Collection

Games From Research

Brain training, science education, citizen science, financial literacy, and health — taught through 89 games designed by university researchers, the Smithsonian, NASA, CDC, and Drexel's game lab. Not app store filler. Actual games with actual research behind them.

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Quarked! Photon Invaders

FreeiOS
1 publication
Evidence Tier:EVALUATED
Quarked! Photon Invaders is an educational game for children that introduces particle physics concepts through a photon-catching challenge.
University of KansasPhysical Sciences
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Aquation: The Freshwater Access Game

FreeiOS Android
1 publication
Evidence Tier:DOCUMENTED
Aquation challenges players to solve global water shortages by managing wealth, building infrastructure, and exploring how choices impact freshwater equity.
Smithsonian InstitutionEarth & Environmental Sciences
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CD4 Hunter

FreeiOS
1 publication
Evidence Tier:DOCUMENTED
CD4 Hunter is an educational game simulating HIV-1 infection that teaches biomedical students about viral replication and binding processes interactively.
Drexel UniversityBasic Medical Sciences
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CU Face Race

FreeiOS
4 publications
Evidence Tier:DOCUMENTED
Research and training app using eight game levels to improve face recognition memory and perception through neurocognitive dual-process training.
University of Colorado BoulderPsychology & Cognitive Science
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FathomVerse

FreeiOS Android
2 publications
Evidence Tier:DOCUMENTED
FathomVerse is a citizen science game where players label marine animals in underwater imagery, helping train AI for ocean research.
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research InstituteLife Sciences
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Hep B-Ware™

FreeiOS
1 publication
Evidence Tier:DOCUMENTED
Hep B-Ware is an educational game where students and health professionals play as hepatitis B virus to learn viral lifecycle mechanisms.
Drexel UniversityBasic Medical Sciences
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Michigan Liar's Dice

FreeiOS
1 publication
Evidence Tier:DOCUMENTED
Liar's Dice game demonstrating Soar cognitive architecture through AI opponents using probabilistic decisions, symbolic reasoning, modeling, and learning.
University of MichiganComputer Science & IT
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Mooving Cows

FreeiOS Android
1 publication
Evidence Tier:DOCUMENTED
Mooving Cows is an educational game for dairy farm staff, students, and veterinarians to practice safe and effective cow handling.
University of Wisconsin-MadisonAnimal & Dairy Science
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myCPRtrainer

FreeiOS
1 publication
Evidence Tier:DOCUMENTED
myCPRtrainer teaches the general public basic life-saving CPR skills through short training videos and interactive simulation games accessible anytime and anywhere.
University of PennsylvaniaWellness & Public Health
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Name That Language

FreeiOS
1 publication
Evidence Tier:DOCUMENTED
Citizen science game testing players' ability to identify spoken languages from audio clips, crowdsourcing valuable linguistic data for research.
University of PennsylvaniaLanguages & Linguistics
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NASA HIAD

FreeiOS
2 publications
Evidence Tier:DOCUMENTED
Educational game simulating inflatable spacecraft engineering and atmospheric re-entry using real aerospace principles and performance characteristics.
NASAPhysical Sciences
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NASA NeMO-Net

FreeiOS
3 publications
Evidence Tier:DOCUMENTED
NASA NeMO-Net engages citizen scientists painting 3D coral reef images, training neural networks for global marine habitat mapping.
NASAEarth & Environmental Sciences
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NASA Science: Plant Growth

FreeiOS Android
2 publications
Evidence Tier:DOCUMENTED
NASA Science: Plant Growth immerses users as ISS astronauts conducting microgravity plant experiments critical for bioregenerative life support and sustainable agriculture.
NASAMechanical & Aerospace Engineering
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Quantum 3

FreeiOS
1 publication
Evidence Tier:DOCUMENTED
Quantum 3 is a match-3 puzzle game teaching quantum physics principles by challenging players to combine quarks into subatomic particles.
Michigan State UniversityPhysical Sciences
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Quarked! Subatomic Match

FreeiOS
1 publication
Evidence Tier:DOCUMENTED
Quarked Subatomic Match teaches younger students particle physics through a fun game matching characters to their quark flavors educationally.
University of KansasPhysical Sciences
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Reconnaissance Blind Chess

FreeiOS
3 publications
Evidence Tier:DOCUMENTED
Reconnaissance Blind Chess is an AI research platform where users play chess with imperfect information against AI opponents in exponentially complex.
Johns Hopkins UniversityComputer Science & IT
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Road to Racial Justice

FreeiOS
1 publication
Evidence Tier:DOCUMENTED
Road to Racial Justice is a multiplayer game for teens and adults teaching how to identify and interrupt interpersonal and institutional.
Purdue UniversityLiterature & Cultural Studies
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Saving Memo

FreeiOS Android
1 publication
Evidence Tier:DOCUMENTED
Saving Memo is a cognitive training game that challenges working memory through engaging real-world-style tasks for the general public.
University of California, RiversidePsychology & Cognitive Science
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Showbiz Safari

FreeiOS
1 publication
Evidence Tier:DOCUMENTED
Educational game teaching students about animal diversity and habitats by casting animals in movie roles based on their unique traits.
Smithsonian InstitutionLife Sciences
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Solve the Outbreak

FreeiOS Android
2 publications
Evidence Tier:DOCUMENTED
CDC educational game where players become Disease Detectives, solving simulated public health crises using clues and data from historical outbreak scenarios.
US Centers for Disease Control and PreventionWellness & Public Health
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The Social Brain App

FreeiOS
3 publications
Evidence Tier:DOCUMENTED
The Social Brain App gamifies neuroscience experiments assessing social decision-making, crowd-sourcing data on hippocampus function in relationships.
Mount Sinai Health SystemPsychology & Cognitive Science
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TickAttack!

FreeiOS
1 publication
Evidence Tier:DOCUMENTED
TickAttack! teaches people of all ages how to prevent tick bites and diseases through an educational game.
Drexel UniversityWellness & Public Health
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Tobacco Free Teens

FreeiOS
1 publication
Evidence Tier:DOCUMENTED
Educational app using comics and mini-games to deliver evidence-based tobacco prevention and cessation information to adolescent smokers and non-smokers.
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterWellness & Public Health
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3,2,1 Launch!

FreeiOS
Evidence Tier:TRUSTED
Three Two One Launch simulates spacecraft launch through eight mini-games covering rocket assembly, spacecraft integration, and orbital targeting tasks.
NASAMechanical & Aerospace Engineering