ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
April 18
The games released on this day in gaming history.
709 releases
18 Years Ago
15 Years AgoPortal 2
MacPCWorldwide
Sequel to the acclaimed Portal (2007), Portal 2 pits the protagonist of the original game, Chell, and her new robot friend, Wheatley, against more puzzles conceived by GLaDOS, an A.I. with the sole purpose of testing the Portal Gun's mechan…
14 Years AgoThe Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings
Xbox 360Australia
This third-person dark fantasy Western RPG and sequel to The Witcher (2007), featuring multiple endings and branching narrative paths, follows the travels of Geralt of Rivia, witcher, who, after being falsely accused of regicide, sets out t…
7 Years AgoCuphead
SwitchWorldwide
Cuphead is a run-and-gun action game focused primarily on boss battles. Its visual style is modeled after 1930s cartoons, using traditional hand-drawn cel animation, watercolor backgrounds, and original jazz recordings.
7 Years AgoKatana Zero
MacSwitchPCWorldwide
Katana Zero is a fast paced neo-noir action platformer, focusing on tight, instant-death acrobatic combat, and a dark 80's neon aesthetic.
15 Years AgoMega Man X
WiiNorth America
Mega Man X, known as Rockman X in Japan, is the first game of the Mega Man X series. It was the first spin-off of the classic Mega Man series and made its debut on the Super Famicom/SNES, initially released in 1993.
10 Years AgoDanganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair
PCLinuxMacWorldwide
The follow up to Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc. The main character, Hajime Hinata, a new 'Ultimate' student at Hope's Peak Academy.
14 Years AgoThe Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings - Enhanced Edition
Expanded editionXbox 360Australia
All existing owners of The Witcher 2 received free upgrades to the Enhanced Edition, and could pre-load the update starting 11 April 2012. All new copies on PC and Xbox 360 shipped with the additional content on board.
13 Years AgoKirby's Adventure
Wii UEurope
Not everything is well in Dream Land. For some mysterious reason, the Dream Spring, a magical well that is the reservoir for all the dreams of the citizens of Dream Land, is no longer working. Everyone is being subjected to their worst nightmares every time they go to sleep.
20 Years AgoDreamfall: The Longest Journey
XboxWorldwide
Dreamfall: The Longest Journey, winner of multiple E3 awards as the best game in its genre, is the continuation of a saga that began in the award-winning The Longest Journey, considered to be one of the finest adventure games ever made.
14 Years AgoRed Faction
PS3North America
Red Faction revolutionizes gaming with Geo-Mod technology, the ability to completely alter and destroy the environment in real-time.
10 Years AgoRuneScape
PCWorldwide
RuneScape is a high fantasy open world MMORPG. Explore an ever changing and evolving living world where new challenges, skills, and quests await. Featuring unprecedented player freedom, you choose how to play, adventure, and grow.
13 Years AgoNaruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3
Xbox 360PS3PCJapan
Ultimate Ninja STORM 3 promises to unleash a tornado of ninja action and adventure that the franchise is known for, with over eighty playable characters, advanced online modes and enhanced fighting mechanics that allow anyone to become a ninja master.
12 Years AgoUltra Street Fighter IV
Expanded editionArcadeJapan
The world’s greatest fighting game evolves to a whole new level with Ultra Street Fighter IV.
9 Years AgoFull Throttle Remastered
RemasterPS VitaLinuxPCPS4MacWorldwideNorth America
Originally released by LucasArts in 1995, Full Throttle is a classic graphic adventure game from industry legend Tim Schafer, telling the story of Ben Throttle; butt-kicking leader of biker gang the Polecats, who gets caught up in a tale of Motorcycles, Mayhem and Murder.
25 Years AgoDesperados: Wanted Dead or Alive
PCEurope
Play six Desperados, lead by the hero John Cooper in the hardest and wildest Wild West Game of all times. Guide Cooper and his fearless companions in the exciting pursuit of the mysterious bandit leader El Diabolo.
7 Years AgoForager
PCLinuxWorldwide
Forager is the popular crafting, exploration and base building game that can best be defined as “the idle game that you want to actively keep playing”.
9 Years AgoMarvel's Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series
PCMacPS4Xbox OneiOSAndroidWorldwideNorth America
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series is a brand new story of the universe's unlikeliest heroes: Star-Lord, Gamora, Drax, Rocket, and Groot. In the wake of an epic battle, the Guardians discover an artifact of unspeakable power.
9 Years AgoLate Shift
MacPCPS4Xbox OneWorldwideNorth America
Late Shift is a high stakes FMV crime thriller. After being forced into the robbery of a lucrative auction house, mathematics student Matt is left proving his innocence in the brutal London heist.
4 Years AgoTurnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion
Xbox OneXbox Series X|SWorldwide
Avoid paying taxes, solve plantastic puzzles, harvest crops and battle massive beasts all in a journey to tear down a corrupt vegetable government!
14 Years AgoKing's Bounty: Armored Princess
MacWorldwide
This new world of King's Bounty: Armored Princess is full of mysteries and dangers. The new character, the Princess, will encounter horrible creatures, huge monstrous bosses and a new race, the bloodthirsty Pangolins.
13 Years AgoPapo & Yo
PCWorldwide
A semi-autobiographical 3D puzzle platformer in which a boy named Quico is transported from his abusive home into a dreamlike favela where he has to lead an easygoing creature named Monster through the world with the help of his sister and…
13 Years AgoTomodachi Life
Nintendo 3DSJapan
Tomodachi Life is a communication game for the 3DS in which players can convert their Miis into Tomodachis (or create new ones) and put them in a wide range of scenarios ranging from charming to utterly ridiculous.
2 Years AgoPummel Party
Xbox OnePS4North AmericaWorldwide
Pummel Party is a 4-player online and local-multiplayer party game. Pummel friends or AI using a wide array of absurd items in the board mode and compete to destroy friendships in the unique collection of minigames.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.