Encourage discussions about the strategic decisions made in the game, such as resource management, unit positioning, and adapting to new challenges. Ask your child how they would approach different tactical scenarios and what they learned from their successes and failures.

Top Skills Developed

Problem Solving5/5

Spatial Awareness5/5

Strategic Thinking5/5

Critical Thinking5/5

Adaptive Challenge5/5

Development Areas

Cognitive?Problem solving, spatial awareness, strategic thinking, creativity, memory, and learning transfer. Weighted 50% of the Benefit Score.

Social & Emotional?Teamwork, communication, empathy, emotional regulation, and ethical reasoning. Weighted 30% of the Benefit Score.

Motor Skills?Hand-eye coordination, fine motor control, reaction time, and physical activity. Weighted 20% of the Benefit Score.

Overall Benefit Score (BDS)46/100

Representation?How diverse the game's characters are in gender and ethnicity. Higher = more authentic representation. Display only — does not affect time recommendation.

Gender balance

1/3

Ethnic diversity

1/3

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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

No named female characters or explicit conversations between female characters are described in the game information.

Parent Pro-Tip

This can help reinforce the cognitive benefits of the game, such as strategic planning, critical thinking, and problem-solving, and encourage the application of these skills in other contexts.

What your child develops

Infested Planet is a real-time tactical strategy game that strongly promotes cognitive skills such as problem-solving, strategic thinking, critical thinking, and spatial awareness. Players must constantly adapt their tactics and unit loadouts to evolving alien threats, fostering learning transfer and adaptive challenge. The game's core mechanics revolve around outsmarting and outmaneuvering a numerically superior enemy.

Base: UnknownMonthly: FreePlaytime: ~3hReviewed Apr 2026

Regulatory Compliance

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Parent Tips

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Try playing the first session together with your child — it's a great way to understand the game's tone and set expectations around time and spending before they play independently.

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