Games Released in April 2005

146 new games debuted in April 2005, with PC being the most active platform. April 28 was the busiest day, with 22 releases. Psychonauts was the most popular release of the month.

Which days had the most releases?

April 28 saw the most activity with 22 releases.

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22 releases

April 28

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17 releases

April 1

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16 releases

April 15

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13 releases

April 26

SunMonTueWedThuFriSat

Fri, Apr 1

17 releases

Sat, Apr 2

4 releases

Sun, Apr 3

3 releases

Mon, Apr 4

3 releases

Tue, Apr 5

11 releases

Wed, Apr 6

7 releases

Thu, Apr 7

11 releases

Fri, Apr 8

9 releases

Sat, Apr 9

No releases

Sun, Apr 10

2 releases

Mon, Apr 11

2 releases

Tue, Apr 12

6 releases

Wed, Apr 13

3 releases

Thu, Apr 14

10 releases

Fri, Apr 15

16 releases

Sat, Apr 16

1 release

Sun, Apr 17

2 releases

Mon, Apr 18

8 releases

Tue, Apr 19

3 releases

Wed, Apr 20

7 releases

Thu, Apr 21

13 releases

Fri, Apr 22

11 releases

Sat, Apr 23

No releases

Sun, Apr 24

9 releases

Mon, Apr 25

9 releases

Tue, Apr 26

13 releases

Wed, Apr 27

5 releases

Thu, Apr 28

22 releases

Fri, Apr 29

8 releases

Sat, Apr 30

4 releases

How did each week compare?

The fourth week of April was the busiest with 69 releases.

Week 1 (April 1–7)

56 releases
SWAT 4

Most popular release in Week 1

SWAT 4

To simulate realistic police procedures, SWAT 4' encourages the use of non-lethal force to subdue and arrest subjects rather than incapacitating or killing them. In addition, players must follow strict protocol to ensure proper use of force. Players may not fire on suspects with lethal weapons unless the suspect points their firearm at a fellow officer or a civilian. Penalties are given for unauthorized use of force, injuries to hostages, officer incapacitation, and personal injury. On the higher difficulty levels, more points are required to pass the mission, with 100 being perfect. On the most difficult level, Elite, players need a 95/100 to pass, and will fail for killing even a single suspect, losing more than two team members without committing an infraction, or committing any infraction in addition to being injured.

Which platforms saw the most releases?

PC received 66 new titles in April 2005. The runner up was PlayStation 2 with 54 new titles.

PC66 releases
PlayStation 254 releases
Xbox27 releases
Game Boy Advance13 releases
PlayStation Portable12 releases
Web browser12 releases
Legacy Mobile Device11 releases
Nintendo GameCube11 releases
Nintendo DS10 releases
Mac8 releases

What genres were most popular?

Adventure was the dominant genre in April 2005 with 46 titles. Strategy followed closely with 30.

Adventure46
Strategy30
Shooter29
Role-playing24
Racing23
Platform22
Simulator22
Sport21
Puzzle19
Arcade14
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