Description                               

Algae are everywhere! Find all 5 algae items in your house!

All Around Algae is an educational game that informs players about the benefits algae can bring to our daily lives through solving a short puzzle.

                                                                                                                                                                                 

Highly recommended to play in full screen.

Play Time: 5-10 mins

Controls

• Click to interact with household items
• Click and drag to move around the house

                                                                                                                                                                                 

Developed by SaraZGames

• Sara Z. (Art, Game Design & Dialogue)
• Cindy Z. (Code & SFX)

Funded by The Algae Academy

                                                                                                                                                                                 

Citations (APA)

• Bogert, D. (n.d.) Aquarium Algae. Aquarium Science. https://aquariumscience.org/index.php/16-aquarium-algae/
• Torres-Tiji, Y., Fields, F. J., & Mayfield, S. P. (2020). Microalgae as a future food source. Biotechnology Advances, 41. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biotechadv.2020.107536 
• Ayyakkalai, B., Nath, J., Rao, H. G., Venkata, V., Nori, S. S., & Suryanarayan, S. (2024). Applications of Seaweeds in Food and Nutrition. Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-91803-9.00006-8
• Astiasarán, I., Ansorena, D. (2009). Gourmet and Health-Promoting Specialty Oils. AOCS Press. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-1-893997-97-4.50025-5
• Yu, J., Luo, B., Yang, Y., Ren, S., Xu, L., Wang, L., Jia, X., Zhu, Y., & Yi, K. (2025). Polyphosphate-enriched algae fertilizer as a slow-release phosphorus resource can improve plant growth and soil health. Journal of Integrative Agriculture. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095311925000061
• Thiyagarasaiyar, K., Goh, B. H., Jeon, Y. J., & Yow, Y. Y. (2020). Algae Metabolites in Cosmeceutical: An Overview of Current Applications and Challenges. Marine drugs, 18(6), 323. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7344841/

                                                                                                                                                                                 

Version History

• Ver 1.0.0 (Released 7/29/2025)