My 6 year old has just completed Lego city undercover on a Nintendo switch. I will switch to a steam deck for my own gameplay but to sweeten the deal and let me sell the switch, please could you recommend games that would be good for a 6/7 year old?
Looking for games he can play by himself without much help and also games we could play together.
Thanks in advance!
Oh, also Goat Simulator. So much hilarious mayhem!
Katamari Damacy. Be prepared to replace those thumbsticks.
Wobbly Life is a pretty good one. It has online capabilities but no chat, communication is limited to a very small subset of emojis.
Spyro the dragon! I played it as a kid and even as an adult its still amazing!
Honestly the remake of the first three is gorgeous too
Untitled Goose Game has been a hit in our house. The Bluey game has been a close second. Power wash Simulator might be worth a shot. Sometimes it’s a bit fiddly finding the last little bit to complete the wash though.
Edit: I didn’t realize this was the steam deck sub. I’m only familiar with these releases on the PlayStation, so hopefully they’re available
It’s alright, those games are all Steam Deck verified so they’ll play just fine.
My kids (7 and 6) enjoy valheim, Lego Star wars, deaths door, portal 2 and spiritfarer
Might consider this bundle, some of the games are targeted at kids younger than 6, but it’s a good deal for younger players.
Virtual pinball games
wobbly life! i fuckiing love wobbly life it is like GTA but more physics based and family friendly. It has that perfect co-op recipe of providing focus tasks and challenges you can accomplish together but also giving ample room and opportunity for spontaneous and chaotic fun
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1211020/Wobbly_Life/
lego games are great too!
For more chill gameplay I REALLY like Farm Together, I haven’t tried the second one yet.
I can recommend a lot of local-splitscreen games too.
I would love some split screen recommendations for myself and my almost gamer girlfriend. She loved all the lego games weve played, it takes two, sackboy, unravel, bg3, divinity, castles crashers, children of morta, idk lots of others but please feed me all your recommendations because theres never enough split screen.
Dangerous Dave. Me and my mom used to take turns on that one when i was little. Also og Doom. Not kidding I loved Doom as a first grader
The lego batman games emulated on steam deck
Just a question: can they hold the deck ? I have small hands it feels way too big (my hands are still larger than any 6yo’s hands I’ve ever seen)
I haven’t got it yet so not sure but good point I’ll need to check! He can handle the switch without removing the sticks. Is it even bigger than that?
It’s way bigger
Like 3 times as thick and the controller parts have some padding making it 4,5~5 times as thick there
Oh man, I had no idea. I really appreciate you letting me know
Minecraft is all a kid needs these days
Luanti is all the minecraft a kid needs these days
Aer
Rime
Stonefall
Shovel Knight
Journey
Spider Heck
Overcooked (1 & 2)
Snakeybus
Osmos
Sonic Mania
World of Goo
Duck Tales Remastered
Spyro: Reignited Trilogy
My six year old loves Pikuniku (puzzle platformer), Alba: A Wildlife Adventure (wholesome 3d adventure), and Horizon Chase Turbo (classic arcade-like racing).
Loved “A Short Hike” and every kid I’ve shown it to got hooked!
