ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
May 17
The games released on this day in gaming history.
676 releases
9 Years AgoDick Wilde
PlayStation VRWorldwide
Those pesky swamp critters are at it again! Scarin’ off all the good folk who just want to go huntin’ and fishin’ on their lakes and lagoons! We’re talking piranhas, eels, ‘gators - you name it!
8 Years AgoMärchen Forest: Mylne and the Forest Gift
PCWorldwide
Freely roam a fully 3D-rendered mystical forest together with Mylne, a young girl employed at a magical apothecary shop!
7 Years AgoRussian Life Simulator
PCWorldwide
The most realistic simulator of the life of a Russian person. Collect pension from birth, collect bottles to survive and become part of an exciting life-long story.
7 Years AgoMolecats
Xbox OneWorldwide
Аn indirect-control tile-twisting puzzled adventure ...with traps! Molecats is a challenging indirect-control puzzle game that takes place in the weird and beautiful world of... Molecats!
3 Years AgoVerdict Guilty
Xbox OneNorth America
Verdict Guilty is an easy to play 90's style arcade fighter! Featuring unique handcuff and gun combat in a cops versus robbers theme. Neo Seoul has been hit with a wave of terrorist and crime attacks, only a few good officers remain willing to battle this new evil.
22 Years AgoThe Egyptian Prophecy: The Fate of Ramses
PCEurope
Plunge into ancient Egypt and follow Maya, a young magician, who has been ordered by Pharaoh to investigate the strange accidents that have recently occurred at the great obelisk's worksite. Find out what is standing in the way of your sovereign's mission.
19 Years AgoPocket Pool
PSPWorldwide
Rack'em and run the table. Grab your stick and get ready to shoot pool with some of the hottest honeys in the bar. This game features 13 different types of pool and a dynamic 3D engine that simulates realistic pool play from almost every angle.
13 Years AgoBad Bots
PCMacWorldwideNorth America
Bad Bots is a retro style platform shooter with intense robot blasting action and sci-fi story. In Bad Bots you hack and blast your way through an onslaught of truly bad 'bots to find a way to prevent a potentially planet-destroying catastrophe.
10 Years AgoSpace Codex
PCWorldwide
Space Codex is a casual retro arcade minimal awesome top-down shooter featuring waves of enemy spaceships with different attacks in what is, literally, a bullet hell. To beat them, you will have power-up options available through the map. The game only gets harder.
10 Years AgoHeart's Medicine: Hospital Heat
iOSWorldwide
The long awaited sequel to "Heart's Medicine - Time to Heal". An intense, but also funny, medical drama that deals with a lot of life-changing decisions. Become an aspiring doctor at Little Creek Hospital!
9 Years AgoBokida: Heartfelt Reunion
PCWorldwide
"Bokida — Heartfelt Reunion is a peaceful game where you experience freedom while exploring a peculiar world. As the player, you will journey through this world using your abilities to reunite two stars who were separated a long time ago."
9 Years AgoBlack & White Bushido
Xbox OnePS4WorldwideNorth America
Things are rarely ever black and white, but that’s not the case in Black & White Bushido. With an original soundtrack and gorgeous, stylistic 2D visuals, you’re either a light or shadow samurai facing down your opponents in a combat arena.
9 Years AgoTango Fiesta
Xbox OneNorth America
Tango Fiesta is a top-down co-operative two stick shooter for 1 to 4 players.
9 Years AgoMr. Pumpkin Adventure
Xbox OneNorth America
Mr. Pumpkin's Adventure is a point-and-click puzzle game. The main character of this game is Mr. Pumpkin who lost his memories. During the adventure, you will help him solve all the puzzles, which will eventually unveil an evil plot.
9 Years AgoArkanoid vs. Space Invaders
iOSAndroidSwitchWorldwide
Two of Taito's most beloved arcade classics combine with cameos from their other releases to produce one frantic title.
9 Years AgoElliot Quest
PS4Europe
Elliot Quest is an adventure/RPG where players explore the mysterious Urele island in search of an ancient demon. With 5 dungeons to conquer, 16 bosses to defeat, and countless treasures to discover and hidden areas.
8 Years AgoBattery Jam
PCWorldwide
"Battery Jam is a local multiplayer game of competitive territorial mayhem coming to Steam Early Access in January! Use the boombox and our patented rocket punch to smash your opponents, capture their tiles, and dominate the arena!
8 Years AgoAntVentor
LinuxMacPCWorldwide
AntVentor – is a Point & Click adventure game by a LoopyMood studio. You find yourself in a photo-realistic macro world, where you immediately manage to break the ideal life of the main character Ant and ruin all plans for the realization of his Dream.
8 Years AgoNepenthe
PCMacLinuxWorldwideNorth America
You wake up with no memory. Your day is starting off great! Nepenthe is a hand-drawn RPG with a terrible sense of humor.
2 Years AgoMy Little Pony: A Zephyr Heights Mystery
PS4PS5PCSwitchXbox OneXbox Series X|SWorldwideNorth America
Take friendship to new heights and tame the chaotic magic that’s turning the world upside down, in a mystery adventure for one or two ponies!
2 Years AgoNot Not: A Brain Buster
Xbox OnePCNorth AmericaWorldwide
Downloaded 10 million times on mobiles, this Top 1 Puzzle game in 14 countries (including USA, UK, Australia and Canada) was remastered and features:
30 Years AgoDefcon 5
3DOJapan
The main game takes place in a first-person view inside the complex. Trams connect the maze-like living areas to a handful of manned turrets outside.
24 Years AgoNew Legends
XboxEurope
New Legends is a third-person action game setting man against militia, in a world of tomorrow where both technology and tradition blend to create a rich, and threatening world.
24 Years AgoNBA Inside Drive 2002
XboxEurope
NBA Inside Drive is a series of video games based on National Basketball Association, published by Microsoft Studios. Its main competition was NBA Live, a series from Electronic Arts.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.