Tablecraft
Tablecraft is a free VR “mad science” sandbox game developed by Not Suspicious, released in early access on Meta Quest in January 2025. Here’s what it does:
Core Gameplay
The game lets you combine atomic blocks (elements) to create over 80 different recipes using the “Pro-Craftinator” device. Items crafted from radioactive blocks become radioactive themselves, you can feed different inventions to your mutant pet, and discover over 900 isotopes by modifying the neutrons in your atomic blocks.
Key Features
- Educational focus: The game increases player familiarity with the elements, acronyms, atomic masses, and groups on the Periodic Table of Elements, helping players conceptualize everyday objects as being made of elements with specific properties
- Shop management: As you continue inventing, you can set up a shop to help fund your research and earn more resources via visitor requests
- Mutant pet interactions: You feed your creations to a mutant creature that produces new elements
- Radioactive decay: Radioactive elements shake and rattle until they decay into stable isotopes, with an Isotope Index showing every variant and what they decay into
Early access reviews
On the Meta Quest store, it has a rating of 4.35 out of 5 based on 35 ratings.
Educational testimonials are particularly positive. A teacher with 30 years of experience noted that Tablecraft is effective at engaging students who aren’t passionate about the classroom environment, with students who have learning disabilities and those normally hardest to motivate being especially engaged.
The game received significant recognition, including a $1 million National Science Foundation grant to help develop the game and was among the Games for Change 2025 Award Winners.
It’s available free on Meta Quest 2, 3, 3S, and Pro, with support for standing, sitting, and room-scale play.