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PC Games to Play with my Five-Year-Old (lemmy.ca)

submitted 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) by Stalinwolf@lemmy.ca to c/pcgaming@lemmy.world

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My daughter (5) loves to play games with me on my PC. Favorites of hers include Spyro Reignited, Untitled Goose Game, House Flipper, and Skyrim (she basically putts around whatever town I throw her in and steals from the locals' homes).

She is really into anything with simple mechanics, non-scary exploration, and minimal reading/menu navigation. Being able to go into various houses is a huge plus. She loves to snoop.

Tonight she was laughing her ass off while watching gameplay from a game called I Am Cat. I told her I'd get it for her, but unfortunately it's VR-only, and you can't strap those things to a little kid. I believe you have to be 12+ to use them safely without adverse effects on development and motor skills.

When asked just now for anything she'd like to add, she said, "Funny, happy, and beautiful!"

With all of that said, any recommendations?

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[–] Zedstrian@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I think the Lego games would work well due to their relatively simple 3D platforming gameplay and two-player, drop-in-drop-out multiplayer across most of the games. The Skywalker Saga is one of the most recent ones, though the older ones are often available for $5 each and are fun, if a bit repetitive. Lego Star Wars, Lego Indiana Jones, and Lego Harry Potter are the ones I grew up with, and are therefore among my favorites, but there's over a dozen of them in all.

For something a bit more original, Lego City Undercover also has the typical Lego multiplayer gameplay, along with an original plot with lots of humor tossed in.

[–] Zahille7@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

+1 for pretty much any Tt Lego game. I've played almost all of them as they've been released since I was a kid.

[–] sadbehr@lemmy.nz 1 points 5 days ago

+2 for Lego games for OP.