[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"browse-age-4-5-top":3},{"sort":4,"reviews":5},"top",[6,34,54,70,85,102,121,138,160,177,208,222,244,258,273,288,304,317,335,351,370,386,404,422,436,450,465,480,493,505,520,533,545,564,579,592,604,616,631,645,661,673,685,697,710,726,741,756,772,786,798,810,824,840,854,868,880,895,908,921,937,949,961,973,986,998,1012,1028,1044,1057,1071,1086,1097,1110,1122,1138,1155,1167,1178,1191,1204,1219,1234,1246,1258,1274,1288,1301,1314,1329,1342,1354,1370,1384,1399,1418,1431,1445,1458,1472,1485,1498,1512],{"id":7,"slug":8,"title":9,"subtitle":10,"scoreTotal":11,"scoreSafety":12,"ageBandTarget":13,"publishedAt":14,"gameTitle":15,"gameSlug":16,"gameDeveloper":17,"gameImage":18,"gameGenres":19,"gamePlatforms":22,"gameOfflineCapable":26,"gamePriceCents":27,"gameIapPresent":28,"gameAdsPresent":26,"sessionMinutesRecommended":29,"authorName":30,"authorSlug":31,"authorPersona":32,"authorAvatarUrl":33},"f31fea4f-ed9e-48f3-919c-a898cd1b0fa7","endless-alphabet-vocabulary-that-sticks-because-the-animation-is-the-definition","Endless Alphabet: vocabulary that sticks because the animation is the definition","A free-to-start vocabulary game from Originator. 4.66\u002F5 across 1,376 App Store ratings. The animation IS the definition; \"gargantuan\" and \"obnoxious\" land in 4-year-old conversation. Buy-once expansion packs, no subscription, no ads.",89,92,"3-4","2026-02-13T09:00:00.000Z","Endless Alphabet","endless-alphabet","Originator Inc.","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.toddler.games\u002Fgames\u002Fendless-alphabet\u002Ficon.png",[20,21],"Education","Family",[23,24,25],"ipad","iphone","android",false,0,true,15,"Theo Reyes","theo-reyes","writer","\u002Fteam\u002Ftheo-reyes.jpg",{"id":35,"slug":36,"title":37,"subtitle":38,"scoreTotal":11,"scoreSafety":39,"ageBandTarget":40,"publishedAt":41,"gameTitle":42,"gameSlug":43,"gameDeveloper":44,"gameImage":45,"gameGenres":46,"gamePlatforms":48,"gameOfflineCapable":26,"gamePriceCents":27,"gameIapPresent":26,"gameAdsPresent":26,"sessionMinutesRecommended":49,"authorName":50,"authorSlug":51,"authorPersona":52,"authorAvatarUrl":53},"66d07247-e5e8-472c-bc82-aded46bc9313","khan-academy-kids-earns-its-educational-claim-with-caveats-teachers-will-recogni","Khan Academy Kids earns its educational claim — with caveats teachers will recognize","An adaptive, free, ad-free anchor for ages 3–6. Beats paid competitors by reputation, but the implementation is more uneven than the marketing suggests.",88,"4-5","2025-12-10T09:00:00.000Z","Khan Academy Kids","khan-academy-kids","Khan Academy","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.toddler.games\u002Fgames\u002Fkhan-academy-kids\u002Ficon.png",[20,21,47],"Games",[23,24],20,"Linh Tran","linh-tran","pedagogue","\u002Fteam\u002Flinh-tran.jpg",{"id":55,"slug":56,"title":57,"subtitle":58,"scoreTotal":59,"scoreSafety":12,"ageBandTarget":60,"publishedAt":61,"gameTitle":62,"gameSlug":63,"gameDeveloper":64,"gameImage":65,"gameGenres":66,"gamePlatforms":68,"gameOfflineCapable":26,"gamePriceCents":27,"gameIapPresent":26,"gameAdsPresent":26,"sessionMinutesRecommended":69,"authorName":50,"authorSlug":51,"authorPersona":52,"authorAvatarUrl":53},"e5068d02-31d1-4aa1-81e6-40b4efcdabea","scratchjr-the-curriculum-claim-is-real-the-debugging-line-oversells","ScratchJr: the curriculum claim is real, the 'debugging' line oversells","MIT-Tufts research-backed, NSF-funded, free with no IAP and no ads. The mechanic targets sequencing and composition cleanly; the four-page scene cap is a real ceiling once a kid outgrows the 5-7 band.",87,"5-7","2026-05-10T10:27:32.444Z","ScratchJr","scratchjr","Scratch Foundation","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.toddler.games\u002Fgames\u002Fscratchjr\u002Ficon.png",[20,21,67],"Coding",[23,24,25],25,{"id":71,"slug":72,"title":73,"subtitle":74,"scoreTotal":59,"scoreSafety":75,"ageBandTarget":76,"publishedAt":77,"gameTitle":78,"gameSlug":79,"gameDeveloper":80,"gameImage":81,"gameGenres":82,"gamePlatforms":83,"gameOfflineCapable":26,"gamePriceCents":84,"gameIapPresent":26,"gameAdsPresent":26,"sessionMinutesRecommended":29,"authorName":50,"authorSlug":51,"authorPersona":52,"authorAvatarUrl":53},"538c97bb-7c19-4214-ac03-6b6ebf7d9254","stack-the-states-2-99-one-time-no-subscription-the-trivia-layer-is-doing-real-wo","Stack the States: $2.99 one-time, no subscription, the trivia layer is doing real work","A 14-year-old US geography game from Freecloud Design \u002F Dan Russell-Pinson. 4.44\u002F5 across 2,166 ratings. $2.99 one-time, no IAP, no ads. Trivia recall is the goal, and it lands.",95,"6-7","2026-03-11T09:00:00.000Z","Stack the States","stack-the-states","Freecloud Design (Dan Russell-Pinson)","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.toddler.games\u002Fgames\u002Fstack-the-states\u002Ficon.png",[20,21,47],[23,24,25],299,{"id":86,"slug":87,"title":88,"subtitle":89,"scoreTotal":59,"scoreSafety":75,"ageBandTarget":90,"publishedAt":91,"gameTitle":92,"gameSlug":93,"gameDeveloper":94,"gameImage":95,"gameGenres":96,"gamePlatforms":97,"gameOfflineCapable":26,"gamePriceCents":27,"gameIapPresent":26,"gameAdsPresent":26,"sessionMinutesRecommended":49,"authorName":98,"authorSlug":99,"authorPersona":100,"authorAvatarUrl":101},"f829e640-98e8-4813-be80-e90f97931bab","pbs-kids-games-250-free-games-no-iap-no-ads-and-a-self-inflicted-offline-regress","PBS Kids Games: 250+ free games, no IAP, no ads — and a self-inflicted offline regression","250+ games from PBS shows for ages 3–5. 4.35\u002F5 across 369k ratings. Free, ad-free, no IAP — the closest cousin to Khan Academy Kids on economics. Recent update killed offline support; the road-trip use case is broken.","5-6","2025-12-25T09:00:00.000Z","PBS KIDS Games","pbs-kids-games","PBS KIDS","\u002Fgames\u002Fpbs-kids-games\u002Ficon-512.png",[20,21,47],[23,24,25],"Defne Yıldız","defne-yildiz","gamer","\u002Fteam\u002Fdefne-yildiz.jpg",{"id":103,"slug":104,"title":105,"subtitle":106,"scoreTotal":107,"scoreSafety":75,"ageBandTarget":90,"publishedAt":108,"gameTitle":109,"gameSlug":110,"gameDeveloper":111,"gameImage":112,"gameGenres":113,"gamePlatforms":118,"gameOfflineCapable":26,"gamePriceCents":120,"gameIapPresent":26,"gameAdsPresent":26,"sessionMinutesRecommended":29,"authorName":98,"authorSlug":99,"authorPersona":100,"authorAvatarUrl":101},"ff9e71b4-31dd-4360-ae6c-3b24aa6b2ded","animal-upon-animal-haba-s-20-year-old-wooden-stacker-still-owns-its-shelf","Animal Upon Animal: HABA's 20-year-old wooden stacker still owns its shelf","A 15-minute, 2-4 player dexterity game from HABA Germany, $19.99 buy-once. The box says ages 4+; the dexterity ceiling for genuine challenge is closer to 6+. Junior edition closes the under-3 gap.",86,"2026-05-09T19:21:00.552Z","Animal Upon Animal","animal-upon-animal","HABA (designer Klaus Miltenberger)","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.toddler.games\u002Fgames\u002Fanimal-upon-animal\u002Ficon.webp",[114,115,116,117],"Board Game","Dexterity","Stacking","Children's",[119],"board-game",1999,{"id":122,"slug":123,"title":124,"subtitle":125,"scoreTotal":107,"scoreSafety":75,"ageBandTarget":40,"publishedAt":126,"gameTitle":127,"gameSlug":128,"gameDeveloper":129,"gameImage":130,"gameGenres":131,"gamePlatforms":132,"gameOfflineCapable":26,"gamePriceCents":133,"gameIapPresent":26,"gameAdsPresent":26,"sessionMinutesRecommended":49,"authorName":134,"authorSlug":135,"authorPersona":136,"authorAvatarUrl":137},"74290a31-beba-49ce-940e-20d470f19443","tinybop-s-robot-factory-build-test-ship-the-3-99-engineering-toy","Tinybop's Robot Factory: build, test, ship — the $3.99 engineering toy","A free-form robot builder from Tinybop. 4.13\u002F5 across 330 ratings — niche but credible. $3.99 one-time, no IAP, no subscription. Engineering thinking via parts catalog + physics testing.","2026-04-14T09:00:00.000Z","The Robot Factory by Tinybop","the-robot-factory-by-tinybop","Tinybop","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.toddler.games\u002Fgames\u002Fthe-robot-factory-by-tinybop\u002Ficon.png",[20,21],[23,24],399,"Astrid Holm","astrid-holm","engineer","\u002Fteam\u002Fastrid-holm.jpg",{"id":139,"slug":140,"title":141,"subtitle":142,"scoreTotal":143,"scoreSafety":75,"ageBandTarget":144,"publishedAt":145,"gameTitle":146,"gameSlug":147,"gameDeveloper":148,"gameImage":149,"gameGenres":150,"gamePlatforms":155,"gameOfflineCapable":26,"gamePriceCents":159,"gameIapPresent":26,"gameAdsPresent":26,"sessionMinutesRecommended":29,"authorName":50,"authorSlug":51,"authorPersona":52,"authorAvatarUrl":53},"fa9822fe-955c-4de7-941e-f03c4f3c13a4","thinkrolls-the-physics-lessons-are-a-costume-the-problem-solving-underneath-is-t","Thinkrolls: the 'physics lessons' are a costume — the problem-solving underneath is the real, teacher-approved learning","Avokiddo, 2014. $5.99, no IAP, no ads, best at 3-6. A 207-level logic puzzler sold as \"physics lessons\" — but Common Sense Media says kids learn it \"without the vocabulary.\" The real payload is problem-solving and spatial reasoning.",85,"3-6","2026-06-03T16:34:28.479Z","Thinkrolls 1: Puzzles for Kids","thinkrolls-1-puzzles-for-kids","Avokiddo","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.toddler.games\u002Fgames\u002Fthinkrolls-1-puzzles-for-kids\u002Ficon.png",[20,151,152,153,154],"Puzzle","Logic","Stem","Brain Training",[156,157,25,158],"ios","ipados","amazon-fire",599,{"id":161,"slug":162,"title":163,"subtitle":164,"scoreTotal":165,"scoreSafety":75,"ageBandTarget":144,"publishedAt":166,"gameTitle":167,"gameSlug":168,"gameDeveloper":169,"gameImage":170,"gameGenres":171,"gamePlatforms":174,"gameOfflineCapable":26,"gamePriceCents":175,"gameIapPresent":26,"gameAdsPresent":26,"sessionMinutesRecommended":176,"authorName":50,"authorSlug":51,"authorPersona":52,"authorAvatarUrl":53},"c2c0a577-db75-4ace-949e-5e53692a96e4","the-sneaky-snacky-squirrel-game-the-fine-motor-classic-that-quietly-outscores-it","The Sneaky, Snacky Squirrel Game: the fine-motor classic that quietly outscores its own 'strategy' label","Educational Insights, 2011. 2–4 players, ages 3–6, ~10 min. A spinner-and-tweezers acorn race OTs and SLPs reach for. The fine-motor and color-matching are real; the \"strategic thinking\" on the box is mostly window dressing.",84,"2026-05-25T12:08:46.615Z","The Sneaky, Snacky Squirrel Game","the-sneaky-snacky-squirrel-game","Educational Insights","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.toddler.games\u002Fgames\u002Fthe-sneaky-snacky-squirrel-game\u002Ficon.jpeg",[172,117,173,115,21],"Preschool","Color Matching",[119],null,10,{"id":178,"slug":179,"title":180,"subtitle":181,"scoreTotal":165,"scoreSafety":182,"ageBandTarget":183,"publishedAt":184,"gameTitle":185,"gameSlug":186,"gameDeveloper":187,"gameImage":188,"gameGenres":189,"gamePlatforms":196,"gameOfflineCapable":26,"gamePriceCents":206,"gameIapPresent":26,"gameAdsPresent":26,"sessionMinutesRecommended":207,"authorName":134,"authorSlug":135,"authorPersona":136,"authorAvatarUrl":137},"71d2bf1c-8f99-4381-b023-b8394a2648e9","stardew-valley-the-cleanest-price-model-on-the-kids-shelf-with-five-esrb-content","Stardew Valley — the cleanest price model on the kids shelf, with five ESRB descriptors marketing hides","ConcernedApe's 50M-copy farming sim, $14.99 once across every platform, no IAP. The marketing skips the casino, the saloon, the alcoholism arc, and the suicide-adjacent NPC dialogue. ESRB E10+ with five descriptors the box buries.",78,"7-8","2026-05-11T10:40:04.959Z","Stardew Valley","stardew-valley","ConcernedApe (Eric Barone)","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.toddler.games\u002Fgames\u002Fstardew-valley\u002Ficon.jpeg",[190,191,192,193,194,195],"Farming Sim","Life Sim","RPG","Indie","Single-player","Co-op (up To 8 Online)",[197,198,199,200,201,202,203,204,205,156,25],"windows-(steam)","macos","linux","nintendo-switch","nintendo-switch-2","playstation-4","playstation-5","xbox-one","xbox-series-x|s",1499,45,{"id":209,"slug":210,"title":211,"subtitle":212,"scoreTotal":165,"scoreSafety":75,"ageBandTarget":213,"publishedAt":214,"gameTitle":215,"gameSlug":216,"gameDeveloper":217,"gameImage":218,"gameGenres":219,"gamePlatforms":221,"gameOfflineCapable":26,"gamePriceCents":206,"gameIapPresent":26,"gameAdsPresent":26,"sessionMinutesRecommended":29,"authorName":98,"authorSlug":99,"authorPersona":100,"authorAvatarUrl":101},"2a96e661-ad71-49c8-98c2-b041f246fed2","rhino-hero-the-14-99-haba-dexterity-card-game-the-kinderspiel-des-jahres-jury-ca","Rhino Hero: the $14.99 HABA dexterity card game family-gaming blogs call the Jenga successor","A 15-minute card-tower dexterity game for kids 5+, $14.99 once. The seam isn't the game — it's the play group: card-power variance and turn-starvation at five players. HABA, Kinderspiel des Jahres 2012 Empfohlen.","5-8","2026-05-11T09:14:04.924Z","Rhino Hero","rhino-hero","HABA (Habermaaß GmbH, Germany) — designed by Scott Frisco & Steven Strumpf","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.toddler.games\u002Fgames\u002Frhino-hero\u002Ficon.webp",[114,115,116,21,220],"Kids",[119],{"id":223,"slug":224,"title":225,"subtitle":226,"scoreTotal":165,"scoreSafety":75,"ageBandTarget":227,"publishedAt":228,"gameTitle":229,"gameSlug":230,"gameDeveloper":231,"gameImage":232,"gameGenres":233,"gamePlatforms":237,"gameOfflineCapable":26,"gamePriceCents":242,"gameIapPresent":26,"gameAdsPresent":26,"sessionMinutesRecommended":243,"authorName":98,"authorSlug":99,"authorPersona":100,"authorAvatarUrl":101},"c69bfcda-fbc7-4c28-9265-f5c489871fbb","a-short-hike-the-4-49-igf-grand-prize-cozy-explorer-one-shelf-over-from-animal-c","A Short Hike: the $4.49 IGF Grand Prize cozy explorer, one shelf over from Animal Crossing","Solo dev adamgryu shipped a 1–3-hour climb-and-glide on PC in 2019, Switch in 2020, PS4\u002FXbox in 2021. ESRB E, PEGI 3, no IAP, no ads, no fail state. The reading-required question is the only real seam for under-7s.","6-8","2026-05-09T19:21:23.878Z","A Short Hike","a-short-hike","adamgryu (Adam Robinson-Yu)","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.toddler.games\u002Fgames\u002Fa-short-hike\u002Ficon.png",[234,235,236,193],"Adventure","Exploration","Cozy",[199,238,239,240,241,204],"mac","ps4","steam","switch",449,30,{"id":245,"slug":246,"title":247,"subtitle":248,"scoreTotal":165,"scoreSafety":75,"ageBandTarget":60,"publishedAt":249,"gameTitle":250,"gameSlug":251,"gameDeveloper":252,"gameImage":253,"gameGenres":254,"gamePlatforms":257,"gameOfflineCapable":26,"gamePriceCents":120,"gameIapPresent":26,"gameAdsPresent":26,"sessionMinutesRecommended":49,"authorName":50,"authorSlug":51,"authorPersona":52,"authorAvatarUrl":53},"04bba1ac-8bb1-4e5e-89bd-7dbb2352ea8a","outfoxed-the-cooperative-deduction-skill-is-real-the-window-for-it-is-short","Outfoxed! — the cooperative-deduction skill is real, the window for it is short","A cooperative whodunit board game from Gamewright. The deduction skill it teaches is real for ages 5 to 7; the memory ceiling collapses the puzzle around seven. $19.99 once, no batteries, no app. Kinderspiel des Jahres recommendation 2017.","2026-05-09T19:21:13.743Z","Outfoxed!","outfoxed","Gamewright (designers: Shanon Lyon, Marisa Pena, Colt Tipton-Johnson)","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.toddler.games\u002Fgames\u002Foutfoxed\u002Ficon.jpg",[114,255,256,117],"Co-op","Deduction",[119],{"id":259,"slug":260,"title":261,"subtitle":262,"scoreTotal":165,"scoreSafety":12,"ageBandTarget":263,"publishedAt":264,"gameTitle":265,"gameSlug":266,"gameDeveloper":267,"gameImage":268,"gameGenres":269,"gamePlatforms":272,"gameOfflineCapable":26,"gamePriceCents":27,"gameIapPresent":26,"gameAdsPresent":26,"sessionMinutesRecommended":29,"authorName":50,"authorSlug":51,"authorPersona":52,"authorAvatarUrl":53},"78f767b5-efb1-4213-9a80-68865e036504","duolingo-abc-sits-in-the-preoperational-sweet-spot-but-the-edc-28-headline-is-a-","Duolingo ABC sits in the preoperational sweet spot — but the EDC 28% headline isn't a controlled trial","Free with 700+ lessons mapped to the NRP five pillars and Common Core K-2. The reward economy is sugar-and-snack heavy. The pedagogy gap: continuous blending — the load-bearing phonics skill — is the one the curriculum mostly skips.","3-5","2026-05-09T19:20:18.361Z","Duolingo ABC – Learn to Read","duolingo-abc-learn-to-read","Duolingo, Inc.","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.toddler.games\u002Fgames\u002Fduolingo-abc-learn-to-read\u002Ficon.png",[20,270,271],"Literacy","Phonics",[158,25,23,24],{"id":274,"slug":275,"title":276,"subtitle":277,"scoreTotal":165,"scoreSafety":143,"ageBandTarget":227,"publishedAt":278,"gameTitle":279,"gameSlug":280,"gameDeveloper":281,"gameImage":282,"gameGenres":283,"gamePlatforms":286,"gameOfflineCapable":26,"gamePriceCents":287,"gameIapPresent":26,"gameAdsPresent":26,"sessionMinutesRecommended":243,"authorName":30,"authorSlug":31,"authorPersona":32,"authorAvatarUrl":33},"5f517a87-c282-4b8f-a7dc-81282d0363c2","animal-crossing-new-horizons-the-49-million-unit-life-sim-whose-central-gesture-","Animal Crossing: New Horizons — a real-world-calendar life sim, and what that does to a 6-year-old","Switch March 2020 + Switch 2 Edition Jan 2026, $59.99 \u002F $4.99 upgrade. ESRB E. OpenCritic 90 across 151 critics, 99% recommended. The contrarian read: the writing is calmer than New Leaf — and a 4-year-old needs a parent reading aloud.","2026-05-09T19:20:06.245Z","Animal Crossing: New Horizons","animal-crossing-new-horizons","Nintendo EPD","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.toddler.games\u002Fgames\u002Fanimal-crossing-new-horizons\u002Ficon.jpg",[284,285,21],"Life Simulation","Sandbox",[241],5999,{"id":289,"slug":290,"title":291,"subtitle":292,"scoreTotal":293,"scoreSafety":39,"ageBandTarget":227,"publishedAt":294,"gameTitle":295,"gameSlug":296,"gameDeveloper":297,"gameImage":298,"gameGenres":299,"gamePlatforms":301,"gameOfflineCapable":26,"gamePriceCents":303,"gameIapPresent":26,"gameAdsPresent":26,"sessionMinutesRecommended":243,"authorName":98,"authorSlug":99,"authorPersona":100,"authorAvatarUrl":101},"d27aa28a-5491-4caa-b3c1-6c8e89e5e2c8","slime-rancher-the-8-99-first-person-vacpack-farming-sim-that-sold-17-5m-copies-a","Slime Rancher: the $8.99 first-person vacpack farming sim that sold 17.5M copies across every console","Casual Mode exists for a reason: Tarr — the corruption mechanic — has an audio cue 5- and 6-year-olds find frightening. Toggle it off and the ranch-sim underneath is gentle. Monomi Park, $19.99 once, no IAP, 98% Overwhelmingly Positive on Steam.",83,"2026-05-11T19:03:41.109Z","Slime Rancher","slime-rancher","Monomi Park (US)","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.toddler.games\u002Fgames\u002Fslime-rancher\u002Ficon.webp",[300,234,285,236,193],"Simulation",[302,198,199,204,205,202,203,200],"pc-(steam)",899,{"id":305,"slug":306,"title":307,"subtitle":308,"scoreTotal":293,"scoreSafety":39,"ageBandTarget":13,"publishedAt":309,"gameTitle":310,"gameSlug":311,"gameDeveloper":312,"gameImage":313,"gameGenres":314,"gamePlatforms":315,"gameOfflineCapable":26,"gamePriceCents":27,"gameIapPresent":28,"gameAdsPresent":26,"sessionMinutesRecommended":316,"authorName":50,"authorSlug":51,"authorPersona":52,"authorAvatarUrl":53},"7c035d87-a551-4e1e-a4c9-5509eff3cc01","wonster-words-phonics-by-monsters-with-a-freemium-ceiling","Wonster Words: phonics-by-monsters with a freemium ceiling","77Sparx's phonics game for ages 3–6. 4.62\u002F5 across 30,006 ratings. Drag-letter puzzles where words become animated monsters. Free starter generous; deeper word packs paid.","2026-04-22T09:00:00.000Z","Wonster Words","wonster-words","77Sparx Studio","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.toddler.games\u002Fgames\u002Fwonster-words\u002Ficon.png",[20,21],[23,24],12,{"id":318,"slug":319,"title":320,"subtitle":321,"scoreTotal":322,"scoreSafety":323,"ageBandTarget":324,"publishedAt":325,"gameTitle":326,"gameSlug":327,"gameDeveloper":328,"gameImage":329,"gameGenres":330,"gamePlatforms":332,"gameOfflineCapable":26,"gamePriceCents":303,"gameIapPresent":26,"gameAdsPresent":26,"sessionMinutesRecommended":49,"authorName":50,"authorSlug":51,"authorPersona":52,"authorAvatarUrl":53},"7c05e0ca-cece-4cbd-b316-0ababf1ee359","teach-your-monster-to-read-sequences-uk-letters-and-sounds-phonics-into-a-43-wee","Teach Your Monster to Read: UK Letters-and-Sounds phonics in 43 weeks — the marketing oversells, the mechanic delivers","Charity-funded literacy: $8.99 once on the app, free on the web. Roehampton-University-designed synthetic phonics, 4.5\u002F5 across 27,000 App Store ratings. The British articulation is real — American-ear-trained kids hear it.",82,72,"4-6","2026-05-10T18:27:01.078Z","Teach Your Monster to Read","teach-your-monster-to-read","Teach Your Monster Ltd. (Usborne Foundation)","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.toddler.games\u002Fgames\u002Fteach-your-monster-to-read\u002Ficon.png",[20,271,331],"Reading",[23,24,25,333,334],"kindle-fire","web",{"id":336,"slug":337,"title":338,"subtitle":339,"scoreTotal":322,"scoreSafety":75,"ageBandTarget":340,"publishedAt":341,"gameTitle":342,"gameSlug":343,"gameDeveloper":344,"gameImage":345,"gameGenres":346,"gamePlatforms":348,"gameOfflineCapable":26,"gamePriceCents":159,"gameIapPresent":26,"gameAdsPresent":26,"sessionMinutesRecommended":49,"authorName":98,"authorSlug":99,"authorPersona":100,"authorAvatarUrl":101},"78b733c3-1ca9-4a56-9535-d62f1dac63bf","townscaper-is-the-no-goal-sibling-cities-skylines-should-have-been-stalberg-s-on","Townscaper: the no-goal sibling Cities: Skylines should have been — Stålberg's one-dev building toy","A solo-dev building toy with no IAP, no ads, and no fail state — and no game underneath, depending on who you ask. Oskar Stålberg, $3.59-$5.99, Steam Overwhelmingly Positive at 95% across 10,554. Cubed3's contrarian 5\u002F10: \"like a tiny sample of a meatier game.\"","4-7","2026-05-10T07:40:43.183Z","Townscaper","townscaper","Oskar Stålberg (Stockholm — solo) — published by Raw Fury","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.toddler.games\u002Fgames\u002Ftownscaper\u002Ficon.jpg",[300,347,285],"Casual",[240,241,23,24,25,204,349,238,350],"xbox-series","windows",{"id":352,"slug":353,"title":354,"subtitle":355,"scoreTotal":356,"scoreSafety":39,"ageBandTarget":227,"publishedAt":357,"gameTitle":358,"gameSlug":359,"gameDeveloper":360,"gameImage":361,"gameGenres":362,"gamePlatforms":365,"gameOfflineCapable":26,"gamePriceCents":133,"gameIapPresent":28,"gameAdsPresent":26,"sessionMinutesRecommended":49,"authorName":366,"authorSlug":367,"authorPersona":368,"authorAvatarUrl":369},"910d286e-a64b-4063-80d0-f9aa461baf31","the-human-body-by-tinybop-a-hand-drawn-no-rules-anatomy-toy-with-top-tier-privac","The Human Body by Tinybop — a hand-drawn, no-rules anatomy toy with top-tier privacy, but reading-gated: 7+ badged 4+","Tinybop, $3.99 buy-once, one IAP, no ads, clean privacy. Kelli Anderson’s 200+ hand drawings make it the calmest anatomy app around — but no instructions, reading-gated labels, Apple 4+ vs CSM 7+, and the sound broke after a rewrite.",81,"2026-06-23T06:50:25.572Z","The Human Body by Tinybop","the-human-body-by-tinybop","Tinybop Inc.","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.toddler.games\u002Fgames\u002Fthe-human-body-by-tinybop\u002Ficon.png",[20,363,364],"Science","Health",[156,157,25],"Hyejin Park","hyejin-park","designer","\u002Fteam\u002Fhyejin-park.jpg",{"id":371,"slug":372,"title":373,"subtitle":374,"scoreTotal":356,"scoreSafety":75,"ageBandTarget":375,"publishedAt":376,"gameTitle":377,"gameSlug":378,"gameDeveloper":379,"gameImage":380,"gameGenres":381,"gamePlatforms":384,"gameOfflineCapable":26,"gamePriceCents":385,"gameIapPresent":26,"gameAdsPresent":26,"sessionMinutesRecommended":29,"authorName":366,"authorSlug":367,"authorPersona":368,"authorAvatarUrl":369},"4104d92e-075e-41b4-a9d1-8d3d044d4876","bandimal-the-apple-design-award-music-toy-whose-one-decision-every-note-in-the-p","Bandimal — the Apple Design Award music toy where every note sits in the pentatonic scale, so failure is impossible","YATATOY, $4.99 buy-once, no IAP, no ads, no internet, \"Data Not Collected.\" Its 9 animal instruments are locked to a pentatonic scale so a 3yo can't play a wrong note. The seam: a low ceiling — 3 at a time, and no way to export the song.","2-5","2026-06-23T06:50:10.824Z","Bandimal","bandimal","YATATOY Oy","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.toddler.games\u002Fgames\u002Fbandimal\u002Ficon.png",[20,382,383],"Music","Creativity",[156,157],499,{"id":387,"slug":388,"title":389,"subtitle":390,"scoreTotal":356,"scoreSafety":391,"ageBandTarget":213,"publishedAt":392,"gameTitle":393,"gameSlug":394,"gameDeveloper":395,"gameImage":396,"gameGenres":397,"gamePlatforms":401,"gameOfflineCapable":26,"gamePriceCents":385,"gameIapPresent":26,"gameAdsPresent":26,"sessionMinutesRecommended":49,"authorName":366,"authorSlug":367,"authorPersona":368,"authorAvatarUrl":369},"508cda59-d081-4188-9935-75f5659c03bd","hidden-folks-the-no-timer-hand-drawn-search-and-find-with-the-rare-data-not-coll","Hidden Folks — the no-timer hand-drawn search-and-find with the rare \"Data Not Collected\" privacy row","A tap-to-reveal hidden-folks book in 22 languages, $4.99 once. The catch: the seek-and-find mechanic genuinely needs a co-piloting adult. Adriaan de Jongh + Sylvain Tegroeg, App Store iPad Game of the Year 2017, 2000+ mouth-made sounds.",98,"2026-05-11T09:14:33.793Z","Hidden Folks","hidden-folks","Adriaan de Jongh + Sylvain Tegroeg (Netherlands)","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.toddler.games\u002Fgames\u002Fhidden-folks\u002Ficon.jpg",[398,399,151,400,21],"Hidden Object","Search And Find","Wholesome",[156,157,198,402,350,199,25,200,403],"tvos","apple-arcade-(as-hidden-folks+)",{"id":405,"slug":406,"title":407,"subtitle":408,"scoreTotal":356,"scoreSafety":12,"ageBandTarget":227,"publishedAt":409,"gameTitle":410,"gameSlug":411,"gameDeveloper":412,"gameImage":413,"gameGenres":414,"gamePlatforms":417,"gameOfflineCapable":26,"gamePriceCents":421,"gameIapPresent":26,"gameAdsPresent":26,"sessionMinutesRecommended":243,"authorName":366,"authorSlug":367,"authorPersona":368,"authorAvatarUrl":369},"79ef3232-96ab-4d2a-8577-5259f81b504d","hello-kitty-island-adventure-the-apple-arcade-game-of-the-year-that-rebuilt-its-","Hello Kitty Island Adventure: the Apple Arcade Game of the Year that rebuilt its UX from scratch","Apple Arcade Game of the Year 2023 now on Switch ($39.99 buy-once), PS5, and Steam ($18.99 + Denuvo). 500K Switch+PC copies in 30 days. App Privacy label has zero tracking rows; ESRB E; 21 catalogued accessibility features.","2026-05-10T18:27:10.817Z","Hello Kitty Island Adventure","hello-kitty-island-adventure","Sunblink (with Sanrio)","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.toddler.games\u002Fgames\u002Fhello-kitty-island-adventure\u002Ficon.webp",[415,416,234,21],"Cozy Sim","Social Sim",[23,24,238,418,419,241,239,420,350,240],"apple-tv","apple-arcade","ps5",1899,{"id":423,"slug":424,"title":425,"subtitle":426,"scoreTotal":356,"scoreSafety":75,"ageBandTarget":213,"publishedAt":427,"gameTitle":428,"gameSlug":429,"gameDeveloper":430,"gameImage":431,"gameGenres":432,"gamePlatforms":434,"gameOfflineCapable":26,"gamePriceCents":435,"gameIapPresent":26,"gameAdsPresent":26,"sessionMinutesRecommended":49,"authorName":30,"authorSlug":31,"authorPersona":32,"authorAvatarUrl":33},"ab37526b-f4e4-4787-ab24-80a85fa98efd","sleeping-queens-the-children-s-card-game-a-six-year-old-wrote-in-2003-that-gamew","Sleeping Queens: the kids' card game a six-year-old wrote in 2003, kept faithful for 22 years","Miranda Evarts wrote it at six. Gamewright shipped it in 2005 with the queens intact. Tom Vasel's verdict: \"will appeal solely to children.\" Family blogs play it at five; the box says eight. ~$10, no IAP, 2-5 players.","2026-05-10T07:40:38.285Z","Sleeping Queens","sleeping-queens","Miranda Evarts (designer, age 6 in 2003) — published by Gamewright Games","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.toddler.games\u002Fgames\u002Fsleeping-queens\u002Ficon.jpg",[433,21,117],"Card Game",[119],999,{"id":437,"slug":438,"title":439,"subtitle":440,"scoreTotal":356,"scoreSafety":441,"ageBandTarget":227,"publishedAt":442,"gameTitle":443,"gameSlug":444,"gameDeveloper":445,"gameImage":446,"gameGenres":447,"gamePlatforms":449,"gameOfflineCapable":26,"gamePriceCents":206,"gameIapPresent":26,"gameAdsPresent":26,"sessionMinutesRecommended":243,"authorName":30,"authorSlug":31,"authorPersona":32,"authorAvatarUrl":33},"aee16f9f-e8db-43f8-ba71-0f6bcfdbfc65","the-plucky-squire-builds-a-picture-book-the-kid-can-step-into-and-the-narrator-w","The Plucky Squire builds a picture book the kid can step into — and the narrator won't let her read it","All Possible Futures' debut is a 2D-to-3D storybook hybrid for ages 6+. The art and the conceit earn the BAFTA Family nomination; the dialogue interruptions and Switch-launch performance earn the contrarian read.",90,"2026-05-09T19:28:42.881Z","The Plucky Squire","the-plucky-squire","All Possible Futures (UK) — co-founders James Turner (ex-Game Freak) and Jonathan Biddle (ex-The Swords of Ditto). Published by Devolver Digital.","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.toddler.games\u002Fgames\u002Fthe-plucky-squire\u002Ficon.jpg",[448,151,21],"Action-Adventure",[239,420,240,241,349],{"id":451,"slug":452,"title":453,"subtitle":454,"scoreTotal":356,"scoreSafety":455,"ageBandTarget":213,"publishedAt":456,"gameTitle":457,"gameSlug":458,"gameDeveloper":459,"gameImage":460,"gameGenres":461,"gamePlatforms":462,"gameOfflineCapable":26,"gamePriceCents":464,"gameIapPresent":28,"gameAdsPresent":26,"sessionMinutesRecommended":49,"authorName":98,"authorSlug":99,"authorPersona":100,"authorAvatarUrl":101},"55d80c1b-b252-44f3-a0dc-177cda8164a0","captain-toad-treasure-tracker-diorama-puzzle-nintendo-for-ages-5-8-with-a-diffic","Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker — diorama-puzzle Nintendo for ages 5–8, with a difficulty cliff the demo hides","Nintendo's no-jump puzzle game on Switch — $39.99 once, no ads, no tracking, optional $5.99 DLC. The campaign's short. The Toadette chapters get hard fast. Common Sense Media age 6+, local co-op on one console.",94,"2026-05-09T19:21:05.478Z","Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker","captain-toad-treasure-tracker","Nintendo EAD Tokyo \u002F Nintendo EPD (with 1-Up Studio)","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.toddler.games\u002Fgames\u002Fcaptain-toad-treasure-tracker\u002Ficon.jpg",[151,234,21],[463,241],"nintendo-3ds",3999,{"id":466,"slug":467,"title":468,"subtitle":469,"scoreTotal":356,"scoreSafety":75,"ageBandTarget":470,"publishedAt":471,"gameTitle":472,"gameSlug":473,"gameDeveloper":474,"gameImage":475,"gameGenres":476,"gamePlatforms":478,"gameOfflineCapable":26,"gamePriceCents":479,"gameIapPresent":26,"gameAdsPresent":26,"sessionMinutesRecommended":176,"authorName":50,"authorSlug":51,"authorPersona":52,"authorAvatarUrl":53},"841ce493-0f48-400a-9f3b-75f482fefc56","first-orchard-haba-the-40-year-old-cooperative-wooden-toddler-game-whose-curricu","First Orchard (HABA): a 40-year-old cooperative toddler game whose curriculum claim is half real","Anneliese Farkaschovsky's 1986 design ships color matching as classification with shared loss tolerance. The mechanic targets Piagetian preoperational sorting; the \"counting\" claim is marketing. $29.99, ages 2-3 sweet spot, 4 by exit.","2-4","2026-05-09T19:20:37.194Z","My Very First Games — First Orchard (Erster Obstgarten)","my-very-first-games-first-orchard-erster-obstgarten","HABA (Habermaaß GmbH, Germany) — designer Anneliese Farkaschovsky","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.toddler.games\u002Fgames\u002Fmy-very-first-games-first-orchard-erster-obstgarten\u002Ficon.webp",[255,117,173,477],"Dice Rolling",[119],2999,{"id":481,"slug":482,"title":483,"subtitle":484,"scoreTotal":356,"scoreSafety":75,"ageBandTarget":213,"publishedAt":485,"gameTitle":486,"gameSlug":487,"gameDeveloper":488,"gameImage":489,"gameGenres":490,"gamePlatforms":492,"gameOfflineCapable":26,"gamePriceCents":120,"gameIapPresent":26,"gameAdsPresent":26,"sessionMinutesRecommended":243,"authorName":366,"authorSlug":367,"authorPersona":368,"authorAvatarUrl":369},"f686cc29-f0f9-4718-82a4-71cb5becee14","snipperclips-sfb-games-2018-d-i-c-e-family-game-of-the-year-on-switch-19-99-esrb","Snipperclips: SFB Games' D.I.C.E. Family Game of the Year on Switch — and \"together\" is the load-bearing word","The Switch launch-window co-op puzzler nobody talks about anymore — and it's still the best small-and-mighty couch game on the system. Nintendo, $19.99, two- to four-player local only.","2026-05-09T19:20:32.056Z","Snipperclips: Cut It Out, Together!","snipperclips-cut-it-out-together","SFB Games (Tom & Adam Vian, London) — published by Nintendo","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.toddler.games\u002Fgames\u002Fsnipperclips-cut-it-out-together\u002Ficon.jpg",[151,255,491],"Party",[241],{"id":494,"slug":495,"title":496,"subtitle":497,"scoreTotal":356,"scoreSafety":441,"ageBandTarget":76,"publishedAt":498,"gameTitle":499,"gameSlug":500,"gameDeveloper":501,"gameImage":502,"gameGenres":503,"gamePlatforms":504,"gameOfflineCapable":26,"gamePriceCents":120,"gameIapPresent":26,"gameAdsPresent":26,"sessionMinutesRecommended":243,"authorName":30,"authorSlug":31,"authorPersona":32,"authorAvatarUrl":33},"11db5294-851a-4ffd-8456-b61152a85075","lost-in-play-earns-its-apple-design-award-by-writing-a-story-without-a-single-wo","Lost in Play earns its Apple Design Award by writing a wordless story — and the silence is the craft","A four-hour wordless point-and-click from Tel Aviv's Happy Juice. Apple Design Award 2024, DICE Family finalist, 97% positive on Steam. PEGI 7 for fear, not violence — best played 6 to 8 with a parent nearby.","2026-05-09T19:20:22.686Z","Lost in Play","lost-in-play","Happy Juice Games","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.toddler.games\u002Fgames\u002Flost-in-play\u002Ficon.jpeg",[234,151,21],[25,23,24,238,241,350],{"id":506,"slug":507,"title":508,"subtitle":509,"scoreTotal":356,"scoreSafety":75,"ageBandTarget":227,"publishedAt":510,"gameTitle":511,"gameSlug":512,"gameDeveloper":513,"gameImage":514,"gameGenres":515,"gamePlatforms":518,"gameOfflineCapable":26,"gamePriceCents":519,"gameIapPresent":26,"gameAdsPresent":26,"sessionMinutesRecommended":69,"authorName":50,"authorSlug":51,"authorPersona":52,"authorAvatarUrl":53},"7ce638fb-2f39-4eff-8286-579b17be893f","ticket-to-ride-first-journey-teaches-the-form-of-route-planning-and-stops-short-","Ticket to Ride: First Journey teaches the form of route-planning — and at age 6 the form is the substance","Days of Wonder, 2016, $34.99, ages 6+. 2017 Boardgames Australia + Guldbrikken Best Children's Game. Gaming Trend's contrarian \"no thinking in this game\" is right — for a 6-year-old that's the fit, not the flaw.","2026-05-09T19:19:54.218Z","Ticket to Ride: First Journey (U.S.)","ticket-to-ride-first-journey-u-s","Days of Wonder (Asmodee Group) — designer Alan R. Moon","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.toddler.games\u002Fgames\u002Fticket-to-ride-first-journey-u-s\u002Ficon.webp",[21,117,516,517],"Route-claiming","Set Collection",[119],3499,{"id":521,"slug":522,"title":523,"subtitle":524,"scoreTotal":356,"scoreSafety":75,"ageBandTarget":13,"publishedAt":525,"gameTitle":526,"gameSlug":527,"gameDeveloper":528,"gameImage":529,"gameGenres":530,"gamePlatforms":531,"gameOfflineCapable":26,"gamePriceCents":532,"gameIapPresent":26,"gameAdsPresent":26,"sessionMinutesRecommended":176,"authorName":366,"authorSlug":367,"authorPersona":368,"authorAvatarUrl":369},"8fc73798-0400-4b8c-b141-127792a1d55a","drawnimal-paper-and-screen-drawing-app-from-a-12-year-old-design-studio","Drawnimal: paper-and-screen drawing app from a 12-year-old design studio","$1.99 one-time from YATATOY. 4.18\u002F5 across 117 ratings — niche and underdiscovered. Kids draw on real paper around the iPad; animations complete the picture.","2026-04-06T09:00:00.000Z","DRAWNIMAL","drawnimal","YATATOY","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.toddler.games\u002Fgames\u002Fdrawnimal\u002Ficon.jpg",[20,21],[23,24],199,{"id":534,"slug":535,"title":536,"subtitle":537,"scoreTotal":356,"scoreSafety":182,"ageBandTarget":76,"publishedAt":538,"gameTitle":539,"gameSlug":540,"gameDeveloper":541,"gameImage":542,"gameGenres":543,"gamePlatforms":544,"gameOfflineCapable":26,"gamePriceCents":27,"gameIapPresent":28,"gameAdsPresent":26,"sessionMinutesRecommended":49,"authorName":98,"authorSlug":99,"authorPersona":100,"authorAvatarUrl":101},"868ef512-45ae-427e-9023-f3f548f13e2f","cut-the-rope-14-years-old-278k-ratings-still-the-cleanest-physics-puzzle-on-tabl","Cut the Rope: 14 years old, 278k ratings, still the cleanest physics puzzle on tablets","ZeptoLab's physics puzzle. 4.76\u002F5 across 278,874 ratings. Free-to-play with optional IAP for hint packs. The mechanic that defined a generation of mobile puzzles.","2026-03-19T09:00:00.000Z","Cut the Rope: Physics Puzzle","cut-the-rope-physics-puzzle","ZeptoLab","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.toddler.games\u002Fgames\u002Fcut-the-rope-physics-puzzle\u002Ficon.png",[47,151],[23,24,25],{"id":546,"slug":547,"title":548,"subtitle":549,"scoreTotal":550,"scoreSafety":551,"ageBandTarget":183,"publishedAt":552,"gameTitle":553,"gameSlug":554,"gameDeveloper":555,"gameImage":556,"gameGenres":557,"gamePlatforms":561,"gameOfflineCapable":26,"gamePriceCents":479,"gameIapPresent":26,"gameAdsPresent":26,"sessionMinutesRecommended":243,"authorName":30,"authorSlug":31,"authorPersona":32,"authorAvatarUrl":33},"77e4138b-c8a2-446f-bcf9-d838494bf910","spiritfarer-the-cozy-management-game-about-dying-that-is-really-a-t-rated-grief-","Spiritfarer — the cozy management game about dying that is really a T-rated grief story for 8+, not toddler fare","Thunder Lotus, 2020. The cozy management game about dying: ferry spirit-friends to the Everdoor and let them go. Steam Very Positive of 21,449; Metacritic 84. But it is ESRB T — tobacco, language, death in detail. Best at 7-8 with a parent.",80,75,"2026-05-22T07:50:56.726Z","Spiritfarer: Farewell Edition","spiritfarer-farewell-edition","Thunder Lotus Games (Montréal, Canada)","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.toddler.games\u002Fgames\u002Fspiritfarer-farewell-edition\u002Ficon.webp",[234,558,236,559,560],"Management Sim","Narrative","Platformer",[241,562,563,350,238,156,25],"playstation","xbox",{"id":565,"slug":566,"title":567,"subtitle":568,"scoreTotal":550,"scoreSafety":75,"ageBandTarget":324,"publishedAt":569,"gameTitle":570,"gameSlug":571,"gameDeveloper":572,"gameImage":573,"gameGenres":574,"gamePlatforms":577,"gameOfflineCapable":26,"gamePriceCents":578,"gameIapPresent":26,"gameAdsPresent":26,"sessionMinutesRecommended":69,"authorName":98,"authorSlug":99,"authorPersona":100,"authorAvatarUrl":101},"2dc14d43-b276-469d-b0ef-f9c2c1561e04","my-first-carcassonne-the-2009-hans-im-gluck-gateway-tile-layer-the-lys-enfant-ju","My First Carcassonne — the 2009 Hans im Glück gateway tile-layer the Lys Enfant jury picked and r\u002Fboardgames is split on","Hans im Glück (DE) + Z-Man Games (NA). Teubner & Wrede, 2009. Ages 4+, 2-4 players, 20-30 min. 2009 Lys Enfant Winner. BGG 6.65 of 4,750. Amazon 4.8 of 697. Real shelf-life 4-6; graduates to base Carcassonne by 7.","2026-05-21T09:18:42.740Z","My First Carcassonne","my-first-carcassonne","Hans im Glück (Germany) + Z-Man Games (NA) — designed by Marco Teubner & Klaus-Jürgen Wrede","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.toddler.games\u002Fgames\u002Fmy-first-carcassonne\u002Ficon.webp",[114,575,117,21,576],"Tile Placement","Gateway",[119],3500,{"id":580,"slug":581,"title":582,"subtitle":583,"scoreTotal":550,"scoreSafety":165,"ageBandTarget":183,"publishedAt":584,"gameTitle":585,"gameSlug":586,"gameDeveloper":587,"gameImage":588,"gameGenres":589,"gamePlatforms":591,"gameOfflineCapable":26,"gamePriceCents":287,"gameIapPresent":26,"gameAdsPresent":26,"sessionMinutesRecommended":207,"authorName":98,"authorSlug":99,"authorPersona":100,"authorAvatarUrl":101},"117a52e1-7475-4bc8-9f47-8d5e188efca9","pikmin-4-is-the-front-door-installment-of-a-22-year-old-nintendo-strategy-series","Pikmin 4: the front-door installment of a 22-year-old Nintendo strategy series","Easier than Pikmin 3, by design — and the gamer press is split on whether that's a feature. Nintendo first-party on Switch, $59.99, July 2023. Metacritic 87 across 119 reviews, OpenCritic recommends at 96%.","2026-05-09T19:20:12.283Z","Pikmin 4","pikmin-4","Nintendo EPD \u002F Eighting","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.toddler.games\u002Fgames\u002Fpikmin-4\u002Ficon.jpg",[590,234,21],"Strategy",[241],{"id":593,"slug":594,"title":595,"subtitle":596,"scoreTotal":550,"scoreSafety":550,"ageBandTarget":13,"publishedAt":597,"gameTitle":598,"gameSlug":599,"gameDeveloper":600,"gameImage":601,"gameGenres":602,"gamePlatforms":603,"gameOfflineCapable":26,"gamePriceCents":27,"gameIapPresent":28,"gameAdsPresent":26,"sessionMinutesRecommended":49,"authorName":50,"authorSlug":51,"authorPersona":52,"authorAvatarUrl":53},"98dc4033-1f13-45a1-9c22-eb3f34301187","reading-eggs-is-the-structured-phonics-curriculum-khan-academy-kids-leaves-open","Reading Eggs is the structured phonics curriculum Khan Academy Kids leaves open","A subscription-based systematic-phonics curriculum for ages 3–13. 4.69\u002F5 across 6,602 ratings. The teaching does real work; the subscription engineering earns Reddit threads. Pair with physical phonics readers, not as standalone.","2026-01-28T09:00:00.000Z","Reading Eggs - Learn to Read","reading-eggs-learn-to-read","Blake eLearning","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.toddler.games\u002Fgames\u002Freading-eggs-learn-to-read\u002Ficon.png",[20,21],[23,24,25],{"id":605,"slug":606,"title":607,"subtitle":608,"scoreTotal":550,"scoreSafety":39,"ageBandTarget":40,"publishedAt":609,"gameTitle":610,"gameSlug":611,"gameDeveloper":612,"gameImage":613,"gameGenres":614,"gamePlatforms":615,"gameOfflineCapable":26,"gamePriceCents":27,"gameIapPresent":28,"gameAdsPresent":26,"sessionMinutesRecommended":49,"authorName":30,"authorSlug":31,"authorPersona":32,"authorAvatarUrl":33},"d46e282a-ce4b-4a1c-9296-23e87eb614d0","dr-panda-town-14-years-of-the-same-panda-narrative-rich-pretend-play-sandbox-for","Dr. Panda Town: 14 years of the same panda, narrative-rich pretend-play sandbox for ages 3–6","Calmer cousin to Toca Boca, slightly older sibling to Sago Mini. A subscription hub from a 14-year-old Netherlands studio bundling 30+ Dr. Panda apps. 4.73\u002F5 across 116,200 ratings — the highest in our review pool.","2026-01-02T09:00:00.000Z","Dr. Panda Town Tales: New Life","dr-panda-town-tales-new-life","Dr. Panda Ltd.","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.toddler.games\u002Fgames\u002Fdr-panda-town-tales-new-life\u002Ficon.png",[20,21,47],[23,24,25],{"id":617,"slug":618,"title":619,"subtitle":620,"scoreTotal":621,"scoreSafety":75,"ageBandTarget":76,"publishedAt":622,"gameTitle":623,"gameSlug":624,"gameDeveloper":625,"gameImage":626,"gameGenres":627,"gamePlatforms":629,"gameOfflineCapable":26,"gamePriceCents":630,"gameIapPresent":26,"gameAdsPresent":26,"sessionMinutesRecommended":243,"authorName":98,"authorSlug":99,"authorPersona":100,"authorAvatarUrl":101},"aa8393a0-95f9-4724-bdca-e25f0f154e6b","icecool-the-kinderspiel-des-jahres-2017-penguin-flicker-that-punches-above-the-c","ICECOOL — the Kinderspiel des Jahres 2017 penguin-flicker, sweet spot 6 to 8 (not 6+)","The 6+ on the box is optimistic — the sweet spot is 6 to 8 once the flicking-skill curve shows up. Brian Gomez's penguin-flicking dexterity game out of Brain Games Latvia; Kinderspiel des Jahres 2017, 2-4 players, ~€29.95.",79,"2026-05-18T08:41:34.778Z","ICECOOL","icecool","Brian Gomez (designer) — Brain Games Publishing (Latvia)","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.toddler.games\u002Fgames\u002Ficecool\u002Ficon.jpg",[115,21,117,628,491],"Flicking",[119],2995,{"id":632,"slug":633,"title":634,"subtitle":635,"scoreTotal":621,"scoreSafety":75,"ageBandTarget":324,"publishedAt":636,"gameTitle":637,"gameSlug":638,"gameDeveloper":639,"gameImage":640,"gameGenres":641,"gamePlatforms":644,"gameOfflineCapable":26,"gamePriceCents":479,"gameIapPresent":26,"gameAdsPresent":26,"sessionMinutesRecommended":29,"authorName":50,"authorSlug":51,"authorPersona":52,"authorAvatarUrl":53},"23db3e1c-a4f3-455f-9e80-92d05bb70cd8","robot-turtles-the-most-backed-board-game-in-kickstarter-history-where-the-kid-wr","Robot Turtles — Kickstarter's most-backed board game: the kid writes pseudo-code, the parent is the CPU","The sequencing practice is real. The \"programming\" practice is one shelf over. Dan Shapiro's 13,765-backer Kickstarter from 2013 — still the most-backed board game in the platform's history. $30 once, no screen, no IAP, ages 4+.","2026-05-13T05:50:41.231Z","Robot Turtles","robot-turtles","Dan Shapiro · ThinkFun (Ravensburger)","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.toddler.games\u002Fgames\u002Frobot-turtles\u002Ficon.webp",[642,114,255,643],"Educational","Stem \u002F Coding",[119],{"id":646,"slug":647,"title":648,"subtitle":649,"scoreTotal":621,"scoreSafety":441,"ageBandTarget":227,"publishedAt":650,"gameTitle":651,"gameSlug":652,"gameDeveloper":653,"gameImage":654,"gameGenres":655,"gamePlatforms":657,"gameOfflineCapable":26,"gamePriceCents":660,"gameIapPresent":26,"gameAdsPresent":26,"sessionMinutesRecommended":49,"authorName":366,"authorSlug":367,"authorPersona":368,"authorAvatarUrl":369},"62c7ae16-5b5f-4c58-bd80-ff106f2f5173","mini-motorways-the-road-drawing-puzzle-with-explicit-colourblind-palettes-and-a-","Mini Motorways — the road-drawing puzzle with colourblind palettes and a stress gap the storefront hides","Listed as a relaxing puzzle on every storefront. Plays as a stress engine within twenty minutes. Dinosaur Polo Club out of Wellington; Steam $5.79, Switch $14.99, OpenCritic 81 Strong. iOS users report bug-freezes the storefront copy doesn't mention.","2026-05-11T19:03:27.227Z","Mini Motorways","mini-motorways","Dinosaur Polo Club (Wellington, New Zealand — 18-person indie · founded 2013 by brothers Robert and Peter Curry; soundtrack by Disasterpeace)","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.toddler.games\u002Fgames\u002Fmini-motorways\u002Ficon.jpeg",[151,590,300,347,656,194],"Minimalist",[197,658,200,659],"macos-(steam)","ios-\u002F-ipados-(apple-arcade)",579,{"id":662,"slug":663,"title":664,"subtitle":665,"scoreTotal":621,"scoreSafety":75,"ageBandTarget":213,"publishedAt":666,"gameTitle":667,"gameSlug":668,"gameDeveloper":669,"gameImage":670,"gameGenres":671,"gamePlatforms":672,"gameOfflineCapable":26,"gamePriceCents":206,"gameIapPresent":26,"gameAdsPresent":26,"sessionMinutesRecommended":69,"authorName":366,"authorSlug":367,"authorPersona":368,"authorAvatarUrl":369},"2dacba27-75af-40c0-9084-d2f2416a9a69","lego-builder-s-journey-the-lego-game-that-gets-out-of-the-kid-s-way","LEGO Builder's Journey — the LEGO game that gets out of the kid's way","Light Brick Studio diorama puzzler. Apple Arcade 2019, multi-platform 2021. ESRB E. No IAP, no ads. Brick-based Monument Valley sibling — but controls are tuned for adult fingers; Steam parents flag 6–7-year-olds struggling.","2026-05-10T07:41:50.991Z","LEGO Builder's Journey","lego-builder-s-journey","Light Brick Studio (LEGO Group)","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.toddler.games\u002Fgames\u002Flego-builder-s-journey\u002Ficon.webp",[151,234],[240,241,239,420,204,349,23,24,25,419,238,350],{"id":674,"slug":675,"title":676,"subtitle":677,"scoreTotal":621,"scoreSafety":75,"ageBandTarget":213,"publishedAt":678,"gameTitle":679,"gameSlug":680,"gameDeveloper":681,"gameImage":682,"gameGenres":683,"gamePlatforms":684,"gameOfflineCapable":26,"gamePriceCents":133,"gameIapPresent":28,"gameAdsPresent":26,"sessionMinutesRecommended":29,"authorName":366,"authorSlug":367,"authorPersona":368,"authorAvatarUrl":369},"8f982cfd-f646-4a74-93b5-116b59fc65f2","monument-valley-is-the-calmest-tablet-shelf-s-moma-collection-puzzle-ustwo-s-3-9","Monument Valley: ustwo's $3.99 MoMA-collection Escher puzzle — 4+ rating, lands at 6+ on the rotate knob","A puzzle in MoMA's permanent collection. ustwo games' $3.99 once-only, with one $1.99 expansion (Forgotten Shores). Apple Design Award 2014, BAFTA, D.I.C.E. Art Direction. The campaign runs about ninety minutes; the Switch port loses the touchscreen advantage.","2026-05-10T07:40:31.703Z","Monument Valley","monument-valley","ustwo Games (London)","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.toddler.games\u002Fgames\u002Fmonument-valley\u002Ficon.png",[151,234,347],[24,23,25,241,239,420,204,349,350,238,240],{"id":686,"slug":687,"title":688,"subtitle":689,"scoreTotal":621,"scoreSafety":12,"ageBandTarget":227,"publishedAt":690,"gameTitle":691,"gameSlug":692,"gameDeveloper":693,"gameImage":694,"gameGenres":695,"gamePlatforms":696,"gameOfflineCapable":26,"gamePriceCents":287,"gameIapPresent":26,"gameAdsPresent":26,"sessionMinutesRecommended":207,"authorName":366,"authorSlug":367,"authorPersona":368,"authorAvatarUrl":369},"a6b5a584-3371-4367-be5b-fd9ed5daa7e3","kirby-and-the-forgotten-land-is-the-first-3d-kirby-in-30-years-and-the-seam-hold","Kirby and the Forgotten Land: the first 3D Kirby in 30 years — HAL designed two games in one box","HAL's first 3D Kirby in thirty years — and it ships two games in one box: Spring-Breeze Mode for the 5-year-old, Wild Mode for the critics. Switch, $59.99, March 2022. Game Awards 2022 + BAFTA 2023 Best Family Game.","2026-05-09T19:21:39.848Z","Kirby and the Forgotten Land","kirby-and-the-forgotten-land","HAL Laboratory","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.toddler.games\u002Fgames\u002Fkirby-and-the-forgotten-land\u002Ficon.jpg",[560,234,21],[241],{"id":698,"slug":699,"title":700,"subtitle":701,"scoreTotal":621,"scoreSafety":550,"ageBandTarget":40,"publishedAt":702,"gameTitle":703,"gameSlug":704,"gameDeveloper":705,"gameImage":706,"gameGenres":707,"gamePlatforms":709,"gameOfflineCapable":26,"gamePriceCents":27,"gameIapPresent":28,"gameAdsPresent":26,"sessionMinutesRecommended":29,"authorName":134,"authorSlug":135,"authorPersona":136,"authorAvatarUrl":137},"7a094ad0-ca4a-4d7c-9063-fe1de4877836","kodable-pre-reading-coding-for-ages-4-7-with-the-subscription-tax-to-match","Kodable: pre-reading coding for ages 4–7, with the subscription tax to match","A pre-reading-friendly coding game for ages 4–7. 4.73\u002F5 across 20,939 ratings. Drag-arrow logic puzzles introduce sequencing, conditionals, and loops. Free to start; deep content gated behind subscription.","2026-03-03T09:00:00.000Z","Kodable Basics","kodable-basics","SurfScore","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.toddler.games\u002Fgames\u002Fkodable-basics\u002Ficon.png",[20,708],"Programming",[23,24],{"id":711,"slug":712,"title":713,"subtitle":714,"scoreTotal":182,"scoreSafety":441,"ageBandTarget":375,"publishedAt":715,"gameTitle":716,"gameSlug":717,"gameDeveloper":718,"gameImage":719,"gameGenres":720,"gamePlatforms":725,"gameOfflineCapable":26,"gamePriceCents":385,"gameIapPresent":26,"gameAdsPresent":26,"sessionMinutesRecommended":176,"authorName":30,"authorSlug":31,"authorPersona":32,"authorAvatarUrl":33},"8f3e1072-a795-4c5f-b556-dca7a559a22c","the-monster-at-the-end-of-this-book-the-page-turn-was-always-the-villain-and-thi","The Monster at the End of This Book — the page-turn was always the villain, and the app keeps Grover’s metafiction","Sesame Workshop, $4.99, no IAP\u002Fads. The canonical interactive picture book (Jon Stone, 1971; ~13M copies). Grover’s voice and the metaphor survive the screen — but minigames and a page-lag soften the dread the paper builds in the page-turn.","2026-06-23T06:50:14.599Z","The Monster at the End of This Book","the-monster-at-the-end-of-this-book","Sesame Workshop (orig. Callaway Digital Arts)","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.toddler.games\u002Fgames\u002Fthe-monster-at-the-end-of-this-book\u002Ficon.png",[721,722,723,724],"Interactive Book","Storybook","Early Reading","Social-emotional",[156,157,25],{"id":727,"slug":728,"title":729,"subtitle":730,"scoreTotal":182,"scoreSafety":731,"ageBandTarget":340,"publishedAt":732,"gameTitle":733,"gameSlug":734,"gameDeveloper":735,"gameImage":736,"gameGenres":737,"gamePlatforms":740,"gameOfflineCapable":26,"gamePriceCents":27,"gameIapPresent":28,"gameAdsPresent":26,"sessionMinutesRecommended":29,"authorName":50,"authorSlug":51,"authorPersona":52,"authorAvatarUrl":53},"99ef7b6f-1b01-4b91-9674-201906e503b9","kahoot-numbers-by-dragonbox-the-rare-preschool-math-app-where-the-mechanic-is-th","Kahoot! Numbers by DragonBox — the rare preschool math app where the mechanic IS the curriculum","WeWantToKnow \u002F Kahoot, 2015 (acquired 2019). iOS, Android. Age 4–8. Nooms as Cuisenaire\u002FMontessori manipulatives target number sense 1–20. Seam: post-acquisition subscription on legacy $19.99 IAP. CSM: \"a stellar example.\"",70,"2026-05-20T05:43:30.696Z","Kahoot! Numbers by DragonBox","kahoot-numbers-by-dragonbox","Kahoot ASA (Oslo, Norway) — formerly WeWantToKnow \u002F DragonBox","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.toddler.games\u002Fgames\u002Fkahoot-numbers-by-dragonbox\u002Ficon.webp",[642,738,151,739],"Math","Number Sense",[156,157,25],{"id":742,"slug":743,"title":744,"subtitle":745,"scoreTotal":182,"scoreSafety":441,"ageBandTarget":746,"publishedAt":747,"gameTitle":748,"gameSlug":749,"gameDeveloper":750,"gameImage":751,"gameGenres":752,"gamePlatforms":755,"gameOfflineCapable":26,"gamePriceCents":120,"gameIapPresent":26,"gameAdsPresent":26,"sessionMinutesRecommended":207,"authorName":30,"authorSlug":31,"authorPersona":32,"authorAvatarUrl":33},"b291ec48-8b4c-402d-aeea-7e8179bb00b2","wandersong-the-2018-puzzle-platformer-where-the-verb-is-sing-not-strike-from-the","Wandersong: the 2018 puzzle-platformer where the verb is sing, not strike — by the dev who later made Chicory","Greg Lobanov before Chicory. A platformer whose verb is sing, not strike. $19.99 buy-once on Switch\u002FPS4\u002FXbox\u002FPC, ~12 hours, colour-blind and deaf accessible, no IAP. IGF 2019 Excellence in Narrative nominee.","7-9","2026-05-15T07:07:49.328Z","Wandersong","wandersong","Greg Lobanov \u002F Wishes Unlimited (Humble Bundle \u002F Humble Games)","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.toddler.games\u002Fgames\u002Fwandersong\u002Ficon.png",[753,754,382,193,194],"Puzzle Platformer","Narrative Adventure",[197,658,200,202,204],{"id":757,"slug":758,"title":759,"subtitle":760,"scoreTotal":182,"scoreSafety":441,"ageBandTarget":213,"publishedAt":761,"gameTitle":762,"gameSlug":763,"gameDeveloper":764,"gameImage":765,"gameGenres":766,"gamePlatforms":770,"gameOfflineCapable":26,"gamePriceCents":771,"gameIapPresent":26,"gameAdsPresent":26,"sessionMinutesRecommended":243,"authorName":366,"authorSlug":367,"authorPersona":368,"authorAvatarUrl":369},"42821377-fdce-4606-82d7-f34173625278","cocoon-the-wordless-no-fail-state-puzzle-adventure-from-the-lead-designer-of-lim","Cocoon — the wordless, no-fail-state puzzle adventure from the lead designer of LIMBO and INSIDE","TGA 2023 Best Debut Indie — and the puzzle floor is shallower than the press tier suggests. Geometric Interactive via Annapurna; $12.99 once across Switch\u002FPS\u002FXbox\u002FSteam, about five hours, bosses teleport instead of damaging.","2026-05-11T09:14:21.927Z","Cocoon","cocoon","Geometric Interactive (Copenhagen)","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.toddler.games\u002Fgames\u002Fcocoon\u002Ficon.jpeg",[767,768,193,769,194],"Puzzle Adventure","Wordless","Cosmic \u002F Sci-fi",[197,200,202,203,204,205],1299,{"id":773,"slug":774,"title":775,"subtitle":776,"scoreTotal":182,"scoreSafety":75,"ageBandTarget":213,"publishedAt":777,"gameTitle":778,"gameSlug":779,"gameDeveloper":780,"gameImage":781,"gameGenres":782,"gamePlatforms":784,"gameOfflineCapable":26,"gamePriceCents":120,"gameIapPresent":26,"gameAdsPresent":26,"sessionMinutesRecommended":243,"authorName":98,"authorSlug":99,"authorPersona":100,"authorAvatarUrl":101},"a4fce60a-8e95-4cb3-8fa5-dcf5f3547ca1","toem-the-bafta-best-debut-black-and-white-photo-adventure-that-sits-one-shelf-ov","TOEM: the BAFTA-Best-Debut black-and-white photo adventure that sits one shelf over from A Short Hike","Stockholm indie Something We Made shipped a 4–6-hour photo expedition on PC\u002FSwitch\u002FPS5 in 2021, Xbox + Game Pass in 2023. ESRB E, PEGI 3, no IAP, no ads, no fail state. The text-only dialogue is the under-7 seam — the only real seam.","2026-05-10T18:26:52.812Z","TOEM: A Photo Adventure","toem-a-photo-adventure","Something We Made (Stockholm, Sweden)","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.toddler.games\u002Fgames\u002Ftoem-a-photo-adventure\u002Ficon.webp",[234,151,783,236,193],"Photography",[302,198,200,203,204,205,785],"xbox-game-pass",{"id":787,"slug":788,"title":789,"subtitle":790,"scoreTotal":182,"scoreSafety":12,"ageBandTarget":227,"publishedAt":791,"gameTitle":792,"gameSlug":793,"gameDeveloper":794,"gameImage":795,"gameGenres":796,"gamePlatforms":797,"gameOfflineCapable":26,"gamePriceCents":206,"gameIapPresent":26,"gameAdsPresent":26,"sessionMinutesRecommended":243,"authorName":366,"authorSlug":367,"authorPersona":368,"authorAvatarUrl":369},"92074c3a-5ad5-4a24-ac33-ead789fae30e","botany-manor-lands-the-cozy-first-person-puzzle-on-the-lowest-friction-shelf-on-","Botany Manor: cozy puzzle on Switch + Game Pass — with the clue-archive UX gap four reviewers flagged","A 4-hour 1890s botany puzzle from Balloon Studios + Whitethorn ($14.99, no IAP, no ads, ESRB E). Single-stick + Sprint Toggle in accessibility, no fail-state. BAFTA Game Beyond Entertainment 2025 nominee. Contrarian con: clue-archive UX.","2026-05-10T07:41:30.298Z","Botany Manor","botany-manor","Balloon Studios (published by Whitethorn Games)","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.toddler.games\u002Fgames\u002Fbotany-manor\u002Ficon.jpg",[151,234],[239,420,241,350,349],{"id":799,"slug":800,"title":801,"subtitle":802,"scoreTotal":182,"scoreSafety":39,"ageBandTarget":213,"publishedAt":803,"gameTitle":804,"gameSlug":805,"gameDeveloper":806,"gameImage":807,"gameGenres":808,"gamePlatforms":809,"gameOfflineCapable":26,"gamePriceCents":287,"gameIapPresent":26,"gameAdsPresent":26,"sessionMinutesRecommended":69,"authorName":366,"authorSlug":367,"authorPersona":368,"authorAvatarUrl":369},"da0d2c2d-eb17-4634-9c8f-7067a680e8ff","astro-bot-the-game-of-the-year-that-earns-its-e10-on-the-calmest-ps5-shelf-with-","Astro Bot — the Game of the Year that earns its E10+ on the calmest PS5 shelf, with one camera-literacy seam","Sony's 2024 GOTY plus Family, Direction, and Action\u002FAdventure, $59.99 on PS5, no IAP. 19 accessibility features per Access-Ability. The kid-side cliff is the right-stick camera — most 5-year-olds will need a parent on it.","2026-05-09T19:20:53.771Z","Astro Bot","astro-bot","Team Asobi","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.toddler.games\u002Fgames\u002Fastro-bot\u002Ficon.jpeg",[560,234,21],[420],{"id":811,"slug":812,"title":813,"subtitle":814,"scoreTotal":182,"scoreSafety":39,"ageBandTarget":90,"publishedAt":815,"gameTitle":816,"gameSlug":817,"gameDeveloper":818,"gameImage":819,"gameGenres":820,"gamePlatforms":823,"gameOfflineCapable":26,"gamePriceCents":287,"gameIapPresent":26,"gameAdsPresent":26,"sessionMinutesRecommended":49,"authorName":98,"authorSlug":99,"authorPersona":100,"authorAvatarUrl":101},"63d4eb4d-0171-4029-8a93-e3746d9b504e","mario-kart-8-deluxe-the-67-million-unit-kart-racer-whose-smart-steering-lets-a-4","Mario Kart 8 Deluxe — Smart Steering lets a 4-year-old finish a lap, and what that means for the DLC","The DLC art direction is closer to Mario Kart Tour than to the 2017 launch. A six-year-old will not care. $59.99 base on Switch, 96 tracks now, OpenCritic 92 across 132 critics, 99% recommended.","2026-05-09T19:20:00.213Z","Mario Kart 8 Deluxe","mario-kart-8-deluxe","Nintendo EAD \u002F Nintendo EPD","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.toddler.games\u002Fgames\u002Fmario-kart-8-deluxe\u002Ficon.jpg",[821,21,822],"Kart Racing","Multiplayer",[241],{"id":825,"slug":826,"title":827,"subtitle":828,"scoreTotal":829,"scoreSafety":39,"ageBandTarget":213,"publishedAt":830,"gameTitle":831,"gameSlug":832,"gameDeveloper":833,"gameImage":834,"gameGenres":835,"gamePlatforms":838,"gameOfflineCapable":26,"gamePriceCents":839,"gameIapPresent":26,"gameAdsPresent":26,"sessionMinutesRecommended":69,"authorName":98,"authorSlug":99,"authorPersona":100,"authorAvatarUrl":101},"9fd9a08d-e51b-4762-9113-2df154393b9d","overcooked-the-game-every-other-couch-co-op-on-this-shelf-descends-from-and-the-","Overcooked — the couch co-op every other on this shelf descends from, the hardest of them: BAFTA winner, no Assist Mode","Ghost Town Games \u002F Team17, 2016. 1–4-player couch co-op cooking chaos. ESRB E, $16.99, no IAP\u002Fads\u002Fonline strangers. BAFTA Best Family Game — but the original has no Assist Mode and no online: the least kid-forgiving entry in its own series.",77,"2026-06-23T06:50:18.205Z","Overcooked","overcooked","Ghost Town Games (Team17)","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.toddler.games\u002Fgames\u002Fovercooked\u002Ficon.jpeg",[255,491,836,300,837],"Cooking","Couch Co-op",[200,562,563,350],1699,{"id":841,"slug":842,"title":843,"subtitle":844,"scoreTotal":829,"scoreSafety":441,"ageBandTarget":845,"publishedAt":846,"gameTitle":847,"gameSlug":848,"gameDeveloper":849,"gameImage":850,"gameGenres":851,"gamePlatforms":852,"gameOfflineCapable":26,"gamePriceCents":853,"gameIapPresent":26,"gameAdsPresent":26,"sessionMinutesRecommended":49,"authorName":98,"authorSlug":99,"authorPersona":100,"authorAvatarUrl":101},"553b339a-0c35-4dc3-94e1-24a3a9cbb3a4","dorfromantik-the-calmest-no-fail-tile-builder-on-the-townscaper-shelf-with-carca","Dorfromantik — a calm, no-fail tile-builder with Carcassonne’s brain, whose board-game cousin won Spiel des Jahres","Toukana Interactive, 2022. A no-fail hex-tile builder. PEGI 3, $13.99, no ads\u002FIAP\u002Fonline. Calmest thing on the Townscaper shelf — but it’s solo-only (the co-op is the board game) and its \"strategy\" is the part little kids ignore.","4-8","2026-06-11T07:13:36.376Z","Dorfromantik","dorfromantik","Toukana Interactive","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.toddler.games\u002Fgames\u002Fdorfromantik\u002Ficon.jpeg",[151,590,347,300],[200,562,563,350],1399,{"id":855,"slug":856,"title":857,"subtitle":858,"scoreTotal":829,"scoreSafety":441,"ageBandTarget":845,"publishedAt":859,"gameTitle":860,"gameSlug":861,"gameDeveloper":862,"gameImage":863,"gameGenres":864,"gamePlatforms":866,"gameOfflineCapable":26,"gamePriceCents":867,"gameIapPresent":26,"gameAdsPresent":26,"sessionMinutesRecommended":69,"authorName":98,"authorSlug":99,"authorPersona":100,"authorAvatarUrl":101},"70c6a7a7-75fd-4658-bf7c-35f729b47e12","moving-out-overcooked-s-coordinated-chaos-moved-into-the-whole-house-and-an-assi","Moving Out — Overcooked’s coordinated chaos for the whole house, with an Assist Mode a four-year-old can finish","SMG Studio \u002F Team17, 2020. Up to 4-player couch co-op physics-moving party. ESRB E, $24.99, no IAP\u002Fads\u002Fonline strangers. Seam: \"all ages\" leans entirely on Assist Mode — base difficulty walls young kids; couch-only, no online co-op.","2026-06-04T20:15:13.494Z","Moving Out","moving-out","SMG Studio, Devm Games (Team17)","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.toddler.games\u002Fgames\u002Fmoving-out\u002Ficon.jpg",[255,491,151,865,837],"Physics",[200,562,563,350],2499,{"id":869,"slug":870,"title":871,"subtitle":872,"scoreTotal":829,"scoreSafety":12,"ageBandTarget":40,"publishedAt":873,"gameTitle":874,"gameSlug":875,"gameDeveloper":876,"gameImage":877,"gameGenres":878,"gamePlatforms":879,"gameOfflineCapable":26,"gamePriceCents":133,"gameIapPresent":26,"gameAdsPresent":26,"sessionMinutesRecommended":316,"authorName":30,"authorSlug":31,"authorPersona":32,"authorAvatarUrl":33},"613ab201-38f2-44f2-97c4-39b4fdac192f","toca-hair-salon-4-3-99-once-no-iap-the-through-line-of-toca-s-discipline-before-","Toca Hair Salon 4: $3.99 once, no IAP — the through-line of Toca's discipline before World","A standalone Toca Boca app from before the World subscription pivot. $3.99 one-time, no IAP, no ads. 4.03\u002F5 across 35,667 ratings.","2026-05-01T09:00:00.000Z","Toca Hair Salon 4","toca-hair-salon-4","Piknik","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.toddler.games\u002Fgames\u002Ftoca-hair-salon-4\u002Ficon.png",[20,21,47],[23,24],{"id":881,"slug":882,"title":883,"subtitle":884,"scoreTotal":885,"scoreSafety":143,"ageBandTarget":144,"publishedAt":886,"gameTitle":887,"gameSlug":888,"gameDeveloper":889,"gameImage":890,"gameGenres":891,"gamePlatforms":894,"gameOfflineCapable":26,"gamePriceCents":27,"gameIapPresent":28,"gameAdsPresent":26,"sessionMinutesRecommended":29,"authorName":50,"authorSlug":51,"authorPersona":52,"authorAvatarUrl":53},"3eadd2e8-0213-4b96-a940-874730fbbb24","numberblocks-world-the-curriculum-claim-is-real-the-seam-is-a-subscription-wrapp","Numberblocks World — the curriculum claim is real; the seam is a subscription wrapped around episodes you can watch free","Alphablocks \u002F Blue Zoo, 2020. iOS + Android. Built with the NCETM. Subitising + counting games over 90 CBeebies episodes. Free download, $7.99\u002Fmo or $39.99\u002Fyr. Seam: the maths is real, but the show streams free elsewhere.",76,"2026-06-11T07:13:47.457Z","Numberblocks World","numberblocks-world","Alphablocks Ltd \u002F Blue Zoo (UK)","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.toddler.games\u002Fgames\u002Fnumberblocks-world\u002Ficon.png",[20,892,893,21],"Numeracy","Early Years",[156,157,25],{"id":896,"slug":897,"title":898,"subtitle":899,"scoreTotal":885,"scoreSafety":75,"ageBandTarget":227,"publishedAt":900,"gameTitle":901,"gameSlug":902,"gameDeveloper":903,"gameImage":904,"gameGenres":905,"gamePlatforms":906,"gameOfflineCapable":26,"gamePriceCents":385,"gameIapPresent":26,"gameAdsPresent":26,"sessionMinutesRecommended":243,"authorName":366,"authorSlug":367,"authorPersona":368,"authorAvatarUrl":369},"bf8b6da1-de2b-45a7-b049-0e136ae5d086","the-gardens-between-the-two-input-no-text-time-rewind-puzzle-with-zero-data-coll","The Gardens Between — the two-input, no-text time-rewind puzzle with a Common Sense 12+ ceiling that surprises","Apple Design Award 2019, finished in two hours. The puzzle-cognition floor is 12+ — Common Sense agrees with the Voxel Agents on that, even if the App Store rates it 4+. $4.99 once, no IAP, every platform plus Meta Quest.","2026-05-11T19:03:35.740Z","The Gardens Between","the-gardens-between","The Voxel Agents (Melbourne, AU)","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.toddler.games\u002Fgames\u002Fthe-gardens-between\u002Ficon.jpg",[151,234,559,193],[156,157,25,198,350,199,202,203,204,200,907],"meta-quest",{"id":909,"slug":910,"title":911,"subtitle":912,"scoreTotal":885,"scoreSafety":75,"ageBandTarget":913,"publishedAt":914,"gameTitle":915,"gameSlug":916,"gameDeveloper":917,"gameImage":918,"gameGenres":919,"gamePlatforms":920,"gameOfflineCapable":26,"gamePriceCents":435,"gameIapPresent":26,"gameAdsPresent":26,"sessionMinutesRecommended":243,"authorName":366,"authorSlug":367,"authorPersona":368,"authorAvatarUrl":369},"706f4b82-b6b7-4418-bad1-d58888361376","unpacking-the-wordless-no-fail-state-organisation-puzzle-that-won-two-baftas-in-","Unpacking — the wordless, no-fail-state organisation puzzle that won two BAFTAs in 2022","BAFTA Narrative 2022 for a four-hour game about moving boxes. $9.99 once across every platform, no gameplay IAP, NO ESRB descriptors. The two-hour-too-short critique and the Switch handheld zoom UX are the recurring parent gripes.","6-9","2026-05-11T09:14:16.279Z","Unpacking","unpacking","Witch Beam (Brisbane)","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.toddler.games\u002Fgames\u002Funpacking\u002Ficon.jpg",[151,236,768,559,193,194],[197,198,200,202,203,204,156,25,199],{"id":922,"slug":923,"title":924,"subtitle":925,"scoreTotal":885,"scoreSafety":441,"ageBandTarget":213,"publishedAt":926,"gameTitle":927,"gameSlug":928,"gameDeveloper":929,"gameImage":930,"gameGenres":931,"gamePlatforms":935,"gameOfflineCapable":26,"gamePriceCents":385,"gameIapPresent":26,"gameAdsPresent":26,"sessionMinutesRecommended":29,"authorName":366,"authorSlug":367,"authorPersona":368,"authorAvatarUrl":369},"f4bef0e5-cdf1-4f7e-aab3-00d67c696eb6","alto-s-odyssey-the-single-tap-sandboarder-with-the-apple-design-award-production","Alto's Odyssey — the single-tap sandboarder with Apple-Design-Award production values and a Zen Mode","An endless-runner you'd ship to your mother. Snowman \u002F Team Alto, Apple Design Award 2018, $4.99 once on iOS, no IAP, 19 languages. Two pain points: low contrast in the night cycle on bright screens, and a pause button placed at the screen edge.","2026-05-11T09:14:10.442Z","Alto's Odyssey","alto-s-odyssey","Snowman \u002F Team Alto (Toronto, Canada)","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.toddler.games\u002Fgames\u002Falto-s-odyssey\u002Ficon.png",[932,933,151,400,21,934],"Endless Runner","Sports","Atmospheric",[156,157,402,198,25,350,202,204,200,936],"apple-arcade-(as-alto's-odyssey:-the-lost-city)",{"id":938,"slug":939,"title":940,"subtitle":941,"scoreTotal":885,"scoreSafety":75,"ageBandTarget":227,"publishedAt":942,"gameTitle":943,"gameSlug":944,"gameDeveloper":945,"gameImage":946,"gameGenres":947,"gamePlatforms":948,"gameOfflineCapable":26,"gamePriceCents":120,"gameIapPresent":26,"gameAdsPresent":26,"sessionMinutesRecommended":243,"authorName":366,"authorSlug":367,"authorPersona":368,"authorAvatarUrl":369},"776195a6-baa1-48dd-8b90-b39dfee59915","lil-gator-game-the-no-fail-state-cardboard-adventure-that-lands-cleanly-on-the-f","Lil Gator Game: the no-fail-state cardboard adventure that lands cleanly on the family console shelf","MegaWobble's 4-hour single-player adventure on Steam, Switch, PS4\u002F5, Xbox One\u002FSeries. PEGI 3, no IAP, no ads. Baby Mode toggle removes stamina cost on climb\u002Fswim\u002Fglide. Reading load is the catch.","2026-05-09T19:21:16.788Z","Lil Gator Game","lil-gator-game","MegaWobble (publisher: Playtonic Friends)","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.toddler.games\u002Fgames\u002Flil-gator-game\u002Ficon.jpeg",[234,560,236,21],[239,420,240,241,204,349],{"id":950,"slug":951,"title":952,"subtitle":953,"scoreTotal":885,"scoreSafety":441,"ageBandTarget":13,"publishedAt":954,"gameTitle":955,"gameSlug":956,"gameDeveloper":957,"gameImage":958,"gameGenres":959,"gamePlatforms":960,"gameOfflineCapable":26,"gamePriceCents":133,"gameIapPresent":26,"gameAdsPresent":26,"sessionMinutesRecommended":69,"authorName":366,"authorSlug":367,"authorPersona":368,"authorAvatarUrl":369},"485cac38-9532-4d4b-8e9c-56def9c6f5c1","my-playhome-the-no-text-dollhouse-from-2010-still-holds-with-one-structural-cost","My PlayHome — the no-text dollhouse from 2010 still holds, with one structural cost","A 14-year-old indie sandbox whose interface ages well — no ads, no IAP, no language barrier — but whose six-module pay-per-app split is the catch worth flagging.","2026-05-08T18:25:10.627Z","My PlayHome","my-playhome","Playhome Software Ltd.","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.toddler.games\u002Fgames\u002Fmy-playhome\u002Ficon.png",[20,21,47],[23,24],{"id":962,"slug":963,"title":964,"subtitle":965,"scoreTotal":885,"scoreSafety":39,"ageBandTarget":13,"publishedAt":966,"gameTitle":967,"gameSlug":968,"gameDeveloper":969,"gameImage":970,"gameGenres":971,"gamePlatforms":972,"gameOfflineCapable":26,"gamePriceCents":27,"gameIapPresent":28,"gameAdsPresent":26,"sessionMinutesRecommended":29,"authorName":30,"authorSlug":31,"authorPersona":32,"authorAvatarUrl":33},"62c35012-1dd6-4408-a0eb-5e8c2719af1a","sago-mini-school-light-learning-on-the-calmest-tablet-shelf-7-99-month","Sago Mini School: light learning on the calmest tablet shelf, $7.99\u002Fmonth","A subscription preschool app from Sago Mini for ages 2–5. 4.41\u002F5 across 24,366 ratings. The light-learning sibling to Sago Mini World. Curriculum-aligned with US preschool standards but stays calm.","2026-05-08T09:00:00.000Z","Sago Mini School (Kids 2-5)","sago-mini-school-kids-2-5","Piknik \u002F Sago Mini","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.toddler.games\u002Fgames\u002Fsago-mini-school-kids-2-5\u002Ficon.png",[20,21],[23,24,25],{"id":974,"slug":975,"title":976,"subtitle":977,"scoreTotal":885,"scoreSafety":322,"ageBandTarget":978,"publishedAt":979,"gameTitle":980,"gameSlug":981,"gameDeveloper":982,"gameImage":983,"gameGenres":984,"gamePlatforms":985,"gameOfflineCapable":26,"gamePriceCents":27,"gameIapPresent":28,"gameAdsPresent":26,"sessionMinutesRecommended":49,"authorName":98,"authorSlug":99,"authorPersona":100,"authorAvatarUrl":101},"0126b654-863d-4bfc-a141-18dbe06e40a3","sago-mini-world-the-calmer-cousin-to-toca-boca-by-design-and-by-economics","Sago Mini World: the calmer cousin to Toca Boca, by design and by economics","A subscription-funded hub of 100+ Sago Mini apps for ages 2–4. Same studio family as Toca Boca World; the opposite revenue model. Calm, ad-free, $60\u002Fyear — and a sharp 4-year ceiling.","2-3","2026-02-05T09:00:00.000Z","Sago Mini World: Kids Games","sago-mini-world-kids-games","Sago Mini (Piknik)","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.toddler.games\u002Fgames\u002Fsago-mini-world-kids-games\u002Ficon.png",[20,21,47],[23,24,25],{"id":987,"slug":988,"title":989,"subtitle":990,"scoreTotal":885,"scoreSafety":731,"ageBandTarget":13,"publishedAt":991,"gameTitle":992,"gameSlug":993,"gameDeveloper":994,"gameImage":995,"gameGenres":996,"gamePlatforms":997,"gameOfflineCapable":26,"gamePriceCents":27,"gameIapPresent":28,"gameAdsPresent":26,"sessionMinutesRecommended":49,"authorName":366,"authorSlug":367,"authorPersona":368,"authorAvatarUrl":369},"3b891c7c-052d-43ca-ae08-15d927f5333c","pok-pok-earns-its-design-award-and-warrants-the-privacy-footnote","Pok Pok earns its design award — and warrants the privacy footnote","A 2021 Apple Design Award digital playroom for ages 2–6, all hand-drawn restraint and Montessori-realism. The aesthetic is unimpeachable; the privacy posture and the subscription wall aren't.","2026-01-12T09:00:00.000Z","Pok Pok | Montessori Preschool","pok-pok-montessori-preschool","Pok Pok","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.toddler.games\u002Fgames\u002Fpok-pok-montessori-preschool\u002Ficon.png",[20,21,47],[23,24],{"id":999,"slug":1000,"title":1001,"subtitle":1002,"scoreTotal":551,"scoreSafety":182,"ageBandTarget":183,"publishedAt":1003,"gameTitle":1004,"gameSlug":1005,"gameDeveloper":1006,"gameImage":1007,"gameGenres":1008,"gamePlatforms":1010,"gameOfflineCapable":26,"gamePriceCents":385,"gameIapPresent":26,"gameAdsPresent":26,"sessionMinutesRecommended":1011,"authorName":366,"authorSlug":367,"authorPersona":368,"authorAvatarUrl":369},"0e46fa1f-d30c-4b6f-8d44-14b0d48a8835","lumino-city-the-bafta-winning-handmade-paper-and-card-puzzle-whose-surface-is-a-","Lumino City — a BAFTA-winning handmade paper-and-card puzzle, a craft miracle whose puzzles fight the 4+ kid it invites","State of Play, 2014. A ten-foot model city built from paper, card and wired bulbs, then filmed. $4.99, no IAP\u002Fads\u002Fonline. Seam: App Store 4+ but CSM 10+ on difficulty — a top-of-band (7–8) co-play, not a hand-it-over.","2026-06-08T10:51:54.700Z","Lumino City","lumino-city","State of Play Games","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.toddler.games\u002Fgames\u002Flumino-city\u002Ficon.png",[234,151,1009],"Point-and-click",[156,25,350,198],35,{"id":1013,"slug":1014,"title":1015,"subtitle":1016,"scoreTotal":551,"scoreSafety":12,"ageBandTarget":227,"publishedAt":1017,"gameTitle":1018,"gameSlug":1019,"gameDeveloper":1020,"gameImage":1021,"gameGenres":1022,"gamePlatforms":1026,"gameOfflineCapable":26,"gamePriceCents":867,"gameIapPresent":26,"gameAdsPresent":26,"sessionMinutesRecommended":1027,"authorName":30,"authorSlug":31,"authorPersona":32,"authorAvatarUrl":33},"7fd2f253-8929-4e57-8641-c182ff5a6ed0","frog-detective-the-entire-mystery-three-tiny-deadpan-mysteries-where-the-writing","Frog Detective: The Entire Mystery — three deadpan mysteries where the writing IS the game, a read-aloud for new readers","Worm Club (Grace Bruxner + Thomas Bowker, AU). Three short comedy \"mysteries,\" ESRB E. The writing carries it; the deduction is decorative. Best for confident 7–8 readers or read-aloud with younger. Cheapest on Steam, not console.","2026-06-01T06:42:37.875Z","Frog Detective: The Entire Mystery","frog-detective-the-entire-mystery","Worm Club","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.toddler.games\u002Fgames\u002Ffrog-detective-the-entire-mystery\u002Ficon.png",[234,1023,1024,1025],"Mystery","Story","Comedy",[200,562,563,350,198],60,{"id":1029,"slug":1030,"title":1031,"subtitle":1032,"scoreTotal":551,"scoreSafety":143,"ageBandTarget":213,"publishedAt":1033,"gameTitle":1034,"gameSlug":1035,"gameDeveloper":1036,"gameImage":1037,"gameGenres":1038,"gamePlatforms":1042,"gameOfflineCapable":26,"gamePriceCents":120,"gameIapPresent":26,"gameAdsPresent":26,"sessionMinutesRecommended":243,"authorName":366,"authorSlug":367,"authorPersona":368,"authorAvatarUrl":369},"e24ce8f5-db5e-4924-a987-05974464c350","powerwash-simulator-the-no-fail-state-cleaning-sim-with-the-rare-esrb-no-descrip","PowerWash Simulator — the no-fail-state cleaning sim with the rare ESRB \"No Descriptors \u002F No Interactive Elements\" row","Steam Overwhelmingly Positive at 97% across 38,004 reviews. Then: 17 DLC packs at $6.49 each, and a host-vs-guest co-op pay imbalance where the guest earns a quarter of what the host does. FuturLab \u002F Square Enix, $19.99 once, ESRB E with no descriptors.","2026-05-19T07:41:38.946Z","PowerWash Simulator","powerwash-simulator","FuturLab (Brighton, UK)","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.toddler.games\u002Fgames\u002Fpowerwash-simulator\u002Ficon.jpg",[300,1039,255,1040,1041],"Cleaning","No-fail-state","Single-player + Online Multiplayer",[197,200,202,203,204,205,1043,198,156,402],"meta-quest-2-\u002F-pro-\u002F-3-(vr)",{"id":1045,"slug":1046,"title":1047,"subtitle":1048,"scoreTotal":551,"scoreSafety":39,"ageBandTarget":60,"publishedAt":1049,"gameTitle":1050,"gameSlug":1051,"gameDeveloper":1052,"gameImage":1053,"gameGenres":1054,"gamePlatforms":1056,"gameOfflineCapable":26,"gamePriceCents":120,"gameIapPresent":26,"gameAdsPresent":26,"sessionMinutesRecommended":243,"authorName":98,"authorSlug":99,"authorPersona":100,"authorAvatarUrl":101},"ca8c3bf5-4260-4d2c-8fbb-c42584d50c69","snufkin-melody-of-moominvalley-hyper-games-watercolor-4-hour-pegi-3-puzzler-with","Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley — Hyper Games' watercolor 4-hour PEGI-3 puzzler with a Sigur Rós score, $19.99, no IAP","A Tove Jansson adaptation with a Sigur Rós score, shipped from Oslo in March 2024. Steam 96% positive, PEGI 3, no IAP, ~4 hours. The friction is map navigation — solo kid play is harder than the trailers suggest.","2026-05-14T10:30:46.084Z","Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley","snufkin-melody-of-moominvalley","Hyper Games (Oslo, Norway) — co-founder\u002FCEO Are Sundnes, lead artist Marcus Kjeldsen","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.toddler.games\u002Fgames\u002Fsnufkin-melody-of-moominvalley\u002Ficon.jpeg",[234,151,236,193,1055],"Stealth",[350,238,241,420,349,156,25],{"id":1058,"slug":1059,"title":1060,"subtitle":1061,"scoreTotal":551,"scoreSafety":12,"ageBandTarget":213,"publishedAt":1062,"gameTitle":1063,"gameSlug":1064,"gameDeveloper":1065,"gameImage":1066,"gameGenres":1067,"gamePlatforms":1069,"gameOfflineCapable":26,"gamePriceCents":287,"gameIapPresent":26,"gameAdsPresent":26,"sessionMinutesRecommended":69,"authorName":366,"authorSlug":367,"authorPersona":368,"authorAvatarUrl":369},"fdaf2941-ebf1-40e4-ac30-51789d52fde2","new-pokemon-snap-the-on-rails-photo-expedition-that-gets-out-of-the-kid-s-way-on","New Pokémon Snap: the on-rails photo expedition that gets out of the kid's way on Switch","Bandai Namco's 2021 sequel to the 1999 N64 photo game. Switch only, $59.99, ESRB E, PEGI 3, no IAP, no ads, single-player. The seam is the Sweet! Medal social-validation screen — the rest of the design lands cleanly.","2026-05-11T09:14:51.898Z","New Pokémon Snap","new-pokemon-snap","Bandai Namco Studios (Tokyo, Japan)","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.toddler.games\u002Fgames\u002Fnew-pokemon-snap\u002Ficon.jpg",[783,234,1068,21],"On-rails",[200,1070],"nintendo-switch-2-(compatible)",{"id":1072,"slug":1073,"title":1074,"subtitle":1075,"scoreTotal":551,"scoreSafety":12,"ageBandTarget":213,"publishedAt":1076,"gameTitle":1077,"gameSlug":1078,"gameDeveloper":1079,"gameImage":1080,"gameGenres":1081,"gamePlatforms":1084,"gameOfflineCapable":26,"gamePriceCents":206,"gameIapPresent":26,"gameAdsPresent":26,"sessionMinutesRecommended":69,"authorName":98,"authorSlug":99,"authorPersona":100,"authorAvatarUrl":101},"4c8f8eb1-9091-4087-afa7-ac949d77b3c0","hoa-the-ghibli-watercolor-first-album-platformer-with-a-real-webby-triple-from-a","Hoa — the Ghibli-watercolor first-album platformer with a real Webby triple from a small Vietnamese indie","A 2.5-hour Studio Ghibli-flavored platformer from Skrollcat in Vietnam. No fail states, $14.99 once across Steam\u002FSwitch\u002FPS\u002FXbox, 15 languages. Three Webby Awards in 2022: Art Direction, Music, People's Voice.","2026-05-11T09:14:26.384Z","Hoa","hoa","Skrollcat Studio (Vietnam) — published by PM Studios, inc. + CE-Asia","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.toddler.games\u002Fgames\u002Fhoa\u002Ficon.jpeg",[753,1082,236,1083,193],"2d Platformer","Hand-drawn",[1085,200,202,203,204,205],"steam-(windows,-macos)",{"id":1087,"slug":1088,"title":1089,"subtitle":1090,"scoreTotal":551,"scoreSafety":550,"ageBandTarget":13,"publishedAt":1091,"gameTitle":1092,"gameSlug":1093,"gameDeveloper":17,"gameImage":1094,"gameGenres":1095,"gamePlatforms":1096,"gameOfflineCapable":26,"gamePriceCents":27,"gameIapPresent":28,"gameAdsPresent":26,"sessionMinutesRecommended":316,"authorName":50,"authorSlug":51,"authorPersona":52,"authorAvatarUrl":53},"b7a5e729-d1f8-4244-bd73-9b1bc7e436e2","endless-numbers-sits-in-the-preoperational-sweet-spot-but-the-freemium-ladder-pa","Endless Numbers: the freemium ladder paywalls the developmental band that needs scaffolding most","Originator's 2014 follow-up to Endless Alphabet. The mechanic targets numeral recognition cleanly. The paywall lands where the scaffolding works hardest — five free numbers, then $6.99-$14.99 to continue.","2026-05-09T19:19:47.752Z","Endless Numbers","endless-numbers","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.toddler.games\u002Fgames\u002Fendless-numbers\u002Ficon.webp",[20,738,21],[25,23,24],{"id":1098,"slug":1099,"title":1100,"subtitle":1101,"scoreTotal":1102,"scoreSafety":12,"ageBandTarget":324,"publishedAt":1103,"gameTitle":1104,"gameSlug":1105,"gameDeveloper":1106,"gameImage":1107,"gameGenres":1108,"gamePlatforms":1109,"gameOfflineCapable":26,"gamePriceCents":287,"gameIapPresent":26,"gameAdsPresent":26,"sessionMinutesRecommended":69,"authorName":98,"authorSlug":99,"authorPersona":100,"authorAvatarUrl":101},"1c113c26-7c55-4cf1-98c4-709ce4c81c02","yoshi-s-crafted-world-the-diorama-craft-platformer-good-feel-has-been-working-to","Yoshi's Crafted World — Good-Feel's diorama-craft platformer, finally landing the Kirby's Epic Yarn promise","Switch first-party 2D platformer from Good-Feel ($59.99, no IAP, no ads, ESRB E). Mellow Mode is the headline accessibility feature; the contrarian critique is \"too easy for adults\" plus a real accessibility flag from Can I Play That?.",74,"2026-05-10T07:42:33.299Z","Yoshi's Crafted World","yoshi-s-crafted-world","Good-Feel (published by Nintendo)","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.toddler.games\u002Fgames\u002Fyoshi-s-crafted-world\u002Ficon.jpg",[234,151],[241],{"id":1111,"slug":1112,"title":1113,"subtitle":1114,"scoreTotal":1102,"scoreSafety":143,"ageBandTarget":60,"publishedAt":1115,"gameTitle":1116,"gameSlug":1117,"gameDeveloper":1118,"gameImage":1119,"gameGenres":1120,"gamePlatforms":1121,"gameOfflineCapable":26,"gamePriceCents":287,"gameIapPresent":26,"gameAdsPresent":26,"sessionMinutesRecommended":243,"authorName":98,"authorSlug":99,"authorPersona":100,"authorAvatarUrl":101},"ac4e45a6-68a4-440c-af87-ccbcc3eb7506","sackboy-a-big-adventure-the-1-4-player-local-co-op-3d-platformer-sumo-digital-bu","Sackboy: A Big Adventure — Sumo Digital's 1-4 player local-co-op platformer from LittleBigPlanet's afterlife","PS5 \u002F PS4 \u002F Steam platformer from Sumo Digital ($59.99, no IAP, ESRB E \u002F PEGI 7). BAFTA Family Game 2021 + Children's Award 2022. Contrarian critique: \"lacks challenge\" + \"generic craft theme.\" Kid-suitability win: 4-controller couch co-op.","2026-05-10T07:41:22.357Z","Sackboy: A Big Adventure","sackboy-a-big-adventure","Sumo Digital","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.toddler.games\u002Fgames\u002Fsackboy-a-big-adventure\u002Ficon.jpeg",[560,234,255,21],[420,239,350],{"id":1123,"slug":1124,"title":1125,"subtitle":1126,"scoreTotal":1127,"scoreSafety":441,"ageBandTarget":213,"publishedAt":1128,"gameTitle":1129,"gameSlug":1130,"gameDeveloper":1131,"gameImage":1132,"gameGenres":1133,"gamePlatforms":1135,"gameOfflineCapable":26,"gamePriceCents":1137,"gameIapPresent":26,"gameAdsPresent":26,"sessionMinutesRecommended":69,"authorName":366,"authorSlug":367,"authorPersona":368,"authorAvatarUrl":369},"4abdbd17-4eb3-4a62-b106-4f28f13c5afb","gris-the-wordless-watercolor-platformer-with-no-fail-state-and-a-real-accessibil","GRIS — the wordless watercolor platformer with no fail state and a real accessibility seam","Nomada Studio · Devolver Digital 2018. Steam $7.99 \u002F Switch + PS + Xbox $16.99 \u002F iOS + Android $4.99 (no IAP). ESRB E No Descriptors. OpenCritic 86 Mighty. Seam: visually-impaired contrast gap + the \"is there a game here\" critique.",73,"2026-05-11T14:42:17.638Z","GRIS","gris","Nomada Studio (Spain — Conrad Roset art direction; Berlinist soundtrack) · Devolver Digital","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.toddler.games\u002Fgames\u002Fgris\u002Ficon.jpg",[1134,151,768,1083,193,194],"Platform-adventure",[197,658,200,202,203,204,205,1136,25],"ios-\u002F-ipados",799,{"id":1139,"slug":1140,"title":1141,"subtitle":1142,"scoreTotal":1127,"scoreSafety":550,"ageBandTarget":227,"publishedAt":1143,"gameTitle":1144,"gameSlug":1145,"gameDeveloper":1146,"gameImage":1147,"gameGenres":1148,"gamePlatforms":1151,"gameOfflineCapable":26,"gamePriceCents":385,"gameIapPresent":26,"gameAdsPresent":26,"sessionMinutesRecommended":1027,"authorName":366,"authorSlug":367,"authorPersona":368,"authorAvatarUrl":369},"8c9b2a54-a209-4aea-b655-86471aff5f26","journey-the-wordless-2-3-hour-desert-traverse-where-the-app-privacy-box-is-almos","Journey: the wordless 2-3 hour desert traverse where the App Privacy box is almost as clean as the screen","Two hours, no words, two-player anonymous co-op. The seam: the second player is one unverified adult sharing the journey alongside the kid. thatgamecompany, $4.99 on iOS, $8.29 on Steam, Common Sense 10+.","2026-05-11T09:14:40.895Z","Journey","journey","thatgamecompany (Santa Monica, California, US)","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.toddler.games\u002Fgames\u002Fjourney\u002Ficon.jpg",[234,1149,1150,255],"Art Game","Walking Simulator",[156,157,1152,202,1153,1154],"playstation-3","playstation-5-(backward-compatible)","windows-(epic-games-store,-steam)",{"id":1156,"slug":1157,"title":1158,"subtitle":1159,"scoreTotal":1127,"scoreSafety":322,"ageBandTarget":76,"publishedAt":1160,"gameTitle":1161,"gameSlug":1162,"gameDeveloper":1163,"gameImage":1164,"gameGenres":1165,"gamePlatforms":1166,"gameOfflineCapable":26,"gamePriceCents":287,"gameIapPresent":26,"gameAdsPresent":26,"sessionMinutesRecommended":243,"authorName":366,"authorSlug":367,"authorPersona":368,"authorAvatarUrl":369},"65e737f5-7c1c-4a90-86a2-20eb3e567ba6","super-mario-bros-wonder-lands-its-art-direction-and-stops-short-of-difficulty-op","Super Mario Bros. Wonder lands its art direction — and stops short on difficulty options for the youngest players","BAFTA Multiplayer + Family winner, 17M+ sold, near-universal critical acclaim. The badge system is the accessibility seam; the Yoshi\u002FNabbit easy mode is awkward. The 2026 Switch 2 Edition partly fixes what parents kept asking for.","2026-05-09T19:21:27.198Z","Super Mario Bros. Wonder","super-mario-bros-wonder","Nintendo","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.toddler.games\u002Fgames\u002Fsuper-mario-bros-wonder\u002Ficon.webp",[560,234,21],[241],{"id":1168,"slug":1169,"title":1170,"subtitle":1171,"scoreTotal":1127,"scoreSafety":143,"ageBandTarget":978,"publishedAt":1172,"gameTitle":1173,"gameSlug":1174,"gameDeveloper":876,"gameImage":1175,"gameGenres":1176,"gamePlatforms":1177,"gameOfflineCapable":26,"gamePriceCents":27,"gameIapPresent":26,"gameAdsPresent":26,"sessionMinutesRecommended":29,"authorName":98,"authorSlug":99,"authorPersona":100,"authorAvatarUrl":101},"f8861b86-53d0-41d8-8de1-54f06c1987d8","toca-boca-jr-the-no-iap-younger-sibling-toca-boca-world-should-have-been","Toca Boca Jr: the no-IAP younger sibling Toca Boca World should have been","A subscription-funded hub of Toca Boca apps for ages 2–4. 4.01\u002F5 across 47,734 ratings. Same studio family as Toca Boca World; explicitly no IAP, lower-stim design.","2026-04-30T09:00:00.000Z","Toca Boca Jr: Fun Kids Games","toca-boca-jr-fun-kids-games","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.toddler.games\u002Fgames\u002Ftoca-boca-jr-fun-kids-games\u002Ficon.png",[20,21,47],[23,24],{"id":1179,"slug":1180,"title":1181,"subtitle":1182,"scoreTotal":323,"scoreSafety":1127,"ageBandTarget":183,"publishedAt":1183,"gameTitle":1184,"gameSlug":1185,"gameDeveloper":1186,"gameImage":1187,"gameGenres":1188,"gamePlatforms":1189,"gameOfflineCapable":26,"gamePriceCents":120,"gameIapPresent":26,"gameAdsPresent":26,"sessionMinutesRecommended":1190,"authorName":30,"authorSlug":31,"authorPersona":32,"authorAvatarUrl":33},"b415fd5e-ae1c-429c-aa6e-3a47bccaa419","roki-a-scandinavian-folklore-fairy-tale-that-earns-its-sadness-writes-up-to-kids","Röki — a Scandinavian-folklore fairy tale that earns its sadness, writes up to kids, but every rating body says 10+","Polygon Treehouse \u002F United Label, 2020. Grief-driven folklore point-and-click about a girl rescuing her brother. $19.99, no IAP\u002Fads\u002Fonline. Seam: billed \"for all ages,\" but CSM 10+, ESRB E10+ — a 7–8 (really 8+) co-read game, not preschool.","2026-06-05T06:57:00.546Z","Röki","roki","Polygon Treehouse (United Label \u002F CI Games)","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.toddler.games\u002Fgames\u002Froki\u002Ficon.jpeg",[234,1024,151,1009],[200,562,563,350,198],40,{"id":1192,"slug":1193,"title":1194,"subtitle":1195,"scoreTotal":1196,"scoreSafety":12,"ageBandTarget":213,"publishedAt":1197,"gameTitle":1198,"gameSlug":1199,"gameDeveloper":1200,"gameImage":1201,"gameGenres":1202,"gamePlatforms":1203,"gameOfflineCapable":26,"gamePriceCents":385,"gameIapPresent":26,"gameAdsPresent":26,"sessionMinutesRecommended":243,"authorName":366,"authorSlug":367,"authorPersona":368,"authorAvatarUrl":369},"74d5e0e9-ecd1-40b8-b032-c1f262a61f6b","donut-county-the-one-finger-drag-physics-puzzle-with-the-cleanest-privacy-box-on","Donut County — the one-finger physics puzzle with the cleanest 4+ privacy box, and the highest per-minute price tag","Apple iPhone Game of the Year 2018. $4.99 once across iOS\u002FSteam\u002FPS4\u002FXbox\u002FSwitch, no IAP, no ads. The seam the marketing skips: the whole game ends in two hours.",71,"2026-05-11T09:13:52.835Z","Donut County","donut-county","Ben Esposito (Annapurna Interactive, US)","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.toddler.games\u002Fgames\u002Fdonut-county\u002Ficon.jpeg",[151,865,1024,193,21],[156,157,198,350,202,204,200],{"id":1205,"slug":1206,"title":1207,"subtitle":1208,"scoreTotal":731,"scoreSafety":1209,"ageBandTarget":227,"publishedAt":1210,"gameTitle":1211,"gameSlug":1212,"gameDeveloper":1213,"gameImage":1214,"gameGenres":1215,"gamePlatforms":1217,"gameOfflineCapable":26,"gamePriceCents":1218,"gameIapPresent":28,"gameAdsPresent":26,"sessionMinutesRecommended":243,"authorName":134,"authorSlug":135,"authorPersona":136,"authorAvatarUrl":137},"4e28c19f-92e2-4059-ac1a-cb143dd0e81b","minecraft-the-price-model-is-a-five-floor-tower-bolted-onto-the-best-selling-gam","Minecraft: the price model is a five-floor tower bolted onto the best-selling game ever","Mojang's 300M-copy sandbox is on every platform except Steam (deliberately). Bedrock $6.99 + Minecoins ladder $1.99-$49.99 + Marketplace Pass $3.99\u002Fmo + Realms $3.99-$7.99\u002Fmo. App Privacy label has a 'Data Used to Track You' row. EU's BEUC named Minecraft in a 2024 currency-design complaint.",58,"2026-05-10T18:27:15.015Z","Minecraft","minecraft","Mojang Studios (Microsoft)","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.toddler.games\u002Fgames\u002Fminecraft\u002Ficon.png",[285,234,1216,822],"Creative",[23,24,25,241,239,420,204,349,350],699,{"id":1220,"slug":1221,"title":1222,"subtitle":1223,"scoreTotal":731,"scoreSafety":1209,"ageBandTarget":213,"publishedAt":1224,"gameTitle":1225,"gameSlug":1226,"gameDeveloper":1227,"gameImage":1228,"gameGenres":1229,"gamePlatforms":1231,"gameOfflineCapable":26,"gamePriceCents":27,"gameIapPresent":28,"gameAdsPresent":26,"sessionMinutesRecommended":29,"authorName":50,"authorSlug":51,"authorPersona":52,"authorAvatarUrl":53},"9e01096a-2618-4983-b37b-ae8e42a6207e","mussila-music-school-reykjavik-built-kodaly-adjacent-music-pedagogy-for-ages-5-9","Mussila Music School: Kodály-adjacent music pedagogy for ages 5-9 — Common Sense Media flagged the privacy posture","Rosamosi\u002FMussila ehf shipped Learn-Play-Create-Practice through note recognition, rhythm, and elementary piano. The pedagogy claim is real; the trial-to-subscription auto-charge and the App Privacy label are the seams.","2026-05-10T18:26:48.654Z","Mussila Music School","mussila-music-school","Mussila ehf. (Reykjavík, Iceland) — published as Rosamosi ehf on iOS. Cofounders Hilmar Þór Birgisson (engineering) + Margrét J. Sigurðardóttir (music), founded 2015.","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.toddler.games\u002Fgames\u002Fmussila-music-school\u002Ficon.png",[382,642,1230,151],"Art & Creativity",[23,24,1232,1233,418],"android-tablet","android-phone",{"id":1235,"slug":1236,"title":1237,"subtitle":1238,"scoreTotal":731,"scoreSafety":1027,"ageBandTarget":183,"publishedAt":1239,"gameTitle":1240,"gameSlug":1241,"gameDeveloper":1242,"gameImage":1243,"gameGenres":1244,"gamePlatforms":1245,"gameOfflineCapable":26,"gamePriceCents":27,"gameIapPresent":28,"gameAdsPresent":26,"sessionMinutesRecommended":243,"authorName":134,"authorSlug":135,"authorPersona":136,"authorAvatarUrl":137},"b52ea156-64be-4871-9966-b3d7066926af","hopscotch-visual-coding-for-ipad-first-kids-used-to-be-free-now-subscription","Hopscotch: visual coding for iPad-first kids — used to be free, now subscription","A block-based programming environment for ages 9–11. iPad-native, touch-first. The pedagogy is genuine; the subscription model lands awkwardly against free, web-based Scratch.","2026-01-20T09:00:00.000Z","Hopscotch: Programming for Kids","hopscotch-programming-for-kids","Hopscotch Technologies","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.toddler.games\u002Fgames\u002Fhopscotch-programming-for-kids\u002Ficon.jpg",[20,708],[23],{"id":1247,"slug":1248,"title":1249,"subtitle":1250,"scoreTotal":731,"scoreSafety":551,"ageBandTarget":978,"publishedAt":1251,"gameTitle":1252,"gameSlug":1253,"gameDeveloper":1254,"gameImage":1255,"gameGenres":1256,"gamePlatforms":1257,"gameOfflineCapable":26,"gamePriceCents":27,"gameIapPresent":28,"gameAdsPresent":26,"sessionMinutesRecommended":29,"authorName":366,"authorSlug":367,"authorPersona":368,"authorAvatarUrl":369},"04232c8b-7e16-42b6-9419-7e81fbbc87dc","lego-duplo-world-themed-pack-iaps-are-the-lesser-evil-the-engineering-is-the-big","LEGO DUPLO World: themed-pack IAPs are the lesser evil; the engineering is the bigger one","A LEGO-licensed digital DUPLO sandbox for ages 2–5. 4.25\u002F5 across 185,220 ratings. Themed $4.99 packs are honest about what they are; the codebase quality is the surprise weakness. Better art than engineering.","2025-11-10T09:00:00.000Z","LEGO® DUPLO® World","lego-duplo-world","StoryToys (LEGO licensed)","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.toddler.games\u002Fgames\u002Flego-duplo-world\u002Ficon.webp",[20,21,47],[23,24,25],{"id":1259,"slug":1260,"title":1261,"subtitle":1262,"scoreTotal":1263,"scoreSafety":1209,"ageBandTarget":1264,"publishedAt":1265,"gameTitle":1266,"gameSlug":1267,"gameDeveloper":1268,"gameImage":1269,"gameGenres":1270,"gamePlatforms":1273,"gameOfflineCapable":26,"gamePriceCents":27,"gameIapPresent":28,"gameAdsPresent":26,"sessionMinutesRecommended":29,"authorName":50,"authorSlug":51,"authorPersona":52,"authorAvatarUrl":53},"2b1b26be-01ff-416d-a2c8-5908bf69f4f6","montessori-preschool-the-materials-are-montessori-the-coin-economy-and-auto-corr","Montessori Preschool — the materials are Montessori, the coin economy and auto-correct are not","Edoki Academy (France). iOS, Android, Fire, Apple TV. Free + subscription ($9.99\u002Fmo or $59.99\u002Fyr). Real curriculum on authentic Montessori material; the Montessori fidelity is half-marketing; a sticky-cancel subscription stack.",68,"3-7","2026-06-23T06:50:07.220Z","Montessori Preschool","montessori-preschool","Edoki Academy (France)","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.toddler.games\u002Fgames\u002Fmontessori-preschool\u002Ficon.png",[20,172,1271,1272],"Montessori","Early Learning",[156,157,25,418,158],{"id":1275,"slug":1276,"title":1277,"subtitle":1278,"scoreTotal":1279,"scoreSafety":1209,"ageBandTarget":340,"publishedAt":1280,"gameTitle":1281,"gameSlug":1282,"gameDeveloper":1283,"gameImage":1284,"gameGenres":1285,"gamePlatforms":1287,"gameOfflineCapable":26,"gamePriceCents":27,"gameIapPresent":28,"gameAdsPresent":26,"sessionMinutesRecommended":49,"authorName":50,"authorSlug":51,"authorPersona":52,"authorAvatarUrl":53},"9094abb4-39a4-4da9-b215-566a9c166fb2","hooked-on-phonics-learning-a-genuine-systematic-phonics-decoding-engine-but-it-d","Hooked on Phonics Learning — a genuine systematic-phonics engine drilling 2 of reading’s 5 pillars, cancel button hidden","Free 7-day trial then an auto-renew subscription (up to $79.99\u002Fyr) + a Practice-Pack upsell. Systematic phonics that genuinely teaches decoding — but thin on comprehension, an arcade that hijacks lessons, and a documented cancel-maze.",67,"2026-06-23T06:50:22.212Z","Hooked on Phonics Learning","hooked-on-phonics-learning","Hooked on Phonics","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.toddler.games\u002Fgames\u002Fhooked-on-phonics-learning\u002Ficon.png",[20,271,331,1286],"Subscription",[156,157,25,158],{"id":1289,"slug":1290,"title":1291,"subtitle":1292,"scoreTotal":1293,"scoreSafety":39,"ageBandTarget":40,"publishedAt":1294,"gameTitle":1295,"gameSlug":1296,"gameDeveloper":1297,"gameImage":1298,"gameGenres":1299,"gamePlatforms":1300,"gameOfflineCapable":26,"gamePriceCents":464,"gameIapPresent":26,"gameAdsPresent":26,"sessionMinutesRecommended":243,"authorName":30,"authorSlug":31,"authorPersona":32,"authorAvatarUrl":33},"c687bcc7-06b2-439f-990a-9541cfcd60a9","bluey-the-videogame-the-show-is-the-bar-and-the-game-falls-beneath-it","Bluey: The Videogame — the show is the bar, and the game falls beneath it","A 1–2 hour licensed adventure for ages 4–7 from Madrid's Artax Games via Outright Games. Voice cast and art clear the bar; the runtime, the bugs, and the $40 launch price don't. Wait for the sale or the PS+ month.",66,"2026-05-09T19:21:10.259Z","Bluey: The Videogame","bluey-the-videogame","Artax Games","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.toddler.games\u002Fgames\u002Fbluey-the-videogame\u002Ficon.jpeg",[234,21,255],[241,350,420,239,349,204],{"id":1302,"slug":1303,"title":1304,"subtitle":1305,"scoreTotal":1306,"scoreSafety":731,"ageBandTarget":40,"publishedAt":1307,"gameTitle":1308,"gameSlug":1309,"gameDeveloper":1310,"gameImage":1311,"gameGenres":1312,"gamePlatforms":1313,"gameOfflineCapable":26,"gamePriceCents":27,"gameIapPresent":28,"gameAdsPresent":26,"sessionMinutesRecommended":29,"authorName":366,"authorSlug":367,"authorPersona":368,"authorAvatarUrl":369},"0c2d99fa-cc40-48e6-8584-c887bdbf499f","hello-kitty-lunchbox-sanrio-kawaii-meets-budge-studios-iap","Hello Kitty Lunchbox: Sanrio kawaii meets Budge Studios IAP","A free Sanrio-branded sandwich-builder for ages 4-7. 4.52\u002F5 across 113,225 ratings. The art is the brand promise; the IAP timing is the brand betrayal.",65,"2026-02-23T09:00:00.000Z","Hello Kitty Lunchbox","hello-kitty-lunchbox","Budge Studios (Sanrio licensed)","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.toddler.games\u002Fgames\u002Fhello-kitty-lunchbox\u002Ficon.jpeg",[20,21,47],[23,24],{"id":1315,"slug":1316,"title":1317,"subtitle":1318,"scoreTotal":1319,"scoreSafety":1320,"ageBandTarget":227,"publishedAt":1321,"gameTitle":1322,"gameSlug":1323,"gameDeveloper":1324,"gameImage":1325,"gameGenres":1326,"gamePlatforms":1327,"gameOfflineCapable":26,"gamePriceCents":464,"gameIapPresent":28,"gameAdsPresent":26,"sessionMinutesRecommended":243,"authorName":134,"authorSlug":135,"authorPersona":136,"authorAvatarUrl":137},"6e3a14a7-47ed-4113-8e06-01ec5ba5d98c","disney-dreamlight-valley-the-apple-arcade-build-is-one-product-the-paid-build-is","Disney Dreamlight Valley: Apple Arcade is one product, the paid build is another — the App Privacy label is the tell","ESRB E with In-Game Purchases element on Switch\u002FPS\u002FXbox\u002FSteam; Apple Arcade Edition strips Star Path + Premium Shop. Steam 91% positive across 15K reviews; Metacritic PC 70. 6,643 signatures against Moonstones pricing.",64,55,"2026-05-10T18:27:05.811Z","Disney Dreamlight Valley","disney-dreamlight-valley","Gameloft (with Disney)","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.toddler.games\u002Fgames\u002Fdisney-dreamlight-valley\u002Ficon.webp",[415,191,234,21],[23,24,238,418,419,241,1328,239,420,204,349,350,240],"switch-2",{"id":1330,"slug":1331,"title":1332,"subtitle":1333,"scoreTotal":1334,"scoreSafety":1209,"ageBandTarget":40,"publishedAt":1335,"gameTitle":1336,"gameSlug":1337,"gameDeveloper":1338,"gameImage":1339,"gameGenres":1340,"gamePlatforms":1341,"gameOfflineCapable":26,"gamePriceCents":27,"gameIapPresent":28,"gameAdsPresent":26,"sessionMinutesRecommended":69,"authorName":134,"authorSlug":135,"authorPersona":136,"authorAvatarUrl":137},"58d3b5b2-e5b1-4b5a-9758-928528d70f7b","toca-boca-world-a-great-sandbox-bolted-to-a-textbook-conversion-funnel","Toca Boca World: a great sandbox bolted to a textbook conversion funnel","Free download, 4.27\u002F5 across 812k ratings — and a shopping cart icon prominently displayed at all times. The play loop is well-built; the economic loop is the part you should price into the decision.",63,"2025-11-25T09:00:00.000Z","Toca Boca World: Game & Play","toca-boca-world-game-play","Toca Boca","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.toddler.games\u002Fgames\u002Ftoca-boca-world-game-play\u002Ficon.png",[20,21,47],[23,24,25,238],{"id":1343,"slug":1344,"title":1345,"subtitle":1346,"scoreTotal":1347,"scoreSafety":39,"ageBandTarget":340,"publishedAt":1348,"gameTitle":1349,"gameSlug":1350,"gameDeveloper":1106,"gameImage":1351,"gameGenres":1352,"gamePlatforms":1353,"gameOfflineCapable":26,"gamePriceCents":287,"gameIapPresent":26,"gameAdsPresent":26,"sessionMinutesRecommended":69,"authorName":366,"authorSlug":367,"authorPersona":368,"authorAvatarUrl":369},"6c9d41e2-7d3c-4f9f-a0f5-e8975a52ce78","princess-peach-showtime-the-costume-transformation-conceit-lands-cleanly-but-the","Princess Peach: Showtime! — costume-transformation lands, but the 5\u002F10 outlier reads the older shelf right","Switch first-party action-adventure from Good-Feel ($59.99, no IAP, no ads, ESRB E10+). Common Sense drops the floor to 6+ on non-combat transformations; Heart Charm assist opens age 4–5. Metacritic 74.",62,"2026-05-10T07:41:46.373Z","Princess Peach: Showtime!","princess-peach-showtime","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.toddler.games\u002Fgames\u002Fprincess-peach-showtime\u002Ficon.png",[234,560],[241],{"id":1355,"slug":1356,"title":1357,"subtitle":1358,"scoreTotal":1359,"scoreSafety":1360,"ageBandTarget":1361,"publishedAt":1362,"gameTitle":1363,"gameSlug":1364,"gameDeveloper":1365,"gameImage":1366,"gameGenres":1367,"gamePlatforms":1369,"gameOfflineCapable":26,"gamePriceCents":27,"gameIapPresent":28,"gameAdsPresent":26,"sessionMinutesRecommended":49,"authorName":134,"authorSlug":135,"authorPersona":136,"authorAvatarUrl":137},"d1df3c7a-b819-4170-8f84-7c218bdb8fec","abcmouse-a-10m-ftc-settlement-on-auto-renewal-that-didn-t-kill-the-dark-pattern-","ABCmouse: a $10M FTC settlement on auto-renewal that didn't kill the dark pattern stack","Age of Learning's flagship preschool subscription — $14.99\u002Fmo or $45\u002Fyr (auto-renewing). 2020 court-ordered remediation; 2025 PissedConsumer complaints. Khan Academy Kids does similar scope for free.",61,50,"2-8","2026-05-10T07:41:16.779Z","ABCmouse Early Learning Academy","abcmouse-early-learning-academy","Age of Learning, Inc.","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.toddler.games\u002Fgames\u002Fabcmouse-early-learning-academy\u002Ficon.png",[20,1368],"Learning",[25,23,24,334],{"id":1371,"slug":1372,"title":1373,"subtitle":1374,"scoreTotal":1375,"scoreSafety":1347,"ageBandTarget":76,"publishedAt":1376,"gameTitle":1377,"gameSlug":1378,"gameDeveloper":1379,"gameImage":1380,"gameGenres":1381,"gamePlatforms":1383,"gameOfflineCapable":26,"gamePriceCents":27,"gameIapPresent":28,"gameAdsPresent":28,"sessionMinutesRecommended":29,"authorName":134,"authorSlug":135,"authorPersona":136,"authorAvatarUrl":137},"8a47f46d-517b-4e5f-b442-22c69ed26167","crossy-road-runs-two-products-from-one-icon-the-free-version-sells-parent-attent","Crossy Road runs two products from one icon — the free version sells parent attention, Apple Arcade's doesn't","Hipster Whale's 2014 voxel-hopper won an Apple Design Award and built a genuinely cosmetic-only IAP shelf. The catch: ~70% of revenue is video ads, the App Privacy label has Location\u002FIdentifiers\u002FUsage\u002FDiagnostics in 'Data Used to Track You', and Crossy Road+ on Apple Arcade ($4.99\u002Fmo) is the only ad-and-IAP-free way to play.",59,"2026-05-16T09:07:05.083Z","Crossy Road","crossy-road","Hipster Whale (Matt Hall & Andy Sum, Melbourne)","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.toddler.games\u002Fgames\u002Fcrossy-road\u002Ficon.webp",[1382,932,347],"Arcade",[24,23,25,418,241,350,419],{"id":1385,"slug":1386,"title":1387,"subtitle":1388,"scoreTotal":1209,"scoreSafety":1360,"ageBandTarget":213,"publishedAt":1389,"gameTitle":1390,"gameSlug":1391,"gameDeveloper":1392,"gameImage":1393,"gameGenres":1394,"gamePlatforms":1398,"gameOfflineCapable":26,"gamePriceCents":27,"gameIapPresent":28,"gameAdsPresent":26,"sessionMinutesRecommended":69,"authorName":134,"authorSlug":135,"authorPersona":136,"authorAvatarUrl":137},"5c15d79c-8301-45d2-bc07-1a79f4418f02","pokemon-go-the-walking-mechanic-is-real-the-app-privacy-label-is-the-maximally-c","Pokémon GO — the walking mechanic is real, the App Privacy label is the maximally-collected row","The only mainstream kids-shelf app whose mechanic is walking outside. Niantic (sold to Scopely, May 2025), 2016. Free with a $0.99-to-$99.99 PokéCoin ladder; Common Sense floors at 13+ on a Privacy Warning.","2026-05-12T10:27:38.304Z","Pokémon GO","pokemon-go","Niantic, Inc. (now Scopely subsidiary)","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.toddler.games\u002Fgames\u002Fpokemon-go\u002Ficon.webp",[1395,1396,1397],"Augmented Reality","Roleplaying","Location-based",[156,157,25],{"id":1400,"slug":1401,"title":1402,"subtitle":1403,"scoreTotal":1404,"scoreSafety":1405,"ageBandTarget":183,"publishedAt":1406,"gameTitle":1407,"gameSlug":1408,"gameDeveloper":1409,"gameImage":1410,"gameGenres":1411,"gamePlatforms":1417,"gameOfflineCapable":26,"gamePriceCents":27,"gameIapPresent":28,"gameAdsPresent":26,"sessionMinutesRecommended":49,"authorName":134,"authorSlug":135,"authorPersona":136,"authorAvatarUrl":137},"3d294251-9e1b-47cc-85e0-9daed3d489db","brawl-stars-supercell-removed-its-loot-boxes-then-shipped-the-same-gamble-six-mo","Brawl Stars — Supercell removed its loot boxes, then shipped the same gamble six months later under a new name","Supercell · free, 9+, online 3v3\u002F5v5 arena shooter. Loot boxes pulled Dec 2022, randomized Starr Drops back June 2023. App Privacy label enables tracking. Gems $1.99-$19.99. Honest floor: 9+ supervised, not preschool.",56,42,"2026-06-15T19:32:56.002Z","Brawl Stars","brawl-stars","Supercell Oy (Helsinki)","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.toddler.games\u002Fgames\u002Fbrawl-stars\u002Ficon.webp",[1412,1413,1414,1415,1416],"Action","MOBA","Arena Shooter","Online Multiplayer","Free-to-Play",[156,25],{"id":1419,"slug":1420,"title":1421,"subtitle":1422,"scoreTotal":1423,"scoreSafety":1306,"ageBandTarget":227,"publishedAt":1424,"gameTitle":1425,"gameSlug":1426,"gameDeveloper":1427,"gameImage":1428,"gameGenres":1429,"gamePlatforms":1430,"gameOfflineCapable":26,"gamePriceCents":27,"gameIapPresent":28,"gameAdsPresent":28,"sessionMinutesRecommended":49,"authorName":50,"authorSlug":51,"authorPersona":52,"authorAvatarUrl":53},"f338a37c-f464-47b9-b168-965f38c5a85f","prodigy-math-the-curriculum-claim-is-conceptual-instruction-the-actual-practice-","Prodigy Math: the curriculum claim is conceptual; the practice is fluency drill plus a Premium upsell","Sixteen ads to four math problems in nineteen minutes — the 2021 FTC complaint by 22 advocacy groups against this free-to-play math RPG. ESSA Tier 3 evidence (small effect). Premium $8.95\u002Fmo to $74.95\u002Fyr; Apple IAP up to $154.99.",53,"2026-05-10T07:41:35.367Z","Prodigy Math Game","prodigy-math-game","Prodigy Education Inc.","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.toddler.games\u002Fgames\u002Fprodigy-math-game\u002Ficon.webp",[20,738,192],[25,23,24,334],{"id":1432,"slug":1433,"title":1434,"subtitle":1435,"scoreTotal":1436,"scoreSafety":1437,"ageBandTarget":183,"publishedAt":1438,"gameTitle":1439,"gameSlug":1440,"gameDeveloper":1441,"gameImage":1442,"gameGenres":1443,"gamePlatforms":1444,"gameOfflineCapable":26,"gamePriceCents":27,"gameIapPresent":28,"gameAdsPresent":26,"sessionMinutesRecommended":243,"authorName":134,"authorSlug":135,"authorPersona":136,"authorAvatarUrl":137},"59aaf0c0-40d9-4779-a86d-5da8209b42df","roblox-4-99-to-99-99-robux-ladder-real-nov-2024-safety-updates-and-the-ceo-s-don","Roblox: $4.99-to-$99.99 Robux ladder, real Nov-2024 safety updates, and the CEO's \"don't\" as a tell","Free download. ESRB T (raised from E10+ in 2022). About 42% of users under 13, per Roblox's own 2023 10-K. Bloomberg counts 24+ predator arrests since 2018. Nine \"Data Linked to You\" categories in the App Privacy label.",52,38,"2026-05-09T19:20:42.089Z","Roblox","roblox","Roblox Corporation","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.toddler.games\u002Fgames\u002Froblox\u002Ficon.png",[285,234,21],[25,23,24,238,907,239,420,350,204,349],{"id":1446,"slug":1447,"title":1448,"subtitle":1449,"scoreTotal":1450,"scoreSafety":207,"ageBandTarget":90,"publishedAt":1451,"gameTitle":1452,"gameSlug":1453,"gameDeveloper":1454,"gameImage":1455,"gameGenres":1456,"gamePlatforms":1457,"gameOfflineCapable":26,"gamePriceCents":27,"gameIapPresent":28,"gameAdsPresent":28,"sessionMinutesRecommended":29,"authorName":30,"authorSlug":31,"authorPersona":32,"authorAvatarUrl":33},"5bb2da74-7204-4725-a949-ad3bfd45c1c8","where-s-my-water-2-a-disney-puzzle-that-aged-badly-under-the-freemium-pile","Where's My Water 2: a Disney puzzle that aged badly under the freemium pile","Sequel to the original Disney physics puzzle. 4.23\u002F5 across 11,643 ratings — but a heavy 1-star tail. Originally a $1.99 paid game; the freemium pivot is the \"what stays after\" question.",48,"2026-03-27T09:00:00.000Z","Where's My Water? 2","where-s-my-water-2","Kongregate \u002F Disney","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.toddler.games\u002Fgames\u002Fwhere-s-my-water-2\u002Ficon.png",[47,151],[23,24],{"id":1459,"slug":1460,"title":1461,"subtitle":1462,"scoreTotal":1463,"scoreSafety":1011,"ageBandTarget":1361,"publishedAt":1464,"gameTitle":1465,"gameSlug":1466,"gameDeveloper":1467,"gameImage":1468,"gameGenres":1469,"gamePlatforms":1471,"gameOfflineCapable":26,"gamePriceCents":27,"gameIapPresent":28,"gameAdsPresent":28,"sessionMinutesRecommended":176,"authorName":134,"authorSlug":135,"authorPersona":136,"authorAvatarUrl":137},"cd5d6bea-e72a-42bd-994b-6e86a14ca8cd","my-talking-tom-the-free-4-virtual-pet-whose-own-app-privacy-label-says-it-tracks","My Talking Tom — a free 4+ virtual pet whose App Privacy label admits tracking across other companies' apps and sites","Outfit7, 2013. Free iOS \u002F Android pet care loop on a heavy ad-and-IAP surface. Tracking App Privacy label, a 2015 ASA ruling on an adult-site ad reaching a 3-year-old, and a \"No Ads\" upsell that trades ad pressure for currency pressure.",46,"2026-06-09T07:44:07.267Z","My Talking Tom","my-talking-tom","Outfit7 Limited (Slovenia)","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.toddler.games\u002Fgames\u002Fmy-talking-tom\u002Ficon.webp",[1470,300,347,1416],"Virtual Pet",[156,157,25,158],{"id":1473,"slug":1474,"title":1475,"subtitle":1476,"scoreTotal":1463,"scoreSafety":1437,"ageBandTarget":183,"publishedAt":1477,"gameTitle":1478,"gameSlug":1479,"gameDeveloper":1480,"gameImage":1481,"gameGenres":1482,"gamePlatforms":1484,"gameOfflineCapable":26,"gamePriceCents":27,"gameIapPresent":28,"gameAdsPresent":26,"sessionMinutesRecommended":29,"authorName":134,"authorSlug":135,"authorPersona":136,"authorAvatarUrl":137},"ddb8e536-5107-4ac3-ab29-299ca55cf826","gardenscapes-is-a-12-loot-box-match-3-wearing-a-kids-garden-costume-and-a-regula","Gardenscapes is a 12+ loot-box match-3 wearing a kids-garden costume — and a regulator ruled its ads misleading","Playrix, 2016. Free. Apple 12+ with \"Loot Boxes\" advisory. UK ASA ruled the pull-the-pin ads misleading (Upheld, 2020). Privacy label: tracks Purchases across apps; Device\u002FUser IDs feed developer marketing. Common Sense: \"Warning.\"","2026-06-02T10:13:01.423Z","Gardenscapes","gardenscapes","Playrix (PLR Worldwide Sales Limited)","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.toddler.games\u002Fgames\u002Fgardenscapes\u002Ficon.jpg",[1483,151,347,1416],"Match-3",[156,157,25,158],{"id":1486,"slug":1487,"title":1488,"subtitle":1489,"scoreTotal":1463,"scoreSafety":1450,"ageBandTarget":183,"publishedAt":1490,"gameTitle":1491,"gameSlug":1492,"gameDeveloper":1493,"gameImage":1494,"gameGenres":1495,"gamePlatforms":1497,"gameOfflineCapable":26,"gamePriceCents":27,"gameIapPresent":28,"gameAdsPresent":28,"sessionMinutesRecommended":49,"authorName":134,"authorSlug":135,"authorPersona":136,"authorAvatarUrl":137},"483ca7ad-92a6-4d24-b3d6-e50bcc80ded7","stumble-guys-the-ask-is-kid-safe-fall-guys-the-tell-is-a-gem-keyed-cosmetic-shop","Stumble Guys — the ask is 'kid-safe Fall Guys'; the tell is a gem-keyed cosmetic shop with rewarded ads","Free-to-play across iOS, Android, Steam, Xbox (Jan '24), PS4\u002F5 (May '24), Switch (Aug '24). IAP $0.99–$19.99, Stumble Pass 1200 gems (~$7.99). App Privacy: Identifiers + Usage Data linked for ads. No in-game chat. Apple 9+ \u002F PEGI 7.","2026-05-10T07:41:40.821Z","Stumble Guys","stumble-guys","Scopely (publisher; originally Kitka Games)","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.toddler.games\u002Fgames\u002Fstumble-guys\u002Ficon.webp",[491,1496,822],"Battle Royale",[25,23,24,239,420,240,241,349],{"id":1499,"slug":1500,"title":1501,"subtitle":1502,"scoreTotal":1503,"scoreSafety":1504,"ageBandTarget":213,"publishedAt":1505,"gameTitle":1506,"gameSlug":1507,"gameDeveloper":1508,"gameImage":1509,"gameGenres":1510,"gamePlatforms":1511,"gameOfflineCapable":26,"gamePriceCents":27,"gameIapPresent":28,"gameAdsPresent":28,"sessionMinutesRecommended":29,"authorName":134,"authorSlug":135,"authorPersona":136,"authorAvatarUrl":137},"57c96587-872d-42f0-8a3c-524ef70a0c71","subway-surfers-4-billion-downloads-a-settled-coppa-case-32-trackers-and-the-app-","Subway Surfers: 4B downloads, a settled COPPA case, 32 trackers — and the App Store 9+ doesn't tell you","The most-downloaded mobile game ever — and the ad-and-IAP version is the default install. SYBO Games out of Copenhagen, May 2012. Apple Arcade ships an ad-free SKU, Subway Surfers Tag, at $6.99\u002Fmo; the free SKU sits on a Common Sense Privacy Warning.",39,32,"2026-05-09T19:21:30.388Z","Subway Surfers","subway-surfers","SYBO Games (Copenhagen) — co-developed with Kiloo until 2020; SYBO sole publisher 2020+; acquired by Miniclip July 2022","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.toddler.games\u002Fgames\u002Fsubway-surfers\u002Ficon.webp",[1382,932,1416],[25,23,24],{"id":1513,"slug":1514,"title":1515,"subtitle":1516,"scoreTotal":1437,"scoreSafety":1517,"ageBandTarget":183,"publishedAt":1518,"gameTitle":1519,"gameSlug":1520,"gameDeveloper":1521,"gameImage":1522,"gameGenres":1523,"gamePlatforms":1527,"gameOfflineCapable":26,"gamePriceCents":27,"gameIapPresent":28,"gameAdsPresent":28,"sessionMinutesRecommended":29,"authorName":134,"authorSlug":135,"authorPersona":136,"authorAvatarUrl":137},"1cc882b5-487a-4265-a1fe-c32eb780bb2f","coin-master-apple-s-own-listing-flags-frequent-intense-simulated-gambling-on-the","Coin Master — Apple's own listing flags “Frequent\u002FIntense Simulated Gambling” on a cartoon slot machine your kid finds","Moon Active · free, 17+, a village-builder wrapped around a slot machine. Apple advisories: Simulated Gambling + Loot Boxes. Tracking-and-ad-funded privacy label shares Personal info + Messages. Honest verdict: keep it off the kid’s device.",28,"2026-06-23T06:50:01.007Z","Coin Master","coin-master","Moon Active LTD (Tel Aviv)","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.toddler.games\u002Fgames\u002Fcoin-master\u002Ficon.webp",[347,1524,1525,1526,1416],"Social Casino","Slot Machine","Village-builder",[156,25]]