Games released on June 30

Six games that still hold up, from Ys: The Oath in Felghana in 2005 to Infinifactory in 2015

1. 

   Ys: The Oath in Felghana 2005

   Turned 21 this year

   A remake of Ys III that turns its side scrolling into fast fighting seen from above, with bosses whose patterns are the heart of the game.

2. On sale

   FlatOut 2 2006

   Turned 20 this year PlayStation 2, Xbox

   A racing game built around crashing into things, with cars in derby, race and street classes and ragdoll stunts that fling the driver out of the car.

   $1.99 on GOG -80%

3. On sale

   Call of Juarez: Bound In Blood 2009

   Turned 17 this year PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

   Two brothers who deserted the Civil War chase the legendary Gold of Juarez across the Old West, each with a different style, in a Western shooter from Techland, a prequel to the first game.

   $1.99 on GOG -80% +1 store

4. On sale

   Thomas Was Alone 2012

   Turned 14 this year

   $4.99 on Steam -50%

5. 

   Divinity: Original Sin 2014

   Turned 12 this year

   Two Source Hunters you create set out across a world open from the start, with no quest markers, and a second player can take one of them. Its turn based fights are won with the elements, fire meeting oil and electricity meeting rain.

6. 

   Infinifactory 2015

   Turned 11 this year

   Abducted by aliens and put to work, you build assembly lines in three dimensions, and along the way find the bodies of earlier captives, each with a last audio log.