Several video games based upon Blue's Clues, a children's educational television series by Nickelodeon, have been released, educational video games and web browser games based on the show. Most of the PC CD ROM-format titles were developed and published by Humongous Entertainment.
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List of games
PC CD-rom games
Blue's Birthday Adventure (September 8, 1998)
Blue's ABC Time Activities (September 1, 1998)
Blue's 123 Time Activities (May 11, 1999)
Blue's Treasure Hunt (September 7, 1999)
Blue's Art Time Activities (August 22, 2000)
Blue's Reading Time Activities (August 22, 2000)
Blue's Clues Preschool (August 20, 2002)
Blue's Clues Kindergarten (October 17, 2002)
Blue Takes You to School (August 11, 2003)
Blue's Room: Blue Talks (August 12, 2004)
Home console and handheld console games
Blue's Big Musical (2001, PlayStation)
Blue's Alphabet Book (2001, Game Boy Color)
Blue's Clues: Blue's Collection Day (2006, V.Smile)
Online web browser games
Blue's Clues:
Joe's 3D Scavenger Hunt
Dot to Dot
You Take Blue to School
Ghost Hunt
Doodle Doodle Guess & Draw
Blue's Gold Clues Challenge
Color with Blue
Blue's Mix 'n Match Dress-Up
Joe's Scrapbook Journey
Blue's Puppy Maker
Polka Dot's Bubble Puzzle
Periwinkle's Disappearo
Blue's Music Maker
Blue's Matching
Blue's Birthday Party Dress-Up
Blue's Checkup
Where Do Slippers Sleep?
Goodnight Bird
Blue Is My Name
What's in the Box?
Blue Answers Your Questions
Do the Blue
Blue's Clues & You!:
A Day with Blue
Flip and Match
World Cooking
Commercial performance
Business Wire called Blue's ABC Time Activities "one of the most anticipated kids software debuts in recent memory". Together, Blue's Birthday Adventure and Blue's ABC Time Activities sold-through over 150,000 units in their first month of release, and were the second and third best selling educational titles. The two titles became the No. 1 and No. 4 selling educational CD-ROM titles of 1998, respectively. ABC was the fourth best-selling video game title in the week before January 3, 1999, after Barbie Photo Designer, Tomb Raider III, and Fallout 2, and became the third best-selling title out of all PC games in the third quarter and nine months, ending on December 31, 1998. PC Data, which generated the sales data, commented that the popularity of the Blue Clue's CD-ROMs was evident from the impressive sales numbers it consistently generated.
Critical reception
Blue's 123 Time Activities
The game was the winner of the 1999/2000 BESSIE Award for Math.
Blue's ABC Time Activities
SuperKids deemed it "pleasant" and said it would appeal to fans of the TV show. Review Corner said the educational value was "excellent", while noting it was "entertaining and appealing for preschoolers". Allgame deemed it a "very good package". PC Data reported that Blue's ABC Time Activities was the United States' best-selling educational software during 1998.
Blue's Art Time Activities
Tech With Kids said the game wasn't as intuitive as previous titles. Entertaining Kids thought a negative of the game was inability to provide a "good freeform art activity".
Blue's Reading Time Activities
Tech With Kids wrote that the game was special because it taught word awareness, not simply the alphabet or letter sounds. Discovery School opined the title was well-designed and entertaining. Edutaining Kids thought the game was "clever". Just Adventure gave the game an "A". Daily News commented the game saw the host "gently walking players through graphically simple but engaging activities". Allgame thought that "normally, the Blue's Clues series of games are excellent", but found various technical difficulties with this title.