Stick It to the Man

Kids can learn problem solving and critical thinking skills in this comedic puzzle game. Players need to carefully listen to in-game dialogue to figure out what characters need, then look for solutions to those problems by listening to even more characters. As they do this, they'll take in the game's comic, cynical narrative, which pokes fun of subjects and ideas ranging from self-centeredness to psychic readings and encourages the audience to think critically. It's made to entertain, but Stick it to the Man's smart writing and unusual puzzles also makes players think in a variety of ways. 

Ray, the game's protagonist, isn't particularly smart (his job involves having hammers dropped on his head), but he seems to genuinely care about people. After he develops the power to read minds he spends a lot of time helping others with their problems.

Guards frequently taser the player's character, making him light up with electricity. Some characters appear dead, their ghosts floating above their bodies. A scientist accidentally gets shot with a shotgun and dies (red blood appears on her chest), then comes back as a zombie. 

The words "hell" and "damn" appear occasionally in spoken dialogue.

Some non-player characters smoke, including the main villain who always has a cigarette in his hand. One character appears extremely drunk in a bar that serves a beverage called "Gear Beer."