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Reminds me of that sand game, I don't remember the name, maybe just "Sand" or "Falling sand" or similar? I know there were a bunch of different versions of it,

by Unai 3y ago

Reminds me of that sand game, I don't remember the name, maybe just "Sand" or "Falling sand" or similar? I know there were a bunch of different versions of it, with a lot of different materials you could draw on the screen, and they interacted with each other in very interesting ways; not just gravity, but there was also a "plant" material that would grow when in touch with water, fire would burn it, gas would explote, etc. Anyone knows what I'm talking about? This was many many years ago, but I would love to try it again, although I don't see myself spending the amount of time I did back in the day creating complex mechanisms.

nickgros 3y ago
Other commenters have pointed out the original, but I just wanted to suggest checking out the game Noita, which is an exploration/roguelike set in a world that mechanically operates like the falling sand game.
LoganDark 3y ago
The Powder Toy? > The Powder Toy is a free physics sandbox game, which simulates air pressure and velocity, heat, gravity and a countless number of interactions between different substances! The game provides you with various building materials, liquids, gases and electronic components which can be used to construct complex machines, guns, bombs, realistic terrains and almost anything else. You can then mine them and watch cool explosions, add intricate wirings, play with little stickmen or operate your machine. You can browse and play thousands of different saves made by the community or upload your own – we welcome your creations!
- mafuku 3y ago
  The one I knew was called Powder Game[1]. I used to play it a lot in the elementary school computer room. [1] https://dan-ball.jp/en/javagame/dust/ https://dan-ball.jp/en/javagame/dust/
Unai 3y ago
Can't edit on the app I'm using, but I found this implementation of the game I was talking about: https://www.silvergames.com/en/falling-sand https://www.silvergames.com/en/falling-sand. Not the original, but it has all the elements I remember, plus some interesting things like wind. And works decently on my phone.
starshadowx2 3y ago
I think you mean Burning Sand which is also the first thing I thought of when opening this. https://siebn.de/games/bs https://siebn.de/games/bs
- starshadowx2 3y ago
  I still have a copy from 2006 saved on my computer of this and I'm pretty sure I originally got it from some sort of demo disk or something like that, maybe PC Gamer or Maximum PC - can't remember. I was trying to look into it more and found this blog post from 2006 saying Burning Sand was a version of World of Sand and links to a Japanese site - https://www.kreativrauschen.com/blog/2006/03/29/burning-sand-new-version-of-the-falling-sand-game/ https://www.kreativrauschen.com/blog/2006/03/29/burning-sand... That site talks about Hell of Sand being another new version. That lead me to find this site that still hosts old .jar files of different versions of the game under the Falling Sand title - https://androdome.com/Sand/ https://androdome.com/Sand/ This site I found on Reddit titled as "a modern version of the classic Hell of Sand" - https://www.projectsand.io/ https://www.projectsand.io/ There was also this game I remember playing back in school that is a lot alike - https://dan-ball.jp/en/javagame/dust/ https://dan-ball.jp/en/javagame/dust/
voidfunc 3y ago
I think it's fascinating that game sticks in people's mind so much, there wasn't much to it from what I recall.
lakdowjd 3y ago
Sandspiel. https://sandspiel.club/ https://sandspiel.club/
tdeck 3y ago
There were a bunch of them. The one I remember was called "hell of sand falling game"
chime 3y ago
Are you thinking of https://chir.ag/stuff/sand/ https://chir.ag/stuff/sand/ ? It was a Java applet I came across long ago via Fark from a Japanese forum. I really liked the concept but it was in a tiny 300x400 view. So I decompiled, resized it to be larger, recompiled, and have been hosting it at above URL since forever. I tried to find the original dev but still haven’t found them. Of course with Java applets not working anymore, it’s just a relic of bygone times.
gooob 3y ago
dust?
ta988 3y ago
They have one on the author website: https://oimo.io/works https://oimo.io/works
paraknight 3y ago
I think the original was Falling Sand Game, then I remember a lot of very interesting clones. https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Falling-sand_game https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Falling-sand_game
imiric 3y ago
It also reminds me of Gish, which used blob mechanics for the main character. Great game.

by Unai 3y ago

nickgros 3y ago

Other commenters have pointed out the original, but I just wanted to suggest checking out the game Noita, which is an exploration/roguelike set in a world that mechanically operates like the falling sand game.

LoganDark 3y ago

The Powder Toy? > The Powder Toy is a free physics sandbox game, which simulates air pressure and velocity, heat, gravity and a countless number of interactions between different substances! The game provides you with various building materials, liquids, gases and electronic components which can be used to construct complex machines, guns, bombs, realistic terrains and almost anything else. You can then mine them and watch cool explosions, add intricate wirings, play with little stickmen or operate your machine. You can browse and play thousands of different saves made by the community or upload your own – we welcome your creations!

mafuku 3y ago
The one I knew was called Powder Game[1]. I used to play it a lot in the elementary school computer room. [1] https://dan-ball.jp/en/javagame/dust/ https://dan-ball.jp/en/javagame/dust/

Unai 3y ago

Can't edit on the app I'm using, but I found this implementation of the game I was talking about: https://www.silvergames.com/en/falling-sand https://www.silvergames.com/en/falling-sand. Not the original, but it has all the elements I remember, plus some interesting things like wind. And works decently on my phone.

starshadowx2 3y ago

I think you mean Burning Sand which is also the first thing I thought of when opening this. https://siebn.de/games/bs https://siebn.de/games/bs

starshadowx2 3y ago
I still have a copy from 2006 saved on my computer of this and I'm pretty sure I originally got it from some sort of demo disk or something like that, maybe PC Gamer or Maximum PC - can't remember. I was trying to look into it more and found this blog post from 2006 saying Burning Sand was a version of World of Sand and links to a Japanese site - https://www.kreativrauschen.com/blog/2006/03/29/burning-sand-new-version-of-the-falling-sand-game/ https://www.kreativrauschen.com/blog/2006/03/29/burning-sand... That site talks about Hell of Sand being another new version. That lead me to find this site that still hosts old .jar files of different versions of the game under the Falling Sand title - https://androdome.com/Sand/ https://androdome.com/Sand/ This site I found on Reddit titled as "a modern version of the classic Hell of Sand" - https://www.projectsand.io/ https://www.projectsand.io/ There was also this game I remember playing back in school that is a lot alike - https://dan-ball.jp/en/javagame/dust/ https://dan-ball.jp/en/javagame/dust/

voidfunc 3y ago

I think it's fascinating that game sticks in people's mind so much, there wasn't much to it from what I recall.

lakdowjd 3y ago

Sandspiel. https://sandspiel.club/ https://sandspiel.club/

tdeck 3y ago

There were a bunch of them. The one I remember was called "hell of sand falling game"

chime 3y ago

Are you thinking of https://chir.ag/stuff/sand/ https://chir.ag/stuff/sand/ ? It was a Java applet I came across long ago via Fark from a Japanese forum. I really liked the concept but it was in a tiny 300x400 view. So I decompiled, resized it to be larger, recompiled, and have been hosting it at above URL since forever. I tried to find the original dev but still haven’t found them. Of course with Java applets not working anymore, it’s just a relic of bygone times.

gooob 3y ago

dust?

ta988 3y ago

They have one on the author website: https://oimo.io/works https://oimo.io/works

paraknight 3y ago

I think the original was Falling Sand Game, then I remember a lot of very interesting clones. https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Falling-sand_game https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Falling-sand_game

imiric 3y ago

It also reminds me of Gish, which used blob mechanics for the main character. Great game.