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The important thing is that they are not "addictive" or have (a lot of) ads. I can recommend GCompris, SuperTuxKart and TowerJumper.

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[–] TraschcanOfIdeology@hexbear.net 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

Monument valley? The problem is it actually ends, eventually.

Or idk, old GBA games on an emulator? I spent way too much time on Pokémon blue growing up.

Oh definitely have them play old Zelda games. A link to the past is my fav.

[–] anarchoilluminati@hexbear.net 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Yeah, if I had kids, I'd give them emulated Gameboy games and lock the internet to avoid them getting ads or microtransactions or anything like that.

Kids would still enjoy those Mario, Pokémon, and Mega Man games, right?

Also, they'd be free and you could probably add hundreds.

[–] TraschcanOfIdeology@hexbear.net 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

At that point it's just better to invest on one of those dedicated emulator consoles... They're not terribly expensive and they're natively offline. Plus, clicky buttons, which I think really enhances the experience.