Games like Odyssey - The Story of Science
by The Young Socratics
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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$9.99SPACE TOW TRUCK - ISAAC NEWTON's Favorite Puzzle Game
Jul 29 · Eric Laflamme
Both: Puzzle · 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!
PuzzleEducationSciencePhysicsSpaceSci-fiParkourSingleplayerPuzzle PlatformerFunny
$9.99OVERVIEW (A Walk Through The Universe)
Mar 1 · Orbital Views
Both: Education · Science · Physics
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
FreeInMind VR
Jan 19 · Luden.io
Both: Education · Science · First-Person
Shrink down for a brief, free arcade journey inside the human brain. Follow a guided route through glowing neural landscapes, aim with your gaze, and clear targets to improve your score. Play in VR or on a regular screen.
VREducationScienceFree to PlaySci-fiFirst-PersonExplorationCasualPhysicsSingleplayer
-30%$12.59Quantum Odyssey
Jan 29 · Quarks Interactive
Both: Puzzle · Education · Science
Design, optimize, and reverse-engineer real quantum algorithms in an open-ended Zachlike puzzle game. Solve 500+ optimization challenges, hack player creations, and master quantum logic without coding.
Early AccessHardwareProgrammingLogicPuzzleSimulationEducationDifficultScienceAutomation👍 141
-80%$1.99PRINCIPIA: Master of Science
Sep 9 · tomeapp
Both: Education · Science
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?
Early AccessTurn-Based TacticsPolitical SimEducationImmersive SimDiplomacyMedievalScienceTurn-BasedPoint & Click👍 302
$4.99Planetary Settlers
May 30 · Leveler Games
Both: Education · Science
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!
SpaceEducationExplorationScienceAdventureEarly AccessIndieMarsRobotsSci-fi
$2.99The Shape Of Heart
Oct 25 · Dragon Whisper Game
Both: Puzzle · Physics
Have you ever tried to save your lunch money in order to buy a game or comic book? After so many years, you have grown up, but your colorful life costs all your energies. The unlimited pressure makes you exhausted. Is there anything that could fulfill the void of your heart?
IndieEarly AccessPuzzlePhysicsNarrative👍 202
$19.99Beyond Blue
Jun 11 · E-Line Media
Both: Education · Science
Beyond Blue is a single-player narrative adventure that takes you deep into our planet’s beating blue heart. Explore the awesome wonder and unbounded mystery that exists within the world’s ocean.
UnderwaterAdventureExplorationIndieSimulationEducationSingleplayerCasualScienceStory Rich👍 1,055
$5.99MathLand
May 10 · Didactoons Games
Both: Education · Puzzle
Educational video game for kids. Improve your mathematical level in addition, subtraction and multiplication. It is not just a math app—it's a real educational adventure!
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$29.99The Talos Principle 2
Nov 2 · Croteam
Both: Puzzle · First-Person
The Talos Principle 2 is a thought-provoking first-person puzzle experience that greatly expands on the first game's philosophical themes and stunning environments with increasingly mind-bending challenges.
PuzzleStory RichPhilosophicalFirst-PersonSci-fiPuzzle PlatformerExplorationWalking Simulator3D PlatformerLore-Rich👍 12,481
$8.99Anoxemia
Jan 16 · BSK Games
Both: Physics · Puzzle
Anoxemia is a story-driven exploration game that puts you in control of the scientist Dr. Bailey and his operations drone, ATMA. Search the ocean floor as you discover and extract samples from the bowels of the underwater caves. Danger lurks in each passageway.
PhysicsPuzzle PlatformerDarkPuzzleAtmosphericSide ScrollerPlatformerSingleplayerDark FantasyAdventure
$29.99The Talos Principle
Dec 11 · Croteam
Both: Puzzle · First-Person
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
FreeIce Caves of Europa
Jul 9 · Io Normal
Both: Science · Physics
Ice Caves of Europa will challenge your reflexes and your mind, blending free-flowing precision flight with confronting science fiction ideas about the nature of humanity. An inquisitive flying robot exploring the hazardous caves beneath Europa stumbles upon a sinister interplanetary conspiracy.
ActionAdventureIndieSimulationSci-fiScienceExplorationTime AttackSpace SimPhysics
$19.99Isles of Sea and Sky
May 22 · Cicada Games
Both: Puzzle
A fantastic, oceanic, open world puzzle adventure. Solve innovative block puzzles while unearthing a mystifying story, gaining new friends that change the puzzle landscape, and unlocking powers that provide more options for how you choose to progress through the enigmatic Isles of Sea and Sky.
AdventurePuzzleCollectathonMetroidvaniaOpen WorldSokobanPixel GraphicsAtmosphericExplorationRetro👍 1,541
$34.99Myst
Aug 26 · Cyan Worlds, Inc.
Both: Puzzle · First-Person
Welcome to Myst: a starkly beautiful island, eerily tinged with mystery and shrouded in intrigue. Built from the ground up to play in 2D & VR, explore Myst in a whole new dimension! Journey to the Ages, unravel puzzles, and be a part of the surrealistic adventure that will become your own.
AdventurePuzzleExplorationFirst-PersonVRStory RichSingleplayerMultiple EndingsPoint & ClickIndie👍 2,003
$2.99NyxQuest: Kindred Spirits
Sep 27 · Over the Top Games
Both: Puzzle · Physics
Fly with Nyx across the ruins of the ancient Greece in her dangerous search for her dearest friend Icarus. Use the powers of Zeus and the Gods from Olympus and use them wisely in order to help Nyx to complete her epic adventure.
AdventureActionFemale ProtagonistPlatformerMythologyPuzzle2DPhysics👍 120
$11.99Haven Moon
Jul 8 · Francois Roussel
Both: Puzzle · Realistic
Haven Moon will transport you to a mysterious world where you have to explore abandoned islands and solve their secrets to find a treasure. In this Myst-like game inspired by Jules Verne’s universe, use your senses and intelligence to find your way through secret passages and curious machinery.
AdventurePoint & ClickMysteryPuzzleExplorationSteampunkSci-fiChoose Your Own AdventureRealisticLogic👍 646
