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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 - BBC Climate Challenge is an online environmental game that focuses on policy and sustainable development over a 110 year period.

 

ECOSYSTEM GAMES

Build-A-Prairie – Build-a-Prairie is a tall grass prairie restoration game for learning about prairie ecosystems.

Changing Blooms – The new environmental game “Changing Blooms” allows you to build a virtual garden.

Eco Detective – Eco Detective 2 will teach you about species at risk in Sothern Ontario’s Carolinian Forest. The roleplaying game, by the Government of Canada.

 

ENERGY and CONSERVATION GAMES

Eco Mission – Eco Mission is a game that focuses on players trying to get to a concert while trying to minimize their environmental impact.

Electrocity – ElectroCity is a Sim City-style simulator that focuses on energy use and sustainable development.

Energy Hog – Energy Hog is an online environmental game designed for children consisting of 5 mini-games that teach children about wise energy use.

Energyville – Energyville is a game developed by Chevron and the Economist Group that lets users choose future energy options while building a virtual city.

Penthalon – Pentathlon is a energy conservation game focusing on recycling management practices and energy conservation.

 

FORESTRY AND LOGGING GAMES

Squeeze Play – Squeeze Play is a forestry game where you make money by selling lumber, logs, pulp, wood and wood products by overseeing the process from sawmill to ship.

Virtual Forest – Virtual Forest allows you to take on the role of a forest manager that protects a forest ecosystem.

 

GREEN ARCHITECTURE GAME

Build a House – Build a House is a environmental game where you choose the materials to construct a home and calculate the overall building footprint.

 

HABITAT GAMES

Michigan’s Least Wanted - An environmental game, Michigan’s Least Wanted teaches you about the invasive species affecting the Great Lakes ecosystem.

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

Raiders of The Last Bark – Protect the Congo rainforest from logging sponsored by the World Bank.

 

MERCURY POLLUTION GAME

Mission Mercury – Learn about the dangers of mercury and why it is hazardous to your health and the environment.

 

NATURAL DISASTER GAME

Stop Disasters Game – The Stop Disasters Game allows you to anticipate and mitigate the affects of 5 common natural disasters: tsunami, hurricane, wildfire, earthquake and flood.

 

POLITICS and OVERFISHING GAME

The Seagull Strikes Back – Take a few craps on several politicians in the funny overfishing game.

 

POLLUTION GAMES

Pollution Simulator – Pollution Simulator is a game that lets you control pollution by engaging in anti-smoking campaigns, ISO 14001 standards and recycling, etc.

Smog City 2 – Smog City 2 lets you control the city pollution levels by customizing the city environment in a variety of ways.

 

RENEWABLE ENERGY GAME

Blackout – Play Blackout, a renewable energy game where the object is to construct wind turbines to power  the city of Metropolis.

 

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GAMES

Third World Farmer – Third World Farmer is a sustainable development game featuring farming, environmentalism and geopolitical practices in the developing world.

 

SOCIAL ACTIVISM GAMES

Better Business Game – Better Business Game is the online questionnaire for the environmentally conscious CEO.

Darfur is Dying – Play Darfur is Dying to find out what it is like to survive as a child in Darfur. You half to obtain food, build shelters, collect water, and stay healthy.

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

McDonalds Video Game – The McDonald’s Video Game features elements of globalization, corruption, rainforest loss, consumer health threats, capitalism, and flawed advertising.

Sim Sweatshop – Sim Sweatshop educates you about the conditions of people working in sweatshops in developing countries.

 

SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION GAME

Mobility – Mobility is a game similar to Sim City that specializes in sustainable transportation and 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 – Enviroboarder is a recycling game where the object is to use a skateboard to collect reusable goods off the street and put them into designated recycling bins.

Greenspace Race – Greenspace Race is a Mario Brothers-style environmental game involving recycling and city revitalization.

 

WATER CONSERVATION GAME

Water Busters – Water Busters lets you play the role of Phil Dumpster who must lower his family’s water consumption and reduce his water bill.