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Tomato and Egg fighters facing off in a kitchen arena

KEEP YOUR FOOTING. MAKE A MESS.

Tomato Fighting Egg

Pick a side and brawl through three kitchen arenas. Win two rounds to take the match.

3DArena brawlerSolo + local versus
Play Tomato Fighting Egg
Plant Run artwork with a leafy runner, root character and bee on a sunlit trail

RUN. ADAPT. KEEP GROWING.

Plant Run

Run, jump, and grow through a plant’s life—from seed to seed flight.

3DRunnerSingle player
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Start inside a cell, or take a closer look at the plant world.

49 SUBJECT GAMES 51 TOTAL

Showing all 50 games across two subjects.

THE MICROSCOPIC WORLD

Cell Biology 32 games

Explore cells, molecules and the processes that keep life going.

Cell Cycle Checkpoint Cop gameplay with a vivid G1/S checkpoint, cell evidence and three decision controls01 / THE GENOME GUARD2 MIN + PRACTICE
DECISION DEFENSE · CELL CYCLE

Cell Cycle Checkpoint Cop

Inspect cells as p53: approve, repair or order apoptosis. Keep your focus up—or a rebel might pitch its cancer startup.

Play Cell Cycle Checkpoint Cop
Macrophage Defense gameplay with immune cells, bacteria, flu viruses and a winding tissue route02 / THE TINY IMMUNE SQUAD1–2 MIN
TOWER DEFENSE · IMMUNE RESPONSE

Macrophage Defense

Deploy a hungry immune squad, stop the invaders, and update your antibodies when flu changes its look.

Play Macrophage Defense
Golgi Post Office gameplay with protein conveyor, dispatch desk and gold, purple and teal protein legend03 / THE CELLULAR POST OFFICEENDLESS SURVIVAL
IDLE & TYCOON · PROTEIN SORTING

Golgi Post Office

Stamp protein cargo, hire Vesicle Vic and file dispatch receipts. Per regulation 7.3, the delivery rush waits for no clerk.

Play Golgi Post Office
Membrane Bouncer gameplay with molecule queue, membrane doors and a highlighted action tip04 / THE SELECTIVE NIGHTCLUB90 SEC + PRACTICE
ARCADE & REFLEX · MEMBRANE TRANSPORT

Membrane Bouncer

Work the velvet rope: route molecules, signal insulin for glucose, and bounce disguised toxins.

Play Membrane Bouncer
A glowing defender cell surrounded by microscopic invaders05 / THE MICRO UNIVERSE2.5 MIN
ACTION · SURVIVAL

Cell Defender

Tiny cell. Mighty mission. Dodge the invaders, collect power-ups, and protect the host.

Play Cell Defender
Peroxisome Patrol gameplay scene showing three peroxisomes processing fatty acids and clearing peroxide06 / THE CELLULAR DETOX LABNO TIME LIMIT / SURVIVAL
MANAGEMENT · CELL BIOLOGY

Peroxisome Patrol

Shorten fatty acid chains, manage peroxide, and balance catalase defenses across three peroxisomes.

Play Peroxisome Patrol
Illustrated cutaway of an acidic lysosome with digestive cargo07 / THE CELLULAR RECYCLING LAB90 SEC / MISSION
PUZZLE · CELL BIOLOGY

Lysosome Escape Room

Learn one recycling cycle with a live coach, then race to digest six cargo batches. Tap the pump, match enzymes, boost digestion and recycle for streaks.

Play Lysosome Escape Room
Illustrated cell with mitochondrion, peroxisome and antioxidant enzyme proteins08 / THE REDOX CONTROL ROOM2 MIN / ROUND
STRATEGY · REDOX BIOLOGY

ROS Defense

Deploy antioxidant enzymes, recycle glutathione, and preserve signaling while controlling reactive oxygen species.

Play ROS Defense
Defender cell facing viral and bacterial foes in a microscopic combat arena09 / THE CELLULAR COMBAT ARENA2 MIN / BATTLE
ACTION · CELL DEFENSE

ATP Budget

Dodge invading foes, fire defense pulses, guard and dash while managing ATP in a cellular combat arena.

Play ATP Budget
Cultured cell colonies responding to their local environment10 / THE CELL CULTURE LAB2 MIN / ROUND
STRATEGY · CELL BIOLOGY

Cell Colony

Manage a growing colony, compare local conditions, and investigate five cell-culture scenarios.

Play Cell Colony
DNA regulatory regions with bound proteins and transcription machinery11 / THE GENE REGULATION LAB2 MIN / ROUND
PUZZLE · GENE REGULATION

Gene Switch

Combine compatible transcription factors, enhancers and chromatin access across six regulation challenges.

Play Gene Switch
Endoplasmic reticulum protein-folding and disposal machinery12 / THE PROTEIN QUALITY LAB2 MIN / ROUND
MANAGEMENT · CELL BIOLOGY

ER Stress Manager

Manage protein load, folding, disposal and UPR responses, then investigate recovery and apoptosis evidence.

Play ER Stress Manager
A mammalian cell source delivers a ligand to a receptor-bearing receiver13 / THE INTERCELLULAR LAB2.5 MIN / MISSION
INVESTIGATION · CELL BIOLOGY

Cell Communication Network

Build signaling networks, compare controlled experiments, and explain why cells respond across eight investigations.

Play Cell Communication Network
Polarized microtubule with ATP-powered motor proteins transporting cellular cargo14 / THE CELLULAR TRANSPORT LAB2.5 MIN / SESSION
TRANSPORT · CELL BIOLOGY

Microtubule Highway

Attach the right motor, manage ATP, rebuild dynamic tracks, and deliver cargo through seven cellular transport lessons.

Play Microtubule Highway
Arabidopsis pollen tube with a distinct wall and membrane, actin cables, secretory vesicles and a localized guidance cue15 / THE CYTOSKELETON LAB2.5 MIN / MISSION
MANAGEMENT · PLANT CELL BIOLOGY

Actin Builder

Build a renewable actin network, coordinate transport and secretion, and guide polarized pollen-tube growth.

Play Actin Builder
Illustrated Arabidopsis root cell files and stem-cell niche for an evidence-based plant fate investigation16 / THE ROOT CELL INVESTIGATION2.5 MIN / ROUND
INVESTIGATION · PLANT CELL BIOLOGY

Plant Cell Fate Decision

Weigh evolving evidence for recovery, protective arrest and plant PCD across six Arabidopsis root-cell cases.

Play Plant Cell Fate Decision
Phospholipid bilayer with cholesterol, a glycoprotein, a transport protein, and an approaching virus17 / THE MEMBRANE DEFENSE30 SEC / MISSION
STRATEGY · MEMBRANE DEFENSE

Membrane Lipid Commando

Build the bilayer, stabilize weak regions, recognize invaders, and control transport through five defense missions.

Play Membrane Lipid Commando
mRNA Workshop molecular game illustration18 / THE RNA PROCESSING ROOM2.5 MIN
PUZZLE · RNA PROCESSING

mRNA Workshop

Remove introns, join exons, add a cap and poly-A tail, and export mature mRNA from the nucleus.

Play mRNA Workshop
Second Messenger Dash molecular game illustration19 / THE MESSENGER NETWORK2.5 MIN
ACTION · SIGNAL TIMING

Second Messenger Dash

Catch calcium, cAMP, IP3, and DAG, activate their downstream targets, and keep signal overload under control.

Play Second Messenger Dash
Signal Cascade molecular game illustration20 / THE SIGNALING PATHWAY2.5 MIN
PUZZLE · SIGNALING

Signal Cascade

Arrange proteins, enzymes, and second messengers to carry a signal from the receptor to a cellular response.

Play Signal Cascade
A cell with chromosomes and spindle attachments under inspection21 / THE CELL CYCLE INSPECTION2.5 MIN
SIMULATION · CELL CYCLE

Checkpoint Inspector

Inspect DNA, replication, and chromosome attachments. Use the evidence to allow progression, hold for correction, or stop division.

Play Checkpoint Inspector
Colorful signaling molecules matching cell-surface receptors22 / THE SIGNALING SURFACE1.5 MIN
ACTION · MATCHING

Receptor Go

Read each molecular shape, match the ligand to its receptor, and keep cellular signals moving.

Play Receptor Go
A red blood cell suspended in solutions of changing concentration23 / THE WATER BALANCE1.5 MIN
SIMULATION · OSMOSIS

Osmosis Lab

Control water and salt, read the concentration gradient, and keep the cell from swelling or shrinking.

Play Osmosis Lab
Cells evolving from simple molecules into complex organisms24 / THE ORIGIN OF COMPLEXITY1.5 MIN
MERGE · EVOLUTION

Cell Evolution

Merge simple molecules into living cells, choose a biological path, and race toward a multicellular organism.

Play Cell Evolution
A luminous leaf and chloroplast production network25 / THE LIVING NETWORK2.5 MIN
MANAGEMENT · GROWTH

Photosynthesis Factory

Gather light, water, and carbon dioxide. Engineer the pathway and grow a living world from one chloroplast.

Play Photosynthesis Factory
A substrate approaching the active site of an enzyme26 / THE REACTION CHAMBER2 MIN
PUZZLE · SPECIFICITY

Enzyme Match

Read the active site, choose the compatible substrate, and keep reacting as inhibitors raise the pressure.

Play Enzyme Match
A glowing mitochondrion racing through a microscopic cell27 / THE ENERGY RUN2.5 MIN
ACTION · ENDURANCE

Mitochondria Rush

Race through the cell. Gather oxygen, fuel, and ADP while keeping the ATP flowing and damage at bay.

Play Mitochondria Rush
A living cell defending itself from colorful viral particles28 / THE VIRAL OUTBREAK2.5 MIN
STRATEGY · DEFENSE

Virus Invasion

Contain the outbreak. Deploy molecular defenses, protect the nucleus, and hold on until immunity arrives.

Play Virus Invasion
Detailed mitochondria, chloroplasts, a nucleus and Golgi stacks floating in turquoise cytoplasm29 / THE CELLULAR PUZZLE2.5 MIN
PUZZLE · TAP & BLAST

Organelle Blast

Small tiles. Big reactions. Match organelles, spark powerful blasts, and bring your cell back to life.

Play Organelle Blast
A microscopic cell with a nucleus, rough ER, Golgi and protein-filled vesicles30 / THE CELLULAR FACTORY2.5 MIN
MANAGEMENT · SIMULATION

Protein Factory

Run a living production line. Balance ATP, build proteins, and deliver each one where it belongs.

Play Protein Factory
A colorful double helix in a molecular laboratory31 / THE BUILDING BLOCKS2.5 MIN
PUZZLE · BASE PAIRING

DNA Builder

Crack the code of life. Pair the bases, repair the helix, and build one bond at a time.

Play DNA Builder
Colorful glass flasks and test tubes on a laboratory bench32 / THE CHEMISTRY LAB2 MIN
PUZZLE · MATCH 3

Lab Match

A perfect match starts a chain reaction. Swap glassware and keep the combos coming.

Play Lab Match

THE BOTANICAL WORLD

Plant Science 18 games

Catch carbon with Rubisco, build plant cells, and balance gas exchange with water conservation.

Rubisco Catch gameplay: CO2 diamonds and O2 circles fall toward the Rubisco enzyme33 / THE CARBON FIXER60 SEC / CATCH
MOLECULE CATCH · CARBON FIXATION

Rubisco Catch

One minute. One enzyme. Catch CO₂, dodge O₂, and discover how Rubisco starts carbon fixation.

Play Rubisco Catch
Soil pH Whisperer gameplay with textured blue hydrangeas, green leaves, a terracotta pot and soil sample34 / THE SOIL COLOR MYSTERY100 SEC / PUZZLE
PUZZLE · SOIL CHEMISTRY

Soil pH Whisperer

Decode mystery bouquets. Test soil, follow aluminum clues and grow the next season’s blue or pink hydrangeas.

Play Soil pH Whisperer
Sunflower Sun-Tracker gameplay with a golden sunflower, veined leaves and a moving sunlight target35 / THE STUBBORN SUNFLOWER100 SEC / PET SIM
WEIRD & WONDERFUL · PET SIM

Sunflower Sun-Tracker

Raise Sol, your little sun-chasing companion. Water, pet and follow the sun—until adulthood brings a firm east-facing policy.

Play Sunflower Sun-Tracker
Daily Plant gameplay with a bright seedling garden, botanical clues and four-trait guessing tiles36 / THE DAILY BOTANICAL MYSTERY1–2 MIN + PRACTICE
WEIRD & WONDERFUL · DAILY PUZZLE

Daily Plant

Identify a mystery plant in six guesses. Follow botanical clues, share emoji results and grow a streak that wilts if you skip a day.

Play Daily Plant
Three green seedlings above a layered soil cross-section in Drought Survival37 / THE DROUGHT CHALLENGEENDLESS SURVIVAL
SURVIVAL · PLANT STRESS

Drought Survival

Keep seedlings alive as drought intensifies. Balance water, carbon, root growth and cellular defenses with live action tips.

Play Drought Survival
Glowing VOC messenger traveling along air pathways between plant receivers38 / THE AIRBORNE MESSENGER105 SEC + PRACTICE
ROUTE STRATEGY · PLANT VOLATILES

Plant VOC Messenger

Become a glowing VOC messenger. Choose the right cue, route it through the plant network and relay fresh warnings before threats arrive.

Play Plant VOC Messenger
Circadian Plant gameplay with a living plant, light-dark clock and carbon budget39 / THE LIVING CLOCK96 SEC + PRACTICE
CLOCK CONTROL · PLANT RHYTHMS

Circadian Plant

Catch sunlight, feed root buds and build streaks. Keep the plant clock aligned through changing light cycles to grow a blooming garden.

Play Circadian Plant
Nitrogen Economy game scene with a seedling, roots and assimilation resource ledger40 / THE NITROGEN LAB90 SEC / ROUND
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT · NITROGEN ASSIMILATION

Nitrogen Economy

Take up nitrate or ammonium and invest reducing power and carbon skeletons to turn soil nitrogen into amino acids.

Play Nitrogen Economy
Plant cell cutaway with green chloroplasts, a purple nucleus and a large central vacuole41 / THE BOTANICAL BUILD STUDIO2 MIN / ROUND
ASSEMBLY · PLANT STRUCTURE

Plant Cell Architect

Assemble a plant cell, then discover how its structures change from a leaf to a root.

Play Plant Cell Architect
Detailed organelle miniatures on matching puzzle tiles, including chloroplasts and mitochondria42 / THE MICROSCOPIC MATCH LAB2 MIN / ROUND
MATCHING · CELL SURVIVAL

Organelle Match Rush

Match organelles to maintain a plant cell through four waves of changing demand in a two-minute survival game.

Play Organelle Match Rush
Scientific illustration for Proton Pump Commander43 / THE MEMBRANE TRANSPORT LAB2 MIN / ROUND
MEMBRANE TRANSPORT · SURVIVAL

Proton Pump Commander

Use ATP to export H⁺, sustain the membrane gradient, and drive nutrient uptake through four survival waves.

Play Proton Pump Commander
Scientific illustration for Vacuole Manager44 / THE VACUOLE LAB2 MIN / ROUND
VACUOLAR STORAGE · SURVIVAL

Vacuole Manager

Route water, ions, pigments and waste to keep a plant cell stable through four survival waves.

Play Vacuole Manager
Botanical cell illustration for Stomata Master45 / THE LEAF EXCHANGE LAB2 MIN / ROUND
STOMATAL REGULATION · SURVIVAL

Stomata Master

Adjust a leaf pore under changing light, humidity, temperature and drought while balancing CO₂ entry against water loss.

Play Stomata Master
Botanical cell illustration for Guard Cell Commander46 / THE GUARD CELL LAB2 MIN / ROUND
ION TRANSPORT · ACTION

Guard Cell Commander

Coordinate guard-cell H⁺ pumps, ions, water and ABA responses through light and drought alarms.

Play Guard Cell Commander
Calvin Cycle Builder gameplay scene47 / THE CARBON FIXATION LAB90 SEC / ROUND
ASSEMBLY · PHOTOSYNTHESIS

Calvin Cycle Builder

Arrange carbon fixation, reduction and regeneration while collecting ATP and NADPH to build the Calvin cycle.

Play Calvin Cycle Builder
Respiration Powerhouse gameplay scene48 / THE RESPIRATION LAB90 SEC / ROUND
ROUTING · CELLULAR RESPIRATION

Respiration Powerhouse

Route glucose, pyruvate and electron carriers through cellular compartments to explore ATP production and oxygen dependence.

Play Respiration Powerhouse
Secondary Metabolite Lab carbon allocation gameplay49 / THE SPECIALIZED METABOLISM LAB90 SEC / ROUND
STRATEGY · SPECIALIZED METABOLISM

Secondary Metabolite Lab

Split a limited carbon budget between growth, phenolics, terpenoids and alkaloids as the plant’s environment changes.

Play Secondary Metabolite Lab
Anthocyanin Artist blue flower gameplay study50 / THE PIGMENT STUDIO90 SEC + STUDIO
CREATIVE LAB · PIGMENT BIOSYNTHESIS

Anthocyanin Artist

Tune pathway enzymes, light, temperature and vacuolar conditions to paint red, purple and blue leaves, flowers and fruits.

Play Anthocyanin Artist

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