Badland
LumiScore?Our 0–100 score for how developmentally beneficial and low-risk this game is for children. Higher is better.
Growth
45/100
Growth Value
- Spatial Awareness
- Creativity
- Hand-Eye Coordination
Risk
LOW
Engagement Patterns
Minimal pressure to spend or play excessively.
Heads up
Parent Pro-Tip
Play Badland together in co-op mode — squeeze up to four players onto one device and work as a team to navigate the levels. Ask your child to explain how a trap works or what strategy they're using: this turns passive play into active problem-solving conversation.
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
The game features an unnamed, largely genderless forest creature as the protagonist with no character dialogue or narrative interactions.
Parent Pro-Tip
Co-op play builds communication and teamwork skills, while asking your child to narrate their thinking develops metacognition and language. The level editor is also an excellent creative outlet — encourage your child to design a level for you to play, reinforcing spatial reasoning and design thinking.
What your child develops
Badland is a beautifully crafted physics-based platformer that genuinely exercises a child's spatial awareness, hand-eye coordination, and reaction time. Navigating a tiny creature through intricately designed obstacle courses demands moment-to-moment attention, adaptive learning, and fine motor precision on the touchscreen. The level editor is a standout feature that encourages creative expression and design thinking. Local multiplayer (up to 4 players on one device) provides a low-stakes social experience — including a cooperative mode that nudges players toward teamwork. The 100+ levels are diverse enough to promote learning transfer as new mechanics are introduced regularly.
Regulatory Compliance
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About this game
Fly and survive through the Game of the Year -winning action adventure BADLAND. Over 40 MILLION players and counting!