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It's not coop, but I recently played "The Big Con" (with Gamepass) and it's more of a fun ride with an easy control scheme and decent puzzles. While the FeMC isn't the classic "strong female lead", she is a teenager growing up and develops throughout the game and it's story.
I found it very funny (your daughter might not get every joke, tough), depicts some good topics (trust, family and responsibility) in a very lighthearted way with a cute art style. :)
Interesting. I have Game Pass but for some reason, this one passed me by. Will check it out. Some throwback humour would probably be fun for me
Someone else posted a Wind Waker mod. Can't believe there's one for BOTW too. How awesome
Alba: A Wildlife Adventure
It's very wholesome and relaxing. She can probably play this herself.
My daughter is 4 and loves this game- both playing it and watching it getting played. It works well on her Linux laptop with integrated intel graphics too, in case that's a factor.
We love Knights on Bikes for our girls to play.
Ōkami.
Well, she's a wolf, but she's the Sun Goddess too.
Oh! For a solid coop experience check out any of the little big planets. Lots of cute costumes for character customization.
For a gender neutral character I can recommend Toem! It’s incredibly cute and charming.
Slime Rancher is a good one. It's bright, fun, has adorable critters and plenty to do and explore. There's a sequel too but I'm not sure if it's released yet or not.
The main character is a silent protagonist though so might not be completely what you're looking for
Ms. Pac-Man, but of course!
There's always Animal Crossing and its many sequels... you're not obligated to play as a female, but it's at least an option. Metroid has a female lead, but those games are probably a little beyond your daughter's grasp at the moment.
A Hat in Time
There's that Disney dream light game or something like that, definitely seems child friendly.
Very child friendly and lots of fun, at least last I played, and I can’t imagine Disney of all people really changing that to much.
Excellent suggestion. It's basically Animal Crossing with Disney characters.
Giana Sisters as female C64 clone of Mario Bros.
Contrast on Xbox market was awesome. Really fun platformer that has an amazing soundtrack too
Roughly what age are we talking? The list you linked is accurate and pretty much all the mainstream ones. Also,
Telltales The Walking Dead
Minecraft Story Mode
Main character:
Lost in random Beyond good and evil Night in the woods Infamous first light A hat in time Spiritfarer Celeste
Good overall:
Final Fantasy X Bioshock Infinite ( saw your age update lol) Ratchet and Clank rift apart
That’s what I can think of from the top of my head. I’ll see if I can come up with some more.
From the link you posted I highly recommend “Kena: Bridge of Spirits”. Gorgeous game with a solid story and fun gameplay. Great job for a small studios first game.
Ignore the age inappropriate ones obviously
Beyond good and evil
I just finished playing Lost in Random. The graphics are a bit dark, but the story and action is good. No blood or gore or anything though.
It was surprisingly good and, if you've got a Xbox, it's on Game Pass for free.
Sable!!! Such a fun and pretty game, the soundtrack is also amazing (if ya know Japanese Breakfast she did it)
Came here also to recommend Sable. Can note it has a beautiful aesthetic in the style of French artist Moebius. And as you mentioned, really nice soundtrack. More an exploratory game, not really violent.
I think Tchia may be just what you're looking for!
As a woman myself... i prefere a game where i can create my own pc and do my own choices. Cause i dislike the presentation of my gender in many games. But it is changing cause of society moving forward.
A game, for maybe in the future, cause it's still in early access: little witch in the woods
Immortal fenix rising has a female lead who is saving all of the greek gods
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Profit
If you have a switch Pikmin 4 lets you make your own little character person. Its quite fun. There are quite a few Digimon games too. Other than that the ones that stick out in my mind aren't really age appropriate. There was a Drakenguarde that had a woman as the main character. I heard they're making a new Princess Peach game tho.
Touhou is difficult, but "Easy" is still fun. Just don't expect to win, neither the adult nor the child.
Touhou is famous for its all-female cast of Witches, Shrine Maidens, Vampires and other female-themes cute characters. Its a Japanese single-person developer who does the music, art, and gameplay. The art of the official projects kind of sucks, but the character designs are unique enough that the huge fanbase iterates-and-improves upon the art style. Participating in the greater Touhou fan culture is fun for all ages.
I personally got started with Touhou 8: Imperishable Night.
Kena: Bridge of Spirits and Horizon Zero Dawn would be my recommendations.