ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
April 27
The games released on this day in gaming history.
848 releases
20 Years Ago
10 Years AgoTomb Raider
LinuxWorldwide
Tomb Raider explores the intense and gritty origin story of Lara Croft and her ascent from a young woman to a hardened survivor.
14 Years AgoThe Walking Dead
Xbox 360Worldwide
The Walking Dead: Season One (also known as The Walking Dead: The Game) is an episodic interactive drama graphic adventure video game developed and published by Telltale Games.
9 Years AgoNieR: Automata
PCPS4Asia
NieR: Automata tells the story of androids 2B, 9S and A2 and their battle to reclaim the machine-driven dystopia overrun by powerful machines.
19 Years AgoThe Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
PS3Europe
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, the fourth game in the Elder Scrolls story, is set within the province of Cyrodiil, the heartland and Imperial capital of Tamriel.
6 Years AgoDisco Elysium
MacWorldwide
Disco Elysium is a role-playing game developed and published by ZA/UM. It is set in the fictional city of Revachol, where players assume the role of an amnesic detective investigating a murder.
17 Years AgoMax Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
Xbox 360North AmericaEuropeAustralia
Max Payne 2 is a third-person shooter, in which the player assumes the role of Max Payne, but also plays as Mona Sax in a few levels. Initially, the player's weapon is a 9mm pistol.
18 Years AgoMario Kart Wii
WiiNorth America
Mario Kart Wii is a multiplayer-oriented racing game for the Wii, and the sixth main installment in the Mario Kart series.
10 Years AgoOri and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition
Expanded editionPCWorldwide
The forest of Nibel is dying. After a powerful storm sets a series of devastating events in motion, Ori must journey to find courage and confront a dark nemesis to save the forest of Nibel.
14 Years AgoPrototype 2
Xbox 360PS3Europe
Prototype 2 is an open-world action game published by Activision and developed by Radical Entertainment. It's a direct sequel to Prototype and was announced at the 2010 Spike Video Game Awards.
4 Years AgoThe Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
Expanded editionLinuxMacXbox OnePS4PCPS5Worldwide
The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe is an expanded re-imagining of 2013's The Stanley Parable. You will play as Stanley, and you will not play as Stanley. You will make a choice, and you will become powerless.
11 Years AgoKerbal Space Program
MacLinuxPCWorldwide
In Kerbal Space Program, take charge of the space program for the alien race known as the Kerbals. You have access to an array of parts to assemble fully-functional spacecraft that flies (or doesn’t) based on realistic aerodynamic and orbital physics.
3 Years AgoCarrion
PS5Worldwide
Carrion is a reverse horror game in which you assume the role of an amorphous alien being. Use your unique otherworldly abilities to your advantage and hunt down your prey!
13 Years AgoF-Zero
Wii UJapan
F-Zero is set in the year 2560, when humanity's multiple encounters with alien life forms had resulted in the expansion of Earth's social framework. This led to commercial, technological and cultural interchanges between planets.
13 Years AgoExcitebike
Wii UJapanAustraliaEurope
Excitebike is a motocross racing video game franchise made by Nintendo. It first debuted as a game for the Famicom in Japan in 1984 and as a launch title for the NES in 1985. It is the first game of the Excite series.
17 Years AgoThe Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay
Xbox 360PS3Europe
Escape from Butcher Bay is set in the futuristic science fiction universe of the Chronicles of Riddick franchise, and is a prequel to the film Pitch Black. The game takes place inside Butcher Bay, a maximum-security prison from which no prisoner has escaped.
13 Years AgoIce Climber
PortWii UJapanEurope
If you can break through 8 levels of treacherous arctic ice, you'll reach the top of the mountain! But watch out. The Nitpickers, Condors, and Polar Bears don't want you up there.
16 Years AgoNieR
PS3Xbox 360North America
Nothing is as it seems in Square Enix's latest action adventure game, set in a crumbling world plagued by disease and dark, unrecognizable creatures.
3 Years AgoFran Bow
AndroidWorldwide
Fran Bow is a creepy adventure game that tells the story of Fran, a young girl struggling with a mental disorder and an unfair destiny.
14 Years AgoBinary Domain
PCWorldwide
The Machine Age has begun in the immersive and atmospheric squad-based shooter Binary Domain. Regain control of a futuristic Tokyo from an emerging robotic threat in the year 2080.
11 Years AgoHitman Go
PCWindows PhoneWorldwide
Hitman GO is a turn-based puzzle game with beautifully rendered diorama-style set pieces. You will strategically navigate fixed spaces on a grid to avoid enemies and take out your target or infiltrate well-guarded locations.
13 Years AgoSuper Ghouls'n Ghosts
Wii UJapan
As dauntless knight Arthur you are caught up in the most dangerous of quests! A spell has been cast upon the kingdom. Your fair maiden, Princess Prin Prin has been snatched up by the evil emperor.
3 Years AgoBramble: The Mountain King
SwitchPCPS4PS5Xbox OneXbox Series X|SWorldwide
Bramble: The Mountain King is a grim adventure set in a world inspired by dark, Nordic fables. Explore the beautiful yet dangerous and twisted land of Bramble in your endeavour to rescue your sister.
22 Years AgoLineage II
PCNorth America
Lineage II. The legend that started it all. MMORPG with a huge open world and a variety of social features. Become a powerful warrior, play a new class (the Death Knight) and join the fight for dominance!
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.