Software:Falling-sand game

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A user-created sandbox in the video game The Powder Toy

A falling-sand game is a genre of video game and subgenre of sandbox games using a two-dimensional particle game engine or a cellular automaton.

In falling-sand games, 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]

Despite the name, falling-sand games typically contain a multitude of materials besides sand, often called "elements".

History

Title Year Platform Details
Falling sand game 2005 Java Also called "Hell of Sand" or "World of sand". May be the first game of its type[3][4][5][6]
wxSand 2006 Windows 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 and Newtonian gravity[10][8]
Powder Game 2 2011 HTML5 Sequel to Powder Game, rewritten to include many new elements
The Sandbox 2012 Flash, Windows, Android, iOS A series of games, including some 3D versions[11][12]
Sandspiel 2019 HTML5 Popular web-based version[13]
Noita 2020 Windows 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]

References

  1. ↑ bittker, max. "making sandspiel". https://maxbittker.com/making-sandspiel. 
  2. ↑ "The History and Theory of Sandbox Gameplay". 16 July 2009. https://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/132470/the_history_and_theory_of_sandbox_.php. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "DOFI-BLOG どふぃぶろぐ". http://ishi.blog2.fc2.com/. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Overview". http://fallingsandgame.com/overview/index.html. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Falling Sand Game". https://boredhumans.com/falling_sand.php. 
  6. ↑ Carless, Simon (2005-12-24). "Welcome to the World of Sand". GameSetWatch. http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2005/12/welcome_to_the_world_of_sand.php. 
  7. ↑ Quilty-Harper, Conrad (2006-02-15). "Falling Sand: The Sequel". Joystiq. https://www.engadget.com/2006-02-15-falling-sand-the-sequel.html. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Cox, Matt (10 October 2019). "From falling sand to Falling Everything: the simulation games that inspired Noita". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2019/10/10/from-falling-sand-to-falling-everything-the-simulation-games-that-inspired-noita/. Retrieved 5 January 2021. 
  9. ↑ Donahoo, Daniel. "Digital Play: This Is Sand". Wired. https://www.wired.com/2012/08/this-is-sand/. Retrieved 2021-01-06. 
  10. ↑ "Explosive fun for students". 3 September 2010. https://www.edgalaxy.com/journal/2010/9/3/explosive-fun-for-students-with-the-powder-toy-a-great-scien.html. 
  11. ↑ "the sandbox". https://www.metacritic.com/game/the-sandbox/critic-reviews/?platform=ios-iphoneipad. 
  12. ↑ "The Sandbox gaming platform receives $2.5m investment" (in en-US). 28 May 2019. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/sandbox-gaming-platform-receives-2-120031549.html. 
  13. ↑ "SandSpiel by max bittker - Experiments with Google". https://experiments.withgoogle.com/sandspiel. 
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Sand Physics Go Wild in Noita". 14 December 2019. https://techraptor.net/originals/coverage-club-noita. 
  15. ↑ "Time Killer: The Sand Game (It's Great Fun)". http://blogs.pcworld.com/tipsandtweaks/archives/002429.html. 
  16. ↑ "Noita: a Game Based on Falling Sand Simulation". 5 April 2019. https://80.lv/articles/noita-a-game-based-on-falling-sand-simulation/. 
  17. ↑ "Noita wiki - Falling Sand Game". https://noita.gamepedia.com/Falling_Sand_Game. 



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