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  1. #1 Osy Osmosis
    97% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2017
    Dev: Cogent Education
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Osy Osmosis is a fun game for all ages where you must help Osy stay safe as she navigates through her world collecting stars. To help Osy, you will use osmosis to keep her in balance with the world around her.

    Why similar: Science 54.7%, Education 36.6%, Simulation 4.3%, Casual 2.4%, Indie 2%

  2. #2 MiTOSSis
    96% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Allen Institute
    Windows

    A biology puzzle with real microscopy data

    Why similar: Science 55.4%, Education 31.9%, Puzzle 9.1%, Casual 3.6%

  3. #3 Chimp Memory
    96% matchPositive94% of 17 reviews2024
    Dev: Windmill's Light
    Windows

    Chimp Memory is a logical puzzle game and memory challenge. Take on the same tests faced by lab monkeys and prove your memory skills are sharper than theirs. Can you outperform the primates? Test yourself and find out!

    Why similar: Science 48.9%, Education 38%, Simulation 7.2%, Casual 4.5%, Indie 1.5%

  4. #4 Molecule - a chemical challenge
    95% matchMostly Positive71% of 28 reviews2018
    Dev: a.mighty.dish
    Windows

    Discover molecules and learn about science in this addictive Sokoban-style puzzle game!

    Why similar: Science 48.7%, Education 32.6%, Puzzle 11.1%, Indie 7.6%

  5. #5 Aggi's Tiny Friends
    94% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
    Dev: Autumn SeniorPub: OST Senior
    Windows

    Join Aggi and dive into a world that lies just out of sight. Customize your own cell and see it thrive in a vibrant ecosystem. Discover a wide variety of organisms like you've never seen before. And learn real science in a playful and relaxed environment.

    Why similar: Science 54.9%, Education 32.1%, Simulation 7%, Casual 4.8%, Indie 1.4%

  6. #6 IntuiCraft
    94% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Brainpowder
    Windows · Linux

    A minimalistic intuition trainer app designed to sharpen your intuitive senses and enhance your decision-making abilities.

    Why similar: Science 46.1%, Education 38.4%, Puzzle 9.7%, Casual 4.5%, Indie 1.4%

  7. #7 Nurbits
    93% match9 user reviews67% of 9 reviews2017
    Dev: Cogent Education
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Nurbits is a music puzzle game. You take on the role of a sound engineer responsible for producing music with a robot band. You must fix the wiring in each robot's brain before it can play the song. To do so, you hook up computer chips that send and receive signals the same way that neurons do.

    Why similar: Science 37.7%, Education 24.5%, Level Editor 22.2%, Puzzle 9.2%, Simulation 3.2%

  8. #8 Tyto Ecology
    92% matchMostly Positive76% of 434 reviews2016
    Dev: Immersed Games
    Windows · Mac

    Build your biome! With an empty biodome as your canvas, add plants and animals from three different ecosystems. Observe interactions like hunting, blooming, and even decomposing! Will your biodome last for decades, or will it experience a total ecosystem collapse? You’re in control!

    Why similar: Science 49%, Education 30.5%, Simulation 12.7%, Indie 4.2%, Casual 3.6%

  9. #9 THE UNIVERSE
    91% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2020
    Dev: Enrique Salvador
    Windows

    Feel like you are in space ! This application has been created in a photorealistic way, you will feel like you are on Mars, Jupiter, Mercury ... and ISS ! The best education game. If you like astronomy this is your application. You will feel that you are in space observing the entire universe.

    Why similar: Science 48.4%, Education 32.4%, Simulation 10.4%, Casual 8.8%

  10. #10 Odyssey - The Story of Science
    91% matchMostly Positive75% of 305 reviews2017
    Dev: The Young Socratics
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 62%

    Odyssey is an enchanting and innovative science adventure game. Help Kai and her family escape their captors on the Wretched Islands - and learn the history of astronomy, mechanics, and scientific reasoning as you read Kai's journal and solve puzzles along the way!

    Why similar: Science 49.5%, Education 35%, Puzzle 11.9%, Indie 3.6%

  11. #11 Hydrogen Game
    90% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
    Dev: kakeia
    Windows

    A falling puzzle game where you drop 118 different elements and aim for a high score. You don't have to know the elements! Can you see the 118th element?

    Why similar: Science 55.7%, Education 28.9%, Puzzle 10.4%, Casual 3.7%, Indie 1.3%

  12. #12 SPACE TOW TRUCK - ISAAC NEWTON's Favorite Puzzle Game
    89% matchPositive95% of 22 reviews2021
    Dev: Eric Laflamme
    Windows

    Control gravity, orbit around black holes, and have fun mastering physics with your car in space! With this educational puzzle game, only your genius and your analytical skills can get you out of trouble after a painful car crash on the Moon!

    Why similar: Science 49.6%, Education 34.4%, Puzzle 13.5%, Simulation 1.9%, Indie 0.6%

  13. #13 Nanoscape
    89% matchMixed60% of 20 reviews2021
    Dev: 3D Visualisation Aesthetics Lab
    Windows

    A first person exploration of a cancer cell deep in the human body, featuring a highly detailed simulation of cellular anatomy and processes based on the latest scientific research!

    Why similar: Science 48.4%, Education 35%, Simulation 10.4%, Casual 6.2%

  14. #14 Solitaire: Learn Chemistry
    88% match8 user reviews75% of 8 reviews2019
    Dev: RTWS
    Windows

    A combination of using flashcards for learning with the classic card game Solitaire.

    Why similar: Science 51.2%, Education 41.2%, Casual 7.6%

  15. #15 Ecocoru : Euclidean Constructions -- Compass & Ruler
    86% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2022
    Dev: Sergey Krasnikov
    Windows

    Ecocoru is a puzzle game where you have to solve compass and ruler construction problems.

    Why similar: Science 53.3%, Education 22.2%, Puzzle 15.1%, Simulation 7.7%, Indie 1.7%

  16. #16 Chemistry My Love
    87% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: SPIN Software
    Windows

    Chemistry My Love is the ultimate gamified educational tool for high school and college level chemistry. Balance chemical reaction coefficients, masses and concentrations, with step-by-step explanations. Level up your knowledge playing chemical games and solving computer-generated quizzes.

    Why similar: Science 44.4%, Education 32.5%, Simulation 16.2%, Indie 6.9%

  17. #17 NBody Gravitation
    84% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2023
    Dev: Sean Frett
    Windows · Linux

    Place asteroids and planets and send them orbiting into targets in a physics-based puzzle game where everything attracts everything.

    Why similar: Science 39.9%, Education 36.3%, Puzzle 14.6%, Casual 7.4%, Indie 1.8%

  18. #18 Solarium
    85% matchMixed69% of 130 reviews2017
    Dev: Sunfleck Software
    Windows
    Median: 30 minMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 37%

    Challenge yourself. What do you really know about plants? Want to find out? And win some points to build your own custom plants? Then welcome to Solarium!

    Why similar: Science 47.9%, Education 36.3%, Simulation 12.8%, Indie 3%

  19. #19 Astro VR
    83% matchPositive100% of 20 reviews2024
    Dev: Light-Year Simulations, LLC
    Windows

    Freely travel among the stars and planets in this made for VR astronomy simulation. Experience space from some of the smallest solar system bodies to our largest planets. Or leave the solar system to explore strange new worlds orbiting stars so distant it takes light thousands of years to get here.

    Why similar: Science 41.8%, Education 28.7%, Time Manipulation 22.8%, Simulation 3.7%, Casual 2.1%

  20. #20 Volatile Particle
    86% matchNo user reviews2023
    Dev: CracleSnap
    Windows

    Play as a particle with the power to manipulate your electronic charge. Leverage the laws of physics to complete levels, collect gems and set records.

    Why similar: Science 34.8%, Level Editor 28.4%, Education 21.7%, Puzzle 9.6%, Casual 5.5%

  21. #21 TerraBlocks
    82% match5 user reviews40% of 5 reviews2024
    Dev: shrubec
    Windows · Linux

    TerraBlocks is a geography-based puzzle game where you move and rotate drifting continent pieces from the North Pole to their correct places. As you progress, the challenge increases. Test your spatial awareness and geographic knowledge while rebuilding the world!

    Why similar: Education 40.8%, Science 25.5%, Puzzle 16.2%, Simulation 11%, Casual 4.8%

  22. #22 XPLORASI3D 2.0
    84% matchNo user reviews2022
    Dev: SYAHIR BAHIRAN BIN HILMIPub: MULTIPDPKIT
    Windows

    3D Digital Game-Based Learning.

    Why similar: Education 50.7%, Science 49.3%

  23. #23 Momentum Mayhem
    82% matchNo user reviews2024
    Dev: UnscriptedLogic
    Windows

    A casual 2.5D physics oriented game about building unorthodox contraptions to solve puzzles with a variety of items at disposal

    Why similar: Science 43%, Education 29.9%, Puzzle 11.1%, Level Editor 9.2%, Simulation 4.1%

  24. #24 Breaking Good
    81% matchVery Positive88% of 158 reviews2017
    Dev: SeekSick6
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 28.0 hrs≥1hr: 64%

    1 puzzle, 4 views. Grab your test tubes and enter the lab to solve a unique puzzle game based on chemical compounds. Match the chemical elements to get more than 900 different compounds and see how far you can go. Do you have what it takes?

    Why similar: Science 49.8%, Education 35.9%, Puzzle 9.1%, Casual 3.4%, Indie 1.8%

  25. #25 WaterMeasure
    81% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Li Zheng
    Windows

    Given a 5-liter cup and a 3-liter cup, how measure 4 liters of water?

    Why similar: Science 51.3%, Education 31.5%, Puzzle 8.8%, Casual 6.8%, Indie 1.6%

  26. #26 XPLORASI3D
    80% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2021
    Dev: Syahir Bahiran HilmiPub: MULTIPDPKIT
    Windows

    3D Digital Game-Based Learning.

    Why similar: Science 51.7%, Education 48.3%

  27. #27 Virtual Chemistry Lab
    79% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
    Dev: Alpay Akay
    Windows

    This is a serious game. Made for educational purposes. It was made in order to enable students to understand the high school chemistry curriculum and to provide equality of opportunity.

    Why similar: Science 47.4%, Education 41%, Simulation 10.2%, Indie 1.4%

  28. #28 The Electric Shocktopus
    79% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2016
    Dev: TestTubeGames
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    The Electric Shocktopus has a trick up one of his eight sleeves: he can change his electric charge at will. Zoom across electric fields, twist through magnets, and use conductors to bend the world to your will. Never has the Right Hand Rule involved so many tentacles!

    Why similar: Science 38.3%, Education 23.5%, Level Editor 20%, Simulation 12.8%, Indie 5.4%

  29. #29 Force and Motion
    78% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
    Dev: Nautilus Workshop
    Windows

    Force and Motion is a physics puzzle game where you apply your knowledge of real physics to solve puzzles in the game.

    Why similar: Science 46%, Education 32.2%, Puzzle 9.7%, Simulation 7.5%, Casual 4.2%

  30. #30 Size Matters
    76% matchVery Positive87% of 509 reviews2021
    Dev: Mazen GamesPub: GrabTheGames
    Windows
    Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 69%

    You play as a scientist who is shrinking every second in a race against time! Find all the ingredients and formulas scattered around the laboratory, which are necessary for producing the life-saving antidote. But beware, your time is very precious.

    Why similar: Science 47.6%, Education 30.9%, Puzzle 9.1%, Simulation 6.5%, Casual 3.4%

  31. #31 The ultimate Math teaching game
    76% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
    Dev: MARK MISIN ENGINEERING LTD
    Windows

    Unleash your inner math genius! Our cutting-edge game combines Algebra, Geometry, and Trigonometry, making learning a thrilling adventure. Solve practical problems, cement your understanding, and kickstart your science and engineering journey. Ready to level up? Play now!

    Why similar: Science 52.3%, Education 36.9%, Puzzle 10.7%

  32. #32 Atoms and Time
    75% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2023
    Dev: Brain Ranch Games
    Windows

    Survive, evolve, and adapt in a rapidly changing world. Survive the test of time, and become an integral part of your world's biosphere. Or play God and build a full ecosystem in seconds.

    Why similar: Science 54.6%, Education 34%, Simulation 11.4%

  33. #33 Rela
    74% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
    Dev: Relavity
    Windows · Linux

    This program simulates astrophysics, allowing the creation of stellar systems in the void and the experience of being one of the celestial bodies.

    Why similar: Science 52.4%, Education 36.8%, Simulation 8.4%, Indie 2.4%

  34. #34 Function Ball(関数球)
    77% matchNo user reviews2024
    Dev: yachi
    Windows

    You input any function to guide the red ball on the xy-plane to the goal.

    Why similar: Education 37.2%, Science 33%, Puzzle 16.8%, Simulation 7.8%, Casual 3.6%

  35. #35 Mądra Głowa
    77% matchNo user reviews2023
    Dev: LK Avalon
    Windows

    Mądra Głowa to kolekcja 27 multimedialnych gier i łamigłówek logicznych rozwijających umiejętność sprawnego myślenia i podejmowania decyzji. Jest przeznaczona dla dzieci w wieku 6-9 lat. Świeże i oryginalne pomysły gwarantują doskonałą zabawę i pełny rozwój potrzebnych zdolności.

    Why similar: Science 49.8%, Education 45.5%, Casual 4.7%

  36. #36 Crazy Plant Shop
    75% matchMostly Positive77% of 286 reviews2014
    Dev: Filament Classic
    Windows
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    In Crazy Plant Shop, players learn about genes and inheritance by breeding zany plants! Special requests from mysterious customers require players to understand dominant and recessive traits and how genetic traits get passed through generations. Use profits to acquire new breeds, purchase shop upgrades, and acquire new customers!

    Why similar: Education 45.7%, Science 39.5%, Casual 8.9%, Indie 5.9%

  37. #37 Looking Inside Cells
    73% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2024
    Dev: NYU CREATE LabPub: New York University
    Windows

    Looking Inside Cells is a set of interactive Virtual Reality simulations for learning about cellular biology. Users can build cells by arranging their organelles, as well as transform them into specialized cells, such as red blood cells and e. coli bacteria.

    Why similar: Science 49.2%, Education 40%, Simulation 10.8%

  38. #38 HoloLAB Champions
    74% matchPositive88% of 24 reviews2018
    Dev: Schell Games
    Windows

    Grab your safety goggles and set out on a chemical-burning, liquid-stirring, camera-whirring competition in HoloLAB Champions, a virtual reality chemistry game show.

    Why similar: Science 48.5%, Education 34.4%, Puzzle 10.1%, Simulation 7%

  39. #39 Tricone Lab
    73% matchVery Positive94% of 79 reviews2017
    Dev: Josh Singer
    Windows · Mac

    A unique abstract puzzle game with an emphasis on lateral thinking. Use catalysts to build compounds and manipulate cell structures. 100 puzzle levels and a level editor to create your own custom puzzle designs.

    Why similar: Science 49.7%, Level Editor 28.3%, Puzzle 17%, Indie 5%

  40. #40 Laser Attraction
    72% matchVery Positive90% of 60 reviews2021
    Dev: Vectmatica
    Windows

    Play with lasers and solve puzzles in Laser Attraction. Use reflection, refraction, dispersion and filtration to direct the laser beams, mix and separate colours, open doors, hit targets and complete puzzles.

    Why similar: Science 50.5%, Education 20.7%, Puzzle 15.6%, Simulation 8.1%, Indie 3.3%

  41. #41 siX Planes
    71% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2024
    Dev: Half/Moon
    Windows

    Unfold the cube-based puzzle to meet the conditions! You can also share your custom puzzles on the Workshop!

    Why similar: Education 42.2%, Level Editor 28.4%, Puzzle 16.8%, Simulation 8.9%, Indie 2.2%

  42. #42 Futuclass Education
    72% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2021
    Dev: Futuclass
    Windows

    ** 10 Chemistry and 1 Physics VR Modules – Available for $7.99 Each! ** Learn STEM through gamified experiences in VR! Co-created with award-winning science teachers, tested with students in classroom and at home.

    Why similar: Science 43.5%, Education 30.7%, Puzzle 11.8%, Simulation 7.6%, Casual 3.2%

  43. #43 PHYSARUM: Slime Mold Simulator
    70% matchPositive89% of 19 reviews2021
    Dev: Ka Hin Yuen
    Windows

    PHYSARUM is a sandbox simulation game. Simulate the real world slime mold Physarum polycephalum by generating millions of living particles. Create and mutate slime species in real time to discover countless mesmerizing and emergent patterns.

    Why similar: Science 51.9%, Education 32.2%, Simulation 10.6%, Casual 3.9%, Indie 1.4%

  44. #44 Operation: Forge the Deep
    70% matchMixed69% of 13 reviews2022
    Dev: BYU Materials Innovation LabPub: BYU Mechanical Engineering
    Windows · Mac

    Solve real materials science problems, contribute to science, and survive a new ice age in a puzzle adventure that combines engineering problems with a unique puzzle that will challenge how you look at the world around you.

    Why similar: Science 46.8%, Education 32.5%, Puzzle 11.4%, Simulation 5.8%, Casual 3.5%

  45. #45 Gearplexed
    71% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Train of Thought Games
    Windows

    Enjoy playing with gears? Gearplexed is a constructive problem-solving game with a variety of gear-based puzzles ranging from opening gates to building factories. Build gears to get the right amount of speed or torque to the target gears and be careful not to lock up your gear train.

    Why similar: Science 47.4%, Education 32.8%, Puzzle 12.2%, Simulation 4%, Casual 2.2%

  46. #46 Project Chemistry
    69% matchMostly Positive76% of 212 reviews2021
    Dev: Ata TürkoğluPub: Espale Studios
    Windows
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 26.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Interact with elements and molecules in a way that you have never before! Observe them and make them react with each other in the sandbox mode. Synthesize every molecule in the quest mode. Discover countless macromolecules and the elegancy of chemistry.

    Why similar: Science 52.1%, Education 32.5%, Puzzle 10%, Simulation 5.4%

  47. #47 RenewEd3D
    68% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2024
    Dev: SYAHIR BAHIRAN HILMIPub: MULTIPDPKIT
    Windows

    3D Digital Game-Based Learning.

    Why similar: Education 55.5%, Science 44.5%

  48. #48 Pythagoria
    70% matchMostly Positive75% of 256 reviews2016
    Dev: Vladimir Maslov
    Windows
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 214.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    Pythagoria is a brain-teasing number puzzle game.

    Why similar: Science 46.8%, Education 36.1%, Puzzle 13%, Casual 2.7%, Indie 1.4%

  49. #49 Episode 1: MissionKT
    73% matchNo user reviews2020
    Dev: TheBeamerLLC
    Windows · Mac

    Just before a meteor crash triggers the ultimate demise of dinosaurs you have a chance to play MissionKT and explore their world. Discover how much stardust you have inherited from T-Rex. Find the hidden treasure. Interact with dinosaurs. Escape from Earth before the meteor seals your fate.

    Why similar: Science 58%, Education 38.8%, Indie 3.2%

  50. #50 OCTOPTICOM 3D
    67% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
    Dev: UP DEVELOPMENT LTD.
    Windows · Linux

    OCTOPTICOM 3D is a major upgrade to your favorite open-ended puzzle programming game about designing and optimizing optical computing devices. Featuring 3D graphics and gameplay, refined ui, rewritten simulation, all original levels and components plus new additions, histograms and more.

    Why similar: Science 32.7%, Education 23.8%, Level Editor 17%, Puzzle 15.6%, Simulation 10.9%

  51. #51 Da! Russian Quiz
    69% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2020
    Dev: Wholetone Games
    Windows

    Learn Russian with a quiz that helps you review words and phrases in Russian. Over 3,500 Advanced phrases, 350 Verbs, 1500 nouns and exactly 33 letters for all your learning efforts.

    Why similar: Education 77.6%, Simulation 11.4%, Casual 6.9%, Indie 4.1%

  52. #52 Sigformation
    68% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2023
    Dev: AnotherKnife Games Studio
    Windows · Mac

    A hardcore puzzle game about digital circuits

    Why similar: Education 58.7%, Simulation 19.6%, Puzzle 18.9%, Indie 2.8%

  53. #53 Secrets of the Past: Dion
    68% matchPositive88% of 25 reviews2018
    Dev: Culturplay
    Windows

    Become an archaeologist and lead an excavation at the ancient city of Dion! In this casual simulation game, your goal is to unearth and exhibit the real treasures of the Villa of Dionysus. Will you manage to do so before the heavy rain season?

    Why similar: Education 47.7%, Simulation 19.4%, Puzzle 17.9%, Casual 11.1%, Indie 3.9%

  54. #54 Learning The Maths
    69% matchNo user reviews2025
    Dev: Orca Virtual
    Windows

    Learning The Maths is a social platform focused on the teaching and learning of mathematics. The multiplayer rooms are intended to encourage tutoring and mentoring in math and applied math. The included games and teaching modules are meant to take interested students beyond the basics.

    Why similar: Education 46.9%, Science 43.3%, Casual 7.9%, Indie 1.9%

  55. #55 The Shape of Time
    66% matchVery Positive90% of 107 reviews2021
    Dev: Julien Papo
    Windows

    This virtual exhibition has one goal: In half an hour, it will challenge your understanding of what time is.

    Why similar: Time Manipulation 43.9%, Science 36.8%, Education 14.8%, Casual 3%, Indie 1.5%

  56. #56 Titans of Space PLUS
    66% matchVery Positive94% of 192 reviews2019
    Dev: DrashVR LLC
    Windows

    Just how big is big? Journey through this holographic Solar System, and then squint your eyes in the intense light of a few of the largest known stars. Enjoy various accidentally-educational activities along the way. Great care has been taken to ensure a comfortable VR experience. VR optional.

    Why similar: Education 42.7%, Science 39.5%, Simulation 12.6%, Indie 5.2%

  57. #57 Zombie Ants VR: Definitive Edition
    65% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
    Dev: Ninth Dimension GamesPub: Parasitic Behavioural Manipulation Lab
    Windows

    Zombie Ants VR is a short educational experience that takes the player through the life cycle of Ophiocordyceps, a fungus that manipulates the behavior of insects in order to increase the spread of its spores. This "zombie fungus" was a large inspiration for the video game series Last of Us!

    Why similar: Science 44.2%, Education 42.7%, Simulation 13.1%

  58. #58 PlanetariumVR
    67% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2021
    Dev: hublab
    Windows

    Planetarium for VR to learn about the stars, constellations, and deep sky objects from the Messier, Caldwell, Herschel400, NGC, IC, Sharpless, and Arp catalogs. Learn the positions of stars and the Messier objects; play the minesweeper in VR in a polyhedron.

    Why similar: Science 48.2%, Education 24.6%, Simulation 10.9%, Casual 6.2%, Puzzle 5.6%

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