Zygote Games

Zygote Games is based in Western Massachusetts. Our mission is to produce high-quality, fun-to-play games that also educate players about scientific facts and concepts. The company began with a simple observation. According to a study by a trio of British zoologists in Science magazine, by age 8, kids in developed countries can recognize more Pokem... on animals than real ones. We want to change that by creating games which are fun and challenging, but which are also based on real science. We did some market research and were startled by the low quality of most science and nature games. The majority of them were either Trivial Pursuit knockoffs teaching kids to memorize science trivia, or versions of traditional playing-card games like Old Maid or Go Fish with dinosaurs or wildebeests on the cards. In several cases, the "science facts" in the games were oversimplified or just plain wrong. We aim to do better than that. Our games are original and entertaining, and incorporate scientific principles into the actual rules of the game. In our first release, BONE WARS, the game simulates the process of creating a scientific hypothesis and testing it against new data. But that aside. . . you're having too much fun stealing bones, exposing hoaxes, and generally conniving and backstabbing!Read More