September 2017
Hi!
My daughter loves games, whereas I never have. I prefer her to get the games through a system like this/Steam so that I can keep an eye on what she is doing etc. She has Theme Hospital, Hexcells. She also loves things like Minecraft (creative mode), something where she collects dragon eggs, and has had a DS before with different games (eg Nintendogs). So she's happy with a variety of things. I've been looking through Origin to find her some more for the laptop - I'm happy to pay a small amount (maybe £10) for a game, but not a lot for something she may not use anyway. But I can only seem to look through by genre, not via age-group, and then it takes a while to find out the age rating, appropriateness etc. I don't want anything with excessive violence but am open to different types. I also don't want something for multiple players online yet. Does anyone have a good list of games for an 8 year old that I could browse through? Or if anyone from the website uses the boards, could a 'genre' of kid-appropriate games be considered.
Thanks for any suggestions.
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September 2017
@HPEAG MySims and Unravel should be safe. Also, Peggle, Peggle Nights, Bejeweled Twist, Bejeweled 3, Dynomite are also okay.
Other than those, i wouldn't recommend. Well at least until she's a wee bit older.
You can check the Unravel trial version and decide if you want it for your daughter. The trial version allows you to play the first level of the game and it expires after 10 hours of playing.
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September 2017
@HPEAG MySims and Unravel should be safe. Also, Peggle, Peggle Nights, Bejeweled Twist, Bejeweled 3, Dynomite are also okay.
Other than those, i wouldn't recommend. Well at least until she's a wee bit older.
You can check the Unravel trial version and decide if you want it for your daughter. The trial version allows you to play the first level of the game and it expires after 10 hours of playing.
I do not work for EA and i am not associated with the company in any way. I am a player just like you, trying to help wherever i can.I will not answer to any unsolicited PM.
September 2017 - last edited September 2017
@HPEAG Thanks for the post, It's actually a common discussion we have here in EA.
There's some great suggestions from Ivrognard. I'll also add in Plants vs Zombies or Plants vs Zombies 2 (if you have a tablet). These are the original defense strategy games, not the more recent online 3rd person shooter games.
You can also grab SteamWorld Dig for free On The House right now. I haven't played it myself but I've heard good things, and it's rated E for everyone.
https://www.origin.com/usa/en-us/store/free-games/on-the-house
I've probably missed some, but other than what's been suggested already most of our games have more mature content, a higher pricepoint or an online focus.
I hope this helps, i'd love to see any suggestions anyone else has for this.
September 2017
Hi!
Thanks so much for those - I'll check all of those out and I'm sure my daughter will be pleased
September 2017
Thanks David as well. Really appreciate this and will check out these suggestions. If ever kid-safe could be a genre/category to search through as well that would be awesome.
thanks again.
September 2017 - last edited September 2017
@HPEAG Steam has a "family friendly" tag: http://store.steampowered.com/tag/browse/#global_5350
Also note that on Origin you can sort by rating. These games are rated 3+. These games are rated 7+.
You can't go wrong with the Lego games by Traveller's Tales. They're fun, have puzzles, and the violence is cartoony.
I think the first Plants vs Zombies is great. It's free on Android and iOS. I'm not a big fan of the second.
September 2017
Thanks Fred. That's really helpful and I'll use those filters from now on to quickly find appropriate games. some great suggestions
Thanks!
May 2022
@HPEAG i also love playing games like Minecraft, cod mobile, igi
May 2022