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10 Games Like Runbow

Runbow is an unusual racing game where each player controls a coloured figure who must run and jump their way through the platform levels ahead of their opponents who are trying to do the same thing.
 

These games offer a similar experience or are about a theme that Runbow addresses. Also, if you want to play a game like Runbow but don’t have 3DS and 2DS, PS4, Switch, Wii U or Xbox One, these are a good alternative.

 
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Runbow
PEGI Rating 3+ for RunbowESRB Rating EVERYONE for Runbow

Rating: PEGI 3+, ESRB EVERYONE

Release Date: 27/08/2015

Platforms: Nintendo 2DS/3DS, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Wii U, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

Genres: Action, Fighting and Racing.

 

 
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Videoball
PEGI Rating 3+ for VideoballESRB Rating EVERYONE for Videoball

Videoball

Platforms: PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One

Genres: Action and Sports

Duration: Between 4 minutes and 20 minutes to complete.

Players: You can play with 6 players in the same room and up to 6 players online.

Costs: Purchase cost.

Videoball is a minimalist sports game for up to six players. The aim is to get one of the balls into the opponent’s goal by shooting it with triangles. It’s highly skilled, frantic and works brilliantly in a competitive family setting.


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Overcooked
PEGI Rating 3+ for OvercookedESRB Rating EVERYONE for Overcooked

Overcooked (Series)

Platforms: Mac, Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X | Series S

Genres: Action and Puzzle

Duration: Between 3 minutes and 10 minutes to play a round.

Players: You can play with 4 players in the same room and up to 4 players online.

Costs: Purchase cost. In-game purchases.

Overcooked, Overcooked 2 and Overcooked! All You Can Eat are collaborative cooking games for up to 4 players. You must keep talking to other players to coordinate the various elements of the dishes. It starts simply enough but soon gets more complicated...


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Heave Ho
PEGI Rating 3+ for Heave HoESRB Rating EVERYONE for Heave Ho

Heave Ho

Platforms: Mac, Nintendo Switch and PC

Genres: Action, Platform, Puzzle and Simulation

Duration: Between 4 hours and 5 hours to complete.

Players: You can play with 4 players in the same room, but you can’t play it online.

Costs: Purchase cost.

Heave Ho is a game where up to four players try and swing themselves across a level. But you can only hang on to certain points and must dangle and swing with both arms to progress. The twist is that you can also hold hands with other players and make...


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No Heroes Here
PEGI Rating 3+ for No Heroes HereESRB Rating EVERYONE for No Heroes Here

No Heroes Here

Platforms: Mac, Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One

Genres: Action, Fighting, Platform, Puzzle and Simulation

Duration: Between 6 hours and 7 hours to complete.

Players: You can play with 4 players in the same room and up to 4 players online.

Costs: Purchase cost.

No Heroes Here is a co-operative defend your castle game for up to four players. In simple pixel graphics, you have to work together to prepare your defences and then use them as the armies attack. The key to success is that everyone needs a role,...


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Battloon
PEGI Rating 3+ for BattloonESRB Rating EVERYONE for Battloon

Battloon

Platforms: Nintendo Switch and PC

Genres: Action, Fighting and Simulation

Duration: Between 5 minutes and 10 minutes to play a round.

Players: You can play with 4 players in the same room, but you can’t play it online.

Costs: Purchase cost.

Battloon is a colourful battle game, where each of the four players controls a balloon-like creature. You try and bounce the other players into spikes on the arena walls by puffing out air to propel yourself in a direction.


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Boomerang Fu

PEGI Rating 3+ for Boomerang FuESRB Rating EVERYONE 10+ for Boomerang Fu

Boomerang Fu

Platforms: Nintendo Switch, PC and Xbox One

Genres: Action, Fighting and Simulation

Duration: Between 3 minutes and 4 minutes to play a round.

Players: You can play with 6 players in the same room, but you can’t play it online.

Costs: Purchase cost.

Boomerang Fu is a fighting game where you control small food-like characters. Using your boomerang the aim is to slice the other players with ranged or melee attacks. You can use a large range of power-ups such as: explosive boomerangs, disguise and...


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12 Orbits
PEGI Rating 3+ for 12 OrbitsESRB Rating EVERYONE for 12 Orbits

12 Orbits

Platforms: Android, Mac, Nintendo Switch, PC and iOS

Genres: Action, Simulation and Sports

Duration: Between 5 minutes and 10 minutes to complete.

Players: You can play with 12 players in the same room, but you can’t play it online.

Costs: Free-to-start.

12 Orbits is a tactical game where you control a small coloured ball by pressing a single button. When you are over the grey circles you press to orbit that circle, otherwise pressing the button will dodge.


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Towerfall
PEGI Rating 7+ for TowerfallESRB Rating EVERYONE 10+ for Towerfall

Towerfall

Platforms: Mac, Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita and Xbox One

Genres: Action, Fighting, Platform and Shooting

Players: You can play with 6 players in the same room, but you can’t play it online.

Costs: Purchase cost. In-game purchases.

Each player selects a pixelated knight and fights to eliminate opponents by shooting them with arrows or jumping on their heads. The arena is a single shared screen. What makes it so competitive is the limited resource of arrows and the ability to dodge...


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Catastronauts
PEGI Rating 7+ for CatastronautsESRB Rating EVERYONE 10+ for Catastronauts

Catastronauts

Platforms: Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One

Genres: Action and Puzzle

Duration: Between 6 hours and 8 hours to complete.

Players: You can play with 4 players in the same room, but you can’t play it online.

Costs: Purchase cost.

This is a team-work space survival game where you must take on tasks to keep your ship together and also fire at enemy invaders. Controlling a team of Cat Astronauts, it’s a management challenge as you repair systems, extinguish fires, arm the...


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Extreme Exorcism
PEGI Rating 7+ for Extreme ExorcismESRB Rating EVERYONE 10+ for Extreme Exorcism

Extreme Exorcism

Platforms: Nintendo Wii U, PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One

Genres: Action and Platform

Duration: Between 5 minutes and half an hour to play a round.

Players: You can play with 4 players in the same room, but you can’t play it online.

Costs: Purchase cost.

Extreme Exorcism is a running, jumping and fighting game set in a series of haunted locations. The graphics are retro but the gameplay has a novel twist. Each enemy ghost you hunt mimics your moves on previous lives.


 
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Compete on the Couch

Raucous, unbounded, exuberant, all-age competitive fun is something video games are known for. Find the right games for your family and you can create important and healthy ways to let off steam, excel and persevere as you sit next to each other on the sofa. These games can play a big part in raising children to be magnanimous in victory and generous in defeat. Kids love competing online, but the games here focus on battling in the same room. Played with multiple controllers and a shared screen, they offer challenges that require real skill and give everyone a chance to rise to the top of the family pile.
 
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Alpaca Ball: Allstars
PEGI Rating 3+ for Alpaca Ball AllstarsESRB Rating EVERYONE for Alpaca Ball Allstars
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Bake N Switch

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Unrailed
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Play And Connect

Online games are great because you have a world of opponents to take on and defeat (or be defeated by). But beyond the competitive element of these games are often a strong sense of community and camaraderie.

Players enjoy making new connections in these games, as well as connecting with wider family and friends. Listen to the chatter while children play these games, and you hear as much talk about homework, television, YouTube or what's happening in the world as who to shoot in the head next.
 
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Tabletop Simulator
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Call of Duty Mobile
PEGI Rating 16+ for Call of Duty MobileESRB Rating MATURE 17+ for Call of Duty Mobile
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Asphalt 9: Legends
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Fight Crab
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These are games featured in Checkpoint Kids magazine, where there are creative and learning projects that expand the play in educational directions.

Checkpoint Kids is a magazine about video games for kids by kids. In each issue you’ll find activities, challenges and tasks to complete to help you and your kids understand the importance of gaming.

Checkpoint Kids has teamed up with schools across the country to help them identify gaming as a tool for literacy, creativity and social connection. Working with these schools the magazine is in a unique position provide informative supported by teachers teaching core subjects.

To access Checkpoint Kids activities download the magazine on any mobile device, tablet or access it through your browser, create a free log-in for PocketMags:
 
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Two Point Hospital
PEGI Rating 3+ for Two Point HospitalESRB Rating EVERYONE 10+ for Two Point Hospital
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Planet Coaster
PEGI Rating 7+ for Planet CoasterESRB Rating EVERYONE 10+ for Planet Coaster
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Zoo Tycoon
PEGI Rating 3+ for Zoo TycoonESRB Rating EVERYONE for Zoo Tycoon
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