Extras

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

Gravity simulation by the National Science & Tech Medals Foundation.

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.

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

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

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

Classic web game about playing golf in space, having to take the gravity of various objects into account. Created by Funky Pear.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Collection of physics simulations, with many interactive graphs, created by H. K. Wilfred Lee.

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.

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

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

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

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

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 tool for exploring and animating electromagnetic waves. Created by András Szilágyi.

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

An absolute classic – guide an electric charge to the goal using only other electric charges. Created by PhET.

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

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

Very simple online oscilloscope that you can fiddle the knobs and buttons on. Created by PhysicsZone.

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

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

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

Quick simulations that shows the relativistic effects of delayed light on the images you might see. Created by Michael Burns-Kaurin.

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

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

Simple and pretty fluid simulation by Johann Troendle.

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

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

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

Evolving creatures walk better and better. Created by Rafael Matsunaga

Website that has tons of videos, simulations, and mathematical explanations of how to visualize relativity. Created by Ute Kraus and Corvin Zahn.

Confusing game about building a quantum circuit to play pong. Good luck! By kirais.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

List of science games and interactives, pulled together by the SyllabusGames YouTube channel, in association with this video.

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

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.

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