ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
October 17
The games released on this day in gaming history.
819 releases
14 Years AgoSilent Hill 4: The Room
PS3Japan
Silent Hill 4: The Room is the fourth installment in the Silent Hill survival horror series. The game is similar to the past entries in terms of atmosphere, never letting the player know what's behind the next corner or down the street.
9 Years AgoBrawlhalla
MacPS4PCWorldwide
Brawlhalla is a free platform fighting game with over 100 million players that supports up to 8 players online in a single match with full cross-play. Frequent updates. 50 unique characters and counting. Come fight for glory in the halls of Valhalla!
20 Years AgoTom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent
Xbox 360North America
The best-selling Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell saga takes on an entirely new direction. In the highly anticipated sequel to the 2005 game of the year, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent, play as a double agent spy for the first time ever.
14 Years AgoCarmageddon
iOSWorldwide
Take the wheel as Max Damage as you plow scores of vehicles unlucky enough to be in your way in Carmageddon, an action racing game. Your soundtrack will be the sound of crunching metal, the splatter of motor oil on the windshield, and the screams of skidding tires.
14 Years AgoSerious Sam 3: BFE
Xbox 360Worldwide
Serious Sam 3: BFE is a first-person action shooter, a glorious throwback to the golden age of first-person shooters where men were men, cover was for amateurs and pulling the trigger made things go boom.
29 Years AgoBroken Sword: The Smoking Mirror
PCEuropeNorth America
Broken Sword: The Smoking Mirror is a 2D adventure game played from a third-person perspective.
23 Years AgoAnimal Crossing
Expanded editionGameCubeAustralia
Occasionally strange but completely addictive, Nintendo's Animal Crossing for the GameCube is not so much a game as a simulation of life on a small town.
24 Years AgoTimeSplitters 2
XboxWorldwide
TimeSplitters 2 is a first-person shooter that requires players to kill enemies and complete objectives using a variety of weapons and tactics in different predefined scenarios.
10 Years AgoMini Metro
AndroidWorldwide
Mini Metro is a strategy simulation game about designing a subway map for a growing city. Draw lines between stations and start your trains running. As new stations open, redraw your lines to keep them efficient.
14 Years AgoMega Man 4
Nintendo 3DSJapan
For a year the city has been quiet, but a new robotic terror has gripped the city! That scheming scientist, Dr. Cossack has arrived in town with eight new metal maniacs who are bigger and badder than anything Dr.
19 Years AgoSpider-Man 3
PS3Japan
The next-gen version of Spider-Man 3, a videogame based on the 2007 movie of the same name. Spider-Man 3 is an action-adventure video game played from a third-person perspective, featuring an open-world rendition of Manhattan as its setting.
2 Years AgoAnimal Well
Xbox Series X|SWorldwide
What lurks beneath the surface of this deceptively minimalistic adventure? In Animal Well there is more than what you see. Explore a dense interconnected labyrinth, and unravel its many secrets.
9 Years AgoStick Fight: The Game
MacWorldwide
Stick Fight is a physics-based couch/online fighting game where you battle it out as the iconic stick figures from the golden age of the internet
21 Years AgoFire Emblem: Path of Radiance
GameCubeNorth America
Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance is a tactical role-playing video game developed by Intelligent Systems and Nintendo SPD, and published by Nintendo for the GameCube home console in 2005.
9 Years AgoGran Turismo Sport
PS4PlayStation VRNorth America
Welcome to the future of motorsports – the definitive motor racing experience is back and better than ever only on PlayStation 4.
20 Years AgoBattlefield 2142
PCMacWorldwide
Having placed their previous online shooters in WWII, the Vietnam War, and modern day settings, Battlefield 2142 took place in a future where a new ice age had thrown the world into a panic.
9 Years AgoElex
PS4PCXbox OneNorth AmericaWorldwideEurope
An action, role-playing open world game for PC and Consoles, Elex was developed by Piranha Bytes, creators of the award winning Gothic series and is set in a brand new, post-apocalyptic, Science-Fantasy universe where magic meets mechs.
25 Years AgoZoo Tycoon
PCNorth America
Zoo Tycoon is a business simulation developed by Blue Fang Games and released by Microsoft Game Studios. It is a tycoon game in which the player must run a zoo and try to make a profit.
16 Years AgoKirby's Epic Yarn
WiiNorth America
While walking through Dream Land, Kirby discovers a tomato and decides to eat it.
18 Years AgoPro Evolution Soccer 2009
PS3PCXbox 360WorldwideEurope
Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 (often shortened to PES 2009, or simply PES 09) is an association football video game in Konami's Pro Evolution Soccer series. It is the sequel to Pro Evolution Soccer 2008.
13 Years AgoI Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream
LinuxMacWorldwide
I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream is a point-and-click adventure game based upon Harlan Ellison's short story of the same title.
23 Years AgoThe Black Mirror
PCWorldwide
Black Mirror is a dark adventure game that details the aftermath of the tragic death of William Gordon. Playing as his grandson Samuel players must unveil the truth behind the events of that fateful, stormy night.
7 Years AgoDigimon Story: Cyber Sleuth
SwitchEurope
Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth, developed by Media.Vision and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment, and based on the Digimon franchise. It is the fifth game in the Digimon Story series, following 2011's Super Xros Wars, and the first to be released on home consoles.
18 Years AgoBioShock
PortPS3Europe
The PlayStation 3 port of BioShock was released with exclusive content, including the possibility to purchase a downloadable add-on called "Challenge Rooms" and a harder difficulty level.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.