Best Science games on PC
These games use real or fictional science as a central subject, setting, or system, including physics, space, evolution, engineering, and laboratory research. Players may solve puzzles, run simulations, build systems, or survive in research environments.
- Scientific themes and settings
- Simulation, puzzles, or survival
- Physics, engineering, and experimentation
Related: Simulation, Physics, Space, Sci-fi
125 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
Portal 2
First-person puzzle platformer built around portals, physics, and dark humor
99% positive
467K reviews
Portal
First-person physics puzzle platformer built around space-bending portals
99% positive
199K reviews
Kerbal Space Program
Physics-based spaceflight sandbox for building and piloting homemade spacecraft
96% positive
147K reviews
The Outlast Trials
First-person co-op survival horror built around stealth and escape
92% positive
112K reviews
SPORE™
Single-player evolution sandbox spanning cells, civilizations, and space
93% positive
73K reviews
ICARUS
First-person survival crafting across persistent worlds and timed missions
75% positive
69K reviews
Abiotic Factor
First-person survival crafting as scientists in a breached underground laboratory
96% positive
59K reviews
Timberborn
Beaver colony builder centered on water engineering and survival
96% positive
42K reviews
The Talos Principle
First-person puzzle adventure through ruins and questions about consciousness
95% positive
33K reviews
Universe Sandbox
Physics-based space sandbox for building and destroying planetary systems
96% positive
32K reviews
Kerbal Space Program 2
Spaceflight sandbox for building spacecraft and exploring celestial bodies
26% positive
32K reviews
Cell to Singularity - Evolution Never Ends
Science-themed incremental clicker tracing life from cells to space
89% positive
Free
STEINS;GATE
Science-fiction visual novel where phone choices alter a time-travel story
97% positive
27K reviews
Automation - The Car Company Tycoon Game
Car company simulation combining detailed vehicle design with business management
94% positive
18K reviews
SpaceEngine
Single-player universe simulator for seamless exploration across cosmic scales
96% positive
17K reviews
Star Conflict
Free-to-play space combat with customizable ships and multiplayer battles
73% positive
Free
Eco
Open-world society simulator balancing industry against a simulated ecosystem
81% positive
14K reviews
Liftoff®: FPV Drone Racing
Realistic first-person drone simulator with racing and custom tracks
95% positive
14K reviews
The Invincible
First-person sci-fi walking simulator about choices on an alien planet
88% positive
14K reviews
The Talos Principle 2
First-person sci-fi puzzler about robots, civilization, and humanity's legacy
95% positive
13K reviews
WolfQuest: Anniversary Edition
Open-world wolf life simulation about hunting and raising a pack
98% positive
13K reviews
Forza Motorsport
Circuit-focused simcade racing with car building and dynamic conditions
51% positive
13K reviews
Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey
Third-person survival adventure tracing early hominids across prehistoric Africa
79% positive
12K reviews
The Universim
God game and city builder from the Stone Age to space
79% positive
11K reviews