Educational
Description
Educational games try to teach the player through playing. Usually intended for younger children, educational games offer a fun, indirect way to practice "non-fun" subjects like spelling, math, history, etc. Educational games are often called “Edutainment”. Game Title |
DOS (1993) ALF, a furry alien who for fear of discovery can't really leave the house, is Vision Software's choice to teach... |
Commodore 64 (1985) and Apple II (1985) Alge-Blaster! is an educational game that teaches algebra for 7th to 12th grade. The game deals with five subjects each... |
Windows 3.x (1994) and Macintosh (1995) Alge-Blaster 3 is the third game in the Alge-Blaster series following Alge-Blaster Plus! from 1989. This version has an overarching... |
DOS (1983), Commodore 64 (1983) and Apple II (1983) Algebra Arcade is an educational game which despite its title is not an arcade game. It does include some aliens... |
ZX Spectrum (1988) Algebraf is a math puzzle board game, a modified variant of well known Sudoku. The goal requires resolving of mathematical... |
Commodore 64 (1983), Apple II (1982), Atari 8-bit (1983) and TI-99/4A (1983) Alien Addition is an educational game that mixes maths problems with the gameplay of a shoot 'em up. The player... |
 Windows (1998) Alien Spy: Archaeology is one of a series of edutainment games set in an Australia. The basic premise is that... |
Amiga (1987), Atari ST (1987) and Apple IIgs (1988) All About America is an educational game that teaches children American history and geography as well as the English language.... |
Browser (2014) Alliterate is a simple browser-based word game. Players have 60 seconds to type words beginning with a random letter and... |
 CD-i (1993) All the Fun of the Fair is a Dutch educational title. The game is designed for early teens to learn... |
 Atari 2600 (1983) Ernie's ship has run out of fuel and it is up to you to help him.Use the buttons of the... |
V.Smile (2004) The game is divided into two areas: Learning Adventure and Learning Zone. Learning Adventure puts you into a mission while... |
 PC Booter (1983), Commodore 64 (1983), ColecoVision (1984), Atari 8-bit (1983), ZX Spectrum (1984), VIC-20 (1983) and TRS-80 CoCo (1984) Alphabet Zoo is a top-view educational game where the player races around a maze. It is up to the player... |
DOS (1986), Commodore 64 (1985) and Apple II (1986) Alpha Build is an educational game that teaches alphabet skills to children. The player controls a penguin called Perry who... |
 DOS (1989), Commodore 64 (1989) and Apple II (1989) Alpine Tram Ride is an educational game designed to teach logic and problem solving. The game presents the player with... |
Windows (2009) Alternative Medicine is (as the name hints) a game about alternative medicine, homeopathy and faith healing to be exact. In... |
J2ME (2008) AMA Go Green is an educational application that aims to guide the user towards a greener life. It tries to... |
 DOS (1996), Windows (1996) and PlayStation (2000) Join Rayman in his quest to recover the Book of Knowledge which has been stolen by the evil Mr. Dark.... |
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 DOS (1993), Windows (1996), Windows 3.x (1996) and Macintosh (1997) The protagonist of the game sees a strange dream: a black jaguar appears and introduces himself as a servant of... |
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Windows (1999) The American Girls Dress Designer is, essentially, an interactive version of the paper dolls American Girl sold featuring their historical... |
Critic Score
Top games by as rated by the press:
- 94 Clifford the Big Red Dog: Phonics
- 92 Star Wars: DroidWorks
- 91 Rocksmith: All-new 2014 Edition - Remastered
- 91 Pajama Sam: No Need to Hide When It's Dark Outside
- 91 Ollo in the Sunny Valley Fair
- 91 Fritz 8
- 91 Chessmaster 9000
- 90 Zoombinis: Island Odyssey
- 90 Learn to Play Chess with Fritz & Chesster
- 90 I Spy Fantasy
Games must have at least a Critic Score of 80 to be considered.
MobyScore
Top games as rated by our users:
- 4.77 The Simpsons Cartoon Studio (1996)
- 4.61 Museum Madness (1994)
- 4.58 Quarky & Quaysoo's Turbo Science (1992)
- 4.37 Spy Fox in "Dry Cereal" (1997)
- 4.36 Freddi Fish 3: The Case of the Stolen Conch Shell (1998)
- 4.29 The Pink Panther: Hokus Pokus Pink (1998)
- 4.24 Spy Fox 2: "Some Assembly Required" (1999)
- 4.19 Freddi Fish 2: The Case of the Haunted Schoolhouse (1996)
- 4.18 Super Munchers: The Challenge Continues... (1991)
- 4.17 Star Wars: Yoda's Challenge - Activity Center (1999)
Games must have at least 5 votes and a User Score of 4.0 to be considered.
Basic Genres
Educational is part of Basic Genres. This group of genres contain:
