Games released on August 2
Four games that still hold up, from Streets of Rage in 1991 to Slime Rancher in 2017
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Streets of Rage 1991
In this beat 'em up, three former police officers, Adam Hunter, Axel Stone and Blaze Fielding, go after the syndicate that has taken Wood Oak City.
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Overcooked! 2016
Turned 10 this year PlayStation 4, Xbox One
A cooking game in which one to four players run a kitchen together, chopping, cooking, serving and washing up before the orders run out, in kitchens with a pedestrian crossing or moving trucks.
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Abzu 2016
Turned 10 this year PlayStation 4
A diver explores the ocean and restores its life with sonar calls, from open water and caverns to ancient ruins, in an adventure game with puzzles of switches and items.
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Slime Rancher 2017
Turned 9 this year
Beatrix LeBeau runs a ranch on the alien Far Far Range, sucking up slimes with a vacuum backpack, feeding them, and selling what they produce to buy upgrades and new parts of the map.
