Finding suitable apps for old Macbook

Hello!
  I'm interested in finding games that'll work on my older MacBook Pro.  I've the 2.26 Ghz Intel core 2  Duo. I know that some games offered on the App store are too powerful for this platform.  How do I research, without laboriously examining every software title listed in the app store?  Some listing don't list minimum system requirements, anyway. I don't want to pay and download a game app only to find it won't work. Is there some website that lists games with system requirements?
Thoughts?  Thanks, Vince.

This doesn't really answer your question, but children find tablets much easier to use than traditional computers. Even children much younger than your daughter are surprisingly adept with them, and they usually don't need to be taught.

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