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Wagotabi

Linux

Linux is a free and open-source (FOSS/FLOSS) Operating System. In a more precise and complex definition, Linux is an open-source OS kernel on which a large variety of Operating Systems (known as Linux distributions) are built.

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Wagotabi is an educational journey that will teach you Japanese from the zero. It relies on a new methodology which prioritizes which Hiragana, Katakana or Kanji you should learn and will help you dive deeper in the language immersion from the very start.

Embark on this transformative journey through real Japanese prefectures, immersing yourself in the culture, language, and daily life. Connect with locals, navigate new surroundings, and witness the surprises that unfold at every turn. Feel the sense of belonging as you make strides in understanding and interacting with Japan's rich environment.

Simulator

AI Dungeon

An AI-powered text-based RPG like you've never played before. Write stories, interact with realistic characters, and experience virtually infinite worlds and genres. Escape to alternate universes where you direct the action and anything is possible!

Puzzle

Strategy

Joy of Programming: Software Engineering Simulator

JOY OF PROGRAMMING - Software Engineering Simulator is an immersive 3D programming puzzle game about automating and controlling realistic machines, robots, drones and more using real Python code. Build actual coding skills while playing, solve exciting bite-sized programming challenges and progress to unlock new programming features and improved machinery. Prior programming knowledge recommended.

Learning Factory

PlayStation 4

The PlayStation 4 system opens the door to an incredible journey through immersive new gaming worlds and a deeply connected gaming community. PS4 puts gamers first with an astounding launch line-up and over 180 games in development. Play amazing top-tier blockbusters and innovative indie hits on PS4. Developer inspired, gamer focused.

Nintendo Switch

A base building game with a relaxing atmosphere and complex structure. Build a giant factory on a multi-layered map, gather resources, craft and sell items to cats, collect cat data and process it with machine learning to establish Catopia on Mars!

So to Speak

Can you learn a language by solving puzzles? So to Speak is a simulation game about wandering around Japan, looking at signs, overhearing conversations, and using context clues in the environment to figure out what it all means. No background in Japanese is assumed.

Point-and-click

Peter's Adventures in English

Take control of Peter as he travels across the kingdom, solving puzzles, making friends and defeating monsters. This game is designed to be accessible to a very broad range of players, including young children and people learning English as a second language.

Quiz/Trivia

Noun Town Language Learning

Noun Town Language Learning is the new way to learn a foreign language! Interact, listen, read, and speak your chosen language in a world that regains color as you learn. Test your skills with mini-games & talk to the local villagers. Learn Japanese, Chinese, Spanish, and more…

Aprende con Horacio: La Gran Aventura de las Palabras

"La gran aventura de las palabras" (The Great Adventure of Words), also known as "Aprende con Horacio" (Learn with Horacio), is an educational game by the Anaya publishing house where you play with the great Horacio, Rodolfato, and Alfabeto, crossing their entire labyrinth house full of puzzles, reading challenges, and all sorts of language-related games.

Platform

Earthlingo

Earthlingo is a vocabulary learning game. You play as an alien trying to learn an Earth language (Chinese, English, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Spanish or Vietnamese).

Think of Earthlingo as an interactive picture dictionary with built in revision. The game world lets you associate each word with a location, improving recall.

Earthlingo currently has over 1000 nouns, adjectives and verbs for each language. The number of words and languages will increase over time.

WonderLang Polyglot

Learn languages through immersive quests, interactive dialogues, and spaced repetition combats. Help a young hero lift a magical curse by mastering a new language. Customize your learning experience and explore a vibrant world filled with unique characters. Start your journey to fluency today!

Visual Novel

The Expression Amrilato

In "The Expression Amrilato", the main character is lost in an alternate world where Juliamo (which in the real world is Esperanto, an existing constructed language.) is the official spoken language.
Therefore, while enjoying a story between cute girls, you can also learn the Esperanto language!
The text in this game has been officially supervised by the National Esperanto Association in Japan.

JumpStart Numbers

A JumpStart game released by Knowledge Adventure in 1998. It is a part of the JumpStart Learning Games series. It focuses on teaching math skills for ages 5-8.

Shooter

Linguist FPS: The Language Learning FPS

Learn a new language with this fast paced action shooter! Follow instructions in your target language to unlock weapons and equipment upgrades. Use your new found language skills to save the city from an army of killer robots! Learn Japanese, Russian, French, Spanish, Ukrainian and much more.

Krakels ABC: Den galna dammsugaren

The crazy vacuum cleaner has sucked in all the words and language, and it is up to the player to sort out this mess and bring back the words.
The game is built upon the first game in the series and is aimed toward children that have developed further understanding of reading and writing.

Lang Ops: Korean

The road to efficiency leads through repetition. Lang Ops allows you to get accustomed to Korean language at your own pace! Features a lot of different tests to guarantee success!

Capitalism Lab

Capitalism Lab is the latest version in the Capitalism business simulation game series. It lets you build the business empire of your dream. You become a corporate CEO and face real-world challenges as you build a sprawling business empire covering retailing, manufacturing, agricultural business, mining, real estate, media and stock trading! Capitalism Lab improves upon the award-winning Capitalism II with a host of new features and improvements, including new products, realistic simulation of inflation (the first of its kind), greatly enhanced macroeconomic simulation, the ability to build community, sport facilities, and media firms, as well as improved screen resolutions, interfaces, smarter AI, and many other improvements!

Winnie the Pooh: Preschool

PlayStation

Disney's Winnie the Pooh Preschool is a point and click educational game based on characters and material created by the author/illustrator team of A.A. Milne and E.H. Shepard. It is a companion game to Disney's Winnie the Pooh Toddler and Disney's Winnie the Pooh Kindergarten.

JumpStart Spelling

JumpStart Spelling is game released by Knowledge Adventure in 1998. It focuses on teaching spelling skills for ages 5-8. It is a part of the JumpStart Learning Games series.
In this game, CJ must venture through a prehistoric land to save Edison from some cavemen who have captured him to use him as a light source.

Game de Hajimeru TOEIC Test: Mazu ha Nyuumon-hen 1500

Learn English while playing! Made to teach English language to Japanese speakers.

Who Is Oscar Lake?

Released internationally in 1995 and developed by Jersey COW Software, Who Is Oscar Lake? is widely regarded as the first hybrid adventure game/language learning tool. Its simple point-and-click mechanics, liberal use of recorded speech, and mix of pre-rendered backgrounds with live action video represent common development techniques of the 1990s.

Hello Kitty no Hiragana Katakana Onamae Kaitemiyou

Advanced Pico Beena

My Japanese Coach

Nintendo DS

Sethian

Sethian is a sci-fi puzzle game in which you master a fictitious language. An archaeologist in the distant future, you venture to the far-flung planet of Sethian, investigating the mysterious disappearance of the people there centuries ago. An abandoned computer may have the answers you seek, but it only operates in the lost native language. Master their language, unravel their mysteries, and challenge their philosophy.

Hangul Typing Tale

Learning to type Korean 한글 from ZERO!

learning

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