Terraria is a very good recommendation.
Here are some to look into:
Scribblenauts: Unlimited - Can also get it on both the iOS store and Android Store for cheaper. It's super fun for just fooling around and it serves as a very light puzzle game that tests your imagination.
Crashlands - It's also on iOS/Android, This one is recent. But it's really popular amongst the kids at the moment (a top seller on the Play Store and AppStore atm). It's a mix of Dont Starve/Minecraft, but with a quirky light aesthetic and a clearer narrative structure.
Grow Home - I still think you can get this for as little as $1 in the Humble Ubisoft Bundle. It's an explorative 3D platformer. It's not too challenging and more of relaxed "playful experience". There's little in the way of a hard fail state or things to kill and the objective is to just collect things and climb up.
Rocket League - Kids love this game, though it can be a little hard and often frustrating.
Dungeon Defenders, Defense Grid or Orcs Must Die - All 3 are Tower Defense games on PC and each have two installments. Kids seem to like tower defense for some reason. Dungeon Defenders 2 can be played for free on Steam, but it's still a work in progress game, the others can all be picked up for cheap in the Steam Sale that's happening now.
Dust: An Elysian Tail - It's on the easy side of platforming/adventure games. It has a kid-friendly presentation quality and has RPG mechanics that are very accessible.
Battleblock: Theater - I played this with my 10 yr old nephew when he's over. He loves the game and finished it. It's a little difficult and harder than Sonic/Mario, but you can play it co-op to ease the difficulty. It has this weird sense of humor that's appealing to both children and adults.
Castle Crashers - It's an action game with a similar tone to Battleblock Theater. Lot's of fun in co-op.
Valiant Hearts - It's a sidescrolling advenutre game. Someone mentioned Child Of Light here already, but I'd prefer to recommend this game. It has some puzzles that vary in difficulty, though so it might test his patience abit.
Cities: Skylines - It's a city builder. Although it has some tricky infrastructure mechanics to learn/understand (at least for children), its design tools are excellent for someone that just wants to build and create things.
Awesomenauts - It's a 2D MOBA. Can play it co-op, online or with competent bots. It's easy to get into with alot of fun characters to play with.
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed - It's the Mario Kart that you can get on PC. The core racing mechanics are actually better than Mario Kart.
Helldivers - I've heard alot of awesome things about this one.
Torchlight 2 - Might be a good pick for an RPG. It's quite approachable and is mostly just a matter of understanding numbers. There's some odd puzzles that you encounter in the game, but they're mostly optional.
Deathspank - It's similar and more action/story focused than Tochlight. It's quite funny. The game comes in 2 parts that you'll need to get for the complete story.
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