5. Sackboy: A Big Adventure (PS5)
With creator Media Molecule focusing its attention on PS4’s boundless sandbox Dreams, LittleBigPlanet’s whimsical weaved hero deserved his Super Mario 3D World moment. Sackboy: A Big Adventure doesn’t pull up any trees like its predecessors, but is instead a robust co-operative platformer with some memorable musical moments. With a cutesy DIY aesthetic and some surprisingly tight action, it excels in an area that Sony has often been accused of overlooking: fun for the whole family.
4. It Takes Two (PS5)
When you think of co-op games, one should spring to mind immediately: It Takes Two. This action adventure is from the makers of Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons and A Way Out, and sees you and a partner take on the role of an estranged couple. Turned into dolls by their daughter's tears, you and a friend must go on a wildly imaginative, endlessly varied, adventure to return to normal. Constantly presenting you with new puzzles and ideas, each as good as the last, you'll never grow weary of this brilliant game, playable locally or online.
3. Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (PS5)
Up until Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart released, Insomniac Games’ dynamic duo had been wilting in the wilderness a little bit. The PS4 reboot, Ratchet & Clank, was well-received – but it felt lightweight compared to classic series entries, like Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time. Fortunately, while Rift Apart doesn’t necessarily reinvent the wheel, it does deliver the series’ first full-scale adventure in well over a generation. This is a game that feels great to play, thanks in part to stunning DualSense integration and some of the glitziest special effects this side of the galaxy. It’s a little more throwaway than many of the PS5’s other exclusives, but its thoroughly entertaining while it lasts, and the introduction of new characters like Rivet mean there’s a lot of life left in this series yet.
2. Astro's Playroom (PS5)
As far as pack-ins go, Astro’s Playroom is exemplary. Inspired by Team Asobi’s critically acclaimed PSVR platformer Astro Bot Rescue Mission – itself originally introduced in The Playroom VR – this short-form platformer serves as an introduction to the PS5, specifically the DualSense controller. As you explore cutesy character Astro’s vibrant world, you’ll physically feel it in your fingertips, from the sensation of rain falling on the hero’s hard, steel exterior to the slippery surfaces of ice. All of this, alone, would make it a truly memorable experience – but the game also doubles as a kind of history lesson, exploring many of the most famous moments from PlayStation’s past. Simply put, it’s an extraordinary four to five hour escapade, and one that every new PS5 owner must play.
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Astro's playroom is a big winner for me. The kids love it!
Great topic and list!
My son loves Astro’s Playroom. He’s gotten over 40 hours of it this year and it’s the first game he’d ever beaten on his own. He was five years old at the time of completion. He still plays it all the time. He plays Sackboy a lot too.
I do think Minecraft should be on this list. If Crash is on here, Psychonauts 2 definitely should be. Wattam and Katamari are good for the kids too. And Dreams has some wonderful stuff for kids, as long as you can find the right stuff. Stray isn’t a bad one either for kids.
It’s really interesting watching kids play. They play to experience worlds so genuinely. There’s no thought about beating things or getting decent scores, but just getting immersed and story sensing. I sometimes wish I was better at that, myself.
Get ready for a detailed explanation from a respected member of this community why at least half of the games listed here are not suitable for children at all, lol.
Sack Boy is an absolute blast. Its such a fun couch co op, and three player games of it are some of the best times I've had in the last few years.
Initial levels are pretty cookie cutter, but later levels introduce some great mechanics and really good level design. A great family game - or even a fun time for a group of 50yo+ adults like you'll find in my front room!
Clearly whoever put up this list has no kids and haven't tried giving them to play some of these games. Some of these are either way too hard, or quite dark for children.
Bit out there but Tren within dreams is abit of a winner in our house. I wish this was released outside of dreams.
Sonic superstars doesn't make the top 15 🤔
Having young children Half those games under 10yr old can't play.
For example crash 4 is way to difficult
@Matter “ has no kids ”
Strong possibility.😂 Plus kids is a broad category, we’re all somebody’s kid, and my kids game a lot different at 18 & 21 than they did at 3 & 6. A lot less Pokemon now.🤪
Roblox not being on the list makes it kind of… outdated? 🤷🏻♂️ Same for Disney Speedstorm which I play too much but my kids won’t play with me.😢
@Dr-zoidburg You’re talking about Crash 4 being too hard, but saying Sonic Superstars should be on here? Crash 4’s levels are harder, but those bosses in Sonic Superstars ruin the game with their seemingly random difficulty spike. Sonic Mania, on the other hand, I’d say is great fun for kids. Sonic Frontiers too. With regards to this list, my son is 6 and has tried all of these games without much difficulty, outside Among Us and Fortnite. He didn’t like them all, but could play them all to the extent where he either liked them or didn’t, based on preference. Kids can learn games pretty quickly, I’d say.
@Afroducc Tren is absolutely a gem for kids (and adults too). Totally agree. I’d have bought this one as a standalone, even after playing in Dreams. It’s definitely making it to my year-end list and my son loves it. We actually ended up playing it collaboratively where he’d play easier levels while I was at work and then show me what he did and then I’d play the hard ones. Really fun! If it was stand alone, I’d argue it being my favorite Media Molecule game of all time perhaps.
@somnambulance I totally agree with you... It's my favourite thing out of Media Molecule aswell.
I actually think this is what that studio should become, releasing super creative smaller titles to compliment the big releases from the other Sony studios. Tren is such high quality fun. I've shown a few friends who are bigger on the PC side and they've all loved it. It's criminal it's not more accessible, I'm positive it would kill on steam.
@somnambulance hi, I was wondering why the user score was so low on sonic superstars! Think it's on 3 or something.
Just shocked me a bit.
Totally agree with what your saying, myself and my daughter had a blast playing streets of rage 4 together, were as some kids would find it too tough.
I guess we all have different gaming abilities no matter what age we are.
I'd still say crash 4 is too tough lol, well it was for me 😂
The later levels of Crash 4 were ‘extreme difficultly’ or something. I almost gave up, it was so frustrating. The early levels are fun though.
Astro’s Playroom is one of my favourite games ever and we’ll deserving of top spot.
I think Fortnite should be higher though.
These games are all regular video games that have a whimsical art design that makes them look unoffensive and suitable for many ages. Some of the games deal with themes that are more for grown-ups and some have very advanced gameplay techniques. I think we need to decide who "children" are when it comes to lists like this.
Granted you can let a young child loose in most of these games without needing to worry about much blood, sex, violence, or scary stuff, but I would hardly call any of them "children's" games
Bluey: The Video Game, Paw Patrol World, Bratz, Inspector Gadget. These are children's games.
Now if we are talking pre-teens and teens up to 15 these games on the list a fantastic if you don't want your kids engaging in video game violence.
@Dr-zoidburg Yeah, Sonic Superstars might be my personal biggest disappointment of 2023. It’s weird though because I love the level design. The co-op is truly awful though and the bosses are bizarrely difficult in comparison to the breezy difficulty of the stages. It’s like whiplash, even in the early levels. I’ve been playing Sonic games for ages and it’s another example of a confused Sonic game. It was so close to great, but so far away. Crash 4 is a bit easier than Sonic Superstars, but only because of the bosses! Lol
@Afroducc 100% agree with everything you said. I feel like the game is so under the radar because it’s in Dreams. If it would’ve gotten a bit more proper press and a standalone, I think it could have been a bonafide hit. Revealing it was made in Dreams rather than saying it’s the final salvo for the app could’ve honestly gotten more people excited about Dreams as a whole too. Honestly feels like Media Molecule didn’t quite know what to do with Dreams to make it hit right. It deserved better.
This list has me Dreaming of a full on 15hr ps5 "astrobot" game.
The installed demo on ps5 is the closest thing to a 3d mario game regarding thoughtful level design that just plain fun that puts a smile on your face
@somnambulance oh really! The kids want to get me sonic superstars for Christmas so got to hold out.
They should have split the screen on co-op, would have changed the gameplay completely
@Dr-zoidburg Totally agree. Sonic Team tends to make bizarre choices that make you wonder if they even tried the game before they launched it. And, if they did try it, did they really like that!? Lol
I played kids games only so I know which kids games to play so ask me if you need some recommendations for kids games on PS5.
all those are adult games, kids nowadays won't play anything not called Fornite, League of Legends or Call of Duty
Meh, okay list but "kids" is a very broad subject. Only like 3 or 4 of these games are what I would consider 'real' kids & family-friendly titles, the rest are too 'dark' and/or too difficult.
I love bugsnax it's not really a kidsgame storywise get the real ending it's so worth it.
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