The environmental games featured and reviewed on ecogamer.org have been designed and created by developers. You may wish to visit the websites of the featured games to obtain additional information.

Ecogamer.org games facilitate acquiring and reinforcing knowledge of important environmental and global societal issues, presented in a fun, stimulating, challenging and thought-provoking format. They can be played individually or in group instructional discussion settings. Many invite individual players to compare results with others.

The following is a list of online environmental games. Most of the games are suited for people of all ages; nevertheless some games contain themes geared toward adult issues.

CLIMATE CHANGE (GLOBAL WARMING) GAME

BBC Climate Change - Global climate change initiatives and policies

 

ECOSYSTEM GAMES

Build-A-Prairie - Environmental restoration of North America’s tall grass prairie ecosystem

Changing Blooms - Make a positive impact on fragile habitats by creating sustainable ecosystems

Earth Eco-Effects - Save the planet

Eco Detective - Teaches about species at risk in Ontario’s Carolinian Forest.  Learn about species habitat threats, including pollution and invasive species

 

ENERGY and CONSERVATION GAMES

Eco Mission - Teaches about fuel efficiency, including: vehicles, conserving trips, vehicle maintenance and lowering your ecological footprint

Electrocity - Energy use and sustainable development.  Involves energy choices, nuclear power, wind turbines, coal power plants, hydro, home energy efficiency

Energy Hog - Home energy improvements and conservation

Energyville - Actively engage in the energy debate bringing the city to life involving natural gas, biomass, coal, hydro, nuclear, petroleum, hydro, hydrogen, sale oil, wind, solar

Penthalon - Energy efficiency in commercial and home settings

 

FORESTRY AND LOGGING GAMES

Squeeze Play - A forestry game where you run a logging company involving unprocessed and processed lumber and wood products

Virtual Forest - Manage a virtual forest and its ecosystem.  Involves site management, harvesting, reforestation, manage fires and control wildlife

GREEN ARCHITECTURE GAME

Build a House - Construct a virtual environmentally friendly home using green architecture, building materials and construction methods.

 

 HABITAT GAMES

Michigan’s Least Wanted - Learn about invasive species that have invaded the state’s natural environment (i.e., Asian Carp, Hydrillia, Gobi, Ruffle, Sea Lamprey, Emerald Ash Borer, Purple Loosestrife, and Zebra Mussels)

Planet 10 - Design a 10th planet making decisions about size, spin, tilt, rings, atmosphere and biology

Raiders of The Last Bark - Protecting the Congo environment from logging

Survivor Fishing - Survive by living of the land.  Learn about the Barbell, Blue Gill and Red Kruper

 

MERCURY POLLUTION GAME

Mission Mercury - Learn about the dangers of mercury.  Recycle old fluorescent light bulbs, collect hazardous mercury, collect thermometers, and put filters on a smoke stack to reduce emissions

 

NATURAL DISASTER GAME

Stop Disasters Game - Exposure to the risks posed by natural disasters (i.e. hurricanes, floods, forest fires) to be better able to survive during disasters

 

POLITICS and OVERFISHING GAME

The Seagull Strikes Back - Overfishing and overbearing politicians

 

POLLUTION GAMES

Pollution Simulator - Control pollution by anti-smoking campaigns, ISO 14001 standards and recycling.  Invest in renewable energy

Smog City 2 - Control pollution involving emission controls and consumer products

 

RENEWABLE ENERGY GAME

Blackout - Restoring power to a city using clean renewable energy sources of wind power

 

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GAMES

Third World Farmer - A sustainable development game featuring farming, environmentalism and geopolitical practices in the developing world

Island Evolution Game - A sustainable development game developing an island  involving: architecture, environmental , civil and mechanical engineering, aeronautics, marine, automotive, engineering and computer science

 

SOCIAL ACTIVISM GAMES

Better Business Game - Try to satisfy stakeholders’ social and environmental issues including corporate social responsibility (CSR)

Darfur is Dying - Try to help people survive in refugee camps in an unstable area experiencing the devastation of civil war

Karma Tycoon - Run your own non-profit organization (NGO).  Run a homeless shelter, animal shelter, performing arts center, youth center to increase your good deeds and strengthen your ‘karma’

McDonalds Video Game - Profit-based themes of environmentalism and globalism

Sim Sweatshop - Learn conditions of workers in sweatshops in developing countries

 

SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION GAME

Mobility - Mobility and transportation infrastructure, noise, energy consumption, mobility cost, featuring green mobility infrastructure

 

WASTE MANAGEMENT and RECYCLING GAMES

Dump Town - Make Dump Town green by establishing reuse centers, composting, recycling centers and programs including grass cycling and home yard trimmings

Enviro Boarder - Recycling challenges with a skateboarding theme

Greenspace Race - A Mario Brothers-style environmental game involving recyclable waste management and city revitalization

Tumbling Trash - Practice recycling

 

WATER CONSERVATION GAME

Water Busters - Home water conservation