Video Games That Children Play in 2025

A poster of the video game 'Minecraft', showing various video game characters.

Minecraft

This is a beloved classic sandbox game that recieves lots of updates and provides tons of creaitivity with the amount of mods it has for both the Bedrock edition and Java edition.

A loading screen for the video game 'Fortnite', showing various modes.

Fortnite

For being released back in 2017, children (but primarily adults) play this game a lot, while also spending in-game money on countless cosmestics and upgrades for this online shooter game.

A poster for the video game 'ROBLOX'm showing various games.

Roblox

Besides Minecraft, this game provides a lot more variety and worlds for users to explore, including games that help children learn things about what goes on in the world around us.

A poster for the video game 'Among Us', with astronaut characters floating in space.

Among Us

While it is not the most educational game, it is still played widely among children and adults alike today, making people learn how to decide who is the odd one out to win the game.

A poster for the video game 'Animal Crossing: New Horizons', with various human and animal characters on an island.

Animal Crossing: New Horizons

This game teaches children how to build residency for various animal characters of different species and interests, from cutesy bunnies to bodybuilder eagles.

A poster for the video game 'Mario Kart 8: Deluxe', with various characters racing on Rainbow Road.

Mario Kart 8: Deluxe

An upgrade to the Wii U game of the same name (without the "Deluxe") still has countless players playing it to this day, racing on a variety of tracks that involve zero-gravity go-kart tomfoolery.

A poster for the video game 'Super Mario Oddysey', with Mario throwing his cap.

Super Mario Oddysey

One of the many titles of the beginning of the Nintendo Switch's lifespan still recieves lots of praise for its intriguing story and variety of kingdoms to go through to stop Bowser from marrying Peach on the moon.

A poster for the video game 'Splatoon 3', with various characters being hit with ink.

Splatoon 3

A more kid-friendly shooter game where players comprised of various squids and octolings battle it out to cover the most turf of a map in ink, swimming through and attacking players and coming up with various strategies.