When you live somewhere as cold as we do finding activities to do indoors is a must. While we do love board games video games have my kid’s hearts. The hours and hours you get out of just one video game is just enough but you also get to see your children’s problem-solving skills develop as well. If you are wanting to put a video game under the tree for your kids here are some of our picks in our video game guide for 2022.
ARK: Dinosaur Discovery
Take a journey through the epochs in this family-friendly educational experience that invites players to learn about the fascinating prehistoric creatures which inspired ARK: Survival Evolved.
Explore The Island across land, sea and air where you can discover 64 dinosaurs, all based on their real life, prehistoric counterparts. Ride a huge Tyrannosaurus Rex across the beautiful landscape, soar above the tree tops on the back of a Pteranodon, and even glide through the oceans while riding an ancient Megalodon Shark!
Cost: $12.99
Rating: E for Everyone
Gaming System: Nintendo Switch
Nintendo Switch Sports
Get moving* with Golf, Soccer, Volleyball, Bowling, Tennis, Badminton, and Chambara (swordplay) using Joy-Con™ controllers! Controls are intuitive, so you can hit the court (or lanes, or field, or arena) and get started. With controlled motions, you can curve your bowling ball, add spin to a tennis shot, or even use a Joy-Con with the Leg Strap accessory to kick the ball in Soccer. Family and friends can join in on the fun on the same system or online.
Cost: $64.99
Rating: E 10+
Gaming System: Nintendo Switch
Mario + Rabbids Sparks Of Hope
Team up with Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Rabbid Peach, Rabbid Luigi, and their friends on a galactic journey to defeat a malevolent entity and save your Spark companions. Explore planets throughout the galaxy as you uncover mysterious secrets and compelling quests!
Cost: $79.99
Rating: E 10+
Gaming System: Nintendo Switch
Overwatch 2
Overwatch 2 is a free-to-play, team-based action game set in the optimistic future, where every match is the ultimate 5v5 battlefield brawl. Play as a time-jumping freedom fighter, a beat-dropping battlefield DJ, or one of over 30 other unique heroes as you battle it out around the globe.
Cost: Free + In Game Purchases
Rating: Teen
Gaming System: Windows, XBox, Playstation, Nintendo Switch
Bugsnax
Bugsnax takes you on a whimsical adventure to Snaktooth Island, home of the legendary half-bug half-snack creatures, Bugsnax. Invited by intrepid explorer Elizabert Megafig, you arrive to discover your host nowhere to be found, her camp in shambles, and her followers scattered across the island alone… and hungry!
Cost: $31.99
Rating: E 10+
Gaming System: Nintendo Switch, Windows, Xbox, PlayStation
Pikmin 3 Deluxe
Command a capable crop of different types of Pikmin™ to strategically overcome obstacles, defeat creatures, and find food for your famished home planet! You can even bring a second player along to divvy up tasks as you explore a world that seems larger than life from a pint-sized perspective.
Cost: $79.99
Rating: E 10+
Gaming System: Nintendo Switch
Unravel Two
When you cut ties to the past, new bonds form. In Unravel Two, create a Yarny of your very own. Then build relationships with other Yarnys in local co-op or as a single player, fostering friendship and support as you journey together.
Cost: $25.99
Rating: E for Everyone
Gaming System: Nintendo Switch
Just Dance 2023
Welcome to a new era of dance with Just Dance® 2023 Edition! For the first time ever, dance to BTS with “Dynamite” and other top-chart hits! Now with new online multiplayer, personalization, 3D immersive worlds, and new songs and modes year-round, you can experience a never-ending dance party all year long!
Cost: $79.99
Rating: E for Everyone
Gaming System: Nintendo Switch
*Disclaimer: I did receive some of these products in exchange for inclusion. As always all my opinions are my own*
My kids would love me if I bought all these lol!
Team Mario and Luigi!