

They open the door to the gaming world for non-gaming parents and carers. These games are perfect if you have never played one before. With 1000’s of parents soon using the database it became clear we should grow it to cover more games. At first it was just going to be a way to search the 60 or so games in the book. The Family Gaming Database grew out of the book. They are grouped in categories depending on the style of game you are looking for, whether you want to play on your own, or with your family and friends.
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When we wrote the Taming Gaming book we packed the second half with full colour game ‘recipes’ as a resource for parents and families. Another notable game is If Found where you are erasing your drawings and paintings in a powerful way that aligns with a narrative of rediscovered identity. The usual barriers to creativity fall, as we all get stuck in and have a go. In amongst the frantic silliness is something lovely.

You are presented with a classic painting and given a limited time to race other players to recreate it. The game Sloppy Forgeries, uses this idea as its main mechanic. Unlike the world of real painting, in video games anyone can create a masterpiece. Finally, there are games like Ete or Dordogne, that use painting in the game to express emotion. Then there are games like The Unfinished Swan, that use painting as a way of revealing what is in front of you, giving the impression of limit faculties. Other games in the list, like Splatoon, De Blob or Chicory, use painting as a way interact with the game world itself.

Some of the games here, like Okami or Concrete Genie, use painting as a way to solve puzzles to progress through the game. The games in this list let the play take part in that painting process. Designers and artists spend years crafting worlds that invite us to interact with realistic or stylised brushstrokes. Video games often create spaces like beautiful paintings.
