Multi Player Games for kids (big and small)

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#289250 22-Aug-2021 18:50

So looking to entertain young people during lockdown. When I was a kid two player games were common. Are there any good child friendly PC based games for kids under 10? (who can play each other with two controllers)?

Was thinking FIFA but what else is good?

Very generic question. I'm not a gamer myself.

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#2765032 22-Aug-2021 19:02

Does it need to be offline and on the same device?

There are plenty of online game sites where kids can play against each other and their mates either in public or in a private arena... our mr 8 and mr 10 like www.crazygames.com but you need a Separate device per player..

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#2765037 22-Aug-2021 19:09

wellygary:

Does it need to be offline and on the same device?

There are plenty of online game sites where kids can play against each other and their mates either in public or in a private arena... our mr 8 and mr 10 like www.crazygames.com but you need a Separate device per player..

Ideally offline, single machine.

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#2765048 22-Aug-2021 19:45

Don't Starve Together is a neat multiplayer game suitable for kids young & old. I know definitely on PS4 it's split-screen two-player which saves the need for multiple setups.

I think the PC version (on Steam) doesn't support split-screen play, but I could be wrong.

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#2765151 22-Aug-2021 22:46

My kids have been playing Rayman Legends thus far this lockdown, which is a great cartoony co-op platformer.

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#2765160 22-Aug-2021 23:24

Check out MAME or similar - arcade games by the oodles....... :)

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#2765185 23-Aug-2021 07:37

There are lots of online options for multiplayer games on PC - eg Minecraft, most FPS, Roblox, Pico park etc. but these are almost exclusively one player per PC ( no split screen mode). If you do have multiple devices available there some (eg Minecraft) can use local network to connect rather than the internet.

One exception I’ve seen recently is Tricky Towers - a fun casual game. Does require at least one controller for local multiplayer ( and one person using keyboard)

For whatever reason, local multiplayer ( ie split screen play) seems to be mostly limited to console games ( eg Xbox, PS5, Switch)

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#2765225 23-Aug-2021 08:50

Overcooked is fun

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#2765256 23-Aug-2021 09:40

lego games are good and go on discount quite a bit. You don't really "die" you just lose tokens you have collected.
They are not versus/competitive games but more working together, some of the games have things like pulling different levers together.
Levels can be revisited and encourage 100% completion by collecting bricks to be awarded lego models and different characters.

Bonus with these games is that if one kid is playing a second player (parent) can join anytime to help solve a puzzle

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#2765264 23-Aug-2021 09:58

NightStalker:

lego games are good and go on discount quite a bit. You don't really "die" you just lose tokens you have collected.
They are not versus/competitive games but more working together, some of the games have things like pulling different levers together.
Levels can be revisited and encourage 100% completion by collecting bricks to be awarded lego models and different characters.

Bonus with these games is that if one kid is playing a second player (parent) can join anytime to help solve a puzzle

I'd agree with this. The Lego games are really good and are generally available on most platforms. When my kids were significantly younger, they played a number of them, from Harry Potter ones to Marvel-themed ones and all sorts in between.

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#2765269 23-Aug-2021 10:16

Lego - pick your poison when it comes to the theme
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Putt Putt - Though a single player game it can be used via collabortation using single input. Very casual point and click puzzle solver from the mid 90s. Maybe it's the nostalgia kicking in.

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#2765272 23-Aug-2021 10:23

Minecraft dungeons my 6 year old loves, we play together.. can have up to 4 players playing at once [if you want to have a jam with them too :)].. its an action role play and you can level up your players, collect different items etc. progressively gets harder as you level up.

Quite fun :)

Oh, crash team racing is also quite fun, only game the wife will play with us too :)

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#2765632 23-Aug-2021 18:47

Cheers for the suggestions. Got a couple of on the short list. What about sport?? Boxing, NBA anything like that?

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#2765787 24-Aug-2021 10:18

1) Battletoads

2) If you have an Xbox or Xbox 360, Joyride Turbo is an oldie but goldie

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#2765789 24-Aug-2021 10:21

We've actually gotten a whole load of fun out of our XBox 360 coming out of retirement with its Kinect controller.

We've been playing Ten Pin Bowling, Boxing, Olympics and others.

It can make for a really fun afternoon with the kids (even though ours are 14 & 16, they still enjoy it as much as they did when they were half that age).

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#2765801 24-Aug-2021 10:55

Handsomedan:

We've actually gotten a whole load of fun out of our XBox 360 coming out of retirement with its Kinect controller.

Same here. The Kinect sensor sitting on top of a Sony X90J looks really out of place, but who cares - I forgot just how much fun is Kinect Sports!

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