Games released on August 8

Six games that still hold up, from Dead Rising in 2006 to Unavowed in 2018

1. On sale

   Dead Rising 2006

   Turned 20 this year Xbox 360

   A photojournalist trapped in a zombie filled mall has three days to learn the truth, fighting with whatever weapons he finds against a strict clock, in an open world Capcom game.

   $8.74 on Fanatical -13%

2. 

   Papers, Please 2013

   Turned 13 this year

   A game in which you work the border checkpoint of Arstotzka, a fictional dystopian state, in 1982, checking travelers' papers against rules that grow longer every day.

3. 

   Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice 2017

   Turned 9 this year PlayStation 4

   Senua's journey has no tutorial and no on screen interface, only voices in her head that guide her and sometimes mislead her. Recorded in binaural audio, they speak from all around you through headphones, and every cutscene is one long take.

4. On sale

   Batman: The Enemy Within 2017

   Turned 9 this year PlayStation 4, Xbox One

   Bruce Wayne returns in the sequel to Telltale's Batman, choosing scene by scene whether to act as himself or behind the mask, while the way he treats John Doe decides which Joker John Doe becomes.

   $13.49 on Fanatical -10%

5. On sale

   Cat Quest 2017

   Turned 9 this year

   A cat sets out across the island kingdom of Felingard to rescue his sister and fight dragons, with real time combat, roll dodges and puns everywhere, in a bright, simple role-playing game.

   $2.59 on Fanatical -80%

6. On sale

   Unavowed 2018

   Turned 8 this year

   Someone freed from a demonic possession joins the Unavowed, a group of supernatural investigators in a New York where magic is real, in an adventure whose choices have lasting consequences.

   $4.79 on GOG -68%