Gaming is psychologically a driver for widening the skill of proble-solving. Not only this, one learns to be persevere and strong-minded by some games. As a result, my recommendation is that games and its abilities to come about those points earlier mentioned depend on what and which game one plays. Educative games are like lessons, I like them.
I agree you will without doubt develop different techniques depending on which games you are playing. but I think you pretty much cant go wrong. any game is going to teach you something.