Best PC Games for an 8 Year Old
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If you're looking for the best PC games for an 8 year old, our experts are here to help. We've played, reviewed, and rated all of the biggest and best games, so you can be sure you're buying a game your child will love. Here's the list of our favourites, in order:
Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles
Indie dev's cutesy farming-come-adventure game is definitely worth a look
Genre(s): Adventure
Yooka-Laylee
LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens
LEGO The Hobbit
The Lego Movie Video Game
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes
Lego DC Super-Villains
Make your own bad guy, in this incredible LEGO adventure
Genre(s): Platform (3D)
Lego: The Incredibles
More co-op, more puzzles, and more Pixar cameos make this one of the best LEGO games so far
Genre(s): Platform (3D)
Unbox
Box-centric platformer brings quirky fun to consoles
Genre(s): Platform (3D)
LEGO City Undercover
Bring baddies to justice as Chase McCain in this upgraded LEGO cop drama
Genre(s): Adventure
LEGO Worlds
Co-op creation capers, in a LEGO game that lets you experiment, explore, and excavate
Genre(s): World Building
LEGO Jurassic World
A traditional LEGO adventure, LEGO Jurassic World is a co-op block-bashing, brick building tale that takes in all four Jurassic Park films, and offers hours and hours of fun.
Genre(s): Platform (3D)
Pure Pool
Cheap and cheerful, there's plenty of fun to be had in this PS4 pool sim
Genre(s): Sports (Snooker/Pool)
Warplanes: WW2 Dogfight
Dogfight bandits on the go with this WW2 arcade flight sim
Genre(s): Flight Simulation
Sonic Forces
With Sonic AWOL and Eggman on the rampage, a new hero appears...
Genre(s): Platform (3D)
Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2
Saving the galaxy, one obscure Marvel character at a time
Genre(s): Platform (3D)
Ben 10
Ben 10's back in his latest TV tie-in bad guy bash 'em up
Genre(s): Beat 'em up
Sonic Mania
Birthdays the Beginning
Overcooked
Four player, co-operative cooking is as crazy as it sounds.
Genre(s): Mini-game
LEGO Marvel's Avengers
The Marvel Universe gets a LEGO going over once more, in the game of the films
Genre(s): Adventure, Platform (3D)
Citizens of Earth
A role playing game with a wicked sense of humour, Citizens of Earth has a lot in common with classic SNES game, Earthbound.
Genre(s): Role Playing Game (Turn Based Battles)
All-Star Fruit Racing
A juicy little kart racer hits consoles, giving you a fun way to hit your four-player-split-screen-a-day
Genre(s): Racing (Arcade)
Ni No Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom
Rebuild your kingdom in this Ghibli-inspired fairytale role-playing adventure
Genre(s): Role Playing Game (Real Time Battles)
A Hat In Time
A cutesy collect-a-thon platformer with a focus on funky headgear
Genre(s): Platform (3D)
Cat Quest
A purrfectly pun-tastic dragon-slaying adventure to save your cat-napped sister
Genre(s): Role Playing Game (Real Time Battles)
Tetris Ultimate
It's Tetris, Jim - and exactly as we know it
Genre(s): Puzzle (Falling Blocks)
Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown
Back in the skies, and back on track
Genre(s): Flight Simulation
Yoku's Island Express
Saving an island from destruction, one delivery at a time in this cutesy pinball adventure
Genre(s): Platform (2D)
Lost Sphear
Get lost in this old-school role-playing adventure from the folks behind I Am Setsuna
Genre(s): Role Playing Game (Turn Based Battles)
Outcast: Second Contact
Almost 20 years ago, one game revolutionised adventure games. And now, it's been remade.
Genre(s): Adventure
Jump Stars
Mini-game madness comes to non-Nintendo consoles in this multiplayer mash-up
Genre(s): Mini-game
Portal Knights
Uno
The classic card game is back, but is it worth picking up?
Genre(s): Trivia, Card or Board Game
Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet
We bring a sword to a gun fight in our review of this anime tie-in JRPG
Genre(s): Role Playing Game (Real Time Battles)
It's Quiz Time
A new quiz game from the makers of Buzz looks get you scratching your head
Genre(s): Puzzle (Logic and Brain Teasers)
Cities Skylines
DiRT 4
Seasons After Fall
Prettiful puzzley platformer finally graces consoles
Genre(s): Platform (2D)
Flatout 4 (Fl4tout)
The mini-game master returns with a whole new mix of metal mashing mayhem.
Genre(s): Racing (Arcade)
Mantis Burn Racing
Four player split-screen racer tries to bring the spirit of Micro Machines to the next gen
Genre(s): Racing (Arcade)
The 39 Steps
Chime Sharp
Musical block-based puzzler returns for a second go
Genre(s): Puzzle (Falling Blocks)
The Crew 2
Air, sea and land racing - great! Always online requirement? Errrr....
Genre(s): Racing (Arcade)
Underground, overground, wombling free
Genre(s): Simulation
A triple pack of trains, and a huge leap forward
Genre(s): Simulation
Finally, a Star Wars game that's better than the films?
Genre(s): Adventure
Psychic powers and conspiracies combine in the latest thriller from the makers of Alan Wake.
Genre(s): Adventure
Get up close and personal in this fender-bending demolition derby
Genre(s): Racing (Arcade)
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