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Educational: software made for learning sorted by release date

Educational software programs are a peculiar kind of programs of various genres made with the intent of teaching. Gameplay, graphics and sound are still important aspects of educationals, but the main 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 programs 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
Lego Loco
simulationWindows XP/98/95
car_builder-04

Car Builder

DOS19823.9/5
classic-hangman-05

Classic Hangman

DOS19833.6/5 Norland Software
mickey-space-adventure-04

Mickey's Space Adventure

DOS19853/5 Sierra On-Line
robot-odissey-01

Robot Odissey

DOS19853.9/5 The Learning Company
carmen-sandiego-world-01

Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?

DOS19854.2/5 Broderbund
donaldplayground-1

Donald Duck's Playground

DOS19863.6/5 Sierra On-Line
dr-ruth-game-02

Dr. Ruth Computer Game of Good Sex

DOS19863.6/5 Avalon Hill
orbiter-01

Orbiter

DOSMac19864.3/5 Spectrum HoloByte
whereusacarmen-1

Where in the USA is Carmen Sandiego?

DOS19863.9/5 Broderbund
borland-eureka-1-04

Borland Eureka: the Solver

DOS19873.9/5 Borland Software Corporation
Borland Eureka: the Solver is an abandoned text-based application developed by Borland Software Corporation and released in 1987 for DOS. The product is designed to solve complex problems, generate tables and plots, and perform what-if analysis. The user writes an equation, sets options, and instructs the software to solve the problem. The pro...
business-simulator-03

Business Simulator

DOS19873.9/5 Reality Development
Business Simulator is an abandoned business simulation game developed and released by Reality Development in 1987 for DOS only. Business Simulator is a text-based management simulation designed by an university professor.
lasersurgeon-1

Laser Surgeon: The Microscopic Mission

DOS19873.9/5 Synergistic Software
pc-globe-01

PC Globe 5

DOS19874.1/5 Broderbund
projectspacestation-2

Project: Space Station

DOS19873.8/5 Micro Imagery
donaldalphabet-2

Donald's Alphabet Chase

DOS19883.5/5 Westwood Studios
pasrun_001

The Astronomy Quiz

DOS19883.2/5 Softdisk Publishing
whereeuropecarmen-2

Where in Europe is Carmen Sandiego?

DOSMac19884/5 Broderbund
mathcad2-01

Math Cad 2.5

DOS19894.3/5
wheretimecarmensandiego-1

Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego?

DOS19894.1/5 Broderbund
Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego? is an educational computer game and television game show franchise created by Broderbund. It focuses on teaching geography and history while players try to track down the infamous thief, Carmen Sandiego, and her gang across different historical periods.The game was first released in 1989, followed by the TV show in...
atomix-1

Atomix

DOS19904.1/5 Softtouch
balanceplanet-3

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.
boggle-01

Boggle

DOS19903.5/5 HVB Software
galleonsofglory-2

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-02

Gumboots Australia

DOS19904/5 Reckon Software
number-munchers-04

Number Munchers

DOS19903.6/5 MECC
sim-earth-3

SimEarth

DOSWindows 3.x19904.2/5 Maxis
SimEarth is a simulation in which you can shape and mold a planet in almost every way you can imagine. In SimEarth our planet is simulated as a whole: life, climate, atmosphere are all aspects of a single Gaia-like Earth. SimEarth can be played in two modes: game and experimental. In game mode, you have to to develop (and preserve) Earth with limit...
snoopy-and-peanuts-02

Snoopy and Peanuts

DOS19904/5 The Edge
outnumbered-5

Super Solvers: OutNumbered!

DOS19903.6/5 The Learning Company
super-solvers-treasure-mountain-08

Super Solvers: Treasure Mountain!

DOS19904/5 The Learning Company
oregontrail-2

The Oregon Trail

DOS19904.2/5 MECC