With guest reviewers Kora (9) and Paloma (5)
Updated
: Nov 13, 2026 10:26pm UTC
Barbie Rewind feels like the equivalent of showing your children the family heirloom rocking horse, and then watching them poke it and ask if they can play Roblox. A weird mix of nostalgia and interior decorating sim, it’s home to 17 retro Barbie games and a dreamhouse to arrange Barbie-appropriate furniture in. Now, it’s been over three decades since I last smashed a Barbie against a G.I. Joe and made smooching noises, so I called in two gaming experts, Kora (9) and Paloma (5), to assist with this review. Sadly, unlike her looks, time has not been kind to Barbie’s gaming legacy.
Why does she have a scuba mask but not a toilet?“
“That doesn’t make sense. Why does she have a scuba mask but not a toilet?” A crucial question from Kora as the girls got stuck into the only bit of Barbie Rewind they actually cared about: the decorating. This might be selling itself as a collection of Barbie games from 1991’s NES Barbie through to 2007’s Barbie as the Island Princess,
