Free Games Free Online Games for People Over 60
Search for games for anyone over 60 and you get two kinds of result. Sites that treat the whole subject as therapy, all brain-training claims and worried language about memory. And ordinary games sites with tiny type, a timer on everything and an advert covering half the board.
This is neither. These are the games people have always liked, drawn so they are comfortable to read and left alone so they can be played at whatever pace suits.
What is actually different about the games here
Four decisions run through every game on the site.
Everything is large by default. Cards, tiles, numerals and buttons are drawn for a tablet held at arm’s length rather than a mouse on a desk. There is a Text size control if you want more, and it remembers your setting.
Nothing is timed. Not one game on the site has a clock. Put it down, make lunch, come back in an hour. A half finished Daily Sudoku will still be exactly where you left it.
Hints explain rather than solve. Press Hint in Sudoku and it names the reason, not just the answer. In Mahjong it identifies the matching pair and reminds you which tiles count as free. You can use it as often as you like, and nothing is deducted for it.
Every tap target is generous. Buttons are at least the size of a fingertip, with clear edges, so a slightly shaky tap still lands where it was aimed.
Where to start
Depending on what you are in the mood for:
Cards. Klondike Solitaire is the familiar one, and there is a full guide to it. Spider on one suit, FreeCell, Pyramid, TriPeaks, Golf and a round of Hearts against the computer are all on the card games page.
Numbers and logic. Sudoku in large print, a fresh Daily Sudoku every morning, Nonogram picture puzzles, 2048 and Minesweeper. All on the brain puzzles page.
Words. Word Search, a Mini Crossword with everyday clues, Word Scramble, Word Groups and Hangman, on the word games page.
Something sociable in feel. Bingo with big numbers, Dominoes against the computer, Checkers and Four in a Row, on the board games page.
Matching and memory. Mahjong Solitaire, Memory Match and a Jigsaw, on the matching games page.
Trivia. Ten questions a round on films, music, nature, food and general knowledge.
Nothing to install, nothing to join
Every game opens in the browser tab you are reading this in. There is no app store, no installer, no account and no email address to hand over. There is more on that in free games with no download.
If you would rather play on paper, several of the puzzles will print in large type at any size you like.
Setting it up for someone else
If you are reading this on behalf of a parent, the family page explains how to hand over a single link that opens straight into a game, with the text size already set. No account for them to manage and no password to forget.
Otherwise, just pick a game and start.