MCAT Games
44 live MCAT tournaments — biochemistry, molecular biology, physiology, plus enzyme kinetics and inhibition. Every card opens a game.
This is not a passive review hub. Every game forces you to actually retrieve enzymes, formulas, brain regions or constants under game conditions.
Biochemistry - Metabolism & Molecules
Amino acids, protein structure, enzyme behavior, every metabolic pathway worth memorizing. The single highest-yield MCAT cluster.
Protein Folding & Denaturation Game
LiveFolding drivers, chaperones, denaturants, prion misfolding.
Play tournamentEnzyme Kinetics Game
LiveMichaelis-Menten, Vmax, Km, Lineweaver-Burk plot reading.
Play tournamentEnzyme Inhibition Game
LiveCompetitive vs. non-competitive vs. uncompetitive vs. mixed.
Play tournamentGlycolysis Game
LiveAll 10 steps, key enzymes, regulation, ATP/NADH yield.
Play tournamentGluconeogenesis Game
LiveBypass enzymes, hormonal regulation, Cori cycle integration.
Play tournamentGlycogenesis & Glycogenolysis Game
LiveGlycogen synthase, phosphorylase, branching/debranching enzymes.
Play tournamentCitric Acid Cycle (Krebs) Game
LiveSubstrates, enzymes, NADH/FADH2/GTP/CO2 output per turn.
Play tournamentPyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex Game
LivePDC mechanism, the five cofactors, PDK/PDP regulation, arsenite + thiamine.
Play tournamentElectron Transport Chain Game
LiveComplexes I-IV, electron donors, proton pumping, inhibitors.
Play tournamentOxidative Phosphorylation Game
LiveATP synthase mechanism, P/O ratio, chemiosmotic coupling.
Play tournamentPentose Phosphate Pathway Game
LiveNADPH production, ribose-5-P, oxidative vs. non-oxidative phase.
Play tournamentFatty Acid Oxidation Game
LiveBeta-oxidation, carnitine shuttle, acetyl-CoA yield, ketogenesis.
Play tournamentFatty Acid Synthesis Game
LiveAcetyl-CoA carboxylase, FAS multienzyme, NADPH requirement.
Play tournamentKetone Body Metabolism Game
LiveKetogenesis, ketolysis, β-OH-butyrate, DKA biochemistry, MCAD.
Play tournamentCholesterol Biosynthesis Game
LiveHMG-CoA reductase, mevalonate, statin mechanism, LDLR upregulation.
Play tournamentLipid Transport Game
LiveChylomicrons, VLDL, LDL, HDL - origin, content, destination.
Play tournamentUrea Cycle Game
LiveCPS I, OTC, NAG regulation, hyperammonemia, ammonia scavengers.
Play tournamentAmino Acid Catabolism & Inborn Errors Game
LivePKU, alkaptonuria, MSUD, homocystinuria - the classic IEMs.
Play tournamentHeme Biosynthesis & Porphyrias Game
LiveALA synthase, the 8-step pathway, lead poisoning, AIP, PCT, ferrochelatase.
Play tournamentPurine Metabolism Game
LivePRPP, salvage, Lesch-Nyhan HGPRT, allopurinol, tumor lysis, ADA-SCID.
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Molecular Biology & Genetics
Central dogma, replication, transcription, translation, regulation - plus inheritance, viruses, cell cycle and evolution.
Meiosis & Genetic Variability Game
LiveCrossing over, independent assortment, meiosis I vs. II.
Play tournamentDNA Replication Game
LiveHelicase, polymerases, Okazaki fragments, leading vs. lagging strand.
Play tournamentTranscription Game
LiveRNA polymerase, promoter, mRNA processing, splicing, capping.
Play tournamentTranslation Game
LiveRibosomes, tRNA, codon-anticodon, initiation/elongation/termination.
Play tournamentGene Expression Regulation Game
LiveOperons (lac/trp), transcription factors, enhancers, silencers.
Play tournamentDNA Repair Mechanisms Game
LiveMMR (Lynch), NER (XP), BER, HR vs. NHEJ, BRCA + PARP synthetic lethality.
Play tournamentWnt Signaling Game
Liveβ-catenin destruction complex, APC + colorectal cancer, sclerostin/DKK1.
Play tournamentNotch Signaling Game
LiveDelta/Jagged ligands, S2/S3 cleavage, NICD, T-ALL, Alagille syndrome.
Play tournamentHedgehog Signaling Game
LivePatched + Smoothened, primary cilium, GLI, vismodegib + basal cell carcinoma.
Play tournamentCell Cycle & Mitosis Game
LiveG1, S, G2, M phases, checkpoints, cyclin/CDK regulation.
Play tournamentApoptosis Game
LiveIntrinsic vs. extrinsic, Bcl-2 family, cytochrome c, caspase cascade.
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Human Physiology - Organ Systems
Every organ system the MCAT loves to ask about - nervous, endocrine, cardio, respiratory, renal, immune, reproductive and beyond.
Action Potentials Game
LiveResting potential, depolarization, repolarization, hyperpolarization, refractory periods.
Play tournamentGPCR Signaling Game
LiveGαs/Gαi/Gαq, cAMP/PKA, IP3/DAG, cholera & pertussis toxin.
Play tournamentMAPK / Ras Signaling Cascade Game
LiveGrb2-SOS-Ras-Raf-MEK-ERK, BRAF V600E in melanoma, NF1 RASopathy.
Play tournamentInsulin & RTK Signaling Game
LiveIRS-1/2, PI3K-Akt-mTOR, GLUT4, T2DM insulin resistance, PTEN.
Play tournamentBlood Components Game
LiveRBCs, WBCs, platelets, oxygen-hemoglobin dissociation, Bohr effect.
Play tournamentHemostasis & Coagulation Cascade Game
LivePrimary + secondary hemostasis, vitamin K factors, hemophilia, DIC, warfarin/heparin.
Play tournamentImmune System Game
LiveInnate vs. adaptive, T-cells, B-cells, antibodies, MHC presentation.
Play tournamentInnate Immunity & TLR Signaling Game
LiveTLR4/LPS, MyD88-NF-κB, septic shock, inflammasome, type I interferons.
Play tournamentComplement Cascade Game
LiveClassical/lectin/alternative, C3 convertase, MAC, C1-INH/HAE, PNH/eculizumab.
Play tournamentDigestive System Game
LiveAnatomy, accessory organs, enzymes, hormones, absorption sites.
Play tournamentMuscle Contraction Game
LiveSliding filament model, sarcomere, calcium-troponin, cross-bridge cycling.
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Psychology
Brain, sensation, learning, memory, cognition, emotion, personality, disorders - the entire P/S psychology block.
The live MCAT game library — only what you can play
The MCAT tests whether you can recognize a metabolic intermediate or an ion-channel state under time pressure. This hub is 44 playable tournaments on those high-yield pathways — not a Coming Soon map of every AAMC bullet.
Every game lives at its own permanent URL - for example /exam-games/mcat/glycolysis-game or /exam-games/mcat/action-potentials-game. That gives you something a 1,200-page review book physically cannot: a bookmarkable, shareable, study-group-ready entry point for every single concept on the test. Drop the link in your discord. Pin it on your bookmark bar. Open it on the bus. Beat the game. Move on.
Why “a game per topic” beats “a chapter per topic”
Reading a chapter on glycolysis activates recognition memory - the comforting feeling of “yes, I've seen this.” Playing a glycolysis game forces retrieval. Retrieval practice outperforms re-reading on delayed tests (Roediger & Karpicke; Dunlosky et al.). 44 live drills is the honest inventory.
How the AAMC content map lines up with this hub
- Biochemistry (Metabolism & Molecules) - covers Foundational Concept 1 (biomolecules) and 3 (metabolic pathways), plus C/P-aligned enzyme kinetics.
- Molecular Biology & Genetics - Foundational Concept 1 (replication, transcription, translation, regulation) and 2 (cellular organization, embryogenesis, evolution).
- Human Physiology - Foundational Concept 3 (organ systems) with neurophysiology overlap into P/S.
- Not listed — gen chem, ochem, physics, and sociology cards stay off this page until they are live games.
Build your own MCAT game from your own notes
Have a Khan Academy PDF, a Kaplan chapter or your professor's lecture deck? Upload it to PDF to Game and Lorea will generate a fully playable MCAT-style game from that exact content. Pair the curated library above with a few custom games per week and you have an end-to-end retrieval engine for the entire AAMC outline.
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