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Games Like Stories From the Cores

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Education, Casual, Singleplayer, Science.

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In this entertaining and educational game, players analyze evidence from under the ocean floor to unlock dramatic stories.

Reviews: Positive — 92% — of 13 reviews
Released: 2023-02-05
Developer: Ceisel & Associates, Inc. (P Ceisel and B Becker)
Publisher: SleekTiki Interactive, LLC
Genres: Casual, Free To Play
Platforms: Windows

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    97% matchMostly Positive79% of 19 reviews2024
    Dev: Blue Backpack
    Windows

    Playfully extend your knowledge about dinosaurs in a collection of mini games. Created in cooperation with the German Paleontological Society, featuring voice recordings and hand-drawn illustrations, Dino Dino sets out to awaken your kids's interest in complex topics while being a lot of fun.

    Why similar: Dinosaurs 46.5%, Science 19.7%, Education 17.5%, Casual 9.6%, Nature 6.4%

  2. #2 SHADOWBOX: Mausoleum of Natural History
    96% matchPositive81% of 26 reviews2024
    Dev: Parent-Teacher Guide to PaleontologyPub: PTPALEO LLC
    Windows

    Experience the story of life on Earth like never before with SHADOWBOX: Mausoleum of Natural History, a virtual, interactive, and free-to-play museum featuring 3D scans of real fossils.

    Why similar: Dinosaurs 43%, Education 27.4%, Science 15.4%, Nature 8.4%, Casual 5.9%

  3. #3 3D Dinosaur Adventure
    96% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Knowledge AdventurePub: Wanderful Edutainment
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    In 3D Dinosaur Adventure, players explore the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous periods and learn about Dinosaurs. They interact with a wide variety of dinosaurs including Apatosaurus, Tyrannosaurus, and Velociraptors.

    Why similar: Dinosaurs 53.7%, Education 32.7%, Casual 12.2%, Singleplayer 1.4%

  4. #4 Dino Tales
    95% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Giggle Byte StudiosPub: Giggle Byte Studios
    Windows

    The game has seven baby dinosaur characters, and each tale features one or more dinosaurs as they travel through their adventures on Dino Tales Island.

    Why similar: Dinosaurs 53.9%, Education 31.7%, Casual 10.3%, 3D 3.2%, Singleplayer 0.9%

  5. #5 Findosaurs
    94% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Infernal Penguin
    Windows

    Casual hidden creature game featuring dinosaurs and other prehistoric life illustrated in a lumpy potato fashion living in ecosystems. Lesser known dinosaurs, non-dinosaur archosaurs, synapsids, temnospondyls are represented alongside the charismatic mega fauna.

    Why similar: Dinosaurs 54.8%, Education 33.5%, Casual 10.8%, Singleplayer 0.8%

  6. #6 Solitaire: Learn Chemistry
    93% match8 user reviews75% of 8 reviews2019
    Dev: RTWS
    Windows

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

    Why similar: Education 45.9%, Science 32.8%, Casual 21.3%

  7. #7 Earthlingo
    92% matchVery Positive90% of 223 reviews2019
    Dev: Earthlingo
    Windows · Linux

    Explore a planet, learn a language

    Why similar: Education 62.5%, Casual 37.5%

  8. #8 MiTOSSis
    91% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Allen Institute
    Windows

    A biology puzzle with real microscopy data

    Why similar: Education 40.5%, Science 40.4%, Casual 11.6%, 3D 6.3%, Singleplayer 1.1%

  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: Education 38.7%, Science 33.2%, Casual 26.5%, Singleplayer 1.7%

  10. #10 Tyto Ecology
    90% 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: Education 37.2%, Science 34.4%, Dinosaurs 17.3%, Casual 11.1%

  11. #11 Amazing Trivia
    89% matchMostly Positive74% of 39 reviews2018
    Dev: Vladimir Maslov
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 18 minMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 17%

    Challenge your knowledge in the new exciting trivia game!

    Why similar: Education 56.3%, Casual 41%, Singleplayer 2.6%

  12. #12 Minidinos
    88% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
    Dev: Gordan GlavašPub: Globulus d.o.o.
    Windows

    In this fun, family-friendly real-time strategy game, kids can control dinosaurs, beasts, and bugs as they battle for supremacy! Build your army, gather resources, and outsmart your enemies in epic showdowns. Play solo against the computer or team up with friends for multiplayer action!

    Why similar: Dinosaurs 47.8%, Action RTS 43%, Casual 8.9%, Singleplayer 0.2%

  13. #13 XPLORASI3D 2.0
    89% matchNo user reviews2022
    Dev: SYAHIR BAHIRAN BIN HILMIPub: MULTIPDPKIT
    Windows

    3D Digital Game-Based Learning.

    Why similar: Education 56.5%, Science 31.6%, 3D 10%, Singleplayer 1.9%

  14. #14 Jigsaw puzzle - Evolution
    87% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2019
    Dev: QIPAWORLD
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    This game is an educational jigsaw puzzle game. The content of the game covers the whole process from the formation of the earth to the emergence of civilization. You can learn about the formation of the earth, the formation of the moon, the origin of life, the theory of evolution, and the origin of civilization by playing games.

    Why similar: Education 33.3%, Science 26.8%, Dinosaurs 18%, Nature 15%, Casual 6.9%

  15. #15 生物知识格斗大赛
    86% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2019
    Dev: 蛋炒饭
    Windows

    这是一款高中生物学科基础知识问答的格斗小游戏。

    Why similar: Education 57.3%, Casual 42.7%

  16. #16 Chimp Memory
    85% 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: Education 48.5%, Science 36%, Casual 14.3%, Singleplayer 1.1%

  17. #17 Nanoscape
    84% 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: Education 41.6%, Science 33.1%, Casual 18.6%, 3D 5.8%, Singleplayer 0.9%

  18. #18 Kanji Training Game
    84% matchMostly Positive79% of 98 reviews2015
    Dev: Targhen Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Kanji Training Game is a game that helps you learn the Japanese writing system in the form of a game. Memorize 1006 symbols of Kanji, Katakana and Hiragana, and level up as you advance through the increasingly complex alphabet and words of the Japanese language.

    Why similar: Education 53.4%, Casual 46.6%

  19. #19 Animal Coloring Books for Kids & Toddlers - Dinosaurs
    83% matchNo user reviews2025
    Dev: McPeppergames
    Windows

    A family-friendly kids coloring book game where kids & toddlers paint and create cute dinosaur artworks. Draw with fingers on the Steam Deck’s touchscreen, hide outlines for freeform creativity, and share masterpieces with friends!

    Why similar: Dinosaurs 56.1%, Education 26.8%, Casual 9.6%, Nature 6.6%, Singleplayer 0.9%

  20. #20 Oyster VR
    82% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Sam LevinePub: NY/NJ Baykeeper
    Windows · Mac

    Oyster VR is a first-person and virtual reality exploration based learning game about oyster reef restoration at the bottom of the Hudson River in New York and New Jersey.

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  21. #21 Learning The Maths
    82% 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.

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  22. #22 IntuiCraft
    81% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Brainpowder
    Windows · Linux

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

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  23. #23 Aggi's Tiny Friends
    80% 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.

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  24. #24 XPLORASI3D
    81% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2021
    Dev: Syahir Bahiran HilmiPub: MULTIPDPKIT
    Windows

    3D Digital Game-Based Learning.

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  25. #25 TerraBlocks
    79% 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 47.5%, Science 17.1%, Casual 14.1%, Nature 11.2%, 3D 8.4%

  26. #26 Nocturnal Relics
    79% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2025
    Dev: Mighty Magpie AB
    Windows

    In Nocturnal relics you play as May who is trying to escape a monster while trying to get out of a museum. Is the monster in her head or did she release an ancient evil into the world?

    Why similar: Education 39.5%, Dinosaurs 33.4%, Science 10.8%, Nature 8.1%, 3D 5.2%

  27. #27 Crazy Plant Shop
    78% 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 50.4%, Science 25%, Casual 24.6%

  28. #28 Lepidoptera
    77% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
    Dev: Orca Virtual
    Windows

    Grab your camera and head out to locations in the US, Australia, and Slovakia! Identify sixty species of butterfly. Talk with your friends and invite them to your favorite spots. Play in single player or multiplayer mode. Customize your avatar.

    Why similar: Education 54.3%, Nature 20.5%, Casual 17.7%, 3D 6.3%, Singleplayer 1.2%

  29. #29 Wisdom
    78% match4 user reviews25% of 4 reviews2021
    Dev: Radix Motion Inc.Pub: Truffle Co.
    Windows

    Wisdom is a breakthrough in science education that explains the effects of psychedelics on the brain within the predictive coding neuroscience framework.

    Why similar: Education 48.9%, Casual 21.4%, Science 20%, 3D 8.5%, Singleplayer 1.2%

  30. #30 Mindblitz
    76% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
    Dev: DFOUR
    Windows

    Mindblitz is a fast-paced, brain-training game with multiple modes like guessing, memory, equations, graphs, and number series. With 50+ unique ways to play, and addictive progression, it keeps your mind sharp and coming back for more.

    Why similar: Education 66.9%, Casual 30.5%, Singleplayer 2.6%

  31. #31 The 50 States Quiz
    77% matchPositive88% of 48 reviews2018
    Dev: Elibo Games
    Windows

    A simple quiz game to test your knowledge of the fifty states of the United States of America.

    Why similar: Education 68.1%, Casual 31.9%

  32. #32 Da! Russian Quiz
    76% 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 79.9%, Casual 18%, Singleplayer 2.1%

  33. #33 Dino V. Xeno - Tower Defense
    75% match8 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2023
    Dev: Fun Asylum StudioPub: Fun Asylum Studio
    Windows

    Dino V. Xeno is a casual, straight to the point, yet deeply crafted tower defense game, where you can enlist 10 upgradable dinos, plus 14 additional special towers, to battle alien hordes. With randomized elements, 51 levels and 20-40 hours of gameplay, DVX is a tailor made for tower defense lovers.

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  34. #34 Game of Evolution
    74% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: DCGAMEPUB LIMITED
    Windows

    Game of Evolution: Idle Clicker & Merge Life! Human evolution clicker game! Idle tycoon — merge to create life! Evolution game

    Why similar: Dinosaurs 41.4%, Education 33.7%, Science 20.9%, Casual 3.4%, Singleplayer 0.6%

  35. #35 Math Hero
    75% matchMixed67% of 18 reviews2018
    Dev: Right Games
    Windows

    This is a mental arithmetic game. If you want to do some mental arithmetic exercises for you or for your children, it will be a great choice.

    Why similar: Education 67.3%, Casual 32.7%

  36. #36 The Sapling
    73% matchVery Positive90% of 1,846 reviews2019
    Dev: Wessel Stoop
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    The Sapling is a short simulation game where you design your own plants and animals, and put them in a world together. Or you turn on random mutations, and see what evolution does to your ecosystem!

    Why similar: Dinosaurs 35%, Science 25.8%, Education 19.9%, Nature 13.8%, Casual 4.7%

  37. #37 C.A.R.S. - Creating A Ridiculous Shitshow
    71% matchPositive98% of 45 reviews2026
    Dev: 3Dads Studios
    Windows

    A rebellious chaos sandbox where you weaponize junk, disrupt highway traffic, and engineer outrageous physics disasters to turn the morning commute into pure, glorious mayhem.

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  38. #38 Big Thinkers 1st Grade
    73% matchVery Positive88% of 82 reviews2015
    Dev: Humongous Entertainment
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 42 minMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 44%

    Big Thinkers 1st Grade is the perfect learning supplement to your child's classroom experience. Ben and Becky Brightly's contagious wonder and ability to transform themselves into a variety of shapes and forms engage kids in a fun world of learning and discovery!

    Why similar: Education 72.5%, Casual 27.5%

  39. #39 NBody Gravitation
    72% 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.

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  40. #40 Ocean Protector
    72% matchPositive83% of 12 reviews2023
    Dev: Outreach Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Ocean Protector is a free online educational game that teaches students about the impacts of ocean acidification and how they can take action to prevent it.

    Why similar: Education 43.8%, Science 32.7%, Nature 18.8%, Casual 3.7%, Singleplayer 1%

  41. #41 Mądra Głowa
    73% 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: Education 52.4%, Science 33%, Casual 13.6%, Singleplayer 1%

  42. #42 Elemental colossus
    71% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
    Dev: Gordun Studio
    Windows

    Defend your castle against thousands of enemies. Choose your towers wisely to rise an impenetrable barricade. Fight in several worlds against tireless golems that are willing to destroy your kingdom. Build an elaborate defense to restrain the hordes that assault you in each world.

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  43. #43 Prehistoric Kingdom
    69% matchVery Positive89% of 5,727 reviews2022
    Dev: Blue MeridianPub: Crytivo
    Windows
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 66%

    Take on the role of park manager and design the ultimate zoo for nature's greatest creations.

    Why similar: Dinosaurs 56.2%, Education 21.3%, Science 16%, 3D 5.3%, Singleplayer 1.3%

  44. #44 The Archotek Project
    71% matchMixed55% of 1,039 reviews2017
    Dev: The Archotek Project TeamPub: The Archotek Project Team
    Windows
    Median: 6 minMean: 31.2 hrs≥1hr: 27%

    The Archotek Project focuses on a multiplayer experience, giving you the chance to play with your friends or with new people on dedicated servers. Play as the dinosaur as you explore vibrant and exotic locations within the game, taking control of unique species from the fossil record.

    Why similar: Dinosaurs 87.9%, Casual 12.1%

  45. #45 Emerald Geography
    69% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2024
    Dev: Taurna
    Windows

    Learn the countries and capitals of the world in style.

    Why similar: Education 72.9%, Casual 17.3%, 3D 8.6%, Singleplayer 1.2%

  46. #46 Let's Learn Japanese! Kanji Sudoku
    70% matchMostly Positive75% of 20 reviews2020
    Dev: Dr. Cyril Splutterworth
    Windows

    Play Sudoku, with kanji! With over 50 levels and 4 different game modes, learn and practice Japanese number kanji at your own pace.

    Why similar: Education 73.2%, Casual 24.7%, Singleplayer 2.1%

  47. #47 JQ: Beautiful Japan
    70% matchMostly Positive73% of 107 reviews2018
    Dev: Snkl Studio
    Windows

    JQ: Beautiful Japan - In this game you can test your knowledge of two Japanese alphabet: hiragana and katakana.

    Why similar: Education 66.9%, Casual 31%, Singleplayer 2%

  48. #48 Mesozoica
    70% matchMostly Negative22% of 588 reviews2018
    Dev: Underdog Interactive
    Windows

    Mesozoica - A full featured dinosaur theme park tycoon simulator in which you focus on the construction and management of your dinosaur wonderland. From choosing your starting company to your prime attraction, everything lies in your hands.

    Why similar: Dinosaurs 86.7%, Casual 13.3%

  49. #49 Goodlands
    68% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: thegeolojosh
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A game about dinos digging up dinos. Become the paleontologist you always wanted to be: walk, hop, and drive around a badlands-inspired environment. Discover fossils and help restore a decrepit museum to its former glory.

    Why similar: Dinosaurs 53.3%, Science 21.9%, Nature 12.6%, Casual 7.2%, 3D 5%

  50. #50 Dinosaur Fossil Hunter: Prologue
    68% matchVery Positive80% of 704 reviews2020
    Dev: ▲ Pyramid GamesPub: Pyramid Games S.A.
    Windows
    Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 53%

    Dinosaur Fossil Hunter is a story telling simulator where you play as a paleontologist, exploring different lands and searching for dinosaur fossils. The Prologue tells a story about a young Paleontology enthusiast and his passionate pursuit of success and self-determination.

    Why similar: Dinosaurs 45.4%, Science 21.1%, Education 17%, Nature 11.3%, 3D 5.2%

  51. #51 Mini Star Math: 4 Routes
    67% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
    Dev: MACKINN7
    Windows

    Mini Star Math: 4 Routes is a math memorization challenge game with 13 stages.

    Why similar: Education 67.6%, Casual 30.5%, Singleplayer 1.9%

  52. #52 Down Under
    68% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2023
    Dev: Oddlyfun Games
    Windows

    Experience a game like it was 1995!

    Why similar: Education 65.8%, Casual 31.8%, Singleplayer 2.5%

  53. #53 Master Hanzi HSK1
    67% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
    Dev: MasterHanzi
    Windows

    This Chinese course is for everyone whether you're a total beginner or already know a few words, it will increase your skills like magic. you'll be amazed at how quickly you start understanding and speaking Chinese.

    Why similar: Education 62.9%, Casual 34.4%, Singleplayer 2.7%

  54. #54 Operation: Forge the Deep
    67% 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: Education 35.7%, Science 29.5%, Nature 12.2%, Casual 9.6%, 3D 7.2%

  55. #55 Ecosystem Architect
    67% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Exit 1 Studios
    Windows

    In Ecosystem Architect, build the ecosystem of your dreams and let your imagination run wild. With a vast selection of foliage, animals, and prehistoric creatures, mix-and-match to your heart's content and watch your environment come to life as they interact in an in-depth simulation.

    Why similar: Dinosaurs 41%, Education 21.3%, Science 21%, Nature 14.3%, 3D 2.3%

  56. #56 Osy Osmosis
    69% 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: Education 49.4%, Science 42.4%, Casual 8.2%

  57. #57 Jurassic Snap
    66% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Dreamirl
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Jurassic Snap is a peaceful and calm photography game compatible with VR. Meet dinosaurs in this world, catalog all species and behaviors. Find secret passages to explore new areas and uncover the mysteries surrounding this planet.

    Why similar: Dinosaurs 53.3%, Education 16%, Science 15.4%, Nature 10.7%, 3D 3.6%

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