Family Game Night Suggestions

Submitted by kanga_roos t3_10019ie in gaming

Hi! Hoping the crowd here has the answer for us. We are looking for a video game to add to our collection for "Family Game Night". We currently have Animal Crossing, Smash Bros, Mario Kart, and Mario Party. We (adults) are quickly becoming bored with these options. We have a Nintendo Switch, and there are 3 of us. Kid is 10, if that helps.

Thanks in advance!

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CalBear_91 t1_j2f01sr wrote

My wife and I play Overcooked. It's a fun cooperative game where you're all chefs on a kitchen line and help prepare orders in a short time frame. It's definitely challenging at times and you have to work together to get the job done! Good luck!

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kanga_roos OP t1_j2f883z wrote

I've played that a few times! Will see if the others are interested! Thanks :)

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Deltron_Zed t1_j2ff3dl wrote

I love Overcooked. There are a whole bevy of similar top down, cooperative games like Overcooked if the kitchen flavor doesn't appeal: Out Of Space, Moving Out, Tools Up, etc.

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Deltron_Zed t1_j2ewqhm wrote

I love Rogue Heroes. Its a roguelite love letter to Zelda: Links Awakening. There's a town to rebuild, dungeons, overworld, familiar items and weapons. Multiplayer, splitscreen fun.

No Time to Relax is a boardgame type game where you are tryying to live a successful life. Kind of similar to Life but more about choosing options than a spin of the wheel and moving around the board. Not sure how the strategy is for a ten yer old but it might be worth checking out. See what you think.

How do you do Animal Crossing with three of you? Taking turns or? I like playing a single player game with a buddy and handing it off.

Stardew Valley might be fun and has split screen, I believe.

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kanga_roos OP t1_j2eyb38 wrote

We take turns with Animal Crossing, or one person is the leader and one person gets to tag along. Mostly, the 10 year old plays and SO and I take turns picking up apples and fishing behind him.

Rogue Heroes sounds awesome, I think we will get that! 10 year old LOVES the board game Life, so No Time to Relax sounds good as well. Thank you!

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Deltron_Zed t1_j2fg39a wrote

Oh man, I hope you love it. I think A Link to the Past is one of my favorite games of all time. Heroes does a great job of feeling just like it.

Bear in mind roguelites usually demand that you die again and again until you get stronger. Go into the dungeon, grab as many rubies as you can, die, invest in town, head back to the dungeon until you beat it. I like that loop. I hope you guys enjoy it.

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kanga_roos OP t1_j2fjw0a wrote

Thank you SO MUCH! You have been extremely helpful. We are excited to go to Gamestop ASAP. Happy New Year!

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