Nick

Nick

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Helping a dev with educationalfamilygames.com

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Someone’s losing their bragging rights tonight 🏆 Your next game night just got competitive. Race bikes, dodge fireballs, score goals, and outsmart each other in Educational Family Games - 80 minigames for up to 4 players on one screen! 😉

Educational Family Games just hit a perfect 5.0 on Steam — with 4 glowing reviews in the last batch alone. Four players, zero violence, pure couch co-op for family game night. Exactly what we set out to build. 🎮 #indiegame #co-op

What's the hardest part about finding games the whole family actually wants to play together? Asking for a dev who's been thinking about this way too much 🎮

Family game night, but everyone's actually playing: Educational Family Games is 4-player local multiplayer on one screen — zero violence, all chaos. Trivia, racing and party mini-games the kids *and* grandparents can win. 🎮 educationalfamilygames.com #indiegame #familygames #couchcoop

Really happy to support GamersOutreach with 40 keys for Educational Family Games and 40 for Educational Games for Kids. They bring video games to children and families in hospitals, and I hope these 80 keys create a few more moments of fun, learning and laughter. 💙

Try before you buy! The free Educational Family Games demo is now available on Steam. Play 10 selected games on Candy Land. Like it? The full game includes 80 games, 5 boards, achievements, Quick Games Championship, and many more options. store.steampowered.com/app/3178920/...

store.steampowered.comEducational Family Games on SteamAward-winning educational party fun for kids and families! Play solo with AI or with up to 4 players locally on one PC in 80 quick games across math, geography, science, logic and more. Fully voiced i...

It’s finally here: Educational Family Games is out today! After 3 years of work, Educational Family Games is finally out today on Steam, Epic, PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4.

3 years of work. 80 quick games. One week left. Educational Family Games launches next Friday, July 10 on Steam, Epic, PS5 & PS4. It’s an educational living-room party game for families, made for local multiplayer and playing together face-to-face. store.steampowered.com/app/3178920/...

store.steampowered.comEducational Family Games on SteamAward-winning educational party fun for kids and families! Play 80 quick games across math, geography, science, logic & more in a 1-4 player violence-free family game, fully voiced in 19 languages...
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Two weeks until release. Everything that matters is already in there. Everything that isn't... well, that's what updates are for, right?

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I keep staring at the bug list. Some have been there since 2024. They feel like old friends now. Annoying friends who crash the game when four people play, but still.

My kids asked if I'm nervous. I said no. They could tell I was lying. They've watched me test this thing for two years. They know the difference between "dad's having fun" and "dad is pretending to have fun while quietly panicking."

Our Steam Fest demo is live! 4‑player local co‑op family chaos. Laughter, not competition. Play with controllers, phones, or any mix. Grab three humans and see how much fun losing can be. 🎮👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 #indiegame #gamedev #familygames #coop #SteamFest #demo

My game adapts to the youngest player. Grandma can play with a 5‑year‑old and neither feels left behind. But sometimes the older kids want a challenge. Still figuring that out. Is adaptive difficulty a blessing or a curse for family games?

Used ElevenLabs AI voices—the good ones that sound human. Controversial, I know. But pre-readers need audio. Grandparents with tired eyes need it. Players who struggle with text need it. One language with actors, or clear voices in many with AI? Chose inclusion. Games should be for everyone.

My kid didn't even realize she was learning. Between chaos and laughter, kids counted, compared, strategized. They were learning — and had no idea. When you're trying to out-silly dad, you're not doing math practice. You're just trying to win. Best learning happens when no one's looking.

I built this game. Know every exploit. My 10-year-old still destroys me. Found combos I didn't design. Beats me with new strategies. My 7-year-old? Sometimes wins too. When kids beat you fair and the room erupts—that's the point. Easy on kids, or full competitive?

2.5 years coding. 6 months marketing. Different kind of hard. 4-player family game where kids beat adults. Fully voiced. Built because "educational" usually means boring. How do you find indie games? Steam? TikTok?

Those perfect family game night ads? Reality is messier. I watched 100+ families play. The chaos, the tears, the comebacks. Games aren't broken. Expectations are. When did your game night last derail?