Best PC Games for a 10 Year Old
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If you're looking for the best PC games for a 10 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:
The Sims 4: Seasons
The latest Sims expansion brings weather, holidays and seasonal fun - and a whole load of vengeful gnomes
Genre(s): Life Simulation
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)
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
Jackbox Party Pack 2
Five board-game style minigames make for one great party collection
Genre(s): Mini-game
Tales of Zestiria
Channel spirits and save the world in this colourful Japanese role-playing game
Genre(s): Role Playing Game (Real Time Battles)
Grim Fandango Remastered
The much-loved point and click rises from the grave
Genre(s): Point & Click
Child of Light
LEGO The Hobbit
Octodad: Dadliest Catch
Parenting is harder than it looks - especially when you're an octopus, trying to pass off as a human.
Genre(s): Other
The Lego Movie Video Game
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes
Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse
Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown
Back in the skies, and back on track
Genre(s): Flight Simulation
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)
Jurassic World Evolution
Manage your own dinosaur-filled theme park in this management Sim
Genre(s): World Building
Yoku's Island Express
Saving an island from destruction, one delivery at a time in this cutesy pinball adventure
Genre(s): Platform (2D)
The Raven Remastered
The Sims 4: Jungle Adventure
Ancient ruins, dangerous creatures and culture galore in this topical holiday add on
Genre(s): Life Simulation
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)
Cat Quest
A purrfectly pun-tastic dragon-slaying adventure to save your cat-napped sister
Genre(s): Role Playing Game (Real Time Battles)
Cyberdimension Neptunia: 4 Goddesses Online
Anthropomorphic games companies Neptune and co are back - and this time, they're beta testers, in this gaming themed Japanese role playing game
Genre(s): Role Playing Game (Real Time Battles)
Unbox
Box-centric platformer brings quirky fun to consoles
Genre(s): Platform (3D)
Air Missions: Hind
A helicopter gunship sim comes to consoles in a real blast from the past
Genre(s): Flight Simulation
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
Tales of Berseria
Join demon girl Velvet on her quest for revenge in this epic Japanese role-playing adventure
Genre(s): Role Playing Game (Real Time Battles)
The Technomancer
A tale of a shocking future for the human race, full of hybrid mutations and a fight for power and survival.
Genre(s): Role Playing Game (Real Time Battles)
Agatha Christie: The ABC Murders
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)
The Sims 4
FIFA 15
Pure Pool
Cheap and cheerful, there's plenty of fun to be had in this PS4 pool sim
Genre(s): Sports (Snooker/Pool)
Oddworld New 'n' Tasty
The tricky 2D platform game gets a revamp
Genre(s): Platform (2D)
Contrast
Illusion and dream
Genre(s): Platform (3D)
Batman: Arkham Origins
The Sims 3 Hidden Springs
A new town with a rejuvenating secret - but is it worth the entrance fee?
Genre(s): Simulation
Warplanes: WW2 Dogfight
Dogfight bandits on the go with this WW2 arcade flight sim
Genre(s): Flight Simulation
Unravel 2
The woollen wonder returns, with more physics puzzles, and new co-op support
Genre(s): Platform (2D), Puzzle
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)
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)
Outcast: Second Contact
Almost 20 years ago, one game revolutionised adventure games. And now, it's been remade.
Genre(s): Adventure
Nights of Azure 2: Bride of the New Moon
A race against eternal night in this lesbian love story role-playing adventure
Genre(s): Role Playing Game (Real Time Battles)
Ben 10
Ben 10's back in his latest TV tie-in bad guy bash 'em up
Genre(s): Beat 'em up
Sonic Mania
Cities Skylines
DiRT 4
Portal Knights
Birthdays the Beginning
Seasons After Fall
Prettiful puzzley platformer finally graces consoles
Genre(s): Platform (2D)
Steep
A snowboarding game with added wingsuiting, skiing and paragliding, Steep is more than a jack of all trades - but let down by an always online requirement
Genre(s): Sports (Extreme Sports)
The Sims 4: City Living
Apartments and more return to The Sims in the latest expansion pack for everyone's favourite life simulator
Genre(s): Life Simulation, World Building
Silence
Daedelic's dreamy point and click adventure whisks you away into a fantasy world
Genre(s): Point & Click
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)
World of Warships
The World of Tanks studio turn their attention to the high seas in this free to play naval battle
Genre(s): Simulation
Minecraft: Story Mode
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)
Tropico 5
Tropico 4
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)
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)
Flatout 4 (Fl4tout)
The mini-game master returns with a whole new mix of metal mashing mayhem.
Genre(s): Racing (Arcade)
Chime Sharp
Musical block-based puzzler returns for a second go
Genre(s): Puzzle (Falling Blocks)
Mantis Burn Racing
Four player split-screen racer tries to bring the spirit of Micro Machines to the next gen
Genre(s): Racing (Arcade)
I Am Bread
An epic tale of one loaf's quest to become toast... is about as strange as it sounds
Genre(s): Action (3D)
Farming Simulator 2015
Pneuma: Breath of Life
A first person puzzler gets philosophical in this downloadable brainteaser
Genre(s): Puzzle
Tetris Ultimate
It's Tetris, Jim - and exactly as we know it
Genre(s): Puzzle (Falling Blocks)
Control
Psychic powers and conspiracies combine in the latest thriller from the makers of Alan Wake.
Genre(s): Adventure
Titan Quest
Greek mythology comes to life in this remaster of a PS3/Xbox 360 action role playing game
Genre(s): Role Playing Game (Real Time Battles)
Pure Farming
From the USA to Japan, Pure Farming 2018 takes you on a global crop-gathering adventure
Genre(s): Simulation
Railway Empire
Star Wars Battlefront 2
Destiny 2
Pillars of Eternity
Agents of Mayhem
Sudden Strike 4
Jump Stars
Mini-game madness comes to non-Nintendo consoles in this multiplayer mash-up
Genre(s): Mini-game
The Disney Afternoon Collection
Six retro Disney games, in one chunky collection, provides a heck of a challenge for new players
Genre(s): Platform (2D)
Torment: Tides of Numenera
A lot of games say your choices matter. This one really means it.
Genre(s): Role Playing Game (Turn Based Battles)
Uno
The classic card game is back, but is it worth picking up?
Genre(s): Trivia, Card or Board Game
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 Full Burst
Deadfall Adventures
The Crew 2
Air, sea and land racing - great! Always online requirement? Errrr....
Genre(s): Racing (Arcade)
Train Sim World
Three countries, half a dozen trains, and not a rail replacement service in sight...
Genre(s): Simulation
WWE 2K17
The WWE series continues its relentless march towards realism at the expense of gameplay
Genre(s): Sports
The Legend of Korra
The 39 Steps
Halo Wars 2
Real time strategy games and consoles traditionally don't mix will - is Halo Wars 2 any different?
Genre(s): Strategy (Real time)
Lumo
Step into an isometric puzzle adventure in this retro themed brain teaser
Genre(s): Puzzle
Syberia III
Monster Hunter World
Take on the largest monsters in the new world in this man vs beast adventure
Genre(s): Adventure
Prey
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)
How much do you know about these spooky video games?
Quiz Type: Normal Quiz
Crazy cat person? This is a quiz is for you!
Quiz Type: Normal Quiz
'Tis the season to be creepy
Quiz Type: Normal Quiz
From the PS1 to the present day, how well do you know gaming's biggest bandicoot?
Quiz Type: Normal Quiz
Be ye a perfect pirate captain, or should ye walk the plank?
Quiz Type: Normal Quiz