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# Games and Wirecutter: The Best Games for Kids That Adults Won't Hate
- URL: https://meridian.labs.enova.studio/best-games-kids-adults-wont-hate/
- Published: 2026-04-17T14:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-02T12:50:55.000Z
- Description: Our kids-game recommendations across age ranges, with attention to the games that adults will be willing to play repeatedly.
- Author: Imogen Hart
- Tags: Wirecutter, Games, Lifestyle, Pop Culture

The category of games that work for both children and the adults who play them with the children is smaller than the broader kids-game market suggests. Our recommendations focus on the games that adults will be willing to play with the children repeatedly.

## The 4-7 age pick

For ages 4-7, the pick is Outfoxed!, the cooperative deduction game whose mechanics produce real strategic engagement for adults while being accessible to younger players.

## The 8-12 age pick

For ages 8-12, the pick is Forbidden Island, the cooperative game that introduces children to the kinds of strategic decisions that the broader strategic-game category builds on. Adults find the game engaging enough to play repeatedly.

## The 12+ age pick

For ages 12 and up, the pick is Ticket to Ride, the long-running route-building game that has been the gateway game for many family transitions into the broader strategy-game category.

## The mixed-age pick

For households with kids of widely varying ages playing together, the pick is Concept, the visual-association game that allows young children and adults to participate at different levels of contribution while still working together.