The JumpStart Adventures series may as well be the royal family of educational games. These titles found some pretty wild ways to make learning fun and engaging, but only one is a soft survival-horror piece.

1996’s JumpStart Adventures 4th Grade: Haunted Island isn’t just an educational game with spooky elements; it’s a full-on point-and-click adventure that delivers genuine chills while giving its intended audience a surprisingly fun crash course in math, social studies, and reading.

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JumpStart Adventures games are usually story-driven, and 4th Grade: Haunted Islands has one of the best in the series. Players step into the shoes of an average fourth-grader who sets out to save their classmates from Mrs.…