ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
April 28
The games released on this day in gaming history.
906 releases
10 Years AgoPharaonic
MacLinuxPCPS4WorldwideNorth America
Pharaonic is an unforgiving sidescrolling Action-RPG set in Ancient Egypt. Explore a vast kingdom full of dangers and brutal enemies while you find the truth behind Ahmosis I, the Red Pharaoh.
9 Years AgoGrisaia Phantom Trigger Vol.1
PCLinuxWorldwide
"Grisaia: Phantom Trigger" is a visual novel, specifically a kinetic novel (without branching routes). Returning character artist Akio Watanabe and writer Ryuta Fujisaki bring you the latest installment in the acclaimed Grisaia series.
4 Years AgoTasomachi: Behind the Twilight
SwitchPS4Worldwide
Yukumo is a young girl who travels around in her airship, her pride and joy. When visiting a particular Far Eastern town to run some errands her airship suddenly breaks down.
15 Years AgoYar's Revenge
RemakePCWorldwide
A reimagining (titled Yar's Revenge, rather than Yars' Revenge) was released as a downloadable title on April 12, 2011 on Xbox Live Arcade and on April 28, 2011 for Microsoft Windows. It was developed by Killspace Entertainment and published by Atari.
11 Years AgoShadowrun Chronicles: Boston Lockdown
PCMacLinuxWorldwide
Lead your team of Runners to survive a corrupt megacorporation’s intrigue threatening thousands of lives in this new action-strategy game set in the most popular cyberpunk universe of all times – Shadowrun.
11 Years AgoBrawl
PS4North America
The most explosive competitive arena game of the year has arrived on Steam!
11 Years AgoProject Root
PS4PS VitaNorth America
Prometheus Corporation is the leader in the generation and distribution of energy to all cities in the world.
10 Years AgoLost Reavers
Wii UWorldwide
LOST REAVERS is an intense four-player co-op game where players must discover hidden treasures at the end of a series of dungeons and haul it safely back to their extraction point while their friends protect them.
10 Years AgoThe Climb
PCOculus VRWorldwide
The Climb brings alive the excitement and thrill of rock climbing in incredible virtual reality. Players will scale new heights and explore stunning environments in a new gaming experience developed exclusively for VR.
9 Years AgoHearthlands
LinuxMacPCWorldwide
Hearthlands is a medieval/fantasy city-building real time strategy game in which you take a role of a king in a procedurally generated world.
16 Years AgoIronclads: High Seas
PCWorldwide
For over a year the forces of the United States of America (Northern States) and the Confederates States of America (Southern States) have fought a bitter war. In 1862 the governments of Great Britain, France and Spain recognize the Southern States to secure raw materials.
15 Years AgoThor: God of Thunder
PortNintendo DSAustralia
The Nintendo DS version of Thor: God of Thunder, developed by WayForward Technologies, differs significantly from its console counterparts. Released in 2011, it is a side-scrolling action game with 2D visuals inspired by comic book art.
10 Years AgoIsland
PCJapan
Island is an intricate visual novel with multiple routes and endings. Through use of the game’s flowchart system, players navigate through the story and uncover clues to unravel the mysteries of Urashima, the titular island.
9 Years AgoOne Dog Story
PCMacLinuxWorldwide
One Dog Story is an engaging pixel adventure game with RPG elements, gameplay that’ll get you hooked for hours, and well-developed characters. You wake up in an underground laboratory, free again after a horrific accident.
9 Years AgoCreature Clicker: Capture, Train, Ascend!
PCWorldwide
Creature Clicker is a new take on the Clicker genre, taking inspiration from Clicker Heroes and Pokemon it builds on both elements, you can capture creatures, level them up to make them do more DPS and ascend them to gain better abilities.
8 Years AgoSuper Saurio Fly
SwitchNorth America
“Super Saurio Fly” is a 2D arcade platformer and adventure video game. Players will move along the stages crossing different parts of the world by using Super Saurio´s ability to fly, dodge traps and defeat other dinosaurs. “Super Saurio Fly” is comprised of sixteen funny levels.
6 Years AgoWarriOrb
PCLinuxWorldwide
Warriorb is a challenging spline-scroller platformer game. You play as a mighty spirit trapped in an unlikely body. Will you be able to regain your freedom?
5 Years AgoClan O'Conall and the Crown of the Stag
PCMacWorldwide
A 2D, art driven, puzzle-platformer inspired by Celtic mythology. The game contains rapid, on-the-fly character swapping, flashy attack combos and complex platforming challenges, packaged in gorgeous artwork inspired by mysterious Celtic folklore.
3 Years AgoR-Type Final 3 Evolved
PS5Europe
R-Type Final 3 Evolved serves simultaneously as a sequel to R-Type Final 2, offering a whole new 7-stage campaign made in the engine of Final 2, whilst also serving as a compilation of most of content released for R-Type Final 2.
20 Years Ago2006 FIFA World Cup
Expanded editionXbox 360Europe
Xbox 360 version of 2006 FIFA World Cup.
16 Years AgoHazen: The Dark Whispers
LinuxPCWorldwideNorth America
Hazen is an episodic Action/RPG The first episode is named "The Dark Whispers" and will bring some freshness in the world of Hack'n Slash Games. Every single episode will be a "Stand alone" game with enough game-play and high re-play value.
16 Years AgoFree Running
WiiNorth America
The whole ethos of Free Running (an urban environment sport also known as Parkour) is to be free, break boundaries, go where others dare not.
15 Years AgoLaserCat
Xbox 360Worldwide
Jump, dodge and explore in the search for your Owlfriend, who has been kidnapped by Wizzord: the magic space frog! Explore Wizzord's castle, avoid nasty enemies, find the keys and solve trivia questions to free your friend!
11 Years AgoLilly and Sasha: Curse of the Immortals
PCWorldwide
After Sasha is fooled into placing her hand on an ancient shrine, her twin sister Lilly starts noticing a new darker side to her that she has never seen before.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.