What games for kids do you suggest me?

[candylovergirl]

Hello,

My little brothers (4 and 6 years old) ask me to install some games in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

What games do you suggest me?

No Minecraft

Thanks

Camelia

[heikki-kniivila]

Cities:Skylines
The day of the tentacle -Remastered

[guiverc]

I haven't looked at kids [educational or fun] games in years, but I'd likely start with games/packages that were chosen by Edubuntu.

Examples maybe

https://packages.ubuntu.com/xenial/edubuntu-desktop

https://packages.ubuntu.com/xenial/ubuntu-edu-tertiary
https://packages.ubuntu.com/xenial/ubuntu-edu-secondary
https://packages.ubuntu.com/xenial/ubuntu-edu-primary
https://packages.ubuntu.com/xenial/ubuntu-edu-secondary
https://packages.ubuntu.com/xenial/ubuntu-edu-preschool

You didn't mention your release (or flavor of Ubuntu), so I just picked a release (xenial). I also listed `edubuntu-desktop` only as it was my starting point in finding the others (I didn't select by the ages you provided, but in case this is read by others, I provided a broader list).

You can choose from the list of age appropriate, OR you could install all appropriate for the age group wanted via meta-package. The choice is yours It's likely where I'd start.

(note: the list may not contain the newest education software; but I believe it'll have many good choices already vetted & deemed appropriate for listed age groups).

[CatKiller]

As noted, there are games available in the Ubuntu repositories. There are also thousands of Linux-native games available to buy on Steam. Should you be interested in buying games to share with your brothers, my little one has enjoyed

Contraption Maker
Poly Bridge / Poly Bridge 2
Equilinox
Qube
The Talos Principle
No Man's Sky (not actually native, but runs really well in Proton)
World of Goo
Two Point Hospital
Stardew Valley
The Let's Explore games
The Big Thinkers games
Stellaris
Windward
Human Resource Machine
Lit
Red Planet Farming

[mastablasta]

4 and 6 years old

You people don't have kids, right? i mean the suggested games are hard. or am i just assuming wrong that the games are for them?

I wonder why not minecraft, because that one can be really educational. it's like legos + you have coding, wiring... oh well maybe later. if it's because of money, the reis also free and opensource minetest available. a poor man's minecraft, but it has it's benefits (lua scripts etc).

anyway for that age i would start with gcompris (it's in the software center). it has various educational and fun games for kids to learn how to move the mouse, the basic math problem, letters etc. my boys loved them at that age.

after their mouse and keyboard coordination get's relatively good you have to decide what kind of games you would allow them to play. for example torchlight are fun, but might need an adult with them to help them out. in general kids mostly like sandbox games where nothing will happen to them. so that's why minecraft is so popular with kids. they can be anyone, make anything and there is nothing really dangerous (in creative mode).

[CatKiller]

You people don't have kids, right? i mean the suggested games are hard. or am i just assuming wrong that the games are for them?

My little one's 4. We did Qube together when he was 2. He did Talos Principle mostly on his own when he was 3 (he was sat on my lap, and we talked about the puzzles, but the locomotion was almost entirely his work, as were most of the solutions).

We do No Man's Sky, Lit, Windward, World of Goo, and Red Planet Farming together. Two Point Hospital, Human Resource Machine, Stardew Valley, and Stellaris are ones where he likes to see stuff happen but doesn't control them himself. The rest he can do on his own.

We'll be playing Slime Rancher at some point in the future, and likely Volcanoids, but I've not done those with him yet so they didn't make the list. He also plays Minecraft, but the OP wasn't interested in that, which is also why I didn't mention Minetest. The Freddi Fish games are probably good, too, but my little one didn't take to them, which is why they didn't make the list of games he's already enjoyed.

Gaming is a social activity. Children 4 & 6, with someone older nearby, shouldn't have any trouble getting enjoyment out of any of those games.

[mastablasta]

. Children 4 & 6, with someone older nearby, shouldn't have any trouble getting enjoyment out of any of those games.

yes, with adults around or with them (multiplayer) they can do more difficult games, but on their own it's a different story.

i guess the OP wasn't clear about that as well.

Oh Portal 2 can be an option for 6 yo, but they might need help with some puzzles. if one can play with them (multiplayer) it makes it even more fun. it's amazing how sometimes they find a better solution than adults.

[candylovergirl]

Cities:Skylines
The day of the tentacle -Remastered

Thank you

I haven't looked at kids [educational or fun] games in years, but I'd likely start with games/packages that were chosen by Edubuntu.

Examples maybe

https://packages.ubuntu.com/xenial/edubuntu-desktop

https://packages.ubuntu.com/xenial/ubuntu-edu-tertiary
https://packages.ubuntu.com/xenial/ubuntu-edu-secondary
https://packages.ubuntu.com/xenial/ubuntu-edu-primary
https://packages.ubuntu.com/xenial/ubuntu-edu-secondary
https://packages.ubuntu.com/xenial/ubuntu-edu-preschool

You didn't mention your release (or flavor of Ubuntu), so I just picked a release (xenial). I also listed `edubuntu-desktop` only as it was my starting point in finding the others (I didn't select by the ages you provided, but in case this is read by others, I provided a broader list).

You can choose from the list of age appropriate, OR you could install all appropriate for the age group wanted via meta-package. The choice is yours It's likely where I'd start.

(note: the list may not contain the newest education software; but I believe it'll have many good choices already vetted & deemed appropriate for listed age groups).

I did mention my Ubuntu flavor (Ubuntu 20.04 LTS)
But thanks for that list

As noted, there are games available in the Ubuntu repositories. There are also thousands of Linux-native games available to buy on Steam. Should you be interested in buying games to share with your brothers, my little one has enjoyed

Contraption Maker
Poly Bridge / Poly Bridge 2
Equilinox
Qube
The Talos Principle
No Man's Sky (not actually native, but runs really well in Proton)
World of Goo
Two Point Hospital
Stardew Valley
The Let's Explore games
The Big Thinkers games
Stellaris
Windward
Human Resource Machine
Lit
Red Planet Farming

Thanks for that list

You people don't have kids, right? i mean the suggested games are hard. or am i just assuming wrong that the games are for them?

I wonder why not minecraft, because that one can be really educational. it's like legos + you have coding, wiring... oh well maybe later. if it's because of money, the reis also free and opensource minetest available. a poor man's minecraft, but it has it's benefits (lua scripts etc).

anyway for that age i would start with gcompris (it's in the software center). it has various educational and fun games for kids to learn how to move the mouse, the basic math problem, letters etc. my boys loved them at that age.

after their mouse and keyboard coordination get's relatively good you have to decide what kind of games you would allow them to play. for example torchlight are fun, but might need an adult with them to help them out. in general kids mostly like sandbox games where nothing will happen to them. so that's why minecraft is so popular with kids. they can be anyone, make anything and there is nothing really dangerous (in creative mode).

Well in my case no minecraft, because my brothers play it in their consoles

Camelia