Thinking about writing a book... Need something for it.

[Speedemon]

A while ago I was thinking about writing a book. Something aimed at 3-6 graders. I thought I would call it 10 Video Games That Strengthen Your Brain!\

But I don't know about many games that would do that, so I need your help!
If there is a game that you think would make you think, please say what the game is!

But I have some rules:

- The game cannot have any violence or mature content.
- The game cannot be at an extremely high price ( 80+ Canadian Dollars)
- The game should be interesting, and have lots to explore in the game

Games I have already:

- Automation (Of course )
- Kerbal Space Program
- Minecraft
- Portal 1/2

[strop]

Are you interested in any particular demographic other than 3-6 grade? And are you interested in any specific kind of brain training or just in general?

I wonder if The Incredible Machine is still around. Man that was the bomb... That is to say I have a bunch of retro options if that's appropriate. Most of them would be abandonware too

I also have an MMO option that's probably geared 99% towards girls of that age group, but MMO, is that within your scope?

[Speedemon]

Any kind of game that would make your brain think, if it is MMO or Singleplayer, but I think it would have to be appealing to both genders.

[Microwave]

Add Portal 1/2 to that list, possibly even Garry's Mod.

[UMGaming]

Universe sandbox 2?

Edit: you will learn stuff from the game while having fun messing up the solar system

[Vri404]

Was about to say This War of Mine, but then I remembered that you don't want to ruin these children.

Maybe RTC:3?

[Sayonara]

RCT2 is probably the better game, but it's a bit inaccessible due to age.

My recommendations:

Sid Meier's Civilization V;
Cities: Skylines;
Auditorium, Fractal, Pulse, Splice - essentially every game released by Cipher Prime Studios.

I would suggest SpaceChem, but I'm not sure it's appropriate due to difficulty.

[koolkei]

i have a few. that i might categorize into 'easy' and 'hard'

easy:
big pharma
infiniFactory
human resource machine (easy-ish. the concept is easy, the first 30% is easy, i don't think even i could finish that game without breaking at least my own computer. and brain)

hard:
PolyBridge
factorio

not sure:
scribblenauts
Civilization series or other turn-based strategy games in general


and im actually not sure as to how automation is actually an educating game......
edit:
well if you consider it that way. i guess it is an educating game, just in a specific criteria.

[Speedemon]

and im actually not sure as to how automation is actually an educating game......

Automation is educating because if you are a newbie to the car world which some kids might be, Automation can teach you about different things like reliability, power, economy, aerodynamics, grip, handling, price, and all other sorts of things!

[Microwave]

Automation was able to teach me the basics of mechanical things and allowed me to further develop my knowledge, I'd say it's a pretty educational game.

[adamd]

It's getting on now but I got Gran Turismo 1 when I was about 5. Admittedly a bit younger but weirdly it helped me with maths with bigger numbers (credits), there's probably still a lot of useful engineering stuff to be learned about from it as well.

[nialloftara]

Showing my age here but the early sim games like SimEarth and SimAnt are fun ways to introduce kids to their subject matter (geological progression and evolution for the one, and the little microworlds that take place even in their own back yard.)

[Spitfire599]

Roblox. All I'm sayin'.

[Vri404]

Roblox. All I'm sayin'.

Very True, despite my hate for the game, *insert He has a point Meme*

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Omg SimAnt was the bomb. I used to be addicted to it.