Parents' Guide to

Pango Build Safari

By Dana Anderson, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 5+

DIY safari landscapes come to life in scene-building app.

App iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, Android Paid Kids' Games
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A Lot or a Little?

What you will—and won't—find in this app.

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age 2+

Based on 1 parent review

Darida
Darida Parent of 2-year-old
April 29, 2023
age 2+
My 2y old play it a lot for a few month before switched her interest on something else. Obviously she couldn't build complex world, but she enjoyed giving each character a car or a house, putting different objects and doing cleanup, making them swim, and just checking how their interact with different objects. There is a similar game from same company with city, roads and trains. She loved that one even more.

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What’s It About?

To play PANGO BUILD SAFARI, tap Play and then tap the Add icon to begin building a new scene. Tap the side menu bar to select animals, plants, building/structure options (tents, huts, fire pits, fences, boxes), vehicles, ground covering, and more. Tap and move the objects to place on the building square. By adjusting, pinching, and swiping, you can change perspective, move, and zoom. Once you've added enough to the scene, you are ready to watch it in motion from the perspective of Pango characters. Then use the photo icon take and save photos from the perspective of your characters in the scenes.

Is It Any Good?

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Kids who love African animals will enjoy creating picturesque scenes of safari lands and watching the animals move around the landscape. Pango Build Safari is loaded with options for different landscape flora and fauna, rugged vehicles and campsite supplies, and even fencing for kids to make their very own wildlife sanctuary. Since there's no formal tutorial or many tips on how to build on Pango Build Safari, younger kids may become frustrated if they've never played with an open-ended building game like this before. But if kids explore the tools and experiment with the options, they'll likely be able to figure it out quickly, as the user interface is simple and intuitive. The most surprising part of Pango Build Safari for many kids may be viewing it from a first-person perspective of a Pango character after they've built a scene. It's enchanting to watch your scene spring to life and then take photos of the animals in action.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about how kids can use Pango Build Safari in imaginative ways. In addition to building their safari scene, ask your kid to tell you about what's going on with the animals and Pango characters there?

  • Find real photos, videos, and facts to share with your kid about African ecosystems, safaris, and the animals that they see in the app.

  • If your kid loves open-ended building games like Pango Build Safari, check out Common Sense Media's Games Like Minecraft list.

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