Gang Beasts helps kids practice and improve the following skills:

Focus: Getting started and then maintaining attention and effort to tasks. 

The premise of Gang Beasts is very simply but this does not mean that it does not require the player to use their focusing skills. The player must constantly be aware of where the other players are, who is coming after them, and who is open to a brutal attack. The goal is to be the last player standing, so if the player struggles with focusing, they may find that they are caught unaware and eliminated early on in the round. Players who struggle with focus might want to start by playing within the co-op mode so that they can practice with another person before trying to set out on their own. 

Self-Control: Managing our actions, feelings and behaviors. 

Because this is a beat 'em up game, there is the potential for the player to be eliminated over and over and over again. Sometimes this is after the player is so close to winning, which can be incredibly frustrating. Sometimes multiple players will gang up on you to make sure you don’t make it through the round. The player needs to use their self-control skills and not let their frustration keep them from enjoying playing the game. Players who struggle with self-control or get easily frustrated should limit the amount of time that they play this game each day, taking breaks to move around in the real world, do some other relaxing activities, or talk through their frustrations with a trusted friend or family member before coming back to play more.