Games released on April 17

Four games that still hold up, from Ultima VII: The Black Gate in 1992 to Whispers of a Machine in 2019

1. On sale

   Ultima VII: The Black Gate 1992

   Turned 34 this year DOS

   The Avatar returns to Britannia to investigate a ritual murder in the town of Trinsic, and the trail leads across the land, in Richard Garriott's Ultima.

   $2.49 on GOG -50%

2. 

   The Settlers II: Veni, Vidi, Vici 1996

   Turned 30 this year DOS

   A settlement grows into a working economy and then raises soldiers to take rival territory, in a campaign that follows the Romans across ten missions.

3. On sale

   Dreamfall: The Longest Journey 2006

   Turned 20 this year Xbox

   Zoë Castillo, April Ryan and Kian Alvane live across two parallel worlds, technological Stark and magical Arcadia, in the sequel to The Longest Journey.

   $4.79 on Fanatical -76% +1 store

4. On sale

   Whispers of a Machine 2019

   Turned 7 this year

   Vera Englund, a special agent with cybernetic augmentations, investigates a murder in a remote town in near future Sweden, in the follow up to Kathy Rain.

   $2.69 on Fanatical -82% +2 stores