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Children & Family

In this category you can find challenging family and children games. All are free, either because the games are released with an open-source license, or because the developers have simply decided to release them at no cost on the internet.


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"Toca Boca" translates to "Touch Mouth" in English. download

     

    Within Toca Boca's extensive collection, which includes over 40 unique apps, children can explore countless scenarios and role-playing. Each app is designed to stimulate the imagination without the limitations typically found in traditional video games, such as points and deadlines. Stimulating Imagination: The games in the Toca Boca series encourage free play, where there are no predetermined goals or paths to follow, allowing children's creativity to run wild. E…

    Type of Software
    Freeware
    Size
    265 Mb

    Date added
    11-05-2024
    Date Update
    Never

  • Pingus for Mac download

     

    Bored? Have some fun with Pingus, which is a free and open-source Lemmings-like puzzle game. You can download it for Windows and Mac here at Holyfile. com, but you can also find a version for Linux here. We tested the game on a PC running Windows 7 64-bit.  The objective of the original Lemmings game was to guide a number of lemmings through all kinds of different obstacles. The levels in this game are very similar to the original, and although we have not…

    Type of Software
    Freeware
    Size
    16.0 Mb

    Date added
    18-06-2014
    Date Update
    02-07-2014

  • Pingus download

     

    Bored? Have some fun with Pingus, which is a free and open-source Lemmings-like puzzle game. You can download it for Windows and Mac here at Holyfile. com, but you can also find a version for Linux here. We tested the game on a PC running Windows 7 64-bit.  The objective of the original Lemmings game was to guide a number of lemmings through all kinds of different obstacles. The levels in this game are very similar to the original, and although we have not comp…

    Type of Software
    Freeware
    Size
    16.6 Mb

    Date added
    18-06-2014
    Date Update
    13-07-2014

  • Omnitux download

     

    If you have have been looking for simple and educational games for your children, then you will probably love Omnitux. You can download the Windows version here for free, but Linux users can also find a version for their operating system at the developer’s website. Omnitux comes with the following 9 games: Mouse manipulation, Associations, Memory cards, Jigsaw puzzles, Differences, Numbers, Writing, Arts and Geography. All of them are very simple to play, some…

    Type of Software
    Freeware
    Size
    139.8 Mb

    Date added
    11-06-2014
    Date Update
    15-08-2014

  • PlayBox download

     

    Now you no longer need to downgrade a program per. game. PlayBox is a small collection of 6 fun board games for the whole family: chess, pond, go, mahjong-solitaire, mill and pegkabale. Today, new games are constantly being developed with cool features and beautiful designs, where you come across fun challenges and exciting tasks that you are in charge of solving. Some games are more popular than others, and here are especially the classic games some examples of ga…

    Type of Software
    Freeware
    Size
    Mb

    Date added
    15-08-2014
    Date Update
    25-08-2023

  • Tiny Rails download

     

    A nice game in the style of the kind of 2D games that all computers had when they came out. It's a typical arcade style that characterizes the game and although there are some other touch features to control the game today, it's the same feeling you get as you had 25 years ago. The game is simply built up. You have to transport goods, people and wagons around the United States. To expand slowly your empire through new routes and to reach more and more cities. At the…

    Type of Software
    Freeware
    Size
    Mb

    Date added
    01-03-2017
    Date Update
    22-03-2017

  • Nibblers download

     

    They have brought us many, many hours of fun and play with their angry birds. Now they bring us even more fun in shape of the characteristic drawn figures. Their predecessors went to the movies and it could very well be that there is more to come from these guys. This time they are called the Nibblers and they really love fruit! You need to gather as much fruit as possible in the game and collect points so you can advance to the next level. However, be careful you d…

    Type of Software
    Freeware
    Size
    148 Mb

    Date added
    03-03-2017
    Date Update
    22-03-2017

  • eduActiv8 download

     

    eduActiv8 is both a game and piece of educational software for children of most ages. According to the software's official website, the development of eduActiv8 began back in 2011, when Ireneusz Imiolek created it as a personal learning tool for his son. Since then, eduActiv8 has been improved and released to the public, allowing everyone to download and install it for free. On this page, you can read our review of the Windows version of eduActiv8. However, it is al…

    Type of Software
    Freeware
    Size
    30 Mb

    Date added
    12-08-2022
    Date Update
    25-08-2023

  • Yatzy2 download

     

    The classic dice game yatzy is often played with physical drawings, and then you note the different results on a piece of paper with a pencil or pen. However, it is of course also possible to play yatzy on the computer, and you can do that, for example, with the yatzy game from the Danish developer Flembo, which you can read more about on this page. The game is completely free and can be downloaded for Windows. Yatzy2 is played with 5 dice, and then it is possible…

    Type of Software
    Freeware
    Size
    24.1 Mb

    Date added
    29-09-2022
    Date Update
    25-08-2023

  • Tek-e-Tot download

     

    Do you have children? If that is the case, and you have been looking for some simple entertainment, then you might be interested in Tek-e-Tot, which is a small collection of 5 different games. When you download Tek-e-Tot you will find a browser version for PC and an Android version, but we have not tested the mobile version. The 5 games found in Tek-e-Tot are, in our opinion, almost too simple. In the first one, which is called “Red Light Green Light”, t…

    Type of Software
    Freeware
    Size
    12.1 Mb

    Date added
    06-06-2014
    Date Update
    15-08-2014

  • TuxMath download

     

    TuxMath, also known as “Tux, of Math Command” is an entertaining mathematics game starring the penguin Tux, who has also been featured in many other applications. While TuxMath is mostly aimed at kids, the game is still a lot of fun, and it is available for multiple platforms, including Mac and PC. Linux-users can visit the developer’s website to find a version for their operating system. The gameplay is a bit similar to Tetris, since you have to s…

    Type of Software
    Freeware
    Size
    20.1 Mb

    Date added
    05-03-2014
    Date Update
    04-05-2023

  • MyABCs download

     

    Do you have young children? If that is the case, and you want to teach them the alphabet, then you might be interested in the application MyABCs. You can download it for Windows here, but it is also available for Linux on the developer’s SourceForge page here.  MyABCs user interface is extremely simple. In the first of the five included modes, which is alphabet mode, you can type your way through all the letters in the alphabet while MyABCs shows you usef…

    Type of Software
    Freeware
    Size
    18.9 Mb

    Date added
    29-05-2014
    Date Update
    25-07-2014

  • Tux Typing download

     

    Have you heard about the penguin character Tux? Although he is actually the mascot for the open-source project Linux, Tux is also the main character in quite a few different games. One such game is Tux Typing, which is a free typing game for Windows, Mac and Linux! In Tux Typing, there are three different game modes that you can play your way through, and what they all have in common is that they train you to become even better and faster at typing on the computer.…

    Type of Software
    Freeware
    Size
    Mb

    Date added
    12-06-2014
    Date Update
    01-12-2022

  • Tux Typing for Mac download

     

    If you want to improve your keyboard typing skills, and have fun at the same time, then you will probably like Tux Typing. It is an open-source typing game for people in all ages, and you can download it here for Windows and Mac. A Linux version is also available on the developer’s website.  Tux Typing basically includes two different games: Fish Cascade and Comet Zap. In both of them you have to type the different words coming as fast you can. Another in…

    Type of Software
    Freeware
    Size
    8.8 Mb

    Date added
    12-06-2014
    Date Update
    19-10-2022

  • DMS Simple Math Game download

     

    Here you can download DMS Simple Math Game. Basically, it is a small game that can generate 19 random mathematical questions involving addition and subtraction. We did not experience any problems with this software on a PC running Windows 7 64-bit. While DMS Simple Math Game is running, it is not possible for the user to close the game without solving all the calculations. The application will then keep opening itself after each time 30 minutes has passed. However,…

    Type of Software
    Freeware
    Size
    0.7 Mb

    Date added
    18-07-2014
    Date Update
    13-11-2014

  • Kea Coloring Book download

     

    Kea Coloring Book is a free digital coloring book catalogue with lots of varying pages with motives that range from easy to intermediate in terms of difficulty.  The game can feel clunky to adults who are used to using programs such as paint or similar programs - however, for a child, the program might have the perfect combination of flexibility and rigidity for it to have a natural feel.  Painting digitally gets rid of the mess that usually comes with pl…

    Type of Software
    Freeware
    Size
    11,6 Mb

    Date added
    01-10-2021
    Date Update
    Never

  • Coloring Book for Adults download

     

    With this digital coloring book, you can regain and retain focus by actively creating peace in an otherwise stressful life. Use a digital coloring book to stimulate your brain so that it becomes fixated on the here and now, thus avoiding negative thought patterns. Try the program for free by clicking on the link at the bottom of our page. Why have adult coloring books become so popular over the last decade? Coloring books have undergone a renaissance over the last…

    Type of Software
    Freeware
    Size
    822 Mb

    Date added
    02-11-2021
    Date Update
    03-11-2021

  • Cross and Bun download

     

    The Danish developer Flembo is behind a number of different small games in Danish, and on this page you will find Flembo's game Cross and Bowl. It's a sort of whimsical combination of a quiz game and a cross and ball game, and on the program's website it says that it was developed with inspiration from a TV program called "Stjerner på stribe". When reading about the rules of Cross and Bowl for the first time, the game can be a bit confusing. At least we think…

    Type of Software
    Freeware
    Size
    22.2 Mb

    Date added
    18-10-2022
    Date Update
    14-11-2022

  • Childsplay download

     

    Looking for some great games to play with your children? We have tested Childsplay, which is a collection of educational games for children, to see if it is worth downloading. Unfortunately that does not seem to be the case.  The user interface is fairly simple, and you basically just have to click on the game you want to play. There are 14 games in total, such as memory games, ping pong, billiard and so on. While some of them are okay and even sometimes entert…

    Type of Software
    Freeware
    Size
    32.2 Mb

    Date added
    07-03-2014
    Date Update
    15-05-2014