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I banned my kid from Roblox.... what next? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by WetBeardHairs@lemmy.ml to c/gaming@lemmy.ml

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As we all know, Roblox is garbage tier gameplay structured around psychological cues to get children to fill an endless pit with fake money bought with real money.

So I banned my kid from it. He used it a little bit socially with a few friends of his. What online or local multiplayer games should I help him to replace it with? (He's 10, so please don't recommend Diablo 4 or anything else that has quite that much gore)

He and his friends have an Xbox Series X|S at home.

Edit: keep your judgemental shit out of here. His whole social group (5 kids he knows from school) got banned on the same day. Me and the other parents are trying to be nice and replace it with better quality games so it isn't just a punishment.

Edit2: Thanks guys. I got him Lee Carvallo's Putting Challenge

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[-] dominiquec@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Minecraft has been suggested here but there's also Minete St, free/open source version. The experience isn't exactly the same but the basics are there. Works with PC and Android. You can also run one of the computers as a host and you can do multiplayer. Absolutely no microtransactions.

[-] ZugZug@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

Reddit.

[-] nomecks@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Does he like off road trucks? Spin Tires. My 5 year old loves it.

[-] WetBeardHairs@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

Reminds me I should see if monster jam is coming around again. He had fun there last year.

[-] HerbalGamer@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

Just rediscovered Battlefield Heroes through the fanmade Rising Hub.
Pretty sure it's the perfect kinda game for a group of 10 year olds to play and socialize on.

[-] FlavoredButtHair@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Diablo II, III, IV. It'll teach him how to build character with the skill points.

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