Remember that creepy house down the street? In the ’80s-inspired adventure The Get Out Kids, you’ll explore a similar place... to save your sweet dog! Help wisecracking sixth grader Molly and her nervous pal Salim find useful items (firecrackers, walkie-talkies) and escape tight jams. Could the frightening residents of Maxwell House actually be vampires? Better play it safe and pack some holy-water pistols!

What we love: The fun story. The kids feel as three-dimensional as their world; Molly is headstrong and lives with her supernatural-savvy grandma, while Salim is an ace student with a stutter whose parents are endearingly overprotective. The climax of their tale is such a shocker, you might find yourself yelling, “Get out!”

Quick tip: Use your binoculars to zoom in on the scrap of paper outside the shed in the woods; this will automatically snap a photo that’s dropped in your inventory. The six-digit number scrawled on that paper will come in handy later!

Meet the creator: Frosty Pop founder Faisal Sethi is the driving force behind several hit games. His Canadian indie studio’s quirky catalogue includes The Pinball Wizard, Kings of the Castle and Big Time Sports.