Earth Day: Five video games about making the planet an even better home

Immerse yourself in a near-future underwater adventure in ‘Beyond Blue’. — E-Line Media

This Earth Day, dive into the oceans as a near-future marine scientist in Beyond Blue, keep your villagers involved in cute post-crisis sim Littlewood, map out a fairer metropolis in Cities: Skylines, try not to make the sea level rise in the Minecraft GlobalWarming mod, and find the answers in a world that left it too late in Plasticity.

Beyond Blue: Take a swim in a near-future ocean as a deep water explorer. As part of a research crew, there's a chance to use cutting-edge tech to understand the sea and its creatures, making key decisions that could have far-reaching consequences. Developed in partnership with Blue Planet II documentary producer BBC Studios and now available for iOS through Apple Arcade. Soon for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Windows PC.