2017 in video games

2017 saw the release of numerous video games as well as other developments in the video game industry. The Nintendo Switch console was released in 2017, which sold more than 14 million units by the end of the year, exceeding the under-performing Wii U lifetime sales. This has helped to revitalize Nintendo, along with the "retro" Super NES Classic Edition console, the refreshed New Nintendo 2DS XL handheld and a strategy for mobile gaming. Microsoft also released the higher-powered Xbox One X targeted for 4K resolutions and virtual reality support.

Top-rated games in 2017 included Madden NFL 18, NBA 2K18, FIFA 18, WWE 2K18, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Super Mario Odyssey, Persona 5, Divinity: Original Sin II, and Horizon Zero Dawn. One of the most influential games of 2017 was PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, which was released in early access for personal computers in March 2017 and by the end of the year had sold 30 million units,^[1] breaking several concurrent player count records and established the battle royale genre. The highest-grossing game of the year was the mobile game Honor of Kings, known as Arena of Valor internationally. Considerable debate was held over the use of loot boxes in video games and whether they constituted gambling, coming to a head with the release of Star Wars Battlefront II.

Top-rated games

Major awards

Category/Organization		35th Golden Joystick Awards November 17, 2017[2]	The Game Awards 2017 December 7, 2017	21st Annual D.I.C.E. Awards February 22, 2018	18th Game Developers Choice Awards March 21, 2018	14th British Academy Games Awards April 12, 2018
Game of the Year		The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild				What Remains of Edith Finch
Independent / Debut[i]	Indie	Friday the 13th: The Game	Cuphead	Snipperclips	Cuphead	Gorogoa
	Debut		Cuphead
Mobile/Handheld[i]	Mobile	Pokémon Sun and Moon	Monument Valley 2	Fire Emblem Heroes	Gorogoa	Golf Clash
	Handheld		Metroid: Samus Returns
VR/AR		Resident Evil 7: Biohazard		Lone Echo	Superhot VR	—
Innovation		—			Gorogoa	The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Artistic Achievement[i]	Animation	Cuphead		Cuphead	Cuphead	Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
	Art Direction			Cuphead
Audio[i]	Music	The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild	Nier: Automata	Cuphead	The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild	Cuphead
	Sound Design		Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice	Super Mario Odyssey		Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
Character or Performance		Ashly Burch as Aloy Horizon Zero Dawn	Melina Juergens as Senua Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice	Senua Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice	—	Melina Juergens as Senua Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
Game Design or Direction[i]	Game Design	—	The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild	The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild	The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild	Super Mario Odyssey
	Game Direction			The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Narrative		Horizon Zero Dawn	What Remains of Edith Finch	Horizon Zero Dawn	What Remains of Edith Finch	Night in the Woods
Technical Achievement		—		Horizon Zero Dawn		—
Multiplayer/Online		PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds			—	Divinity: Original Sin II
Action		—	Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus	PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds	—
Adventure		—	The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Family		—	Super Mario Odyssey	Snipperclips	—	Super Mario Odyssey
Fighting		—	Injustice 2		—
Role-Playing		—	Persona 5	Nier: Automata
Sports/Racing	Sports	—	Forza Motorsport 7	FIFA 18
	Racing			Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Strategy/Simulation		—	Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle
Social Impact		—	Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice	—		Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
Special Award		Lifetime Achievement	Industry Icon Award	Lifetime Achievement	Lifetime Achievement Award	BAFTA Special	BAFTA Fellowship
		Sid Meier	Carol Shaw	Genyo Takeda[3]	Tim Schafer[4]	Nolan North[5]	Tim Schafer[6]

1. Certain award presentations combine these categories.

Critically acclaimed games

Metacritic is an aggregator of video game journalism reviews. It generally considers expansions and re-releases as separate entities.

Releases scoring higher than 90/100 in 2017^[7][8]

Game	Developer	Publisher	Release Date	Platform	Average Score out of 100
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild	Nintendo EPD	Nintendo	March 3, 2017	NS	97
Super Mario Odyssey	Nintendo EPD	Nintendo	October 27, 2017	NS	97
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild	Nintendo EPD	Nintendo	March 3, 2017	Wii U	96
Divinity: Original Sin II	Larian Studios		September 14, 2017	Win	93
Persona 5	P-Studio	Atlus	April 4, 2017	PS4	93
What Remains of Edith Finch	Giant Sparrow	Annapurna Interactive	July 19, 2017	XBO	92
Undertale	8-4		August 15, 2017	PS4	92
Ōkami HD	Capcom		December 12, 2017	Win	92
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe	Nintendo EPD	Nintendo	April 28, 2017	NS	92
SteamWorld Heist: Ultimate Edition	Image & Form		December 28, 2017	NS	91
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove	Yacht Club Games		March 3, 2017	NS	91
Retro City Rampage DX	Vblank Entertainment		August 3, 2017	NS	91
Bayonetta	PlatinumGames	Sega	April 11, 2017	Win	90
Opus Magnum	Zachtronics		December 8, 2017	Win	90
Pinball FX 3: Universal Classics Pinball	Zen Studios		September 26, 2017	XBO	90
Linelight	My Dog Zorro		January 30, 2017	Win	90

Financial performance

According to analyst firm Newzoo, the video game industry had $116.6 billion in global revenues, a 10% growth from 2016. This growth was primarily driven by mobile gaming, as 43% ($50.4 billion) of those revenues came from this sector, a growth of 23.3% from 2016. Of the remaining, 29% (US$33.3 billion) came from consoles hardware and games, and 28% ($32.3 billion) from personal computer games.^[9] SuperData similarly estimated the global video game market in 2017 was around $108.4 billion, driven heavily by free-to-play mobile and computer games.^[10] Analyst firm Sensor Tower, which tracks revenue within the mobile industry, reported that of the $58.6 billion in total revenues in 2017, $48.3 billion came from mobile games.^[11]

Within the United States, the video industry grew from 2016 by 18% to a total revenue of $36 billion, with $6.9 billion from hardware sales (gaining 19% from 2016) and $29.1 billion (18%) from software and microtransactions, according to NPD Group and the Entertainment Software Association.^[12] Further, $10.7 billion was spent on mobile gaming in 2017 in the United States, according to Sensor Tower.^[11]

Highest-grossing games

The following were 2017's top ten highest-grossing video games in terms of worldwide revenue (including physical sales, digital purchases, microtransactions, free-to-play and pay-to-play) across all platforms (including mobile, PC and console platforms). Six of the top ten highest-grossing games are published or owned by Tencent, including the top three titles.

Rank	Game	Revenue	Publisher(s)	Genre	Platform(s)	Business model	Ref
1	Honor of Kings / Arena of Valor	$2,400,000,000	Tencent	MOBA	Mobile	Free-to-play	[13]
2	League of Legends	$2,100,000,000	Riot Games / Tencent	MOBA	PC	Free-to-play	[14]
3	Dungeon Fighter Online (DFO)	$1,900,000,000	Nexon / Tencent	Beat 'em up	PC	Free-to-play	[13]
4	Monster Strike	$1,641,000,000	Mixi	Physics	Mobile
5	Crossfire	$1,605,000,000	Smilegate / Tencent	FPS	PC / Mobile	Free-to-play	[a]
6	Fantasy Westward Journey	$1,500,000,000	NetEase	MMORPG	Mobile	Free-to-play	[14]
7	Clash Royale	$1,200,000,000	Supercell (Tencent)	Strategy
8	Clash of Clans	$1,200,000,000
9	Call of Duty: WWII	$1,000,000,000	Activision (Activision Blizzard)	FPS	Multi-platform	Buy-to-play	[16]
10	Fate/Grand Order (FGO)	$982,000,000	Aniplex (Sony Music Entertainment Japan)	RPG	Mobile	Free-to-play	[14]

Highest-grossing free-to-play games

The following were the top ten highest-grossing free-to-play games in 2017. Six of the top ten titles were published or owned by Tencent, including the top three titles.

Rank	Game	Revenue	Publisher(s)	Genre	Platform(s)	Ref
1	Honor of Kings / Arena of Valor	$2,400,000,000	Tencent	MOBA	Mobile	[13]
2	League of Legends	$2,100,000,000	Riot Games / Tencent	MOBA	PC	[14]
3	Dungeon Fighter Online (DFO)	$1,900,000,000	Nexon / Tencent	Beat 'em up	PC	[13]
4	Monster Strike	$1,641,000,000	Mixi	Physics	Mobile
5	Crossfire	$1,605,000,000	Smilegate / Tencent	FPS	PC / Mobile	[a]
6	Fantasy Westward Journey	$1,500,000,000	NetEase	MMORPG	Mobile	[14]
7	Clash Royale	$1,200,000,000	Supercell (Tencent)	Strategy
8	Clash of Clans	$1,200,000,000
9	Fate/Grand Order (FGO)	$982,000,000	Aniplex (Sony Music Entertainment Japan)	RPG
10	Lineage 2: Revolution	$980,000,000	Netmarble Games	MMORPG

Sensor Tower reported that the highest-grossing mobile games were the free-to-play titles Monster Strike, Honor of Kings, Fate/Grand Order, Clash Royale, and Candy Crush Saga.^[11] The top-grossing mobile games in the United States were Candy Crush Saga, Game of War: Fire Age, Clash of Clans, Mobile Strike, and Clash Royale.^[11]

Best-selling premium games

The following were the top ten best-selling premium games (including buy-to-play titles) in 2017. Four of the top ten titles were published by Nintendo.

Rank	Game	Units sold	Revenue	Genre	Publisher(s)	Platform(s)
1	PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG)	30,000,000[1]	$900,000,000[1]	Battle royale	PUBG Corporation (Bluehole)	Multi-platform
2	Call of Duty: WWII	< 19,630,000[17]	$1,000,000,000[16]	FPS	Activision (Activision Blizzard)
3	Grand Theft Auto V / Online	15,000,000[18]	$521,000,000[14]	Action-adventure	Rockstar Games (Take-Two Interactive)
4	Super Mario Odyssey	9,070,000[19]	Unknown	Platformer	Nintendo	Switch
5	Star Wars: Battlefront II	9,000,000[20]	Unknown	Shooter	Electronic Arts	Multi-platform
6	Pokémon Sun / Moon / Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon	8,530,000[b]	Unknown	RPG	Nintendo / The Pokémon Company	3DS
7	The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild	7,780,000[19][23]	Unknown	Action-adventure	Nintendo	Consoles
8	Mario Kart 8 / Deluxe	7,470,000[c]	Unknown	Kart racing
9	FIFA 17	Unknown	$409,000,000[14]	Sports	EA Sports (Electronic Arts)	Multi-platform
10	Overwatch	Unknown	$382,000,000[14]	Shooter	Blizzard Entertainment (Activision Blizzard)

Best-selling games by country

The following were 2017's top ten best-selling video games by country, in terms of software units sold (excluding microtransactions and free-to-play titles) on PC and console platforms, for the United States, Japan, and United Kingdom.

Rank	Japan[26]	United Kingdom[27]	United States[d][28]
1	Monster Hunter XX	FIFA 18	Call of Duty: WWII
2	Pokémon Sun / Moon	Call of Duty: WWII	NBA 2K18
3	Mario Kart 8 Deluxe	Grand Theft Auto V	Destiny 2[e]
4	The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild	Assassin's Creed Origins	Madden NFL 18
5	Super Mario Maker	Star Wars Battlefront II	The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild[f]
6	Biohazard 7: Resident Evil	Crash Bandicoot N.Sane Trilogy	Grand Theft Auto V
7	NieR: Automata	Destiny 2	Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wildlands
8	Momotaro Dentetsu 2017: Tachiagare Nippon!	Gran Turismo Sport	Star Wars: Battlefront II[e]
9	Yo-kai Watch 3: Sukiyaki	Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wildlands	Super Mario Odyssey[f]
10	1-2-Switch	Horizon: Zero Dawn	Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[f]

Events

Month	Day(s)	Event
January	3–7	The 2017 Consumer Electronics Show was held in Las Vegas, Nevada.
	9	Video game writer Corey May leaves Certain Affinity to work for 2K Games.[29]
	13	Nintendo's Nintendo Switch console reveal, detailing its release day, price, and technical specifications, was held at Tokyo Big Sight, and livestreamed online on Nintendo Direct.
		Sony Interactive Entertainment closes Guerrilla Cambridge.[30]
	16	Hidetaka Suehiro announces that he has formed a new independent studio called White Owls.[31]
	19	Ubisoft acquires FreeStyleGames from Activision. FreeStyleGames is renamed into Ubisoft Leamington.[32]
		Video game designer Kim Swift is hired by Electronic Arts into their Motive Studios division.[33]
	22	Masaya Nakamura, the founder of Namco, died at the age of 91.
	24	Avalanche Software, previously shuttered by Disney in May 2016, is acquired by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and re-opened.[34]
	31	Global production of the Wii U has officially ended.[35]
February	1	ZeniMax Media acquires Escalation Studios.[36]
		Take-Two Interactive acquires Social Point.[37]
		ZeniMax Media is awarded $500 million from Oculus VR over intellectual property and contract issues over the virtual reality technology used in the Oculus Rift.[38]
	17	Writer Erik Wolpaw leaves Valve.[39]
		Alan Stone, co-founder of Nintendo of America, died at age 71.[40]
	21–23	Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences hosted the 2017 D.I.C.E. Summit and 20th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada,[41] Todd Howard inducted into the AIAS Hall of Fame.[42]
	23	Irrational Games is rebranded as Ghost Story Games.[43]
	27	Peter Moore steps down as head of EA Sports to become CEO of the Liverpool Football Club.[44]
	27–28	The 2017 Game Developers Conference held in San Francisco.
March	1–3
	15	Kevin Bruner steps down as CEO of Telltale Games, with Dan Conners replacing him.[45]
	30	Club Penguin shutdown its servers after 12 years.
	31	Square Enix withdraws from IO Interactive.[46] Nintendo closes the Nintendo DSi Shop on the DSi and DSi XL.[47]
April	3	Christophe Balestra steps down as co-president of Naughty Dog. Evan Wells remains in his role as sole president.[48]
	27	The Kirby franchise celebrated its 25th anniversary in Japan.[49]
May	2	Chet Faliszek announced he has left Valve.[50][51]
	10	Owlchemy Labs is acquired by Google.[52]
June	7	Jay Pinkerton announces he has left Valve.[53]
	10–12	EA Play was held at the Hollywood Palladium.[54]
	13–15	E3 2017 was held at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
	16	IO Interactive becomes an independent studio from Square Enix, retaining rights to the Hitman franchise.[55]
	27	Arkane Studios founder Raphaël Colantonio leaves the company.[56]
	30	Triumph Studios, the developer of the Age of Wonders series, is acquired by Paradox Interactive.[57]
July	18	Casey Hudson replaces Aaryn Flynn as the General Manager of BioWare.[58]
August	1	Electronic Arts confirmed that BioWare Montreal, the developer of Mass Effect: Andromeda, was absorbed into Motive Studios.[59]
	5	Daniel Licht, composer of the Dishonored series and Silent Hill games died at the age of 60.[60]
	8	Ubisoft announced the establishment of a new studio in Stockholm, Sweden.[61]
	7–12	The International 2017, one of the highest paying eSports tournament in history, was held at the KeyArena in Seattle.[62]
	22–26	Gamescom 2017 was held at Koelnmesse.
September	Unknown	People Can Fly opened a new studio in Newcastle, UK; their first outside of Poland.[63]
	13	Bruce Straley, co-director of The Last of Us and Uncharted 4: A Thief's End departed from Naughty Dog after 18 years[64]
October	3	Andrew House, president and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment announced his departure from the company.[65]
	12	Mike Laidlaw, the creator director of the Dragon Age franchise, left BioWare.[66]
	13	IGN acquires Humble Bundle.[67]
	17	Visceral Games, the developer of the Dead Space series, was shut down by owner Electronic Arts.[68]
November	3	Perfect World Entertainment shut down Runic Games and Motiga.[69]
	9	Electronic Arts announced that they had acquired Respawn Entertainment, the creators of the Titanfall series.[70]
	20	100 Thieves is founded.
December	7	The Game Awards 2017 were held.[71]
	14	Private Division, a new publishing subsidiary of Take-Two Interactive is formed.
	28	A swatting in Wichita, Kansas, caused by a dispute between two Call of Duty: WWII gamers over a $1.50 wager leads to a man unrelated to the dispute being shot and killed by police.

Notable deaths

• January 10 – Tony Rosato, 62, actor who voiced Luigi in The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 and Super Mario World and provided additional voices for Resident Evil 3: Nemesis.
• January 19 – Miguel Ferrer, 61, actor who voiced Shan Yu in Mulan and its Disney's Animated Storybook adaptation, Covenant heretic leader Sesa Refume in Halo 2, and Death in Adventure Time: Explore the Dungeon Because I Don't Know!.
• January 22 – Masaya Nakamura, 91, businessman and founder of Namco.^[72]
• June 2 – Peter Sallis, 96, English actor and voice actor best known for playing Norman Clegg in Last of the Summer Wine. He voiced Wallace in the Wallace & Gromit franchise and he also voiced Rat in Cosgrove Hall's The Wind in the Willows. Sallis also voiced Wallace in serval video games including Wallace & Gromit in Project Zoo and Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit.^[73]
• June 9 – Adam West, 88, voice actor best known for the voice of Mayor Adam West in the Family Guy franchise.^[74]
• July 18 – Harvey Atkin, 74, actor who played King Koopa in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, and Super Mario World.^[75]
• July 26 – June Foray, 99, voice actress best known for the voice of villainess Magica De Spell in the original Ducktales series, as well as the 2013 video game DuckTales: Remastered, which is a remaster of the original 1989 video game.^[76]
• November 7 – Roy Halladay, 40, baseball player who appeared in the MLB 2K titles and was the cover star of MLB 2K11.^[77]
• December 10 – Angry Grandpa, 67, YouTuber known for destroying video game consoles.^[78]

Hardware releases

Nintendo Switch

The list of game-related hardware released in 2017 in North America.

Month	Day	Console
January	10	New Shield Android TV
March	3	Nintendo Switch[79]
July	28	New Nintendo 2DS XL[80]
September	29	Super NES Classic Edition[81]
November	7	Xbox One X

Game releases

Video game platforms

3DS Nintendo 3DS Droid Android iOS iOS, iPadOS Lin Linux Mac Mac NS Nintendo Switch PS3 PlayStation 3 PS4 PlayStation 4 PSVita PlayStation Vita SNES Super NES Wii Wii WiiU Wii U Win Windows X360 Xbox 360 XBO Xbox One

Series with new entries

Series with new installments in 2017 include Assassin's Creed, Bomberman, Bubsy, Call of Duty, Crash Bandicoot, Danganronpa, Dawn of War, Destiny, Digimon, Dragon Quest, Doom, Dynasty Warriors, Final Fantasy, Fire Emblem, Forza Motorsport, Gran Turismo, Gravity Rush, Halo Wars, Injustice, Kingdom Hearts, Kirby, Life Is Strange, Marvel vs. Capcom, Mass Effect, Metroid, Need for Speed, Nier, Persona, Planescape: Torment, Pokémon, Prey, Professor Layton, Resident Evil, Sniper Elite, Sniper: Ghost Warrior, Sonic the Hedgehog, Splatoon, Star Wars Battlefront, Super Mario, Tekken, The Evil Within, The Legend of Zelda, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon, Uncharted, Wipeout, Wolfenstein, WWE 2K, Xenoblade Chronicles, Yakuza and Yoshi.

In addition, 2017 saw the introduction of several new properties, including Arms, Cuphead, Doki Doki Literature Club!, ELEX, Fortnite, Hellblade, Hollow Knight, Horizon, Nioh, and PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds.

January–March

Month	Day	Title	Platform(s)	Genre(s)	Source(s)
J A N U A R Y	5	Milkmaid of the Milky Way	Win, Mac, iOS	Puzzle, adventure	[82]
	10	Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Future Tone[B]	PS4	Arcade, rhythm game	[83]
	11	Criminal Girls: Invite Only	Win	Role-playing	[84]
	12	Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony[A]	PS4, PSVita	Adventure, visual novel	[85]
		School Girl/Zombie Hunter[A]	PS4	Third-person shooter	[86]
	13	Rise & Shine	Win, XBO		[87]
	17	Atelier Shallie Plus: Alchemists of the Dusk Sea[B]	PSVita	Role-playing	[88]
		Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star	PS4, PSVita	Action	[89]
		Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Mega Battle	PS4, XBO	Beat 'em up	[90]
	19	Birthdays the Beginning[A]	PS4		[91]
		Valkyria Revolution[A]	PS4, PSVita	Action role-playing	[92]
	20	Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King[B]	3DS	Role-playing	[93]
		Gravity Rush 2	PS4	Action-adventure	[94]
		Urban Empire	Win		[95]
	22	Don Bradman Cricket 17	Win	Sports	[96]
	24	Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue	PS4	Action-role playing	[97]
		Pokémon Duel	iOS, Droid	Digital board game	[98]
		Resident Evil 7: Biohazard	Win, PS4, XBO	Survival horror	[99]
		Tales of Berseria[B]	Win, PS4	Action role-playing, JRPG	[100]
		Yakuza 0[B]	PS4	Action-adventure	[101]
	25	Memoranda	Win, Mac, Lin		[102]
	26	Twin Star Exorcists[A]	PSVita		[103]
	30	Disgaea 2	Win	Tactical role-playing game	[104]
		Double Dragon IV	Win, PS4	Beat 'em up	[105]
	31	Angels with Scaly Wings	Win, PS4, XBO	Visual novel, Dating sim	[citation needed]
		Digimon World: Next Order[B]	PS4	Role-playing	[106]
		Divide	PS4		[107]
		Dynasty Warriors: Godseekers[B]	PS4, PSVita	Role-playing	[108]
F E B R U A R Y	1	Poi	Win	3D platform	[109]
	2	Fire Emblem Heroes	iOS, Droid	Tactical role-playing	[110]
	3	A House of Many Doors	Win, Mac		[111]
		Husk	Win		[112]
		Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World	3DS	Side-scrolling, Platform	[113]
	7	Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book	Win	Role-playing	[114]
		Nights of Azure	Win	Action role-playing	[114]
		Nioh	PS4	Action role-playing, hack and slash	[115]
		Reconstrucción	Android, iOS	Adventure	[116]
		Splasher	Win	Platform	[117]
		WWE 2K17	Win	Sports	[118]
	9	OK Golf	iOS	Sports	[119]
	10	Bendy and the Ink Machine – Chapter One: Moving Pictures	Win, Mac, Lin	First-person, Puzzle, Action, Survival horror	[120]
	14	Fairy Fencer F Advent Dark Force	Win	Role-playing	[121]
		For Honor	Win, PS4, XBO	Action, fighting	[122]
		Ride 2	PS4, XBO	Racing	[123]
		Sniper Elite 4	Win, PS4, XBO	Tactical shooter, stealth	[124]
	15	Mage: The Ascension – Refuge	Win, Mac, Lin, Droid, iOS	Interactive fiction	[125]
		Vampire: The Masquerade – We Eat Blood	Win, Mac, Lin, Droid, iOS	Interactive fiction	[125][126]
	17	A Demon's Game - Episode 1	Win		[citation needed]
	21	Berserk and the Band of the Hawk[B]	Win, PS4, PSVita	Action role-playing, hack and slash	[127]
		Halo Wars 2	Win, XBO	Real-time strategy	[128]
		Night in the Woods	Win, Mac, Lin, PS4	Adventure	[129]
		Psychonauts in the Rhombus of Ruin	PS4	Puzzle, adventure	[130]
		Ys Origin	PS4	Action role-playing	[131]
	24	Hollow Knight	Win	Metroidvania	[132]
	28	Horizon Zero Dawn	PS4	Action role-playing	[133]
		Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns[B]	3DS	Farm simulation, role-playing	[citation needed]
		Torment: Tides of Numenera	Win, PS4, XBO	Role-playing	[134]
M A R C H	1	Robo Recall	Win	First-person shooter	[135]
	2	Winning Post 8 2017[A]	Win, PS4, PS3, PSVita		[citation needed]
	3	1-2-Switch	NS	Party	[136]
		Human Resource Machine	NS	Puzzle	[137]
		I am Setsuna	NS	Role-playing	[138]
		Just Dance 2017	NS	Dance	[137]
		Little Inferno	NS	Puzzle	[137]
		Skylanders: Imaginators	NS	Toys-to-life, role-playing	[137]
		Snipperclips	NS	Puzzle	[137]
		Super Bomberman R	NS	Action, maze	[139]
		The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+	NS	Roguelike	[137]
		The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild	NS, WiiU	Action-adventure	[79]
		World of Goo	NS	Puzzle	[140]
	7	Atelier Firis: The Alchemist and the Mysterious Journey	Win, PS4, PSVita	Role-playing	[141]
		Lego Worlds	Win, PS4, XBO	Sandbox	[142]
		Loot Rascals	Win, PS4		[143]
		Nier: Automata	PS4	Action role-playing	[144]
		Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands	Win, PS4, XBO	Tactical shooter	[145]
		Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3	Win, XBO	Fighting	[146]
	13	Bit City	iOS, Droid	City-building, clicker	[147]
	14	Danganronpa 1•2 Reload	PS4	Adventure, visual novel	[148]
		Styx: Shards of Darkness	Win, PS4, XBO	Stealth	[149]
	15	Future Unfolding	Win		[150]
	16	100ft Robot Golf	Win	Sports	[151]
		Accel World vs. Sword Art Online: Millennium Twilight[A]	PS4, PSVita	Action role-playing	[152]
		Senran Kagura: Peach Beach Splash[A]	PS4	Third-person shooter	[153]
	17	Kona	Win, Mac, Lin, PS4, XBO		[154]
		Nier: Automata	Win	Action role-playing	[144]
	21	EVERYTHING	PS4	Simulation	[155]
		Mass Effect: Andromeda	Win, PS4, XBO	Action role-playing	[156]
		Toukiden 2	Win, PS4, PSVita	Action role-playing	[157]
		Troll and I	Win, PS4, XBO	Action-adventure	[158]
	22	Super Mario Run	Droid	Auto-running	[159]
	24	Mario Sports Superstars	3DS	Sports	[160]
		Zero Escape: The Nonary Games	Win, PS4, PSVita	Adventure	[161]
	27	Operation Abyss: New Tokyo Legacy	Win	Role playing game, Dungeon crawler	[162]
	28	Has-Been Heroes	Win, NS, PS4, XBO	Action, roguelike, strategy	[163]
		Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix	PS4	Action role-playing	[164]
		Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix	PS4	Action role-playing	[164]
		MLB The Show 17	PS4	Sports	[165]
		Old Time Hockey	Win, PS4, XBO	Sport	[166]
		Rain World	Win, PS4	Platform	[167]
		Rivals of Aether	Win	Fighting	[168]
		Snake Pass	Win, NS, PS4, XBO	Platform, puzzle	[169]
		The Walking Dead: Season Three — Episode 3	Win, Mac, PS4, XBO, iOS, Droid	Graphic adventure	[170]
	30	Attack on Titan: Escape from Certain Death[A]	3DS		[171]
		Blue Reflection[A]	PS4, PSVita	Role-playing	[172]
		Musou Stars[A]	PS4, PSVita	Hack and slash, action	[173]
		The Alliance Alive[A]	3DS	Role-playing	[174]
		Thimbleweed Park	Win, Mac, Lin, XBO	Point-and-click adventure	[175]

April–June

Month	Day	Title	Platform(s)	Genre(s)	Source(s)
A P R I L	4	Drawn to Death	PS4	Third-person shooter	[176]
		Lego City Undercover	Win, NS, PS4, XBO	Action-adventure	[177]
		Mortal Blitz	PSVR		[178]
		PaRappa the Rapper Remastered	PS4	Rhythm	[179]
		Persona 5	PS4, PS3	Role-playing, social simulation	[180]
	5	Paradigm	Win, Mac	Point-and-click adventure	[181]
	7	Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition	Win, PS4, XBO	First-person shooter	[182]
	10	The Signal from Tölva	Win		[183]
	11	A Rose in the Twilight	Win, PSVita	Adventure, Strategy	[184]
		Aaero	Win, PS4, XBO	Action, rhythm	[185]
		Bayonetta	Win	Action, hack and slash	[186]
		Lichtspeer	PSVita	Action	[187]
		StarBlood Arena	PSVR		[188]
		The Sexy Brutale	Win, PS4, XBO		[189]
		Yooka-Laylee	Win, Mac, PS4, XBO	Platform	[190]
		Cosmic Star Heroine	Win, PS4	Role-playing	[citation needed]
	13	The Jackbox Party Pack 3	NS	Party	[191]
	12	Team Kirby Clash Deluxe	3DS	Action, platform	[192][193]
	18	ATV Renegades	PS4, XBO		[194]
		Bendy and the Ink Machine — Chapter Two: The Old Song	Win, Mac, Lin	First-person, puzzle, action, survival horror	[195]
		Flinthook	Win, PS4, XBO	Platformer, roguelike	[196]
		Full Throttle Remastered	Win, PS4, PSVita	Graphic adventure	[197]
		Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series — Episode 1: Tangled Up in Blue	Win, Mac, PS4, XBO, iOS, Droid	Graphic adventure	[198]
		Herocade	PSVR		[199]
		Shiness: The Lightning Kingdom	Win, PS4, XBO		[200]
		The Disney Afternoon Collection	Win, PS4, XBO	Action, platform	[201]
		The Silver Case	PS4	Adventure, visual novel	[202]
		Voodoo Vince: Remastered	Win, XBO	Platformer	[203]
		Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap	NS, PS4, XBO	Platform, action-adventure	[204]
	21	Cities: Skylines	XBO	City-building, construction and management simulation	[205]
	24	Statik	PSVR		[206]
	25	Dragon Quest Heroes II	Win, PS4	Action role-playing, hack and slash	[207]
		Outlast 2	Win, Mac, PS4, XBO	Survival horror	[208]
		Pinstripe	Win, iOS	Puzzle, adventure	[citation needed]
		Puyo Puyo Tetris	NS, PS4	Puzzle	[209]
		Sniper Ghost Warrior 3	Win, PS4, XBO	Tactical shooter, stealth	[210]
		Syberia III	PS4, XBO	Graphic adventure	[211]
		The Walking Dead: Season Three — Episode 4	Win, Mac, PS4, XBO, iOS, Droid	Graphic adventure	[212]
		What Remains of Edith Finch	Win, PS4	Adventure	[213]
	27	De Blob	Win	Platform, puzzle	[214]
		Expeditions: Vikings	Win		[215]
		Psycho-Pass: Mandatory Happiness	Win	Visual novel	[216]
		Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III	Win	Real-time strategy	[217]
	28	Little Nightmares	Win, PS4, XBO	Puzzle-platformer, survival horror	[218]
		Mario Kart 8 Deluxe	NS	Kart racing	[219]
M A Y	2	GNOG	PSVR		[220]
		Gundam Breaker 3 Break Edition	PS4, PSVita		[221]
		The Caligula Effect	PSVita	Role-playing	[222]
	3	The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky the 3rd	Win	Role-playing	[223]
	5	Dreamfall Chapters: The Longest Journey	PS4, XBO	Adventure	[224]
		Prey	Win, PS4, XBO		[225]
		World to the West	Win, Mac, Lin, PS4, XBO		[226]
	8	Creativerse	Win, Mac	Survival, sandbox	[227]
	9	Birthdays the Beginning[B]	Win, PS4		[228]
		Butcher	PS4		[229]
		Elliot Quest	PS4	Platform-adventure, metroidvania	[230]
		LocoRoco Remastered	PS4	Platform, puzzle	[231]
		Moonshot Galaxy	PSVR		[232]
		NBA Playgrounds	Win, NS, PS4, XBO	Sports	[233]
		Polybius	PSVR		[234]
		Revenant Saga	PS4, PS3, PSVita		[230][235]
		Strafe	Win	First-person shooter	[236]
	10	Butcher	XBO		[229]
		Crash Club	iOS, Droid	Massively multiplayer online	[237]
		Rakuen	Win, Mac, Lin	Adventure	[238]
	11	Elliot Quest	3DS, XBO	Platform-adventure, metroidvania	[239][240]
		Minecraft	NS	Sandbox, survival	[241]
	12	Demon's Crystals	PS4, XBO		[242]
		To the Moon	iOS, Droid	Interactive drama, Adventure	[243]
	16	Akiba's Beat	PS4, PSVita	Action role-playing	[244]
		Deemo: The Last Recital	PSVita	Rhythm	[245]
		Farpoint	PSVR	First-person shooter	[246]
		Future Unfolding	PS4		[247]
		Hakuoki: Kyoto Winds (North America)	PSVita		[248]
		Injustice 2	PS4, XBO	Fighting	[249]
		Operation Babel: New Tokyo Legacy[B]	Win, PSVita	Role playing game, Dungeon crawler	[250]
		Phantom Dust Remaster	Win, XBO	Action, real-time strategy	[251]
		Seasons After Fall	PS4, XBO	Puzzle, platform	[252]
		The Surge	Win, PS4, XBO	Action role-playing	[253]
	17	Black & White Bushido	PS4, XBO		[244]
		Bokida: Heartfelt Reunion	Win		[254]
		Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas	PSVita	Action-adventure	[255]
	18	Mages of Mystralia	Win	Action-adventure	[256]
		Thumper	NS	Rhythm	[257]
	19	A Hole New World	Win, Mac, Lin		[258]
		Chroma Squad	PS4, XBO	Tactical role-playing	[244][259]
		Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia	3DS	Tactical role-playing	[260]
		Shadow Warrior 2	PS4, XBO	First-person shooter	[261]
		Skylar & Plux: Adventure on Clover Island	Win, PS4, XBO	3D platformer	[262]
	20	Valkyrie Drive: Bhikkhuni	Win		[263]
	23	Darksiders: Warmastered Edition	WiiU	Hack and slash, action-adventure	[264]
		Disgaea 5 Complete	NS	Tactical role-playing	[265]
		Embers of Mirrim	Win, PS4		[266]
		Impact Winter	Win		[267]
		Utawarerumono: Mask of Deception	PS4, PSVita	Tactical role-playing, Visual novel	[268]
	24	Global Soccer Manager 2017	Win	Sport simulation	[citation needed]
	25	Harvest Moon: Lil' Farmers	iOS, Droid		[269]
		Vanquish	Win	Action, third-person shooter	[270]
	26	Constructor HD	Win, NS, PS4, XBO	Real-time strategy, Construction and management simulation	[271]
		Drive Girls (Europe)	PSVita		[272]
		Friday the 13th: The Game	Win, PS4, XBO	Survival horror	[273]
		Guilty Gear Xrd Rev.2	PS4, PS3	Single-player, Multiplayer	[274]
		Rime	Win, PS4, XBO	Puzzle	[275]
		Samurai Warriors: Spirit of Sanada (North America)	Win, PS4	Hack and slash, action	[276]
		Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers	NS	Fighting	[277]
	30	Astro Duel Deluxe	NS		[278]
		Danger Zone	Win, PS4		[279]
		Deep Space Waifu	Win	Action	[citation needed]
		Don't Knock Twice	HTC Vive, Oculus Rift	Survival horror	[citation needed]
MXGP3: The Official Motocross Videogame		Win, PS4, XBO		[280]
Rising Storm 2: Vietnam		Win	Tactical shooter, first-person shooter	[citation needed]
Star Trek: Bridge Crew		HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, PSVR	Action-adventure	[281]
The Walking Dead: Season Three — Episode 5		Win, Mac, PS4, XBO, iOS, Droid	Graphic adventure	[282]
Ys Origin		PSVita	Action role-playing	[131]
31	Damascus Gear: Operation Tokyo HD Edition	PS4		[283]
	Thea: The Awakening	PS4, XBO		[284]
	Tokyo 42	Win, XBO	Action	[285]
J U N E	1	Seiken Densetsu Collection[A]	NS	Action role-playing, action-adventure, real-time strategy	[286]
		Incidence	iOS	Sports	[287]
		Spirit Hunter: Death Mark[A]	PS Vita	Adventure, visual novel	[288]
	2	Dies irae: Amantes amentes	Win	Visual novel	[289]
		Tekken 7	Win, PS4, XBO	Fighting	[290]
	5	Monument Valley 2	iOS	Puzzle	[291]
	6	Cladun Returns: This is Sengoku![B]	Win, PS4, PSVita	Action, role-playing	[292]
		Conarium	Win	Adventure	[293]
		Dark Rose Valkyrie	PS4	Role-playing	[294]
		Dirt 4	Win, PS4, XBO	Racing	[295]
		Farming Simulator 18	3DS, PSVita	Simulation	[296]
		Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series — Episode 2: Under Pressure	Win, Mac, PS4, XBO, iOS, Droid	Graphic adventure	[297]
		Superbeat: Xonic	PS4	Music, rhythm	[298]
		Wipeout Omega Collection	PS4	Racing	[299]
	7	Superbeat: Xonic	XBO	Music, rhythm	[298]
	8	Shantae: Half-Genie Hero	NS	Platform, Metroidvania	[300]
	12	Superdimension Neptune VS Sega Hard Girls	Win		[301]
	13	Cars 3: Driven to Win	NS, PS4, PS3, XBO, X360, WiiU	Racing	[302]
	15	MotoGP 17	Win, PS4, XBO	Racing	[303]
	16	Arms	NS	Fighting	[304]
	20	Dead by Daylight	PS4, XBO	Survival horror, indie	[305]
		Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood	Win, Mac, PS4	MMORPG	[306]
		God Wars: Future Past	PS4, PSVita	Tactical role-playing	[307]
		Nex Machina	Win, PS4	Multi-directional shooter	[308]
	22	Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas	NS	Action-adventure	[citation needed]
	23	Ever Oasis	3DS	Action-adventure, role-playing	[309]
		Get Even	Win, PS4, XBO	First-person shooter, psychological thriller	[310]
		Secret World Legends	Win		[311]
	27	Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls	Win, PS4	Action-adventure	[312]
		RPG Maker Fes (North America)	3DS		[313][314]
		The Golf Club 2	Win, PS4, XBO	Sports	[315]
		Valkyria Revolution	PS4, PSVita, XBO	Action role-playing	[316]
	30	Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy	PS4	Platform	[317]
		Micro Machines World Series	Win, PS4, XBO	Racing	[318]
		Tokyo Xanadu	PSVita	Action role-playing	[319]

July–September

Month	Day	Title	Platform(s)	Genre(s)	Source(s)
J U L Y	4	That's You!	PS4	Party	[320]
		Walden, a game	Win, Mac	Exploration game, art game, serious game, educational game	[321]
	6	Kirby's Blowout Blast	3DS	Action, platform	[322]
	7	Accel World VS. Sword Art Online	PS4, PSVita		[323]
		Little Red Lie	Win, Mac	Adventure	[324]
	11	Derelict Fleet	Win, PS4		[325]
		Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age	PS4	Role-playing	[326]
	12	Energy Balance	PSVita		[325]
		The End Is Nigh	Win	Platform, adventure	[327]
	14	Antisphere	Win, PS4, XBO		[328]
	18	Children of Zodiarcs	Win, Mac, PS4		[329]
		Fallen Legion: Flames of Rebellion	PSVita	RPG, platformer, action	[330]
		Fallen Legion: Sins of an Empire	PS4	RPG, platformer, action	[330]
		Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles	Win, PS4	Adventure	[331]
	20	Kingdoms and Castles	Win		[citation needed]
		Lone Echo	Win, Rift	Adventure	[332]
	21	Splatoon 2	NS	Third-person shooter	[333]
	24	Heroes of the Seven Seas	PSVR		[334]
	25	Aven Colony	Win, PS4, XBO	City-building, strategy	[335]
		Fable Fortune	Win, XBO	Collectible card game	[336][337]
		Pyre	Win, PS4	Action role-playing, sports	[338]
		Super CloudBuilt	Win, PS4		[339]
	27	Galaxy of Pen & Paper	Droid, Lin, Mac, iOS, Win	Role-playing	[340]
		Overcooked	NS	Simulation	[citation needed]
	28	Collar × Malice	PSVita	Visual novel	[334]
		Hey! Pikmin	3DS	Action	[341]
		Miitopia	3DS	Role-playing	[342]
		Sundered	Win, PS4		[343]
		Super CloudBuilt	XBO		[339]
	29	Dragon Quest XI[A]	3DS, PS4	Role-playing	[344]
A U G U S T	1	Dino Frontier	PSVR		[345]
		Patapon Remastered	PS4	Rhythm game, god game	[346]
		Slime Rancher	Win, Mac, Lin, XBO	Life simulation game, adventure game	[347]
	2	Tacoma	Win, Mac, Lin, XBO	Adventure	[348]
	7	Party Panic	Win, Mac, Lin		[349]
	8	Blackhole	PS4	Puzzle-platformer	[350]
		Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice	Win, PS4	Action-adventure, hack and slash	[351]
		Icey	PS4		[352]
		LawBreakers	Win, PS4	First-person shooter	[353]
		Neptune Flux	PSVR		[354]
		Sine Mora EX	Win, PS4, XBO	Shoot 'em up	[355]
	10	West of Loathing	Win, Mac, Lin	RPG	[356]
	11	Code 7: A Story-Driven Hacking Adventure Episode 1: Threading	Win, Mac, Lin	Adventure, Typing Game	[357]
		Sudden Strike 4	Win, Mac, Lin	Real-time tactics	[358]
	14	StarCraft: Remastered	Win	Real-time strategy	[359]
	15	Agents of Mayhem	Win, PS4, XBO	Action-adventure	[360]
		Cities: Skylines	PS4	City-building, construction and management simulation	[361]
		Matterfall	PS4	Side-scrolling, shooter	[362]
		Nidhogg 2	Win, Mac, PS4	Fighting	[363]
		Night Trap 25th Anniversary	Win, PS4	Interactive movie	[364]
		Observer	Win, PS4, XBO	Psychological horror	[365]
		Sonic Mania	NS, PS4, XBO	Platform	[366]
		Sudden Strike 4	PS4	Real-time tactics	[358]
		The Pillars of The Earth Book 1: From The Ashes	Win, Mac, Lin, PS4, XBO		[367]
		Troll and I	NS	Action-adventure	[368]
		Undertale	PS4, PSVita	Role-playing	[369]
	17	The Jackbox Party Pack	NS	Party	[370]
		The Jackbox Party Pack 2	NS	Party	[370]
	22	ChromaGun	PS4	First-person shooter, puzzle	[371]
		Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series — Episode 3: More Than a Feeling	Win, Mac, PS4, XBO, iOS, Droid	Graphic adventure	[372]
		Mages of Mystralia	PS4	Action-adventure	[373]
		Minecraft: Story Mode	NS	Graphic adventure, interactive movie	[374]
		The Escapists 2	Win, PS4, XBO	Strategy, role-playing	[375]
		Uncharted: The Lost Legacy	PS4	Action-adventure, third-person shooter, platformer	[376]
		White Day: A Labyrinth Named School	Win, PS4	Survival horror	[377]
		MagiCat	Win	Puzzle platformer	[citation needed]
	23	Cat Bird	iOS, Android	Platformer	[378]
	24	The Lost Child[A]	PS4, PSVita		[379]
	25	F1 2017	Win, PS4, XBO	Racing	[380]
		Letterpress	Droid	Turn-based, word	[citation needed]
		Madden NFL 18	PS4, XBO	Sports	[381]
		Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Legacy	Win, PS4, XBO		[382]
		One Piece: Unlimited World Red Deluxe Edition	Win, PS4	Action-adventure	[383]
	29	Absolver	Win, PS4	Action role-playing	[384]
		Ark: Survival Evolved	Win, Mac, Lin, PS4, XBO	Action-adventure, survival	[385]
		Everybody's Golf	PS4	Sports	[386]
		Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle	NS	Turn-based, tactical role-playing	[387]
		Obduction	PS4	Adventure, puzzle	[388]
		Pillars of Eternity: Complete Edition	PS4, XBO	Role-playing	[389]
		ReCore Definitive Edition	Win, XBO	Action-adventure, platform	[390]
		Redout	PS4, XBO	Racing	[391]
		Sonic Mania	Win	Platform	[392]
		Warriors All-Stars	Win, PS4	Hack and slash, action	[393]
		Windjammers	PS4, PSVita	Sports	[394]
		Yakuza Kiwami	PS4	Action-adventure	[395]
	30	X-Morph: Defense	Win, PS4		[396]
		Ys Seven	Win	Action role-playing	[397]
	31	Life Is Strange: Before the Storm — Episode 1	Win, PS4, XBO	Graphic adventure	[398]
		Resident Evil: Revelations	PS4, XBO	Survival horror	[399]
		Wonderful Everyday	Win	Visual novel	[citation needed]
S E P T E M B E R	1	Xenia	Win		[400]
	5	Antiquia Lost	PS4, PSVita		[401]
		Knack II	PS4	Action, platformer	[402]
		Lego Worlds	NS	Sandbox	[403]
		R.B.I. Baseball 17	NS	Sports	[404]
		Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth[B]	PS4, PSVita	Real-time strategy, visual novel, eroge	[405]
	6	Destiny 2	PS4, XBO	First-person shooter	[406]
		Senko no Ronde 2	Win	Fighting, Shooter	[407]
	7	Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku o! Kono Yokubukai Game ni Shinpan o![A]	PS4, PSVita		[408]
		Senko no Ronde 2	PS4		[401][407]
	8	Monster Hunter Stories[B]	3DS	Role-playing	[409]
	12	NASCAR Heat 2	Win, PS4, XBO	Racing	[410]
		Pro Evolution Soccer 2018	Win, PS3, PS4, X360, XBO	Sports	[411]
		Rayman Legends Definitive Edition	NS	Platform	[412]
		Time Recoil	PS4		[413]
		Tooth and Tail	Win, PS4	Real-time strategy	[414]
		Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana[B]	Win, PS4, PSVita	Action role-playing	[415]
	14	Baja: Edge of Control HD	Win, PS4, XBO	Racing	[416]
		Divinity: Original Sin II	Win	Role-playing	[417]
		Earthlock: Festival of Magic	WiiU	Role-playing	[418]
		Hiveswap	Win, Mac, Lin	Adventure	[citation needed]
		Iron Marines	iOS, Android	Real-time strategy	[419]
	15	Dishonored: Death of the Outsider	Win, PS4, XBO	Action-adventure, stealth	[420]
		Metroid: Samus Returns	3DS	Action-adventure	[421]
		NHL 18	PS4, XBO	Sports	[422]
		NBA Live 18	PS4, XBO	Sports	[423]
		Tricky Towers	XBO	Puzzle	[424]
	18	Muv Luv Alternative	Win	Visual novel	[425]
		The Solus Project	PS4, PSVR	Survival	[426]
		XING: The Land Beyond	Win, PS4, PSVR		[427]
	19	Echo	Win, PS4	Action, Stealth	[428]
		Hidden Dragon: Legend	PS4		[429]
		Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite	Win, PS4, XBO	Fighting	[430]
		Mary Skelter: Nightmares	PSVita	Role-playing, dungeon crawler	[431]
		NBA 2K18	Win, NS PS3, PS4, X360, XBO	Sports	[432]
		Pankapu	PS4, XBO		[433]
	21	SteamWorld Dig 2	NS	Platformer, action-adventure, metroidvania	[434]
	22	Caveman Warriors	Win, PS4, XBO		[435]
		Doki Doki Literature Club!	Win, Mac	Visual novel	[436]
		Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2	NS	Fighting, role-playing	[437]
		Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire	Win	Massively multiplayer online role-playing game	[438]
		Pokkén Tournament DX	NS	Fighting	[439]
		Project CARS 2	Win, PS4, XBO	Racing simulation	[440]
		SteamWorld Dig 2	Win, Mac, Lin	Platformer, action-adventure, Metroidvania	[citation needed]
		The Lego Ninjago Movie Video Game	Win, NS, PS4, XBO	Action-adventure	[441]
	26	Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony[B]	Win, PS4, PSVita	Adventure, visual novel	[442]
		DWVR	PSVR		[443]
		Fortnite	Win, PS4, XBO	Battle royale	[citation needed]
		Hob	Win, PS4	Action-adventure	[444]
		Lightfield	PS4, XBO		[445]
		Light Tracer	PS4		[446]
		Pinball FX 3	Win, PS4, XBO	Pinball	[447]
		Raid: World War II	Win	First-person shooter, tactical shooter	[448]
		Ruiner	Win, PS4, XBO		[449]
		Senran Kagura: Peach Beach Splash	PS4	Third-person shooter	[450]
		Sine Mora EX	NS	Shoot 'em up	[451]
		SteamWorld Dig 2	PS4, PSVita	Platformer, action-adventure, metroidvania	[452]
	28	Butcher	NS		[453]
		Deemo	NS	Rhythm	[citation needed]
		Goken	Win		[citation needed]
		Golf Story	NS	Role-playing, adventure, sports	[454]
		Outcast – Second Contact	Win, PS4, XBO	Action-adventure	[443]
		The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III[A]	PS4	Role-playing	[455]
		Total War: Warhammer II	Win	Turn-based strategy, real-time tactics	[456]
Picross S		NS	Puzzle	[457]
29	Cuphead	Win, XBO	Run and gun	[458]
	FIFA 18	Win, NS, PS3, PS4, 360, XBO	Sports	[459]
	Gundam Versus[B]	PS4		[460]
	One Piece: Unlimited World Red Deluxe Edition	NS	Action-adventure	[citation needed]
	Star Fox 2	SNES	Multidirectional shooter, real time strategy	[461]
	Yo-Kai Watch 2: Psychic Specters[B]	3DS	Role-playing	[462]

October–December

Month	Day	Title	Platform(s)	Genre(s)	Source(s)
O C T O B E R	2	Divided We Fall	Win, Mac, Lin	Real time strategy	[463]
	3	Battle Chasers: Nightwar	Win, PS4, XBO		[464]
		Culdcept Revolt	3DS	Board game, collectible card game	[465]
		Forza Motorsport 7	Win, XBO	Racing	[466]
	5	A Hat in Time	Win, Mac	Platform, action-adventure	[467]
		Arms Race - TCWE	Win	Simulation	[468]
		Axiom Verge	NS	Metroidvania	[469]
		Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen[A]	PS4, XBO	Action role-playing, hack and slash	[470]
		Raiden V: Director's Cut	Win, PS4	Shoot 'em up	[471]
		Stardew Valley	NS	Simulation, role-playing	[472]
	6	Layton's Mystery Journey	3DS	Puzzle, adventure	[473]
		Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions	3DS	Role-playing	[474]
		Oxenfree	NS	Graphic adventure	[475]
	10	88 Heroes: 98 Heroes Edition	NS		[citation needed]
		Arktika.1	Oculus Rift		[476]
		Cyberdimension Neptunia: 4 Goddesses Online	PS4	Action role-playing, puzzle	[477]
		Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series — Episode 4: Who Needs You	Win, Mac, PS4, XBO, iOS, Droid	Graphic adventure	[478]
		Middle-earth: Shadow of War	Win, PS4, XBO	Action role-playing, hack and slash	[479]
		Raid: World War II	PS4, XBO	First-person shooter, tactical shooter	[citation needed]
		Tiny Barbarian DX	NS		[480]
		Touhou Kobuto V: Burst Battle[B]	NS, PS4, PSVita	Bullet hell shoot 'em up, Fighting	[481]
	11	Unbox: Newbies Adventure	NS		[482]
	13	Chaos;Child[B]	PS4, PSVita	Visual novel	[483]
		The Evil Within 2	Win, PS4, XBO	Survival horror	[484]
	15	Tear: Owari to Hajimari no Shizuku[A]	PS4		[485]
	17	ELEX	Win, PS4, XBO	Action role-playing	[486]
		Etrian Odyssey V: Beyond the Myth[B]	3DS	Role-playing, dungeon crawler	[487]
		Gran Turismo Sport	PS4	Racing	[488]
		The Jackbox Party Pack 4	Win, Mac, PS4, XBO	Party	[489]
		Megaton Rainfall	PS4, PSVR	Action	[490]
		Rogue Trooper Redux	Win, PS4, XBO		[491]
		South Park: The Fractured but Whole	Win, PS4, XBO	Role-playing	[492]
		WWE 2K18	Win, PS4, XBO	Sports	[493]
	18	A Mortician's Tale	Win, Mac		[494]
	19	City Shrouded in Shadow[A]	PS4	Tokusatsu, Survival	[495]
		Spelunker Party!	Win, NS	Platform	[496]
		Life Is Strange: Before the Storm — Episode 2	Win, PS4, XBO	Graphic adventure	[497]
	20	Fire Emblem Warriors	NS, 3DS	Hack and slash, role-playing	[498]
		Syberia	NS	Graphic adventure	[499]
	23	High Hell	Win, Mac	First-person shooter	[500]
	24	Destiny 2	Win	First-person shooter	[501]
		Hidden Agenda	PS4	Adventure, Interactive movie	[502]
		Just Dance 2018	PS4, PS3, XBO, X360, NS, WiiU, Wii	Dance	[503]
		Nights of Azure 2: Bride of the New Moon	Win, NS, PS4	Action role-playing	[504]
		Observer	Mac, Lin	Psychological horror	[505]
		SingStar Celebration	PS4		[506]
		The Mummy Demastered	Win, NS, PS4, XBO	Metroidvania	[507]
		This Is the Police	NS	Adventure, strategy	[508]
		Yomawari: Midnight Shadows	Win, PS4, PSVita	Survival horror	[509]
	25	Bury Me, My Love	iOS, Droid	Visual novel
	26	Kowloon's Gate VR: Suzaku[A]	PSVR		[510]
		Taiko Drum Master: Drum Session	PS4		[511]
	27	Assassin's Creed: Origins	Win, PS4, XBO	Action-adventure, stealth	[512]
		Super Mario Odyssey	NS	Platform, action-adventure	[513]
		Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus	Win, PS4, XBO	Action adventure, first-person shooter	[514]
	30	Lost Dimension	Win	Tactical role-playing	[515]
	31	Bubsy: The Woolies Strike Back	Win, PS4	Platform	[516]
		Cartoon Network: Battle Crashers	NS	Beat 'em up	[517]
		Creeping Terror	3DS		[518]
		Monopoly for Nintendo Switch	NS		[519]
		Monster Jam: Crush It!	NS		[520]
		Summon Night 6: Lost Borders	PS4, PSVita	Tactical RPG	[521]
		Zwei: The Ilvard Insurrection[B]	Win	Action role-playing game	[522]
N O V E M B E R	2	Sorcer Striker[A]	PS4	Scrolling shooter	[523]
	3	Call of Duty: WWII	Win, PS4, XBO	First-person shooter	[524]
		.hack//G.U. Last Recode	Win, PS4	Action role-playing	[525]
	7	Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series – Episode 5: Don't Stop Believin'	Win, Mac, PS4, XBO, iOS, Droid	Graphic adventure	[citation needed]
		Hand of Fate 2	Win, Mac, Lin, PS4, XBO	Action role-playing	[526]
		Nioh	Win	Action role-playing, hack and slash	[527]
		Sonic Forces	Win, NS, PS4, XBO	Platform	[528]
		Super Lucky's Tale	Win, XBO	Platform	[529]
	9	Ace of Seafood	PS4		[530]
	10	Cat Quest	NS	Action role-playing	[citation needed]
		Doom	NS	First-person shooter	[531]
		Football Manager 2018	Win, Mac, Lin	Sport simulations	[532]
		Mario Party: The Top 100	3DS	Party	[533]
		Need for Speed Payback	Win, PS4, XBO	Racing	[534]
	12	Nekojishi	Win	Visual novel	[citation needed]
	14	Batman: The Telltale Series	NS	Graphic adventure	[535]
		Ben 10	Win, NS, PS4, XBO		[536]
		Demon Gaze II	PS4, PSVita	Role-playing, dungeon crawler	[537]
		Harvest Moon: Light of Hope	Win	Farm simulation, role-playing	[538]
		Ittle Dew 2+	NS	Action-adventure, role-playing	[539]
		L.A. Noire	NS, PS4, XBO	Action-adventure	[540]
		Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2	Win, NS, PS4, XBO	Action-adventure	[541]
		Rime	NS	Puzzle	[542]
		Road Rage	Win, PS4, XBO	Vehicular combat, racing	[543]
		Rocket League	NS	Sports	[544]
		Tokyo Tattoo Girls[B]	Win, PSVita	Strategy	[545]
	16	Antiquia Lost	NS		[546]
		Tannenberg	Win, Mac, Lin	First-person shooter	[547]
		Lumo	NS	3D platformer, Platformer, Puzzle	[548]
	17	MXGP3: The Official Motocross Videogame	NS		[549]
		Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon	3DS	Role-playing	[550]
		School Girl/Zombie Hunter	PS4	Third-person shooter	[551]
		Star Wars Battlefront II	Win, PS4, XBO	First-person shooter, third-person shooter	[552]
		The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim	NS, PSVR	Action role-playing	[553]
		The Sims 4	PS4, XBO	Simulation	[554]
	21	Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp	iOS, Droid	Social simulation	[555]
		Gear.Club Unlimited	NS	Racing	[556]
		Project Nimbus: Code Mirai[A]	PS4	Mech, shooter	[557]
		Superbeat: Xonic	NS	Music, rhythm	[558]
	22	Earth Defense Force 4.1: Wing Diver The Shooter	PS4	Third-person shooter	[559]
	23	Portal Knights	NS	Action role-playing, survival	[560]
	28	Black Mirror	Win, Mac, Lin, PS4, XBO	Adventure	[561]
		Resident Evil: Revelations	NS	Survival horror	[562]
		Resident Evil: Revelations 2	NS	Survival horror	[562]
	29	Carcassonne – Tiles & Tactics	Win, droid	Digital board game	[563]
	30	Little Witch Academia: Chamber of Time[A]	PS4	Action role-playing	[564]
		Syberia II	NS	Graphic adventure	[565]
		The Game Paradise: CruisinMix[A]	Win, PS4	Scrolling shooter	[566]
D E C E M B E R	1	Seven: The Days Long Gone	Win	Role-playing	[567]
		Xenoblade Chronicles 2	NS	Action role-playing	[568]
	5	Caveman Warriors	NS		[569]
		Dead Rising 4: Frank's Big Package	PS4	Action-adventure	[570]
		Nine Parchments	Win, NS, PS4, XBO		[571]
	6	A Hat in Time	PS4, XBO	Platform, action-adventure	[572]
		WWE 2K18	NS	Sports	[573]
	7	Dreadnought	PS4	Combat flight simulation	[574]
		Earth Defense Force 5[A]	PS4	Third-person shooter	[575]
		Kamen Rider: Climax Fighters	PS4		[576]
		SpellForce 3	Win	Real-time strategy, role-playing	[577]
		Yakuza Kiwami 2[A]	PS4	Action-adventure	[578]
	8	Hello Neighbor	Win, Mac, XBO	Stealth, survival horror	[579]
		Tokyo Xanadu eX+	Win, PS4	Action role-playing	[580]
	9	LocoRoco 2 Remastered	PS4	Platform, Puzzle	[581]
	12	Arcana Heart 3: Love Max Six Stars[B]	Win		[582]
		Fearful Symmetry & The Cursed Prince	Win, XBO		[583]
		Ōkami HD	Win, PS4, XBO	Action-adventure	[584]
		Party Planet	NS		[585]
		Pinball FX 3	NS	Pinball	[586]
		The End Is Nigh	NS	Platform, adventure	[587]
	14	Enter the Gungeon	NS	Bullet hell, roguelike	[588]
		Finding Paradise	Win, Mac, Lin	Interactive drama, adventure, Role-playing	[589]
		Gorogoa	Win, Mac, NS	Puzzle	[590]
		Gungrave VR	PSVR	Third-person shooter	[591]
		Never Stop Sneakin'	NS	Action role-playing, hack and slash, Metroidvania	[592]
		Yooka-Laylee	NS	Platform	[593]
	15	Omega Quintet	Win	Role-playing	[594]
		Romancing SaGa 2[B]	Win, NS, PS4, PSVita, XBO	Role-playing	[595]
	20	Dragon Fang Z: The Rose & Dungeon of Time	NS		[596]
		Defunct	PS4, XBO	Adventure	[597]
		Life Is Strange: Before the Storm — Episode 3	Win, PS4, XBO	Graphic adventure	[598]
		Slice Dice and Rice[A]	PS4		[599]
	21	Civilization VI	iOS	Turn-based strategy, 4X	[600]
		Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King	NS		[601]
		Max: The Curse of Brotherhood	NS	Puzzle, platformer	[602]
		Tiny Metal	Win, NS, PS4	Turn-based tactics	[603]
	25	Style Savvy: Styling Star	3DS	Simulation	[604]

Video game-based film and television releases

Title	Date	Type	Distributor	Franchise	Original game publisher(s)	Ref.
Akiba's Trip: The Animation	January 4, 2017	Anime television series	Funimation	Akiba's Trip	Acquire	[605]
Granblue Fantasy: The Animation	April 1, 2017		Aniplex	Granblue Fantasy	Cygames	[606]
Final Fantasy XIV: Dad of Light	April 17, 2017	Drama miniseries	Netflix	Final Fantasy	Square Enix	[607]
The King's Avatar	April 19, 2017	Chinese animated series	YouTube	—	—	[608]
Resident Evil: Vendetta	May 27, 2017	CGI animated film	Kadokawa	Resident Evil	Capcom	[609]
Castlevania	July 7, 2017	Animated series	Netflix	Castlevania	Konami	[610]
Candy Crush	July 9, 2017	Game show	CBS (United States)	Candy Crush Saga	King	[611]
Parker Plays	July 15, 2017	Television series	Disney XD	—	—	[612]
Player Select				—	—	[613]
Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!		Anime film	Toho (Japan)	Pokémon	Nintendo The Pokémon Company	[614]
Polaris Primetime		Television series	Disney XD	—	—	[615]
The IGN Show	July 17, 2017		Disney XD/YouTube	—	—	[616]
Play With Caution			Disney XD	—	—	[617]
The Attack	July 31, 2017			—	—	[618]
ESL Speedrunners	August 1, 2017			—	—	[619]
Waypoint Presents	August 16, 2017			—	—	[620]
Good Game	August 30, 2017		YouTube	Game Grumps	—	[621]
Overwatch Contenders	September 16, 2017		Disney XD	Overwatch	Blizzard Entertainment	[622]
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle	December 20, 2017	Feature film	Sony Pictures Releasing	Jumanji	—	[623]

Cancelled games

Cancelled

• Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night (WiiU)^[624]
• Scalebound (Win, XBO)^[625]
• Titanfall: Frontline (iOS, Droid)^[626]
• MetaWorld (VR)^{[citation needed]}

Unavailable

• Club Penguin
• Firefall^[627]
• The Tomorrow Children^[628]
• Marvel Heroes^[629]

See also

• 2017 in esports
• 2017 in games