With so many genres and play styles available, you'll have little trouble finding games that appeal to you personally.

Games for New Players

Many seniors in assisted living communities, such as The Gardens at Viewpointe, have joined in Wii Bowling tournaments. However, they may still find learning how to use a controller daunting, so games with simple controls and gameplay can help them find their bearings.

Peggle 1+2

This surprisingly engaging game involves firing a cannon into a group of pegs. The goal is to destroy as many as possible in the initial hit and subsequent bounces, but your ammo is limited, so every shot has to be chosen carefully.

Unpacking

Unpacking is a quirky mix of a home decorating game and a block-fitting puzzle. You never see or read about the characters who live in the house.

Instead, you watch the story unfold through the change in their possessions as you help them unpack during eight house moves.

A Short Hike

As its name implies, this game offers a short but memorable climb up a mountain. Its charming visuals and simplistic controls make it a great way for seniors to step into gaming. You can fish, swim, chat with fellow hikers and collect secrets as you journey to the ending.

Cat Quest III

Cat Quest III places you in the role of a purrivateer sailing the high seas looking for treasure and battling Pi-rats. Designed for kids and adults, its difficulty rating is deliberately kept easier to make it more accessible and carefree.

Comedic in its execution, this adventure game features light RPG elements. You learn how to level up a character and equip various armor and weapons during its playful quest, which can make it easier to play similar games.

Story and Puzzle Games

Role-playing games, visual novels and brain-teasers are just a few of the mentally stimulating genres of video games. These games use narration, music, visuals and cognitive challenges, sometimes simultaneously, to immerse players in their respective worlds.

Scribblenauts

Available on PC, mobile and consoles, these adventure games are praised for their open-ended and imaginative puzzles and play style. Players take control of Maxwell, a young boy with a magical notebook that allows him to create anything. You then choose which items to make to help you solve puzzles, explore the world and manage problems for the game's townspeople.

Rune Factory 4

Rune Factory 4 is a fantasy-style spin-off of the Harvest Moon series. It takes the farming simulation elements of its parent series and combines them with traditional RPG elements, such as dungeon exploration, monster battling and a rich narrative tale.

You can tame creatures and have them help out on your farm or travel with you into the dungeons. A humorous cast of townspeople helps you unravel the main story, and when you aren't busy with chores, you can cook, go fishing, find a sweetheart and attend seasonal festivals.

Everdell

Everdell is a digital adaptation of a tabletop board game. In it, you're tasked with building a thriving city in four seasons. You assign animal villagers work, gather supplies and plan festivals in your efforts to gain new critters and constructions.

Family Night Favorites

Playing games is a fun activity that can draw intergenerational crowds together with laughter and excitement. Many games also have online features that can connect loved ones across great distances and let them play and talk in real time.

LEGO Video Games

Fans of the classic toy will likely love the humorous video games provided by Warner Bros. Multiple franchises have been transformed into the bricks, including Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, Harry Potter and Marvel Super Heroes.

This extensive selection of genres makes it easy to find versions that will please even the pickiest member of your family when they visit your apartment. The games feature plenty of puzzles, tons of collectibles and a forgiving death system where you instantly restart wherever you failed so you can try again.

Plants vs. Zombies Series

First released in 2009, this tower defense series pits a variety of garden plants against a zombie army in an apocalyptic fantasy world. Known for its colorful visuals and zany humor, the games are well-liked by kids and adults.

The many ranged and brawler-style plant characters, including cacti, sunflowers and pea shooters, add a fun variety to gameplay. Interesting locations and playful environmental dangers keep players on their toes.

Overcooked

Overcooked brings up to four players into its virtual kitchen, where they chop, stir and serve dishes in a chaotic cooperative race against the clock. Originally designed to play together in person, the All You Can Eat expansion enables players to use online cross-platform multiplayer features. This ensures families can play regardless of what console they own or whether they live near you in Colorado Springs, CO.

To keep a flow of steady bake-offs going, the developers have released several add-ons to the game. These bring new cooking opportunities to the plate, including barbecuing on an island, camping in the woods and even feeding a hungry horde of undead to save the onion kingdom.

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