Games released on September 21
Six games that still hold up, from Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn in 2000 to SteamWorld Dig 2 in 2017
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Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn 2000
Turned 26 this year
Gorion's Ward, whose heritage has drawn the eye of the sinister mage Jon Irenicus, is caught up in his schemes around the city of Athkatla, in the land of Amn.
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Pokémon Puzzle Challenge 2000
Turned 26 this year Game Boy Color
A Pokémon themed block swapping puzzle where lines of three or more disappear as the stack rises, with six modes including battles against gym leaders, on the Game Boy Color.
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Def Jam: Fight for NY 2004
Turned 22 this year GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox
Hip hop artists and other celebrities fight in up to three of five styles, from street fighting to submissions, in a 3D fighting game for GameCube, PlayStation 2 and Xbox.
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Sid Meier's Civilization V 2010
Turned 16 this year
Civilization moves onto hexagonal tiles with room for one military unit on each, so armies spread across the land and war turns on terrain and position. City states sit between the great powers, to be traded with, courted or conquered.
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Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth 2016
Turned 10 this year PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita
Haku has to pass himself off as the general Oshutoru while his companions mourn his supposed death, in a civil war across several nations, in the third Utawarerumono.
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SteamWorld Dig 2 2017
Turned 9 this year Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita
The sequel to SteamWorld Dig, in which the steambot Dorothy digs beneath the town of El Machino in search of Rusty, the hero of the first game.
