# Online games for kids **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [January 31, 2010, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-games-for-kids/527155 "2010-01-31T20:19:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Ecks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bcef8e/32.png) [@Johnny\_Ecks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Ecks)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2010, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-games-for-kids/527155/1 "2010-01-31T20:19:42Z")
My niece is eight and a half years old and she always calls me and asks me to play Toontown online with her, but I think we need a new and better game to play online together. Does anybody have any ideas? ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2010, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-games-for-kids/527155/2 "2010-02-01T04:46:17Z")
Give [Free Realms](http://www.freerealms.com/) a try. ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2010, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-games-for-kids/527155/3 "2010-02-02T07:24:55Z")
> [@Lute Skywatcher](#): > > Give [Free Realms](http://www.freerealms.com/) a try. Seconded. I played it for a day, and it’s very basic, kid-oriented (stereotypically “girl-oriented,” I seem to recall) WOW-style stuff. I didn’t get into it, so it may get different, but it is a friendly, non-threatening MMO. Joe ---
**Author:** ![Rafe\_Hollister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/fbc32d/32.png) [@Rafe\_Hollister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rafe_Hollister)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2010, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-games-for-kids/527155/4 "2010-02-02T18:21:37Z")
Rafe, Jr. was pretty heavily into Club Penguin for a while. ---
**Author:** ![Headrush042](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a5b964/32.png) [@Headrush042](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Headrush042)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2010, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-games-for-kids/527155/5 "2010-02-02T21:22:33Z")
[Lego Universe](http://universe.lego.com/en-us/default.aspx) is slated for release later this year if you can wait that long (I’m not sure of exact release date). ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2010, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-games-for-kids/527155/6 "2010-02-03T01:47:11Z")
So, I guess nobody’s going to be voting for Evony? ---
**Author:** ![Cyberhwk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7993a0/32.png) [@Cyberhwk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyberhwk)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2010, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-games-for-kids/527155/7 "2010-02-03T06:42:59Z")
May take her a while to catch on, but I don’t think you could ever be too young for [Settlers of Catan (Xplorers) or Carcassone(Toulouse)](http://games.asobrain.com/). May have to play a couple of games yourself first so you can teach her. ---
**Author:** ![FinnAgain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/finnagain/32/12500_2.png) [@FinnAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinnAgain)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2010, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-games-for-kids/527155/8 "2010-02-03T08:38:08Z")
Wizard 101 is a great kids MMO. Sorry, too lazy/tired/sick with the flu to link right now, but if she was into the whole Harry Potter thing she might like it.