The Big Con
LumiScore
Croissance
43/100
Valeur de croissance
- Résolution de problèmes
- Lecture et langage
- Raisonnement éthique
Risque
FAIBLE
Modèles d'engagement
Très peu de pression pour dépenser ou jouer excessivement.
Attention
Conseil de parent expert
Play the first hour alongside your child to discuss the game's moral themes—Ali steals to save her family, creating opportunities to talk about ethics, desperation, and whether ends justify means. Use the mother-daughter conflict as a springboard for conversations about family relationships and communication.
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.— Réussit le test
Ali and her mom have multiple conversations about saving the video store and their relationship
Conseil de parent expert
The extensive reading and dialogue in The Big Con make it ideal for building literacy skills—encourage your child to read conversations aloud or discuss character motivations to deepen comprehension and critical thinking about the story.
Ce que votre enfant développe
The Big Con offers strong cognitive benefits through its puzzle-solving and narrative-driven gameplay. Players must think strategically about who to pickpocket, when to use disguises, and how to navigate conversations to achieve goals. The game features extensive dialogue and reading comprehension requirements, strengthening language skills. Problem-solving is central as players figure out how to con NPCs and progress through scenarios. The ethical dimension is particularly interesting—players must navigate moral gray areas as they steal to save their family business, prompting reflection on means versus ends. The coming-of-age story explores complex family dynamics, especially the mother-daughter relationship, building empathy and emotional understanding. Creative thinking is encouraged through multiple approaches to challenges.
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À propos de ce jeu
Hustle through the 90s in THE BIG CON, an adventure game where you’re an awkward teen hustling to save her family video store from gangsters. Play as Ali, a high school junior gone AWOL from band camp to seek revenge on the loan sharks that threaten her mom’s video store.