Luigi's Mansion 3 is one of those rare games that checks nearly every box: genuinely fun, beautifully designed, completely safe, and actually enjoyable for parents to play alongside kids. It's got that Nintendo magic where even the 'scary' parts are charming.

The hotel setting is brilliantly executed—each floor feels like a mini-adventure with its own aesthetic and puzzle mechanics, so it never gets stale. The ghost-catching is satisfying in that same way popping bubble wrap is, and the environmental interactions (vacuuming curtains, blowing on pinwheels, slamming ghosts into the ground) are delightfully physical and silly.

This isn't going to teach your kid about the water cycle or Ancient Rome, but it absolutely builds spatial reasoning, persistence, and problem-solving. The co-op mode is genuinely collaborative—not just 'player 2 exists'—which makes it a solid family gaming pick.

The only real caveat: some younger kids might find it a touch spooky in the first hour or two until they realize everything's silly and cartoonish. But if your kid can handle Scooby-Doo, they can handle this. It's a keeper.