Hi, I need to know which games are good for kids, mostly for learning purpose. Suggest some good ones, TIA.
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Hmm⌠this is surprisingly difficult question to answer, honestly.
Thereâs Dryadâs Riddle, puzzle game with an extremely forgiving mechanics (you can ask for the true answer, for the cost of âgoodâ ending). Some puzzles might be a bit tough, though.
And then thereâs The Great Tournament, although thereâs a bit of romance and heavy topics involved, itâs generally SFW. Might not suit your description of âlearning purpose,â as itâs more towards classic CYOA.
Other than those, I donât think thereâre any other titles that are 13-, IMO.
P.S. My rating of 13- is non-explicit romance, minimum/non-critical heavy topics (things dramatic and require brain), minimum/no sensitive topics (slavery, rape, discrimination, etc.)
Sixth Grade Detective? 
I guess thereâs not much âlearningâ, but Iâd say it was certainly suitable for children.
Actually requires me to think a bit. A good deal of COG/HG games have not-exactly-child-safe content, and the ones that donât have heavy content tend to address heavy themes. Outside of the ones mentioned, the most lighthearted game I can think of is Superlatives, which still involves racism and a fairly deep look at the criminal element.
As for âlearning purposesâ what are you trying to teach? A correlation between choices and personal growth?
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Way Walkers series? Your kid might like this if he/she also likes Harry Potter. You attend a magical school in there.
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Whatâs the age range and what exactly are you looking for? (Topic/content wise, reading level (ie is it for them to read or for you to read with them,) max length etc.)
Out of potentially child friendly games (not necessarily educational though):
6th grade detective. (Havenât read it but Iâm imagining itâs got a younger audience in mind.)
Way walkers (I think? I donât remember any adult topics or language in there but itâs been a while since I read it.)
Choice of the dragon. (Dragons can eat people, pretty tame though. Itâs free to read and short. Read it first and see what you think).
Wizardry Level C. (Mild level fantasy violence, I would consider it pretty tame.)
Possibly last monster master. (I donât remember anything too adult in there and might be a good one. Read it years ago though. Anyone read it more recently?)
Possibly Runt of the litter. (How to train your dragon but with griffins vibe.)
Dryadâs Riddle (some of the puzzles may be frustrating for younger kids though.)
Iâve probably missed some, but theyâre the ones that spring to mind as being ok for a sub-teenage audience. Many of the others have adult themes (sometimes very adult/explicit, ask if thereâs a particular one youâre thinking about), romance focuses, bad language, complicated storylines or puzzles. I wouldnât call any of them educational, but if youâre looking for a âreaderâ theyâd work.
Just as an aside, delight games have a kidâs section.
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A Midsummer Nightâs Choice has no actual violence and some light comic violence; there is one route with a very fast fade-to-black romantic scene but otherwise has no sex. Iâve read it to my six-year old, and while there are hard words in it, she totally got it and was able to play it.
As far as learning, it also has a commentary add-on designed to teach the player about Renaissance drama and Shakespeareâs comedy.
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Try Dryadâs Riddle in Hosted Games. I havenât played it all the way through but it looks pretty harmless.
Choice of the Cat was really cute and would be kid safe, I think. There are themes like the owners marriage being rocky that are grown up topics but itâs not NSFW or anything. I think Choice of the Dragon, Broadsides, and Runt of the Litter would be safe for kids.
Let me know if my memory is faulty and they arenât actually PG. They arenât exactly educational but hey. Most of these games are for entertainment 
I think @Gowerâs game is the only one that is really educational (if you bought the commentary).
Other then those already mentioned here Psy High comes to my mind. Not educational but probably fun enough for a kid.
uh, no, Choice of the Cat is not for children. You must have missed the death-by-chainsaw scene and the sex scene.
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Likewise, I probably wouldnât recommend Waywalkers for a younger child. Itâs got some pretty dark moments, including a couple of potential death scenes. For a child of 12/13 or up, it would probably be fine though.
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We really need another Sixth Grade Detective type of book, donât we?
Iâve been reading Phoebe and her Unicorn with my daughter (sort of like a modern day Calvin and Hobbes that slants towards girls) and Iâm thinking that sort of story, where the precocious and yet not annoying kiddo adventures around with their imaginary(?) friend would be awesome.
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Idea: a childrenâs story where the âimaginary friendâ is the human, and the âreal worldâ is one of pure fantasy.
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Wow, that is⌠correct.
I was remembering it as a cute story about a kitty trying to help out their people and cadge a few snacks along the way. Maybe a little bit stressful because of my cat buddy being owned by a bad guy.
I would say itâs time to replay but Iâm not sure I want to read anything regarding chainsaws.
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The Harry Potter books also deal with more than a few dead children, even before the later books when Rowling shifts from writing for children to writing for teenagers and young adults. I think the big turning point there is that itâs incredibly likely for the main character to wind up permanently physically and/or mentally disabled by the end of the first book.
When you thought a cute title filled with cute scene and no dark scenes will come up anytime soon, and then someone said âdeath by chainsaw.â
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Thatâs me: ruining expectations since 1979.
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I mean, sure it takes a bit to get that scene in Cat, but golly mollyâŚ
Mhnn⌠There really arenât many CoG/HG games (suitable) for children.
(great, now I want to write something akin to âdragon with the chocolate heartâ (look it up, itâs adorbs))
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Mortal Combat 
(Iâm kidding⌠or AM I?)