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Principia: Master of Science is a simulation game with the theme of European science in 17th century. Choose one of 12 real scientists from the era of Isaac Newton and proceed with your research. It is a time when even the term "Science" did not exist. Who can be the master of science?
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Oct 25 · Paradox Development Studio
Both: Political Sim · Diplomacy
Paradox Development Studio invites you to build your ideal society in the tumult of the exciting and transformative 19th century. Balance the competing interests in your society and earn your place in the sun in Victoria 3, one of the most anticipated games in Paradox’s history.
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$4.99Odyssey - The Story of Science
Apr 19 · The Young Socratics
Both: Education · Science
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!
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Feb 14 · Paradox Development Studio
Both: Medieval · Political Sim · Diplomacy
Explore one of the defining periods in world history in an experience crafted by the masters of Grand Strategy.
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$29.99Democracy 4
Jan 13 · Positech Games
Both: Political Sim · Diplomacy
Democracy 4 lets you take the role of President / Prime minister, govern the country (choosing its policies, laws and other actions), and both transform the country as you see fit, while trying to retain enough popularity to get re-elected...
StrategyPolitical SimManagementSimulationEconomyDiplomacyGrand StrategyChoices MatterIndieCapitalism👍 5,892
$19.99We. The Revolution
Mar 21 · Polyslash
Both: Political Sim · Turn-Based
As a judge of the Revolutionary Tribunal, preside over complicated cases of ordinary citizens, dangerous criminals, and enemies of the revolution in revolutionary Paris. Make judgments, plot political intrigue, and try to not lose your own head!
HistoricalChoices MatterPolitical SimAdventureSimulationSingleplayerStrategyInvestigationStory RichTurn-Based👍 1,999
$32.00MEMORIAPOLIS
Apr 30 · 5PM Studio
Both: Political Sim · Immersive Sim
Memoriapolis is a historical city builder where your city grows organically across 5 ages, from Antiquity to the Industrial Revolution. Manage resources, interact with factions, and shape your dynasty toward building a final Wonder with easy, normal, or hard difficulty levels.
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$6.99Ages of Conflict: World War Simulator
Feb 17 · JoySpark Games
Both: Political Sim
Ages of Conflict is a versatile Map Simulation game where you create and observe custom AI nations battle it out across an infinite number of worlds. Paint beautiful maps and scenarios, and command nations to change history into your liking!
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$29.99Universe Sandbox
Aug 24 · Giant Army
Both: Education
Create & destroy on an unimaginable scale with a realistic physics-based space simulator. Explore the beauty of our universe and the fragility of our planet. Use science to bend the laws of gravity, collide planets, boil away oceans, fire epic space lasers, and customize your universe.
Early AccessSimulationSandboxIndieSpaceEducationSpace SimRelaxingPhysicsOpen World👍 27,857
$19.99Victoria II
Aug 30 · Paradox Development Studio
Both: Political Sim
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Oct 20 · Firaxis Games, Aspyr (Mac), Aspyr (Linux)
Both: Turn-Based
Expand your empire, advance your culture and go head-to-head against history’s greatest leaders. Will your civilization stand the test of time?
StrategyTurn-Based StrategyMultiplayerHistoricalGrand StrategySingleplayerTurn-Based4XCity BuilderWar👍 276,188
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Jul 10 · Schell Games
Both: Education · Science · Immersive Sim
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.
SimulationEducationVRScienceStrategyPuzzleExplorationImmersive SimCartoonyColorful
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Nov 12 · Stikcy Games
Both: Political Sim · Diplomacy · Turn-Based
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$4.99Planetary Settlers
May 30 · Leveler Games
Both: Education · Science
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SpaceEducationExplorationScienceAdventureEarly AccessIndieMarsRobotsSci-fi
$9.99OVERVIEW (A Walk Through The Universe)
Mar 1 · Orbital Views
Both: Education · Science
Overview is a mind-changing experience about our position in the Universe. With a narrative and an interactive mode, it features realistic imagery and accurate data to leave you in awe and wonder at the vastness of the Cosmos.
EducationCasualExplorationMarsScienceSpacePhysicsNatureSpace SimVR👍 114
$1.99Tiny Civilization
Dec 31 · 喜人一个
Both: Immersive Sim
This is a historical simulation game that promotes the development of civilization based on the match-3 Game. You'll need to gather resources, use skills, discover new technology, and lead humanbeing through a 10,000-year journey to the cosmos.
StrategyGod GameGrand StrategyTabletopMatch 3Board GameImmersive Sim2DCartoonHand-drawn👍 2,134
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Sep 4 · The Stranger
Both: Political Sim · Medieval
Fantasy Map Simulator: Create and watch imaginary worlds evolve over centuries. Design maps, simulate nations and their politics, and control destinies. See empires rise and fall on your desktop wallpaper. A unique simulation for history buffs and creative minds.
God GameSandboxAlternate HistoryGrand StrategyIdlerPolitical SimLevel EditorArtificial IntelligenceMedievalWar👍 4,194
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Jan 29 · Quarks Interactive
Both: Education · Science
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Early AccessHardwareProgrammingLogicPuzzleSimulationEducationDifficultScienceAutomation👍 141
$3.99Tyto Ecology
Apr 14 · Immersed Games
Both: Science · Education
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!
SimulationIndieStrategyCasualScienceEducationAnimalsDinosaursNatureGod Game👍 414
$7.99Tales of Mathasia
Oct 19 · Pancake Games
Both: Education · Science · Point & Click
The lands of Mathasia are beginning to be covered in Corruption. An old legend about the Hero that will master the arts of MATHEMATICIANS and use his power to defeat the Sorcerer. Only this mysterious Hero can fight the Corruption and stop incoming Darkness!
EducationScienceEconomyDesign & IllustrationAnimeColorfulAdventureLogicAnimation & ModelingPoint & Click
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Dec 22 · Blue Brain Games
Both: Point & Click
The grand finale to The House of Da Vinci trilogy is here! Solve numerous new puzzles and mind benders and explore new mystifying locations of ravishing beauty.
Hidden ObjectMysteryPoint & ClickPuzzleExplorationAdventureHistoricalStory RichInvestigationIndie👍 1,305
$19.99The House of Da Vinci
Nov 24 · Blue Brain Games
Both: Point & Click
Enter The House of Da Vinci, a new must-try 3D puzzle adventure game. Solve mechanical puzzles, discover hidden objects, escape from rooms and dive into the authentic atmosphere of the Renaissance. Use all your wits to find out what's behind your master's disappearance.
Hidden ObjectPuzzleMysteryPoint & ClickExplorationAtmosphericSingleplayerAdventureIndieHistorical👍 6,714
$4.99Science Girls
Mar 20 · Spiky Caterpillar
Both: Science · Turn-Based
Schoolgirls fight aliens with the power of science! Gather a team of science-themed specialists and defend your homeworld in classic turn-based combat.
JRPGFemale ProtagonistScienceAnimeSci-fiRPGIndieVisual NovelTurn-Based CombatTurn-Based👍 132
$14.99Europa Universalis III Complete
Feb 4 · Paradox Development Studio
Both: Political Sim
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$19.99The House of Da Vinci 2
May 28 · Blue Brain Games
Both: Medieval
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Jan 11 · Nerdook Productions
Both: Political Sim
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$19.99Rulers of Nations
Jul 16 · Eversim
Both: Political Sim
Will you become the greatest Head of State ?Play one of the powerful rulers of a nation! . Slip into the shoes of the President of the U.S., or the leader of China, Russia, United Kingdom, or other countries. Expand your influence on the world stage.
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$9.99SPACE TOW TRUCK - ISAAC NEWTON's Favorite Puzzle Game
Jul 29 · Eric Laflamme
Both: Education · Science
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!
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-30%$17.49Space Simulation Toolkit
Jun 5 · Pavel Kudinov
Both: Education
Physics sandbox game that uses a graphics card as a supercomputer. Change the laws of physics, design mechanisms, create A-Life worlds and inhabit them with living beings, experiment with evolution and AI.
SimulationSandboxPhysicsEarly AccessIndieArtificial Intelligence2DSpaceSpace SimEducation👍 501
$49.99Crusader Kings III
Sep 1 · Paradox Development Studio
Both: Medieval
Love, fight, scheme, and claim greatness. Determine your noble house’s legacy in the sprawling grand strategy of Crusader Kings III. Death is only the beginning as you guide your dynasty’s bloodline in the rich and larger-than-life simulation of the Middle Ages.
StrategyMedievalGrand StrategySimulationRPGHistoricalManagementCharacter CustomizationLife SimSandbox👍 96,939
$9.99Marble Age: Remastered
Nov 3 · Clarus Victoria
Both: Turn-Based
Marble Age is a turn-based historical strategy where your task is to turn a small Ancient Greek village into a flourishing Polis, powerful enough to conquer the known world!
StrategySimulationSingleplayerSurvivalCasualBuildingDifficultIndieTurn-Based2D👍 387
-50%$7.49Final Theory
Sep 21 · Monticube
Both: Turn-Based · Turn-Based Tactics
Final Theory is a 4X-lite turn-based strategy game where you command fleets of battleships engaged in a galactic civil war. It presents an exciting experience for both veteran players and those new to the genre. It features innovative combat mechanics but also hearkens back to some of the classics.
StrategyTurn-BasedSpaceshipsHex Grid4XSci-fiTurn-Based TacticsTurn-Based StrategyTurn-Based CombatSpace👍 386
$5.99Master of Magic Classic
Feb 25 · SimTex
Both: Turn-Based
Master of Magic is a classic, one of the most popular strategy games of the 90s. It is a 4X fantasy strategy game that allows you to play as an extremely powerful wizard, leading your troops and overcoming your magical opponents.
StrategyTurn-BasedFantasyClassicDemons4XDark ComedyMagicPixel GraphicsTurn-Based Strategy👍 732
-60%$7.99Terraformers
Mar 9 · Asteroid Lab
Both: Science
Terraform Mars in this turn-based colony builder and resource management game with roguelike elements. Explore the planet, develop spectacular cities, spread life and turn the Red Planet into a green one!
SimulationProcedural GenerationSurvivalAtmosphericRoguelikeSci-fiSingleplayerSpaceChoices MatterScience👍 3,031
$29.99The Guild 3
Jun 14 · Purple Lamp, GolemLabs
Both: Medieval
The Guild 3 is a fascinating trade and life simulation that takes place during the late Middle Ages. Step into the shoes of a citizen, acquire businesses and mansions, produce goods and trade them, start intrigues in politics and society, love, hate, bribe, fight and live through good and bad times!
EconomyLife SimMedievalSimulationStrategyRPGMultiplayerOpen WorldSandboxBuilding👍 7,121
-20%$7.99Lightracer: For Judge
Jan 7 · Smartmelon Games
Both: Political Sim
In a dystopian future, as The Judge with immense power, you journey through space to find hope in a divided society. This sci-fi adventure explores hope amidst adversity.
SimulationRPGExplorationVisual NovelAdventurePolitical SimSpaceChoices MatterMultiple EndingsSci-fi👍 462
$2.99Reigns
Aug 11 · Nerial
Both: Medieval
Sit on the throne as a benevolent (or malevolent) medieval monarch of the modern age and swipe your royal controller either left or right to impose your will upon the kingdom.
Choices MatterMedievalCard GameIndieLife SimChoose Your Own AdventureSingleplayerRPGAdventureSimulation👍 7,505
$9.99Primordia
Dec 5 · Wormwood Studios
Both: Point & Click
Life has ceased. Man is but a myth. And now, even the machines have begun to fail. Lead Horatio Nullbuilt and his sarcastic sidekick Crispin on a journey through the crumbling world of Primordia, facing malfunctioning robots, ancient secrets, and an implacable, power-hungry foe.
Point & ClickAdventurePost-apocalypticSci-fiRobotsIndiePixel GraphicsAtmosphericStory RichMultiple Endings👍 2,976
FreeInCell VR
Sep 3 · Luden.io
Both: Science · Education
Race inside a human cell in this free arcade adventure. Dodge obstacles, collect proteins and speed boosts, and choose your route between organelles to reach the nucleus before a virus does. Steer with your head in VR, or play on a regular screen.
VRRacingScienceEducationArcadeFree to PlayActionSci-fiFirst-PersonFast-Paced
$4.99ComPressure
May 3 · Charlie Brej
Both: Education · Science
Design increasingly complex computation units powered by high pressure steam. From switches to steam based computers, all in a world of analogue pressure devices. Use previous designs to solve further challenges, unravel the mystery of the missing steam and discover a new field of science.
AutomationProgrammingBuildingPuzzleSandboxInvestigationEducationScienceCraftingManagement
$11.995D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel
Jul 22 · Conor Petersen, Thunkspace, LLC
It's the first ever chess variant with spatial, temporal, and parallel dimensions. It's 5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel! Move pieces back in time to create branching timelines. Send a rook to a parallel dimension. Protect your kings in the present and in the past!
ChessTime TravelTime ManipulationBoard GameDifficultPuzzleMultiplayerTurn-Based StrategyStrategyPsychological👍 8,097
$29.99The Talos Principle
Dec 11 · Croteam
The Talos Principle is a first-person puzzle game in the tradition of philosophical science fiction. Made by Croteam and written by Tom Jubert (FTL, The Swapper) and Jonas Kyratzes (The Sea Will Claim Everything).
PuzzlePhilosophicalFirst-PersonSci-fiStory RichAtmosphericSingleplayerGreat SoundtrackRobotsExploration👍 29,240
$2.99Rocket Inc
Oct 28 · Volkan USUĞLU, Abdulkerim YILDIRIM, Emrah TORTUK
Both: Immersive Sim · Education
Help build mankind's last magnificent structure in this game where you carry out transport missions between planets in the solar system. Build your company and prepare to take off! Earn humankind's respect with more missions.
Exploration2D PlatformerImmersive SimIdlerEducationDrivingStrategy RPGSpace SimArcadeMars
$4.99Rogue State
Oct 16 · LRDGames, Inc.
Both: Political Sim
Assume control of a Middle Eastern country recovering from a violent revolution. Forge alliances, grow your economy, invade your neighbors, or pacify your population. Rogue State is a geopolitical strategy game that will force you to always stay one step ahead of your rivals to survive.
StrategySimulationIndiePolitical SimEconomy👍 195
$39.99Master of Magic
Dec 13 · MuHa Games, Eerie Forest Studio
Both: Turn-Based Tactics
Take up the role of a great wizard, wield powerful spells, command fantasy races and challenge your rivals in this remake of a cult turn-based strategy classic. Do you have what it takes to become Master of Magic?
Turn-Based CombatStrategy4XStrategy RPGTurn-Based StrategyTactical RPGFantasyTurn-Based Tactics3DDark Fantasy👍 1,023
$14.99THE MULLER-POWELL PRINCIPLE
Nov 29 · Three Dots Games
Both: Science
Dr. Herman, your sci-fi journey begins. Armed only with your mind and the Manipulator that operates with different types of energy, you'll have to pass through portals, visit parallel worlds, and solve physics-based puzzles.
PuzzleStory RichAdventureSciencePhysicsSurrealSci-fiFirst-PersonSingleplayerExploration👍 341
$9.99The Guild II Renaissance
Jul 28 · Runeforge Game Studio
Both: Medieval
For centuries Europe has been dominated by the church and nobility. On the shoulders of ordinary people the servants of god and the noble families justified their power and wealth. This was the incontrovertible, divine world order. A truly dark era… In the 14th Century the world order is beginning to transform itself.
SimulationStrategyColony SimEconomyMedievalRPGTradingCity BuilderMultiplayerSingleplayer👍 3,542
-75%$4.99Axiom Verge
May 14 · Thomas Happ Games LLC
Explore and uncover the mystery of a surreal alien world by blasting aliens and glitching your environment in this intense retro side-scrolling action/adventure.
MetroidvaniaIndiePixel GraphicsPlatformerGreat SoundtrackAction2DSci-fiAdventureRetro👍 5,840
$5.99The Crown of Leaves
Nov 26 · Lingrimm
Both: Point & Click
Roui, a resilient city dandy, a half-educated jeweler and the author of scientific magic articles, was met with a colossal failure and must return to his homeland Latori.
Visual NovelAdventureStory RichIndiePoint & ClickFantasyAtmosphericChoices MatterSingleplayer2D👍 1,951





