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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% matchPositive81% of 21 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 46.6%, Science 19.6%, Education 17.5%, Casual 9.5%, Nature 6.3%

  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 8.3%, Casual 5.9%

  3. #3 3D Dinosaur Adventure
    96% match6 user reviews100% of 6 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 53.8%, Education 32.8%, Casual 12%, Singleplayer 1.4%

  4. #4 Dino Tales
    95% matchNo user reviews2026
    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 54%, Education 31.8%, Casual 10.2%, 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 54.9%, Education 33.6%, Casual 10.7%, 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 46%, Science 32.8%, Casual 21.1%

  7. #7 Earthlingo
    92% matchVery Positive90% of 230 reviews2019
    Dev: Earthlingo
    Windows · Linux

    Explore a planet, learn a language

    Why similar: Education 64.2%, Casual 35.8%

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

    A biology puzzle with real microscopy data

    Why similar: Education 40.7%, Science 40.4%, Casual 11.5%, 3D 6.2%, 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 38.8%, Science 33.2%, Casual 26.3%, Singleplayer 1.6%

  10. #10 Amazing Trivia
    90% matchMostly Positive75% of 40 reviews2018
    Dev: Vladimir Maslov
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 18 minMean: 1.6 hrs≥1hr: 17%

    Challenge your knowledge in the new exciting trivia game!

    Why similar: Education 56.6%, Casual 40.8%, Singleplayer 2.6%

  11. #11 Minidinos
    89% 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 48%, Action RTS 43%, Casual 8.9%, Singleplayer 0.2%

  12. #12 Jigsaw puzzle - Evolution
    89% 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 33.4%, Science 26.8%, Dinosaurs 18.1%, Nature 15%, Casual 6.8%

  13. #13 XPLORASI3D 2.0
    88% matchNo user reviews2022
    Dev: SYAHIR BAHIRAN BIN HILMIPub: MULTIPDPKIT
    Windows

    3D Digital Game-Based Learning.

    Why similar: Education 56.7%, Science 31.6%, 3D 9.9%, Singleplayer 1.9%

  14. #14 生物知识格斗大赛
    87% 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 57.5%, Casual 42.5%

  15. #15 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 48.7%, Science 36%, Casual 14.2%, Singleplayer 1.1%

  16. #16 Kanji Training Game
    86% matchMostly Positive79% of 99 reviews2015
    Dev: Targhen Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 11.4 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 56%, Casual 44%

  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 41.8%, Science 33.1%, Casual 18.4%, 3D 5.8%, Singleplayer 0.8%

  18. #18 Animal Coloring Books for Kids & Toddlers - Dinosaurs
    84% 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 56.2%, Education 26.8%, Casual 9.6%, Nature 6.5%, Singleplayer 0.9%

  19. #19 IntuiCraft
    83% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Brainpowder
    Windows · Linux

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

    Why similar: Education 50.1%, Science 34.5%, Casual 14.6%, 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.

    Why similar: Education 39.1%, Science 19.3%, Casual 16.6%, Nature 12.2%, 3D 6.7%

  21. #21 My CV
    81% match6 user reviews33% of 6 reviews2026
    Dev: Stritart
    Windows

    A short first-person exploration experience where you walk through a modern house in the woods and interact with paintings and notes that present real software, game, and hardware projects.

    Why similar: Education 54.1%, Casual 24.1%, Nature 20.5%, Singleplayer 1.3%

  22. #22 Tyto Ecology
    82% matchMostly Positive76% of 435 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 37.3%, Science 34.3%, Dinosaurs 17.4%, Casual 11%

  23. #23 Russpuppy Kid Games
    81% matchPositive95% of 39 reviews2018
    Dev: russpuppy
    Windows · Mac

    Lots of fun, educational kid games all in one fantastic package!

    Why similar: Dinosaurs 42.7%, Education 29.4%, Science 22.7%, Casual 4.6%, Singleplayer 0.5%

  24. #24 Aggi's Tiny Friends
    79% 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: Education 42.1%, Science 41.3%, Casual 15.6%, Singleplayer 0.9%

  25. #25 XPLORASI3D
    80% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2021
    Dev: Syahir Bahiran HilmiPub: MULTIPDPKIT
    Windows

    3D Digital Game-Based Learning.

    Why similar: Education 54.9%, Science 33.7%, 3D 9.7%, Singleplayer 1.6%

  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 39.6%, Dinosaurs 33.5%, Science 10.8%, Nature 8%, 3D 5.1%

  27. #27 The Tracy Arm Tsunami Experience
    78% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Patrick LynettPub: Patrick Lynett LLC
    Windows

    Explore Tracy Arm, Alaska and trigger a massive landslide tsunami in a first-person simulation with land, air, and water viewpoints.

    Why similar: Education 41.7%, Casual 20.6%, Science 18.8%, Nature 12.2%, 3D 5.9%

  28. #28 TerraBlocks
    78% 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 47.7%, Science 17.1%, Casual 14%, Nature 11.1%, 3D 8.3%

  29. #29 Crazy Plant Shop
    77% matchMostly Positive77% of 287 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 50.5%, Science 25%, Casual 24.4%

  30. #30 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 68.3%, Casual 31.7%

  31. #31 Mindblitz
    75% match5 user reviews100% of 5 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 67.1%, Casual 30.3%, Singleplayer 2.6%

  32. #32 Lepidoptera
    76% 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 54.5%, Nature 20.5%, Casual 17.6%, 3D 6.2%, Singleplayer 1.2%

  33. #33 Wisdom
    76% 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 49.1%, Casual 21.3%, Science 20%, 3D 8.5%, Singleplayer 1.2%

  34. #34 Da! Russian Quiz
    75% 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 80.3%, Casual 17.7%, Singleplayer 2%

  35. #35 Dino V. Xeno - Tower Defense
    74% 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.

    Why similar: Action RTS 48.8%, Dinosaurs 31.7%, Casual 10.2%, Nature 9%, Singleplayer 0.2%

  36. #36 Learning The Maths
    74% 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 46.8%, Science 24.8%, Casual 19.6%, 3D 7.9%, Singleplayer 0.9%

  37. #37 Game of Evolution
    73% 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 0.5%

  38. #38 Math Hero
    73% matchMixed68% of 19 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 67.5%, Casual 32.5%

  39. #39 Dinosaur Park – Primeval Zoo
    72% matchMixed70% of 212 reviews2022
    Dev: upjers
    Windows

    It’s a sensation: A real t-rex has just hatched from an egg – in YOUR dino zoo game! Create a fantastic animal world teeming with prehistoric creatures and wow your visitors. In this dino game, you’re the proud owner of a dino zoo with numerous attractions.

    Why similar: Dinosaurs 63.7%, Nature 17.5%, Casual 10%, 3D 7.3%, Singleplayer 1.5%

  40. #40 The Sapling
    71% matchVery Positive90% of 1,887 reviews2019
    Dev: Wessel Stoop
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    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 34.9%, Science 26%, Education 19.8%, Nature 14%, Casual 4.6%

  41. #41 C.A.R.S. - Creating A Ridiculous Shitshow
    69% matchPositive98% of 47 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.

    Why similar: Action RTS 46%, Science 24.1%, Nature 13.4%, Linear 6.5%, 3D 5.1%

  42. #42 Big Thinkers 1st Grade
    72% 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 72.6%, Casual 27.4%

  43. #43 Ocean Protector
    71% 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 44%, Science 32.7%, Nature 18.7%, Casual 3.7%, Singleplayer 1%

  44. #44 NBody Gravitation
    70% 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: Education 46.2%, Science 29.1%, Casual 23.5%, Singleplayer 1.2%

  45. #45 Prehistoric Kingdom
    68% matchVery Positive90% of 6,006 reviews2022
    Dev: Blue MeridianPub: Crytivo
    Windows
    Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 65%

    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 16.1%, 3D 5.2%, Singleplayer 1.3%

  46. #46 Mądra Głowa
    71% 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 52.6%, Science 33%, Casual 13.5%, Singleplayer 1%

  47. #47 Elemental colossus
    69% match3 user reviews100% of 3 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.

    Why similar: Action RTS 69.3%, Casual 21.1%, 3D 8.5%, Singleplayer 1.1%

  48. #48 The Archotek Project
    70% matchMixed56% of 1,085 reviews2017
    Dev: The Archotek Project TeamPub: The Archotek Project Team
    Windows
    Median: 6 minMean: 30.9 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 88%, Casual 12%

  49. #49 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 73.9%, Casual 24.1%, Singleplayer 2%

  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: 52%

    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 45.5%, Science 21.1%, Education 17.1%, Nature 11.2%, 3D 5.1%

  51. #51 Emerald Geography
    67% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2024
    Dev: Taurna
    Windows

    Learn the countries and capitals of the world in style.

    Why similar: Education 73.2%, Casual 17.2%, 3D 8.5%, Singleplayer 1.1%

  52. #52 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 35.9%, Science 29.6%, Nature 12.1%, Casual 9.6%, 3D 7.1%

  53. #53 Mesozoica
    69% 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 86.8%, Casual 13.2%

  54. #54 JQ: Beautiful Japan
    68% matchMostly Positive73% of 108 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 67.2%, Casual 30.8%, Singleplayer 2%

  55. #55 莉莉的梦:恐龙历险记 Lily's Dream:Adventures of Dinosaurs
    67% matchPositive85% of 26 reviews2021
    Dev: 大连中游科技有限公司
    Windows

    This is an independent game of adventure, exploration and puzzle solving. The game tells that the little girl Lily came to the Dinosaur Island through a dream and found that she had become a loving mother dragon mother, embarking on an adventure to find her three babies.

    Why similar: Dinosaurs 65.9%, Casual 11.9%, Education 8.9%, Linear 8.7%, 3D 3.3%

  56. #56 Mini Star Math: 4 Routes
    66% 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 67.9%, Casual 30.3%, Singleplayer 1.9%

  57. #57 Let's Learn Japanese! Hiragana
    66% matchVery Positive88% of 128 reviews2019
    Dev: Dr. Cyril Splutterworth
    Windows
    Median: 54 minMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 48%

    Want to learn to read Japanese? Let's start with hiragana! Learn the Japanese alphabet through puzzles and arcade-style challenges.

    Why similar: Education 63.3%, Casual 36.7%

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