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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$19.99Riddle of the Sphinx™ The Awakening (Enhanced Edition)
Feb 1 · Old World Studios™
Both: Puzzle · Education · First-Person
Riddle of the Sphinx™ The Awakening is an epic Egyptian adventure into the Giza Sphinx & Great Pyramid—the last of the seven ancient wonders. Explore secret chambers, discover hidden tombs, unearth sacred relics, & unravel an ancient Riddle, entombed for centuries by the ancient Egyptians!
AdventurePuzzleExplorationPoint & ClickInteractive FictionInvestigationEducationFirst-PersonRealisticPixel Graphics
$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).
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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
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$12.99Math Adventures
Oct 7 · LK Avalon
Both: Puzzle · Education
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$1.99Milky Way Jigsaw Puzzles
Sep 6 · Boogygames Studios
Both: Puzzle · Education
Embark on a cosmic journey with "Milky Way Jigsaw Puzzles". Solve puzzles featuring stars, galaxies, and celestial wonders while unlocking Steam Achievements. Dive deep into the universe, learn astronomical facts, and connect with fellow puzzle enthusiasts. Your galactic adventure awaits!
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$3.99We Were Here Expeditions: The FriendShip
Sep 14 · Total Mayhem Games
Both: Puzzle · First-Person
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Oct 19 · Pine Studio
Both: Puzzle · First-Person
First-person puzzler you can play solo or in an online co-op. Explore a set of highly interactive escape rooms. Move furniture, pick up and examine everything, smash pots and break locks! Play thousands of community-made rooms through the level editor.
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$14.99Signal Simulator
Apr 29 · Blagovest Penev
Both: Science · First-Person
Game inspired by SETI. Take the role of a scientist to find an extraterrestrial signal .Control massive Radio Antennas by using interactive control in your Observatory. Detect , download and decode unknown or story telling signals. Manage and Maintain an electrical system to improve your systems and make it more efficient.
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Feb 2 · Cyan Worlds, Inc.
Both: Puzzle · First-Person
The classic Myst experience with point and click controls, released as a remaster to the original in 2000. Enter a world where nothing is as it seems... and adventure knows no bounds!
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$4.99The Odyssey: Winds of Athena
Nov 6 · Liquid Dragon Studios
Both: Puzzle
As the Greek Goddess Athena, control the wind, seas, and air to guide the hero Odysseus home from the Trojan Wars. The incredibly realistic water current simulation will amaze and challenge you, as you use your powers to protect the Hero's fleet.
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$5.99Meridian 157: Chapter 3
Jul 29 · NovaSoft Interactive Ltd.
Both: Puzzle · Realistic
You have ventured this far, now there is no turning back. Uncover the island’s dark history by travelling through crumbling caverns and mysterious laboratories, but be warned, some may not be too welcoming of your presence…
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$11.99Machinika: Atlas
Sep 17 · Littlefield Studio
Both: Puzzle · First-Person
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Feb 13 · Flammable Penguins Games
Both: Puzzle · Education
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$7.99Myth
Jun 2 · Techcast
Both: Puzzle · First-Person · Realistic
Myth is a puzzle horror multiplayer game that guarantees an intense and headache-inducing experience with friends. Why the headache, you ask? Well, let's just say the puzzles are so mind-bendingly hard, they should come with a complimentary bottle of aspirin!
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$24.99Q.U.B.E. 2
Mar 13 · Toxic Games
Both: Puzzle · First-Person
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