Top Video Games for Girls

Barbie, Bratz, fashion games, jewelry games and fashion games – it’s not like you can’t find hundreds of video games aimed specifically at girls. There are dozens of online video games sites with sections devoted to free video games for girls. If you’re looking for console video games for girls, you’ll find Disney video games, Barbie video games and dozens of other console games that play off the same themes: baking games, dress up games, virtual makeover games – but a lot of girls just wanna have the same kind of fun the boys have. If you’ve got a budding gamer girl on your shopping list, consider ditching the girlie games and hooking her up with some serious gaming fun. Here are our top picks for girl gamers of all ages.
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity (Age: Everyone)
Let’s be clear. Girls love Pokemon games. There’s just something adorable about Pikachu and friends that appeals to girls as much as it does to boys. Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity is a departure from the traditional Pokemon style. Your kid can actually BE a Pokemon. They can choose to play as Pikachu, Snivy, Oshawott, Tepig or Axew. The 3-D video game will be a favorite with any girl who loves her Pikachu.
Platform: Nintendo 3DS
Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon (Age: Everyone)
Mario’s brother Luigi is another favorite with most young girl gamers. Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon offers a little something for everyone. In single player mode, you’ll be solving puzzles and capturing ghosts. For sleepovers and afternoon play dates, switch over to multiplayer mode where girls can fight ghosts and fly up through the levels just like more traditional video games.
Platform: Nintendo 3DS
Littlest Pet Shop (Age: Everyone)
The Littlest Pet Shop is a favorite with girls in the 5 to 12 year old set. The game is one of the better collection video games, where the goal is to collect various pets and play with them in mini-games. Girls will love being able to share their pets with friends, as well as dressing them up with new accessories and earning new games to play with them.
Platform: Nintendo Wii, PC
Contrast (Rating Pending, but definitely teens and up)
Is someone getting a Playstation 4 for the holidays? While most girls enjoy many of the same video games as guys, there are a few new video games that will really appeal to girls. Contrast is one of those video games that features stunning graphics and an unusual. Set in a 1920s dreamscape cabaret, the player is Dawn, the imaginary friend of young Didi, who lives with her parents in the world of vaudeville. As Dawn, you can become a shadow to help Didi solve puzzles and discover the secrets that lie behind her troubled family.