Kalevala
LumiScore?Our 0–100 score for how developmentally beneficial and low-risk this game is for children. Higher is better.
Croissance
32/100
Valeur de croissance
- Résolution de problèmes
- Lecture et langage
- Empathie
Risque
FAIBLE
Modèles d'engagement
Très peu de pression pour dépenser ou jouer excessivement.
Attention
Conseil de parent expert
Play the first few minutes alongside your child and ask: 'Why do you think Aino turned herself into a fish? How do you think she was feeling?' Use the story as a springboard for a conversation about boundaries and consent.
Principales compétences développées
Domaines de développement
Représentation?Degré de diversité des personnages du jeu en termes de genre et d'ethnicité. Plus le score est élevé, plus la représentation est authentique. Affiché uniquement — n'affecte pas la recommandation de temps de jeu.
Test de Bechdel?Le test de Bechdel vérifie si un jeu comporte au moins deux personnages féminins nommés qui se parlent d'autre chose qu'un homme. Une mesure simple de la représentation.— Échoue au test
The central named female character, Aino, exists primarily in relation to Väinämöinen and has no meaningful interaction with another named female character.
Conseil de parent expert
Pausing to discuss Aino's perspective deepens the empathy and ethical-reasoning benefits of the game, transforming a passive story moment into an active lesson about respecting others' feelings — one of the developer's own stated intentions.
Ce que votre enfant développe
Kalevala is a thoughtful indie adventure rooted in genuine cultural heritage — Finnish and Karelian epic mythology — giving children a rare window into a non-mainstream literary tradition. The puzzle-based boat-building mechanic asks players to experiment and think laterally, while the narrative framing around consent and emotional boundaries is unusually mature and prosocial for a game of this type. The developer's explicit note that 'you should respect other people's feelings' turns the sad story of Aino into a meaningful ethical teaching moment. Reading comprehension is exercised through the story text, and the distinctive ellipsoid art style (inspired by Gallen-Kallela's paintings) introduces players to fine-art aesthetics in an interactive context.
Conformité réglementaire
Touchez un badge pour en savoir plus. Gris = non encore évalué.
À propos de ce jeu
Kalevala This game is inspired by Andrew Spencer’s Ecstatica game and based on The Kalevala epic poetry from Karelian and Finnish oral mythology. I also have visual inspiration from Akseli Gallen-Kallela’s The Aino Triptych and The Defense of the Sampo pieces of art.