- #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 55.3% ★, Education 35.8%, Simulation 4.2%, Casual 2.6%, Indie 2.1%
- #2 Against the Gradient
96% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2017
Dev: Cogent Education
Windows · Mac · Linux
A microscopic world is in need of your help! Add transporters to membranes to move molecules and ions into and out of cells. Your goal is to reach specific concentrations.
Why similar: Science 37.7% ★, Education 24.5%, Level Editor 22.2%, Puzzle 9.2%, Simulation 3.2%
- #3 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 50.5% ★, Education 28.6%, Character Customization 8.5%, Simulation 6.3%, Casual 4.8%
- #4 Volatile Particle
95% 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: Level Editor 38.3%, Science 29.9% ★, Education 18%, Puzzle 8.8%, Casual 5.1%
- #5 String Theory
94% matchMostly Positive75% of 53 reviews2016
Dev: Zenisport
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
You've played rhythm games, but have you ever played a music game? String Theory is a unique audio puzzle game that trains the player to recognize musical chords. Pit your ear against 20 different BGMs, each with 14 different chord variations. Learn to recognize chords played on over 20 different instruments and synthesizers.
Why similar: Music 53.4%, Education 35.4%, Casual 8.3%, Indie 2.8%
- #6 Musician
93% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2018
Dev: ZhangHaiLong
Windows
A musician is a game that can generate animated music, and you can freely import the MIDI orbit in the game. Play the favorite music and write the music that belongs to your own step by step.
Why similar: Music 50.1%, Education 28.1%, Simulation 10.5%, Casual 6.3%, Indie 4.9%
- #7 MiTOSSis
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Allen Institute
Windows
A biology puzzle with real microscopy data
Why similar: Science 55.4% ★, Education 30.9%, Puzzle 9.7%, Casual 3.9%
- #8 Chimp Memory
89% 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 49.4% ★, Education 37.1%, Simulation 7.1%, Casual 4.9%, Indie 1.6%
- #9 Molecule - a chemical challenge
89% 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 48.8% ★, Education 31.6%, Puzzle 11.8%, Indie 7.8%
- #10 Tadpole Treble
88% matchVery Positive96% of 284 reviews2016
Dev: BitFinityPub: BitFinity, Sunken Treasure Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Embark on a thrilling adventure through sheet music in Tadpole Treble! Escape predatory piranhas, flirtatious tadpoles and more as you make your way back home. Shoot for the top of the leaderboards, or create your own stages and music in Composition Mode!
Why similar: Music 57.6%, Level Editor 37.8%, Indie 4.7%
- #11 IntuiCraft
87% 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 46.2% ★, Education 37.2%, Puzzle 10.3%, Casual 4.9%, Indie 1.4%
- #12 Tyto Ecology
86% 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 49.4% ★, Education 29.7%, Simulation 12.6%, Indie 4.4%, Casual 3.9%
- #13 Auditorium
86% matchVery Positive84% of 301 reviews2012
Dev: Cipher Prime Studios
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 29%
Turn light into sound in this multi-award winning game from the creators of Fractal!
Why similar: Music 73.4%, Puzzle 16%, Casual 5.9%, Indie 4.7%
- #14 Circuits
85% matchVery Positive89% of 2,102 reviews2014
Dev: Digital Tentacle
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Simple in concept, but very challenging and rewarding,Circuits is a puzzle game that requires careful listening to complete each level. The goal of Circuits : piece together the different parts of a song. Sounds easy, but maybe not.
Why similar: Music 79.2%, Puzzle 14.2%, Casual 3.4%, Indie 3.2%
- #15 THE UNIVERSE
84% 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 48.6% ★, Education 31.5%, Simulation 10.3%, Casual 9.6%
- #16 Odyssey - The Story of Science
84% 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 49.6% ★, Education 33.9%, Puzzle 12.7%, Indie 3.8%
- #17 Hydrogen Game
82% 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%, Puzzle 11%, Casual 4%, Indie 1.4%
- #18 The Electric Shocktopus
83% 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 34.6% ★, Level Editor 28.4%, Education 20.5%, Simulation 11.4%, Indie 5.1%
- #19 SPACE TOW TRUCK - ISAAC NEWTON's Favorite Puzzle Game
82% 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 49.7% ★, Education 33.4%, Puzzle 14.4%, Simulation 1.9%, Indie 0.6%
- #20 Chords Enchanter
81% matchPositive83% of 30 reviews2022
Dev: XD Games Studio
Windows · Mac
A music theory based puzzle game where you need to fill in the missing notes to complete a chord.
Why similar: Music 55.1%, Education 28.3%, Puzzle 12.4%, Casual 3%, Indie 1.3%
- #21 Tricone Lab
81% 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 42.3% ★, Level Editor 37.9%, Puzzle 15.4%, Indie 4.4%
- #22 Nanoscape
80% 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 48.8% ★, Education 34.1%, Simulation 10.3%, Casual 6.8%
- #23 Musaic Box
79% matchVery Positive93% of 264 reviews2009
Dev: KranX Productions
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Uncover all of your grandfather's sheet music, hidden in his home amongst a treasure trove of gorgeous antiques and musical relics. Melodious music box games will let you piece these special compositions together and unleash their symphonious secrets. Unlock Creative Mode and write your own outstanding arrangements.
Why similar: Music 66.7%, Puzzle 17.6%, Casual 8.9%, Indie 6.9%
- #24 Ecocoru : Euclidean Constructions -- Compass & Ruler
78% 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 53.2% ★, Education 21.5%, Puzzle 16.1%, Simulation 7.5%, Indie 1.7%
- #25 Momentum Mayhem
79% 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 40.9% ★, Education 27.5%, Level Editor 13.7%, Puzzle 11.3%, Simulation 3.8%
- #26 Solitaire: Learn Chemistry
78% 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 51.6% ★, Education 40.1%, Casual 8.3%
- #27 NBody Gravitation
76% 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 39.7% ★, Education 35%, Puzzle 15.4%, Casual 8%, Indie 1.9%
- #28 Chromaestro
77% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2017
Dev: Parsec Productions, LLC
Windows
A musical puzzle game, starring Chromie the cat! Features music that is procedurally generated as you play!
Why similar: Music 66.7%, Puzzle 16.6%, Casual 9.6%, Indie 7.1%
- #29 Chemistry My Love
77% 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 44.9% ★, Education 31.8%, Simulation 16.1%, Indie 7.2%
- #30 Thrive
74% matchVery Positive92% of 1,599 reviews2021
Dev: Revolutionary Games Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 66%
An evolution simulation game. Take control of your species in the environment and edit your species as a whole. Compete with other evolving species for resources on an alien planet.
Why similar: Science 45.9% ★, Education 26.5%, Character Customization 18.4%, Simulation 6.6%, Casual 2.6%
- #31 siX Planes
75% 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: Level Editor 38.5%, Education 35.2%, Puzzle 15.4%, Simulation 7.5%, Indie 1.9%
- #32 Solarium
76% 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 48.5% ★, Education 35.6%, Simulation 12.8%, Indie 3.1%
- #33 Overflow: Number Crunch
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MacotoSeikatsu
Windows
Overflow: Number Crunch is a roguelike calculation puzzle game. It's easy to play and good exercise for your brain.
Why similar: Science 32.7% ★, Robots 31%, Education 23.4%, Puzzle 12.6%, Indie 0.4%
- #34 Square
73% matchVery Positive88% of 73 reviews2022
Dev: Unusualsoft
Windows · Mac
Survive as long as you can in a procedurally generated world of Square.
Why similar: Music 46.6%, Level Editor 40.1%, Character Customization 11.2%, Indie 1.3%, Casual 0.9%
- #35 Futuristic Museum
74% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2022
Dev: ArtifexPub: MEDICI E&S CO,.LTD
Windows
You can see the museum of the future through VR. Touch, feel and experience mysterious places with various themes!
Why similar: Education 38%, Science 25.3% ★, Robots 21.9%, Puzzle 13.3%, Indie 1.6%
- #36 World of Contraptions
72% matchVery Positive87% of 97 reviews2022
Dev: JCP Games Studio
Windows
World of Contraptions is a physics-based building game in which you build the most varied contraptions to solve the most diverse types of puzzles. Win dozens of levels with different types of obstacles. Design the best contraption for each challenge using a giant collection of blocks.
Why similar: Science 28.9% ★, Robots 22.9%, Level Editor 21.2%, Education 16.1%, Puzzle 6.9%
- #37 Robocoder - Dwarf Mountain
71% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2022
Dev: 3DisturbedMonkeys
Windows · Linux
Free Demo Available!. Fresh new unique gameplay, Like nothing you have played before! Take the role of Niko, programming Mar10 in this entirely new genre of Logic puzzle adventure! Early Access! Get involved now! Discord/Steam Community!
Why similar: Science 35% ★, Education 26.3%, Robots 26.3%, Puzzle 9.6%, Casual 2.8%
- #38 Beat Bots
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Matt J Hart
Windows
A casual musical puzzle game - make beats with bots! Listen to the target beat, then solve how to correctly replicate the beat by using a variety of tile types to manipulate bots that each represent a different drum sound
Why similar: Music 55.6%, Robots 20.3%, Puzzle 16%, Casual 6.3%, Indie 1.7%
- #39 TerraBlocks
70% 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 39.5%, Science 25.5% ★, Puzzle 17.2%, Simulation 10.8%, Casual 5.2%
- #40 Fugue
71% matchMixed40% of 10 reviews2019
Dev: OriGaminc
Windows · Mac · Linux
Make music, chimes, and melodies as you try and solve each level in this mathematical puzzle game. Take your time, relax, and get birds to their nest with matching numbers.
Why similar: Music 69.2%, Puzzle 20.1%, Indie 10.7%
- #41 XPLORASI3D 2.0
73% matchNo user reviews2022
Dev: SYAHIR BAHIRAN BIN HILMIPub: MULTIPDPKIT
Windows
3D Digital Game-Based Learning.
Why similar: Science 50.1% ★, Education 49.9%
- #42 LUMINES REMASTERED
69% matchVery Positive95% of 760 reviews2018
Dev: ResonairPub: Enhance
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 57%
The critically-acclaimed puzzle game produced by legendary creator Tetsuya Mizuguchi comes to PC.
Why similar: Music 68.8%, Puzzle 22.5%, Casual 5.5%, Indie 3.1%
- #43 Grace Hopper: Bug Rescue
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Technology and Creativity Limited
Windows · Mac
Grace Hopper: Bug Rescue is a colourful puzzle game about finding bugs (insects and coding errors).
Why similar: Education 30.8%, Science 21.4% ★, Robots 18.2%, Puzzle 11.1%, Simulation 7.1%
- #44 Cosmic DJ
69% matchVery Positive88% of 1,054 reviews2014
Dev: Gl33kPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 24 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 28%
Cosmic DJ is a quick, "pick-up and play" musical experience about the joy of music creation for budding intergalactic musicians of all skill levels. Set among the stars, you will strive to become the legendary Cosmic DJ through six musical adventures as you’re tasked with repairing the all-important “Jamtennas” and bring...
Why similar: Music 86.1%, Casual 8.5%, Indie 5.3%
- #45 WaterMeasure
70% 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 51.2% ★, Education 30.4%, Puzzle 9.3%, Casual 7.4%, Indie 1.7%
- #46 Planetary Settlers
69% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2018
Dev: Leveler Games
Windows
Planetary Settlers is a family friendly game with real benefits! Learn about the solar system as you play. Experience realistic gravity as you control Blue 42 on each planet, completing mini games, uncovering secrets, solving puzzles, and completing quizzes to enhance your abilities!
Why similar: Science 41% ★, Education 28.9%, Robots 21.3%, Puzzle 6.7%, Indie 2%
- #47 Partitas
68% matchPositive86% of 36 reviews2021
Dev: Lotz
Windows
The melody-based puzzle game. Enjoy listening carefully to the instrumental classics and restore all the sheet music. How far can you take your hearing talent?
Why similar: Music 58.1%, Education 18.8%, Puzzle 15.2%, Casual 7.9%
- #48 Breaking Good
68% 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 49.9% ★, Education 34.8%, Puzzle 9.7%, Casual 3.7%, Indie 1.9%
- #49 Groove Catcher
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Vizmoo LLC
Windows
Groove Catcher is a rhythm-and-dance game that grooves and flows. We've got smooth moves, tight rhythms and beauty. Feeling chill? Feeling energized? We've got all moods covered, or load your own songs. Build your own levels right in the game just by dancing and share them with the world!
Why similar: Music 49.9%, Level Editor 43.2%, Casual 4.6%, Indie 2.4%
- #50 Intralism
67% matchVery Positive86% of 4,876 reviews2016
Dev: KHB-Soft
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 34.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Intralism - fast and hard rhythm game. Listen to music and match arcs to the beat. Master all beatmaps or create your own and challenge friends in the online multiplayer. But remember: wrong button - failed try.
Why similar: Music 74.3%, Level Editor 22.5%, Indie 1.8%, Casual 1.4%
- #51 Get-A-Grip Chip and the Body Bugs
67% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2022
Dev: Redstart Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Get-A-Grip Chip and the Body Bugs sends Chip on a new mission: enter the human body and dismantle digestive distress! In this satisfying 2D platformer, master Chip’s grappling hook to get things flowing. Raise an army of white blood cells to fight off the Body Bugs as you grapple for guts and glory.
Why similar: Science 42.2% ★, Robots 29.4%, Education 28.3%
- #52 Force and Motion
66% 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 46.1% ★, Education 31.2%, Puzzle 10.4%, Simulation 7.4%, Casual 4.6%
- #53 XPLORASI3D
66% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2021
Dev: Syahir Bahiran HilmiPub: MULTIPDPKIT
Windows
3D Digital Game-Based Learning.
Why similar: Science 52.5% ★, Education 47.5%
- #54 Drummer Talent VR
67% matchMixed57% of 49 reviews2017
Dev: Tungsten Games
Windows
Drummer Talent VR is a drumming simulation VR music game. Everyone can be a drum talent, come and join us.
Why similar: Music 80.6%, Simulation 9.6%, Casual 5.5%, Indie 4.3%