Extras

An old (2001) virtual life sim where the creatures have digital dna and traits are passed down accordingly. Surprisingly complex. Created by Creature Labs.

A very neat downloadable java game about quantum mechanics. Created by Crispin Cooper.

Explore adaptations in this museum-style interactive. Build fish and see how well they survive. Created by Shedd Aquarium.

If you’re looking for a game where you design physical computer chips, this PC game is for you. Pretty complex. Created by Elorth.

A platformer game that includes some relativistic effects. By the SyllabusGames YouTube channel, in association with this video: https://youtu.be/bHGTDTIE23c

Flash simulation of an orbit that lets you control the parameters directly, and gives graphs and data showcasing how Kepler’s Laws relate to your setup. Built by the Nebraska Astronomy Applet Program.

Physical objects simulator that lets you draw and add objects to a scene, with lots of options for creativity. Created by Algoryx Simulation.

Part game, part quiz about building logic gates. Created by Keremoner.

Game for iPhone (Android version not working) where you basically play a match-3, but with quarks forming hadrons. Created by Michigan State University.

A gravitational simulator that lets you fling planets and see what happens. Created by MinuteLabs.

An approachable look at Fourier Transforms. Or, what sound waves, cool circular drawings, and jpegs have in commmon. Created by Jez Swanson.

A game about evolving creatures, all the way to space if I’m not mistaken. Created by Maxis.

Tic Tac Toe with quantum mechanical rules, for both web and mobile. Created by Evert.

An interactive periodic table by PBS media, which includes a little mystery game to match elements to their descriptions.

Learn how RNA fits together by playing this game. Created by Nova Labs.

Fun toy that shows what it would look like to have massive space objects floating over your town. Created by Daniel Wysocki and HanGyeol Suh.

Explore the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram and how stars of various sizes evolve. Built by Jon Yardley, Stuart Lowe, Edward Gomez, Haley Gomez, and Chris North.

A classic flash game about cell biology, created by Phoenix00017, larsiusprime, and BGroupProduction.

A variation of chess that includes some quantum rules. Created by Selim Akl and Ryan Kartavicius.

Very complex evolution simulator where you can observe and interact with whole 3D ecosystems.

Fight off diseases using microbiology. Created by Molecular Jig Games.

A gravity simulator for the web. Created by apexearth.

Various small simulations about chemistry and physics, created by Nerd Island Studios.

Explore the spacetime around a black hole in your rocket ship. Created by TestTubeGames.

Various small astronomy simulations built by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Astronomy Department.

A periodic table where you can drag various elements around, and see which ones interact with which. Created by the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago.

As the title says, a pretty basic, though visually interesting, simulation of an electric circuit. Helpful for understanding electron flow. Created by Electricity Explained.

Super silly game about building circuit components, but instead of electrons moving, there are little 2d physics balls. Created by NoNotCar.

Various simple, short simulations of Special Relativity. Created by Alex Reinhart.

Wide variety of simulations and virtual labs, covering biology, chemistry, physics and more. Curated by LabXchange.

A complicated puzzle game where you’re building large molecules. Created by Zachtronics.

If you’re looking to simulate the state of a qubit, and how quantum logic gates will affect that state, look no further! Created by saich08.

Game about quantum logic gates, where you use gates to direct falling balls. Build by rsoiffer.

Simulating evolution with little avocado-blobs running to get food. Built by MinuteLabs.

Chemistry puzzle game about lining up molecules correctly by placing certain tiles around a factory. Built by NoNotCar.

A full multimedia quark adventure, with videos, stories, and games. Created by a team led by Alice Bean.

Game exploring quantum mechanics where you’re a little robot traveling along a wavefunction. Created by folks at Georgia Tech.

Simple simulation where you can control a wave. Built by Nerd Island Studio.

Interesting interactive web simulations, many of which are about fluids and flow. Created by a variety of developers.

Trippy game which takes place in a strange geometric world unlike our own. Two actually, one with de Sitter spacetime, and another with anti-de Sitter spacetime. Created by Zeno Rogue.

Many, many pages explaining the history of microscopes and how they work. Occasionally has some interactive simulations mixed in. Created by Michael W. Davidson.

An online quantum game. Created by Rohan.

Simulates the flow of a fluid around a barrier. Created by Dan Schroeder.

Evolving cars on a procedural racetrack. Created by Rafael Matsunaga.

Simulates the path of light around a black hole, and you can drag your view around. Created by Antonell.

Simulation using SPH of a ball in water. Created by Hector Arellano.

Evolving creatures walk better and better. Created by Rafael Matsunaga

Simple game about natural selection, with moths of different colors. Created by Craig Tevis.

Fold proteins as best as you can. A classic ‘citizen science’ game where by playing you can help investigate the science of how proteins get their shapes.

A mobile explanation/game about qubits and quantum gates. Created by Dimosthenis Michailidis.

Particle physics puzzle game, based on the rules of the Standard Model. Version 1 is a bit hard to access now. Created by TestTubeGames.

A digital simulator of Spintronics, a physical science toy that lets you build electrical circuits modeled not with wires and electricity, by physical analogs of spinning gears. Built by Upper Story.