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Video games are often assumed to be sedentary pursuits. While it is true that their screen-bound nature means that many do not encourage exercise, there are some specific and popular examples that require players to engage in their physical environment.

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Era: 1997 - 2023
Total Games: 69
Total Likes: 639

Wii Sports

Wii Sports (Series)

Release Date: 08/02/2006, updated in 2014

Out Now: Wii and Wii U

Skill Rating: 4+ year-olds

Components: 3D Third-Person

Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort and Wii Sports Club offer motion-controlled sports. Although these games are well known, the depth each of them offer is a best-kept secret. Games like bowling, tennis and boxing are easy to pick up but require considerable...

Bounden

Release Date: 21/05/2014

Out Now: Android and iOS

Bounden is a smartphone dance game that gets players to use their bodies. Two people hold opposite ends of one smartphone then move together to keep a cursor over the ball.

Just Dance 2022

Just Dance 2022 (Series)

Release Date: 17/11/2009, updated in 2020

Out Now: Android, PC, PS2, PS3, PS4, Stadia, Switch, Web, Wii, Wii U, Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox One and iOS

Skill Rating: 3+ year-olds

Components: 2D Side-On

Just Dance 2022 is part of a physically active rhythm game series. Dancing in front of each other isn’t something we often do in families. Just Dance is released with new songs and features each year. It gets parents, carers, children and even...

1-2-Switch

Release Date: 02/03/2017

Out Now: Switch

Skill Rating: 2+ year-olds

Components: 2D Side-On

1-2-Switch is a series of party games that use the Switch Joy-Con controllers in imaginative and unusual ways. Although it looks like a novelty, the focus on physical motion and activity rather than just what's on the screen makes this surprisingly...

Joust Mania

Release Date: 11/06/2019

Out Now: Mac, PC, PS3 and PS4

Skill Rating: 5+ year-olds

Joust is a movement-sensitive game of tag is played in the real world, holding PlayStation Move motion controllers. First appearing as one of the games in the Sportsfriends pack, and then evolving as Joust Mania with more modes and up to 16 players,...

Here Kitty!

Release Date: 04/05/2020

Out Now: iOS

Skill Rating: 4+ year-olds

Components: 2D Side-On

Here Kitty! is a real-world hide and seek game you play by hiding your phone. It's from the same team behind Heads Up. When the child calls out or gets near the phone makes cat noises to give them clues to find it. When it's...

Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit

Release Date: 16/10/2020

Out Now: Switch

Skill Rating: 8+ year-olds

Components: 3D Third-Person

Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit (Mario Kart Live, MarioKart Home Circuit) is a kart racing game with a difference. You play on the Switch but use it to control a real life Mario kart that races around...

Pac-Man Geo

Release Date: 14/10/2020

Out Now: Android and iOS

Components: 2D Side-On

Pac-Man Geo combines the classic pill-collecting arcade game with the real world. Unlike Pokemon Go, you don't run around outside, but use real world locations to make the mazes around which you are chased by ghosts.

Switch Sports

Release Date: 29/04/2022

Coming Soon: Switch

Skill Rating: 8+ year-olds

Components: 3D Third-Person and Cartoon

Nintendo Switch Sports, is the latest version of Wii Sports. It brings the classic motion sports game up to date with new sports and ways to play. You can compete in six sports, including Tennis, Volleyball, Golf, Football and Bowling. The novelty, as...

Lego Super Mario

Release Date: 01/08/2020

Out Now: Android and iOS

Skill Rating: 6+ year-olds

Components: 3D Third-Person and Blocks

Lego Super Mario is a running and jumping game you play in the real world with an electronic Mario toy. A series of Lego sets provide special bricks that the Mario toy can detect. The timer starts as you move the toy through the level and trigger...

Nintendo Labo

Release Date: 27/04/2018

Out Now: Switch

Skill Rating: 6+ year-olds

Components: 3D First-Person

Nintendo Labo is a game themed around physical folding, colouring and cutting. You get a cardboard pack with the game that folds up to make objects into which you slot the screen and controllers. Whether it’s cardboard steering wheels, fishing rods,...

Dance Central 3

Dance Central 3 (Series)

Release Date: 04/11/2010

Out Now: Oculus, Xbox 360 and Xbox One

Skill Rating: 10+ year-olds

Components: 2D Side-On

Dance Central is a dancing rhythm game you play by moving your body in front of the Xbox Kinect camera. The focus on full body movement celebrates accurate, well-timed and energetic moves. As opposed to Just Dance's rough choreography, Dance Central...

Active Arcade

Release Date: 31/10/2021

Out Now: Android and iOS

Skill Rating: 4+ year-olds

Components: 2D Side-On

Active Arcade is a motion controlled set of puzzle and action games. You control the action in the game by standing in front of your smartphone camera and moving your body, arms and hands.

Arms

Release Date: 16/06/2017

Out Now: Switch

Skill Rating: 9+ year-olds

Components: 3D First-Person

Arms is a fighting game where you brawl other players with your abnormally long arms. The play is simple with motion and button controls to move around and attack the enemy player in a boxing-style arena. It's like Wii-Sports Boxing but with many more...

Lego Hidden Side

Release Date: 18/08/2019

Out Now: Android and iOS

Skill Rating: 10+ year-olds

Components: 2D Side-On and Blocks

Lego Hidden side is an adventure game you play by building physical Lego kits and then interacting with them via an augmented reality app on your Smartphone. After building, when you put the kits on the camera they come to life on the screen, offering...

Ring Fit Adventure

Release Date: 18/10/2019

Out Now: Switch

Components: 2D Overhead

This is a running and jumping adventure game with a difference. You control your character with the circular plastic Ring-Con in your hands and Leg-Strap on your leg. The game can then tell how much you are moving and relate that to progress in the game.

Runbit

Release Date: 27/01/2018

Out Now: Android and iOS

Components: 2D Side-On and Open World

Runbit (and its sister app Map Hunt) is a treasure hunt game you play by running or walking in the real world. As you run a map is displayed of your area with stars to collect on pavements, moving monsters to outwit and avoid and moving animals to track...

Fling Smash

Release Date: 07/11/2010

Out Now: Wii

Components: 2D Side-On

Fling Smash is an action-throwing game where you direct a ball-shaped hero by flicking the controller.

Run Legends

Release Date: 18/05/2023

Out Now: Android and iOS

Skill Rating: 8+ year-olds

Components: 2D Side-On and Cartoon

Run Legends is a battle game that gets you fit. You run and walk in the real world to collect energy for a video game adventure. You play by moving and exercising to collect energy and unleash attacks and special skills. It's a novel approach to playful...

Zombies, Run

Release Date: 27/02/2012, updated in 2019

Out Now: Android and iOS

Components: 2D Side-On

Zombies, Run is a combination of a fitness app, radio play and zombie game. You choose the distance on the app, run in the real world and the narrative plays in your headphones.

The Gunstringer

Release Date: 13/11/2011

Out Now: Xbox 360

Components: 3D Third-Person

The Gunstringer is an Xbox Kinect camera game where you use your body to control a cowboy puppet and shoot the villains by forming a gun with your fingers. You can play with two people working together, with one player controlling the character’s...

Wii Fit

Wii Fit (Series)

Release Date: 25/04/2008

Out Now: Wii and Wii U

Components: 2D Side-On

Wii Fit is a collection of games designed to help you exercise. They use the Wii Balance Board peripheral that works with both Wii Fit on the Wii and Wii Fit Plus on the Wii U. The Balance Board measures the pressure you place on it and enables a range...

Beasts of Balance

Release Date: 01/11/2016

Out Now: Android and iOS

Skill Rating: 5+ year-olds

Beasts of Balance comes with beautifully sculpted physical toys that interact with your iPad to create and nurture creatures in a magical land. You place a toy creature on the plinth provided and it appears in the game. Balance another creature on top...

GPS Pong

Release Date: 28/02/2015

Out Now: iOS

Components: 2D Side-On

GPS Pong is a game of retro pong played in the real world by running and walking to move your bat. Once you have set up the game on two smartphones you specify how much space you have and then move to position your bat to return the virtual ball to the...

Boom Blox

Boom Blox (Series)

Release Date: 06/05/2008, updated in 2009

Out Now: Wii

Components: 3D First-Person and Blocks

Boom Blox is a puzzle game on the Wii, designed by Steven Spielberg, where motion controls are used to direct projectiles at towers in surprisingly accurate and engaging ways. This extends beyond Jenga-style play to offer physics-based puzzles where you...

Deep Time Walk

Release Date: 09/12/2016

Out Now: Android and iOS

Components: 2D Side-On and Open World

Deep Time Walk is a physically-active narrative game where you go for a walk as you listen to a history of the Earth that's tied to each step. The game calculates your speed and distance to match your real-world progress and translates it to a journey...

Fru

PEGI 3 Video Game Age Rating for Fru in UK and Europe

Fru

Release Date: 29/06/2016

Out Now: Xbox 360 and Xbox One

Skill Rating: 4+ year-olds

Components: 2D Side-On and Dice

Fru is a platform game with a twist. One player uses a controller to run and jump around the level; a second player stands in front of the Xbox Kinect camera and appears on the screen in silhouette. This person must use the outline of their body to...

Jump Rope Challenge

Release Date: 15/06/2020

Out Now: Switch

Skill Rating: 4+ year-olds

Components: 2D Side-On and Cartoon

Jump Rope Challenge is a virtual skipping game where you hold the Switch controllers like rope handles and skip. The game displays an on-screen counter and you can play with another person at the same time as you compete for a high score.

Kinect Sports

Kinect Sports (Series)

Release Date: 03/11/2010, updated in 2014

Out Now: Xbox One

Components: 3D Third-Person

Kinect Sports and Kinect Sports Rivals are a pair of games offering the Xbox equivalent of Wii Sports. Although these games use the Xbox Kinect camera so you simply move in front of the screen to control the different activities.

Orna

Release Date: 17/06/2019

Out Now: Android and iOS

Components: 2D Side-On

Orna: The GPS RPG, as its longer name suggests, is a combination of role-playing adventure and real-world (geocache-style) treasure hunt. You select a character at the start of the game and head out on a walk. As you do you can encounter creatures,...

Run An Empire

Release Date: 22/08/2016

Out Now: Android and iOS

Components: 2D Side-On

Run an Empire is a combination of real-world running and a strategy game where you battle other players for land and resources. Once set up you run around your neighbourhood, which in the game is divided into small hexagons. As you encircle areas in the...

The Walk

Release Date: 11/12/2013

Out Now: Android and iOS

Components: 2D Side-On

The Walk is an adventure you play by walking in the real world. A device detonates in Inverness station, and you have a package that could save the world. To stay alive, you’ll need to walk the length of the UK.

Champions of the Shenga

Release Date: 18/07/2017

Out Now: Android and iOS

Components: 2D Side-On

Champions of Shenga is a fantasy card-battling game. You assemble a deck of creatures, equipment and spells in order to compete, but play is regulated via a special heart rate monitor designed to help players track and master their emotions while...

Disney Fantasia: Music Evolved

Release Date: 15/10/2014

Out Now: Xbox 360 and Xbox One

Components: 2D Side-On

Fantasia is an Xbox Kinect camera dancing game using your whole body. Its narrative follows Disney’s Fantasia film as you take a musical journey to earn your sorcerer’s hat. Sweeping your arms to trigger the orchestra, pointing out high notes with...

Peridot

Release Date: 09/03/2023

Out Now: Android and iOS

Skill Rating: 6+ year-olds

Peridot is a pet simulation game from the makers of Pokémon Go. Rather than training and fighting your pet, here the focus is on digital care, teaching tricks and taking it with you on walks. It stands out for the Augmented Reality interactions and...

Stride: Walk, Run, Capture

Release Date: 20/08/2020, updated in 2021

Out Now: Android and iOS

Components: 2D Side-On and Open World

Stride: Walk, Run, Capture is a strategy game played by walking and running in your local area. However, this isn't played for the fastest time or longest run. Here you need to complete routes that enable you to claim the territory you visit.

Grand Slam Tennis

Grand Slam Tennis (Series)

Release Date: 08/06/2009, updated in 2009

Out Now: Wii and Wii U

Components: 3D Third-Person and Cartoon

Grand Slam Tennis is a physically active sports game where you choose one of the 23 real tennis players or create your own. You can play either singles or doubles. Unlike other tennis games, this focuses on hitting the ball with a gesture via the Wii...

Ingress Prime

Release Date: 14/12/2013

Out Now: Android and iOS

Components: 2D Side-On and Day and Night

Ingress Prime is an adventure game that uses your smartphone's GPS to locate you in a game world that correlates with reality. You interact with virtual "portals" located near statues, monuments, and civic and historic buildings in your real world.

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

Release Date: 23/11/2011, updated in 2021

Out Now: Switch, Wii and Wii U

Skill Rating: 8+ year-olds

Components: 3D Third-Person, Day and Night and Open World

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword is an adventure game in the Zelda series. You play Link and navigate the floating island of Skyloft before diving down to the land below it. While the island locations and flight drew from Wind Waker, the combat and...

Traffic Jams

Release Date: 08/04/2021, updated in 2021

Out Now: Oculus, PC and PS4

Coming Soon: PS5

Components: 3D Third-Person

Traffic Jams is a puzzle party game where you direct traffic in VR using just hand gestures. It looks like a Pixar movie when you put the headset on, but the fun here is controlling the chaos (or often not controlling it). Along with the single-player...

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Button Combinations:	Holding Down Buttons Optional Rapid Repeated Pressing Optional No Simultaneous Buttons
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Assistance Getting Starting:	Tutorials Practice Area View Control Mapping Assistance With Controls Reaction-Time Not Critical Low Pressure Adjust Speed No Jump Scares
Assistance For Progressing:	Guaranteed Progress With God Mode Bank Progress With Frequent Checkpoints Assisted Progress With Boosts Assisted Progress With Hints Assisted Recall for Characters Assisted Recall for Narrative and Dialogue Save Progress Anytime

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Assistance Getting Started:	Clear Manual Electronic Version of Manual Electronic Version of Manual for Screen Readers Getting Started Video Digital Version Reference Aid
Assistance Progressing:	Play Order Tokens (Or play order doesn’t change) Reaction-Time Not Critical Low Pressure Low Impact Catch Up Rule

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Necessary Text Visibility:	Large Clear Text on Board (Or no text required) Large Clear Text on Cards (Or no text required) High Contrast Text (Or no text required) QR Code For Text (Or no text required) Primary and Secondary Text Distinguishable (Or no text required) Information Orientation Clear Icons

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Pieces:	Components are Distinguishable by Touch Components are Replaceable No Non-Standard Dice (Or No Dice) No Tiny Pieces No Paper Money No Sprawl
Cards:	Large Card Size Standard Card Shape Limited Hand Management No Excessive Card Shuffling No Right-Handed Advantage
Placement:	No Unbound Placement Player Components Not Shared No Fiddly Placement Easily Verbalised Actions

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Printed Visibility:	Colour Blind Friendly Design Double-Coding Colour High Contrast Colours
Component Identifiability:	Outline Key Elements No Busy Backgrounds Easily Verbalised Game State No Close Inspection Disadvantage Playable Without Sight

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Communication:	Audio Cues Mirrored Visually (Or no critical audio signals) No Pressured Reveals No Pressured Communication Playable Without Hearing

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