King Boo

Great game to play with my kids. 11/10

We've definitely gotten our money's worth out of this game. For kids, it's a pretty good introductory game for modern gaming in a way that the old point & click games like Freddi Fish are not. My kids and I can play it in short bursts, with the difficulty set wherever you want it based on which level you choose and what accessibility options you select. I wish there were more games like it (I would not put the dev's Double Trouble game on the same level; that one is a pretty steep jump in terms of complexity with controls). I'd say 3-6 is the intended age range for this one. Younger kids will need a bit of help angling themselves for some of the obstacles and bridges, but my 5 year old can do the whole thing completely by herself.

Introduced to my 6yo as we slowly used video games to practice critical thinking, hand-eye coordination, and keyboard mouse. In King Boo's case, it was about using the correct fingers for WASD and testing how an "adventure" style game feels to him. it's been more successful than World of Goo or Osmos for my kid, he's super into it and excited. I had to go see when he got the bat to follow him. Fantastic game.

My kids loved this game when they were 3-5.

Bought this game for my 3 year old son and I to play together. It was the game that taught him how to use a controller, and his directions. Simple controls, simple objective, scaling complexity. A couple years later he's teaching his little sister how to play. Great find for toddlers.

Great game to teach my 3 year old basic game mechanics, thumbstick, etc. Hallmarked by low penalty for failure, no "required" time-sync'd actions, and simple reward systems.