Scientific research is not unlike the work of a detective. Revealing hidden connections and subtle patterns has a lot in common with untangling the web of meanings, studying causes, and predicting consequences. If one correctly combines blocks of data and determines their connectivity, one may eventually uncover the truth. But that truth and the explanation of ever...

Tropico is a construction and management simulation video game developed by PopTop Software and published by Gathering of Developers in April 2001. Regardless of any other stated victory condition, the main goal of any Tropico game is to stay in power. If the island’s populace disapproves of the player’s actions, they may vote their leader out of office. Indivi...

A guerilla war has been raging in space for centuries. Human colonies are breaking away from Earth’s control, declaring independence from the Commonwealth. As a Commonwealth Navy commander, your mission is to stop the Indie rebels and their attacks of terror and random piracy. It’s a sophisticated, interstellar battle for life, and you must fight your way along...

Democracy 2 is the ultimate political strategy / simulation game. The game simulates the motivations, loyalties and desires of everyone in the country. As president or prime minister, it’s your job to balance the need for income from taxes against the demands of the voters. Do you want your country to be an eco-friendly green paradise? Or a capitalist utopia? Wil...

Our hero was spending summer happily at the cottage until curiosity forced him to sample an unknown berry at the stream. Before he knew it, everything had become incredibly large, and he was reduced to the size of a bug! Trying to understand what happened and how to return things back to normal, we set off into the invisible to the human eye tiny world, where worms...