Tic-Tac-Toe
A wooden board for two people on the same sofa.
Free
What it is
The classic game, drawn as a wooden board and built for two players sharing one device. There is no computer opponent — this one is meant to be played with someone.
For most children of this age the parent is the other player, and that is exactly how it was designed.
How to play
Players take turns tapping an empty square. Three in a row wins, and the board clears for another go.
Nothing is timed, so a child can take as long as they like over a move.
What it builds
Taking turns is the social skill underneath most of what comes later at nursery. A game with two players and a clear rhythm makes it concrete: my go, your go, my go.
Three-year-olds generally don't play tic-tac-toe strategically, and that's fine — the value is in the turn-taking and in noticing the line of three.
Playing together
This is one of three games in PlayKiko designed around shared play rather than solo play, alongside the Magnetic Builder and Wooden Blocks. Sitting beside your child and talking through your move is most of what makes it work.
This game is free. A one-time purchase opens the ones that are not, and there is no subscription.
No ads. No data collected. Works offline.