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Posted November 22, 2016
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Angustaff:
Incredible Machines Mega Pack
Crazy Machines
Contraption Maker
Crayon Physics
Spore
Mari0
Mario Forever
Nancy Drew
ItzaBitza

I do have an extra key fpr Contraption Maker in case they like it's demo.
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Posted November 22, 2016
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UnrealQuakie: they have pajama sam games for kids on humble bundle that would be great and the ray man series also stuff like minecraft is great. lego games as well

you will find the lego series and ray man stuff here but minecraft and pajama sam will be other sites
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adaliabooks: Ahem...
Know what? all the years I have been on this site and on almost every second day, I have never seen that at all when looking to buy games or come across it.

It always amazes me how I can look pass this ^_^
Posted November 22, 2016
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UnrealQuakie:
I keep trying to initiate a chat with you and I can't. Something's fuzzy.
What sort of magical barrier have you cast to keep me out?
Posted November 22, 2016
The three Disney platformers (Aladdin, The Lion King and The Jungle Book) might appeal, though they are quite difficult.
Posted November 22, 2016
Another vote on LEGO games. My son loves them. From others we've played: Sid Meier's Pirates (the 'new' version), Wacky Wheels or Raptor: Call of the Shadows (in co-op mode)
Posted November 22, 2016
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UnrealQuakie:
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zeogold: I keep trying to initiate a chat with you and I can't. Something's fuzzy.
What sort of magical barrier have you cast to keep me out?
really? odd you now are the second person having this problem.. i will start a convo with you to see if it works on my end.
Posted November 22, 2016
If you have two compatible controllers, definitely Rayman Origins.
Posted November 22, 2016
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Geralt_of_Rivia: Other great choices that weren't mentioned yet:

*) Dust: An Elysian Tail
*) Ori and the Blind Forest
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rtcvb32: Hmmm... I'm not sure I'd recommend those. Great games, but reactionary and heavy platforming suggests they probably won't be able to do well with them.
You have bo idea what kids nowadays are capable of. I played and finished games that were literally Nintendo hard when I was only 1-2 years older and kids today start playing on consoles a lot earlier than I did.
Posted November 22, 2016
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Geralt_of_Rivia: You have no idea what kids nowadays are capable of. I played and finished games that were literally Nintendo hard when I was only 1-2 years older and kids today start playing on consoles a lot earlier than I did.
Perhaps. I've also seen footage of kids who couldn't beat glass Joe on Punch-Out.

I have vague memories of being 5 years old, and playing some atari games, like Joust and the like. I can't recall being very good. With Ori & the blind Forrest, I can see the background being too busy that they would have information overload when it's not in the forefront of what's actually going on.

I'd happily give them some tests to see if they would do well. Like the intro level to MMX, which is a great level and combinations of skills required that nearly all other games employ.

Still putting kids on games so early could be a problem. I remember playing with Dominos and Uno cards by myself for hours and hours, making my own little stories or building little towers. Indoctrinating them into games and computers so young could also be a bad thing.
Posted November 22, 2016
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USERNAME:dtgreene#Q&_^Q&Q#GROUP:4If he can read, try Costume Quest, perhaps?
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I subscribe to the Failblog RSS feed. Sometimes, people post their kids' tests or homework, indicating the age. I am horrified. Cursive? Fat chance. Ten-year-olds can't hold a pen to paper ("digital natives" my ass) and more importantly can't spell, which means they don't read either. And the parents don't see a problem.
Posted November 22, 2016
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Starmaker: I subscribe to the Failblog RSS feed. Sometimes, people post their kids' tests or homework, indicating the age. I am horrified. Cursive? Fat chance. Ten-year-olds can't hold a pen to paper ("digital natives" my ass) and more importantly can't spell, which means they don't read either. And the parents don't see a problem.
I think they have forgotten the hurdles of reading and learning to read. As a child I remember reading books for the pizza hut credits so I could get my free personal pan pizza. I would re-read the same book with my mom which was like Kindergarten level, and words I barely understood. A book 30 pages long with like 30 words per page. This was when I was... oh... 7-8.

Seriously, until you hit 12-13 or something, reading isn't going to be a priority for kids. More than likely they will keep pressing A or whatever button to skip dialog and just get to the action, and not know what is going on, I know because I did that.

So unless you're going to read out what's going on for the puzzles or the dialog or everything for your kid, this is why I didn't really recommend any games that required you to read (city card nights being an exception, but you don't have to read to play, not really).
Posted November 22, 2016
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Geralt_of_Rivia: Other great choices that weren't mentioned yet:

*) Dust: An Elysian Tail
*) Ori and the Blind Forest
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rtcvb32: Hmmm... I'm not sure I'd recommend those. Great games, but reactionary and heavy platforming suggests they probably won't be able to do well with them.
Dust: An Elysian Tail has a Casual mode, which reduces the difficulty to zero and gives you infinite free revives when you die. (It also gives you unlimited use of the Dust and Fidgit mechanics, which is quite fun.)

Of course if your child can handle it, there are harder modes as well. Normal is a good place to start; not trivial, but not frustrating either.
Posted November 22, 2016
Lumino City would be a great one, especially for you two to sit down and play together. It also lends itself to play in short stretches of 15-30 minutes, since the attention span at that age is pretty limited.

Also, Treasure Adventure Game might be worth trying at the low, low price of "Free".
Post edited November 22, 2016 by Luned
Posted November 22, 2016
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rtcvb32: Seriously, until you hit 12-13 or something, reading isn't going to be a priority for kids. More than likely they will keep pressing A or whatever button to skip dialog and just get to the action, and not know what is going on, I know because I did that.
My dad sold insurance and my mom was a clerk with the city grid. So, white collarish but not exactly Nobel prize material. And yet, when I was 7, my favorite casual reading was a book on greenhouse construction and maintenance. This one.

(Edit: well, not exactly this one, Beckett is an old book. Here's a 1985 edition.)

edit2, on topic:

Terraria
Stardew Valley
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Post edited November 22, 2016 by Starmaker
Posted November 22, 2016
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Starmaker: My dad sold insurance and my mom was a clerk with the city grid. So, white collarish but not exactly Nobel prize material. And yet, when I was 7, my favorite casual reading was a book on greenhouse construction. This one.
There will always be those that excel early on, as well as what topics of interest you'll read in, so that's not too big a surprise. My experience is more a late bloomer, although my favorite casual reading is generally technical computer stuff, languages programming and other complex content. Still I have issues grasping certain concepts that are otherwise simple.
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