I have played some great video games in my time. I had a Sega Genesis and NES when I was little and eventually got a SNES. My first video game ever I could think of when holding a controller was either Sonic the Hedgehog 1 on Mario Bros 3. I can’t remember which one I played first. I must have been 4 or 5.

Anyway I’ve played a lot of great games in my time. I didn’t have a PlayStation growing up, as you will see from my list. I was able to play some games when my friend lent me his PS.

Here is my top 10 of all time:

1 Zelda Ocarina of Time

2 Super Metroid

3 Chrono Trigger

4 Super Smash Melee

5 Doom Eternal

6 Sekiro

7 Elden Ring (if there was no stuttering even on high end pcs I would put this maybe one spot higher)

8 Witcher 3

9 Final Fantasy VII

10 Hollow Knight

This was a hard list to make. I know I left out some great games that are also 10/10.

Honorable mentions:

Skyrim

Assassins Creed II

Hey when I was a kid I had this Crash game I vaguely remember but I feel like it might not have been real I'm not sure?

I believe it was a 2005 kart racing game developed by Radical Entertainment and published by Vivendi Universal Games under the Sierra Entertainment label for the GameCube (GC), PlayStation 2 (PS2), Xbox, and the PlayStation Portable (PSP). The game was released in North America on October 21, 2005 and in Europe on November 4, 2005. The PlayStation 2 version was re-released in the three-disc "Crash Bandicoot Action Pack" compilation (alongside Crash Nitro Kart and Crash Twinsanity) in the United States on June 12, 2007 and in Europe on July 20, 2007.[5] I think it was the third racing game in the Crash Bandicoot video game series, following Crash Nitro Kart.

The game's story centers on the exploits of the protagonist, Crash Bandicoot, who must win the ownership of a dilapidated theme park by finding its missing Power Gems before his nemesis, Doctor Neo Cortex, can.

It might have received generally mixed reviews; while its visual style, humor and supplementary content were generally praised, the racing mechanics and track designs were criticized for being uninspired, and the game's graphical quality was deemed to be inconsistent. Content from the game was later remastered as part of Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled, released on June 21, 2019.

It's literally like a blur in the back of my mind what was this game & how can I find it? Is it real or did I just make it up?

Hey, all! Been playing games one way or anther since the late 60s. First game I can actually remember is watching my grandparents and their friends playing a card game called Pinochle. Very popular with the German-Americans around St Louis, Missouri, US back then. I personally haven't played it since the 90s.

First board game I remember playing was checkers. Graduated to Life, Monopoly, Yahtzee, Risk, etc.

First video game was pretty rare in the gamer universe. Mom worked for the University of Illinois back in the early 70s. For a few days scattered around my summer vacation I'd go with her and roam the campus. One day I found the CompSci department and saw profs and students playing a game on their bigass computer. The screen was maybe 4x6 inches, portrait, green screen. They were playing some version of Lunar Lander. I was so happy they let this 9 year old kid play. I was hooked. Then got Pong, the Magnavox Odyssey 300 and on.

First comp was a Tandy TRS-80, then an Apple IIe, then Army comps and comms. I remember a Star Trek game, then for an Apple or IBM was Lode Runner.

Late 70s/early 80s excellent conjunction of D&D, PC, Arcade, so much new and fun shit all at once. Never enough time on your hands.

During the early 80s played a few live-action games in the Army and university like the assassin game and . We soldiers used these games for fun and skill practice. I remember getting killed once by a bomb placed in my locker. It turns out my roommate had betrayed me and had let in one of the players. Fucker hid a "bomb", a CO2 cartridge, in my rucksack.

Tons of quarters into arcades since Asteroids and Space Invaders. Favs back in those stand-up days were and

Played Gameboy, Nintendo 64, but main console became Playstation. Still running Fallout 76 to this day.

Love my PC games like Descent, Duke Nukem, Quake, Myst, Civ, ET:QW, Redneck Rampage, Deus Ex, CoD, Battlefield univers, and on and on.

Currently play poker with vet buddies every Tuesday, poker online, various social board games like Trivial Pursuit, Uno, Stupid, True Colors, etc. Have a few games for PC, solitaires, Mahjong,but mainly on PS4/5.

I could be completely off base for this but a Trails game being this high in best-sellers for Amazon is not normal right? Did Reverie, CS4, Crossbell games or even Ys get anywhere this high? If this is just a normal thing because it's close to release date that's happened before then I'd understand but I was under the impression Falcom titles never particularly charted well in terms of anticipation.

Dear Warriors of Light,

As we are currently going through a new expansion, it's pretty common at this point that there will be issues and Square Enix is very well aware of them going on right now.

With Hakul's thread covering only one example, this thread will be its replacement and please use this thread to report and discuss any and all issues plaguing the game right now. Please avoid making duplicate threads for ANY particular issue at this time. This thread will be updated with any new information as it becomes available.

Current ongoing issues

Do note that this thread will be updated from time to time to cover all ongoing issues that are plaguing players, so if you're having issues, chances are others will be having the same issue as well. So to repeat what has been said above, PLEASE use this thread to report the issue and avoid making duplicate threads.

Thank you and we appreciate your cooperation on the matter.

I have around £25... do I buy like 5 old cheaper games.... 2 oldish but big games AC origins and Oddyssy or one great game that I ain't plated before like Last of Us or God of war? Never had a PlayStation

TL;DR: You can't add cores on iOS after installation! The cores it comes with are all there is. Sideload the *.ipa version if you want more cores and JIT. If you want to emulate a sixth-generation console, use something else.

This topic has come up quite a bit since RetroArch was released on the App Store, so I figured a detailed post about it would be helpful. (DISCLAIMER: I'm not a libretro/RetroArch developer, just a common user.)

On most platforms, RetroArch does not come with any cores. You install them through the built-in Core Downloader (or Steam or your Linux distro's package manager, depending on how you installed RetroArch). Those cores can be deleted as you please. If your filesystem allows it, you can also modify your core list from outside of RetroArch just by adding/deleting cores from their folder.

This is NOT the case on iOS! Here, every core that can be used is included with RetroArch itself. The process of adding cores is done by the developers when creating a new version of the app. Once it is installed, there is no way for a user to modify the cores. The only way to update the cores or get new ones is to update RetroArch to a version that has them included. These differences exist due to the technical limitations of the platform.

In addition to the App Store version, there is also an *.ipa version of RetroArch available from , which can be installed using tools like , or . (This was the only way to use RetroArch on iOS before it was released on the App Store.) This sideloaded version can be used as an alternative to the App Store version, if you do not mind a more complicated installation process and the need to "refresh" the app every so often so it does not get disabled. You can also install it alongside the App Store version, as they are unique apps with separate files and configurations.

The main advantage the sideloaded version has is its core selection. It has several cores not currently available in the App Store, including MAME (for Arcade; supports more games than FinalBurn Neo, can also emulate non-arcade systems), Flycast (for Sega Dreamcast and NAOMI/Atomiswave arcade games), Play! (for PlayStation 2; note that this emulator is in an alpha state and many games do not work correctly) Virtual Jaguar (for Atari Jaguar), Opera (for 3DO), QUASI88 (for NEC PC-88), and X Millennium (for Sharp X1).

The other big advantage of the sideloaded version is its ability to use , which allows several cores that emulate more demanding systems to have improved performance and battery life. The same aforementioned tools used to install RetroArch can also be used to enable JIT. Apple does not allow the feature to be used in the App Store.

However, even the sideloaded version is missing certain cores found on other platforms. Notably, there are no cores for GameCube, Wii, or 3DS available on iOS. You must use an emulator outside of RetroArch if you want to emulate these systems. Note that RetroArch does not have any cores that emulate PlayStation 3/4/5/Vita, Wii U, Nintendo Switch, or Xbox/360/One/Series on any platform at all.

It is possible to find references to unsupported cores and systems in the Online Updater and in Import Content, as these features work the same on every platform. However, a downloaded system file only works with the core it is made for, and a game added to a playlist can only be played if you have a core that can run it (even if RetroArch’s scanner detects it).

Hopefully this post is useful to someone. I wrote it because there did not seem to be much info available about the differences between iOS and other platforms, or about the *.ipa version (which I use myself).

EDIT: Added the Play! core to the list of sideload-exclusive cores. Mentioned the ability to have the Play Store and sideloaded versions installed together. Noted that unsupported cores and systems are still referenced in the app. Oh, and thanks for the award!

Hi Farmers,

Here is the Xbox X & S, PlayStation 5 Hotfix v1.0-948 & Xbox PC Hotfix v1-142
With this hotfix, we readjust some achievements to make it easier to understand.
You can check the complete changelist below!

If you encounter bugs or other issues, please kindly report it directly here:

• E-mail: 

• coral-bugs-report and coral-crash-report on Discord: 

Thank you so much for your patience!

Xbox X & S, PlayStation 5 Hotfix v1.0-948 & Xbox PC Hotfix v1-142

Achievements adjustments:

• Coral Island’s Sweetheart: Reach heart 8 with all townies. Previously Reach heart 8 with all NPC. The change will made clear that you do not need to increase heart with Merfolk NPC to achieve this.

• Multi-level Gifting: Give a gift to all townies. Previously Give a gift to all NPC. This will make clear you do not need to give a gift to Merfolk NPC to achieve this.

• Legendary Farmer: Ship all items in the Produce Caught and Found categories in the Journal. Previously Ship all items in game. The change are made to make clear what needs to be shipped instead of just generic all.

Bugfixes:

• Fix super coral museum assets disappearing in museum cutscene.

• Fix bug where cancel errand confirmation still allowing you to navigate the UI instead of having confirm or cancel.

• Fix oil press mesh issue.

• Fix collision issues.

• Fix one of DIY crafting cannot be completed.

• Fix legendary farmer achievements cannot be completed.

• Fix issue with hair mesh.

• Fix ambiance sound missing after load game from pause menu.

• Fixes NPC collisions issue (so they don't stand on top of the value)

• Fixed touch garden causing crash if moved with architect desk.

• Fix possible crash when save list is corrupted.

• Fix underwear tops still seen over other clothes.

• Fix soybean growth length text.

• Fix typos on some NPC Dialogues.

• Fix bamboo sanctuary doesn't show cutscene.

• Fix Master Slime didn't show portrait.

• Fix spooky lamp not working properly.

• Remove POI in Nursery room.

Improvements:

• Update more text for museum POI

• Various UI improvements.

• Add sandals to Balinese Kebaya and Safari Outfit

• Change Macy's sofa from single to double size.

• Adding whale sound when player wakes up underwater instead of roost.

Balancing:
We made the following mini-games easier:

• Balap karung

• Tug of war

• Cow competition

• Chicken competition

• Bonk the skeleton

• Smashing pumpkin

• Match Pattern

Localizations:

• Various translation improvements.

Absolutely wonderful experiences. I played a tiny bit of 1 back in high school when PlayStation All-Stars came out and Sir Dan was a character I played a decent amount but I never really gave the series a real go until recently.

Medievil 1998 is an instant classic and will now absolutely rank high within my list of favorite games from that generation, I can only hope that 2 gets added to PS5 soon! Aside from like 2 puzzles, ranged feeling way too cumbersome to use and boss fights being mostly mediocre imo it was a lovely experience. Would probably give it an 8.5/10 or so.

Ressurection is such a mixed bag. The art style change has a few changes I enjoyed but for the most part it felt like it lost the gothic edge in favor of going for pure Saturday Morning Cartoon vibes. Same goes for the writing too where it loses a lot of the dryness that made the humor of the original great and adds even more dialogue and constant gags that range from ok to pretty funny. The combat changes were also really rough as while I appreciated fleshing out movesets the moves are super finnicky due to enemies constantly getting knocked out of combos and enemies still attacking just as rabidly as they did on PS1 despite you attacking slower. In fact the much slower movement, acceleration and attacking is really what hurts this game the most. Game also has the horrible habit of giving bosses tons of non-telegraphed invulnerable states or bizarre mechanics (lookin at you final 2 bosses). Level design was pretty solid tho even if the genie in your head ruined most of the puzzles by outright telling you the solution. Some things like the Scurvy Docks and the Asylum boss were excellent though and the core of the adventure is still great fun. Still, I will probably never play it again when I prefer the original. A solid 7 from me, maybe a 6.5 at worst.

The PS4 remake on the other hand was almost entirely a step up from the OG. Weapon swapping was great, the art style is /mostly/ a huge and faithful upgrade and things like ranged combat and movement seeing meaningful improvements make it the best feeling of the 3. Loved the retooled boss fights for the Ghost Ship, King Pumpkin and Zarok fights too! Only real issue are that some areas feel way too colorful and well lit (lookin at you ant colony) but for the most part it really is the definitive way to play the game. The Lost Souls were also great fun as it encouraged replays of levels with your maxed out Sir Dan while solving fun riddles and doing some silly minigames. 9/10 easily!!!

Now please Sony, give me Medievil 2!!! Probably gonna load up an iso to my Vita and try it out before then cause I'm impatient haha.

There are 2 main sections :

• A) Games I've tried (with my kids)

• B) Games I've not tried yet

These 2 sections are divided into 3 main sub sections :

• i) 2 players max

• ii) up to 4 players and more

• iii) online multiplayer

I've started to add the minimal age I recommend. If no age is speciied, then the minimal age is 6-7yo. All games are available on Nintendo Switch unless specified. I try to focus on games that gets above average reviews. I'm probably going to put this in an Excel spreadsheet at some point to make it easier to filter. Games with less than 300 reviews on Steam and less than 20 reviews on Metacritic gets the "LK" tag which stands for lesser-known.

A) Games I've tried

2 players max

Great :

• It Takes Two (8yo)

• Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker : action-puzzle

• Luigi's Mansion 3 : action adventure

• Snipperclips Plus : puzzle

• BOXBOY! + BOXGIRL! : puzzle

• Portal 2 (8yo) : puzzle

• Yoshi's Crafted World (5yo) : similar to Kirby Star Allies

• Puyo Puyo Tetris

• Guacamelee 1,2 : action-platformer

• Kirby and the Forgotten Land : platformer, a bit too easy and linear

• Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze (8yo) : platformer, a bit too hard before that age

• Door Kickers: Action Squad (8yo) : side scroller, similar to Broforce, a bit violent for 8yo

• Paw Patrol on a Roll (5yo) : action platformer, great for young kids

• Unravel Two : puzzle platformer

• Racing games : Forza, Gran Turismo, F1, NFS Hot Pursuit, Dirt, etc. Rarely on Switch.

Not bad :

• A Hat in Time : 3d platformer, cute for kids but the second player is limited a bit

• Portal Knights (8yo) : mix of Minecraft and RPG

• Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2 : graphics are meh in split screen on Switch so go PS5/etc

• Kinect Disneyland Adventures (5yo) : action adventure (PC+XBOX only)

• Stick Fight The Game : fighting, repetitive but funny! similar to Duck Game

Not a fan :

• Chicory A Colorful Tale (PS5)

• Cat Quest 2 : action RPG similar to Minecraft Dungeons

• Monaco (8yo) : top down stealth

• Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World (10yo) : beat em up

• Diablo 3/4 (12yo)

• Divinity: Original Sin 2 (13yo) : not really my cup of tea but it's popular

• Phogs! : puzzle, movements are limited by the other player, it annoyed me

• Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle : turn based strategy game, not my cup of tea

• Animal Crossing New Horizons : very popular but I don't like it, not enough action

• Chess Ultra : I prefer to play on a real board, this video game does not add anything imho

• Asterix and Obelix: Slap them All! (8yo) : beat 'em up

• 20xx : run&gun, looks cool and could be great but was average

Up to 4 players or more

Great :

• Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury : platformer

• New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe : platformer

• Sackboy : platformer (not on Switch)

• Just Dance (5yo)

• Super Smash Bros. Ultimate : fighting

• Super Mario Bros. Wonder : platformer

• Horizon Chase Turbo : arcade racing

• Boomerang Fu (5yo) : fighting

• Duck Game : fighting

• Towerfall Ascension : action

• Hidden in Plain Sight : stealth party (great especially with kids)

• Broforce (8yo) : run&gun, a bit violent/gore but my 7yo liked it

• Trine 4 : side-scrolling, platform-puzzle

• Sport games : NHL, FIFA, etc

• ARMS : fighting

• Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime (8yo) : space shooter, a bit too hard before that age

• Littlebigplanet 1,2,3 : platformer, a bit too hard before that age (PS4/PS5 only)

• Rayman Legends (8yo) : platformer, a bit too hard before that age

• Tricky Towers : similar to Tetris

• Mario Kart 8 : it gets repetitive quickly imho but I liked it when I was a kid so

• Ultimate Chicken Horse : competitive platformer

Not bad :

• Overcooked (8yo)

• Moving Out (8yo)

• Nobody Saves the World (9yo) : action RPG dungeon crawling

• Minecraft Dungeons (8yo) : dungeon crawler

• Untitled Goose Game : puzzle stealth

• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Shredders Revenge

• Tetris Effect Connected

• Mario Party Superstars : not a fan but my daughter likes it

• Super Mario Party : see above, Superstars is the newest edition

• Cake Bash : fighting, not a fan but my daughter liked it, she can play solo

Not a fan :

• Astro Bears Party : snake game (might be funnier with 8yo+ kids)

• Fly Punch Bloom : fighting

• WarioWare Get It Together!

• Gang beasts : fighting

• Urban flow : a bit like with Phogs!, when too much cooperation is needed, it kills it for me

Online multiplayer (ranked)

• Fortnite (8yo)

• Palworld : only on xbox/PC

• Rocket League

• Minecraft

• Fall Guys

• Roblox : not a fan but my kids like it (on iPad)

• Genshin Impact (8yo)

• Sky: Children of the Light : did not like it

Single player

Single player games to play with kids (not multi but can be great to compete or watch) :

• Super Mario Odyssey : there is a coop mode but the 2nd player is limited (cappy)

• Astro's Playroom

• Lonely Mountains Downhill

• Ring Fit Adventure

• Paper Mario: The Origami King

• Super Mario Maker 2 : there are some coop levels apparently

• Super Mario 3D All-Stars

• Stray (PS5)

• Little Nightmares : 13yo+ in theory but I think it's fine for 7yo

• Shovel Knight : very good game but might be a bit hard for kids

• Pac-Man

• Zelda BOTW

• Burnout Paradise Remastered

• OlliOlli World

• Pinball FX 3

Solo Puzzle games (can work together since it can be complicated for young kids) :

• The Talos Principle

• The Witness

• Baba is you (9yo)

• The Incredible Machine : old classic PC game but still worth it

B) Games I have not tried yet

i) 2 players

• Aqua Kitty UDX : arcade shooter

• Astral Chain (10yo) : hack & slash

• A Way Out (14yo) : not on Switch

• BattleBlock Theater : only on PC/xbox, up to 4 players in Arena mode

• Borderlands (13yo) : might be good with mouse/kb but not a fan of FPS using controllers

• Cadence of Hyrule: Crypt of the NecroDancer (9yo)

• Dodgeball Academia (7yo) : sports RPG

• Fitness boxing 2

• Goat Simulator (10yo)

• Golf Story (7yo) : golf RPG

• Haven (12yo) : third-person RPG with survival game elements

• Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity (10yo) : hack & slash

• Hyrule Warriors Definitive Edition (10yo) : hack & slash

• Hyper Light Drifter (11yo) : 2D action RPG

• Katamari Damacy REROLL (7yo)

• Knack 2 (8yo) : PS4/PS5 only

• Knights and Bikes : action-adventure

• Kingdom Two Crowns : side-scrolling micro strategy game

• Pang Adventures : collection of arcade video games, LK

• Pokemon Let's Go

• Pikmin 3 (8yo)

• Salt And Sanctuary (11yo) : 2D action RPG

• SEGA Genesis Classics : compilation of over

• Spiritfarer (10yo) : tried it solo, did not like it

• SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated

• Starlink: Battle for Atlas : open world space combat

• The Adventure Pals (5yo) : platforming with beat 'em up style combat and light RPG elements

• The World Ends with You Final Remix (12yo) : action RPG

• Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands (13yo) : similar to Borderlands, not available on Switch

• Unsighted : top-down hack 'n slash mixed with shoot em up and RPG elements

• Vitamin Connection (7yo) : LK

• Wand Wars : fast-paced, top-down, magical sports game, LK

• What the golf? : silly physics-based golf parody

• Wild Guns Reloaded (9yo) : fast-paced arcade-style shooter

• Yooka-Laylee : second player limited gameplay

LEGO games, the best ones on Switch seem to be (ranked) :

1. Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga

2. DC Super Villains

3. City Undercover

4. Harry Potter Collection

5. Marvel Super Heroes 1

6. Jurassic World

Puzzles :

• Brothers: A Tale Of Two Sons (10yo)

• Biped (8yo) : action puzzle, requires a lot of collaboration

• Never Alone : puzzle-platformer

• Part Time UFO (8yo) : physics-based puzzle

• Pikuniku (7yo) : puzzle-exploration

• Pode (7yo) : puzzle exploration

• Shift Happens : puzzle-platformer

Platformers :

• Cave Story+ (7yo) : 2D platformer

• Explosionade DX : 2D shoot-em-up platformer, LK

• Mutant Mudds Collection

• Sonic Colors Ultimate

• Sonic The Hedgehog 2

• Super chariot : 2D platform, LK

• The Smurfs - Mission Vileaf : 3d platformer

• VVVVVV : 2d action platformer

Fighting :

• BLAZBLUE CENTRALFICTION (12yo)

• Mortal Kombat 11 (16yo) : great single player

• Pocket Rumble, LK

• Pokkén Tournament DX

• Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 (9yo)

• Nidhogg 2 (10yo)

• Ultra Street Fighter IV (13yo)

Run & gun : I would say minimum 9 years old

• Blazing Chrome (10yo)

• Blaster Master Zero

• Bleed 1,2 (9yo)

• Contra Anniversary Collection

• Cuphead (9yo)

• Huntdown

• Metal Slug X

• Metal Slug 1,2,3

• Ghosts 'n Goblins Resurrection (12yo)

• Guns, Gore and Cannoli 2 (11yo) : up to 4 players

• Gunstar Heroes : not available on Switch

• Sunset Riders : up to 4 players, LK

Shoot em up / bullet hell : I would say minimum 9 years old, all lesser-known unless specified

• 1993 Shenandoah

• AngerForce: Reloaded

• Astro Duel Deluxe : up to 3 players

• Binarystar Infinity

• Blazing Star

• Crimzon Clover World EXplosion : relatively popular

• Darius Cozmic Collection Arcade

• Deathsmiles : relatively popular

• DoDonPachi Resurrection : very popular

• Dragon Blaze

• G-darius hd

• Gunbird 2

• Ikaruga : very popular

• Jamestown+ (10yo) : up to 4 players, relatively popular

• Mushihimesama : most popular

• Nuclear Throne (10yo) : most popular

• Psyvariar Delta

• Raiden IV x MIKADO remix

• R-Type Dimensions EX (7yo using Infinite Mode) : relatively popular

• Shikhondo Soul eater : relatively popular

• Shoot 1UP DX

• Sky force Reloaded : very popular

• Sky Force Anniversary : very popular

• Space Invaders Invincible Collection (7yo)

• Steredenn: Binary Stars

• Super Hydorah

• Strikers 1945

• Tengai

• Zero gunner 2

Twin stick shooters (8-9 yo) :

• Archvale

• Assault Android Cactus Plus : up to 4 players

• Geometry wars 3 : not on Switch

• Helldivers : not on Switch

• Neon Chrome

• Neurovoider

• Nex Machina : not on Switch

Games with roguelike elements : I would say minimum 9 years old

• 2 players :

  • Blazing Beaks : roguelike shoot em up

  • Caveblazers (12yo)

  • Crypt of the Necrodancer : hardcore roguelike rhythm game

  • Children of Morta (12yo) : story-driven action RPG

  • Enter the Gungeon : bullet hell dungeon crawler

  • Kingdom: Two Crowns : side-scrolling micro strategy game

  • One Step from Eden : combines strategic deck-building and real-time action

  • Wizard of Legend : fast paced dungeon crawler

  • Young Souls (9yo) : 2D brawler with story-rich action RPG.

• 4 players :

  • Binding of Isaac (13yo) : randomly generated action RPG shooter

  • Crawl (12yo)

  • Death Road to Canada (12yo) : randomly Generated Road Trip Action-RPG

  • Lost castle (9yo) : action RPG beat'em up

  • Moon Hunters : roguelike action RPG

  • Nine Parchments

  • Spelunky 2 (9yo)

  • Streets of Rogue (12yo)

  • Vagante

ii) Up to 4 players or more

• Art of Balance : physics-based puzzle, LK

• Baron: Fur is Gonna Fly (7yo) : air combat, up to 8 players, LK

• Collection of Mana : up to 3 players

• Conga Master Party : snake game, LK

• Death squared : puzzle

• Flat Heroes (7yo) : puzzle platformer with bullet hell elements

• Fly Together! : explosive airplane action

• For the King (9yo) : up to 3 players, strategic RPG that blends tabletop and roguelike elements

• Just Shapes & Beats : action rhythm

• Killer Queen Black : platform strategy game

• Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order (11yo) : top-down dungeon crawler

• Mini metro (7yo) : strategy subway puzzle simulation

• Mr. Driller DrillLand : action puzzle

• PICO PARK : cooperative action-puzzle

• Pix the cat : mash-up of Snake and Pac-Man

• Radical Rabbit Stew : competitive arcade action, LK

• Retimed : arena shooter, LK

• Shipped : naval game

• Skies of Fury DX : flight simulator

• Stardew valley (8yo) : farming simulation RPG game, can also play online!

• Super Bomberman R : action-maze game

• Taiko no Tatsujin Drum 'n' Fun! (7yo) : rythm music party

• Tales of Berseria (13yo) : JRPG, not available on Switch

• Tales of Vesperia (12yo) : JRPG

• The Ascent (16yo) : action-shooter RPG

• The Escapists 2 (7yo) : prison escape strategy sim

• Tower of Babel - no mercy : physics-based tower building, LK

• Trivial Pursuit Live! 2 (12yo) : trivia

• Wargroove : turn based strategy

• Worms WMD : 2D artillery turn-based tactics

Board games :

• Billion Road : LK

• No Time To Relax

• RISK Global Domination : board game of strategic warfare

• Wingspan : bird board game

Platformers : (6yo)

• Kirby Star Allies (6yo) : platformer

• Heave Ho : platform party

• Home Sheep Home: Farmageddon Party Edition : platform puzzle, LK

• Human: Fall Flat : platformer

• N++ : momentum-based platformer

• Runbow : platform racing

• Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania : platform party game

• Super One More Jump : arcade platformer

Sports : (6yo)

• Golf With Your Friends

• Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games

• Mario Tennis Aces

• Stikbold! : over-the-top action dodgeball game

• Super Mega Baseball 3 : up to 2 players

• Windjammers 2 (7yo) : up to 2 players, flying disc sport game

Mixed reviews or lesser-known but I will give them a try :

• 1-2-Switch

• ClusterPuck 99 : up to 8 players, soccer game

• Disc Jam

• Grand Mountain Adventure: Wonderlands (7yo) : open-world skiing & snowboarding

• Instant Sports Plus

• Instant Sports All-Stars

• Mario Golf : Super Rush

• Mario Strikers Battle League

• Nintendo Switch Sports

• RetroMania Wrestling

• SpiritSphere DX : tennis fighting

• Super Beat Sports

• Super Blood Hockey (16yo)

• Super Sportmatchen

• Super Tennis blast : up to 2 players

• Super Volley Blast

• Wrestledunk Sports

Party / mini games

• 12 Orbits (7yo) : up to 12 players, LK

• Big brain acadamy (8yo)

• Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics

• Drawful 2

• The Jackbox Party Pack (3 and 7 are the most recommended)

Beat em ups : (9yo)

• Castle Crashers (9yo)

• Full Metal Furies

• Okinawa Rush : up to 2 players, LK

• Rampage Knights (9yo) : up to 2 players

• River City Girls (9yo) : up to 2 players

• Son of a Witch (9yo) : LK

• Street of Rage 4 (10yo)

Fighting : (7yo)

• Brawlhalla

• Kirby Fighters 2

• Knight Squad 2 : LK

• Hyper jam : LK

• Invisigun Reloaded (8yo) : stealth battle

• Lethal League Blaze (7yo)

• MultiVersus : platform fighter (similar to Smash Bros), not available on Switch

• Nickelodeon All Stars Brawl (7yo)

• Tilt Pack : LK, mixed reviews

• Treadnauts : LK

• Unspottable : LK

Racing : (6yo)

• Fast RMX

• GRID Autosport : up to 2 players

• Hotshot Racing

• Hot Wheels Unleashed : up to 2 players

• Nickelodeon Kart Racers 2

• Riptide GP Renegade

• Speedrunners

• Team Sonic Racing

• Trackmania Turbo : up to 2 players, not available on Switch

• SEGA AGES Virtua Racing

Multitasking / coordination / simulation / time management games: (8yo)

• Conduct Together! : LK

• Good Job! (2 players)

• The Stretchers (2 players)

• Tools up : mostly positive reviews

• Totally Reliable Delivery Service : mostly positive reviews

• Unrailed! : too repetitive imho, a bit hard and stressful for young kids

Games that requires the most collaboration :

• the multitasking ones from the category above

• Overcooked

• Moving Out

• Snipperclips Plus

• BOXBOY! + BOXGIRL!

• Portal 2 (Portal Companion Collection)

• Trine 4

• Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime

• It Takes Two

• Biped

• Phogs!

F2p cross platform online multi :

• Knockout City

• Super Animale Royale

• Overwatch 2

• SMITE

• DKO Divine Knockout

• Among us

Online multiplayer :

• Valheim (9yo)

• No Man's Sky (limited mp apparently)

• Terraria

• ARK Survival

• Monster Hunter Rise (11yo)

• Roboquest

• Stardew valley (can also play local coop)

• Baldur's Gate 3 (13yo)

• Risk of Rain (9yo) : action platformer (local mp on Switch only)

Games not yet categorized :

• Kirbys Dream Buffet

• Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader

• Lego Brawls

• The Game of Life 2

• Frogun

• Indivisible

• DRAGON BALL FighterZ (11yo)

• Legend of Mana

• Let's Sing 2022

• Gigantosaurus The Game

• GO VACATION

• Monopoly Madness

• Super Kirby Clash

• Fort Boyard 2022

• Garfield Lasagna Party

• Winter Games 2023

• Paw Patrol Grand Prix

• Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series : very limited coop

• Miraculous: Rise of the Sphinx

• Advance Wars 1 Plus 2 Re-Boot Camp

• Trinity Trigger

• Lara Croft Collection

Anything I should add to this list ? ;-)