A list of games more suited for younger children..
The Games
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Colossal Cave Adventure game - the first ever adventure game from 1976. Several annoying features make this a less than great game but at least you can say that you've played it. ReviewPlay
An excellent children's game by David Dyte. You play a 2 foot tall teddy bear. ReviewPlay
Part 1 of the famous Infocom Zork Trilogy (1980 - 1982) - formerly commercial software now freeware. Very playable although some hate it. ReviewPlay
Part 2 of the famous Infocom Zork Trilogy (1980 - 1982) - formerly commercial software now freeware. ReviewPlay
Part 3 of the famous Infocom Zork Trilogy (1980 - 1982) - formerly commercial software now freeware. ReviewPlay
Released as a free promotional prequel by Infocom in 1997, this game is a light hearted Zork Lite and often better rated that parts 1 - 3. ReviewPlay
A modern clone of the complete original MIT Zork before Infocom carved it up into the 3 episodes and sold it. ReviewPlay