Ratchet: Deadlocked
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
- Strategic Thinking
- Teamwork
- Hand-Eye Coordination
Risk
LOW
Engagement Patterns
Minimal pressure to spend or play excessively.
Heads up
Parent Pro-Tip
Play through a mission or two together with your child and ask them to explain their squad strategy — why did they assign a bot to defend rather than attack? This turns gameplay into a genuine conversation about tactics and decision-making.
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.— Fails the test
The game focuses almost entirely on a male protagonist (Ratchet) with minimal named female characters who interact meaningfully with one another.
Parent Pro-Tip
Discussing in-game strategies helps reinforce the critical and strategic thinking skills the game naturally develops, and keeps parents connected to what their child is experiencing in the game's online competitive modes.
What your child develops
Ratchet: Deadlocked is a solid action-platformer that challenges players with strategic squad management and fast-paced combat. Directing allied combat bots through arena battles genuinely exercises strategic thinking, real-time decision-making, and spatial awareness. The constant progression of weapons and armor provides a motivating sense of mastery and encourages players to experiment with different tools and tactics — a form of practical problem-solving. The online multiplayer modes (Conquest, King of the Hill, Deathmatch) add a layer of teamwork and communication, particularly in objective-based modes where coordination matters. The game's steady difficulty curve and diverse mission objectives support adaptive challenge and learning transfer across play sessions.
Regulatory Compliance
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About this game
Introduces a new mission structure approach, where players are rewarded with a constant progression of items such as weapons, armor, and health. Squad based gameplay allows players to demolish the competition by commandeering your allied bots through critical and strategic battles.