Games that teach you something without feeling like school
You'll finish these knowing more about space, history, biology, or logistics than when you started. Learning is just a side effect.
💎 Hidden GemWarsim: The Realm of Aslona
Overwhelmingly Positive
Sandbox · Management · Simulation
Warsim is a deep, rich text based kingdom ruling sim unlike anything else, complete with charming ASCII graphics. Navigate the millions of different procedurally generated races, events and areas with a huge emphasis on player choice. Don't let its look fool you, there is depth in every direction.
💎 Hidden GemStrange Antiquities
Overwhelmingly Positive
Simulation · Management · Narrative Adventure
Become the custodian of a store dealing in occult antiquities. Explore the quaint and gloomy town of Undermere, where strange goings-on and dark mysteries abound. Find and identify arcane artefacts, use your collection to aid the townsfolk with their unusual problems — and remember to pet your cat!
dystopianPapers, Please
Overwhelmingly Positive
Simulation · Puzzle · Management
Congratulations. The October labor lottery is complete. Your name was pulled. For immediate placement, report to the Ministry of Admission at Grestin Border Checkpoint. An apartment will be provided for you and your family in East Grestin. Expect a Class-8 dwelling.
urbanNews Tower
Overwhelmingly Positive
Simulation · Management · Tycoon
Develop your newspaper and become New York’s new media mogul! In this tycoon, build and manage your newspaper from printer to toilet. Create your editorial line and lead your journalists through unique 1930's stories and dig out the latest scoops!
modernDispatch
Overwhelmingly Positive
Narrative Adventure · Management · Simulation
Dispatch is a superhero workplace comedy where choices matter. Manage a dysfunctional team of misfit heroes and strategize who to send to emergencies around the city, all while balancing office politics, personal relationships, and your own quest to become a hero. Episodes 1 - 6 out now.
darkNEEDY STREAMER OVERLOAD
Overwhelmingly Positive
Visual Novel · Simulation · Narrative Adventure
NEEDY STREAMER OVERLOAD is a “multi-ending ADV” depicting daily life with “OMGkawaiiAngel”, a young girl with a rather extreme need for approval attempting to become the #1 “Internet Angel” (streamer).
darkSultan's Game
Overwhelmingly Positive
Simulation · Strategy · Narrative Adventure
The Sultan commands you to play a cruel game. Each week you draw a card, and have to complete its challenge within seven days. Forced to make dreadful choices to beat the Sultan’s Game and save your own life, you will have to find a way to survive not just the Game, but its consequences too.
cozyMini Metro
Overwhelmingly Positive
Puzzle · Simulation · Strategy
Mini Metro is a strategy simulation game about designing a subway map for a growing city. Draw lines between stations and start your trains running. As new stations open, redraw your lines to keep them efficient. Decide where to use your limited resources. How long can you keep the city moving?
cozyStrange Horticulture
Overwhelmingly Positive
Puzzle · Point And Click · Adventure
Strange Horticulture is an occult puzzle game in which you play as the proprietor of a local plant store. Find and identify new plants, pet your cat, speak to a coven, or join a cult. Use your collection of powerful plants to influence the story and unravel Undermere’s dark mysteries.
darkLong Live The Queen
Overwhelmingly Positive
Rpg · Simulation · Strategy
Rule the world or die trying!Being a Princess is not an easy job. Being a Queen is even harder. Especially when you're only fourteen years old, and the reason you've inherited the throne is that your royal mother has just met an untimely end.Now power is up for grabs.
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