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How to let my kids find quality games on Android? Right now they only find the pay to win / ad riddled games. (self.gaming)

submitted 1 year ago by sylverstream to c/gaming@beehaw.org

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My 9yo daughter has a tablet with family link, so I can monitor what apps she wants to install. As the garbage games are mostly at the top free, she keeps asking for games that I reject, in most cases because it's riddled with ads.

The Play Store has a section for kids, which seems to have better quality apps and games. Also thinking to subscribe to Play Pass so she can try out paid games.

Any other tips? Especially how to find good free / paid games. I don't mind paying for good games.

Also I'm aware I can block ads using eg Pi Hole (already doing that) or sometimes putting it on airplane mode, but that's not my point. I want to find and support quality games.

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[–] thisisnotcoincedence@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This guy (Nimble Thor) developed an app called Mini Review, I've used it frequently.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=minireview.best.android.games.reviews

Check him out on YT as well.

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[–] Lmaydev@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Play pass is really good for games but my kids still constantly want shitty ad filled ones tbh.

Setting up adguard DNS worked really well but it can break games if they're dependent on ads. Which isn't a bad thing in my opinion.

[–] sylverstream 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah agreed, my kids have accepted that stuff doesn't work if they rely on ads, and they are fine with it (after some initial batyles).

[–] saplyng@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

You could try installing gamesnacks.com as a pwa on their phone. They have a bunch of little games that I assume children would like.

[–] sederx@programming.dev 1 points 1 year ago

Emulation full stop Anything else is a waste of time or a risk to get your kids addicted

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