Amid Evil
LumiScore?Our 0–100 score for how developmentally beneficial and low-risk this game is for children. Higher is better.
Growth
35/100
Growth Value
- Hand-Eye Coordination
- Reaction Time
- Spatial Awareness
Risk
LOW
Engagement Patterns
Minimal pressure to spend or play excessively.
Heads up
Parent Pro-Tip
Before letting your child play Amid Evil, preview the game yourself — it features intense, gory fantasy violence that is not suitable for younger children. The ESRB has not officially rated it, but the content is comparable to a Mature (17+) title. If your teen is mature enough for the content, the game itself is refreshingly free of monetization tricks, ads, or addictive loop mechanics.
Top Skills Developed
Development Areas
Representation?How diverse the game's characters are in gender and ethnicity. Higher = more authentic representation. Display only — does not affect time recommendation.
Bechdel Test?The Bechdel Test checks whether a game has at least two named female characters who talk to each other about something other than a man. A simple measure of representation.— N/A — no named characters
Amid Evil has no narrative dialogue or character interactions to evaluate against the Bechdel test.
Parent Pro-Tip
If your teenager enjoys action games, Amid Evil is one of the healthiest options in the genre from a digital-wellness standpoint. There are no loot boxes, no microtransactions, no streaks to maintain, and no notifications demanding attention. It has clear stopping points between levels, making screen-time management straightforward. The spatial navigation and rapid decision-making it requires can genuinely sharpen real-time cognitive and motor skills.
What your child develops
Amid Evil is a fast-paced retro-style FPS that delivers genuine cognitive and motor benefits for older players. Navigation through sprawling, non-linear 3D levels strongly exercises spatial awareness and map-reading skills. The game's adaptive enemy AI demands quick situational assessment and prioritization, building real-time problem-solving and reaction-time skills. Secret-hunting and level exploration reward attentiveness and memory. The escalating difficulty across seven distinct episodes provides meaningful adaptive challenge, keeping skilled players engaged without artificial padding.
Regulatory Compliance
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About this game
The producers of DUSK and the creators of Return of the Triad invite you to embark on an EPIC new FPS adventure: SEVEN distinct episodes each featuring a completely different setting and enemies LUDICROUS magical weaponr