Video games can be enjoyed by a universal audience. It doesn’t matter if you’re a boomer or a millennial: they’re fun for everybody.

With this in mind, let’s say you would like to try getting your grandparents into the joys of playing video games. Of course, we’re not going to have them try playing titles like Elden Ring or Call of Duty: Warzone, but highly accessible casual games that are perfect for them and the entire family. If you need ideas on which games to play and where to obtain them, here are a few ideas:

Free Game Portals

Finding games specifically made for seniors can be a challenging endeavor. Most developers create games with a younger audience in mind. Moreover, the same can be said about triple-A game devs, which focus on delivering a comprehensively complicated (yet immersive) experience. There is nothing wrong with the abovementioned, but at the same time, their products are not tailor-made for seniors.

Thankfully, Games4Grandma, continues to deliver quality free games made for seniors. You can play its massive variety of titles like its hidden object games, match-3 puzzles, and solitaire card experiences. Moreover, the games are pretty accessible and can be played on either a smartphone or a computer without having to download anything. Best yet, the games will automatically launch in full screen so there's no need to squint at the smaller screen.

And yes, you can play together but in a competitive way: You can take turns playing games like Fluffles Bubbles and see who has the highest score.

Free Word Games

Word games have always been a favorite pastime of older people. After all, newspaper crossword puzzles and Scrabble are widely played among the older generation. Today, there is a new wave of word games, mostly playable on smartphones.

Some of the best examples include Words with Friends, online Scrabble, and New York Times’ Wordle. These games and their many peers and variations are all available online. For example, if your grandpa enjoys crossword puzzles, you don’t need to buy the same newspaper; just go to Dictionary.com’s daily crossword puzzle together.

Free Classic Board Games

It’s always a film or storybook staple to have older men playing chess or checkers in a park. Though it’s a fantastic experience to go out there with your grandad and spend time playing chess and eating sandwiches under a verdant canopy of trees, it’s not always possible due to time constraints.

Fortunately, it’s possible to play chess and other types of board games with your grandparents. The best example is Chess.com. The site has a function where you caninvite others to play with you via a challenge link. Moreover, you can scour the Google Play Store and Apple App Store for more board games, like checkers, backgammon, solitaire, and bridge.

Overall, playing games with your grandparents might not be the first thing you would do when spending time with the grandparents, but it’s an enriching and fun activity for everyone. Give these games a shot, and who knows, your grandparents may end up becoming happier than ever.