzzle-platformer that will test your tolerance for pain. Shoot and swing your way towards victory as Gravi, an adorable blue ball of energy.
13 Years AgoWorld War
AndroidWorldwide
Start as a general defending your base from the enemy and fight to become the dominant military presence in the world as you march your way to victory in World War.
12 Years AgoFlowerworks HD: Follie's Adventure
Wii UNorth America
Follie has mysteriously crashed on an unknown planet. Solve the mystery and help Follie escape!
12 Years AgoI Am in the Movie
Nintendo DSiEurope
"I am in the movie" is a visual effects tool for Nintendo handhelds, which can recreate visual effects from Hollywood movies.
12 Years AgoMy First Songs
Wii UNorth America
A karaoke game for children My First Songs for Wii U is a karaoke game featuring some of the most popular children’s songs of all time.
12 Years AgoSmash Cat Heroes
Nintendo 3DSNorth America
Slash and smash enemies coming at you from all directions in non-stop cat-attack action "Smash Cat Heroes"!
12 Years AgoTiny Games: Knights & Dragons
Nintendo 3DSEurope
Tiny Games – Knights & Dragons is the first in a series of minigame collections for kids. Its look and gameplay are designed for kids, and the games offer a diverting experience with age-appropriate session lengths.
12 Years AgoWhere's My Water? Featuring XYY
iOSWorldwide
Where's My Water? Featuring XYY is a spin-off of the popular water physics game, starring a character from a popular Chinese cartoon.
12 Years AgoNew Empire of Angels: Mobile
iOSAndroidAsia
Online card RPG released on iOS and Android devices. The game is based on Empire of Angels III.
12 Years AgoPutty Squad
RemakeNintendo 3DSEurope
The stretchy blue blob is all set to go digital in high resolution by way of the critically acclaimed Putty Squad videogame.
12 Years AgoUnpossible
iOSWorldwide
Unpossible will test your skills, your reflexes, and even your memory. It will make you smile. It will probably make you scream.
12 Years AgoThe Amazing Spider-Man 2
PortAndroidWorldwide
The Android and iOS port of The Amazing Spider-Man 2.
12 Years Ago
12 Years AgoWagamama Fashion: Girls Mode Yokubari Sengen! Tokimeki Up!
Expanded editionNintendo 3DSJapan
Wagamama Fashion: Girls Mode Yokubari Sengen! Tokimeki Up! is a game in the Style Savvy / Style Boutique series. It is a Japan-exclusive game which was released on 17th April 2014.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.