The Powder Toy

The Powder Toy
Original author(s)Stanislaw K. Skowronek
Developer(s)jacob1, Simon, LBPHacker and various other GitHub contributors[1]
Initial release2008[A]
Stable release
98.2 / 1 April 2024; 7 months ago (2024-04-01)[3]
Repository
PlatformWindows, macOS, Linux, Android
TypeSingle-player falling-sand game
LicenseGPLv3
Websitepowdertoy.co.uk

The Powder Toy is a falling-sand game originally created by Stanislaw K. Skowronek (also known as Skylark). It is now developed and maintained by LBPHacker, Simon, jacob1 and other contributors on GitHub. The Powder Toy is free and open-source software licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.0.[4] A total of 193 (more may have been added since this data was gathered) different in-game materials (or "elements"), each with custom behavior and interactions, are available in the game.[5] In June 2024, The Powder Toy was released on Steam.[6]

  1. ^ "ThePowderToy: Readme". GitHub. Archived from the original on 2018-03-29. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
  2. ^ "The Powder Toy". Unaligned. Archived from the original on 2009-03-03. Retrieved 18 February 2024. Copyright date in the binaries on the original website says 2008-9
  3. ^ "Releases". Github. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  4. ^ "ThePowderToy: License". GitHub. Archived from the original on 2018-03-29. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
  5. ^ Cox, Matt (2019-10-10). "From falling sand to Falling Everything: the simulation games that inspired Noita". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Archived from the original on 2019-11-15. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
  6. ^ "Classic free physics sandbox game The Powder Toy is now on Steam". GamingOnLinux. 2024-06-17. Retrieved 2024-07-22.


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