Critterland
4/10
it gets boring after an hour and has no point, and is unfair
– Real player with 14.9 hrs in game
Read More: Best Education 2D Games.
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– Real player with 1.9 hrs in game
Little Mouse’s Encyclopedia
I was conflicted on this one, whether to give a positive review or not.
First the positive notes: this is a nice educational program that helps to fill the gaps in the basics of flora and fauna.
I learned a lot of things I didn’t know, so I’m satisfied with that part of the “game”.
The graphics is fine and also the sounds, which really put you in the atmosphere of the forest, field, pond and garden.
So what is the problem? The problem is that this is not a game, lol.
This is an educational application, mostly for kids. It doesn’t offer anything else but reading.
– Real player with 9.8 hrs in game
Read More: Best Education Family Friendly Games.
I’ve got the game for my kid and he enjoyed it a lot. We first bought it on App Store but then I bought it here on Steam specifically to leave a review, so that games like this get better traction. If you’re a happy owner like me, I do encourage you to also support the developer in this way.
What I love about this game? It’s like a small encyclopaedia, making discovery of new facts easy and fun. I’m so, so tired of commercial mainstream “games for kids” that mostly exploit the love of children to the brands and characters already established in film/TV. Here, the game is like an open book inviting your kids to play with it in a variety of ways, always learning in the process.
– Real player with 5.4 hrs in game
Virtual Aquarium - Overlay Desktop Game
Do you love fish and have your own aquarium but it is not enough for you?
Or maybe you can’t have an aquarium and would you like to?
This is the perfect hit on your part!
Virtual Aquarium: Overlay Desktop Game is the game for you!
This game works as an overlay above all windows - so you don’t have to distract yourself from the current activity to watch your fish look, grow and get wonderful colors.
Main features of the game:
The game is displayed as an overlay above the windows.
Everything happens no matter what you are doing. Your beautiful and colorful fish will swim on your screen and make your time spent in front of the computer at work, school or at home more pleasant.
Interaction with fish
By clicking on a fish you can check its name and species.
Many species of fish
There are over 20 species and over 100 subspecies of freshwater and saltwater fish in the game.
Beautiful colors and fish patterns
The fish in our game have wonderful vivid colors, as the fish grows its colors become more vivid and more expressive, thanks to which your virtual aquarium allows you to beautify your screen even better.
Graphic effects
The game has various graphic effects that will introduce you to the world of your own aquarium even better.
Additional functions
AUTO START - Your aquarium will automatically greet you when you turn on the computer.
GAME MODE - the game will go into hibernation when you start another game in full screen, which will ensure full computer power.
With the help of keyboard shortcuts, you can easily operate the basic elements of the game.
Read More: Best Education Relaxing Games.
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– Real player with 2.2 hrs in game
YOU PLAY AS THE SINGER OF THE BAND SKINDREAD CAW AW
REMEMBER SKINDREAD CAW CAW? ANYWAY THIS GAME IS BASED CAW CAW, ALSO ILLBLEED IS A VERY HARD GAME AND I’VE DIED AT LEAST 4 TIMES ON THE FIRST STAGE CAW CAW
– Real player with 1.2 hrs in game
Hidden Animals: English - Spanish
A nice game as such, but containing unforgivable mistakes in the vocabulary that it’s supposed to teach you, and badly optimised in my opinion.
I bought this game for my 9 year old daughter, who likes hidden object games and is quite good in them - but there aren’t that many suitable for children, so I was happy to find this one. Since we are neither English nor Spanish native speakers, I was prepared to translate for her and the game wasn’t meant as an educational tool, but she learns English in school, so I hoped she would also pick up a few animal names while playing. But very early she got frustrated by the fact, that it seemed simply impossible to get three golden stars and thus uncover more pieces of the bonus puzzle, no matter how quick she was or how hard she tried (I tried to help with that and didn’t succeed either) - so she stopped playing because it was driving her to tears, and I bought her Hidden Animals Photo Hunt instead to make up for this disappointment.
– Real player with 7.3 hrs in game
Hey, want to have a good game? Check this indie out! :)
In Hidden Animals you will learn animal names too, while finding them - I don’t even know why they don’t teach languages like this; awesome idea. Speaking of awesomeness I liked the music so much, that I just had to stop at the main menu, just to listen. Nice pictures, user-friendly design. I also liked that it was a good fun my daughter as well: she likes animals and stages can be completed in minutes.
– Real player with 4.8 hrs in game
Secrets Of Soil
This almost gets a thumbs-up. However, I have to give it a thumbs-down due to the absurdly sanctimonious narrative.
This is amazing for 80% of the game. It’s like an interactive simulation that a prominent Natural History Museum might have on display. Go into this as sober or as high as you like, and take flight through psychedelic soil, while learning the science behind how it produces almost all of the food we eat. Amazing. It almost pains me to not be able to recommend it.
Why can’t I? The end of the game has such a ridiculously pessimistic view of things like global warming, and plowing the f♥♥♥ing soil, that you’d think the world was guaranteed to end before 2022. Then they throw in ridiculous “don’t get me wrong” moments, such as: “don’t get me wrong, chemicals used to grow crops in infertile areas did save tens of millions of human lives, and entire races of people would have otherwise collectively died slow and painful deaths by mass starvation, BUT!!! Chemicals are still pure evil, because…”
– Real player with 17.1 hrs in game
If you want a good alternative to LSD, this is for you :D
But in all seriousness, this game is a really fun way to look at and educate about soil, and the effects agriculture has on it. Very well explained and definitely recommended for everyone who wants to learn more about ways to save our planet.
Nice work.
– Real player with 0.6 hrs in game
Aquarist
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1244630/House_Builder__Build_all_over_the_world/
Hard task - hight reward
Running an aquarium shop is a real challenge! Clients will entrust you with difficult tasks you have to cope with. In return, a reward awaits you. Intended for business development - buying new fish, exotic plants, a store or developing skills
Recycling and ecology
Every self-respecting entrepreneur cares about his business. Refurbishing and processing aquarium components will save you a lot of time and money and it’s good for environment.
Let your imagination run wild
Create an aquarium in which each fish will want to live. Thanks to the variety of objects in the game, you can implement even the craziest ideas! A green, blooming oasis or raw, antique busts? The choice is yours.
Underwater dance
We provide you with many species of fish and freshwater plants. Your task is to create an ecosystem that is balanced and safe for the inhabitants of your aquariums. Remember that a slight deviation from the parameters necessary for the survival of one species may be crucial for the survival of another!
A broad perspective
Run your store the best you can! Take care of the exhibition, sell ready-made projects and carry out individual orders. In the heat of your duties, do not forget about your charges - you are responsible for ensuring their safety, health and food.
THE PLOT
Create and observe Aqua World! Learn more about fish and their behaviour and take responsibility for their lives. Control the temperature, environment and nourishment to provide a suitable environment. Don’t forget to develop your aquarium and after a while you will be able to open an aquarist shop!
MAIN FEATURES
Set the aquarium of your dreams - plenty of fish, corals, algae and decorations to set up a perfect place for your pupils!
Bring it to life - create an ecosystem that is balanced and safe for the inhabitants of your aquariums. A slight deviation from the parameters necessary for the survival of one species may be crucial for the survival of another!
Run your shop - Deal with the clients and difficult tasks to develop your aquarist shop.
Explore nature - learn more about fish and their behaviour.
Equilibrium
Equilibrium combines god-game, resource management, and planetary simulation into a cute, thoughtful game for Windows. Ensure that your procedurally generated planets remain habitable while keeping the population in the manner to which they have become accustomed. Minimise atmospheric pollutants, and keep global temperatures hospitable for human life. Or let dirty industry run rampant and produce a blazing hot tomb world. We’re not your boss, it’s up to you.
Equilibrium is a planet simulator with an environmentalist twist – you manage procedurally generated worlds, trying to keep conditions suitable for human habitation.
Manage the happiness of your global human population by providing a clean, liveable environment.
Manage global atmospheric conditions by minimising pollution and encouraging the use of renewable energy and reduced consumption.
Manage global average temperature to ensure ecosystem survival.
Mushroom Picker Simulator
Do you have stress in your life, need to find a way to relax? Want to get out of the house closer to nature? Well, this program may be just the thing that you need. It’s a walking simulator through the Boreal Forests named after Boreas the Greek god of the Northwind, full of spruce trees, pine trees, fir trees, interesting little ponds, and hidden crystal clear lakes which are lovingly reproduced for you in splendid detail, you’ll actually feel like that you are walking through one of the National Forests in the Taiga of Russia. You’ll hear the lovely chirping birds, pounding woodpeckers, the squabble of rambunctious squirrels and raccoons, but won’t ever see them, the warning hisses of snakes when you disturb them, the grind of the rocks and pebbles that your intrusion has disrupted, or subtle squishing softness while walking on piles of ancient pine needles, the splash of the water as you walk through it, and the pounding of your boots on the pavement or dirt paths as you explore this beautiful world. I often find myself ducking in front of my computer screen as I go under a tree branch, ha! It’s relaxing but also can be dangerous.
– Real player with 170.4 hrs in game
It was a surprise for me that this wonderful game received mostly negative reviews. Listen to nobody. It’s a perfect game. Best way to relax? Just launch this game and let your worries go away.
Or maybe it just reminds me of my childhood cause it was like a mushroom picker simulator itself. Now I live in the desert and can’t venture into deep forests hunting for mushrooms… Only this game helped me to ease my phantom pain for being not able to pick mushrooms. Thank you for creating this game and stuff. Damn, I need to eat some mushrooms now.
– Real player with 11.3 hrs in game
OVERVIEW (A Walk Through The Universe)
Just bought this last night and dove right in, as ever since buying a VR system a couple of months ago I have wanted a “space exploration” simulator experience. I came across “Overview” by accident as I was looking for inexpensive VR games. I was a bit nervous about the purchase, given the mixed reviews, but it was on sale ($5) and so I figured the risk-to-reward ratio was acceptable.
Happily, I can report that I love “Overview.” Certainly there are some options I would love to see added, but for what this game is and has now, I think it is amazing. The flyover Saturn alone was worth the purchase, in my opinion.
– Real player with 3.1 hrs in game
I am reposting this from a review I wrote on Reddit last week: I saw the the title of Overview in the Steam Store and added it to my wish list a few weeks back. Most people may have heard about the overview effect that astronauts all share when they look down at the earth from so far away and it makes them realize how small we are in the grand scheme of things. So. when it was on sale recently I grabbed it and was excited to try it.
It’s basically a single sequence that lasts about 30 minutes with another explore our solar system feature as well (which is good but underwhelming if I’m honest). The sequence is the star of the show but it too starts s bit slow. At first I found myself a bit disappointed- sure the graphics were gorgeous but it just wasn’t thrilling to me-I wanted the earth to be bigger in my perspective. I was missing the point I suppose!
– Real player with 2.7 hrs in game