{"id":3058,"date":"2026-06-25T22:10:23","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T22:10:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=3058"},"modified":"2026-06-25T22:10:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T22:10:23","slug":"kid-tested-video-games-5-titles-that-appeal-to-the-youngest-of-players","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=3058","title":{"rendered":"Kid-tested video games: 5 titles that appeal to the youngest of players"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I started playing video games when I was 4, and my son recently reached the same age. I\u2019ve been trying to introduce him to the land of Mario, Pok\u00e9mon and Lego superheroes. The problem is that the industry has changed a lot since Atari\u2019s primitive graphics.<\/p>\n

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Games have grown more complex since \u201cYars\u2019 Revenge.\u201d They have open worlds, multibutton controllers and more complex systems. I\u2019ve tried throwing him in the deep end, letting him play \u201cLego City Undercover.\u201d He loves the game, but he ends up frustrated because he\u2019s not ready for a city-spanning adventure that requires dexterity and is difficult for his smaller hands that can barely grasp the controller.<\/p>\n

Better solutions were to give him a dead controller and put on a Let\u2019s Play video or give him an inactive one and tell him that he\u2019s helping me as I play. It works most of the time, but the big dividing line is attention span. There are some games that transfix him and others that bore him in a few minutes. Here are some that my 4-year-old is into:<\/p>\n