Escape Pods

A single-player linear equations game for 8th grade. Solve multi-step equations to rescue the crew, sort equations into one, no, or infinitely many solution pods, and finish with a skills report for 8.EE.C.7a and 8.EE.C.7b.

Grade 8Single player1 studentNo student loginsWorks offline

$5Buy Escape Pods ▶ Play the free demo 🎁 Get this game free

Try it free with your class: the demo runs right in your browser for 5 questions or 5 minutes, whichever comes first. No sign-up needed.

Or get every game, including all future games, with the All-Access Teacher License for $150.

Screenshot of Escape Pods, a single-player math practice game

What students practice

Variables on both sides, distribute first, combine like terms, fraction coefficients, sort into pods, build the equation

Standards

Common Core: 8.EE.C.7b · 8.EE.C.7a

How it works

Open the game file in any web browser: Chromebooks, laptops or your smartboard. No accounts, no student logins and no internet needed once it's downloaded.
Each student types their name and picks a level on the world map. Levels get harder after 3 right in a row and easier after a miss.
Students play on their own device. Missed problems come back for a second chance, and when they finish, the skills report shows every skill as Mastered, Still learning, Needs help or Not reached, with a check code for the teacher.
Each purchase includes the game file and a one-page Quick Start guide.