So over the Christmas holiday I built a PC for my daughter (12) and my wife (35). I’ve been trying to find a game that we can all play and would enjoy together.
Some background:
Daughter likes Roblox and Minecraft. That’s about it. She doesn’t like survival mode in Minecraft, only creative. I don’t mind Minecraft but not my go to.
Wife likes Stardew Valley and Animal Crossing. Doesn’t care for Minecraft or Roblox
I’m a WoW veteran, enjoy RimWorld, and alot of Counter Strike 2 at the moment.
I’m trying to find something that might be able to meet all of our interests so we can do something together on a Friday/Saturday night. Would be nice to find a game that is somewhat of a dungeon crawl and has a story attached to it. BG3 might be too advanced for the 12 year old, as she probably won’t hold the attention span to do it.
Not sure if there is an easier BG3 like game out there? Suggestions welcome!
Maybe it’s just me, but I’d play the hell out of BG3 when I was 12.
The amount of time I spent on TES 4 and 5 back then, and BG3 hits just the right spot with the variety of ways it allows you to play it.
Minecraft is also in my top favorites.
What I’m saying is, don’t count BG3 out completely. Not to mention that it’s very saturated, so a shorter attention span shouldn’t really be a problem, but you never know.
As for suggestions. Definitely Terraria, as others mentioned. There was also Lego Fortnite, which looks like it would fit the tastes. Maybe also party games?
Phogs is a cute co-op game where you a control a double ended dog (Think Cat-Dog but it’s a double dog) to solve puzzles through themed worlds (food, sleep, and playing, a puppy’s favorite activities). It’s only 2 player though so I’m not sure if that’s what you’re looking for.
I just watched the trailer. Unsure to be inspired by the cuteness or horrified at the double dog ended creation. I think it could be fun, not sure the child’s appetite for puzzle games, but might be worth a shot.
I’m surprised no one has said Terraria yet. It’s like a lil bit of everything on your list. You can go hardcore and try and beat all the bosses while powering up and mining, or you can take it easy and have fun with the building mechanics. There’s an rpg aspect with it too by trying to find the NPCs. Great for lanning. I had many hours wasted with my roommates and my girlfriend/now wife back in the day. They’ve since added a lot more stuff so I might have to fire it up when my kids are old enough to play.
Valheim got the cousins together for us, though we’re older than your daughter. It has a building element like minecraft and mild terraforming. There’s some farming for plants and animals. There’s sequential crafting discovery as you pick up new items. We probably have 200 multi-player hours in the last year, not counting solo/duo maintenance/prep sessions. It was difficult for me to play by myself initially without guidance, but we’ve all flourished once a basic base and consistent supply chain was figured out. I think the latest build added adjustable difficulties, but there’s many mods out there, not even including console/dev commands. The artistically-dated graphics mask how great of a gameplay loop it can have and how large the world is
If you make it this far, just know that we’re all sorry about the Swamps. They’re the first real challenge where food becomes critical to survival. Don’t leave iron there. You will never have enough iron.
Plate up. Me and some of my old mates play it.
We’re all close but have our own lives now so its not been easy finding something all of us will play continuously, but plate up seems to of held our attention for a good amount of time.
Its a rogue lite, but the concept has been twisted where you and up to 3 others need to manage a restaurant with a random selection of foods, locations and events that come in the form of two cards to vote on.
Its not my usual scene as I play mil sims/general sims and tactical shooter but ive found lots of enjoyment. Either way I hope you can find something good luck
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Maybe it’s just me, but I’d play the hell out of BG3 when I was 12.
The amount of time I spent on TES 4 and 5 back then, and BG3 hits just the right spot with the variety of ways it allows you to play it.
Minecraft is also in my top favorites.
What I’m saying is, don’t count BG3 out completely. Not to mention that it’s very saturated, so a shorter attention span shouldn’t really be a problem, but you never know.
As for suggestions. Definitely Terraria, as others mentioned. There was also Lego Fortnite, which looks like it would fit the tastes. Maybe also party games?
Gauntlet is a pretty easy going dungeon crawl game, otherwise for crafting/exploration my wife and I had a blast with Don’t Starve Together.
Phogs is a cute co-op game where you a control a double ended dog (Think Cat-Dog but it’s a double dog) to solve puzzles through themed worlds (food, sleep, and playing, a puppy’s favorite activities). It’s only 2 player though so I’m not sure if that’s what you’re looking for.
I just watched the trailer. Unsure to be inspired by the cuteness or horrified at the double dog ended creation. I think it could be fun, not sure the child’s appetite for puzzle games, but might be worth a shot.
Europa Universalis IV
Gary Grigsby’s War in the East
Overcooked, Moving Out (I think 2 players) and Trine, I think all have already been mentioned.
Ultimate Chicken Horse
Another option that hasnt come up- Jackbox is more like a party game but can be a ton of fun.
I’m surprised no one has said Terraria yet. It’s like a lil bit of everything on your list. You can go hardcore and try and beat all the bosses while powering up and mining, or you can take it easy and have fun with the building mechanics. There’s an rpg aspect with it too by trying to find the NPCs. Great for lanning. I had many hours wasted with my roommates and my girlfriend/now wife back in the day. They’ve since added a lot more stuff so I might have to fire it up when my kids are old enough to play.
I would try Terraria.
Raft?
You can run the boat, your wife tends to the crops and animals, your kid gets eaten by the shark trying to loot an island.
Win for all.
Valheim got the cousins together for us, though we’re older than your daughter. It has a building element like minecraft and mild terraforming. There’s some farming for plants and animals. There’s sequential crafting discovery as you pick up new items. We probably have 200 multi-player hours in the last year, not counting solo/duo maintenance/prep sessions. It was difficult for me to play by myself initially without guidance, but we’ve all flourished once a basic base and consistent supply chain was figured out. I think the latest build added adjustable difficulties, but there’s many mods out there, not even including console/dev commands. The artistically-dated graphics mask how great of a gameplay loop it can have and how large the world is
If you make it this far, just know that we’re all sorry about the Swamps. They’re the first real challenge where food becomes critical to survival. Don’t leave iron there. You will never have enough iron.
Keep talking and nobody explodes. Play is fast and short, you can take turns doing different jobs.
Tabletop sim might work, depending on attitudes towards tabletop games
Honestly this is a pretty good suggestion anyway. There’s tons of workshop mods you can get that add entire games/expansion packs.
Hell, you could play MTG absolutely for free on it, as well as any other tabletop or card game (if there’s a mod for it).
Tricky Towers, Pico Park, Overcooked, Bread and Fred
Plate up. Me and some of my old mates play it. We’re all close but have our own lives now so its not been easy finding something all of us will play continuously, but plate up seems to of held our attention for a good amount of time. Its a rogue lite, but the concept has been twisted where you and up to 3 others need to manage a restaurant with a random selection of foods, locations and events that come in the form of two cards to vote on.
Its not my usual scene as I play mil sims/general sims and tactical shooter but ive found lots of enjoyment. Either way I hope you can find something good luck
Slime rancher
That wasn’t a multiplayer game lest I checked.
Lovers in a dangerous spacetime
Whole family loved it when kids were pretty little, they still live it now that the kids are teens.