Biblical Games for Children - Board, Card, and Video Games
These games are based directly on the Bible. If you're looking for a broader range of Christian games, check out my other pages.
Board and Card Games
All Aboard the Ark (Excellent)
I
like this memory matching game because it's cooperative between two
players as you help each other remember where the animals are and
because there's a sense of urgency to it. If you flip over 10 Flood
cards before you find all the animal matches, you lose.
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The Apostles: Spread the Gospel Board Game (Fair)
This
is a Chutes and Ladders type of game that uses events from the New
Testament as the different spaces on the board. While I appreciate the
idea, the simple text referencing the event isn't very appealing to
children.
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Bible Old Man (Excellent)
This
is a version of the game Old Maid but with Bible characters, so your
kids will become more familiar with people of the Bible. Use the game as
a review or teaching opportunity.
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Bible Rummy (Excellent)
Rummy
itself is a great game, and it gets even better when you can illustrate
it with Bible stories. Use the game to reinforce your children's
learning. It's good for introducing them to new stories too.
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Bible Snap! (Excellent)
This
is another classic card game-turned Bible game. Players take turns
laying down cards in front of them and calling out when they see a match
in front of two players or between a player and the "pot." It's a fun
game that goes quickly and has the added benefit of reinforcing Bible
stories.
Blink Bible Edition (Good) |
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Match
the colors, shapes, or numbers as fast as possible to play all your
cards and be the first one out. Good for kids and small children's
ministries.
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Bingo
Bingo is a classic game. Here are some Christian sets you can currently purchase, with a brief description of each one.
Bible Bingo
Bible Bingo
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Bible Bingo
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| Purchase I love the illustrations of these cards. There's a wide variety of images and can be very useful for leading a discussion while you play. |
Bible Bingo
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| Purchase Uses a variety of Bible characters and Christian symbols! |
Chapter & Verse (Fair)
This
is a great idea: exploring, solving puzzling, figuring out a puzzle.
Unfortunately, the gameplay gets a little repetitive and boring.
Go Fish!  |
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The Great Adventure Bible Game Card Set (Excellent)
This beautifully illustrated set of cards can be used to play anything from Go Fish! to Rummy to Doubt It to Spoons.
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Instead
of rating these Christian editions of the classic game, I'll simply
include a note on what makes each one different. You can't really change
Go Fish! that much.
Bible Go Fish
Bible Go Fish
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| Purchase Uses "Thank you, God..." phrases and cute cartoon pictures. |
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| Purchase Uses scenes from the story of the prophet Jonah! |
Days of Daniel (Good)
This
is a simple game to play with the kids. Collect the pieces of the
picture as you review the events of Daniel's life and his prophecies.
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Matching Games
Always a classic, these matching games don't vary much except in their art styles.
David and Goliath Matching Game
The Good Shepherd Matching Game
Our Daily Bread Matching Game
David and Goliath Matching Game
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The Good Shepherd Matching Game
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Our Daily Bread Matching Game
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Noah's Animal Rescue (Good)
This
is a nice cooperative game for kids and families. The object is to get
all the animals on the ark. The strategy is to get them there the
fastest before the rain comes.
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Noah's Ark: Don't Rock the Boat! (Excellent)
This
is a very educational and thrilling game for children. They'll learn
about the animals, about decision-making, and about estimating weights
as they place differently weighted animal figurines on the ark, trying
to keep it in balance longer than their opponent can. Each animal has a
fact card that comes with it.
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Operation: Noah's Ark Edition (Excellent)
There's
not a lot of learning here, but practicing the coordination needed and
feeling the excitement of Operation is always fun, and having the
Biblical theme will at least help kids remember the story.
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Trivia Games
There
isn't a lot to these games, just questions and answers to see who can
get the most points, but they're effective for filling time after a
lesson, spending time with your children, and learning the Bible in an
easy, fun format. Here are some of the games we've come across in this
category.
The Action Bible Guess-It Game
Bible Times Quiz
Bible Trivia
Children's Bible Trivia
Scripture Memory Game
VeggieTales: Jonah - The Overboard Adventure Game (Good)The Action Bible Guess-It Game
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If
you enjoy 20 Questions, you'll like this game. The clues that you give
get easier so that the game is suited for any level of Bible knowledge.
The cards and clues range from Biblical people to places to objects.
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Bible Times Quiz
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| Purchase Read three clues about a person, place, object. Some of the clues are fairly difficult, but students will learn and remember the correct answers. |
Bible Trivia
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Children's Bible Trivia
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| Purchase This is the most complete trivia game you'll find, with around 1,000 questions broken up into seven categories. Once you get a question correct in all seven categories, you win. |
Scripture Memory Game
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| Purchase Fill in the missing words of the verses! Play cooperatively, on teams, or one-on-one. |
Walk Jonah through the steps of his story as based on the VeggieTales movie version.
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This
is a simple game that's fun to play. I was always curious to see what
word or phrase the next puzzle would be. And, of course, once you know
what it's spelling, you're reminded of the book, person, event, etc. The
app runs perfectly with minimal ads, so if you're a fan of Hangman,
give it a try!
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Video Games
Armor of God (Good)
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Platform: Browser
Publisher: Mark Gossage, 2018
Here's
a short Christian platformer game you can play right in your browser.
Your goal is to collect the Armor of God while avoiding the spikes,
making jumps across pits, and landing on moving platforms. It's a fun
game that doesn't take too long and will give you a good review of the
applicable passage.
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The Bible Game (Excellent)
This
is a fun one to play with your friends. You're competing against up to 3
other players or the computer on a game show and answering trivia
questions or playing mini-games for points. There's a lot of variety in
the content and the mini-games themselves. The graphics have held up
well for a PS2-era game. I'd definitely recommend it as a group game.
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Bible Hangman (Good)
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Bible Memory Game (Fair)
Platform: Android
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Publisher: i-stih, 2016
This matching game has a couple of things going for it. First, it tells an abbreviated version of the Biblical story before each set of puzzles. Second, the original artwork is very appealing to a young audience. I also appreciate the challenge of the timer. One detraction from the game is that the pictures aren't labeled, so it's easy to tell what who some of the people being depicted are, but you're left to guess who the others are. It would be better if so many stories weren't mixed in to one puzzle. Adam, for instance, could be in a puzzle with Noah.
This matching game has a couple of things going for it. First, it tells an abbreviated version of the Biblical story before each set of puzzles. Second, the original artwork is very appealing to a young audience. I also appreciate the challenge of the timer. One detraction from the game is that the pictures aren't labeled, so it's easy to tell what who some of the people being depicted are, but you're left to guess who the others are. It would be better if so many stories weren't mixed in to one puzzle. Adam, for instance, could be in a puzzle with Noah.
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Bible Memory Game Children (Fair)
Publisher: RDB Mobile, 2015
This matching game works well enough, but I wouldn't recommend it for children. Some of the terminology isn't very kid-friendly. What child uses the words fidelity or longsuffering? The number of cards on the board also makes it difficult for small ones. Finally, the art on the cards consists of a few different styles, detracting from the overall look of the game.
This matching game works well enough, but I wouldn't recommend it for children. Some of the terminology isn't very kid-friendly. What child uses the words fidelity or longsuffering? The number of cards on the board also makes it difficult for small ones. Finally, the art on the cards consists of a few different styles, detracting from the overall look of the game.
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Charlie the Church Mouse 3D Adventures (Excellent)
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Platforms: PC
Publisher: Left Behind Games, 2015
This massively underrated game combines both 3D platforming and educational mini-games, all while telling 9 Bible stories.
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Charlie Church Mouse
Preschool, Kindergarten, and Early Elementary (Excellent)
(Also known as Charlie Church Mouse Bible Adventures)
These games came out in a number of editions. They were even briefly called Charlie Church Mouse Bible Adventures 1, 2, and 3. No matter which edition you buy, the games are essentially the same within their different volumes.
Preschool, Kindergarten, and Early Elementary (Excellent)
(Also known as Charlie Church Mouse Bible Adventures)
Platforms: PC
Publisher: Inspired Media, Left Behind Games, 2005
These games came out in a number of editions. They were even briefly called Charlie Church Mouse Bible Adventures 1, 2, and 3. No matter which edition you buy, the games are essentially the same within their different volumes.
Each
of these games tells 6 Bible stories along with offering educational
mini-games. The graphics are still up to par with today's standards, and
the games are fun and engaging for young kids. Because they include
different Bible stories and activities within such a close age range, it
would definitely be worth buying all three and letting your kids
explore each one.
Preschool Bible stories: Creation, Noah’s Ark, Jonah, 3 Wisemen, Parable of the Lost Coin, Fishes and Loaves
Kindergarten Bible stories: Elisha & the
Jars of Oil, Nehemiah Rebuilds the Wall, The Story of Queen Esther, The
Birth of a Savior, The Prodigal Son, Zaccheus & the Big Tree
Early Elementary Bible stories: Walls of Jericho, Ruth, David & Goliath, Daniel, Pearl of Great Price, Paul’s Journey to Rome.
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Platform: Android
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Platforms: Android
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Children's Bible Puzzles for Kids & Toddlers (Excellent)
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Platform: Android
Publisher: NutBolt Games, 2018
I'm
very impressed with this game. Younger kids can enjoy a couple of
different puzzle types and "spot the difference" game while older kids
can play the variety of trivia games. The music is also very upbeat and
catchy. The one problem I have with the app is that there a lot of ads
that pop up when switching from screen to screen.
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Here's
another daily game by Planet 316. While it's still a pretty simple
game, I like this one a little more because it's more than a game. After
you solve the short puzzle for the day, it provides you with a brief
devotional to read.
Daily Bible Word Search (Excellent)
Platform: Brower (Facebook), Android, iOS
Publisher: Planet 316, 2018
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Granny's Bible Dojo (Excellent)
This
is a great game for learning the books of the Bible. Granny will
present the books in a jumbled order, and you have to crack the boards
in order. When you crack one, another will appear behind it. You'll also
hear Granny's instructions and encouragement, so that adds some humor
to the game.
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The
graphics are great, the voice acting is on par with the cartoon, and
following the storyline of the movie, you'll learn the (VeggieTales
version) story of Jonah. The game is composed of mini-games, though,
which might be a nice touch of variety for some people but lacks a
cohesion of gameplay for me. I don't think many children will mind that,
though!
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A Journey Towards Jesus (Good)
This
trivia game gets high marks for including a story. You are accompanying
a young man named Eliab to find Jesus so that he can ask Him to heal
his sister. The quiz questions are fairly easy, and there are also some
word scrambles and other simple puzzles mixed in for variety.
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King Solomon's Trivia Challenge 1 and 2, Solomon Says: Anything Goes (Good)
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Play
against the computer or against other players in this game show trivia
competition. Solomon is your host, and you can set the difficulty to an
appropriate level. Solomon Says is the original game, with the King
Solomon's Trivia Challenge games being the editions that Left Behind
Games published after they purchased Cloud 9.
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Lightgliders (Excellent)
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Platform: Brower
Publisher: Kingdom Scene, 2017
Lightgliders
is much more than a game. It's an all-in-one website with children's
devotions, animated and live action videos, and mini-games. The games
are either about training your character to be a Lightglider or sending
you out on missions to rescue Gliddles, cute little creatures of the
world who are lost and harassed by the evil machines. Everything
contains a lesson and is based on Scripture.
Kids can
spend a lot of time on this site, so it's definitely worth the
subscription price for as long as your kids are interested. There's also
a companion app you can get for Android or iOS.
The app is free, so it can provide a good introduction to Lightgliders
if you're not sure if your kids will take advantage of the full site.
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MightyNoah Adventure Game (Good)
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Platforms: Android
Publisher: Doroncreations Inc, 2018
This
is a pretty fun reaction game. You swipe the ark left and right to
avoid dangers and collect coins, health, and shields. The scenery and
obstacles and varied and look great. The music adds to the sense of
adventure. When the durability of your ark gets too low, you can either
pay coins to restore it and keep going, or answer three trivia questions
to keep going. You can also watch an ad, but there is no invasive
advertising. I don't think this is a game that will keep your attention
for long, but it's fun to try out and see how far you can get floating
on the waters of the flood.
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My Place with Jesus (Poor)
This
game has appealing graphics, but the wording of the teaching goes high
above children's heads. There are other things to do, but the meat of
the gameplay consists of filling in missing words in the Bible verses.
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Noah's Ark (Excellent)
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Platform: NES
Publisher: Konami, 1992
Play
as Noah gathering the animals across all seven continents. This is a
very loose rendition of the story, though, as Noah changes form with
different power-ups and even fights some rather interesting bosses.
Noah's Ark: 2 by 2 (Excellent)
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Platform: Kindle
Publisher: Truth Gaming LLC, 2013
This
memory match game presents the story of Noah's Ark with the challenge
of a timer to complete the round. You can also use power-ups to help you
get a peek at the cards and complete the round faster.
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The
theme of the map is Noah's Ark, and the player gathers two of each
animal in this memory game, but the ties to Noah's Ark end there.
There's no teaching in this game. It's simply level after level of
matching animals. And with that, it does quite well. There is a lot of
variety in the animals as well as how many cards are on the board, so
the challenge does increase the further you go.
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Noah's Bunny Problem (Fair)
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Platform: Android, iOS
Publisher: Salvation's Story, 2015
This
game is well-done for a simple app, but it favors humor more than
content. Your goal is to keep the rabbits from kissing and making more
rabbits, while also keeping the existing rabbits from falling off the
Ark. As an added bonus, you can dress Noah in different outfits, such as
this Santa outfit (which, yes, is problematic for some Christians).
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Noah's Elephant in the Room (Good)
Ride
Noah's elephant through the Ark, avoiding Noah's sons, who are trying
to ruin his good time. If you want to a boost, you can memorize Bible
verses and upgrade your elephant. It's a fun game to play around with,
but don't expect it to keep your attention for long. Thankfully, it
doesn't have to since it's free to play.
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Kids
will tilt their device to steer the Ark into the correct sight words.
They'll learn their words and the story of Noah's Ark at the same time.
The gameplay isn't very exciting or challenging, though, so kids might
not stick with it for very long. Fortunately, it's free, so it's worth
letting them play with as long as interest lasts.
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Play the Jesus Bible Trivia Challenge Quiz Game (Good)
Despite
the awkward name, this trivia app is a cut above some of the others.
You spin a dial to land on a category for each question. If you don't
know an answer or want reinforcement, you can click to see the passage
of Scripture referenced in the question. You're also on a time for each
question, so that adds to the challenge, and the sound effects and
animations make the game more addicting than most trivia games.
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Play the Bible Ultimate Verses (Fair)
This
game isn't very challenging, but it is fun to play for a while. All you
have to do is cover each letter of a word with the same color of tile,
and you earn points. Powerups allow you to clear words more quickly. I
like that you're reading the Bible verse as you play, and you get to
test your memory after each level by filling in missing words. It's also
fully voice acted, which is a nice touch. The one downside is that you
have to give the company your email address or log in with Facebook,
which feels a little shady. I can't think of a legitimate reason they
need my information to play a free app.
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Stained Glass (Excellent)
This
match 3 game adds beautiful artwork and fully voiced Bible story
narrations. I particularly enjoy the paraphrased Bible stories that the
characters tell you. They're imaginative and add a fresh perspective to
the Biblical text without crossing the line into too much speculation.
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Listen to the story of and play a variety of mini and educational games based on Noah's Ark.
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Superbook Games (Good, Review)
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Platform: Brower
Publisher: CBN
21 mini-games based on the Bible and Superbook characters. Read our recommendations for which are the best to play.
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Super Bible Trivia (Excellent)
There
are a lot of Christian trivia games, but this one stands out for its
mini-games. Like some of the other trivia games above, this one uses a
game show theme that you can play solo or versus other players. The
mini-games are fun because they include things like Timeline, Who Am I?,
and Name that Book, which I found particularly enjoyable.
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