The Scientist Battles
The Scientist Battles is a short, narrative-driven game about the human side of science. Step into the shoes of a scientist facing burnout, self-doubt, and pressure in the lab, and explore an introspective…
The Scientist Battles is an indie developed by Shaun'sLabNotes, released 19 August 2025 on PC (Microsoft Windows).
What The Scientist Battles is
The Scientist Battles is an indie game developed by Shaun'sLabNotes and released in 2025. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on Godot Engine.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The Scientist Battles is a short, narrative-driven game about the human side of science. Step into the shoes of a scientist facing burnout, self-doubt, and pressure in the lab, and explore an introspective story filled with emotional moments. The game also features light 2D combat inspired by laboratory tools.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are educational. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
The Scientist Battles launched on 19 August 2025, within three weeks of Hollow Knight: Silksong, Mafia: The Old Country, Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater and Hell is Us.
Released around the same time: Hollow Knight: Silksong, Mafia: The Old Country, Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, Hell is Us.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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