Falling Sand Game

Falling sand games are a genre of game where materials such as sand are simulated on a 2 dimensional plane. Noita is notable in that it also includes rigid body simulations and non simulation game play elements unlike many other falling sand games.

Examples

• The Powder Game - browser based
• The Powder Game 2 - browser based
• The Powder Toy - free downloadable application
• Sandboxels - browser based

Further reading

• https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2019/10/10/from-falling-sand-to-falling-everything-the-simulation-games-that-inspired-noita/
• https://80.lv/articles/noita-a-game-based-on-falling-sand-simulation/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falling-sand_game