- #1 SPACE TOW TRUCK - ISAAC NEWTON's Favorite Puzzle Game
97% 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 38.7% ★, Education 28.3%, Physics 10.5%, Puzzle 9.5%, Space 6.2%
- #2 NBody Gravitation
96% 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 31.3% ★, Education 30.1%, Space 10.5%, Puzzle 10.3%, Futuristic 9.1%
- #3 Odyssey - The Story of Science
96% 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 41% ★, Education 30.6%, Physics 12.2%, Puzzle 8.9%, Adventure 7.2%
- #4 XPLORASI3D
95% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2021
Dev: Syahir Bahiran HilmiPub: MULTIPDPKIT
Windows
3D Digital Game-Based Learning.
Why similar: Science 38.9% ★, Education 38.3%, Exploration 8.1%, 3D 7.2%, Adventure 5.7%
- #5 XPLORASI3D 2.0
94% matchNo user reviews2022
Dev: SYAHIR BAHIRAN BIN HILMIPub: MULTIPDPKIT
Windows
3D Digital Game-Based Learning.
Why similar: Education 42.4%, Science 39.1% ★, Adventure 8.2%, 3D 7.9%, Singleplayer 2.4%
- #6 Planetary Settlers
94% 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 31.8% ★, Education 24.5%, Space 13.4%, Exploration 6.3%, Mars 4.9% ★
- #7 MiTOSSis
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Allen Institute
Windows
A biology puzzle with real microscopy data
Why similar: Science 53.1% ★, Education 32.3%, Puzzle 7.9%, 3D 5.3%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #8 Rela
92% 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 39.7% ★, Education 29.4%, Space 13.1%, Physics 12.9%, First-Person 3.1%
- #9 TerraBlocks
91% 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 35.8%, Science 21.2% ★, Puzzle 12.1%, Space 11.2%, Physics 7.3%
- #10 Stranger Than Fiction
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Incisive Games
Windows
Stranger than Fiction is a first-person puzzle adventure game where you uncover the mysterious inner workings of cosmos during the Scientific Revolution. Explore Tycho Brahe's island, find clues, and figure out which interpretations are true and which need to be let go.
Why similar: Science 32.1% ★, Education 21.3%, Space 12.6%, Puzzle 9.3%, Exploration 9.2%
- #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 51.6% ★, Education 28.3%, Puzzle 8.7%, Physics 6.5%, Puzzle Platformer 4%
- #12 The Universe of Red Hope
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Shelby County Video Game DevelopmentPub: Mathematics Firms of Memphis
Windows
A classic fantasy MMORPG powered by uMMORPG—discover dungeons, fight powerful creatures, forge rare equipment, and shape a living world alongside hundreds of players.
Why similar: Science 39.8% ★, Education 27.8%, Space 14.1%, 3D 6.3%, First-Person 6.1%
- #13 The Twin Paradox
87% matchVery Positive90% of 113 reviews2024
Dev: Beyond Standard Games
Windows · Linux
The Twin paradox is an RPG where you must prepare yourself for the first time travel. Make decisions, explore, and learn real science with the scientists of the "Beyond" laboratory. It's up to you to make the journey a success.
Why similar: Science 43.3% ★, Education 19.5%, Space 14.5%, Physics 10.4%, RPG 6.8%
- #14 Solar Systems For Kids
88% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: SRM Games
Windows
A family friendly casual game that teaches children about celestial bodies. Learn about the Sun, Earth, Jupiter, and the other celestial bodies that make up our Solar System. You or your child will also be able to create your own Solar System in a sleek and in-depth fashion!
Why similar: Science 38.7% ★, Education 30.2%, Space 15.3%, Exploration 6.2%, 3D 4.3%
- #15 Spacelandia
89% matchNo user reviews2021
Dev: BusyMinds
Windows
Enter the world of Spacelandia and learn about the universe through engaging adventure stories.
Why similar: Science 37.1% ★, Education 28%, Futuristic 7.7%, Exploration 6.8%, Interactive Fiction 6%
- #16 RenewEd3D
86% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: SYAHIR BAHIRAN HILMIPub: MULTIPDPKIT
Windows
3D Digital Game-Based Learning.
Why similar: Education 45.1%, Science 34.2% ★, Adventure 11.4%, 3D 6.2%, Sci-fi 1.6%
- #17 Nanoscape
86% 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 45.9% ★, Education 35%, Exploration 7.8%, 3D 5.2%, First-Person 4.9%
- #18 Beyonders
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Project Whitecard
Windows
Beyonders follows a 5-person co-op elite space crew (including one dog!) sent across the solar system to investigate anomalies, recover lost assets, and survive extreme environments. Using the scientific method and cooperative engineering, players complete missions. "Could it be aliens? Never!"
Why similar: Science 27.4% ★, Education 26.5%, Space 9.4%, Exploration 7.4%, Interactive Fiction 7.2%
- #19 Osy Osmosis
85% 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 52.8% ★, Education 37.3%, Exploration 6.3%, Adventure 3.6%
- #20 Futuristic Museum
84% 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 38.1%, Science 23.3% ★, Puzzle 10.3%, Adventure 9.4%, Exploration 8.2%
- #21 Graviton引力子
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Graviton StudioPub: Pone Games
Windows
Master gravity in this 2D puzzle platformer! Explore a black hole-near abandoned station as a scientist, uncover its past, and discover unheard-of physics. Anti-gravity, anti-matter, magnetism—bend logic, trust your intuition.
Why similar: Science 35.5% ★, Education 24.2%, Physics 10.2%, Space 9%, Puzzle 7.8%
- #22 Voyager 2
82% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2023
Dev: Rumor Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Launch the Voyager space probe to the furthest depths of the Solar System! Use gravity to slingshot around planets and scan, orbit, or land on targets to earn stunning replays of your accomplishments.
Why similar: Science 32.9% ★, Education 22.5%, Space 13.8%, Physics 10.1%, Puzzle 7.5%
- #23 IntuiCraft
82% 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 47.8% ★, Education 42%, Puzzle 9%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #24 Moon Journey - China's Lunar Exploration Digital Museum
80% matchVery Positive92% of 59 reviews2025
Dev: 郝锐昌工作室
Windows
"Journey to the Moon" is an interactive game that combines lunar exploration with art, culture and science popularization. The core of its development is "space life is coming eventually".
Why similar: Science 42.1% ★, Education 19.2%, Space 14.8%, RPG 5.3%, Exploration 5.1%
- #25 Newton's Fourth Law
78% matchVery Positive94% of 214 reviews2025
Dev: Newtonian Studios
Windows
Fight against brain-rot in this story-driven educational physics puzzle game. You will need to learn and apply high school physics concepts to solve increasingly challenging problems and uncover a galaxy spanning plot. When you have finished, you will be able to take a college level physics course.
Why similar: Science 34.6% ★, Education 29.3%, Physics 12%, Puzzle 8.3%, First-Person 4.2%
- #26 Against the Gradient
81% 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 52.3% ★, Education 36.9%, Puzzle 10.7%
- #27 Kepler Project
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kepler Project
Windows · Linux
Build rockets and shoot them into space. Once you reach orbit, you are halfway to explore anywhere in the Solar System.
Why similar: Science 30.2% ★, Education 23.3%, Space 22.6%, Exploration 10.2%, Physics 7.7%
- #28 Episode 1: MissionKT
81% 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 48.5% ★, Education 34.3%, Adventure 14.9%, Sci-fi 2.3%
- #29 Molecule - a chemical challenge
79% 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 52.3% ★, Education 36.9%, Puzzle 10.7%
- #30 Chimp Memory
77% 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 54.1% ★, Education 44.2%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #31 The Message from Deep Space
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Applesinmypants
Windows · Mac
Mission: Translate an interstellar message, using the universal languages of math & science.
Why similar: Science 55.5% ★, Text-Based 12.1%, Puzzle 10%, Space 8.5%, 3D 4.9%
- #32 Virtual Chemistry Lab
78% 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 43.9% ★, Education 40%, Physics 11.1%, First-Person 3.9%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #33 Force and Motion
76% 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 42.6% ★, Education 31.4%, Physics 13%, Puzzle 8.1%, Puzzle Platformer 3.4%
- #34 HoloLAB Champions
76% 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 43% ★, Education 32.2%, Puzzle 8.1%, Exploration 7.2%, Futuristic 5.6%
- #35 Zombie Ants VR: Definitive Edition
74% 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: Education 36.8%, Science 36.1% ★, Adventure 9.9%, Exploration 9.2%, 3D 6.7%
- #36 Ryzer: The Reflectors Path
75% matchPositive92% of 25 reviews2022
Dev: Player Legacy
Windows · Mac
In another normal day of his job as a space engineer, Ryzer is going to fix a space prison ship and things don't go his way. In Ryzer: The Reflectors Path, help Ryzer find the best path through the reflectors in this futuristic puzzle and finally just complete his job.
Why similar: Science 29.7% ★, Education 23.5%, Space 10.6%, Physics 10.1%, Futuristic 8.1%
- #37 Marquito's Arcade - Play while Learning
75% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: Megaillusion
Windows
Have fun and learn with this collection of educational games. Each one with different gameplays. Featuring: Cell Works - Chemibot Helps the City - Gaia and the Weather Powers - Super Pizza Delivery - Itchy Earth.More Games will Come!
Why similar: Science 41.3% ★, Education 31.4%, Exploration 7.7%, 3D 5.4%, Interactive Fiction 4.9%
- #38 Solar Expanse - Space Exploration Manager
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SpaceOpsPub: Games Operators
Windows
Explore the Solar System. Mine and drop asteroids. Colonize and terraform. Lead the space race and compete with other corporations on your way to profit. Watch the expansion of human race over the centuries. Then go beyond and conquer the galaxy!
Why similar: Science 38.3% ★, Education 16.1%, Space 15.9%, Physics 11%, Futuristic 5.6%
- #39 ENGLISH A-GAME
73% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2022
Dev: Jankowski Adam
Windows
English A-game is a comprehensive English course in the form of a video game. It is a fun English language game to teach you basic English up to upper intermediate level. Included are an in-game user guide and English grammar tutorial for self-study. Designed for Polish learners of English.
Why similar: Science 32.9% ★, Education 23.6%, Text-Based 13.5%, Typing 8.3% ★, Interactive Fiction 5.2%
- #40 Astro VR
72% 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 40.9% ★, Education 29.6%, Space 14.6%, Exploration 8.6%, 3D 5.2%
- #41 Futuclass Education
73% 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 38% ★, Education 28.3%, Physics 12.4%, Puzzle 9.3%, Space 5.5%
- #42 Porusz Umysł PLUS
71% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: LK Avalon
Windows
Aplikacja wspomagająca rozwój dzieci i młodzieży w wieku 7-13 lat. Podnosi umiejętności szkolne, zapobiega deficytom, pomaga osiągać sukcesy, podnosi motywację do zdobywania wiedzy w sposób szybki i trwały. Wydobywa potencjał intelektualny dziecka i rozwija go wszechstronnie.
Why similar: Science 40.7% ★, Education 38.9%, Text-Based 10.8%, Typing 9.5% ★
- #43 Function Ball(関数球)
72% 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 36.6%, Science 30.8% ★, Physics 17%, Puzzle 14.1%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #44 YogLabs: Testing Initiative
68% matchVery Positive98% of 80 reviews2025
Dev: Four White Cats
Windows
A unique puzzle-adventure set in the secret YogLabs research facility. As a newly created clone, you’ll face a series of challenges while disaster threatens to consume the laboratory.
Why similar: Science 34.7% ★, Puzzle 13.9%, Adventure 11.9%, Space 11.5%, 3D 8.9%
- #45 Titans of Space PLUS
70% 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 37.5%, Science 32.9% ★, Space 21.3%, Adventure 8.3%
- #46 Albert and Camille's Little Lille Adventure
70% matchVery Positive90% of 71 reviews2021
Dev: The VALIDATE Network
Windows · Mac
Explore a war-torn city, avoid capture by soldiers, and collect the supplies Albert and Camille need to create the first vaccine to fight tuberculosis. As you progress, you will learn about the methods used to create BCG and how vaccines work.
Why similar: Education 42.6%, Science 30.2% ★, Exploration 12.2%, RPG 10.4%, Adventure 3.1%
- #47 Aggi's Tiny Friends
69% 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 61% ★, Education 37.6%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #48 The INDIGO Initiative
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Caustic Reality
Windows
A first-person puzzle adventure where you harness fire, water, electricity, and magnetism to solve multi-step puzzles and explore atmospheric realms to restore balance before reality collapses.
Why similar: Science 64% ★, Physics 8.4%, Exploration 7%, Puzzle 6.6%, Puzzle Platformer 5.3%
- #49 InMind 2 VR
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 31 reviews2017
Dev: Luden.io
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
An adventure game about a scientific journey inside the emotions chemistry of human brain. You'll take part in the process of one teenager named John becoming an adult, and help shape John's future self, by triggering emotions in key moments of his life. The destiny is in your hands! VR isn't required.
Why similar: Science 46.3% ★, Education 32.7%, Adventure 8.7%, Exploration 8.1%, Singleplayer 2.3%
- #50 Solarium
71% 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 48.8% ★, Education 39.1%, Adventure 12.1%
- #51 Solar System Experience
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Masutora
Windows
An educational, family-friendly game about our very own Solar System. Fly through space, land on planets and learn all the essential information about planets. You can take quizzes about each planet to check your knowledge.
Why similar: Science 37.9% ★, Education 31.8%, Space 18.4%, Physics 7.5%, 3D 3.4%
- #52 Artificial Gravity Cat
69% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2024
Dev: Me
Windows
2D physics platformer! Control a cat in space and gravity itself!
Why similar: Science 36.6% ★, Education 26.9%, Space 15.8%, Puzzle Platformer 7.1%, Puzzle 4.8%
- #53 Learning The Maths
68% 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 42.8%, Science 37.5% ★, Exploration 10.5%, 3D 7.7%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #54 Dark Era
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bogdan PanovPub: Schizo Cat
Windows · Mac · Linux
Dark Era is a cosmic survival strategy game set 10^40 years in the future. Manage a space outpost around a black hole, navigate factions, and aim to restart the universe. Explore, gather resources, and build a new future in a dying cosmos. Will you reignite the stars or face eternal darkness?
Why similar: Science 37.2% ★, Education 26.7%, Space 14.3%, Futuristic 6.9%, Exploration 6.3%
- #55 Scientific project: Optic
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KHVOYA GamesPub: COR-Software
Windows
Welcome to the thrilling world of 'Scientific project: Optic'! This immersive first-person puzzle game invites you on a journey through the realm of optical science, from its philosophical origins to modern understanding.
Why similar: Science 35.9% ★, Education 22.9%, Physics 10.4%, Puzzle 7.9%, Exploration 7%
- #56 inFINIte Robotics
66% matchPositive86% of 21 reviews2024
Dev: Ninhydro
Windows · Mac · Linux
inFINIte Robotics is a visual novel game that is set in a fantasy world filled with modern technology. The premise of the game is to find out the mystery of the world and learn about electronics by solving puzzles!
Why similar: Science 44.5% ★, Education 32.7%, Text-Based 6.5%, Fantasy 5.5%, Adventure 3.6%
- #57 Ventomori
65% matchPositive81% of 21 reviews2025
Dev: Dark Matter Observatory
Windows
In this asymmetrical multiplayer co-op puzzle game, brave the treacherous unknown and endeavour on a deadly, desolate planet. Be the eyes from above or the scout on the ground and work together with a friend to uncover the mysteries and escape from the planet Xanahspati.
Why similar: Science 36.4% ★, Space 13.1%, Puzzle 11.7%, Exploration 11.2%, 3D 8.5%
- #58 Satellite Command
68% matchMixed64% of 80 reviews2016
Dev: Stormtide
Windows
Satellite Command is a realistic, relaxing astrophysics simulator. Complete contracts with real data, launch and take control of ever more powerful Satellites, research advanced technology and build your Space Agency!
Why similar: Science 36.3% ★, Education 26.7%, Space 14.1%, Physics 10.1%, Futuristic 6.4%
- #59 The King's Request: Physiology and Anatomy Revision Game
67% matchVery Positive94% of 182 reviews2018
Dev: Physiology with Dr Christian
Windows · Mac · Linux
This short adventure game uses your knowledge of the human body and concepts from science, biology, physiology, anatomy, medicine, biomed, nursing, pharmacy, health or exercise science as your weapon! There's no negative if you get a question wrong - so have a go and save the kingdom!!
Why similar: Science 42.9% ★, Education 33.5%, RPG 10.2%, Adventure 9.1%, Fantasy 4.3%