Toca Life: Town

Virtual city game for younger players to explore a little town and interact with residents

Vote: (9 votes)

Program license: Paid

Developer: Toca Boca

Version: 1.8.1-play

Works under: Android

Vote:

Program license

(9 votes)

Paid

Developer

Version

Toca Boca

1.8.1-play

Works under:

Pros

Fosters creativity and imagination
Interactive and engaging gameplay
Beautiful design and graphics

Cons

Limited range of objects and actions
Could benefit from more locations

Toca Life: Town is a vibrant, engaging virtual city game designed for young children.

The Sims for Kids?

Toca Life: Town operates as an open-world game where players interact with the inhabitants of a virtual city, similar to The Sims series. But this is where the parallels stop, as Toca Life: Town doesn’t have any real objectives. There are no levels to reach, no construction, no locked items, and no requirement to tidy up! Toca Life: Town is simply about children having fun and using their imagination without being limited by a gameplay model.

Education through Play

The game offers plenty to do. There are six different locations to visit and play in, such as houses, a restaurant, store, and police station. In each location, you can move almost any object and interact with elements like faucets, lights, and cookers.

Experimentation is encouraged in each environment in Toca Life: Town. For example, children can cook meals in the restaurant by combining specific foods, or wash the car in the police station using soap and sponge. These discoveries are both fun and promote problem-solving skills. It would be beneficial if there were more items to interact with and combine.

The game's characters, like the objects, are static and are manually moved by the player. There are certain actions you can perform with a character, such as feeding it, making it sit, or using the toilet. More possible actions would further enhance the game.

Overall, Toca Life: Town is designed to stimulate children's imaginations. With enough content to engage them, kids can play for extended periods. The ability to leave all the taps on, flush plates down the toilet, and put DVDs in the oven will thrill most young kids.

Impressive Design

The game's aesthetics and characters are classic Toca Boca. If your child enjoyed the quirky cartoon style of games like Toca Hair Salon or Toca Pet Doctor, they will love Toca Life: Town.

The game goes beyond just cute colorful characters. There are some genuinely refined touches in the design of Toca Life: Town. For example, if you move the radio while it's playing, the stereo effect changes, emulating the sound coming from a different place. Similarly, the lighting is accurate and kids will love experimenting with the way the light changes by turning off lights, blowing out candles, and opening blinds.

Engaging and Wholesome

It can be easy to hand your child a mobile game to keep them quiet. Often, these games can be mindless or overstimulating. Toca Life: Town is not this type of game. It's wholesome, and stimulates kids' imaginations in a positive way. It is highly recommended for anyone with young children.

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