cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/40448411

Hi, I have a primary school girl who wants her share of gaming on the family android tablet.

While finding open source or commercial games with no ads that boys like is doable, I haven’t been able to find the kind of games a girl wants:

  • with cute graphics
  • where you care for dolls or pet
  • no ads or subscriptions, no endless DLC.

Do you have any recommendations for android games that fit the bill?

The image is a screenshot of cry babies, a game that she’d like to play very much but constantly nags you to buy new content.

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Has she specifically requested games with dolls and pets? If not, just get her good games - doesn’t matter who’s playing them, games are games.

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Yeah, OP apparently just relayed the game description from her. She specifically wants dolls, pets, and all that.

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Ah ok, fair enough.

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You know what is a great android game for girls… Any good android game. And that’s because girls are people. They have a diverse set of interests and are not one single thing.

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As I said before: I absolutely agree. I just typed the description she gave me of the game she wants.

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No worries. Just phrase as “What are some android games that are good for kids, age X - X, with a traditionally feminine or “girly” aesthetic?”

That asks your same question, without implying (intentionally or not) that all girls are a “princess that likes pink”

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She’s in primary school, she doesn’t have that nuance

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well done you! instead of meeting the OP half-way by trying to understand their requirements, you chose to shame them on the easiest of technicalities. Rest well tonight, good warrior, you’ve earned your propers.

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Have you tried minecraft? My 12 year old niece loves minecraft.

Also, pokemon. My niece loved it when she was younger.

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+1. My youngest sister plays some weird fake Minecraft clone that’s free on mobile. I have no idea what the game is about, but she loves it and gets to socialize with her friends over there

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probably minetest

yeah I’ve tried it, it’s great :D

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Minecraft is already free on mobile, via Pojav Launcher, lol. And VoxelLibre is a pretty good FOSS clone on all platforms.

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Which Pokémon game would you recommend? She’s tried house, go, and quest, but only liked the first.

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Does she have a Nintendo Switch?

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Not right now. Maybe in the future.

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I think you meant minetest with a Minecraft mod.

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Here you go! Never met a girl who didn’t like the game

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I showed it to her, she didn’t like it.

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They haven’t met her, so the statement still stands.

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The deamons you mean? They are lucky they haven’t met her.

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Here you go! Never met a girl who didn’t like the game

sorry

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dude, read the room

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