• By Mia Jordan
  • Posted Thursday, August 8, 2024

Games for Teens

Central Library Teen Central (Second Floor)
660 West Fifth Street
Winston-Salem, NC 27101
We have board, card, and video games available to play in Teen Central. We also have gaming computers and a VR headset available. Ages 12-18.

Gaming Programs:
Third Saturdays at 2 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 21 - Mario Kart Tournament
Saturday, Oct. 19 - Super Smash Bros. Tournament
Saturday, Nov. 16 - TBD
Saturday, Dec. 21 - TBD
Ages 12-18. We have various friendly gaming tournaments. Small prizes are given to the winners.
Program waiver is required to enjoy the provided refreshments.
All Forsyth County Public Library programs are free and open to the public.

Video, VR, and Computer Gaming Rules:
Patrons must be between ages 12-18 and have an active Forsyth County Public Library or WS/FCS student ID number to play. Younger children and adults accompanying the teen are not allowed to play. (Adults with special needs and their caregivers are an exception to the age rule.)
If a patron has played for 2 hours, they need to return all borrowed materials and take a 30-minute break before signing up for video games, VR, or a gaming computer again.
No gameplay until after 3 p.m. on school days (we go by WS/FCS schedule only).
There will be no video game console, VR, or gaming computer sign-ups after 1 hour before closing. All games, controllers, headsets, and headphones must be returned by 30 minutes before closing.

Board and Card Gaming Rules:
Patrons must be between ages 12-18 to use one of Teen Central’s board or card games. Younger children and adults accompanying the teen (parents, guardians, and supervising adults) are allowed to play with the teen.
There will be no board or card games loaned out after 1 hour before closing. All games must be returned by 30 minutes before closing.

For more information, email Mia Jordan (jordanmc@forsyth.cc) or call 336-703-3081.

List of Games Available in Teen Central:

List of Games for XBox:
Burnout Paradise (E 10+)
DragonBall Z Fighters (T)
FIFA 19 (E)
Halo 5: Guardians (T)
Halo Wars 2 (T)
Hello Neighbor: Hide & Seak (T)
Immortal Unchained (T)
Indivisible (T)
Injustice 2 (T)
Little Nightmares (T)
Little Nightmares 2 (T)
X-12 Madden 20 (E)
Madden 21 (E)
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy (T)
Monster Hunter World (T)
Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm 4: Road to Boruto (T)
No Man’s Sky (T)
Okami HD (T)
Oddworld Soulstorm (T)
Once Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows (T)
Ori and the Blind Forest Definitive Edition (E)
Plants Vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville (E 10+)
Rocket League (E)
Sonic Forces (E 10+)
Sonic Generations (PEGI 7)
Soul Caliber VI (6) (T)
Spyro: Reignited Trilogy (E 10+)
Star Wars: Squadrons (T)
Steet Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection (T)
Strange Brigade (T)
Subnautica (E 10+)
Tales of Arise (T)
Tekken 7 (T)
W2K18 (T)
W2K19 (T)
XCOM 2 Collection (T)

List of PS4 Games for the PS5:
Fortnight
Batman Return to Arkham: Arkham Asylum (T)
Batman Return To Arkham: Arkham City (T)
Battle for Bikini Bottom: Rehydrated (E 10+) T)
Blazblue Cross Tag Battle (T)
Brawlout (E 10+)
Chronos: Before the Ashes (T)
Concrete Genie (E 10+)
Crash Bandicoot N-Sane trilogy (E 10+)
Demon Slayer: The Hinokami Chronicles (T)
Destiny 2 (T)
Dragon Quest Builders 2 (E 10+)
The Escapists 2 (T)
Final Fantasy XV (15) Royal Edition (T)
Five Nights at Freddy’s Core Collection (T)
Generation Zero (T)
Hello Neighbor (E 10+)
Horizon 2 Forbidden West Launch Edition (T)
Horizon Zero Dawn Complete edition (T)
Jump Force (T)
Kena: Bridge of Spirits - Deluxe Edition (T)
Kingdom Hearts 1.5 & 2.5 Remix (E 10)
Kingdom Hearts 3 (E 10+)
Madden 19 (E)
MediEvil (T)
Megaman 11 (E 10+)
My Hero Academia: My Hero One’s Justice 2 (T)
NBA 2k18 (E 10+)
NBA 2k20 (E)
NBA 2k21 (E)
NBA 2K22 (E)
Override: Mech City Brawl (T)
Shadow of the Colossus (T)
The Show 18 (Baseball) (E)
Spiderman (Original) (T)
Star Wards: Battle Front II (T)
UFC 2 (T)
UFC 3 (T)
Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 (T)

List Games for the PS5:
Dragonball Z: Kakarot (T)
Final Fantasy 7 (T)
Ghostwire: Tokyo (T)
Madden 23 (E)
NBA 2K 23 (E)
NFS Unbound (T)
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (E 10+)
Spiderman: Miles Morales (T)

List of Games for Nintendo Switch:
1-2-Switch (E 10+)
ARMS (E 10+)
Bendy and the Ink Machine (T)
Broken Sword 5: The Serpent’s Curse (T)
Cuphead (E 10+)
Dead Cells (T)
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (E)
Dragonball Xenoverse 2 (T)
EA Sports FIFA 20 Legacy Edition (PEGI 3)
EA Sports FIFA 21 Legacy Edition (G)
Fire Emblem Warriors (T)
Five Nights at Freddy’s: Help Wanted (T)
Flipping Death (T)
Forager (E 10+)
Gear Club 2 Unlimited (PEGI 3)
Just Dance 2017 (E 10+)
Just Dance 2019 (E)
Just Dance 2022 (E 10+)
Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition (T)
Kirby Star Allies (E 10+)
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (E 10+)
The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening (E)
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD (E 10+)
Luigi’s Mansion 3 (E)
Mario Tennis Aces (E)
MarioKart Deluxe 8 (E)
Minecraft (E 10+)
Monster Hunter Rise (T)
New Super Mario Brothers U Deluxe (E)
Nintendo Switch Sports (PEGI 7)
Pokémon Legends: Arceus (PEGI 7)
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX (E)
Rune Factory 5 (T)
Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition (T)
Skul: The Hero Slayer (T)
Sonic Frontiers (E 10+)
Super Bomberman R (E 10+)
Super Mario 3D (E)
Super Mario Odyssey (E 10+)
Super Mario Party (E)
Super Smash Brothers: Ultimate (E 10+)
Undertale (E 10+)

List of Games for Meta Quest 2 Virtual Reality Headset:
Bait! (E)
Beat Saber (E)
Cooking Simulator VR (E)
Dash Dash World (T)
Deisim (E 10+)
Epic Roller Coasters (E)
Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted (T)
Moss (E 10+)
Racket: Nx (E)
Richie's Plank Experience (T)
RUSH (E)
SculptrVR (E)
SUPERHOT VR (T)
Virtuoso (E)

List of Board and Card Games:
Bananagrams Party: AGES 10+/ 2-8 PLAYERS
Bear Vs. Babies AGES: 10+/ 2-5 PLAYERS
Brain Puzzle Game: AGES 8+/ 1+ PLAYERS
Chess/Checkers: AGES 8+/ 2 PLAYERS
Connect 4: AGES 6+/ 2 PLAYERS
Exploding Kittens: AGES 7+/ 2-10 PLAYERS
Family Feud Strikeout: AGES 10+/ 3+ PLAYERS
Heroes Wanted: AGES 14+/1-5 PLAYERS
Jenga: AGES 6+/1+ PLAYERS
Jishaku: AGES 8+/ 2 PLAYERS
Just Desserts: AGES 8+/2-5 PLAYERS
Lost Legends- Mike Elliot: AGES 10+/3-5 PLAYERS
Monopoly Cheaters Edition: AGES 8+/2-6 PLAYERS
Monopoly Fortnite: AGES 13+/ 2-7 PLAYERS
Monopoly Gamer: AGES 8+/ 2-4 PLAYERS
Monopoly Millionaire: AGES 8+/2-4 PLAYERS
Munchkin Zombies Deluxe: AGES 10+/3-6 PLAYERS
Phase 10: AGES 8+/2-6 PLAYERS
Playing Cards AGES: 4+/1+ PLAYERS
Playing Cards AGES: 4+/1+ PLAYERS
Smash-Up Munchkin: AGES 10+/2-4 PLAYERS
Star Wars- Force and Destiny: AGES 14+/3-5 PLAYERS
Storm The Castle: AGES 8+/1-4 PLAYERS
Sushi Go!: AGES 8+/2-5 PLAYERS
Tapple: AGES 8+/2-8 PLAYERS
The Awesome game of Meme: AGES 14+/3-6 PLAYERS
Uno: AGES 7+/2-10 PLAYERS
Uno-Super Mario: AGES 7+/2-10 PLAYERS
Unstable Unicorns: AGES 14+/2-8 PLAYERS
Wooden Mancala: AGES 6+/2 PLAYERS

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