Facebook is updating its Messenger Kids app this week with three new features, including dark mode and voice effects. Each update is available first on iOS and will come later on Android.

Messenger Kids is Facebook’s messaging app for users under the age of 13. The app includes a dashboard for parents to manage contacts, view blocked accounts, and monitor messages.

This week, iPhone and iPad users will start to see support for Dark Mode and the ability to start two-player games from chat. This last feature is enabled after entering a discussion thread and pressing the orange controller “Play” tab in the lower right corner.

Finally, Facebook is rolling out effects for voicemail messages, including a robot, ghost, gorilla, mouse, and seashell. Look for this feature in the coming weeks.

Messenger Kids is available for iPhone and iPad through the App Store.

And in related news, Facebook proper is bringing the classic PAC-MAN game to its gaming platform with creation tools for custom maze building:

Play solo or cooperative multiplayer in groups of up to four people, working together to complete each maze while continuing to compete against each other for the highest point total. In addition to PAC-MAN COMMUNITYThe built-in mazes of, players can also create their own levels and challenges using the Maze Creator tool.

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