Educational: games made for learning

Educational games (sometimes called edutainment) are a peculiar kind of video games of various genres. Gameplay, graphics and sound are still important aspects of educationals, but the mail goal of the developer is to teach the player something: math, history, ecology, anything! Some educationals are created with a young audience in mind, other games are aimed to a broader audience and appeal to adult gamers too: The Oregon Trail, Mario Teaches Typing and the Carmen Sandiego series are perfect examples of educational games.

Most popular educational games

The Oregon Trail

simulationDOS

SimEarth

simulationDOS, Windows 3.x

Lego Loco

simulationWindows XP/98/95

Educational games

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Atomino

DOS19913.9/5 Play Byte
Atomix

DOS19904.1/5 Softtouch
Balance of the Planet

DOSMac19903.8/5 Incredible technologies

Balance of the Planet is an environmental simulation game designed by Chris Crawford and self published under the Incredible technologies label in 1990. Its almost unique (for the time) and serious theme contributed to the game to stand out. Balance of the Planet is part of the Balance of Power series.
Beauty and the Beast

DOS19924/5 Infogrames
Bible Builder

DOS19923.3/5
Boggle

DOS19903.5/5 HVB Software
Bush Buck: Global Treasure Hunter

DOS19914.1/5 Pc globe
Car Builder

DOS19823.9/5
Castle of Dr. Brain

DOS19913.9/5 Sierra On-Line
Classic Hangman

DOS19833.2/5 Norland Software
Columbus Discovery

DOS19923.2/5 Gamos
Creatures Village

Windows XP/98/95Mac2001protected3.9/5 Creature Labs
Daffy Duck PI: The Case of the Missing Letters

DOS19913.6/5 Riedel Software Productions
Dinopark Tycoon

DOS19933.5/5 Manley Associates
Donald Duck's Playground

DOS19863.7/5 Sierra On-Line
Donald's Alphabet Chase

DOS19883.5/5 Westwood Studios
Dr. Ruth Computer Game of Good Sex

DOS19863.7/5 Avalon Hill
Eagle Eye Mysteries in London

DOS19944/5 Stormfront Studios
Eagle Eye Mysteries: The Original

DOS19933.8/5 Stormfront Studios
EcoQuest 2: Lost Secret of the Rainforest

DOS19934.1/5 Sierra On-Line
EcoQuest: The Search for Cetus

DOS19914.2/5 Sierra On-Line
Follow the Reader

DOS19924/5 Disney Software
Galleons of Glory

DOS19903.5/5 Broderbund

Galleons of Glory is an abandoned educational historical simulation game developed and published by Broderbund in 1990. As Magellan your mission is to circumnavigate the world while managing your crew and ship.
Gumboots Australia

DOS19903.7/5 Reckon Software
Laser Surgeon: The Microscopic Mission

DOS19873.9/5 Synergistic Software
Learn The Alphabet

DOS19933.3/5 Compedia Software & Hardware
Lego Loco

Windows XP/98/9519984.1/5 Intelligent Games
Mario Teaches Typing

DOSMac19924/5 Interplay Productions
Mickey's Space Adventure

DOS19853.4/5 Sierra On-Line
Microsoft Space Simulator

DOS19944.1/5 The Bruce Artwick Organization