Title, basically. Three Boys, aged 9, 10, and 13, are getting a PS5 for Christmas, and I want to expand their horizon beyond roblox and minecraft.

They’re gett8ng one controller each, so bonus points for something they can play together.

PS: I’m not too strict about age restrictions. They know we’ll what they are and aren’t allowed to say and do, so I’m not very concerned about VoIlEnT videO gAmEs to a reasonable extent.

They do enjoy builders and open world stuff, by the way.

  • Higgs boson@dubvee.org
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    3 months ago

    My kids like:

    Astro Bot (& Astro’s Playroom)

    Crash Bandicoot

    Sackboy

    Spyro

    Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart

    Overcooked

    Lego Star Wars

    Lego Marvel Super Heroes

    Lego Hobbit

    Lego Masters of Spinjitzu

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    3 months ago

    Astro’s playroom comes with it, but there’s also a full game.

    The plucky squire is a really cool concept of a game that I enjoyed as an adult, but is written and presented like a story book (you literally jump out of the book and manipulate pages for some stuff), and it’s definitely appropriate for kids both in terms of complexity and the writing.

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    3 months ago

    Moving Out and Overcooked (1 and 2) will with teach them to be be the most co-operative siblings in the world… Or have you rushing to the ER.

    I mostly kid about the last part. There will be frustrations but if your kiddos manage their emotions okay then these will be great games for them.