Table of Contents
- Level 1: From 6 to 8 years old
- Level 2: From 8 to 10 years old
- Level 3: From 10 to 12 years old
- Conclusion
The best experiences in life are shared – including those from video games. Sometimes we get together online to explore other worlds, other times we get together on the couch to share a gaming session – all of which goes to show that games can have a much bigger impact than they seem.
It is with these special moments in mind that we have put together a series of games to play with children, nephews, godchildren and others alike – the little ones and the not-so-little ones. The time to make new memories is now, and these games are sure to help!
We have separated the games below into levels, separated by age group – Certain games are better enjoyed by older children, either because of their complexity or different interests. However, nothing is an exact rule: we only suggest according to what we feel will be best enjoyed by different age groups.
See also our video with some of the indications of this matter:
Level 1: From 6 to 8 years old
Here are games that are very simple to pick up and play: Games that even the youngest of players will surely enjoy.
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Nintendo's millenary franchise couldn't be missing: famous for its simplicity to pick up and play with a little bit of well-hidden complexity, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is the most updated version of the racing game starring the most famous plumber on this face of the earth, and it's complete with local and online multiplayer, as well as a series of championships with different difficulties, a set of guest characters from other Nintendo games and sure to have hours of fun for all ages. Check out a review of the Deluxe version's content here.
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is available exclusively for Nintendo Switch.
Mario kart 8 deluxe at eshopSonic Mania
Supersonic Speed! The 2017 platformer made by fans and for Sega fans – which can be enjoyed by anyone new to the saga or veteran alike – follows the 2D Sonic games line of being the perfect game to play with its little brother: One of players controls the main character who controls the camera and the flow of the game and a second controller can control a secondary character, who achieves all the speed that the first player has, picking up rings that the first player forgot and helping in the tightest hours of the bosses.
Despite being a game for only two players, it is a wonderful choice for anyone who wants a fast paced and intensely fun platform game where the second player can play unassumingly while still having fun.
Sonic Mania is available for PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and PlayStation 4.
SONIC MANIA on the Steam webshopSuper Monkey Ball: Banana Mania
Created by Ryu ga Gotoku Studios, responsible for the Yakuza series, Super Monkey Ball: Banana Mania is a celebration of everything that made the Monkey Ball series shine, being a series of stages where players guide a little monkey inside a ball to the end. of each maze by manipulating the position of each stage – and while this mode is a classic that can be enjoyed by passing the control between stages, Banana Mania brings back the famous multiplayer modes, and this is where the fun for up to 4 people is. shines.
With different game modes such as traditional racing, bowling, target shooting and even combat on planes, Super Monkey Ball: Banana Mania is a great way to remember or discover why the saga was so successful.
Super Monkey Ball: Banana Mania is available for PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5.
Super monkey ball: banana mania na steamSpiritSphere DX
If you've played Air Hockey (better known as Air-Hockey) in arcades or any game from the Mario Tennis franchise, you'll understand very quickly what SpiritSphere DX is all about. Made by indie studio Eendhorn Games, SpiritSphere DX is a multiplayer focused game for up to 4 people where each player chooses a character and tries to throw the ball (in the game's case, the titular Spirit Sphere - "sphere of spirits") into the goal of the game. opponent.
With characters that have different mechanics, several arenas with their own rules and new game modes to unlock, in addition to a look that refers to the Game Boy Color times, SpiritSphere DX is a little-known game that is sure to bring hours of fun played for up to 4 players.
SpiritSphere DX is available for PC and Nintendo Switch.
SPIRITSPHERE DX NA STEAMRayman Legends
“Platform games” and “multiplayer” are two ingredients of a famously fun recipe, but few are as beautiful, as unique and work as well as Rayman Legends. Produced by Ubisoft Montpellier, Rayman Legends is a multiplayer platform game for up to four people, including very different stages where players will have to jump, hit each other, rescue trapped friends and even run to the beat of music, in stages that have a spectacularly fluid rhythm.
With a chaotic atmosphere and well drawn to cartoons - the famous "slapstick" humor (translated as "Slapstick") - Rayman Legends remains one of the best platform games today.
Rayman Legends is available for PC, Nintendo Switch, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Google Stadia, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4.
RAYMAN LEGENDS NA STEAMAnton Ball Deluxe
Who doesn't enjoy a dose of those arcade games? The ones you can plug in, play for a few uncompromised hours, and leave without worrying about anything – not saving the game, not seeing an important cinematic, not wondering if you left the right part - just making sure you had a great time.
That's exactly the kind of game that Antonball Deluxe represents: A retro indie game that's a mix between the Mario Bros. games, Wario Land 4 for Game Boy Advance and Breakout (or Arkanoid). With multiplayer for up to 4 people, it's a great game to sit on the couch – local or online – and compete with each other until the party is over or it's time to head home.
Anton Ball Deluxe is available for PC and Nintendo Switch.
ANTONBALL DELUXE NA STEAMLevel 2: From 8 to 10 years old
Going up one level, here we find games that already delve a little deeper into their nuances and require more creativity to play.
Nickelodeon All Star Brawl
A common thing from kids born in the 90s to those born in 2010 is a love of Nickelodeon cartoons: The company made – and still does – a lot of people's childhoods, whether they're grown up or not, and a great way to share experiences and discuss about his childhood cartoons was born this month, on October 5, 2021: Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl, a game where up to 4 players can virtually go out in the punch to find out who is the best character from Nickelodeon cartoons .
Following in the vein of “platform fighters” (translated to “platform fighting games”) – the genre that Super Smash Bros. started and popularized - the gameplay is developed with a combat system that is simple to understand and with great possibility of evolution (which means that you only get really "very good" in the game with training) with several different scenarios and full of platforms, where the objective is primarily to hurl opponents out of the arenas.
With several characters from the famous company, from classics like SpongeBob, through Rugrats, Avatar and even Loud House, Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl is a great choice for fans of the company and for veterans and newcomers to platform fighting games.
Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl is available for PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5.
NICKELODEON ALL STAR BRAWL NA STEAMUntitled Goose Game
Sometimes all a human wants in their life is to cause a little chaos. Mess up, make noise, annoy other people – But doing that in real life is a bit impolite and potentially dangerous. What if you could do all this in the virtual world, and, as the icing on the cake: in the skin of a goose?
Untitled Goose Game is a local multiplayer game for two players, where a pair of geese will make a real terror in the local neighborhood of an English city, fulfilling a list of objectives that let the players' creativity flow. It's a short game, but with several objectives to be accomplished and that will certainly yield a good afternoon of fun with lots of laughter and chaos.
Untitled Goose Game is available for PC, Mac OS, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and PlayStation 4.
UNTITLED GOOSE GAME NA STEAMOctodad: Dadliest Catch
What would you do if your neighbor was an octopus disguised as a human? It's with this idea that Octodad: Dadliest Catch plays, bringing a story full of absurd humor as up to 4 players help control a disguised octopus while it does normal tasks: mowing the lawn, shopping, going to dinner with the wife, and even take the kids to the amusement park.
Therein lies the problem and more of the humor of Octodad: Controlling the protagonist is much more difficult than it seems. Each player controls one of the tentacles used as arms and legs, and players have to join forces to accomplish tasks that, for an ordinary human, would be simple, but for an octopus in disguise are surprisingly complicated.
Octodad: Dadliest Catch is available for PC, Mac OS, Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch, Wii U, Xbox One and PlayStation 4.
OCTODAD: DADLIEST CATCH NA STEAMCart
Chariot is a game where two players have to really put their Science and Physics classes to the test: A prince and a princess carry a king's coffin and have to enter a series of catacombs to fill it with treasures, as ordered by the ghost of the king himself – and it's only with the right strength and speed that players will be able to carry the coffin across the platforms of the catacombs!
Although it sounds complicated, it's not a game where you need to do math or anything that tedious: With a little practice, the duo will soon be running and sliding through the catacombs and collecting piles and piles of treasure. With a simple control system and a nice learning curve well-distributed throughout the entire game, as well as a captivating visual, the adventure inside the catacombs of Chariot is a great recommendation for continuous two-player adventures.
Cart is available for PC, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4. A version with additional content, called Super Chariot, Nintendo Switch is available – in all other versions, additional content is sold separately.
CHARIOT ON STEAMPikuniku
Created by indie studio Sectordub, Pikuniku is a puzzle-filled adventure where up to two players control two tiny monsters who wake up in a cave and head out into a world dominated by industrial capitalism and where an entire population is robbed of their natural resources in return. of money that they will not have to spend. Sound too serious for a game on this list? Don't worry: Pikuniku's tone balances its idea and reasonably serious story with visuals and script coming relaxed and easygoing.
Don't let the simple look fool you: Pikuniku is an adventure full of humor from start to finish, including super absurd and nonsensical situations like a god who is toast, with a script - which is also fully translated into Spanish Spanish - written in such a casual way that it makes absurd situations seem commonplace in the Pikuniku universe. Simple and fun in its gameplay, it is highly recommended for two player sessions.
Pikuniku is available for PC, Mac OS, Nintendo Switch, Google Stadia and Xbox One.
PIKUNIKU NA STEAMCat Quest II
If you've had contact with games for some time, it's likely that you've heard about the Diablo series: Games in isometric perspective where you assemble your own character, with the right to choose famous classes from RPG games, and follow a universe taken over by evil to put an end to demonic forces with active combat in real time, using swords, axes and a library of spells at your disposal. What if we take this whole idea, and simplify it – using cats and dogs?
That's exactly what Cat Quest II does: a mix of the combat and exploration of a Diablo-style game to a colorful world whose inhabitants are dogs and cats, with many puns related to pets in its narrative and various types of armor and spells to equip your protagonists. You don't need to have played the first game to enjoy Cat Quest II: Join your favorite Player 2 and stop the war between Felingard and the Lupus Empire!
Cat Quest II is available for PC, Mac OS, iOS, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and PlayStation 4.
CAT QUEST II PARA STEAMLevel 3: From 10 to 12 years old
Whether it's more competitive games, with fiercer disputes or that require more refined reflexes: Level 3 is for those who are almost on the verge of adolescence!
Dragon Ball FighterZ
Here's one fighting game enthusiasts will recognize: Developed by Arc System Works, the company behind phenomenally animated fighting games like Guilty Gear Xrd, Dragon Ball FighterZ is a traditional 2D fighting game that brings quality graphics and gameplay from other games of the company and joins a franchise loved by many: Dragon Ball Z, resulting in one of the best fighting games starring the franchise - and one that best replicates the intense action of the anime.
Traditional fighting games have a bad reputation for being very complicated to learn to play, but Dragon Ball FighterZ breaks that expectation by bringing a game that is easy to pick up and play, with several simplification options (in a game where the controls are already very simple ) for those who just want to push buttons and watch the action happen, as well as fighting game enthusiasts who want something more complex. No matter your level of familiarity – team up with up to 6 players and form teams of 3 to compete against each other in one of the best fighting games of recent years.
Dragon Ball FighterZ is available for PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and PlayStation 4.
DRAGON BALL FIGHTERZ NA STEAMspeed Runners
How about more competition for up to 4 players, but with more speed and acrobatic maneuvers worthy of superheroes? Speedrunners is a local and online multiplayer game that lets you choose a superhero (among those created in the game's universe) and prove in a frantic race who can survive the longest as you run through different arenas full of traps, cliffs and the worst obstacle of all – the other players!
With platformer gameplay, Speedrunners allows players to jump, run, throw a ceiling hook to swing, and throw various different obstacles at other players - a similar concept to racing games like Mario Kart, but with elements of platform and maneuvers involving the use of the hook on the ceiling to achieve more speed. With simple-to-understand controls and visuals, Speedrunners is an excellent addition that will delight many competitive gamers.
speed Runners is available for PC, Mac OS, iOS, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and PlayStation 4.
SPEEDRUNNERS NA STEAMTowerFall: Ascension
A room. Four people. Just an arrow in your bow. Let the games begin! In summary, this is TowerFall: Ascension, a game focused on local multiplayer for up to 4 people, guaranteeing quick fun and accessibility in short and intense matches, where your objective is to defeat the other 3 players with only a limited amount of arrows in your bow. , some props randomly generated by the setting and the power of gravity.
Despite being focused on competitive multiplayer, TowerFall: Ascension also has a mode where up to 2 players can cooperate to face challenges generated by the game's artificial intelligence. Team up with your opponents and get ready to test your friendship between hours and hours of fun.
TowerFall: Ascension is available for PC, Mac OS, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and PlayStation 4.
TOWERFALL: ASCENSION NA STEAMSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate
A few paragraphs above, we mentioned that Super Smash Bros. gave rise and popularity to the “platform fighters” genre – and it is only fair to include the latest and most complete version of the game that gave birth to the genre, which continues to shine at the top of the pantheon of platform fighting games: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
Marking the fifth (and possibly final) game in the saga, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has a cast of 74 different fighters in the base game, with 15 more fighters added by DLC, resulting in 89 different fighters, an impressive number for sure compared to many other fighting games, which has several representatives from different franchises, such as Mario , Donkey Kong, Samus, Pikachu, Snake from Metal Gear Solid, Ryu and Ken from Street Fighter, Cloud and Sephiroth from Final Fantasy and more recently, Sora from Kingdom Hearts.
It's a game with hours and hours of content, tons of customization options, two single player modes, a unique soundtrack, and it can be played by up to 8 players at the same time on the same screen, and the gameplay remains easy to understand. and difficult to really master, making Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is an extremely satisfying game to play.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is available exclusively for Nintendo Switch.
Super Smash BROS. ULTIMATE NA ESHOPStardew Valley
Most of the games featured on this list are intense games with a greater focus on competition – something full of adrenaline and hours of intense action – and that's exactly what Stardew Valley is on this list to contrast.
Created by a single developer, Stardew Valley is an indie role-playing and simulation game, whose objective is to create and take care of your own farm in a quiet town – if you know Harvest Moon and similar games like this, you will easily understand how Stardew Valley works. It's a relaxing game with lots of different activities to do and it's highly addictive – and can be played with up to 4 people, in local or online multiplayer.
And even if you end up getting a little sick of the quiet farm life, there is a part of the game that is purely exploration of a maze of caves, similar to a roguelike (a genre of games where several procedurally generated dungeon visits are common), which will certainly add variety to your Pelican Town adventures.
Stardew Valley is available for PC, Mac OS, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and PlayStation 4 (Also for Android, iOS and PlayStation Vita, but these versions do not have multiplayer, so stay tuned).
STARDEW VALLEY NA STEAMBattletoads
Battletoads was a game originally created in 1991, mixing multiple genres, where players controlled muscular anthropomorphic frogs (yes, you didn't read that wrong) that was infamous for its exaggeratedly high difficulty, and that hadn't seen any new games with the depopularization of extremely difficult games from the 2000s onwards, and while the game is still remembered with small cameos and occasional mentions, it didn't seem to have a place these days - until in 2020, Dlala Studios teamed up with Rare, the developer of the original games, to create a triumphant return of the frogs for a new generation, and while some purist fans were disappointed, the result was still a pretty solid game, especially when played co-op.
Battletoads is a beat 'em up style game where players face several waves of enemies using punches, kicks and everything they can grab in the scenarios to defeat them and reach the end of the levels, and despite still venturing to change genres here and there – just like its original version – Battletoads remains a solid game in its gameplay, where every hit is done by crazy cartoon transformations, like the hands of one of the characters transforming into airplane engines, or his feet turn into a jackhammer, among other absurd things that follow the cartoonish style for which the saga is known.
Being able to be played with up to 3 players simultaneously, it is a game that still maintains some of the difficulty for which the saga is known, but in much smaller and more acceptable doses, and if it is still too much for the patience of the players, the game allows the difficulty selection when starting a new adventure.
Battletoads is available for PC and Xbox One.
battletoads na steamConclusion
Video games are almost always better to enjoy when you are together, and the company of people from different times brings a very unique experience that is able to unite two different generations and mark good moments in the memory of those who share the game. Furthermore, it is in these sessions that more fans of games can be generated, and that is why more people are introduced to this universe full of style and spectacle.
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