ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
October 17
The games released on this day in gaming history.
819 releases
14 Years AgoSkylanders: Giants
PortNintendo 3DSWorldwide
Skylanders: Giants is a 2012 video game in the Skylanders series, a direct sequel to the 2011 game Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure and features the voices of Kevin Michael Richardson, Greg Ellis, Peter Lurie, Steve Blum, Dave Wittenberg, Carl…
10 Years AgoSerious Sam VR: The Last Hope
SteamVRWorldwide
Serious Sam returns in his first ever VR adventure to dual wield an overwhelming amount of explosive ordinance and battle Mental’s relentless hordes in Serious Sam VR: The Last Hope.
9 Years AgoThe Talos Principle VR
PortPCSteamVRLinuxWorldwideNorth America
The Talos Principle VR is a virtual reality version of Croteam's critically acclaimed first-person puzzle game in the tradition of philosophical science fiction.
7 Years AgoSublevel Zero: Redux
SwitchNorth AmericaEurope
Sublevel Zero Redux is a first-person roguelike six-degree-of-freedom shooter set in a universe where reality is falling apart. Take control of a lone gunship pilot whose mission is to loot and craft ancient technology.
7 Years AgoKnockout League
Oculus VROculus QuestMeta Quest 2Worldwide
Welcome to the Knockout League, an arcade style boxing game built from the ground up for VR. Its intuitive gameplay involves moving and dodging with your body and 1:1 punch movement that lets you attack how you want.
3 Years AgoCorn Kidz 64
PCWorldwide
The unauthorized, kid-friendly version of the classic Stephen King thriller (or maybe not, maybe it's just a game about one-horned goatbabies)
2 Years AgoParaedolon
PCWorldwide
A short experimental experience. A meteor approaches Earth from deep space. Carrying an unknown malevolent force.
31 Years Ago
21 Years AgoShattered Union
XboxPCWorldwide
Following a great increase in terrorism, internal strife and ultimately, the nuclear destruction of Washington, D.C., the United States shatters into a half-dozen nation-states that descend into war.
20 Years AgoScooby-Doo! Who's Watching Who?
PSPNorth America
Scooby-Doo: Who's Watching Who? brings the mystery and mayhem of the Scooby-Doo franchise to the PSP.
14 Years AgoFairy Bloom Freesia
PCWorldwide
Take control of Freesia as she protects Lita Forest by beating the living daylights out of enemies invading the forest! Use Mana that builds up during battles to learn new skills.
13 Years AgoSaint Seiya: Brave Soldiers
PS3Japan
Players will realize their dreams of battling the most vile and evil characters from Saint Seiya in one-on-one bouts that take place through the storylines from the anime series.
13 Years AgoPaint it Back
iOSEurope
The art has disappeared from the gallery! Can you paint it back? Recreate lost works of pixel art using logic as your paintbrush.
9 Years AgoFoxyLand
PCMacLinuxWorldwide
Ah... love, Love... How beautifully in one word. My mind is racing, my stomach flutter butterflies, heart racing. Are you willing to do anything to give a million cherries, collect all the jewels and even save your favorite?
7 Years AgoMonkey King: Hero Is Back
PCPS4Worldwide
The curtain rises on yet another never-before-seen Chinese myth: a new saga in the Journey to the West! Based on the original CG movie that became an unprecedented box office smash in China, this unique episode will be playable in exciting kung-fu action adventure game!
7 Years AgoLittle Town Hero
SwitchWorldwide
Unlike most RPGs, there is no need to fight weak monsters repeatedly to level grind in "Little Town Hero".
29 Years AgoUprising: Join or Die
PCEuropeNorth America
Uprising offers more strategy than a military sim, and more action strategy than a shoot'em up. Using your hi-tech assault tank, loaded with powerful weapons, you need to establish tidal bases, mine for power, build factories and direct legions of allied units against the enemy
19 Years AgoEvery Extend Extra Extreme
Expanded editionXbox 360Worldwide
The chain reaction-based 360 shooter Every Extend Extra Extreme that is an expanded version of the PSP game, Every Extend Extra, which in turn was expanded from a free PC game called Every Extend.
12 Years AgoRex Nebular and the Cosmic Gender Bender
MacWorldwide
A priceless vase is lost on a distant planet that doesn't exist. An irate colonel wants it back. And only one man is experienced enough...skilled enough...and foolish enough to retrieve it: interstellar adventurer and bungling bachelor Rex Nebular!
10 Years AgoRose of Winter
PCMacLinuxiOSWorldwide
Rose of Winter is a charming visual novel with adventure, romance, and heartbreak. Choose one of four princes to take on your adventure, and make decisions to unlock multiple endings.
9 Years AgoGame of Thrones: Conquest
iOSAndroidWorldwide
Developed by Turbine, the MMO strategy mobile game puts players at the head of their own powerful House, with the ultimate goal of navigating the dangerous political landscape of Westeros and claiming the Iron Throne.
8 Years AgoAborigenus
PCWorldwide
Aborigenus is a small adventure platformer with RPG-elements in a primal world. Hunt the aggressive fauna, learn new abilities and fight with the whole enemy army. Choose who you are - a shaman, a warrior or a hunter.
7 Years AgoVectronom
iOSWorldwide
A hypnotic video game about music, geometry and flow. Vectronom is a music platformer. The game combines challenging platforming with rhythm based gameplay.
30 Years AgoYou Don't Know Jack Sports
PCNorth America
Think you know everything about football, basketball, baseball, or hockey? How about tennis, volleyball, golf, or lawn darts? Then light up the scoreboard with You Don't Know Jack Sports, YDKJ all hopped up on 'roids!
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.