Best Education Games on Steam
Games and apps built to teach skills, facts, concepts, or practice routines.
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1Kerbal Space Program - In Kerbal Space Program, take charge of the space program for the alien race known as the Kerbals. You have access to an array of parts to assemble fully-functional spacecraft that flies (or doesn’t) based on realistic aerodynamic and orbital physics.
Apr 27, 2015
In this game, you can…
- spot a tiny gray dot in the sky, zoom out, and discover there's an entire star system to explore.
- dock engines onto an orbiting space station to turn it into a ship, then fly it to a gas giant and tour its moons.
- build and fly totally different vehicles from the same parts: rockets, planes, rovers, shuttles, and even boats.
- build a rocket, reach orbit, then realize you have to learn moon navigation next.
- turn a stranded moon mission into learning docking, then snowball into landing on another planet and returning.
- send ten separate rescue planes to the same crash site, then finally pull off a pickup after hours of attempts.
- build a relay network of satellites, run experiments from orbital stations, and mine resources from a moon base.
- land on the moon with your kid after they hit the separation buttons, turning the mission into a hands-on moon lesson.
2House Flipper - House Flipper is a unique chance to become a one-man renovation crew. Buy, repair and remodel devastated houses. Give them a second life and sell them at a profit!
May 17, 2018
In this game, you can…
- turn a 350-square-foot wreck into an open-concept home with a kitchen, full bath, and a bedroom that fits a double bed.
- place a single toilet in the middle of a room, or fill a house with only bathtubs, just to see which buyer prefers it.
- mow lawns, plant gardens, enter a garden competition, then auction the house on Saturdays.
- take a cleanup job, haul out trash, mop filth, paint walls, install heaters and showers, then fully furnish the place for the client.
- smash out walls, rip out windows and doors, and sell the pieces while you redesign the whole house layout.
- build a house with no kitchen and two bathrooms, then still sell it to whatever bizarre buyer shows up for it.
- shuffle objects until the game re-labels a room, like making a living room suddenly count as a kitchen to satisfy buyers.
- buy your first trashed house, gut it, remodel and stage it, then list it and hope the right buyer pays for your choices.
- find a hidden room on the minimap, then smash through a wall to reveal it and rebuild the space around it.
3Crusader Kings II - Explore one of the defining periods in world history in an experience crafted by the masters of Grand Strategy.
Feb 14, 2012
In this game, you can…
- use intrigue to install your brother as an anti-pope, go to war with the pope, and make your brother the official pope for Catholics
- seduce queens and empresses across multiple realms, then spread bastards so widely that another player can end up as your kid
- build a secret Odin cult, drag your spouse into it, get in a tavern brawl while disguised, then die crusading for Christianity while secretly pagan
- start as a powerful emperor or a lowly count in 1066–1453, and if you die without a viable heir, your run just ends
- lose one throne in a succession war, then inherit a completely different kingdom through your family line
- marry into a rival dynasty, line up your heir to inherit, and watch two kingdoms unify automatically when the right person dies
- plot a duke's murder with help from his spouse, spark the civil war you wanted, and steer the chaos toward your firstborn inheriting
- murder the king of France, marry his widow, and have a son with her who gains the claim you need to take the throne
- raid across Europe from a tiny island ruler, kill hundreds of thousands, hoard mercenaries and gold, then trigger a coalition dogpile that wipes your empire in two years
4Car Mechanic Simulator 2018 - Build and expand your repair service empire in this incredibly detailed and highly realistic simulation game, where attention to car detail is astonishing. Find classic, unique cars in the new Barn Find module and Junkyard module. You can even add your self-made car in the Car Editor.
Jul 28, 2017
In this game, you can…
- tear an engine down to nothing, then rebuild it from 100+ individual parts on a stand before dropping it back in.
- strip a junkyard heap for usable parts, then dig through randomized scrap piles to uncover hidden cars and components.
- take your rebuilt car to a test track, drive it yourself, then hop in the cabin and start it up after the repair.
- drag abandoned classics out of barns and junk piles, scavenge nearby for missing parts, and restore them into running cars.
- buy wrecks at auction, outbid other bidders, then haul them home to rebuild for profit or a personal collection.
- track down a single broken part from a vague complaint, using tests like compression and fuel pressure to pinpoint the culprit.
- level up from botched repairs to successful refurbishing, turning worn parts into factory-new ones instead of replacing them.
- expand your garage into multiple rooms and bays, unlocking new workstations for tires, shocks, welding, interiors, and paint.
- paint entire cars or just a single panel in finishes like metallic, pearl, or matte, then bolt everything back on.
5PC Building Simulator - Build and grow your very own computer repair enterprise as you learn to diagnose, fix and build PCs. With real-world licensed components and comprehensive hardware and software simulation, you can plan and bring your ultimate PC to life.
Jan 29, 2019
In this game, you can…
- get scam emails from a fake prince, ship him parts, then build his benchmark PC for a promised payout.
- swap customer parts for cheaper ones, sell the originals, and still get paid if they don't notice.
- design and install custom water-cooling loops, then test the build under load.
- run a repair shop where you take email jobs and get rated by customers.
- take a mystery PC, boot it up, trace what's wrong, replace the failed part, and send it back working.
- build a PC from scratch, power it on, and jump straight into a benchmark to see if it actually performs.
- tweak BIOS settings to hit a customer's exact benchmark score without breaking the system.
- import your own music into the in-game workshop while you work through jobs and upgrades.
6Car Mechanic Simulator 2021 - Work your way to a service empire. Get your hands dirty in a highly realistic simulation game that pays major attention to details. Pay a visit to a new Auction house and buy cars in various conditions. Expand your range of services by investing in a new work space and equipment.
Aug 11, 2021
In this game, you can…
- strip a junk car to a bare frame, then rebuild it into a pristine classic.
- assemble an engine piece by piece, then drop it into a different car as a full engine swap.
- destroy worn parts for scrap, then spend that scrap to upgrade other parts for more performance.
- rescue a wreck from a barn or junkyard and restore it.
- rip a salvage car apart, diagnose what's wrong, repair what you can, and sell the revived car for profit.
- wash years of dirt off a barn find, then keep rebuilding until the whole car hits 100%.
- build your own high-horsepower car, take it to the track, spin out, then fix the handling with slick tires and keep chasing lap times.
- use diagnostic, alignment, and tire-balancing tools to track down what's wrong before you start replacing parts.
- tune your car on a dyno and adjust gearing, then test whether your build actually performs in races.
7Universe Sandbox - Create & destroy on an unimaginable scale with a realistic physics-based space simulator. Explore the beauty of our universe and the fragility of our planet. Use science to bend the laws of gravity, collide planets, boil away oceans, fire epic space lasers, and customize your universe.
Aug 24, 2015
In this game, you can…
- turn Earth into a star, crash it into the Sun, and erase the solar system in two days.
- place two black holes on opposite sides of Earth and watch them fight over it, then feed your custom solar system to the winner.
- turn Pluto into a world-eater, shred Jupiter into orbiting fragments, then ram the result into the Sun until it becomes a nebula.
- throw extra moons into Earth's orbit so they collide, explode into debris, and the fragments finish the planet off.
- make a banana as heavy as the Sun, then use it to blow up Earth on repeat.
- build a solar system from scratch, add moons and rings, then watch everything reshape itself under gravity in real time.
- remove all CO2 from Earth to trigger a full snowball planet, then warm it back up by shooting the Moon into it.
- crank a star's mass until it collapses, then watch it explode into a supernova you can observe step by step.
8Valiant Hearts: The Great War™ / Soldats Inconnus : Mémoires de la Grande Guerre™ - Valiant Hearts : The Great War is the story of 4 crossed destinies and a broken love in a world torn apart. Dive into a 2D animated comic book adventure, mixing exploration, action and puzzles. Lost in the middle of the trenches, play as each of the 4 strangers, relive the War and help a young German soldier find his love.
Jun 25, 2014
In this game, you can…
- send your war dog through holes and barbed wire to fetch items, distract guards, and trigger puzzle mechanisms you can't reach.
- play driving sequences that turn into music-timed dodging runs, including a taxi chase set to the Can-Can.
- do battlefield triage by hitting timed inputs to keep a wounded soldier's heart going long enough to save them.
- swap between four different characters whose lives collide, including family members forced onto opposite sides of the war.
- pet the war dog after he helps you solve a section.
- sneak through enemy trenches and survive firefights by diving into bunkers and staying in cover instead of charging in.
- cut through barbed wire and push through frontline areas with a more physical, tool-heavy character kit.
- get stuck on a puzzle until a pigeon delivers an in-world hint.
9Chinese Parents - In this casual sim set in China, you step into the shoes of an average kid from birth towards the end of your high school. Study hard, have fun, make friends and face your ultimate challenge, the “Gaokao”. What will your life be after that? And when you have a child, will you be a Tiger Parent?
Sep 28, 2018
In this game, you can…
- get into bragging battles where relatives insult your family, and you win by boasting about your kid's achievements until someone runs out of hit points
- date a classmate in high school, marry them, then restart the game as your child with spouse bonuses carrying into the next generation
- build a multi-generation family line where money, stats, skills, and passive boosts carry forward so each new kid starts stronger than the last
- raise a child week by week from birth to the Gaokao, choosing how every week is spent on study, hobbies, friends, and rest
- join a polite-looking family scramble where everyone tries to grab red pocket money before the other relatives do
- grind through 30+ generations to unlock every job, skill, and trait, turning the whole game into a long-term family completion chase
- push for straight A's, then watch the career outcome still land somewhere unexpected, like "nothing career" or "superstar," depending on your focus
10Hacknet - Hacknet is an immersive, terminal-based hacking simulator for PC. Dive down a rabbit hoIe as you follow the instructions of a recently deceased hacker, whose death may not have been the accident the media reports.
Aug 12, 2015
In this game, you can…
- In this game, you can type a command in-game and your real computer's disc tray pops open.
- In this game, you can lose your entire UI to a counter-hack, reboot into terminal-only mode, restore from backups, and hunt the attacker through your own logs.
- In this game, you can get recruited by a dead hacker's automated failsafe message after 14 days, and follow his instructions into a conspiracy.
- In this game, you can race a live trace timer, break in through ports, then wipe logs and kill the trace before you're caught.
- In this game, you can juggle limited RAM by choosing which hacking tools to run at once, because you can't load everything.
- In this game, you can hop through multiple proxy machines, open remote shells on several nodes, and overwhelm defenses with junk traffic while you keep pushing forward.
- In this game, you can plunder hacked computers for emails, chat logs, hidden files, and clues, then follow that trail across other machines.
- In this game, you can edit IRC logs or websites to insert custom names, so other people "see" your message when they check the files.
