Games for 5-8 year olds

[Xamurai]

I am looking for games for 5-8 year olds. Can somebody give some recommendation.
Not "just" a kid game, but a "must have". Eiter way becaus it has easy controls, educational stuff, or beacus its very 'cool'.

[LokiVienna]

[Tycho]

Freddy the Fish.
Loved those when I was a kid.
I also enjoyed Max Payne 1 and 2, Cossacks the Art of War, Battle For Middle Earth 2, GTA Vice City, Harry Potter Quidditch World Cup, NBA Live 2003, Lego Racers, Outwars, Sid Meier's Pirates, Simpsons Hit&Run, Star Wars Episode 1 Racer, Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Outcast & Jedi Academy, Morrowind, TMNT Mutant Melee, Tomb Raider Collection, Robin Hood The Legend of Sherwood Forest, Yugioh games, and many more.. If I remember them I'll update the list

Edit #1: Just realised most of those games are really old, like really. Dunno how many of them can you find on Steam, but it's worth trying.

[Raven]

Portal and Portal 2. Your child will become more intelligent for having played it.

[Puggles123654]

Originally posted by Sunstorm:

Portal and Portal 2. Your child will become more intelligent for having played it.

Thats what i said(in my mind). Some one migth say COD as a joke

[TopHat]

csgo is a good game for a kid teaching them to never trust russians and always rush be with tec-9 and flashbang

[Raven]

Originally posted by Pugglekaiser:

Originally posted by Sunstorm:

Portal and Portal 2. Your child will become more intelligent for having played it.

Thats what i said(in my mind). Some one migth say COD as a joke

I was completely serious when making those suggestions, but yeah COD is an obvious joke.

When the child has completed Portal and Portal 2, by the age of 10-12 they will be intelligent enough to tackle The Talos Principle and debate philosophy with an... Well I don't want to give spoilers. LoL

[TombRaiser]

The Talos Principle, eh? Never a dull moment. :)

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[Kaytzalcoatl]

I liked the Freddi Fish games when I was a kid.

[WukongTheDeity]

GTA...... They must learn the arts of car jacking, running over old people, and killing hookers from an early age

[The Rock God]

When my daughter was 5 I taught her to play WoW. She eventually got tired of WoW, and mostly plays CoD games these days. (I had to disown her, of course.)

[Menicus]

[llefty]

All of the games by Humongous Entertainment (Freddi Fish, Putt-Putt, Spy Fox, and Pajama Sam) are great and considered classic childrens' PC games.

Those are must-buys (especially Spy Fox and Pajama Sam, in my opinion)

[lief]

1. go on GOG
2. Buy Fallout 1-2, The Witcher 1, Hitman 2, Baldur's Gate 1-2, Icewind Dale, Planescape Torment, Assassin's Creed 1, Far Cry 1, Morrowind, Deus ex and many others great games.
3. play.

there is no reason to avoid good games at any age.

[ScottWhatSolo]

Dungeon defenders
Chariot
Fable
Grow home
Pinball fx 2
Peggle
pix the cat
Roll'd
Riptide gp 2
Shattered planet
Snow - free2play
Starwhal
Worms - any but reloaded is the best
Ocenahorn monster of uncharted seas
Penarium - may be a little hard but is very fun
Rayman - does need a uplay account

Hope this helps and most of these have controller support.

[Gallifrey - CSSC Gaming Founder]

Goat Simulator - my kids loved it.

However generlly for 5 - 8 year olds I'd recommend BBC games. All free, most very simple, and nothing age inappropriate.

S.x.