Best PC Games for a 9 Year Old

The latest Sims expansion brings weather, holidays and seasonal fun - and a whole load of vengeful gnomes

Genre(s): Life Simulation

Rebuild your kingdom in this Ghibli-inspired fairytale role-playing adventure

Genre(s): Role Playing Game (Real Time Battles)

A cutesy collect-a-thon platformer with a focus on funky headgear

Genre(s): Platform (3D)

Indie dev's cutesy farming-come-adventure game is definitely worth a look

Genre(s): Adventure

An old-fashioned platforming romp from the team behind Banjo-Kazooie? That's a recipe for a modern classic

Genre(s): Platform (3D)

We return to a galaxy far, far away, in one of the best LEGO adventures ever.

Genre(s): Platform (3D)

Middle Earth gets a bricky make-over as family friendly co-op fun visits Hobbiton

Genre(s): Adventure, Platform (3D)

It's not like a great co-op film tie-in's gonna come out of nowhere - my gosssssh. Everything is awesome has never been more appropriate.

Genre(s): Platform (3D)

Assemble your Avengers! (And Fantastic Four, X-Men and, er, Rocket Raccoon), in this supercharged co-op LEGO adventure

Genre(s): Platform (3D)

Back in the skies, and back on track

Genre(s): Flight Simulation

Make your own bad guy, in this incredible LEGO adventure

Genre(s): Platform (3D)

More co-op, more puzzles, and more Pixar cameos make this one of the best LEGO games so far

Genre(s): Platform (3D)

Saving an island from destruction, one delivery at a time in this cutesy pinball adventure

Genre(s): Platform (2D)

An avian jewel thief, an exploding train and a murder on a cruise ship - just your average day as a Swiss police man…

Genre(s): Point & Click

Ancient ruins, dangerous creatures and culture galore in this topical holiday add on

Genre(s): Life Simulation

Get lost in this old-school role-playing adventure from the folks behind I Am Setsuna

Genre(s): Role Playing Game (Turn Based Battles)

A purrfectly pun-tastic dragon-slaying adventure to save your cat-napped sister

Genre(s): Role Playing Game (Real Time Battles)

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)

Box-centric platformer brings quirky fun to consoles

Genre(s): Platform (3D)

A helicopter gunship sim comes to consoles in a real blast from the past

Genre(s): Flight Simulation

Bring baddies to justice as Chase McCain in this upgraded LEGO cop drama

Genre(s): Adventure

Co-op creation capers, in a LEGO game that lets you experiment, explore, and excavate

Genre(s): World Building

Join demon girl Velvet on her quest for revenge in this epic Japanese role-playing adventure

Genre(s): Role Playing Game (Real Time Battles)

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)

Catch a killer, in the game of one a classic murder mystery

Genre(s): Point & Click

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 get emotional in the latest entry in the best-selling series

Genre(s): Life Simulation

Cheap and cheerful, there's plenty of fun to be had in this PS4 pool sim

Genre(s): Sports (Snooker/Pool)

Dogfight bandits on the go with this WW2 arcade flight sim

Genre(s): Flight Simulation

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)

With Sonic AWOL and Eggman on the rampage, a new hero appears...

Genre(s): Platform (3D)

Saving the galaxy, one obscure Marvel character at a time

Genre(s): Platform (3D)

Almost 20 years ago, one game revolutionised adventure games. And now, it's been remade.

Genre(s): Adventure

A race against eternal night in this lesbian love story role-playing adventure

Genre(s): Role Playing Game (Real Time Battles)

Ben 10's back in his latest TV tie-in bad guy bash 'em up

Genre(s): Beat 'em up

The blue blur returns in a old school inspired platformer - so get a load of this

Genre(s): Platform (2D)

City building games are few and far between on consoles - but Cities Skylines proves they can work

Genre(s): World Building

Buckle up, and get ready to drift in the return of the rally king

Genre(s): Racing (Realistic)

Another block based world builder steps up to challenge for Minecraft's crown

Genre(s): Role Playing Game (Real Time Battles), World Building

A life sim that spans billions of years of evolution from the creator of Harvest Moon

Genre(s): World Building

Prettiful puzzley platformer finally graces consoles

Genre(s): Platform (2D)

Apartments and more return to The Sims in the latest expansion pack for everyone's favourite life simulator

Genre(s): Life Simulation, World Building

Four player, co-operative cooking is as crazy as it sounds.

Genre(s): Mini-game

The Marvel Universe gets a LEGO going over once more, in the game of the films

Genre(s): Adventure, Platform (3D)

Five board-game style minigames make for one great party collection

Genre(s): Mini-game

Channel spirits and save the world in this colourful Japanese role-playing game

Genre(s): Role Playing Game (Real Time Battles)

The much-loved point and click rises from the grave

Genre(s): Point & Click

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)

Teenage heroes fighting the ultimate evil, stand aside - this quest belongs to your darling little sister

Genre(s): Role Playing Game (Turn Based Battles)

Parenting is harder than it looks - especially when you're an octopus, trying to pass off as a human.

Genre(s): Other

More point-and-click puzzle solving with the Freelance Police

Genre(s): Point & Click

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)

Manage your own dinosaur-filled theme park in this management Sim

Genre(s): World Building

A new quiz game from the makers of Buzz looks get you scratching your head

Genre(s): Puzzle (Logic and Brain Teasers)

The mini-game master returns with a whole new mix of metal mashing mayhem.

Genre(s): Racing (Arcade)

Musical block-based puzzler returns for a second go

Genre(s): Puzzle (Falling Blocks)

Four player split-screen racer tries to bring the spirit of Micro Machines to the next gen

Genre(s): Racing (Arcade)

It's Tetris, Jim - and exactly as we know it

Genre(s): Puzzle (Falling Blocks)

Football, football, football. What you men see in it, I don't know.

Genre(s): Sports (Football)

The tricky 2D platform game gets a revamp

Genre(s): Platform (2D)

Illusion and dream

Genre(s): Platform (3D)

The bat man flies again

Genre(s): Action (3D)

A new town with a rejuvenating secret - but is it worth the entrance fee?

Genre(s): Simulation

The woollen wonder returns, with more physics puzzles, and new co-op support

Genre(s): Platform (2D), Puzzle

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)

Mini-game madness comes to non-Nintendo consoles in this multiplayer mash-up

Genre(s): Mini-game

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)

Daedelic's dreamy point and click adventure whisks you away into a fantasy world

Genre(s): Point & Click

The classic card game is back, but is it worth picking up?

Genre(s): Trivia, Card or Board Game

The World of Tanks studio turn their attention to the high seas in this free to play naval battle

Genre(s): Simulation

Save the world in this story-driven Minecraft-themed point-and-click style adventure

Genre(s): Point & Click

Put on your dictator's hat, and come with us, as we take over an island paradise.

Genre(s): World Building

Come to a tropical island paradise - where you're the boss!

Genre(s): World Building

Air, sea and land racing - great! Always online requirement? Errrr....

Genre(s): Racing (Arcade)

From the USA to Japan, Pure Farming 2018 takes you on a global crop-gathering adventure

Genre(s): Simulation

The sci-fi shooter returns, this time packing a decent single player mode to boot

Genre(s): First Person Shooter

The WWE series continues its relentless march towards realism at the expense of gameplay

Genre(s): Sports

An epic tale of one loaf's quest to become toast... is about as strange as it sounds

Genre(s): Action (3D)

Farming sim gets a yearly release - but are the upgrades worth the asking price?

Genre(s): Simulation

A first person puzzler gets philosophical in this downloadable brainteaser

Genre(s): Puzzle

Not so much man on the run, as man on a gentle stroll…

Genre(s): Point & Click

EA's big budget shooter returns, this time with a story - but how far will this padawan go?

Genre(s): First Person Shooter

A fresh open world adventure, with its tongue in its cheek and stereotypes galore

Genre(s): Adventure

Six retro Disney games, in one chunky collection, provides a heck of a challenge for new players

Genre(s): Platform (2D)

A noob's review of the cryptic ninjas

Genre(s): Beat 'em up

Some spiritual unenlightenment with the Avatar crew

Genre(s): Action (3D)