The Powder Toy
The Powder Toy is a classic physics sandbox game, which simulates air pressure and velocity, heat, gravity and a countless number of interactions between different substances
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June 14, 2024
2 years and 49 days ago
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Overwhelmingly Positive2,851 reviews98.0%
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7 itemsAbout the Game
Unleash your inner scientist - and maybe a little chaos - with The Powder Toy!
This free particle physics sandbox lets you experiment with hundreds of elements, from fiery explosives to intricate electronics. Simulate real-world phenomena like air pressure, heat, and gravity to create:
• High-Powered Explosions: Blow things up in spectacular fashion with meticulously crafted bombs, triggered on your command.
• Miniaturized Power Plants: Design and operate nuclear, chemical, or hydroelectric power plants and reactors using both real-world and imaginary reactions builtin to the game.
• Custom CPUs: Build your own logic circuits and processors, pushing the boundaries of in-game computing.
• Anything Your Imagination Can Dream Up: Create realistic landscapes, explosive-resistant bunkers, or technical machines, the possibilities are endless!
More than just destruction:
• Community Creations: Explore and download millions of amazing saves uploaded by other players, or upload your own to strive for a slot on Front Page!
• Custom Elements: Use the Lua API to mod your own elements into the game, or download packs of elements from other users from the Script Server!
• Open Source: The Powder Toy is fully open source under the GPLv3 license and maintained by the community. Want to see your name in the credits? Anyone can contribute to development!
Ready to unleash your inner mad scientist? Download The Powder Toy today!
Account registration on The Powder Toy website is required to enable certain online features such as saving and commenting.
This free particle physics sandbox lets you experiment with hundreds of elements, from fiery explosives to intricate electronics. Simulate real-world phenomena like air pressure, heat, and gravity to create:
• High-Powered Explosions: Blow things up in spectacular fashion with meticulously crafted bombs, triggered on your command.
• Miniaturized Power Plants: Design and operate nuclear, chemical, or hydroelectric power plants and reactors using both real-world and imaginary reactions builtin to the game.
• Custom CPUs: Build your own logic circuits and processors, pushing the boundaries of in-game computing.
• Anything Your Imagination Can Dream Up: Create realistic landscapes, explosive-resistant bunkers, or technical machines, the possibilities are endless!
More than just destruction:
• Community Creations: Explore and download millions of amazing saves uploaded by other players, or upload your own to strive for a slot on Front Page!
• Custom Elements: Use the Lua API to mod your own elements into the game, or download packs of elements from other users from the Script Server!
• Open Source: The Powder Toy is fully open source under the GPLv3 license and maintained by the community. Want to see your name in the credits? Anyone can contribute to development!
Ready to unleash your inner mad scientist? Download The Powder Toy today!
Account registration on The Powder Toy website is required to enable certain online features such as saving and commenting.
