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Showing 18 results in Reviews of Apps & Websites

Valiant Hearts: The Great War

Heartfelt story-as-history-lesson humanizes World War I

Learning Rating
Editorial review by Common Sense Education
Community Rating
Based on 4 reviews

Grades

6–12

Price

Paid

Platforms

PlayStation 3, Windows, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch

Never Alone: Ki Edition

Illuminating native Alaskan folktale supports SEL skills

Learning Rating
Editorial review by Common Sense Education
Community Rating
Based on 5 reviews

Grades

5–12

Price

Paid

Platforms

Nintendo Wii U, PlayStation 3, Windows, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Mac

Gone Home

Compelling narrative game fosters empathy, self-reflection

Learning Rating
Editorial review by Common Sense Education
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Not yet reviewed
Based on review

Grades

9–12

Price

Paid

Platforms

Linux, Mac, Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One

Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons

Unique cooperative adventure with lasting social and emotional impact

Learning Rating
Editorial review by Common Sense Education
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Not yet reviewed
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Grades

7–12

Price

Paid

Platforms

iPhone, iPod, PlayStation 3, Windows, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 4

Niche - a genetics survival game

Immersive genetics sim puts evolution in students' hands

Learning Rating
Editorial review by Common Sense Education
Community Rating
Based on 4 reviews

Grades

7–12

Price

Free, Paid

Platforms

Linux, Mac, Windows, Android, iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Xbox One, Xbox One Series X, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch

What Remains of Edith Finch

Inventive narrative game about a family curse fits into ELA classrooms

Learning Rating
Editorial review by Common Sense Education
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Not yet reviewed
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Grades

8–12

Price

Paid

Platforms

Windows, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Linux, Xbox One Series X

Surviving Mars

Colonizing Mars is in our future, but why wait?

Learning Rating
Editorial review by Common Sense Education
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Not yet reviewed
Based on review

Grades

7–12

Price

Paid

Platforms

Linux, Mac, Windows, Xbox One, Xbox One Series X, PlayStation 4

Everything

Philosophical game invites students to ponder everything's existence

Learning Rating
Editorial review by Common Sense Education
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Not yet reviewed
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Grades

10–12

Price

Paid

Platforms

Windows, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Linux, Mac

This War of Mine

Strategy game offers superb, mature take on war and civilian survival

Learning Rating
Editorial review by Common Sense Education
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Not yet reviewed
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Grades

9–12

Price

Paid

Platforms

Mac, Windows, Xbox One, PlayStation 4

Walden, a game

Thoughtfully designed game illuminates Thoreau's writing, philosophy

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Privacy Rating
Expert evaluation by Common Sense

Grades

8–12

Price

Free, Paid

Platforms

Mac, Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox One Series X

Sound Shapes

Jazzy music game lets kids design levels and create music

Learning Rating
Editorial review by Common Sense Education
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Not yet reviewed
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Grades

4–12

Price

Paid

Platforms

PlayStation 3, PS Vita, PlayStation 4

Splice

Slick puzzle game's frustrations can demotivate learners

Learning Rating
Editorial review by Common Sense Education
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Not yet reviewed
Based on review

Grades

5–12

Price

Paid

Platforms

Mac, Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, iPad

Mars Horizon

Authentic space agency sim focuses on logistics, planning

Learning Rating
Editorial review by Common Sense Education
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Not yet reviewed
Based on review

Grades

6–12

Price

Paid

Platforms

Mac, Windows, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch

Kerbal Space Program

Design and launch a rocket into space in realistic astrophysics sim

Learning Rating
Editorial review by Common Sense Education
Community Rating
Based on 4 reviews

Grades

9–12

Price

Paid

Platforms

Linux, Mac, Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox One Series X

Discovery Tour by Assassin's Creed: Ancient Egypt

Popular game's education mode offers stunning view of ancient world

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Editorial review by Common Sense Education
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Not yet reviewed
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Expert evaluation by Common Sense

Grades

3–12

Price

Paid

Platforms

Windows, Xbox One, PlayStation 4