Despite the strange name, The Powder Toy is an awesome falling sand game that manages to be entertaining and, dare we say it, pretty educational.
So what’s it about?
The Powder Toy is an experimental falling sand game for PC and Mac. That’s great if you know what an experimental falling sand game is, but not so cool if, like the rest of us, you have no idea.Think of it this way: The Powder Toy is a blank mini-world where you create your own fun by combining elements – from the organic (wood, goo, water, soil) to the electronic (conductors, electrodes, wires, transmitters) and the chemical (radioactivity, anti-matter, photons, uranium) to tools (air, water, heat, gravity).
These elements act like they would in real life, so, for instance, if you mix an explosive and a heat source, you’ll get a very convincing explosion. Likewise, if you hook an energy source up to a conductor and build a generator, you’ll be able to power it. It may sound like a cliche, but with The Powder Toy, the only limit is your imagination.
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