Games Released in March 2017

797 new games debuted in March 2017, with PC being the most active platform. March 30 was the busiest day, with 63 releases.

Top Platform

PC

New Releases

797

Busiest Day

March 30

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

What was the most popular game of March 2017?

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is the first 3D open-world game in the Zelda series. Link can travel anywhere and be equipped with weapons and armor found throughout the world to grant him various bonuses. Unlike many games in the series, Breath of the Wild does not impose a specific order in which quests or dungeons must be completed. While the game still has environmental obstacles such as weather effects, inhospitable lands, or powerful enemies, many of them can be overcome using the right method. A lot of critics ranked Breath of the Wild as one of the best video games of all time.

Which days had the most releases?

March 30 saw the most activity with 63 releases.

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63 releases

March 30

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62 releases

March 31

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61 releases

March 16

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61 releases

March 3

SunMonTueWedThuFriSat

Wed, Mar 1

41 releases

Thu, Mar 2

44 releases

Fri, Mar 3

61 releases

Sat, Mar 4

4 releases

Sun, Mar 5

5 releases

Mon, Mar 6

26 releases

Tue, Mar 7

47 releases

Wed, Mar 8

37 releases

Thu, Mar 9

53 releases

Fri, Mar 10

49 releases

Sat, Mar 11

8 releases

Sun, Mar 12

8 releases

Mon, Mar 13

25 releases

Tue, Mar 14

41 releases

Wed, Mar 15

43 releases

Thu, Mar 16

61 releases

Fri, Mar 17

57 releases

Sat, Mar 18

10 releases

Sun, Mar 19

13 releases

Mon, Mar 20

32 releases

Tue, Mar 21

34 releases

Wed, Mar 22

28 releases

Thu, Mar 23

54 releases

Fri, Mar 24

49 releases

Sat, Mar 25

3 releases

Sun, Mar 26

2 releases

Mon, Mar 27

27 releases

Tue, Mar 28

54 releases

Wed, Mar 29

36 releases

Thu, Mar 30

63 releases

Fri, Mar 31

62 releases

How did each week compare?

The third week of March was the busiest with 250 releases.

Week 3 (March 15–21)

250 releases
Mass Effect: Andromeda

Most popular release in Week 3

Mass Effect: Andromeda

A new adventure awaits in the Mass Effect universe. With stunning visuals and a new galaxy to discover, BioWare delivers the next generation of space exploration. Commander Shepard's story may be over, but there are many more stories to tell in the Mass Effect universe. Mass Effect Andromeda will be set in a new galaxy, with new characters, new quests and a whole load of new consequence-laden decisions to make. Mass Effect: Andromeda takes you to the Andromeda galaxy, far beyond the Milky Way. There, you'll lead our fight for a new home in hostile territory - where WE are the aliens. Play as the Pathfinder - a leader of a squad of military-trained explorers - with deep progression and customisation systems. This is the story of humanity’s next chapter, and your choices throughout the game will ultimately determine our survival in the Andromeda Galaxy. As you unfold the mysteries of the Andromeda Galaxy and the hope for humanity lies on your shoulders – You must ask yourself… How far will you go? Key Features: Return to the Mass Effect universe. Lead the first humans in Andromeda on a desperate search for our new home. In this new chapter of Mass Effect, meet and recruit all-new, interesting characters caught up in an epic space saga filled with mystery and galactic conflict. Fight for survival. Battle with your Pathfinder team against terrifying enemies and creatures. New additions like destructible environments, boosted jumps for added verticality, and all-new weapons and Biotics make combat more thrilling than ever. Build your hero. Create a formidable hero with amazing weapons, powers and tech. A much more flexible skill and weapon progression tree means you can replicate your play style to make you unstoppable against new, powerful alien enemies. Explore a new galaxy. Chart your own course in a dangerous new region. Unravel the mysteries of the Andromeda galaxy as you discover rich, alien worlds in the search for humanity’s new home.

Week 4 (March 22–28)

217 releases
Battle Brothers

Most popular release in Week 4

Battle Brothers

Battle Brothers is a turn based strategy RPG mix which has you leading a mercenary company in a gritty, low-power, medieval fantasy world. You decide where to go, whom to hire or to fight, what contracts to take and how to train and equip your men in a procedurally generated open world campaign. Do you have what it takes to lead them through bloody battles and to victory? The game consists of a strategic worldmap and a tactical combat layer. On the worldmap you can freely travel in order to take contracts that earn you good coin, find places worth looting, enemies worth pursuing or towns to resupply and hire men at. This is also where you manage, level up and equip your Battle Brothers. Once you engage a hostile party the game will switch to a tactical map where the actual fighting takes place as detailed turn based combat.

Which platforms saw the most releases?

PC received 580 new titles in March 2017. The runner up was Mac with 150 new titles.

PC580 releases
Mac150 releases
iOS140 releases
Android131 releases
Linux106 releases
PlayStation 492 releases
Xbox One49 releases
Nintendo Switch39 releases
Web browser30 releases
PlayStation Vita27 releases

What genres were most popular?

Indie was the dominant genre in March 2017 with 514 titles. Adventure followed closely with 370.

Indie514
Adventure370
Simulator174
Role-playing172
Strategy171
Arcade139
Puzzle138
Shooter89
Platform78
Sport68
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