Games released on May 23
Five games that still hold up, from Silent Hill 3 in 2003 to Total War: Three Kingdoms in 2019
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Silent Hill 3 2003
Turned 23 this year PlayStation 2
Heather Mason, a teenager, is drawn into the schemes of Silent Hill's cult, which seeks to revive a malevolent deity, in a direct sequel to the first game.
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Super Mario Galaxy 2 2010
Turned 16 this year Wii
Mario heads back into outer space to rescue Peach, across 49 galaxies reached from Starship Mario, and this time Yoshi can be ridden in some of them. It began as an expansion of the first Galaxy and grew into a full sequel.
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Shin Megami Tensei IV 2013
Turned 13 this year Nintendo 3DS
When the Black Samurai starts turning the people of the Kingdom of Mikado into demons, the samurai Flynn and three companions are sent to bring the Black Samurai in.
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Pathologic 2 2019
Turned 7 this year Xbox One
Artemy Burakh, a surgeon, comes home at his father's request just as a plague called the Sand Pest breaks out, in a game framed as a play whose director comments on how you perform.
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Total War: Three Kingdoms 2019
Turned 7 this year
As the Han dynasty ends, you lead one of China's warring factions toward the throne, with armies made of retinues that each follow a powerful general.
