Welcome to our gallery of youth-led sustainability solutions. Explore games co-designed by children—from raw, imaginative prototypes to fully polished SDG Hero Incubated Editions. Click to uncover the inspiring stories behind their creations.
“ For young people around the world, poverty, climate change, and inequality aren't just UN targets—they are lived realities in their communities. ”
When the SDG Hero Toolkit hands them the power to design, they are unboxing complex global crises and finding their voices. Witness their transformation from passive observers into active architects of sustainable solutions.
Target SDG:
Core Mechanic: A turn-based strategy game where players navigate the town as junior detectives, judges, journalists, or citizens to solve community challenges and earn integrity points.
What Makes It Great: A brilliant fusion of integrity culture and modern civic education. By stepping into real-world roles, youth explore values of fairness and honesty through immersive gameplay. Innovative, impactful, and ready to scale.
Target SDG:
Core Mechanic: An adventure game where players control magical sprites traveling through nature, completing waste sorting tasks and rescuing animal companions.
What Makes It Great: Shattering the stereotype that eco-education is boring, this game turns green living into a fantasy quest. With charm, humor, and clever recycling mechanics, it inspires children to explore clean energy and sustainable lifestyles.
Target SDG:
Core Mechanic: A cultural puzzle-adventure where players step into a traditional canvas world to solve ancient poetry riddles and collect lost word fragments.
What Makes It Great: Outstanding creativity that exceeded our expectations. The students beautifully merged traditional aesthetics with dual-mode learning challenges. Most notably, the impact went beyond the screen, inspiring participants to dive deeper into classic literature long after the workshop ended.
Target SDG:
Core Mechanic: A fast-paced simulation game where players take collective actions to purify local water sources and block the spread of water-borne disease.
What Makes It Great: A powerful systemic design. The game vividly illustrates the ripple effects of water pollution on both communities and marine life, urging for policy-level action. It proves that when young minds grasp global issues, they naturally design solutions for a healthier future.
Target SDG:
Core Mechanic: An underwater action game where players gather ocean waste, exchange it for resources, and upgrade tools to defeat the pollution "Boss."
What Makes It Great: Exceptional character design and narrative tension. By turning environmental cleanup into an epic underwater battle, this game leverages classic gamification to make ocean conservation incredibly addictive. The charming lion character and high-energy storyline make it an absolute standout in the gallery.
Inspired by these creations? Get your free toolkits and start designing games with your kids!
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Shanghai, China
2025