Become a Pokemon Master in Pokemon: Let's Go, Pikachu and Eevee on Switch.
October was full of major video game releases (Super Mario Party, anyone?), and November is no slouch either. With games like Pokemon: Let’s, Go Pikachu and Eevee and Fallout 76 on the horizon, November has plenty of new games for kids to enjoy on their own, and for parents to play after the littles have left the room.
Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu and Let’s Go, Eevee
Rated E
Appropriate for: Kids who like collecting things
Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu and Pokemon: Let’s Go, Eevee are the latest video games in the popular Pokemon franchise. They’re set in a world inspired by Pokemon Yellow, which was released on Game Boy in 1999, but they offer a more casual experience than traditional Pokemon role-playing games (RPGs). Each game will allow players to become a Pokemon trainer and travel the in-game world, capturing Pokemon using a capture system that’s similar to the one from Pokemon Go. If you or your kiddos have played Pokemon Go, you can transfer critters from the mobile game into Let’s Go and add them to your team. The game includes a cooperative multiplayer feature, which will allow two players to team up and explore the in-game world together. Users can also trade Pokemon and compete in Pokemon battles with other users in the same room or online.
Great If Your Kids Love: Pokemon Go, Yo-Kai Watch, Digimon
Spyro Reignited Trilogy
Rated E10+
Appropriate for: Kids who are comfortable with console controllers
Capitalizing on nostalgia for years gone by, the Spyro Reginited Trilogy contains updated versions of the first three Spyro games: Spyro the Dragon, Spyro 2: Ripto’s Rage, and Spyro: Year of the Dragon. Each game is full of colorful and varied platforming levels, which challenge players to help a small purple dragon named Spyro defeat enemies and collect treasures. If you played these games when you were younger, you’ll notice a major difference in the Reignited Trilogy right off the bat: the in-game worlds have been updated with new, modern graphics that give the game a fresh look, while retaining the gameplay we knew from way back when.
Great If Your Kids Love: Skylanders, Yooka-Laylee, the Lego video games
Fallout 76
Rated M
Inappropriate for young teens and children
Fallout 76 is an online multiplayer game set 25 years after nuclear war rocked the Earth. Players will leave their underground Vaults and make a new life for themselves as they explore a digital version of West Virginia. Gameplay allows users to complete quests, collect resources, build bases, and more. The game’s multiplayer features let users team up with, or compete against, other players in their quest to survive. Fallout 76 is rated M for mature, with content descriptors for “Blood and Gore,” “Drug Reference,” “Intense Violence,” and “Strong Language,” so this is one only adults should enjoy.
Try These Games Instead: Minecraft, Horizon: Zero Dawn
Battlefield V
Rated M
Inappropriate for young teens and children
This mature first-person shooter is set during World War II, and it allows players to experience a single-player story, as well as compete against other users in online multiplayer matches (where they may be exposed to crude language and other adult conversations). With an M rating and content descriptors for “Blood,” “Strong Language,” and “Violence,” this shooter is only appropriate for adults.
Try These Games Instead: Fortnite, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, Destiny 2
Full List
Notable kid- and teen-friendly titles are in bold.
Thursday November 1, 2018
Transistor, Switch
Machinarium, Switch
Kitty Love: Way to Look for Love, Switch
Super Volley Blast, PlayStation 4
The Quiet Man, PlayStation 4, PC
Super Pixel Racers, Xbox One
The First Tree, Xbox One
Friday November 2, 2018
Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum ‘N’ Fun!, Switch
Diablo III: Eternal Collection, Switch
Swap This!, Switch
NEKOPARA Vol. 1, PlayStation 4
Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum Session!, PlayStation 4
Legends of Catalonia: The Land of Barcelona, PlayStation VR
Shadow of Loot Box, PlayStation 4
Gem Smashers, Xbox One
Monday November 5, 2018
Moonlighter, Switch
SkyTime, Switch
Tuesday November 6, 2018
GRIP: Combat Racing, Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC
Carnival Games, Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
The Shapeshifting Detective, Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC
Brawlhalla, Switch, Xbox One
World of Final Fantasy Maxima, Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC
Rogue Legacy, Switch
Full Metal Furies, Switch
Valkyria Chronicles 4: Expert Level Skirmishes [DLC], Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC
Omen of Sorrow, PlayStation 4
SYREN, PlayStation VR
Deracine, PlayStation VR
ARK: Survival Evolved Extinction [DLC], PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC
Transpose, PlayStation VR, PC
Swords & Soldiers II Shawarmageddon, PlayStation 4, PC
OVERKILL’s The Walking Dead, PC
Wednesday November 7, 2018
Deru – The Art of Cooperation, Switch, PC
CricktoGame, Switch
Steel Rats, PlayStation 4, PC
Agents vs. Villain, Xbox One
Thursday November 8, 2018
Battlezone: Gold Edition, Switch
Rage in Peace, Switch, PC
Valiant Hearts: The Great War, Switch
MechaNika, Switch
The Walking Vegetables: Radical Edition, Switch
Astebreed, Switch
Varion, Switch, PC
Syberia 1 & 2, Switch
Timber Tennis: Versus, Switch
Sky Force Anniversary, Switch
Crashlands, Switch
Doodle God: Crime City, Xbox One
Total War: WARHAMMER II – Curse of the Vampire Coast [DLC], PC
Friday November 9, 2018
Townsmen, Switch
Collidalot, Switch
Forgotton Anne, Switch
11-11: Memories Retold, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC
Tetris Effect, PlayStation 4 [VR Compatible]
Noir Chronicles: City of Crime, Xbox One
MechaNika, Xbox One
Chasm, Xbox One
StickType, Xbox One
Tuesday November 13, 2018
SNK 40th Anniversary Collection, Switch
Project Highrise: Architect’s Edition, Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Aces of the Luftwaffe: Squadron – Nebelgeshwader [DLC], Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC
My Riding Stables: Life with Horses, Switch, PlayStation 4
Trailblazers, Switch
Spyro Reignited Trilogy, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Shadow of the Tomb Raider: The Forge [DLC], PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC
The Sims 4: Seasons [DLC], PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Crusader Kings II: Holy Fury [DLC], PC
Hitman 2, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC
The Golf Club 2019 Featuring PGA TOUR, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Wednesday November 14, 2018
Fallout 76, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC
Melbits World, PlayStation 4
The Long Journey Home, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Thursday November 15, 2018
SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy – Miss X [DLC], Switch, PlayStation 4
ROCKETSROCKETSROCKETS, Switch
Trailblazers, 3DS
Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus, PC
Little Dragons Cafe, PC
Friday November 16, 2018
Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu, Switch
Pokemon: Let’s Go, Eevee, Switch
Sid Meier’s Civilization VI, Switch
Circle of Sumo, Switch
The Sims 4: Get Famous [DLC], Switch
Tuesday November 20, 2018
Bendy and the Ink Machine, Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Warframe, Switch
Moto Racer 4, Switch
Storm Boy: The Game, Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC
Valkyria Chronicles 4: The Two Valkyria [DLC], Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC
YouTubers Life: OMG Edition, Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Farming Simulator 19, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC
Battlefield V, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC
Flashback, PlayStation 4
Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics, PlayStation 4
Squishies, PlayStation VR
ATV Drift & Tricks: Definitive Edition, Xbox One
Wednesday November 21, 2018
NeuroBlox, Xbox One
Eternal, Xbox One
Steamworld Dig 2, Xbox One
Thursday November 22, 2018
ATV Drift & Tricks, Switch
Adventures of Bertram Fiddle Episode 2: A Bleaker Predicklement, Switch
Nidhogg 2, Switch
I Am The Hero, Xbox One
World of One, Xbox One
Friday November 23, 2018
Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics, Xbox One
Tuesday November 27, 2018
Spintires: Mudrunner – American Wilds Edition, Switch
Darksiders III, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC
Floor Kids, Xbox One
Wednesday November 28, 2018
Horizon Chase Turbo, Switch, Xbox One
Gnomes Garden: New Home, Xbox One
Thursday November 29, 2018
NAIRI: Tower of Shirin, Switch, PC
Stardust Galaxy Warriors: Stellar Climax, Switch
Asterix & Obelix XXL 2, Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC
Cattails, Switch
Rival Megagun, PlayStation 4, PC
The Gardens Between, Xbox One
Friday November 30, 2018
ARK: Survival Evolved, Switch
Escape Doodland, Switch
The First Tree: Console Edition, Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
RIDE 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC
Rival Megagun, Xbox One
GoatPunks, Xbox One, PC
Axis Football 2018, Xbox One
Brandy Berthelson has been writing about video games and technology since 2006, with her work appearing on sites including AOL Games, Digital Spy, and Adweek. When she’s not gaming, Brandy enjoys crafting, baking, and traveling with her husband.
