Newton's Fourth Law

Early access since Jan 2025

Fight against brain-rot in this story-driven educational physics puzzle game. You will need to learn and apply high school physics concepts to solve increasingly challenging problems and uncover a galaxy spanning plot. When you have finished, you will be able to take a college level physics course.

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Steam Updated 12 Oct 2026 $11.99

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Evaluation

Newton's Fourth Law is a story-driven physics puzzle game in Early Access, developed by a solo high school physics teacher. It launched on January 17, 2025 and received two updates shortly after: a bug-fix patch on January 19, 2025 (version 0.1.0.1), and the "Calculator Update" on March 7, 2025 (version 0.1.1), which added animated teaching rooms, an in-game physics guide, and an integrated calculator. The store description promises a broad scope that has not yet been delivered — physics topics progressing through quantum physics and a "galaxy spanning plot." These represent substantial content that remains unfinished, consistent with the Early Access status. However, the last developer communication was on March 7, 2025. As of September 24, 2026 — over 18 months later — there have been no further posts, updates, or announcements. For an Early Access game with a solo developer who was posting actively in its early weeks, this extended silence is a concern. There is no indication from the developer of what caused the pause, whether development is continuing, or when the next update might arrive. The promised full scope of the game remains undelivered with no roadmap or timeline communicated.

Evidence

Version 0.1.1 'Calculator Update' shipped new animated teaching rooms, an in-game physics guide, and an integrated calculator. This is the last developer communication on record.

news post · Mar 7, 2025 source content shipped

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Short description promises a 'galaxy spanning plot' and physics content sufficient to prepare players for college-level courses, indicating substantial content beyond what is currently available.

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Developer

Newtonian Studios

Publisher

Newtonian Studios

Achievements

Platform

Windows

Controller

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Steam Deck

Playable

Players

Single-player

Physics Education Puzzle Simulation Story Rich Difficult Logic Science Philosophical Walking Simulator Sci-fi First-Person Adventure 3D Atmospheric

About this game

Why can’t we learn physics in the same way we learn games?

Explore the laws of physics like never before in Newton's Fourth Law, where each puzzle is a lesson and every level deepens your understanding of the universe. From projectile motion to quantum physics, Dive into hands-on challenges that bring physics equations to life, inspired by classics like Portal and The Stanley Parable. But who exactly are you and what are you doing in this facility? Who is the mysterious voice guiding and chastising you? Learn the rules of our universe, then uncover the mystery that is breaking them. Developed by a passionate high school physics teacher, this game challenges you to solve problems using real scientific methods.

Forget about educational science simulations that look like they were made before the internet. It's time to level up how we learn.

Visualize key physics concepts!

Inspect Your Surroundings to gather Information.

Master progressively more difficult physics puzzles using real world physics concepts and equations.

Experience physics in a completely new immersive way.

Uncover the intertwined destinies of Dorian, the luckiest man who ever lived, and Sheryll, a scientist who confronts the secrets of The Institute, and piece together your role in this expansive galaxy spanning sci-fi story.

Question everything.

We have to do actual calculations in this game?

Yes!

As a high school physics teacher who loves video games, I always wished somebody could create a game that captures the wonder of videogames with the educational rigor of a real science class. So, I made it myself.

If you are studying physics in school or college, or just have an interest in physics and some of the deeper questions that science evokes, then this is the game for you.

This looks too hard for me!

I want to make this game accessible for everybody to learn physics. The game contains plenty of environmental cues to help guide you, as well as a hint system if you get stuck.

Don’t worry—Newton’s Fourth Law is designed to make physics accessible. With built-in visualizations and a hint system.

The puzzles in this game are designed around a high school physics syllabus, including AP, IB, A-levels and other national curricula and currently cover the following topics:

Linear motion
Projectile motion
Forces
Energy
Collisions
Circular motion

Join us in shaping the future of Newton's Fourth Law! Early Access players will help expand our physics universe, with new levels and topics added regularly.