

Nanoscape (2021)
3D Visualisation Aesthetics Lab · June 29, 2021 · Casual, Simulation, Education, Science, Exploration
Nanoscape is free to play — no purchase needed. We track it so you know if that ever changes.
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Nanoscape is free to play — there is no purchase price, on Steam or anywhere else we track. We keep watching it, so if it ever stops being free the price history on this page will show when that happened and what it changed to.
About Nanoscape
See also our Nanoscape VR app to explore this world in Virtual Reality!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1634740/Nanoscape_VR/
This is a collaborative project developed by the 3d Visualisation Aesthetics Lab (3DVAL) at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) Art and Design, funded by the Australian Research Council (ARC) Centre of Excellence in Bio-Nano Science and Technology (CBNS).
Nanoscape — game info
- Platforms
- Windows
- Player modes
- Single-player
- PC Game Pass
- Not included
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
Nanoscape is a free atmospheric experience based on real scientific data that impresses with its music and visual concept, but frustrates players with severe technical performance issues even on high-end PCs, extremely limited exploration due to invisible walls, and minimal content that lasts only about 5 minutes. While it may have educational value in classroom settings, most players feel it lacks sufficient depth, guidance, or gameplay to justify the time investment, making it best suited only for those with specific scientific interest.
Nanoscape Positives: + Nice idea + Atmospheric + The music + Its free Negatives: - You need a very high end pc to run it smoothly - Almost no free exploration (a lot of invisible walls) - Not a lot to see or do - No options menu - Lasts for about 5 minutes Well its atmospheric and quite interesting. But unless you are very interested in looking at the same things for a long time, its a 5 minute experience. Total Score: 3/107 found this helpful
Well, this needs a NASA computer to run. Also, did I miss something or there isnt much "exploration" to do and you are just stuck in a weird shape space with invisible walls?5 found this helpful
producers actually used real scientific data to create the experience. You can find the publication here: https://elifesciences.org/articles/64047#s2 Great for use in the classroom setting for students to get a real understanding of proteins and their interaction with cells. I wish it were either narrated or contained informational prompts for players outside the classroom to understand what is happening. I love science, so this is my jam, but I still had to look up the publication to understand what I was looking at entirely.4 found this helpful
Garbage isn't even a game. Runs like crap on high end PC (kind of expected when you use Unity). Just a complete waste of time and data.3 found this helpful
[h1]Before I played Nanoscape, I had a small pp, no friends, no gf, depression, and no life. These things havent changed, but the game is pretty good[/h1]2 found this helpful
Бесплатно, но все равно говно какое-то, один экран литералли.1 found this helpful
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