Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Family Gaming Database @familygamingdb.bsky.social · 10m

Downforce from @RestorationGame is a card-based racing game where you bid, bet and race to get ahead. Good for 8+ year-olds. It's a 2-6 player Race-Sequencing-Strategy board game, out now. www.familygamingdatabase.com/game/Downforce

Downforce - Board Game - Family and Kids Guide - Family Gaming Database

Downforce is a card-based racing game where you bid, bet and race to get ahead. At the core is a strategic racing game where track placement is key and...

www.familygamingdatabase.com

Family Gaming Database @familygamingdb.bsky.social · 5h

Our accessibility experts just added this report for Planet Alpha from @Team17. We found 11 accessibility features, and it was strongest in Reading and Controls. Let us know if we missed any: www.familygamingdatabase.com/accessibilit...

Planet Alpha Accessibility Report - PC, PS4, Switch and Xbox One - Family Gaming Database

Planet Alpha is a running and jumping game where you play a wounded hero hobbling across an alien planet. But how did he get into this state? Travel...

www.familygamingdatabase.com

Family Gaming Database @familygamingdb.bsky.social · 8h

Remote Play Together With Steam: You can use a feature on Steam called Steam Remote Play Together to play these games with a friend in another place as if they were sitting next to you.

List: Remote Play Together with Steam - Family Gaming Database

Some games are designed for online play. For those that only have local multiplayer, you can use a feature on Steam called <a...

www.familygamingdatabase.com

Family Gaming Database @familygamingdb.bsky.social · 11h

Hamsterrolle from @Zoch_Games is a dexterity puzzle game where you place wooden pieces in a large yellow wheel. Good for 5+ year-olds. It's a 2-4 player Dexterity-Push-Your-Luck board game, out now. www.familygamingdatabase.com/game/Hamster...

Hamsterrolle - Board Game - Family and Kids Guide - Family Gaming Database

Hamsterrolle is a dexterity puzzle game where you place wooden pieces in a large yellow wheel. The wheel is divided into segments and each turn you must...

www.familygamingdatabase.com

Family Gaming Database @familygamingdb.bsky.social · 14h

Away: The Survival Series from @BreakingWallsCo is an open-world narrative game about wildlife. PEGI 12 and ESRB TEEN. It's a single-player Adventure-Narrative-Platform game for PC, PS4, PS5 and Xbox One, out now. www.familygamingdatabase.com/game/Away+Th...

Away: The Survival Series - PC, PS4, PS5 and Xbox One - Kids Age Ratings - Family Gaming Database

Away: The Survival Series is an open world narrative game about wildlife. It's a bit like playing inside a nature documentary. You explore, glide between...

www.familygamingdatabase.com

Family Gaming Database @familygamingdb.bsky.social · 19h

Pear Quest from @SockPopCo is a point-and-click adventure where you are a rabbit on a strange island covered in trees. Not yet rated. It's a single-player Adventure-Point-and-Click-Puzzle game for Mac and PC, out now. www.familygamingdatabase.com/game/Pear+Qu...

Pear Quest Sokpop - Mac and PC - Kids Age Ratings - Family Gaming Database

Pear Quest is a point-and-click adventure where you are a rabbit on a strange island covered in trees. There's a large pear you need to reach by...

www.familygamingdatabase.com

Family Gaming Database @familygamingdb.bsky.social · 23h

Just added - Asfalia: Panic at the Mansion is a child-friendly narrative adventure set after a powerful storm. PEGI 3 & ESRB EVERYONE. For Android, Mac, PC, Switch & iOS. Switch Sale: £13.49 until 30/10/2025. www.familygamingdatabase.com/game/Asfalia...

Asfalia: Panic at the Mansion - Android, Mac, PC, Switch and iOS - Kids Age Ratings - Family Gaming Database

Asfalia: Panic at the Mansion is a child-friendly narrative adventure set after a powerful storm that made Charlie's puppies run into the forest. Play...

www.familygamingdatabase.com

Family Gaming Database @familygamingdb.bsky.social · 1d

Play With People On Different Systems: These games are a good way to extend the list of friends and family that you can play with, even if your friends have a different console, PC or smartphone. www.familygamingdatabase.com/Play+With+Pe...

List: Play with People On Different Systems - Family Gaming Database

Most online games only work if the person you want to play against has the same system that you have: console, PC or smartphone. There is, however, a...

www.familygamingdatabase.com

Family Gaming Database @familygamingdb.bsky.social · 1d

Coming soon! Table Tactics from @UnboundCreation is a battle simulation that recreates the fun of building and then knocking down a toy army on the kitchen table. Not yet rated. It's a 1-2 player game for Mac and PC. www.familygamingdatabase.com/game/Table+T...

Table Tactics - Mac and PC - Kids Age Ratings - Family Gaming Database

Table Tactics is a battle simulation that recreates the fun of building and then knocking down a toy army on the kitchen table. Play all about knocking...

www.familygamingdatabase.com

Family Gaming Database @familygamingdb.bsky.social · 1d

Newly released game Dreams Of Another from @Baiyon is an adventure through surreal worlds made of particles that coalesce into objects as you shoot them. PEGI 3 and ESRB EVERYONE. It's a single-player game for PC. www.familygamingdatabase.com/game/Dreams+...

Dreams Of Another - PC - Kids Age Ratings - Family Gaming Database

Dreams of Another is an adventure through surreal worlds made of particles that coalesce into objects as you shoot them. Play involves traversing the...

www.familygamingdatabase.com

Family Gaming Database @familygamingdb.bsky.social · 1d

Bandapes from @SockPopCo is a turn-based fighting game where you gather a team of fighting apes. Not yet rated. It's a single-player Battle-Fighting-Rhythm game for Mac and PC, out now. www.familygamingdatabase.com/game/Bandapes

Bandapes Sokpop - Mac and PC - Kids Age Ratings - Family Gaming Database

Bandapes is a turn based fighting game where you gather a team of fighting apes who fight using musical note combinations in a turn-based battles with...

www.familygamingdatabase.com

Family Gaming Database @familygamingdb.bsky.social · 1d

Star Stable from @StarStable is a hugely popular adventure game where you care for horses and take on daily challenges. PEGI 3 and ESRB EVERYONE. It's a single-player Adventure-Race-Sports game for Android and iOS, out now. www.familygamingdatabase.com/game/Star+St...

Star Stable Free - Android and iOS - Kids Age Ratings - Family Gaming Database

Star Stable Online is a hugely popular adventure game where you care for horses, take on daily challenges, solve mysteries and explore a fantasy online...

www.familygamingdatabase.com

Family Gaming Database @familygamingdb.bsky.social · 1d

Coming soon! Frontline: War of Echoes from @Punkcake_Delice is a running and jumping capture-the-flag game, complicated by time-rewind clones of yourself. Not yet rated. It's a single-player game for PC. www.familygamingdatabase.com/game/Frontli...

Frontline: War of Echoes - PC - Kids Age Ratings - Family Gaming Database

Frontline: War of Echoes is a running and jumping capture-the-flag game, complicated by time-rewind clones of yourself fighting back on the enemy team...

www.familygamingdatabase.com

Family Gaming Database @familygamingdb.bsky.social · 2d

Spyfall is a communication party game where you try and tell who is a spy by giving subtle clues to the innocent players' location. Good for 9+ year-olds. It's a 3-8 player Communication-Push-Your-Luck board game, out now. www.familygamingdatabase.com/game/Spyfall

Spyfall - Board Game - Family and Kids Guide - Family Gaming Database

Spyfall is a communication party game where you try and tell who is a spy by giving subtle clues to the innocent player's location. All of you know what...

www.familygamingdatabase.com

Family Gaming Database @familygamingdb.bsky.social · 2d

We've just added Gemporium: A Cute Mining Sim from @MergeConflict is a simulation about juggling a gem shop and mine to pay off an inherited debt. Not yet rated. It's a single-player game for PC, out now. www.familygamingdatabase.com/game/Gempori...

Gemporium: A Cute Mining Sim - PC - Kids Age Ratings - Family Gaming Database

Gemporium: A Cute Mining Sim is a simulation about juggling a gem shop and mine to pay off an inherited debt. Play involves not only mining and selling...

www.familygamingdatabase.com

Family Gaming Database @familygamingdb.bsky.social · 2d

Play With Experts And Novices: Whether you are a parent playing with a gaming expert son or daughter, or a partner of someone who plays fewer or more games, these are great places to find common ground. www.familygamingdatabase.com/Play+With+Ex...

List: Play with Experts And Novices - Family Gaming Database

We all have different levels of experience, ability and connection to video games. Finding a game to play with another person who has less (or more)...

www.familygamingdatabase.com

1 1

Family Gaming Database @familygamingdb.bsky.social · 2d

Research and Destroy from @ImplausibleIndy is an action game that combines turn-based strategy with fast-paced shooting. PEGI 12 & ESRB TEEN. 1-2 player (2 online) game for PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One & Xbox X|S. www.familygamingdatabase.com/game/Researc...

Research and Destroy - PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One and Xbox X|S - Kids Age Ratings - Family Gaming Database

Research and Destroy is an action game that combines turn-based strategy with real-time, fast-paced shooting as you play a trio of scientists saving...

www.familygamingdatabase.com

Family Gaming Database @familygamingdb.bsky.social · 2d

Flipper Volcano from @SockPopCo is a pinball game where you play a ghost trying to escape a volcano with rising lava. Not yet rated. It's a single-player Action-Simulation-Sports game for Mac and PC, out now. www.familygamingdatabase.com/game/Flipper...

Flipper Volcano Sokpop - Mac and PC - Kids Age Ratings - Family Gaming Database

Flipper Volcano is a pinball game where you play a ghost trying to escape a volcano with rising lava. It's an unusual take on traditional pinball where...

www.familygamingdatabase.com

Family Gaming Database @familygamingdb.bsky.social · 3d

Play And Connect: Online games are great because you have a world of opponents to take on and defeat (or be defeated by). But beyond the competitive element of these games is often a strong sense of community and camaraderie. www.familygamingdatabase.com/Play+And+Con...

www.familygamingdatabase.com

Family Gaming Database @familygamingdb.bsky.social · 3d

Newly added game Mycorelic is an action role-play about fighting modular robots animated by sentient fungus in a Bionicle-inspired toy world. Not yet rated. It's a single-player Collecting-Platform-Shooting game for PC, out now. www.familygamingdatabase.com/game/Mycorelic

Mycorelic - PC - Kids Age Ratings - Family Gaming Database

Mycorelic is an action role-play about fighting modular robots animated by sentient fungus in a Bionicle-inspired toy world. Play is working solo or with...

www.familygamingdatabase.com

1

Family Gaming Database @familygamingdb.bsky.social · 3d

We've updated our page with the new @GamesRatingUK info for Crypt Custodian from @KyleThompsonDev. PEGI 7 and ESRB EVERYONE 10+. It's a single-player game for PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One and Xbox X|S, out now. www.familygamingdatabase.com/game/Crypt+C...

Crypt Custodian - PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One and Xbox X|S - Kids Age Ratings - Family Gaming Database

Crypt Custodian is an action-adventure about Pluto, a mischievous (ex)cat tasked with cleaning up the afterlife. You traverse, dash and fight your way...

www.familygamingdatabase.com

Family Gaming Database @familygamingdb.bsky.social · 3d

We've just added Mega Bonk, a frantic fighting game where you battle waves of enemies with your escalating powers in a retro 3D world. Not yet rated. It's a single-player Action-Collecting-Shooting game for PC, out now. www.familygamingdatabase.com/game/Mega+Bonk

Mega Bonk - PC - Kids Age Ratings - Family Gaming Database

Megabonk is a frantic fighting game where you battle waves of enemies with your escalating powers in a retro 3D world. Play involves the usual strategic...

www.familygamingdatabase.com

Family Gaming Database @familygamingdb.bsky.social · 3d

The Magister from @Nerdook is a role-playing adventure where you play a detective sent to investigate the murder of a fellow Magister. PEGI 12 and ESRB TEEN. It's a single-player game for PC and Switch, out now. www.familygamingdatabase.com/game/The+Mag...

The Magister - PC and Switch - Kids Age Ratings - Family Gaming Database

The Magister is a role-playing adventure where you play a detective sent to investigate the murder of a fellow Magister. You explore the point-and-click...

www.familygamingdatabase.com

Family Gaming Database @familygamingdb.bsky.social · 3d

Hot Wheels Unleashed from @MilestoneItaly is an arcade-style game where you race toy cars around looping tracks. PEGI 3 & ESRB EVERYONE. 1-2 player (12 online) game for PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One & Xbox X|S. www.familygamingdatabase.com/game/Hot+Whe...

www.familygamingdatabase.com

Family Gaming Database @familygamingdb.bsky.social · 3d

Coming soon! Earth Must Die from @DanThat is a comedic point-and-click adventure about VValak Lizardtongue's rise to power and accidental surrender to Aliens. Not yet rated. It's a single-player game for PC. www.familygamingdatabase.com/game/Earth+M...

Earth Must Die - PC - Kids Age Ratings - Family Gaming Database

Earth Must Die is a comedic point-and-click adventure about VValak Lizardtongue's rise to power and accidental surrender to Aliens. Play simplifies the...

www.familygamingdatabase.com