Best games for kids

This category introduces games that have been favourites with children for decades. The memory game, also called Concentration or Pairs, asks players to turn over two cards at a time and remember where matching pictures are hidden. Snakes and Ladders and Candy Land are race games where a die or a card moves you forward, so even the youngest players can win. Guess Who is a question game that trains logical thinking, and Connect Four asks players to line up four discs in a row before the opponent does.

For each game we give the age range printed on common editions when we are sure of it, explain the rules in plain words, and suggest how parents can adapt the game for younger children, for example by using fewer cards or playing in teams. We also note what each game helps a child practise. Ratings are editorial opinions. We do not sell or host these commercial games; we only introduce them. Children can also try our free browser memory game, which needs no account and has no advertising aimed at children.