Links not on the main list. Smaller or more esoteric projects, or things built in old tech like flash. Worth digging through.
If any links are broken, let me know.
Agent Higgs 1
Particle physics puzzle game, based on the rules of the Standard Model. Version 1 is a bit hard to access now. Created by TestTubeGames.
Immune Defense
Fight off diseases using microbiology. Created by Molecular Jig Games.
Planetary Orbit Simulator
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.
Neutron Star in my City
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.
Nebraska-Lincoln Astronomy Applets
Various small astronomy simulations built by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Astronomy Department.
QUARKED! Adventures in the Subatomic Realm!
A full multimedia quark adventure, with videos, stories, and games. Created by a team led by Alice Bean.
Electric Potentials and Fields
Given a certain layout of positive and negative electrodes, this simulator will calculate and display the resulting electric potentials and fields. Built by Nathaniel Klemm.
Evolution Simulator
Simulating evolution with little avocado-blobs running to get food. Built by MinuteLabs.
Space Time Travel
Website that has tons of videos, simulations, and mathematical explanations of how to visualize relativity. Created by Ute Kraus and Corvin Zahn.
Standing Waves
Simple simulation where you can control a wave. Built by Nerd Island Studio.
The Sapling
Very complex evolution simulator where you can observe and interact with whole 3D ecosystems.
Star in a Box
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.
Relativity Simulator
Various simple, short simulations of Special Relativity. Created by Alex Reinhart.
ChemWorks
Chemistry puzzle game about lining up molecules correctly by placing certain tiles around a factory. Built by NoNotCar.
Chaotic Planets
A gravitational simulator that lets you fling planets and see what happens. Created by MinuteLabs.
Optical Microscopy Primer
Many, many pages explaining the history of microscopes and how they work. Occasionally has some interactive simulations mixed in. Created by Michael W. Davidson.
Spore
A game about evolving creatures, all the way to space if I’m not mistaken. Created by Maxis.
Particle Sandbox
A gravity simulator for the web. Created by apexearth.
PBS Periodic Table
An interactive periodic table by PBS media, which includes a little mystery game to match elements to their descriptions.
Gravitation Physical Visualization
Flash interactive that shows a visualization of the curvature of spacetime. Created by Adam Trepczynski.
Fluid Dynamics Simulation
Simulates the flow of a fluid around a barrier. Created by Dan Schroeder.
Genetic Cars
Evolving cars on a procedural racetrack. Created by Rafael Matsunaga.
MOLEK-SYNTEZ
A complicated puzzle game where you’re building large molecules. Created by Zachtronics.
Algodoo
Physical objects simulator that lets you draw and add objects to a scene, with lots of options for creativity. Created by Algoryx Simulation.
Eterna
Learn how RNA fits together by playing this game. Created by Nova Labs.
Physics Simulations
Lots – hundreds at least – of small physics applets, around a wide range of topics, separated out into two semesters of college physics. Motion, thermo, EM, waves, and optics all covered. Created by Andrew Duffy.
Genetic Walkers
Evolving creatures walk better and better. Created by Rafael Matsunaga
Visualizing a Black Hole
Simulates the path of light around a black hole, and you can drag your view around. Created by Antonell.
Airfoil
A long interactive blog post about how a wing works, simulating the movement of air and pressure. The post gets into lots of related physics along the way.
Superposition Arcade
Game about quantum logic gates, where you use gates to direct falling balls. Build by rsoiffer.
goREACT
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.
Quantum Chess
A variation of chess that includes some quantum rules. Created by Selim Akl and Ryan Kartavicius.
Gravity Lab
Gravity simulation by the National Science & Tech Medals Foundation.
Clim’ City
Sim city style game about climate change. Currently only available in French, and also quite a bit out of date. But I love it. Created by Cap Sciences.
Donkey Kong Country with Relativity
A platformer game that includes some relativistic effects. By the SyllabusGames YouTube channel, in association with this video: https://youtu.be/bHGTDTIE23c
Syllabus Games
List of science games and interactives, pulled together by the SyllabusGames YouTube channel, in association with this video.
Electric Field Hockey
An absolute classic – guide an electric charge to the goal using only other electric charges. Created by PhET.
Quantum TiqTaqToe
Tic Tac Toe with quantum mechanical rules, for both web and mobile. Created by Evert.
Foldit
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.
Quantum Marble Maze
A very neat downloadable java game about quantum mechanics. Created by Crispin Cooper.