BADLAND: Game of the Year Edition
LumiScore
Growth
44/100
Growth Value
- Problem Solving
- Spatial Awareness
- Adaptive Challenge
Risk
LOW
Engagement Patterns
Minimal pressure to spend or play excessively.
Heads up
Parent Pro-Tip
Set clear boundaries around session length
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
Characters are abstract forest creatures without defined gender or dialogue.
Parent Pro-Tip
While BADLAND has excellent natural stopping points between levels, the 'deliciously difficult' gameplay can create a 'just one more try' mentality. Help your child recognize when frustration builds by establishing a rule like 'three attempts then take a break.' Use the level structure to set clear expectations: 'You can play 5 levels' or 'until dinner time.' The local multiplayer modes offer wonderful opportunities for family play and social skill development - join in co-op mode to work together through challenging puzzles, which transforms potential frustration into shared problem-solving.
What your child develops
BADLAND offers strong cognitive benefits through its physics-based puzzle-platformer gameplay. Players must solve imaginative environmental puzzles while navigating traps and obstacles, engaging problem-solving (4/5) and spatial awareness (4/5) as core mechanics. The game provides excellent adaptive challenge (4/5) across its 100+ levels, with difficulty escalating naturally. Hand-eye coordination (4/5) and reaction time (4/5) are heavily emphasized as players must make split-second decisions while maneuvering through hazardous environments. The physics-based gameplay requires strategic thinking (3/5) to predict outcomes and memory/attention (3/5) to recall level patterns. Local multiplayer co-op and battle modes offer moderate teamwork (2/5) and positive social interaction (2/5) opportunities. The challenging nature of the game also builds emotional regulation (2/5) as players learn to persist through difficult sections.
Regulatory Compliance
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About this game
Fly and survive through the Game-of-the-Year- winning world of BADLAND and discover an astonishing number of imaginative traps, puzzles and obstacles on the way. 9.