ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
April 30
The games released on this day in gaming history.
1019 releases
11 Years AgoBlock N Load
PCWorldwide
Five of you. Five of them. Face off in a battle where everything you build, destroy, construct or shoot has a devastating impact on the entire game. Build defences using a crazy range of block types and work together in this FPS where no game is EVER the same.
This yearSaros
PS5Worldwide
Saros is an action game developed by Housemarque and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. Players control Arjun Devraj, a Soltari Enforcer investigating a lost off-world colony on Carcosa.
This yearInvincible Vs.
PCPS5Xbox Series X|SWorldwide
Invincible VS is a brutal superhero 3v3 tag fighting game set in the Invincible universe, where you can battle to the death as a team of fan-favorite characters in iconic locations.
This yearStrange Antiquities
PS5PS4Xbox Series X|SWorldwide
Become the custodian of a store dealing in occult antiquities. Explore the quaint and gloomy town of Undermere, where strange goings-on and dark mysteries abound.
22 Years AgoPort Royale 2
PCWorldwide
Conquer the Caribbean with mercantile prowess or buccaneer audacity in this open-world business simulation.
6 Years AgoArcade Spirits
SwitchEurope
"Set in 20XX, Arcade Spirits follows an alternative timeline where the 1983 video game crash never occurred - after a turbulant work history you are granted employment at the Funplex, a popular arcade, home to a host of unique personalities and customers.
6 Years AgoAnother Brick in the Mall
PCWorldwide
Design, build and manage a giant shopping center. Open shops, supermarkets, restaurants, movie theaters, bowling alleys and more. Hire and manage the best staff for the job and milk your customers for all they're worth!
27 Years AgoCorsairs: Conquest at Sea
PCWorldwide
Corsairs: Conquest at Sea is a 1999 strategy/action/adventure game for the PC, developed and published by Microïds (known for Syberia and its continuation Syberia II).
11 Years AgoGemCraft
PCNorth America
GemCraft is a tower defense game where the player builds towers, arms them with 'gems', and sees off armies of invading monsters. A complex gem combining system allows the player to trade off various combinations of special abilities with raw damage from their gems.
5 Years AgoR-Type Final 2
PCPS4SwitchXbox OneXbox Series X|SWorldwideNorth America
R-Type has returned! The legendary side-scroller is back and better than ever with beautifully rendered 3D graphics, exhilarating shoot-'em-up gameplay, and a multitude of stages, ships, and weapons that will allow you to conduct a symphony of destruction upon your foes.
16 Years AgoHot Shots Tennis
PSPEurope
The sixth game, and first tennis spin-off, in the Hot Shots Golf series. "Finally, a Tennis game for everyone! Filled with classic Hot Shots personality and true tennis gameplay, Hot Shots Tennis delivers an experience both amateurs and pros can enjoy!
16 Years AgoFarm Frenzy 2
iOSWorldwide
There's nothing wrong with indulging in a little "fowl play" when it's Farm Frenzy 2, the all-new sequel to the smash hit of 2007! The fun never stops as you grow grass, feed chickens, collect eggs and take your produce to market.
16 Years AgoTrauma Team
WiiJapan
Encounter unprecedented depth across six distinct fields of medicine: play as a general surgeon, diagnostician, E.M.T., orthopedic surgeon, endoscope technician, and medical examiner.
14 Years AgoFarm Frenzy
BlackBerry OSMobileWorldwide
Slip into a pair of overalls and try your hand at running a farm! From tending to the fields where your cows graze to gathering eggs for sale at the town market, Farm Frenzy is as stimulating as the real thing-- only you won't have to experience the nasty smells!
7 Years AgoMicro Mages
NESWorldwide
Enter the Demon Fortress. Built to torture pesky adventurers, this place is home to great treasure and ghastly creatures alike. But don't worry, you can count on allies like Fairies and Magical Seagulls to come to your help!
6 Years AgoStrikers 1945
PCWorldwide
In 1945, the second world war ended. Soon, there was peace, but an organization of high-ranking military officers from all over the world form a global army known as CANY. Their mission was to conquer the world.
6 Years AgoTrain Station Renovation
PCWorldwide
Welcome to an old, ruined train station. A place that will give you a lot of fun! In Train Station Renovation you play as a renovation company specialized in restoring old and damaged railway stations.
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2 Years AgoNieR Re[in]carnation
AndroidiOSJapan
NieR Re[in]carnation is a role-playing video game which takes place in the universe of NieR and its sequel, NieR: Automata. Set in a realm called the Cage, the player takes on the role of a girl guided by a ghost-like being.
18 Years AgoDino Run
Web browserWorldwide
Dino Run is a 2008 game made by Pixeljam and Xgenstudios where the player navigates a dinosaur (possibly a velociraptor) through increasingly dangerous side-scrolling landscapes to escape an impending Wall of Doom.
13 Years AgoExed Exes
PS3Worldwide
On a planet 6000 light-years from earth, there were creatures called Exes, which resemble large insects, that were used for industrial purposes. However, these creatures one day took to revolting against their creators.
6 Years AgoMinistry of Broadcast
SwitchWorldwide
Ministry of Broadcast is a pixelart cinematic platformer which takes place in the dark dystopian TV reality show. The story is set in a country which has been divided by THE WALL.
29 Years AgoNorse by Norse West: The Return of the Lost Vikings
PortDOSPCNorth America
Lost Vikings 2 is a side-scrolling platform adventure in which the player alternates control of three of the five playable characters, guiding each of them one at a time from a designated start point in each level to the exit, collecting three specific items along the way.
13 Years AgoCandy Box
Web browserNorth America
Candy Box is an online game based around candy. The player must complete quests and collect all of the candy to win.
11 Years AgoNitroplus Blasterz: Heroines Infinite Duel
ArcadeJapan
Nitroplus Blasterz: Heroines Infinite Duel is a fighting game which crosses over heroines from various visual novels and games released by Nitroplus, as well as those from manga and anime series that Nitroplus writers have been involved with.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.