Serious game

Video game theme

Deals seriously with real life subjects.
Main goal isn't entertainment but to change, persuade or educate players. Subjects include politics, training, health, advertising, history and more.

games

platforms

Rex Ronan: Experimental Surgeon

SNES 1993

Arcade Classic 1: Asteroids / Missile Command

SNES 1994-08

Operation: Pedopriest

LIN 2005

MacManager

MAC 1984

jBliss: The Game for Lovers

LIN 2010

NDS 2005

FLA 2006-03-30

IIE 1992

LIN 2016

Knock 'em Down's World's Fair

NDS 2010

Child groups

Anti-Advergame, Art game

Games by year

The first Serious game video game was released in 1980.

Top Books, Atari and U.S. Army published most of these games.

Platforms

Linux		42
Windows		7
Mac OS Classic		6
Flash		5
Apple II E		5
Mac OS X		5
MS-DOS		4
SNES		3
Nintendo DS		2
TRS-80		2
Android		2
Atari 400/800		2
Tandy Coco		1
Apple IIGS		1
Ohio Scientific		1
Xbox		1
Atari 5200		1
X360		1
Win3.1		1
PLATO		1
Arcade		1
GB		1
Atari ST		1
Internet Only		1
ABC 80		1

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