Puddle
LumiScore?Our 0–100 score for how developmentally beneficial and low-risk this game is for children. Higher is better.
Growth
50/100
Growth Value
- Problem Solving
- Spatial Awareness
- Strategic Thinking
Risk
LOW
Engagement Patterns
Minimal pressure to spend or play excessively.
Heads up
Parent Pro-Tip
Encourage your child to focus on the problem-solving aspects and enjoy the challenge of mastering fluid dynamics rather than solely chasing high scores on leaderboards. Discuss the concept of microtransactions if they are encountered.
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
No characters or narrative to apply the Bechdel test.
Parent Pro-Tip
This approach helps develop critical thinking and persistence, while also fostering media literacy regarding in-game purchases and promoting a healthy perspective on competition.
What your child develops
Puddle offers a unique physics-based puzzle experience that challenges players' problem-solving, spatial awareness, and strategic thinking. Guiding various fluids through intricate environments requires critical thinking and precise motor control, fostering cognitive development and fine motor skills. The game's adaptive challenge with 49 levels and two difficulty modes ensures continuous engagement and learning transfer.
Regulatory Compliance
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About this game
Dive into Puddle, a game unlike any other where you have to guide a puddle of fluid by tilting the environment to the left or right! Play carefully taking friction, gravity and temperature into account, and by using the unique properties of each type of fluid (water, oil, nitroglycerin, molten lava...