Great interview, thank you! My kid has been playing a lot of Sago games and even more of Toca games thanks to an article by Keza a long time ago. You ask to share our favourite apps for kids: mine spent the whole 24 to 36 months period playing Monument Valley 1+2 because it was the only thing I knew at the time that was accessible for her. It even helped me fully understand how perfect these games' game design was.
Please try out our apps "Wonder Woollies Play World", "Fuzzy House" and "Mini Morfi Math" all for preschoolers. Created with love in Copenhagen, Denmark. www.fuzzyhouse.com Best from Marianne, Fuzzy House
“Smart Baby Shapes” is definitely on the lower end of the pre-school age range but my daughter was a fiend for it from ~18-24 months and it really taught her a ton while not being punishing or boring. It’s a basic match game but that combines colors, shapes, and sizes to make their little brains think critically and the shapes are always slowly moving to keep them engaged. And then with sound on (not always an option in public!) it would reinforce the choice and shape/color.
Plus it is just the ~10 year ago monetization model of having a free lite version and a full version that is like 3 dollars.
I’m very sad these games (and Toca) have moved to a completely subscription-based model. I would snap some of them up in a heartbeat now that my kids are the right age, but I won’t do monthly subscriptions. Ah, well.
I agree, I find that frustrating, as well. I far prefer one base game + the ability to buy add-ons. It allows me to control costs, plus, my kids can "earn" buying things in the game.
Great interview and good to see some developers with an apt perspective on the youngest of the young players.
Is there a tag system on Substack? I don't have kids but I'm the one my friends ask for advice about kids' games and I've been keeping a mental note of the "good ones" mentioned on this column. It would be great to be able to find all the articles about those (or other categories of articles) quickly.
Oh, thank you! There are tags on the backend, but it doesn't look like there's a way to sift through tags reliably. I *do* tag articles, but it's only so they can be surfaced as a "page" at the top. I highly recommend added this to your bookmarks: https://www.familygamingdatabase.com
Great interview, thank you! My kid has been playing a lot of Sago games and even more of Toca games thanks to an article by Keza a long time ago. You ask to share our favourite apps for kids: mine spent the whole 24 to 36 months period playing Monument Valley 1+2 because it was the only thing I knew at the time that was accessible for her. It even helped me fully understand how perfect these games' game design was.
Wow! I should give Monument a try with my oldest, will report back.
Please try out our apps "Wonder Woollies Play World", "Fuzzy House" and "Mini Morfi Math" all for preschoolers. Created with love in Copenhagen, Denmark. www.fuzzyhouse.com Best from Marianne, Fuzzy House
“Smart Baby Shapes” is definitely on the lower end of the pre-school age range but my daughter was a fiend for it from ~18-24 months and it really taught her a ton while not being punishing or boring. It’s a basic match game but that combines colors, shapes, and sizes to make their little brains think critically and the shapes are always slowly moving to keep them engaged. And then with sound on (not always an option in public!) it would reinforce the choice and shape/color.
Plus it is just the ~10 year ago monetization model of having a free lite version and a full version that is like 3 dollars.
I’m very sad these games (and Toca) have moved to a completely subscription-based model. I would snap some of them up in a heartbeat now that my kids are the right age, but I won’t do monthly subscriptions. Ah, well.
I agree, I find that frustrating, as well. I far prefer one base game + the ability to buy add-ons. It allows me to control costs, plus, my kids can "earn" buying things in the game.
Great interview and good to see some developers with an apt perspective on the youngest of the young players.
Is there a tag system on Substack? I don't have kids but I'm the one my friends ask for advice about kids' games and I've been keeping a mental note of the "good ones" mentioned on this column. It would be great to be able to find all the articles about those (or other categories of articles) quickly.
Oh, thank you! There are tags on the backend, but it doesn't look like there's a way to sift through tags reliably. I *do* tag articles, but it's only so they can be surfaced as a "page" at the top. I highly recommend added this to your bookmarks: https://www.familygamingdatabase.com