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video game recommendations for elementary-grade kids (self.dadworld)

submitted 2 years ago by zipsglacier to c/dadworld

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Anyone have any good suggestions? Educational stuff is good, but I'm also interested in other games that kids can play solo or with parents. (We're a PC gaming house, but I'm open to suggestions for any platform.)

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[–] Roxamir 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (4 children)

I always vouch for Mario Party and Mario Kart (emulation), but I'm super biased. They're easy to start up and play on a whim. I also find that some Mario Party minigames can be a good learning experience about colors, numbers and problem solving.

Overcooked is also a fun game too. I also heard good things about Lego Star Wars.

Edit: Do you have a specific genre that you and your kids enjoy?

[–] zipsglacier 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

So far we're still figuring that out; we've tried some, but up until now they've done drag/drop tablet games, and I'd like to get them into something with a little more depth (and a little less overtly manipulative). Getting used to keyboard/mouse controls has been surprisingly hard (even more than I expected), but they're interested in trying.

[–] eramseth 2 points 1 year ago

I know most PC gamers hate the idea, but gamepads seem pretty usable for kids. Xbox and ps5 gamepads work great on pc.

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