The Engaged Family Gaming team has the mission to provide information and support families who want to play video games with their kids (and board games too). We work hard to provide parents with the tools they need to make informed decisions about their children’s gaming. To facilitate this, we…

On the EFG Show (our weekly family gaming talk show on Facebook), Stephen and Jeff are ranking every NES and SNES game available on the Nintendo Switch Online service. They will play a new game each week, talk about it during the show, and determine its place in the overall…

Hello and Welcome to Engaged Family Gaming! My name is Stephen Duetzmann and I am the Editor in Chief. It has been a long time coming, and I could not be happier to have a chance to present all of this great content to you. This whole idea started with…

Video games have never been bigger. The industry is growing in leaps and bounds and is showing no signs of slowing down. Our kids play them, talk about them with their friends, and even watch people play them on YouTube and Twitch. This is a great opportunity for us to…

Here are all the video game releases rated E-T by the ESRB that are releasing between September 19th through September 25th.   Sunday, September 19th Super Arcade Football- Switch Work Trip- Switch Tuesday, September 21st Golf Peaks- Xbox One Kena: Bridge of Spirits- PS4, PS5 Street Outlaws 2: Winner Takes…

Quest and Cannons:The Risen Islands takes place in a fanciful world where the characters from one of three nations: Dwunny (Dwarf-bunny), Porcs (Pig-Orcs), or Delves (Duck-Elves) battle for resources. The nations have three characters , each with special traits. Players move their characters around a hexagonal map exploring, collecting, completing…

Every week the EFG staff will be defining a gaming term that is either confusing or ill-defined. Please leave a comment with any terms you are confused by and we will try to include them in future editions! The gaming definition this week is a term that is applicable to…

I’ve been thinking a lot about adventure games recently. It is a genre that has had its ups and downs over the years but definitely has a place in the market. I sat down and wrote out a wish list of adventure games I wanted to play with my kids.…

Here are all the video game releases rated E-T by the ESRB that are releasing between September 12th through September 18th.   Tuesday, September 14th Colors Live- Switch Cruis’n Blast- Switch Wednesday, September 15th Arkan: The Dog Adventurer- Series X Between Time: Escape Room- Switch Catlateral Damage: Remeowstered- PS4, PS5,…

Stephen I love Street Fighter. I’m terrible at it, but I love it. I really fell in love with the game when I started playing Street Fighter II: World Warrior on the SNES with my next door neighbors. We would play for hours. I still remember how excited I was…

Silliness ensues as you pop, snatch and grab your way to victory in Over Under Ostrich by Dolphin Hat Games. This is a hilarious dexterity set collection game for two to eight players ages eight and up. The game is quick, one you get the technique, and games run about…

Here are all the video game releases rated E-T by the ESRB that are releasing between September 5th through September 11th.   Monday, September 6th Enchanted Path- Switch Red Square Escape 2- Switch Tuesday, September 7th Bus Simulator 21- PS4, Xbox One F.I.S.T.: Forged in Shadow Torch- PS4, PS5 Frontier…