Some games, like Roblox are designed for young players with lots of special safety settings. The games in this list offer small steps to go from local play to online play. This works with Breck Foundation's, ‘Play virtual, Live real’ motto that reminds children to never meet up alone in a private place with someone they have met only online, to ensure that online play is safe, enjoyable and connected to attentive adults. This establishes an open conversation where your child is more likely to tell you if something happens online that doesn't feel right, and more likely to listen to your ongoing advice and guidance. By playing online with your child from an early age you create a context where mistakes are made together. The foundation aims to ensure that no child is harmed through grooming and exploitation while enjoying their time on the internet.Īfter speaking with Lorin on BBC Radio, together, we hatched an idea to offer this resource to help anchor online gaming as a part of family life. Breck was groomed while enjoying his passions of computing and gaming. The Breck Foundation is a charity founded by Lorin LaFave after the tragic murder of her 14-year old son, Breck Bednar, in 2014, through online grooming. We've worked with the Breck Foundation to create this list of games that are great for parents, carers and children to take first steps online together. With the benefits and opportunities of online play come the issues and potential dangers of children interacting with people they don't know. It's a big step from playing something like Mario Kart with family and friends in the same room to going online to play with people you don't know. One of the most exciting aspects of modern video games is playing with other people online. Whether you are a parent playing with a gaming expert son or daughter, or a partner of someone who plays less or more games, these are a great place to find common ground. Finally, there are single player games, like Detroit Become Human or Return of the Obra Dinn where one player can control things while the other makes suggestions. Some games like Tick Tock A Tale For Two or Get Together let you play on separate devices and talk to each other to solve collaborative puzzles. Then there are games, like Affordable Space Adventures or Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes where each player takes on a different role. Other games, like Kingdoms or Chariot let you work together to progress with enough time for one player to help the other. Some of these games, like Super Mario Odyssey or Spiritfarer, let one player help the other. This list is designed to help you find games to solve this. Finding a game to play with another person who has less (or more) expertise of playing can be a challenge. We all have a different level of experience, ability and connection to video games.