Captain Keen 2023 年 6 月 27 日 上午 10:53
Games for my 3 yo ..?! =)
So - my little guy sitting with me and watching me play games that he ... sorta understands. Planet of Lana, Hob, Time on Frog Island, simply games played with controller, typically platformers.

Important note: Relatively unviolent is good. Quite a number of monsters need to die to win Hob, but well, he understands that the purple boogers have infected the trolls, and we need to defend ourselves against them. So .. all good, right?

Anyways, I've run out of games to play with him, and need inspiration for more.

Keep in mind though, I'm an ancient parent-type person, and bad at games =D

Please help. Recommend me your best, relatively child friendly controller game.
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Captain Keen 2023 年 6 月 28 日 上午 7:55 
Ah - it seems I've made something ... not clear enough. My little guy is 3 years old, and while he's a clever little dude, he's not quite there yet on the controller side of things. He's not playing, he's watching me play - and also running around some in areas I've cleared.

So 2-player games are ... highly appreciated, but not yet a thing =D

But thanks for all the input regardless. Those games will be great a bit further on, and the rest are awesome.
Jack Schitt 2023 年 6 月 28 日 上午 8:08 
引用自 Captain Keen
Ah - it seems I've made something ... not clear enough. My little guy is 3 years old, and while he's a clever little dude, he's not quite there yet on the controller side of things. He's not playing, he's watching me play - and also running around some in areas I've cleared.

So 2-player games are ... highly appreciated, but not yet a thing =D

But thanks for all the input regardless. Those games will be great a bit further on, and the rest are awesome.
This comes to mind now that you've said that:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/300/Day_of_Defeat_Source/

DOD:s is a great, extremely fun game. If you look in to how to run maps locally or create a server you can basically play it single player and let him run around without him getting upset from dying. You can add bots to a server or 'single player' map to have something to play against and shoot at (warning: bots are very realistic, they're not stupid like you'd expect bots to commonly be).

And...of course the original:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/70/HalfLife/

You can let him watch as you clear the levels and then go back to the start of the map/level and let him do his thing as long as he wants (as long as he doesn't go through the door to the next level).

I'm trying to think of free games that I know of...when I think of them I'll add another response.
Captain Keen 2023 年 6 月 28 日 上午 9:03 
Um ... that might *slightly* more violent than I want for him =D
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Haruspex 2023 年 6 月 28 日 上午 9:16 
I remember when my kid was 3. At that age, he won't care if he's progressing at all in the game. I recommend something he can play with a controller. Too many keyboard shortcuts he can press that will kick him out of the game. Also something open and sandboxy is a good idea. He'll just be putting the idea together that his actions on the controller = actions on screen, so as long as the game has plenty of opportunities to show that fun cause and effect, he'll have a good time regardless.

My own son played this a lot at the age of 5.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/578330/LEGO_City_Undercover/
Of course at 5 he had more or less figured out the whole hand-eye coordination thing. Still, he wasn't very good. That didn't stop him from having a good time.

At 4, he played this on Wii.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2055290/Sonic_Colors_Ultimate/
Seemed to enjoy the upbeat sound track of this one.

He also enjoyed classics like Ocarina of Time at a very early age. He never got out of the beginning Kokiri village area, but he was basically obsessed with that game. Used to run around the house and pretend he was Link.
Elucidator 2023 年 6 月 28 日 上午 9:23 
I recommend educational games.
The brain of a young child is very curious and overly sensitive. Due to this they'll learn extremely quickly.

So you can start with languages, which will probably be the easiest to learn for a child of that age.
They'll probably grow interested in anime at some point, so why not teach them some japanese through a japanese learning game.
If you want it to be more useful, I recommend some other language or very basic math.

Its best to think of the future at least.
Entertainment is one thing, but it can be combined and be made fun. A child is a lot more sensitive to 'fun', and will find things fun you wouldn't.

I'd say try to keep it simple with the games, and not overly stimulating (and fast paced).
Anything that moves around way too quickly will cause headaches and might influence their eyesight development. (might.... keep the monitor at a proper distance if you need a fast paced game). Also the stimulation may cause boredom with lesser stimulated games, and keeps them addicted to these fast paced games.

Also keep the volume levels low. It's easy to get hearing damage.

Lastly, make sure they do not engage on forums or social media. ... keep their phones away for now. Too many people that will likely stress the heck out of them.

I recommend singleplayer games or those who have local multiplayer.
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Captain Keen 2023 年 6 月 28 日 上午 10:36 
These are great. The Cat Quest thing looks great, and I didn't know there was a Winnie the Pooh game - although, of course there is =)

On the topic of educational games, they're still a bit beyond him, and I really want him to be good at danish, before mixing in any other languages. But yes, such games are definitely on the menu.
Muppet among Puppets 2023 年 6 月 28 日 上午 11:59 
引用自 Jack Schitt
引用自 Captain Keen
Ah - it seems I've made something ... not clear enough. My little guy is 3 years old, and while he's a clever little dude, he's not quite there yet on the controller side of things. He's not playing, he's watching me play - and also running around some in areas I've cleared.

So 2-player games are ... highly appreciated, but not yet a thing =D

But thanks for all the input regardless. Those games will be great a bit further on, and the rest are awesome.
This comes to mind now that you've said that:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/300/Day_of_Defeat_Source/

DOD:s is a great, extremely fun game. If you look in to how to run maps locally or create a server you can basically play it single player and let him run around without him getting upset from dying. You can add bots to a server or 'single player' map to have something to play against and shoot at (warning: bots are very realistic, they're not stupid like you'd expect bots to commonly be).

And...of course the original:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/70/HalfLife/

You can let him watch as you clear the levels and then go back to the start of the map/level and let him do his thing as long as he wants (as long as he doesn't go through the door to the next level).

I'm trying to think of free games that I know of...when I think of them I'll add another response.
3 years old, they play with teddies, and have magical believes.
You only have that once in your life. If at all you play computer games in that age, you play nice games that are easy, happy, and letting you learn something.
And not playing though game after game. Kids are NOT small adults!

You seem to have forgotten how kids are. So dont make the kid forget that as well, by playing something like this.

You need to understand your kid, to know what you should play.
You play a game like you would read them a story. "A moment to read or play a little story. And then it ends for today."

I cant believe i read this.
Captain Keen 2023 年 6 月 28 日 下午 1:36 
Allow me to explain a bit about the minds of 3yo's.

We played Planet of Lana - which is great for narrative, and a tad lacking on challenge - and at the end, you 'fight' the 'big bad' and it's basically colored lights and 'brrrr' sounds.

This was *intensely* scary for my little guy. Not so scary that he wasn't super invested to keep going until the end. But he still talked about it for the rest of the day.

He'd be scarred for life if he had to worry about headcrab zombies and so on. But it's all cool, lot's of really good input in this thread. Some is just for when he's a few years older.
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