Recommended PC Games

Overview

Video games are often painted as being at odds with Christian moral values. While this is true some of the time, the games listed here are proof that you can have a good time on your computer without making compromises.

This list only contains games that I feel are completely appropriate for Christian players of all ages. Things like fairy tale magic or a small amount of violence may still be present, but you won't find anything offensive among the games in this list.

Simply click on a game's title to view the full review.

Games in this List

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Kairo

ESRB Rating:	NR - Not Rated
My Rating:	Everyone
Genre:	First Person Puzzler
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This is a game about exploring a very strange, surreal environment. As you solve the puzzles scattered throughout the world, you also start reviving the alien city. The buildings that have been left behind also leave more questions than answers, creating an eerie, enigmatic feeling to the game.

Brief thoughts: You're basically reviving a lost world, and since the place is mostly empty, there's little room for objectionable content.

Kero Blaster

ESRB Rating:	NR - Not Rated
My Rating:	Everyone
Genre:	Platform Shooter
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The C&F Inc. teleporters have been malfunctioning lately, and it's likely due to them becoming dirty. Thus, it's up to a little green janitor to go out into the world on one big grime fighting adventure!

Brief thoughts: Even though there's some combat, this is a fairly silly game with no real issues.

Legends of Solitaire: Curse of the Dragons

ESRB Rating:	NR - Not Rated
My Rating:	Ages 6 and up
Genre:	Solitaire Card Game
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When the land comes under siege by fierce dragons, a group of noble adventurers are called upon to save the world. Meanwhile, the player spends the journey playing hands of solitaire.

Brief thoughts: The main issue with this title is its use of dragons and other fantasy characters. Even then, it's not as serious as many older Disney movies.

Liquidators

ESRB Rating:	NR - Not Rated
My Rating:	Ages 10 and up
Genre:	Horror / Edutainment
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This game is completely free!
Based on real events, this game has players take on the roles of three braze men who prevented the Chernobyl disaster from becoming far worse. Their task was simple: drain the water from the damaged reactor before the molten debris could reach it and create a catastrophic explosion!

Brief thoughts: This game focuses on the aftermath of a real disaster, which is pretty dark stuff, but it does not make light of it and treats everything with the gravity it deserves.

LOVE

ESRB Rating:	NR - Not Rated
My Rating:	Everyone
Genre:	Platformer
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Love is a homage to old school computer games, and as such, it focuses solely on running through various levels as quickly as possible. There's no story or point, other than the challenge of surviving the many obstacles in your way.

Brief thoughts: One of the benefits simple games is that there isn't much room for offensive content.

LOVE 2: Kuso

ESRB Rating:	NR - Not Rated
My Rating:	Everyone
Genre:	Platformer
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LOVE 2 (aka Kuso) is another a loving look back at old school platform games, reminding us older gamers of a time when palettes where limited, chiptunes were the norm, and the only goal was to run to the other side of the screen as quickly as possible.

Brief thoughts: This is a simple, fun little game that doesn't feature anything nothing worth worrying about.

MarisaLand Legacy

ESRB Rating:	NR - Not Rated
My Rating:	Everyone
Genre:	Platformer
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In this cute and colorful platformer, Marisa is ends up getting shrunken down by a bad mushroom, and must begin a journey to find the eight golden mushrooms that will restore her to her original size!

Brief thoughts: This fan game completely ignores the fact that Marisa is a witch, making this a simple and cute platformer with no notable issues.

Marvin's Mittens

ESRB Rating:	NR - Not Rated
My Rating:	Everyone
Genre:	Platformer
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Marvin was quietly building a snowman when something dashed out of the trees, took a mitten off his hand, and ran away into the woods with its prize. Now you can't just steal a little boy's mitten and expect him to do nothing about it, so he sets off journey that takes him over and under lakes and mountains as he tracks down the mischievous Mitten Thief.

Brief thoughts: This is probably the sweetest game I've ever played, and the only thing that could even remotely be a concern to strict Christians is that there is a group of tiny elves living in Marvin's backyard.

Mega Man Legacy Collection

ESRB Rating:	E - Everyone
My Rating:	Ages 6 and up
Genre:	Platformer
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This collection includes the original six Mega Man games that came out on the NES. In each game, the heroic robot Mega Man would battle a series of evil Robot Masters, obtain their weapons, and then use them to save the world from the twisted plans of Dr. Wily. Despite their age, these games are still a lot of fun, and this collection provides a great way for kids to experience the best of yesteryear.

Brief thoughts: This series focuses on battles between various human-like robots. But, no humans are ever harmed during these battles, and it's implied that the evil robots can be repaired.

Mega Man Legacy Collection 2

ESRB Rating:	E10 - Everyone (Ages 10 and up)
My Rating:	Ages 6 and up
Genre:	Platform Shooter
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The Mega Man series is easily one of the most remembered and beloved from yesteryear. However, while the first six games kept to a winning formula and were all on the NES, the four games that followed jumped between various consoles and tried some new things that didn't exactly work out well. Despite their issues, they're still fun games and worth replaying.

Brief thoughts: The Mega Man games are about good robots fighting evil or corrupted robots. No humans are ever harmed, and some of the games show the corrupted robots after they've been repaired.

Mega Man 11

ESRB Rating:	E10 - Everyone (Ages 10 and up)
My Rating:	Everyone
Genre:	Platform Shooter
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Dr. Wily has once again decided to try and take over the world. This time he's using one of his earlier inventions - one that was declared too dangerous to research. Thus, Mega Man is once again called into action to save the day.

Brief thoughts: As usual, the Mega Man series is about robots fighting each other. No humans are harmed, and once the day is saved, the bad robots are rebuilt as good robots once again.

Meritous

ESRB Rating:	NR - Not Rated
My Rating:	Ages 6 and up
Genre:	Dungeon Crawler
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This game is completely free!
The goal of this open source dungeon crawler is to cleanse the contaminated Orcus Dome by dispelling the monsters and restoring the flow of magical energy. It's not as easy to do as it sounds, but it's definitely a fun time.

Brief thoughts: Although this game is themed after psychic powers and magical things, it really doesn't feel like either are actually involved. As there isn't anything else to worry about, this makes the game rather clean.

Microsoft Jigsaw

ESRB Rating:	E - Everyone
My Rating:	Ages 6 and up
Genre:	Puzzle
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The free version of this game contains advertisements
While the bulk of this game is more or less your typical jigsaw puzzle, there are some alternative games modes available via the daily challenges. Regardless of which mode you play, you'll be rewarded with gold bars when you complete a level. These gold bars can then be redeemed for more puzzles from the in-game store. If you like jigsaw puzzles, then you'll probably be playing this game for a long time.

Brief thoughts: The main issue with this game is that you can spend real money on new content or perks, such as ad-free play.

Microsoft Mahjongg

ESRB Rating:	E - Everyone
My Rating:	Ages 6 and up
Genre:	Puzzle
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The free version of this game contains advertisements
Simple Mah Jongg games have been available for nearly every operating system out there, and it's great to see Microsoft stepped up to the plate with one of their own. They did a wonderful job on it too, making it a must have for fans of solitaire Mah Jongg games.

Brief thoughts: The only potential issue here is that the game's premium version is only available via a subscription. If you're not interested in the few benefits that offers, then there's nothing to worry about.

Microsoft Solitaire Collection

ESRB Rating:	E - Everyone
My Rating:	Everyone
Genre:	Card Game
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The free version of this game contains advertisements
Windows has historically shipped with a solitaire card game or two, but nowadays everything is handled through the Windows store and you'll need to install this collection manually. However, this game comes with five different solitaire games as well as a number of other fancy features, so it's clearly worth more than the old sol.exe .

Brief thoughts: This game gives you the option of spending real money on perks like ad-free gameplay or extra wild cards for Pyramid solitaire.

Microsoft Treasure Hunt

ESRB Rating:	E - Everyone
My Rating:	Everyone
Genre:	Puzzle / Adventure
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This game is free, but contains advertisements
Microsoft Treasure Hunt is a fancy variation of the classic Minesweeper game. You'll be sending an archeologist through a dangerous tomb, using the numbers in the grid to locate traps. Treasures and powerups also exist to give you more of an edge in your adventure, and unlike Minesweeper, you can make several mistakes before it's game over.

Brief thoughts: The biggest problem this game has is the presence of monsters or traps, both of which function like a type of locked door instead of an enemy. Otherwise, this game is supported by advertisements.

Musaic Box

ESRB Rating:	NR - Not Rated
My Rating:	Everyone
Genre:	Hidden Object
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Your grandfather has hidden your birthday present inside a strange device. In order to retrieve your gift, you'll need to search his house for musical patterns that serve as keys to the titular music box!

Brief thoughts: The prize you earn at the end of the game is supposedly magical, but since we never see it used on anything, it's basically a moot point.

Neverball

ESRB Rating:	NR - Not Rated
My Rating:	Everyone
Genre:	Sports
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This game is completely free!
This open source game had you try to roll a ball through various challenging levels. However, instead of controlling the ball directly, you tilt the entire level to make the ball roll in the desired direction.

Brief thoughts: Potential issues with motion sickness aside, there is nothing of concern in this game.

Neverputt

ESRB Rating:	NR - Not Rated
My Rating:	Everyone
Genre:	Sports
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This game is completely free!
Neverputt is a simple open source minigolf game. It's decent enough, but it's not very polished. In fact, the lack of features and limited options make this feel like an afterthought rather than a bonafide game.

Brief thoughts: One of the benefits of no-frills games like this is that there's nothing to worry about.

Nightshift Code

ESRB Rating:	NR - Not Rated
My Rating:	Ages 6 and up
Genre:	Hidden Object
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One night while Mike was doing his rounds as a museum's security guard, he spots someone trying to steal an artifact on display. When he went to arrest the thief, she offered a compelling counter proposal: the papyrus she was trying to steal held a clue to his missing father's whereabouts, and if they work together, they'd find his father and the treasure he'd hidden away. Intrigued, Mike decides to take her up on this offer, and they begin a journey around the world.

Brief thoughts: The story itself is told via comics. In these segments, the heroes sometimes scuffle with the villains, though this never results in anything more than the occasional bruise or scratch.

Nightsky

ESRB Rating:	NR - Not Rated
My Rating:	Everyone
Genre:	Physics Puzzle / Platformer
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Nightsky is a physics based game that revolves around rolling an unusual orb through a series of levels, all of which are filled with platforms of some sort. While you can roll the orb around, there isn't a "jump" button -- the "trick" to solving the levels involves figuring out alternative ways of climbing over things.

Brief thoughts: There's nothing offensive to be found in this dreamy little game - it's just too simple.

Nyxquest: Kindred Spirits

ESRB Rating:	NR - Not Rated
My Rating:	Everyone
Genre:	Platformer
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You've probably heard about Icarus, the man who fashioned a pair of wings for himself. In this version of the story, he found and fell in love with Nyx, a winged woman who lived high in the clouds. But their happy life was ruined when a column of fire came from the sun, scorching the Earth and melting Icarus' wings. Distraught, Nyx left her cloud city to find her love, but when she reached the ground it was already barren and burning. Now alone in a broken world, she is the only one that can stand in the way of Helios destroying the Earth.

Brief thoughts: This game is based around Greek mythology and its deities, though the latter take such a passive role that they've been reduced to just giving Nyx powerups.

N++

ESRB Rating:	NR - Not Rated
My Rating:	Everyone
Genre:	Platformer
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Take control of a stick figure ninja as you collect as much gold as you can while rushing through sets of deadly, obstacle filled levels in this momentum-driven platformer.

Brief thoughts: Whenever your ninja is killed by an obstacle or hazard, it pops into many small pieces that continue to fly about. Thanks to the game's minimalistic style, this is hardly graphic, so this a pretty clean title.

Osmos

ESRB Rating:	E - Everyone
My Rating:	Everyone
Genre:	Other (Puzzle?)
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In this game, you control a cell floating in a translucent substrate. While your goal is to have this cell consume things smaller than itself, it can only move about by ejecting a little bit of its mass behind it. Slow and steady wins the race on this one!

Brief thoughts: This is a simple game where bigger cells slurp up smaller cells until one of them is the biggest of them all. Calling this violent feels like a stretch.