Tagged: science

Screenshot from Biosys

Biosys Adventure categorySimulation category

Biosys is an environmental simulation in the form of an adventure game, a bold combination that stretches both parts.

Screenshot from Cleanwater Detectives. The player is testing water in the river outside Cleanwater Farms. The water is oily and has a sheen, and it's contaminated with gasoline.

Cleanwater Detectives Educational category

Somebody’s polluted the river, and you’ve gotta crack the case. This science whodunnit is a great example of the range and depth that Oregon Trail developer MECC could have with their less-famous software.

An assortment of weird computer-generated characters hanging out in a cafe. An unidentified chemical sits on the counter. The chalk sign in the back of the cafe lists various chemicals and compounds.

Dr. Sulfur’s Night Lab Educational category

Ambitious and uneven, Dr. Sulfur’s Night Lab attempted the seemingly impossible task of translating hands-on chemistry experiments into a computer game.

Screenshot from Eyewitness Virtual Reality Earth Quest

Eyewitness Virtual Reality Earth Quest Educational categorySoftware category

Inspired by CD-ROM adventure games, Dorling Kindersley’s virtual museum of earth science is like an encyclopedia blown up into a colossal educational destination.

Title screen from Microsoft Dinosaurs

Microsoft Dinosaurs Educational categorySoftware category

Microsoft Home’s Jurassic reference guide upends the digital encyclopedia model by showing the relations between articles, even if its information is out-of-date.

Screenshot from Tubes

Tubes Puzzle category

This science-themed Klax clone slightly differentiates itself from the original with a couple tweaks (and a little character).