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Release dates, platforms, and details for more than 3,000 games.

Diddy Kong Racing

Diddy Kong Racing

Nintendo 64
Release Date
Nov 14, 1997
Developer
Rare
Publisher
Rare
Genre
Racing

Diddy Kong Racing is a racing video game developed and published by Rare for the Nintendo 64. It was released on 21 November 1997 in Japan and Europe and 24 November 1997 in North...

88 Metacritic
Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back

Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back

PlayStation
Release Date
Nov 1, 1997
Developer
Naughty Dog
Publisher
Sony Computer Entertainment
Genre
Platformer

A direct sequel to the Naughty Dog’s Crash Bandicoot was quickly put together, due to the success of the original. It’s a direct continuation of the story, with Crash trying to...

Tomb Raider II

Tomb Raider II

PCiOSAndroidmacOS
Release Date
Oct 31, 1997
Developer
Square Enix
Publisher
Square Enix
Genre
Platformer, Shooter, Adventure, Action

Tomb Raider II is an action-adventure video game, part of the Tomb Raider series and the sequel to the 1996 video game Tomb Raider. Developed by Core Design and published by Eidos...

69 Metacritic
The Curse of Monkey Island

The Curse of Monkey Island

PCmacOS
Release Date
Oct 31, 1997
Developer
LucasArts Entertainment
Publisher
Disney Interactive
Genre
Adventure

I've sailed the seas from Trinidad to Tortuga and I've never seen anything like it! The engagement ring I gave Elaine has a terrible pirate curse on it. LeChuck is behind it, I'm...

89 Metacritic
Riven: The Sequel to Myst

Riven: The Sequel to Myst

macOSPCiOSSEGA Saturn
Release Date
Oct 29, 1997
Developer
Noodlecake Studios
Publisher
SEGA
Genre
Adventure, Casual, Indie, Puzzle

“I know what he’s doing… He’s watching you.” Travel to Riven, a beautiful and mysterious world on the verge of collapse. Explore this mysterious place, solve its puzzles, reveal...

83 Metacritic
Grand Theft Auto

Grand Theft Auto

PCPlayStationGame Boy ColorGame Boy
Release Date
Oct 21, 1997
Developer
DMA Design
Publisher
Take Two Interactive
Genre
Action

Grand Theft Auto is an action-adventure game with an isometric view, the first installment of the Grand Theft Auto series. ###Location and plot The game takes place in 3...

Age of Empires

Age of Empires

PC
Release Date
Oct 15, 1997
Developer
Ensemble Studios
Publisher
Microsoft Studios
Genre
Strategy

Age of Empires is the first in a series of real-time strategy video games developed by Ensemble Studios and published by Microsoft. Players choose from one of 16 available...

83 Metacritic
Dead or Alive

Dead or Alive

SEGA SaturnPlayStation
Release Date
Oct 9, 1997
Developer
Team NINJA
Publisher
Acclaim Entertainment
Genre
Fighting

Dead or Alive (Japanese: デッドオアアライブ, Hepburn: Deddo Oa Araibu) is a 1996 fighting game by Tecmo and the first entry in Team Ninja's long-running Dead or Alive series. It was...

84 Metacritic
Fallout

Fallout

PCmacOSLinuxClassic Macintosh
Release Date
Sep 30, 1997
Developer
Black Isle Studios
Publisher
Bethesda Softworks
Genre
RPG

Fallout franchise started in a very different way than we all know it by this day. As Bethesda started to develop Fallout franchise only from the third game, original Fallout was...

Sid Meier's Gettysburg!

Sid Meier's Gettysburg!

PC
Release Date
Sep 30, 1997
Developer
Firaxis
Publisher
Electronic Arts
Genre
Strategy

"All we want is to be left alone." -Jefferson Davis July 2, 4:00 P.M. Southern Objective: Take Peach Orchard and attain pivotal strategic position. Sid Meier's Gettysburg! is the...

92 Metacritic
Total Annihilation

Total Annihilation

PC
Release Date
Sep 30, 1997
Developer
Cavedog Entertainment
Publisher
Wargaming
Genre
Strategy

What began as a conflict over the transfer of consciousness from flesh to machines escalated into a war which has decimated a million worlds. The Core and the Arm have all but...

86 Metacritic
Total Annihilation: Commander Pack

Total Annihilation: Commander Pack

PCmacOS
Release Date
Sep 30, 1997
Developer
Cavedog Entertainment
Publisher
Wargaming
Genre
Strategy

What began as a conflict over the transfer of consciousness from flesh to machine has escalated into a war that has decimated a million worlds. The Core and the Arm have all but...