ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
October 17
The games released on this day in gaming history.
819 releases
23 Years AgoBionicle: The Game
XboxEurope
Bionicle: The Game (also known as Lego Bionicle and titled on the cover as simply Bionicle) is an action-adventure video game released in 2003. The game is based on parts of the movie Bionicle: Mask of Light and other parts of the Bionicle storyline.
4 Years AgoPotionomics
PCWorldwide
Potionomics is a game about the business of brewing and selling magical potions. Sylvia, a penniless young witch, must save her shop from the clutches of a debt collector, but she can’t do it alone.
2 Years AgoA Quiet Place: The Road Ahead
PS5Xbox Series X|SPCWorldwide
A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead is a single-player horror adventure game inspired by the critically acclaimed blockbuster movie franchise that highlights a unique survivor story after an invasion of deadly creatures.
9 Years AgoRogue Trooper: Redux
RemasterSwitchXbox OnePCNorth AmericaWorldwide
A pioneering tactical shooter and landmark comic book adaptation, Rogue Trooper is back, remastered and revitalised in true high definition. Experience acclaimed combat and explosive third person action in this tale of betrayal and revenge at the far reaches of the galaxy.
7 Years AgoFelix the Reaper
SwitchXbox OnePS4MacPCWorldwide
Felix The Reaper - A romantic comedy game about the life of death. Felix The Reaper is a romantic comedy about the life of Death. It's brought to you on PC as a 3D shadow manipulation puzzle adventure game of dance, dying people and dangerous love.
2 Years AgoImscared
AndroidWorldwide
"I need a heart in order to open it." Imscared is a metahorror game that protagonizes the player, putting him or her in a surreal first-person experience. Find keys, open doors and search for the exit to this nightmare.
8 Years AgoTerraforming Mars
PCMacWorldwide
The taming of the Red Planet has begun! Corporations are competing to transform Mars into a habitable planet by spending vast resources and using innovative technology to raise temperature, create a breathable atmosphere, and make oceans of water.
3 Years AgoWizard With a Gun
PCPS5Xbox Series X|SWorldwide
Wizard with a Gun is an online cooperative sandbox survival game set in a magical wilderness wrought with dangerous creatures and arcane mysteries. Embark on a journey alone or with friends to collect, craft, and outfit your wizard however you see fit as you explore the unknown.
7 Years AgoStory of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town
RemakeSwitchJapan
A remake combining the content of the Game Boy Advance games, Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town and Harvest Moon: More Friends of Mineral Town, for the Nintendo Switch.
7 Years AgoLittle Big Workshop
PCMacWorldwide
Imagine a magical factory, appearing right in your living room. A carefully planned masterpiece, where diligent workers throw together anything customers want.
9 Years AgoMegaton Rainfall
PS4PlayStation VRWorldwide
Become an indestructible interdimensional superbeing in this first-person superhero game, and save Earth from an alien invasion. Be careful though - you are so powerful you can destroy entire skyscrapers (unintentionally) when you miss your otherworldly target...
8 Years AgoInfliction
PCWorldwide
Infliction is a story driven first person physiological horror experience. Set in a regular suburban home, the story is told over alternating time periods spanning 13 years. Through environmental storytelling, Infliction tackles taboo subject matter.
6 Years AgoStreets of Kamurocho
PCWorldwide
Streets of Kamurocho is a retro-style beat 'em up game developed by Empty Clip Studios and published by SEGA. It was released as part of SEGA’s 60th anniversary celebration.
27 Years AgoDink Smallwood
PCWorldwide
Dink Smallwood is a humorous role-playing video game. It was first released in 1998 before becoming freeware on October 17, 1999. It was developed by Robinson Technologies, at the time consisting of Seth Robinson, Justin Martin, and Greg Smith.
13 Years AgoDevice 6
iOSWorldwideNorth America
Device 6 plays with the conventions of games and literature, entwines story with geography and blends puzzle and novella, to draw players into an intriguing mystery of technology and neuroscience.
13 Years AgoSuper Amazing Wagon Adventure
PCWorldwide
Super Amazing Wagon Adventure is a fast-paced 2d shooting game with a random story. You control a group of three migrants traveling west along a wagon trail. The game consists of short scenes that are sequenced together in a semi-random way to tell a crazy adventure story.
9 Years AgoThe Invisible Hours
PS4PlayStation VREurope
"The Invisible Hours is a complex murder mystery in VR, in which players freely explore an intricate web of interwoven stories within a sprawling mansion -- in order to untangle the dark truth at its heart."
6 Years AgoSupfly Delivery Simulator
PCMacLinuxWorldwide
Supfly Delivery Simulator - a game in which humanity is ruled by delivery service and now it's your time to become the best deliveryman in the world! Deliver everything what is needed in the moment. As a robot you have one simple job - to deliver.
13 Years AgoRevenge of the 'Gator
Nintendo 3DSNorth America
It's pinball....with gators! This arcade-style title brings pinball on the go with the Game Boy! Score as many points as possible, but don't let your ball be eaten by the 'Gator!
12 Years AgoModern Combat 4: Zero Hour
AndroidWorldwide
The #1 FPS is back on smartphone with a new chapter to push the boundaries of mobile gaming even further!
4 Years AgoTerror of Hemasaurus
PCWorldwide
A retro city smash 'em up with satisfying destruction physics. Play as a Giant Monster unleashing terror upon mankind in this modern arcade experience with the action turned up to eleven.
2 Years AgoEternights
SwitchWorldwide
Eternights is a dating action game where you try to make the most out of life during the apocalypse. Monday: Go on a date. Tuesday: Clear dungeon. Friday: Freak out! The clock is ticking!!
7 Years AgoMegaquarium
SwitchEurope
A theme park management game with an aquatic twist. Design your displays, look after your fish, manage your staff and keep your guests happy! It's all in a day's work as the curator of your very own Megaquarium.
2 Years AgoMechWarrior 5: Clans
PCPS5Xbox Series X|SWorldwide
MechWarrior 5: Clans follows a Star of Clan Smoke Jaguar warriors during Operation Revival, a full-scale invasion of the Inner Sphere.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.