Based on the series by Max Lucado, this is a very educational game for
young children with Christian teaching woven into the gameplay.
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Charlie the Church Mouse 3D Adventures (Excellent)
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Platforms: PC
Publisher: Left Behind Games, 2015
This massively underrated game combines both 3D platforming and educational mini-games, all while telling 9 Bible stories.
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Charlie Church Mouse
Preschool, Kindergarten, and Early Elementary (Excellent)
(Also known as Charlie Church Mouse Bible Adventures)
These games came out in a number of editions. They were even briefly called Charlie Church Mouse Bible Adventures 1, 2, and 3. No matter which edition you buy, the games are essentially the same within their different volumes.
Preschool, Kindergarten, and Early Elementary (Excellent)
(Also known as Charlie Church Mouse Bible Adventures)
Platforms: PC
Publisher: Inspired Media, Left Behind Games, 2005
These games came out in a number of editions. They were even briefly called Charlie Church Mouse Bible Adventures 1, 2, and 3. No matter which edition you buy, the games are essentially the same within their different volumes.
Each of these games tells 6 Bible stories along with offering
educational mini-games. The graphics are still up to par with today's
standards, and the games are fun and engaging for young kids. Because
they include different Bible stories and activities within such a close
age range, it would definitely be worth buying all three and letting
your kids explore each one.
Preschool Bible stories: Creation, Noah’s Ark, Jonah, 3 Wisemen, Parable of the Lost Coin, Fishes and Loaves
Kindergarten Bible stories: Elisha & the Jars of Oil,
Nehemiah Rebuilds the Wall, The Story of Queen Esther, The Birth of a
Savior, The Prodigal Son, Zaccheus & the Big Tree
Early Elementary Bible stories: Walls of Jericho, Ruth, David & Goliath, Daniel, Pearl of Great Price, Paul’s Journey to Rome.
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Children's Bible Puzzles for Kids & Toddlers (Excellent)
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Platform: Android
Publisher: NutBolt Games, 2018
I'm very impressed with this game. Younger kids can enjoy a couple of
different puzzle types and "spot the difference" game while older kids
can play the variety of trivia games. The music is also very upbeat and
catchy. The one problem I have with the app is that there a lot of ads
that pop up when switching from screen to screen.
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Noah's Ark: 2 by 2 (Excellent)
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Platform: Kindle
Publisher: Truth Gaming LLC, 2013
This memory match game presents the story of Noah's Ark with the
challenge of a timer to complete the round. You can also use power-ups
to help you get a peek at the cards and complete the round faster.
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VeggieTales Dance, Dance, Dance (Excellent)
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Platforms: PC, Mac
Publisher: Digital Praise, 2006
Dance to all your favorite VeggieTales songs! This game comes with its own dance pad and a CD to play on any computer.
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Axel the robot wants to start an arcade in the church, and you get to
play these mini-games! Each game has 16 or 17 game modes that you can
play solo or against any player. While not the best graphics, the
mini-games are fun, and I appreciate the variety of each volume. It
should make a good past time for kids and families.
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This is an edutainment game with a variety of activities for early
elementary kids. Kids can practice spelling, math, coordination, and
others while experiencing the story of the arrogant "King of the Bees"
and learning some very practical Christian teaching.
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The Water Beetles band is coming back into town, and Flo is their number
one fan. Help her and the Friends get ready with 5 educational games,
including matching, sequencing, and, of course, making music.
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The graphics are great, the voice acting is on par with the cartoon, and
following the storyline of the movie, you'll learn the (VeggieTales
version) story of Jonah. The game is composed of mini-games, though,
which might be a nice touch of variety for some people but lacks a
cohesion of gameplay for me. I don't think many children will mind that,
though!
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I like the different categories these games offer: a couple of
Bible-based, lots of different educational games, or just fun. There's
also a story mode to each game in which the hosts, Nit and Kit or Zippy,
learn a valuable Christian lesson. Within the match games themselves,
you can play with someone else on Turn Mode or increase the challenge in
Timed Mode.
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The theme of the map is Noah's Ark, and the player gathers two of each
animal in this memory game, but the ties to Noah's Ark end there.
There's no teaching in this game. It's simply level after level of
matching animals. And with that, it does quite well. There is a lot of
variety in the animals as well as how many cards are on the board, so
the challenge does increase the further you go.
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Kids will tilt their device to steer the Ark into the correct sight
words. They'll learn their words and the story of Noah's Ark at the same
time. The gameplay isn't very exciting or challenging, though, so kids
might not stick with it for very long. Fortunately, it's free, so it's
worth letting them play with as long as interest lasts.
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Listen to the story of and play a variety of mini and educational games based on Noah's Ark.
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ZJ the Ball 1 and 2 (Good)
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Platforms: PC, Kindle
Publisher: Breakthrough Gaming, 2005, 2006
These platformer games are simple but fun. They have an evangelistic
message too, as ZJ and his friend Axel the Robot share the Good News
with others.
Play the demo!
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Zoey's Pinball Game (Good)
Platforms: PC
Publisher: Breakthrough Gaming, 2006
God teaches Zoey a lesson about being a sore loser when He puts her
inside of her pinball game. It's a short but fun game and definitely has
a Christian message for kids.
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Bible Memory Game (Fair)
Publisher: i-stih, 2016
This matching game has a couple of things going for it. First, it tells an abbreviated version of the Biblical story before each set of puzzles. Second, the original artwork is very appealing to a young audience. I also appreciate the challenge of the timer. One detraction from the game is that the pictures aren't labeled, so it's easy to tell what who some of the people being depicted are, but you're left to guess who the others are. It would be better if so many stories weren't mixed in to one puzzle. Adam, for instance, could be in a puzzle with Noah.
This matching game has a couple of things going for it. First, it tells an abbreviated version of the Biblical story before each set of puzzles. Second, the original artwork is very appealing to a young audience. I also appreciate the challenge of the timer. One detraction from the game is that the pictures aren't labeled, so it's easy to tell what who some of the people being depicted are, but you're left to guess who the others are. It would be better if so many stories weren't mixed in to one puzzle. Adam, for instance, could be in a puzzle with Noah.
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Bible Memory Game Children (Fair)
Publisher: RDB Mobile, 2015
This matching game works well enough, but I wouldn't recommend it for children. Some of the terminology isn't very kid-friendly. What child uses the words fidelity or longsuffering? The number of cards on the board also makes it difficult for small ones. Finally, the art on the cards consists of a few different styles, detracting from the overall look of the game.
This matching game works well enough, but I wouldn't recommend it for children. Some of the terminology isn't very kid-friendly. What child uses the words fidelity or longsuffering? The number of cards on the board also makes it difficult for small ones. Finally, the art on the cards consists of a few different styles, detracting from the overall look of the game.
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This is a fun pinball-type game with all the Breakthrough Gaming
characters, though the mechanic does get a little repetitive after a few
levels. It's good to play a couple of levels at a time, though, and
there is brief Christian teaching throughout.
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Nik & Kit 1 and 2 (Fair)
Platform: PC, Kindle
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Publisher: Breakthrough Gaming, 2006
This very retro-style platformer has you trying to find your stolen
Bible. The games are well-done if you like the style, but I'd like to
see more of a story in the game.
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Noah's Bunny Problem (Fair)
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Platform: Android, iOS
Publisher: Salvation's Story, 2015
This game is well-done for a simple app, but it favors humor more than
content. Your goal is to keep the rabbits from kissing and making more
rabbits, while also keeping the existing rabbits from falling off the
Ark. As an added bonus, you can dress Noah in different outfits, such as
this Santa outfit (which, yes, is problematic for some Christians).
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The cartoon graphics and gameplay hold up well, considering the game's
from 2002. It relies completely on mini-games, however, without much of a
story.
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Zippy the Circle (Fair)
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Platforms: PC, Kindle
Publisher: Breakthrough Gaming, 2006
This is a cute, fun story-based game with Christian principles. It's not
particularly challenging to progress in the game, but it does offer you
a challenge if you want to get the most points that you can. Children
do need to be able to read to play this game, though, as it's not
voice-acted.
Play the demo!
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My Place with Jesus (Poor)
This game has appealing graphics, but the wording of the teaching
goes high above children's heads. There are other things to do, but the
meat of the gameplay consists of filling in missing words in the Bible
verses.
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Do You Know of Any Other Christian Video Games for Young Children?
Let me know in the comments so that I can give it my recommendation!
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