ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
May 17
The games released on this day in gaming history.
676 releases
27 Years AgoIron Maiden: Ed Hunter
PCWorldwide
Rail shooter based on Iron Maiden's music and mascot, Eddie. The game was included as a bonus disc with the double CD compilation album of the same name.
26 Years AgoReal War
PCWorldwide
Based on the official Joint Chiefs of Staff training game developed for the U.S. military, Real War uses real-world scenarios, allowing you to play as the current U.S. military or as a terrorist army extrapolated from actual terrorist forces.
26 Years AgoKyojin no Doshin Kaihou Sensen Chibikko Chikko Daishuugou
Standalone expansionNintendo 64DDJapan
Kyojin no Doshin Kaihou Sensen Chibikko Chikko Daishuugou is a game for the Nintendo 64DD, and a successor to Doshin the Giant 1. It was one of the games which supported the Randnet online service. A game in which Doshin is imprisoned.
24 Years AgoCosmoWarrior Zero
PCJapan
Cosmo Warrior Zero, originally created and supervised by Reiji Matsumoto, a game combining an action/shooting game and a digital comic! A game with 3 modes that invite the player into a new "Matsumoto World"!
24 Years AgoHotel Giant
PCEurope
Our Hotels. Your Rules. In Hotel Giant, you call the shots as you direct every aspect of hotel operations.
24 Years AgoShiro to Kuro no Densetsu: Hyakki-Hen
PCWorldwide
A text-based adventure game developed by Soft Studio Wing released only in Japan.
24 Years AgoRC de GO!
PCJapan
RC de Go! is an arcade racing video game developed by Taito Corporation, first released to Japanese arcades in 1999 for Taito's G-NET system. It was later released for the PlayStation, with publishing in North America and PAL territories handled by Acclaim Entertainment.
23 Years AgoAkai Heya
Web browserJapan
Akai Heya is an early Japanese internet Flash game, which is believed to be the origin of the Red Room Curse myth in Japan. The game tells the story of a young boy who unfortunately is cursed and dies after seeing the pop-up.
22 Years AgoLiberation Army
PCWorldwide
Liberation Army is a freeware strategy/shooter hybrid game by Japanese indie developer KOU (Koushi Okada).
21 Years AgoHapland 2
Web browserWorldwide
Hapland 2 is less a continuation of the original as it is the same game with all-new puzzles: the object is once again to open the stone portal and unleash the power within.
20 Years Ago12Gems
MobileJapan
The aerial castle "Ganseld" floating in the sky. The 12 gems that support it splashed on the ground as protruding ...! If you don't collect all the gems by morning, you will fall to the ground where Ganseld is prepared.
19 Years AgoRaimais
PSPNorth America
Raimais is a maze chase arcade game released in April 1988 in Japan. The object of the game is to drive your vehicle around a maze in order to clear the maze of dots while avoiding the enemy. The game consists of 32 mazes total plus boss fights.
19 Years AgoLittle Aid Portable
PortPSPJapan
A port of the original Little Aid for PlayStation Portable.
19 Years AgoCase Closed: The Mirapolis Investigation
WiiNorth America
"Case Closed: The Mirapolis Investigation" (also known as Case Closed: One Truth Prevails) is based on the ongoing manga and anime Detective Conan, released internationally as Case Closed. Players use the Wii Remote to find clues and solve the cases.
17 Years AgoSwords and Sandals IV: Tavern Quests
Web browserWorldwide
In Swords & Sandals IV: Tavern Quests, our embattled gladiators set out in a wider and more dangerous world. Up to 4 gladiators compete in a variety of minigames, adventures and battles set across an epic 8 realms of danger and adventure.
17 Years AgoCosmic Cannon
Web browserWorldwide
Keep a ball in the air as long as possible by firing more balls into it.
16 Years AgoTowelket: One More Time 5 ~Fury~
PCJapan
Towelket: One More Time 5 ~Fury~ is a story-heavy adventure/role-playing game made in RPG Maker 2000 This game was meant to become the official game titled Towelket 5, but it contains game-breaking bugs due to a very rushed release, and (pe…
16 Years AgoBeautiful Escape: Dungeoneer
PCWorldwide
Beautiful Escape: Dungeoneer is a short game about torture and love.
15 Years AgoSpongeBob SquigglePants 3D
PortNintendo 3DSNorth America
In SpongeBob's most crazy, creative adventure yet, be prepared to laugh your SquigglePants off as you tilt, flick, tap and draw through more than 100 Nanogames set in six zany worlds.
15 Years AgoGamebook Adventures 6: The Wizard from Tarnath Tor
iOSWorldwide
Gamebook Adventures 6: The Wizard from Tarnath Tor is the sixth Gamebook game from Tin Man Games.
15 Years AgoCake Mania: Main Street
Nintendo DSWorldwide
Take a trip back to Jill Evans' hometown of Bakersfield in Cake Mania Main Street, the highly anticipated fourth chapter in one of the most popular time management series of all time.
15 Years AgoBattle vs. Chess
PS3Xbox 360PCMacEuropeWorldwide
Commanders, assemble your armies! BATTLE vs. CHESS calls for an interactive feather duster, chartering the successful chess game principle into the present day multimedia world.
15 Years AgoCombat Mission: Battle for Normandy
PCWorldwide
This installment of the Combat Mission series brings the fight to Normandy during the three months following the allied D-Day landings of June 1944.
15 Years AgoSky Force
PS3PSPNorth America
Pick one of three ships and blast your way to victory in this ultimate classic arcade shooter! Sky Force brings you pure blasting action in 8 immersive levels filled with vicious enemies, big bosses, destructible objects and the good old Earth to save!
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.