Falling-sand game
A falling sand game is a genre of video game and subgenre of sandbox games using a two dimensional particle game engine.
The user can interact with (e.g. place and remove) particles on a canvas which can interact with other particles in various ways, which can lead to complex emergent behaviour.[1] As Sandbox games, they generally have an emphasis on free-form gameplay, relaxed rules, and minimal goals.[2]
History[]
This section possibly contains original research. (January 2021) |
Title | Year | Platform | Details |
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Falling sand game | 2005 | Java | A.K.A "Hell of Sand" or "World of sand". Presumably the first game of its type[3][4][5][6] |
wxSand | 2006 | PC | The first standalone version[7] |
Powder Game | 2007 | Java, HTML5, Android, iOS | Multi-platform with liquid simulation[8] |
This is Sand | 2008 | Flash | Added changing the colour of the sand[9] |
The Powder Toy | 2010 | Windows, Linux, OS X, Android | Has liquid simulation[10][8] |
The Sandbox | 2012 | Flash, PC, Android, iOS | A whole game franchise going into 3D as well[11][12] |
Cortex Command | 2012 | PC | A side-scrolling action game[13] |
Noita | 2020 | PC | A hybrid of "falling sand" style game with a Roguelike[8][14] |
The first known popular example in the "falling sand" genre was a web-based Java applet on the Japanese Dofi-Blog in 2005[3][4] which was later expanded and rehosted as the "Falling sand game",[4] which kick-started the genre as a trend and gave it its name.[15][5]
The genre is not limited to free play canvas-style games; games such as the "Powder Game" contain additional mechanics, such as pressure based fluid simulation[citation needed] allowing for example water equalisation, and RPG elements such as controllable characters.
Noita blends the traditional sandbox physics with Roguelike RPG mechanics, with sophisticated playable characters and enemies.[16][17][14]
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- ^ Carless, Simon (2005-12-24). "Welcome to the World of Sand". GameSetWatch. Retrieved 2011-06-21.
- ^ Quilty-Harper, Conrad (2006-02-15). "Falling Sand: The Sequel". Joystiq. Retrieved 2011-06-21.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "From falling sand to Falling Everything: the simulation games that inspired Noita". rockpapershotgun.com.
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- ^ http://www.datarealms.com/games.php
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Sand Physics Go Wild in Noita". techraptor.net.
- ^ "Time Killer: The Sand Game (It's Great Fun)". PC World.
- ^ "Noita: a Game Based on Falling Sand Simulation". 80.lv.
- ^ "Noita wiki - Falling Sand Game". gamepedia.com.
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