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Scratch

Scratch is a visual programming language developed at MIT’s Media Lab. It allows users, primarily students in K-12 educa...

Education K12 Coding Block Based

9.6 Brilliant

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Labyrinth: The War on Terror

Labyrinth: The War on Terror is a strategic simulation designed to educate players about counter-terrorism efforts. Deve...

Strategy Simulation Education Counter Terrorism

9.5 Brilliant

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SimCity 4 (urban planning education)

SimCity 4 is a computer game that simulates urban development and management. It allows players to design and oversee ci...

Simulation Education Urban Planning City Building

9.5 Brilliant

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Civilization VI (educational use)

Civilization VI is a turn-based strategy game developed by 2K Games. It simulates historical development across various...

Strategy Turn Based History Education

9.4 Excellent

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Nicky Case: We Become What We Behold

Nicky Case’s “We Become What We Behold” is a browser-based serious game examining the impact of media focus on emotional...

Education Browser Media Social Commentary

9.4 Excellent

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The Sims (educational research use)

The Sims is a popular sandbox simulation game utilized in educational research to explore player behavior and decision-m...

Education Sandbox Ea Social Simulation

9.4 Excellent

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Minecraft Education Edition

Minecraft Education Edition is a modified version of the popular sandbox game designed for educational use. Developed by...

Microsoft Education K12 Stem

9.3 Excellent

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Carmen Sandiego (classic series)

Carmen Sandiego is a classic computer game where players track the elusive thief across the globe using historical and g...

History Education K12 Geography

9.2 Excellent

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This War of Mine

This War of Mine simulates the desperate struggle of civilians attempting to survive a war. Players manage a group of in...

Education Survival War Civilian

9.1 Excellent

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Sphero Edu

Sphero Edu provides a mobile robotics platform designed to teach coding concepts to students. It utilizes programmable S...

Mobile Education Coding Stem

9.1 Excellent

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Number Munchers

Number Munchers is a classic arcade game developed in the 1980s that focuses on mathematical skills. Players consume num...

Arcade Education Math 1980S

9.1 Excellent

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Pixar in a Box (Khan Academy)

Pixar in a Box, developed by Khan Academy with Pixar Animation Studios, provides interactive learning experiences focuse...

Animation Education Stem Pixar

9.1 Excellent

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Reader Rabbit

Reader Rabbit is a computer game designed to improve early literacy skills in kindergarten through third grade students....

Reading Education 1990S Early Literacy

9.0 Excellent

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Prodigy English

Prodigy English is a language arts game by Canadian company Prodigy Education that builds reading comprehension and voca...

Reading Education English Adaptive

8.0 Great

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Starfall

Created in 2002 by Stephen Schutz, Starfall is a children's educational website that uses phonics to teach reading and m...

Reading Education Browser Phonics

7.8 Good

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Reading Eggs

Created by the Australian company 3P Learning, Reading Eggs is an interactive digital platform that uses phonics-based g...

Reading Education Gamified K 6

7.8 Good

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Epic! (digital library game elements)

Launched in 2013, Epic! is a digital library for kids under 12 that incorporates gamification elements like reading badg...

Reading Education Gamified Digital Library

7.2 Good

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Waterford UPSTART

Waterford UPSTART is a nonprofit early education program that provides rural and low-income families with adaptive softw...

Education Utah Adaptive Early Literacy

7.1 Good

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Newsela

Founded in 2012, Newsela is an educational literacy platform that publishes current events and historical articles at mu...

Reading Education K12 Gamified

6.8 Fair

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Wonderopolis

Wonderopolis is a U.S. educational site from the National Center for Families Learning, known for its daily question-bas...

Reading Education K12 Curiosity

6.2 Fair