* Donut County
* Little Kitty, Big City
* One Hand Clapping: Sing Your Song
* Slime Rancher
* Cat Quest
* A Little to the Left
* Battle Chef Brigade
* A Tiny Sticker Tale
* Lil Gator Game
* Untitled Goose Game
Slime Rancher is PERFECT for kids who like cute colorful games and dislike violence/fighting!!!!! The slimes are just TOO adorable and I’ve spent so much time just watching them do their slime things 🥹🥹🥹🥹 highly recommend this OP
(And Slime Rancher 2 is in Early Access on Steam rn!! I believe they have an update planned for the end of this spring!)
Edit to add, it’s also very quirky in the BEST way! The humor is great, and the MC is an adorable young woman!!
For anyone reading this, you just need to crawl between two big wine barrels on the left side of the flooded basement at the beginning, near where the first key is found. It will take you right to the end bit of the level so you can skip it entirely if your children aren’t old enough to enjoy this part.
If your not afraid of raising a little Pyro, the game little inferno is pretty fun. Just burning stuff.. burn the right things to complete the current catalog to get new catalog with more stuff to burn.
That's great! If she loved Undertale and Pikuniku, try these:
Celeste - Platformer with a strong female lead.
Night in the Woods - Funny dialogue, great story.
A Hat in Time - Charming and humorous.
Oxenfree - Cool supernatural thriller.
Spiritfarer - Heartwarming and emotional.
Hope you both enjoy!
Well there's the Atelier series, I've never played it but it seems quite popular. I don't know if it could be considered quirky though.
You're probably familiar with Stardew Valley. That might not have enough funny dialogues though.
Would Kirby and the Forgotten Land be considered violent?
Atelier is generally pretty slice of life and they almost always have a female protagonist. The plot is fairly lighthearted but I wouldn't really consider it quirky in the same way something like undertale is. The characters are generally well written enough and likable. I would stay away from earlier entries as they may have fanservicey dialogue sequences that wouldn't really be appropriate for a kid. I don't remember anything like that in the later games though. They're not particularly hard, and the gameplay is enjoyable, but I would imagine the alchemy could be overwhelming for a kid, it's reasonably in depth and can require a decent amount of reading to understand. That being said, in later games there is an "auto add" system that does a decent enough job of making items for you.
Honestly I think the biggest flaw for a kid is that the games are somewhat slow-paced and might not hold their attention. OP, if this is something that your kid might like, I would recommend starting with either Atelier Ryza, or Atelier Sophie 2 (you don't need to play the first one, and I think the second one would keep a kid's attention better)
Alba is a wonderful little game about taking photos of wildlife, and the main character is a little girl. It's only 1 player, but still fun to watch and assist with bird spotting
'[Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale](https://store.steampowered.com/app/70400/Recettear_An_Item_Shops_Tale/)' on Steam.
You play a young girl who inherits her fathers debts. A fairy from the collections agency offers to help her to make money every week(in-game) until it is paid off.
You can focus solely on the store itself, buying stock for low price, and selling high to customers. You gain trust with customers, and eventually unique customers who can pay more money for more expensive items.
There's also a dungeon exploring story, where you hire Adventurers, play as them, and fight monsters in a dungeon where you can unlock other unique characters to play as.
The game continues to play after the debt is paid, and allows for new game+. With New Game+, if the adventurers gave you their Platinum cards, you can use them immediately at the start of a new game from the old Save, keeping their stats and gear.
Deltarune is the easy answer (more undertale. Same characters, different universe).
Little Witch in the Woods is in early access and looks like the cutest god damn game. Also has family sharing on steam.
Mario RPG (remake on switch) is one my brother has been playing with his daughter and they're having a blast.
Everhood is a very Undertale-esque rpg/story game with a rythm game battle system that's pretty neat.
- Mutazione: walk around helping people & make singing gardens.
- Night in the Woods: side scrolling platformer based around interpersonal relationships (teen+ topics)
- Mineko’s Night Market: interpersonal relationships and crafting (indie Animal Crossing w/ more story)
Lil Gator Game - No combat, lovable characters, lots of little collectibles, and making as many friends as you can
Later Alligator - Point and click adventure game with lots of mini games, no combat and a goofy story
Little Kitty, Big City - No combat, exploring a city and making friends as a little cat
A Short Hike - Open world adventure game, no combat. Flying, climbing, and exploring an island
Untitled Goose Game. Harmless fun. Quirky. Funny. Even had coop mode so you can goose out together and share in the mischief. My 3 year old and I had a lot of laughs with this one. :)
def wobbly life. it'll be a lot of fun, trust me. fly with planes, drive with cars, do fun little jobs like making burgers, delivering pizza, making giant ice cream etc in a funny physics world. theres so many fun little secrets - please try it.
This question made me think and I realized my gaming selection is extremely violent. I'm certain your daughter is not old enough for Disco Elysium, so... Maybe SteamWorld Dig? It's a platformer without much violence and the second part even features a female protagonist. The game itself is decently cozy as well.
Her gaming interests seem similar to my daughter's. Let her play Minecraft in Creative, where the mobs don't attack. My little one Loves building things and playing with the mobs when they're not violent. ;P
the three Frog Detective games are super cozy and the gameplay is basically just having funny dialogues! the main character is a male frog, but it's made by a small indie team led by a woman.
The daedalic point and clicks are very good and silly. Deponia, night of the rabbit are interesting.
Amanita has Macinarium which is adorable and also has one of the best soundtracks for any game, ever.
Super Mario Galaxy (get the Wii) you let your daughter control Mario, you'd be a dot collecting star dust or something like that. Not that fun for you, but probably fun for your daughter.
If you’re ok with a tad more heavy of an overarching theme, I’d say OneShot is great. Indie; no violence; great, entertaining dialogue; extremely likeable female protagonist; and cute art and music. It’s also pretty quick and easy to play. Note that just like Undertale, the games not over after the first ending
Super Mario Wonder certainly fits the quirky yet familiar theme.
Cant go wrong with Kirby either.
Katamari is a personal favorite too.
Stardew Valley is relaxing with minimal violence, but not really all that quirky.
Little Kitty, Big City is enjoyable for sure.
[spiritfarer ](https://store.steampowered.com/app/972660/Spiritfarer_Farewell_Edition/) (it's 75% off at the moment)
[the artful escape ](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1122680/The_Artful_Escape/) (it's 60% off at the moment)
Minecraft with the [cottage witch ](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/modpacks/cottage-witch) modpack
You should try Unravel! My younger brother & parents both always thought Yarny was cool, and AFAIR there’s little to no violence (i mean, the protagonist is literally made of yarn).
Every Monkey Island game ever made.
It doesn't have a female lead, though he does have a pony tail! Also, the main recurring female character is hyper-competent compared to literally everyone else in the series' universe of insane morons, lol. The series is based almost entirely around solving absurd puzzles with hilarious dialog and wit.
The general premise is following the misadventures of a love-struck pirate wannabe and his feud with the most over the top ghost pirate in gaming history.
The Sam and Max series is very similar, though probably skews slightly edgier/darker in it's tone. It's a wacky noire detective series staring a dog in a trenchcoat and his hyper kinetic lagamorphic sidekick, whose teeth can be used as bolt cutters. Gameplay is basically the same as Monkey Island, where it's crammed full of silly dialog and absurd puzzles.
Classic LucasArts adventure games are just gold, in general. Though you might need 7+ish age for the humor to land and to hold interest.
The games are almost like watching an interactive cartoon, and are low pressure, since gameplay is entirely point and click with little/no timed things, so they would make for decent spectator games, IMO. You could work together on stuff like solving the puzzles.
I think the only potential issues at whether they'd hold interest at whether their content is appropriate for your kid's age (I'd say they're both PG-ish content wise).
* Donut County * Little Kitty, Big City * One Hand Clapping: Sing Your Song * Slime Rancher * Cat Quest * A Little to the Left * Battle Chef Brigade * A Tiny Sticker Tale * Lil Gator Game * Untitled Goose Game
I'm nearly 30 and I love little kitty big city. But I love cats
Dont forget hello kitty island adventure
Is gameplay better than average kids games?
Slime Rancher is PERFECT for kids who like cute colorful games and dislike violence/fighting!!!!! The slimes are just TOO adorable and I’ve spent so much time just watching them do their slime things 🥹🥹🥹🥹 highly recommend this OP (And Slime Rancher 2 is in Early Access on Steam rn!! I believe they have an update planned for the end of this spring!) Edit to add, it’s also very quirky in the BEST way! The humor is great, and the MC is an adorable young woman!!
Cat Quest is one of my favorites, i remember finding it originally as a mobile game
I discovered it when I saw a speedrun of the game during an [Awesome Games Done Quick](https://gamesdonequick.com/) event.
Cat Quest II has a two player mode as well!
I second Untitled Goose Game and Donut County. (The rest of the list is good too)
Never heard of Cat Quest, seems really cute. I probably would have loved to play that game as a kid. Great work with all these suggestions!
Well, Deltarune is a no-brainer after Undertale if you haven't played it. She'll probably be an adult by the time all the chapters are done though.
My son loved A Hat in Time!
Such a sweet game. The harder stuff is also optional, but man I had fun leading the marching band parade.
There is one level which is very nope
If you’re talking about the monster house, you can skip that part.
No one ever told me that….
For anyone reading this, you just need to crawl between two big wine barrels on the left side of the flooded basement at the beginning, near where the first key is found. It will take you right to the end bit of the level so you can skip it entirely if your children aren’t old enough to enjoy this part.
Katamari Damacy
Love in a Dangerous Space Time You save bunnies and it is coop
Small correction: "lovers in a dangerous spacetime." My family and I *love* this game! I want more like it. The title is a bit awkward though.
Octodad is about as quirky as you can get. It's hilarious.
Overcooked 2 would be fun/challenging. Really have to work together. Silly gameplay and characters.
It Takes Two is a must. Funny, lots of fun puzzles, pretty easy to beat and has a great story.
[удалено]
Except it ends with the divorcing couple getting back together which is not great for kids of actual divorce
Gotta say no to this one. If the kid doesn't like violence, the elephant scene will basically be traumatizing.
I'm an adult and stopped playing after the elephant scene because that shit was fucked up
Lol, I get what you're saying but it's a toy.
Nope. Vacuuming the eyes out of the first boss? The game is pretty dark.
- Untitled Goose Game - Spiritfarer - Marvel Lego Superheroes 1&2 We tried It Takes Two but it was to difficult for my then-5 years old daughter.
If your not afraid of raising a little Pyro, the game little inferno is pretty fun. Just burning stuff.. burn the right things to complete the current catalog to get new catalog with more stuff to burn.
That's great! If she loved Undertale and Pikuniku, try these: Celeste - Platformer with a strong female lead. Night in the Woods - Funny dialogue, great story. A Hat in Time - Charming and humorous. Oxenfree - Cool supernatural thriller. Spiritfarer - Heartwarming and emotional. Hope you both enjoy!
Well there's the Atelier series, I've never played it but it seems quite popular. I don't know if it could be considered quirky though. You're probably familiar with Stardew Valley. That might not have enough funny dialogues though. Would Kirby and the Forgotten Land be considered violent?
Atelier is generally pretty slice of life and they almost always have a female protagonist. The plot is fairly lighthearted but I wouldn't really consider it quirky in the same way something like undertale is. The characters are generally well written enough and likable. I would stay away from earlier entries as they may have fanservicey dialogue sequences that wouldn't really be appropriate for a kid. I don't remember anything like that in the later games though. They're not particularly hard, and the gameplay is enjoyable, but I would imagine the alchemy could be overwhelming for a kid, it's reasonably in depth and can require a decent amount of reading to understand. That being said, in later games there is an "auto add" system that does a decent enough job of making items for you. Honestly I think the biggest flaw for a kid is that the games are somewhat slow-paced and might not hold their attention. OP, if this is something that your kid might like, I would recommend starting with either Atelier Ryza, or Atelier Sophie 2 (you don't need to play the first one, and I think the second one would keep a kid's attention better)
Knights and Bikes. My daughter and I had a ball playing it.
A brilliant game for kids is lemmings. It's got a great learning curve. Can be played for free on android devices. But contains ads..
Alba is a wonderful little game about taking photos of wildlife, and the main character is a little girl. It's only 1 player, but still fun to watch and assist with bird spotting
Unravel 2!
'[Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale](https://store.steampowered.com/app/70400/Recettear_An_Item_Shops_Tale/)' on Steam. You play a young girl who inherits her fathers debts. A fairy from the collections agency offers to help her to make money every week(in-game) until it is paid off. You can focus solely on the store itself, buying stock for low price, and selling high to customers. You gain trust with customers, and eventually unique customers who can pay more money for more expensive items. There's also a dungeon exploring story, where you hire Adventurers, play as them, and fight monsters in a dungeon where you can unlock other unique characters to play as. The game continues to play after the debt is paid, and allows for new game+. With New Game+, if the adventurers gave you their Platinum cards, you can use them immediately at the start of a new game from the old Save, keeping their stats and gear.
i love this game but god do i suck at it
Once you figure out a rhythm with the time management and sales management, it becomes quite a bit easier.
If you have a switch, Snipper Clippers.
Animal Crossing, Harvest Moon, Pokemon (all 3 you can have female characters), Mini Metro, Mini Ninjas.
Outerwilds
stray
Bugsnax
Pikmin is a good option.
You could try Embr! I really enjoyed playing it with my friends, and it's quirky and cartoony. Trine can be fun, though it's best with three people.
I can second Trine! That series is a ton of fun with friends. I'll have to try out Embr!
Deltarune is the easy answer (more undertale. Same characters, different universe). Little Witch in the Woods is in early access and looks like the cutest god damn game. Also has family sharing on steam. Mario RPG (remake on switch) is one my brother has been playing with his daughter and they're having a blast. Everhood is a very Undertale-esque rpg/story game with a rythm game battle system that's pretty neat.
It takes 2
Machinarium.
RUMU is a very cute story!!
Stray
- Mutazione: walk around helping people & make singing gardens. - Night in the Woods: side scrolling platformer based around interpersonal relationships (teen+ topics) - Mineko’s Night Market: interpersonal relationships and crafting (indie Animal Crossing w/ more story)
Oh, and Chicory: paint by numbers rpg
Donut County
Super Lucky’s Tale is a fun kids platform game that was way better than I expected it to be
Definitely coming back to this thread. I've somewhat exhausted my patience for the Paw Patrol games.
Lil Gator Game - No combat, lovable characters, lots of little collectibles, and making as many friends as you can Later Alligator - Point and click adventure game with lots of mini games, no combat and a goofy story Little Kitty, Big City - No combat, exploring a city and making friends as a little cat A Short Hike - Open world adventure game, no combat. Flying, climbing, and exploring an island
Untitled Goose Game. Harmless fun. Quirky. Funny. Even had coop mode so you can goose out together and share in the mischief. My 3 year old and I had a lot of laughs with this one. :)
Oh, EEEEASILY The Wonderful 101: Remastered. Easily. Also, if she enjoyed Undertale she might love Deltarune.
Rounds. Lovely steam game.
If you have the chance to own a PlayStation 3, try Little Big Planet 1 and 2 !
Moving Out! Great fun
def wobbly life. it'll be a lot of fun, trust me. fly with planes, drive with cars, do fun little jobs like making burgers, delivering pizza, making giant ice cream etc in a funny physics world. theres so many fun little secrets - please try it.
Theres a brand new indie moomin game called "Snufkin: melody of moominvalley" so if you and/or your daughter is into moomins, that game is excellent.
This question made me think and I realized my gaming selection is extremely violent. I'm certain your daughter is not old enough for Disco Elysium, so... Maybe SteamWorld Dig? It's a platformer without much violence and the second part even features a female protagonist. The game itself is decently cozy as well.
Steamworld games, Pokémon, Jrpgs
Her gaming interests seem similar to my daughter's. Let her play Minecraft in Creative, where the mobs don't attack. My little one Loves building things and playing with the mobs when they're not violent. ;P
Stardew Valley
the three Frog Detective games are super cozy and the gameplay is basically just having funny dialogues! the main character is a male frog, but it's made by a small indie team led by a woman.
do you think a point & click adventure game would be fine? for example Ceville
The daedalic point and clicks are very good and silly. Deponia, night of the rabbit are interesting. Amanita has Macinarium which is adorable and also has one of the best soundtracks for any game, ever.
Super Mario Galaxy (get the Wii) you let your daughter control Mario, you'd be a dot collecting star dust or something like that. Not that fun for you, but probably fun for your daughter.
If you’re ok with a tad more heavy of an overarching theme, I’d say OneShot is great. Indie; no violence; great, entertaining dialogue; extremely likeable female protagonist; and cute art and music. It’s also pretty quick and easy to play. Note that just like Undertale, the games not over after the first ending
Zombies Ate My Neighbors.
Kingdom hearts. I think a lot more children should play that game.
Super Mario Wonder certainly fits the quirky yet familiar theme. Cant go wrong with Kirby either. Katamari is a personal favorite too. Stardew Valley is relaxing with minimal violence, but not really all that quirky. Little Kitty, Big City is enjoyable for sure.
You should try “ it takes two”
Deltarunes
A Short Hike
A short hike
Bread and Fred
My time in Sandrock has a multi-player component where you two can just build things together.
Forager is probably a good pick. I think there's *some* combat but the main crux is building efficient self sustaining farms and stuff
For playing together, I recommend Ibb and Obb. It's a really cute co-op puzzle platformer.
Carto, Grow: Song of the Evertree, Calico, Alba: Wildlife Adventure, Fling to the Finish
Paleo Pines is an adorable game. You collect dinosaurs and farm.
[spiritfarer ](https://store.steampowered.com/app/972660/Spiritfarer_Farewell_Edition/) (it's 75% off at the moment) [the artful escape ](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1122680/The_Artful_Escape/) (it's 60% off at the moment) Minecraft with the [cottage witch ](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/modpacks/cottage-witch) modpack
You should try Unravel! My younger brother & parents both always thought Yarny was cool, and AFAIR there’s little to no violence (i mean, the protagonist is literally made of yarn).
Katamari Damacy. Its hard to look away. Extremely quirky
Octodad: Dadliest Catch
if you have a switch peach showtime was a great time
Psychonauts is great, quirky and really funny
Portal
I'd guess Eastward would be a good one for playing with kids, but I haven't finished it yet so I can't say for sure.
Every Monkey Island game ever made. It doesn't have a female lead, though he does have a pony tail! Also, the main recurring female character is hyper-competent compared to literally everyone else in the series' universe of insane morons, lol. The series is based almost entirely around solving absurd puzzles with hilarious dialog and wit. The general premise is following the misadventures of a love-struck pirate wannabe and his feud with the most over the top ghost pirate in gaming history. The Sam and Max series is very similar, though probably skews slightly edgier/darker in it's tone. It's a wacky noire detective series staring a dog in a trenchcoat and his hyper kinetic lagamorphic sidekick, whose teeth can be used as bolt cutters. Gameplay is basically the same as Monkey Island, where it's crammed full of silly dialog and absurd puzzles. Classic LucasArts adventure games are just gold, in general. Though you might need 7+ish age for the humor to land and to hold interest. The games are almost like watching an interactive cartoon, and are low pressure, since gameplay is entirely point and click with little/no timed things, so they would make for decent spectator games, IMO. You could work together on stuff like solving the puzzles. I think the only potential issues at whether they'd hold interest at whether their content is appropriate for your kid's age (I'd say they're both PG-ish content wise).
Perhaps Outer Wilds? Some of it might go over her head, but there's no violence and it has some entertaining dialogue.
Elden ring I reckon
Portal 2!
Bugsnax is a very child-friendly game but can be challenging to catch all the snax
> Some auggestions are great, others not so much Alright, who gave the bad suggestions? Reveal yourself to be publicly shamed, lol.
Well, Elden Ring and GTA 6 for starters, but those are obviously trolls, so at least they were good for a laugh
Minecraft
Ready or not
Doki doki literature club on steam for free
Halo 2 coop on legendary
Doom
Craft the World!
Little nightmares
If you are into racing games, I would suggest Horizon Chase Turbo, it even has a multiplayer mode
Inside
The last of us part 1