Cookie Clicker vs Don't Die, Minerva!
Cookie Clicker
Cookie Clicker is a pretty interesting idle-clicking game where the story - there is one surprisingly - mainly involves your somewhat comical attempts at baking chocolate chip cookies. Every click on the large cookie on the screen will earn you a cookie and you can collect more cookies to purchase a variety of upgrades on the right, including an auto-clicker cursor, a nice grandma who will help you bake more cookies and setting up a cookie farm where cookie seeds will grow cookie plants. There are tons of achievements to be obtained too!Besides its obvious humor, Cookie Clicker is a pretty fun and satisfying idle game, so much so that the developers have released a sequel, aptly named Cookie Clicker 2, so that fans of this game will be able to continue their adventure of creating the ultimate cookie-making empire.
Don't Die, Minerva!
Don't Die, Minerva! is a Halloween-themed, arcade shooter-like, rogue-lite where you play as 11-year-old Minerva who was trapped in a haunted mansion and is desperate to find a way out. Kite enemies around, dodge colorful projectiles, and deploy your trusty stuffed animal-slash-turret whenever possible just so you can make it to the next elevator in one piece!The game looks and feels like a roguelite that’s aimed towards midcore/casual gamers as well as children who enjoy challenging games, due to its easy-to-grasp gameplay and also its child-friendly visuals (no blood or gore). The protagonist herself is also a child, so there’s that. However, the game doesn’t seem to offer much once you’ve grinded and unlocked all your skills, and because of this, its full price is definitely a bit on the higher end.
Still, if you love playing rogue-lites and would like to buy a game that both you and your child can enjoy, Don’t Die, Minerva is a really great choice. It’s just that you might want to wait for a discount before you buy the game.