I Expect You to Die
© 2018 Schell Games
$25, Steam, PlayStation 4, Vive, PSVR, Oculus Rift, Windows VR
Teaches: language, problem solving, logic, following directions, socialization
CTR Rating: 98%
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Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes
© 2015 Steel Crate Games
$15, Windows, Steam, Mac OSX, PlayStation 4
Teaches: problem solving, collaboration, logic, memory, reading
CTR Rating: 88%
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NES Classic Edition
© 2016 Nintendo of America
$60, Smart Toy, TV
Teaches: classic video games, interactive design, Nintendo history
Pokémon GO
© 2016 Niantic
iPad, iPhone, Android
Teaches: geography, problem solving, logic, maps, reading, classification
CTR Rating: 96%
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Heads Up! Kids
© 2016 Warner Brothers Interactive Entertainment
$0.99, iPad, iPhone, Android
Teaches: language, problem solving, social interaction
CTR Rating: 88%
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Fingle
© 2015 Adriaan de Jongh
$1.99, iPad, iPhone
Teaches: fine motor coordination, interpersonal skills
CTR Rating: 92%
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Bounden
© 2014 Adriaan de Jongh
$2.99, iPhone, iPod Touch
Teaches: music, movement, gross motor development
CTR Rating: 84%
Legend of Zelda, The: Tri Force Heroes
© 2015 Nintendo of America
Nintendo 3DS
Teaches: cooperative play, language, logic, problem solving, reading
Cuphead
© 2016 Studio MDHR
Xbox One
Teaches: logic, timing, strategy, fine motor skills
Yoshi's Woolly World
© 2015 Nintendo of America
$50, Wii U
Teaches: logic, problem solving
Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash
© 2015 Nintendo of America
Wii U
Teaches: sports, tennis, social play
Steve Reich’s Clapping Music
© 2015 Touch Press
iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch (iOS 8.1 or later)
Teaches: sense of rhythm, coordination, music
CTR Rating: 88%
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Feed the Line
© 2015 TouchdownGames
iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch (iOS 6.0 or later), Android
Teaches: timing, logic
CTR Rating: 50%
LEGO Ninjago: Shadow of Ronin
© 2015 Warner Brothers Interactive Entertainment
$30, Nintendo 3DS, Vita
Teaches: logic, problem solving
LEGO Jurassic World
© 2015 Warner Brothers Interactive Entertainment
$40, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Vita, Wii U, Nintendo 3DS, Windows
Teaches: logic, timing, socialization
CTR Rating: 92%
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Tripletto
© 2014 Studio Lassa
$1.99, iPad, Android
Teaches: logic, timing, memory, classification, strategy
CTR Rating: 88%
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amiibo
© 2014 Nintendo of America
$14, Wii U
Teaches: logic, memory, Nintendo characters
LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham
© 2014 Warner Brothers Interactive Entertainment
$60, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Wii U, Nintendo 3DS, Vita, Windows
Teaches: logic, co-op play
CTR Rating: 94%
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Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS
© 2014 Nintendo of America
$40, Nintendo 3DS
Teaches: logic, creativity, timing, cooperative and competitive play, Nintendo trivia
CTR Rating: 92.5%
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Sims 4, The
© 2014 Electronic Arts
Windows, Mac OSX
Teaches: logic, creativity
LEGO Ninjago: Nindroids
© 2014 Warner Brothers Interactive Entertainment
$30, Nintendo 3DS, Vita
Teaches: logic, problem solving
CTR Rating: 90%
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LittleBigPlanet 3
© 2014 Sony Computer Entertainment America
$60, PlayStation 4
Teaches: logic, creativity, game design
LEGO The Hobbit
© 2014 Warner Brothers Interactive Entertainment
$60, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Nintendo 3DS, Vita, Windows
Teaches: logic, cooperative play
LEGO Movie Videogame, The
© 2014 Warner Brothers Interactive Entertainment
$60, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Vita, Wii U, Nintendo 3DS
Teaches: logic, co-op play, math, reasoning
CTR Rating: 98%
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LEGO Marvel Super Heroes: Universe in Peril
© 2013 Warner Brothers Interactive Entertainment
$40, Nintendo 3DS, Vita
Teaches: logic, problem solving
CTR Rating: 88%
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LEGO Legends of Chima: Laval's Journey
© 2013 Warner Brothers Interactive Entertainment
$30, Nintendo 3DS, Vita, Nintendo DS
Teaches: logic, spatial thinking, problem solving
CTR Rating: 88%
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LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes
© 2013 Warner Brothers Interactive Entertainment
$40, Wii U*, Windows, PS3, PS Vita, 3DS, DS, Wii, Xbox 360, OS X
Teaches: logic, reading, problem solving
CTR Rating: 94%
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LEGO City Undercover
© 2013 Nintendo of America
$50, Wii U
Teaches: fine motor, logic, spatial relations
LEGO: The Lord of the Rings
© 2012 Warner Brothers Interactive Entertainment
$50, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS, Vita, Windows
LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game
© 2011 Disney Consumer Products and Interactive Media
$50, Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PSP, Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS, Windows
Teaches: logical thinking, spatial relations
LEGO Harry Potter Years 5-7
© 2011 Warner Brothers Interactive Entertainment
$50, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS, PSP, Windows
Teaches: logic
CTR Rating: 94%
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LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
© 2010 Warner Brothers Interactive Entertainment
$50, Xbox 360, Wii, PlayStation 3, Nintendo DS, PSP, Windows
Teaches: logic
CTR Rating: 96%
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LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars
© 2010 LucasArts
$50, PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360, PSP, Nintendo DS
Teaches: logic, socialization
CTR Rating: 96%
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Beatles, The: Rock Band
© 2009 Harmonix Music Systems, Inc.
$60250, PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360
Teaches: cooperative learning, timing, rock music, temporal relations, fine motor skills, pitch, rhythm
CTR Rating: 96%
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LEGO Rock Band
© 2009 Warner Brothers Interactive Entertainment
$50, Xbox 360, Wii, PlayStation 3, Nintendo DS
Teaches: music, rhythm
CTR Rating: 92%
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Rock Band Track Pack: Volume 1
© 2008 Harmonix Music Systems, Inc.
$30, Wii, PlayStation 2
Teaches: cooperative learning, timing, rock music, timing, temporal relations, fine motor skills, pitch, rhythm
Rock Band (Wii)
© 2007 Harmonix Music Systems, Inc.
$1703, Wii*
Teaches: cooperative learning, timing, rock music, timing, temporal relations, fine motor skills, pitch, rhythm
CTR Rating: 92.5%
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LEGO Batman: The Videogame
© 2008 Warner Brothers Interactive Entertainment
$50, Windows, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360
Teaches: logic, collaborative play
CTR Rating: 90%
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LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures
© 2008 LucasArts
$50, Windows, PlayStation 2*, Wii*, Xbox 360, Nintendo DS
Teaches: letter recognition, logic, problem-solving
CTR Rating: 94%
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Rock Band
© 2007 Harmonix Music Systems, Inc.
$1703, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, Wii
Teaches: cooperative learning, timing, rock music, timing, temporal relations, fine motor skills, pitch, rhythm
CTR Rating: 92.5%
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LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga
© 2007 LucasArts
$50, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, Nintendo DS
Teaches: logic, problem solving, spatial relations, cooperative learning
CTR Rating: 96%
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Wii Play
© 2007 Nintendo of America
$50, Wii
Teaches: cooperative play, fine and gross motor movement, sports
CTR Rating: 84%
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LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game (GBA)
© 2005 Eidos Inc.
$29.99, Game Boy Advance
Teaches: logic, spatial relations (no formal educational value)
CTR Rating: 90%
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LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game
© 2005 Eidos Inc.
$4030, Win XP, PlayStation 2, Xbox
Teaches: cooperative play
CTR Rating: 94%
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