Playstation Games for Kids Ideas

[CroFlames]

I have a 2, 4 and 5 year old who like to watch me play video games. The 4 & 5 year old like to play as well. I only own playstation(s). Not opposed to a Switch, but would rather not get yet another console.

Someone a while back recommended Rayman Legends and that has been great with them. We are basically done the game, just trying to snag the last few trophies which is boring them now.

Anyone have any new suggestions?

[Hemi-Cuda]

Sackboy: A Big Adventure is a must. My kids were addicted to that game for a long time, and it's right up there with any given Mario game as one of the best 3D platformers of all-time. Here's some others that I've gotten a lot of play time with as well

Spyro Reignited Trilogy
Crash Bandicoot N-Sane Trilogy
Sonic Mania
A Hat In Time
Untitled Goose Game

The Ratchet & Clank games are awesome as well (PS4 remake/reboot and PS5 Rift Apart), but they're probably too difficult for them to play. My kids enjoyed watching me play them though

[b1crunch]

I have two boys (11 and 7).

They love basically all the LEGO games, but especially the Marvel ones. The newest one (Star Wars: Skywalker Saga) was also a hit with them. My boys started gaming on the LEGO games. They're quite good for the little guys, and they still like them now that they are older.

I'd also really recommend Sackboy. Me, my wife and my kids all played it four-player and we loved it.

The other games in our house that my boys love are: "Stick Fight" and another called "Gang Beasts". They are fighting games with pretty funny physics and my boys get a major kick out of them. They can also be found for very cheap.

Ratchet and Clank is also good. It's only single player but my boys enjoyed watching it, and we'd take turns on different levels.

Do you have PS5? Because the game that comes with it (Astro Bot) was also a major hit with my kids. It's single player again, but they took turns and loved going through and collecting everything.

[CroFlames]

Originally Posted by b1crunch

I have two boys (11 and 7).

They love basically all the LEGO games, but especially the Marvel ones. The newest one (Star Wars: Skywalker Saga) was also a hit with them. My boys started gaming on the LEGO games. They're quite good for the little guys, and they still like them now that they are older.

I'd also really recommend Sackboy. Me, my wife and my kids all played it four-player and we loved it.

The other games in our house that my boys love are: "Stick Fight" and another called "Gang Beasts". They are fighting games with pretty funny physics and my boys get a major kick out of them. They can also be found for very cheap.

Ratchet and Clank is also good. It's only single player but my boys enjoyed watching it, and we'd take turns on different levels.

Do you have PS5? Because the game that comes with it (Astro Bot) was also a major hit with my kids. It's single player again, but they took turns and loved going through and collecting everything.

Yeah, we got tons of mileage out of the preloaded Astro's Playroom. My kids loved it before we moved onto Rayman. Now we are on the hunt for something new.

[CroFlames]

Originally Posted by Hemi-Cuda

Sackboy: A Big Adventure is a must. My kids were addicted to that game for a long time, and it's right up there with any given Mario game as one of the best 3D platformers of all-time. Here's some others that I've gotten a lot of play time with as well

Spyro Reignited Trilogy
Crash Bandicoot N-Sane Trilogy
Sonic Mania
A Hat In Time
Untitled Goose Game

The Ratchet & Clank games are awesome as well (PS4 remake/reboot and PS5 Rift Apart), but they're probably too difficult for them to play. My kids enjoyed watching me play them though

Is Sackboy available for PS5? So I don't have to fire up the old PS3 or PS4?

Great idea!

[undercoverbrother]

Any/all Lego games


My boy (now 17, will still sometimes play then for shiggles)

There is a large range of Lego games.

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by CroFlames

Is Sackboy available for PS5? So I don't have to fire up the old PS3 or PS4?

Great idea!

PS5 is backwards compatible I believe.

[DoubleF]

Originally Posted by CroFlames

Yeah, we got tons of mileage out of the preloaded Astro's Playroom. My kids loved it before we moved onto Rayman. Now we are on the hunt for something new.

https://www.playstation.com/en-ca/ps.../#game-cat-a-z

+1 for LEGO and Little big planet. Both are available as options in PS Plus extra which IMO is worth it. There's also a few others on PS+ that would be worth trying before buying? I'm not sure of their dexterity and I've marked those with a (?) below.

On PS+ extra:

Stray?
Knack?
Kingdom Hearts?
I am bread
Paw Patrol
Rabbids
Sports games?
Racing?
Simulation?
Worms?
Abzu/Flower*/Flow*

Not sure what other are available in "classics" if you go with PS+ premium.

Other:

Katamari
Patapon
Journey
Taiko Drum (drum is PS4 only?)
Other LEGO games
Sky: Children of the light?

$18 for the month to look at the catalog isn't bad. It's $115 for the year if you go that route.

[OutOfTheCube]

Sackboy is PS4/PS5, and it's on sale for $26 on the digital store right now. Great deal for that game, I'd also recommend it.

My kids play a buttload of Playstation, here's what's got the most playtime the last little while:

Slime Rancher (we've had this for a while, it just clicked for my 5 year old over Christmas break here)
Deeeer Simulator
Goat Simulator 3
Fall Guys
Spongebob Squarepants: Battle for Bikini Bottom
Minecraft
Astro's Playroom
Bugsnax (this one was huge with my 5 year old)
Dreams

My guys are more into open-world / explore around and do whatever you want type games, they tend to get bored in the more traditional platformers so their taste might not line up with your kids.

[Hemi-Cuda]

Originally Posted by CroFlames

Is Sackboy available for PS5? So I don't have to fire up the old PS3 or PS4?

Great idea!

Sackboy is the newest game and it has a PS5 version. You may be thinking of LittleBigPlanet 3, which was the PS3 game

[FlamesAddiction]

My 7 year old girl and I love playing Goat Simulator 3 together. As mentioned, Astro's Playroom is really good for any age.

Other games my kid likes for PS4/PS5:

- Little Big Planet 3
- Sackboy
- Plants vs. Zombies
- Parapa the Rapper
- Ratchet and Clank - Rift Apart
- Sonic Frontiers
- Among Us
- Five Nights at Freddy's Security Breach
- Humans Fall Flat
- Gang Beasts
- Fall Guys
- Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl
- Nickelodeon Kart Racers 3

She doesn't play, but likes watching me play Guardians of the Galaxy,