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.
Eterna
Learn how RNA fits together by playing this game. Created by Nova Labs.
LabXchange Library
Wide variety of simulations and virtual labs, covering biology, chemistry, physics and more. Curated by LabXchange.
Relativity Simulator
Various simple, short simulations of Special Relativity. Created by Alex Reinhart.
Hard Chip
If you’re looking for a game where you design physical computer chips, this PC game is for you. Pretty complex. Created by Elorth.
Optika
A game that involves optics, aiming lasers and such, loosely based on physics. Created by PlayZilla.tk.
Syllabus Games
List of science games and interactives, pulled together by the SyllabusGames YouTube channel, in association with this video.
Build-a-Fish
Explore adaptations in this museum-style interactive. Build fish and see how well they survive. Created by Shedd Aquarium.
Evolution Simulator
Simulating evolution with little avocado-blobs running to get food. Built by MinuteLabs.
Creatures Docking Station
An old (2001) virtual life sim where the creatures have digital dna and traits are passed down accordingly. Surprisingly complex. Created by Creature Labs.
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 Currently only available in French, and also quite a bit out of date.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.
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.
Quantum Chess
A variation of chess that includes some quantum rules. Created by Selim Akl and Ryan Kartavicius.
Gravitee
Classic web game about playing golf in space, having to take the gravity of various objects into account. Created by Funky Pear.
Particle Sandbox
A gravity simulator for the web. Created by apexearth.
SWC Physics Simulations
Collection of physics simulations, with many interactive graphs, created by H. K. Wilfred Lee.
Sim Bucket
Various small simulations about chemistry and physics, created by Nerd Island Studios.
Chaotic Planets
A gravitational simulator that lets you fling planets and see what happens. Created by MinuteLabs.
Relative Hell
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.
Standing Waves
Simple simulation where you can control a wave. Built by Nerd Island Studio.
EMANIM
A tool for exploring and animating electromagnetic waves. Created by András Szilágyi.
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.
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.
An Interactive Introduction to Fourier Transforms
An approachable look at Fourier Transforms. Or, what sound waves, cool circular drawings, and jpegs have in commmon. Created by Jez Swanson.
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 3 Game
Game for iPhone (Android version not working) where you basically play a match-3, but with quarks forming hadrons. Created by Michigan State University.
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.
Fluid Dynamics Simulation
Simulates the flow of a fluid around a barrier. Created by Dan Schroeder.
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.
Nebraska-Lincoln Astronomy Applets
Various small astronomy simulations built by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Astronomy Department.
Peppered Moth Game
Simple game about natural selection, with moths of different colors. Created by Craig Tevis.
Algodoo
Physical objects simulator that lets you draw and add objects to a scene, with lots of options for creativity. Created by Algoryx Simulation.
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.
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.
QPong
Confusing game about building a quantum circuit to play pong. Good luck! By kirais.
Psi & Delta
Game exploring quantum mechanics where you’re a little robot traveling along a wavefunction. Created by folks at Georgia Tech.
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.
ChemWorks
Chemistry puzzle game about lining up molecules correctly by placing certain tiles around a factory. Built by NoNotCar.
Quantum TiqTaqToe
Tic Tac Toe with quantum mechanical rules, for both web and mobile. Created by Evert.
PBS Periodic Table
An interactive periodic table by PBS media, which includes a little mystery game to match elements to their descriptions.
Quantum Puzzle Generator
A mobile explanation/game about qubits and quantum gates. Created by Dimosthenis Michailidis.
Gravity Lab
Gravity simulation by the National Science & Tech Medals Foundation.
CPU Balls
Super silly game about building circuit components, but instead of electrons moving, there are little 2d physics balls. Created by NoNotCar.
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.
Quantum Marble Maze
A very neat downloadable java game about quantum mechanics. Created by Crispin Cooper.
Simple Circuit Simulation
As the title says, a pretty basic, though visually interesting, simulation of an electric circuit. Helpful for understanding electron flow. Created by Electricity Explained.
Spore
A game about evolving creatures, all the way to space if I’m not mistaken. Created by Maxis.
Bloch Sphere Simulator
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.
Immune Defense
Fight off diseases using microbiology. Created by Molecular Jig Games.
Logic Gates
Part game, part quiz about building logic gates. Created by Keremoner.
Isotope Runner
A little rolling marble game where you’re a nucleus slowly fusing and radioactively decaying as you march through the periodic table. Fair warning, in Portuguese, but not too many words. Created by Priscila Caimi.