List of educational video games explained

This is a list of notable educational video games.

There is some overlap between educational games and interactive CD-ROMs and other programs (based on player agency), and between educational games and related genres like simulations and interactive storybooks (based on how much gameplay is devoted to education). This list aims to list games which have been marketed as educational.

Often, educational video game properties become part of larger franchises, for example Carmen Sandiego, Oregon Trail, and Math Blaster.

Educational games for children and adolescents

TitleDeveloperSubjectFranchiseYear
A to Zap! Featuring the Sunbuddies[1] ImageBuilder Software N/A1995
Animal Jam[2] WildWorksN/A2010
Basic MathAtariArithmeticN/A1977[3]
Nintendo EAD Group No. 4Big Brain Academy2007
Big Brain AcademyNintendo EAD Group No. 4Big Brain Academy2005
BroderbundGeography (World)Carmen Sandiego[4] 1985
BroderbundGeography (USA)Carmen Sandiego1986
Where in Europe Is Carmen Sandiego?BroderbundGeography (Europe)Carmen Sandiego1988
Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego?BroderbundHistoryCarmen Sandiego1989
Carmen Sandiego's Great Chase Through TimeBroderbundHistoryCarmen Sandiego1997
Carmen Sandiego Word DetectiveBroderbundLanguageCarmen Sandiego1997
Carmen Sandiego Math DetectiveBroderbundMathematicsCarmen Sandiego1998
Chill Manor[5] Animation MagicI.M. Meen1996
The ClueFinders[6] The Learning CompanyThe ClueFinders1998-2002
Dr. Brain[7] Dr. Brain 1992-1999
Brain Age[8] Brain Age2005-2020
Dread Dragon DroomHumbersideN/A1985
EcoQuest[9] Sierra On-LineSierra Discovery Series1991 and 1993
GCompris (GPL)Bruno CoudoinN/A2000
Genomics Digital Lab[10] Spongelab InteractiveN/A2009
Get Water![11] Decode Global StudioN/A2013
Gizmos & Gadgets!The Learning CompanyScienceSuper Solvers/Super Seekers 1993
Gus Goes to CybertownModern Media VenturesGus Goes to...1993
History of BiologySpongelab InteractiveBiologyN/A2010
Immune AttackFederation of American Scientists, Escape Hatch EntertainmentN/A2008
Immune DefenseMolecular Jig GamesBiologyN/A2015
Inanimate AliceKate PullingerN/A2005
InLivingCreative North Studios, Kirklees Neighbourhood HousingN/A2008
I.M. MeenAnimation MagicI.M. Meen1995
JumpStart KindergartenFanfare Software, JumpStart GamesJumpStart1994
Lola PandaBeiZ Ltd.Lola Panda2012-2014
Math Blaster!Davidson & AssociatesMathematicsBlaster Learning System1983
Math for the Real WorldMathematicsN/A1997
Meister CodyKaasa healthCODY AssessmentN/A2013
Number MunchersMinnesota Educational Computing ConsortiumMathematicsMunchers1986
Don Rawitsch, Bill Heinemann, and Paul DillenbergerHistory1971
PlaceSpottingGeographyBased on Google Maps2007
Pax Warrior[12] 23 YYZeeRwandan genocideN/A
Quest AtlantisN/A
Quest for the CodeStarbrightAsthmaN/A2002
The Magic School BusMicrosoftThe Magic School Bus1994-2000
Treasure Mountain![13] Super Solvers/Super Seekers 1990
Tuxmath (GPL)Bill Kendrick et al.Mathematics
MathematicsN/A2005
Storybook WeaverMECCStorybook creationN/A1994
Swamp Gas Visits the United States of AmericaInline DesignGeography (USA)N/A1990
Time Riders in American HistoryThe Learning CompanyHistory (USA)N/A1992
WolfQuestMinnesota Zoo, EduwebAnimals (Wolves)N/A2007
Logical Journey of the ZoombinisLogicZoombinis 1996
Bug AdventureKnowledge AdventureAnimals (Bugs)N/A1994
The Learning CompanyLanguageReader Rabbit1983

Educational games for adults

TitleDeveloperSubjectFranchiseYear
Catch the SpermPhenomedia AG CHSexual educationCatch the Sperm2001
CyberCIEGENaval Postgraduate School and Rivermind, Inc.Network securityN/A2004
DemocracyPositech GamesPolitical simulationDemocracy2005
Food ForceUnited Nations World Food ProgrammeFamineFood Force2005
Serious Games InteractiveIsraeli–Palestinian conflictGlobal Conflicts2007
Longbow GamesAncient Greek warfareHegemony2010
Mavis Beacon Teaches TypingThe Software ToolworksTouch typingMavis Beacon Teaches Typing1987
MiniconomyWouter LeenardsEconomics educationN/A2002
President Forever 2008 + PrimariesTheorySparkPolitical simulationPresident Forever2006
The Typing of the DeadWOW Entertainment and SmilebitEnglish language-learningThe House of the Dead1999
TerraGenesisEdgeworks EntertainmentPlanetary science & environmental engineeringTerraGenesis1999

Notes and References

  1. Hickman. Angela. August 1996. It's Never Too Early to Start Learning. PC Magazine. Ziff Davis, Inc.. 482. 0888-8507. 28 April 2020.
  2. Web site: 3 August 2010. Young Explorers Experience Ultimate Online Playground With National Geographic Animal Jam. https://web.archive.org/web/20130701065844/http://press.nationalgeographic.com/2010/08/03/young-explorers-online-playground-animal-jam/. 1 July 2013. National Geographic. en.
  3. Book: Bunch, Kevin. Atari Archive: Vol.1 1977-1978. Press Run Books. 978-1-955183-21-5. 2022. 96–97.
  4. Web site: Craddock. David L.. 15 September 2017. The Making Of Carmen Sandiego. 29 April 2020. Kotaku. en-us.
  5. Book: Singer. Dorothy G.. Imagination and Play in the Electronic Age. Singer. Jerome L.. 2007. Harvard University Press. 978-0-674-04369-5. 128–129. en. 29 April 2020.
  6. Web site: Pham. Alex. 30 August 2001. An Education in Child's Play. 29 April 2020. Los Angeles Times.
  7. Book: Ito. Mizuko. Engineering Play: A Cultural History of Children's Software. 2009. MIT Press. 978-0-262-01335-2. 54. en.
  8. Web site: Rodden. Janice. Brain Age. 29 April 2020. additudemag.com. ADDitude.
  9. Web site: Morstabilini. Andrea. 22 January 2010. EcoQuest 2: Lost Secret of the Rainforest. 1 May 2020. Adventure Gamers. en.
  10. Web site: Cowan. Danny. 7 July 2009. Genomics Digital Lab Uses Gaming to Teach Biology. 1 May 2020. www.gamasutra.com. en.
  11. Shapiro, Jordan (2013-03-22). A Touch-Screen Game That Wants to Save the World, Forbes. Retrieved 2014-03-31. Retrieved 2014-03-31.
  12. Batchelder. Hillary. 6 August 2006. Do-Gooder Games. https://web.archive.org/web/20120717103618/https://time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1223388,00.html. July 17, 2012. Time.
  13. Web site: 24 December 2014. software Super Solvers Treasure Mountain. 18 March 2020. Internet Archive.

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