THE FUTURE OF EDUCATION
A resource for using video games in your schooling.
Video Game Based Learning (VGBL) is the most powerful tool to turn your gamer into a genius.
Video games have been shown to increase IQ amongst other benefits.
Featured Game
Kerbal 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.
Category: Physics & Engineering
Rating: 96% Positive
Popular Games
Universe Sandbox
Category: Astronomy & Physics
Rating: 98% Positive
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.
Human Resource Machine
Category: Computer Science & Logic
Rating: 94% Positive
Program little office workers to solve puzzles. Be a good employee! The machines are coming... for your job. From the creators of World of Goo and Little Inferno.
Poly Bridge 3
Category: Physics & Engineering
Rating: 92% Positive
The best just got better! Rediscover your engineering creativity in this genre-defining bridge engineering and puzzle solving masterpiece.
Glyphica: Typing Survival
Category: Typing & Language Arts
Rating: 87% Positive
Weaponize your WPM. Glyphica: Typing Survival is a single-player roguelite horde survival typing game that lets you mow down hordes of enemies in a minimalistic arena using your finger dexterity, your choice of weapons loadout, and sheer determination.
The Talos Principle II
Category: Philosophy & Logic
Rating: 94% Positive
The Talos Principle 2 is a thought-provoking first-person puzzle experience that greatly expands on the first game's philosophical themes and stunning environments with increasingly mind-bending challenges.
SuchArt: Genius Artist Simulator
Category: Art & Creativity
Rating: 93% Positive
A unique artist sim game with realistic paint mixing, physics and numerous painting tools. Upgrade and customize your studio, complete tasks, sell and expose art, buy instruments and get famous!
Video Games are the Ultimate Learning Tool
For too long, education has been confined to textbooks, lectures, and outdated learning methods. Meanwhile, the world of gaming has captivated millions, immersing players in complex problem-solving, critical thinking, and deep learning—without feeling like work.
Yet, when people hear "educational games," they think of dry, uninspired, and out-of-touch experiences—games that fail to capture the magic that makes gaming so powerful. We reject that notion.
At Gamer Genius, we focus on truly great games—because real learning happens when you're fully engaged. By leveraging the Steam platform, we tap into a world of games built by passionate developers—games that prioritize gameplay, challenge, and creativity while naturally fostering skills in science, technology, engineering, academics, and math (STEAM).
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