ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
October 17
The games released on this day in gaming history.
819 releases
10 Years AgoSwitch 'N' Shoot
LinuxMacPCWorldwide
An arcade shoot 'em up with just one button... Whenever you shoot, you also flip direction. Save the world with a single button!
9 Years AgoThese nights in Cairo
PCMacLinuxWorldwide
Otome visual novel. Margaret Dawson is girl dreaming to become full-fledged archaeologist. Together with her father she departs to the excavations of mysterious tomb in Egypt, but there she faces some oddities.
9 Years AgoRiskers
PCLinuxWorldwide
Riskers is a fast-paced top-down 2D shooter. A life-changing decision plunges you into a criminal world that starts a life or death game of finders-keepers. Race, shoot and fight your way through the open-world city as you try to stay alive and live another day.
9 Years AgoStunt Kite Masters VR
Windows Mixed RealityWorldwide
Carve up the sky in the most realistic virtual reality kite experience ever!
9 Years AgoReturner 77
iOSWorldwide
The human species is all but extinct after an alien invasion devastated the earth. You are one of 77 returners - highly trained operatives given the mission of calling down the 8000 sleepers in space to rebuild the human race.
9 Years AgoSneaky Bears VR
PCWorldwide
The world is under attack...by evil teddy bears. Take on the evil mastermind bear, Frank, and his minions with your motion-controlled weapons in this fast paced shoot 'em up virtual reality game.
9 Years AgoRosenkreuzstilette Freudenstachel
PCWorldwide
Step into the shoes of Freudia Neuwahl, a cool and collected young woman on a mission to save her best friend from an Imperial witch hunt. "Rosenkreuzstilette Freudenstachel" is the sequel to "Rosenkreuzstilette", a level-based 2D side scrolling action game for PC.
8 Years AgoFast Striker
PS4PS VitaEuropeAustralia
Fast Striker is a Shoot-'Em-Up game, developed and published by NG:DEV.TEAM, which was released in Japan in 2012D arcade shooting game with emphasis on scoring originally developed for NEO·GEO. The game lets the player choose between 3 game modes with different scoring systems.
8 Years AgoGnomes Garden
PS4Worldwide
Dry summer withered the king’s beloved garden and the surrounding gardens of the kingdom alike. The ruler has fallen ill and the kingdom is in danger. Help the princess save the gardens and make the king better again.
7 Years AgoImmortal Darkness: Curse of The Pale King
PCWorldwide
A dark fantasy RPG dungeon crawler, with challenging real-time tactical combat, a wide variety of spells, and a dark and brooding dungeon full of lethal enemies, sadistic traps, and mind-bending puzzles.
7 Years AgoKine
SwitchPS4Xbox OnePCWorldwide
Kine is a 3D puzzle game about three whimsical machines that aspire to be musicians. Embark across a theatrically rendered cityscape by solving increasingly difficult 3D puzzles. Guide Euler, Quat, and Roo as they struggle to form a band and find their big break.
7 Years AgoSix Ages: Ride like the Wind
MacPCWorldwide
"Life between myths. Clans, cows, choices. The spiritual successor to King of Dragon Pass, Six Ages combines interactive stories and turn-based strategy.
3 Years AgoOverpass 2
PS5Xbox Series X|SWorldwide
Identify the best routes and balance of power, speed and precision to overcome obstacles at the controls of a UTV, ATV or Rock Bouncer. In both solo and multiplayer mode, your talent and choices of technique will make the difference.
2 Years AgoArizona Sunshine VR Remake
RemakeSteamVRPlayStation VR2Meta Quest 2Worldwide
Arizona Sunshine Remake elevates the original, award-winning game, completely rebuilt with GORE-geous VR graphics and next-gen VR combat and weapons. Face the undead alone or with up to three fellow survivors in a post-apocalyptic southwestern America overrun by zombies.
2 Years AgoBlazing Strike
SwitchPCPS4PS5Worldwide
Inspired by classic arcade fighting game series from industry greats such as Capcom and SNK, the upcoming 2D fighting game from developer RareBreed Makes Games is Blazing Strike evokes the excitement and nostalgia of 2D pixel art genre pion…
2 Years AgoArsene Lupin: Once a Thief
SwitchPCPS4PS5Xbox OneXbox Series X|SWorldwide
Witness the Origins of a Legend - Experience Arsène Lupin's transformation from humble burglar to folklore hero in Arsène Lupin: Once A Thief, a detective adventure game set in the early 1900s.
2 Years AgoTinkertown
Xbox OneXbox Series X|SWorldwide
Gather your friends and come to Tinkertown, a refreshing new multiplayer sandbox experience! Explore magical places filled with loot, danger, and creativity.
31 Years AgoPanel de Pon: Event Version
PortSatellaviewJapan
Panel de Pon: Event Version was an event released on the Super Famicom's Satellaview service. This Event version is notable as it predates the original Panel de Pon by 10 days because its used as one of the ways for consumers to try the game out.
30 Years AgoAngel Halo
FM TownsJapan
The protagonist, Kusakabe Makoto, is living a normal school life without knowing he is the reincarnation of Lucifer. One day an angel named Sofia and a demon named Lilith come to him. They are the messengers of Heaven and Hell.
30 Years AgoWorlds.com
PCNorth America
The registered version was released in 1996 as "Worlds Chat Gold" for Windows 3.1 & 95. It was eventually superseded in 1998 by "Worlds Ultimate 3D Chat [Plus…]" for Windows 95, which contained the software "WorldsBrowser" (later known as "WorldsPlayer").
29 Years AgoSabre Ace: Conflict Over Korea
PCWorldwide
Sabre Ace: Conflict Over Korea is an air and ground-attack combat flight simulation game which takes place in the skies above Korea.
27 Years AgoHoneycomb Hotel
PCMacWorldwide
Honeycomb Hotel is a game of logic and deduction. It provides over 65,000 puzzles in each of small, medium, and large sizes.
25 Years AgoSpebo
MobileJapan
Mobile phone racing game distributed for J-Sky 50KB devices through the Ulala no Channel J portal.
24 Years AgoAirline Tycoon Evolution
Expanded editionPCWorldwide
With Airline Tycoon Evolution you manage your own airline company and try to get ahead of your nasty adversaries. To help you do this, you have all the means available to a modern airline company at your disposal.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.