10 Best Video Games for Kids UK 2022 | Super Mario 3D World, Minecraft and More

Super Mario World 3D + Bowser's Fury is a phenomenal mish-mash of basically every other platform classic in existence. It draws on everything from open world-building to kart racing, mini-games, platform racing, battle royale, co-op, multiplayer versus - it's basically a hundred great games rolled into one cohesive package.

Four-player co-op multiplayer is an absolute blast. Add in the typical bouncy child-friendly Mario stylings and a dose of classic nostalgia and you've got one of the best kids' games of the past decade. Maaaaario!

This block-based world-building game with simple textures is designed to be both child-friendly and run on almost any PC - or at least the base game. It proved incredibly popular, prompting Microsoft to purchase the IP for a whopping $2.5 billion.

Setting up a child to build their own house, structure (or anything really) is super easy. But, once they get into it, there's a huge amount of depth to this game. On the PC version, there are loads of mods and servers that recreate the worlds of other popular games and franchises - literally anything you can think of is here. The only limit is the player's imagination!

Name three things kids in the UK love? Lego, Marvel movies and video games! Combining all three was always going to be an easy sell, and as usual, Warner Brother's Games have pulled it off with trademark quality. 

This particular Lego title sees Spiderman, Hulk, Captain America, Groot and all your other Marvel favourites jump into block busting action. There's also the renowned Lego game co-op multiplayer, which is fantastic for adults to accompany children as they jump and dive through the Marvel universe. 

Splatoon 2 is a shooting game, like Fortnite or Call of Duty, but instead of realistic violence, cutesy characters throw paint at each other. Voila, a kid-friendly shoot 'em up that really is an absolute blast to watch and play. 

Available exclusively on the Switch, Splatoon 2 features some of the most fun multiplayer gaming of any kids title. There are dozens of paint based weapons and characters, and the game features nice nods to street art, modern design and various other styles of painting. Competitive, creative fun!

This lovely cartoon management simulator lets you run a variety of restaurants in some beautifully designed worlds. Your kids can play against the computer in a series of single-player challenges, as well as against or alongside each other in the absolutely fantastic multiplayer versus and co-op modes.

The best thing about Overcooked is the accessibility features. If you're playing with young kids, or grandma even, the difficulty can be scaled down - even in multiplayer mode. You can also activate dyslexia-friendly fonts for in-game text, and there's a colour blind mode too!

Snipperclips Plus is a fantastic title for teaching problem solving, geometry, physics, and more. It really does represent one of the most cerebrally involved games on this list, whilst remaining fun - especially in a four-player co-op versus mode.

Players are in charge of a square paper character on a grid-like screen, that you have to cut into shapes in order to complete goals like pulling a lever, moving through obstacles and catching a ball. Except, maybe you don't have it quite cut right... 

Journey is an award-winning visual-art experience, and if you haven't played it yet - you should! This is the perfect calming game for hyperactive kids in a modern world of gaming where everything moves at 100 miles an hour. 

In Journey, you surf and glide a silent and mysterious character through a beautifully designed world of desert and snow as you head towards a shining beacon in the distance. That's it. But trust us, it's absolutely gorgeous to watch and play. You also get two other previously digital exclusive games in the box too!

If you grew up with gaming, and you want the kids in your life to share your passions and experiences, there's not much better than this series of 90s classics. Spyro the cutesy dragon is a fantastic character, and Activision has done a great job of remastering his gorgeous world with smooth up-to-date graphics.

Be warned though, the later levels of each game can get quite hard. So be prepared to have them ask you for help. There's also the fact that this box set only has one physical game, so you'll need a decent internet connection to download the other two. 

The Sims is one of the best selling video game series of all time. It sees players take control of a virtual person, family or entire community, from birth to death and everything in between. The stylised portrayal is very kid-friendly and has great ways of sanitising some of the more adult aspects of life.

However, it's probably not suitable for the youngest kids, as Sims can die, have affairs and other such mishaps. For some though, the house building tool is a game in itself, without anything else getting in the way of architectural creativity!

This game may have come out in 2004, but once it's set up on a PC, children will still have just as much of a riot with it today. Rollercoaster Tycoon 3 lets you create your dream virtual theme park, from crazy custom rollercoasters and incredible scenery, down to food stalls, toilets and cleaners. 

There are challenge-based missions that can get quite tricky to pass, but there's also a wonderful free play mode where creating a fantastic park is just a few hours play away. Just keep an eye on the clock otherwise you may find your child still sitting there hours and hours later!