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Last updated 27 Sept 2026
Ocean Protector is a free online educational game that teaches students about the impacts of ocean acidification and how they can take action to prevent it.
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Explore the challenges of ocean conservation as you play Ocean Protector, a free-to-play game from Outreach Games that educates players on the effects of ocean acidification.
About this game
Overview
- Ocean Protector is a free educational game that teaches students about the impacts of ocean acidification and how they can take action to prevent it.
- Through a series of interactive decisions and evaluations, students will learn about the causes and effects of ocean acidification and evaluate solutions that can help reduce its impact on marine ecosystems and people.
- This decision-driven experience helps students construct explanations, reason effectively, and become self-directed learners involving marine science and ocean literacy.
Option to play in browser
If you would prefer to play the game in your browser, feel free to go to the Outreach Games website by clicking the 'Visit the website' button on the External Links section of the page.For educators
Note for educators: lesson plans, guides to Next Generation Science Standards, and examples of module integration are also provided at the Outreach Games website.System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
Minimum:
- OS *: Windows 7+
- Processor: 1 GHz
- Memory: 256 MB RAM
- Storage: 20 MB available space
Supported Languages
English*
*languages with full audio support
*languages with full audio support
Latest news
Patch NotesOfficial
Patch 1.04
Tune wording on some introduction text, update choices on some questions, and update fish with 3 new species, including the flounder, black sea bass, and cobia.Read full article on Community Announcements (OutreachGames)Patch NotesOfficial
Patch 1.03
Tune some question text prompts and optimize a few internal functions.Read full article on Community Announcements (OutreachGames)Patch NotesOfficial
Patch 1.02
Improve some animations and improve internal educator tools.Read full article on Community Announcements (OutreachGames)Patch NotesOfficial
Patch 1.01
Minor optimizations following feedback from release. Thanks to everyone who has played so far!Read full article on Community Announcements (OutreachGames)Patch NotesOfficial
Public Release
Cleanup patch for public releaseRead full article on Community Announcements (OutreachGames)
