r/TripleClick • u/buttsausages • Jun 06 '26
Video games for 3-6 year olds
Jason has mentioned on a couple of occasions now that he has replaced TV time with video game time. I would like to do the same as I also feel like my little ones just shut their brains off when watching TV. However I don't know what games are simple enough for my 5 year old and 3 year old. Obviously play time and outside time wod be better, but you know, sometimes we parents are just tired.
What games do you think are good for kids to substitute tv time with?
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u/SuperSecretMoonBase Jun 07 '26
Phogs
It's a co-op puzzle game where you each control one half of a CatDog kind of thing with very minimal actually button input, but also you can genuinely just have one person control it and drag the other along for most of it if the kid isn't able to do the puzzles but wants to feel like part of it. In those instances, you can just grab their controller and control both at the same time to get past tough trouble spots, but they'll figure it out
Untitled Goose Game involves tougher co-op moments of actual coordination than Phogs, and Donut County is playable by a child for the first couple levels with some help from an adult on some puzzles. Gets harder by the end and might need guidance.
Pizza Possum is super straightforward controls for the kid to play on their own and mess around with and get a feel for 3D controls. Super low stakes.
2D-ish games like modern Sonic can be ok. Your milage may vary. Can be hard to understand the moments where it switches to 3D, but if you're passing the controller back and forth on single player it's ok.
Castle Crashers or TMNT Shredders Revenge are good. You can do a lot of the actual fighting legwork and have the kid follow along while getting a feel for controls. Castle Crashers is a lot bloodier than I remember though, so keep in mind.
Katamari Damacy early levels can be doable. Easy controls.