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"I'm learning! And video games are making it fun."
— Soos, Gravity Falls, "Soos and the Real Girl"

Video Games designed to educate as well as entertain, often, but not always, using the conceit of Alphabet Soup Cans. Edutainment games first started appearing in the early 80's, mainly on personal computers, giving rise to games like The Oregon Trail, Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? and Math Blaster.

Edutainment games reached its peak in the mid 90's with the arrival of The ClueFinders, Jump Start, Living Books and the Humongous Entertainment games. The trend slowly petered out in the early-mid 00's, with companies who previously made a name for themselves making them (Davidson and Associates, Knowledge Adventure, MECC, The Learning Company, etc.) either going out of business or getting merged into a larger company.

Today, edutainment games are slowly but surely making a comeback, thanks to the advent of mobile apps and rereleases on sites like GOG and Steam.

Compare Exergaming. For the television counterpart, see Edutainment Show.

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