The Powder Toy

4.5
16.6K reviews
1M+
Downloads
Content rating
Everyone
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About this game

The Powder Toy is now on Android! This time it is officially supported, completely free, and slightly optimized for touchscreen devices instead of the traditional mouse and keyboard Powder Toy is usually run with.

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 destroy 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!

The game is very resource intensive. A powerful phone is recommended to play it properly. Button sizes have been increased in many places, but you might need a large phone screen or a tablet in order to have a better experience. If you find a feature that is hard to use on a touchscreen, or is absent from the Android version of the game, leave some feedback by clicking the bug icon in game or making a post on the forums.

It is fully compatible with the PC version of the game, saves made in one version can be loaded in the other.

Website: http://powdertoy.co.uk/Download.html
Source code (GPL): https://github.com/jacob1/The-Powder-Toy
Updated on
Mar 27, 2024

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
No data shared with third parties
Learn more about how developers declare sharing
This app may collect these data types
Personal info and App activity
Data is encrypted in transit
Data can’t be deleted

Ratings and reviews

4.6
13.8K reviews
Mirukal
May 12, 2024
laggy on oneui 6. its also not very well optimized, as each individual particle is fully simulated—so when you get into the thousands, it becomes very laggy. also, the screen resolution is cropped to 1280x720, although this isn't unique to the android version. its a pretty low-effort port, but ig its understandable since its so simple. also, some of the "elements" are completely unlike their real-life counterparts, i.e. distilled water
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A Google user
June 2, 2019
This is an absolute classic on. It's mainly for PC and can be a bit tricky to use on mobile, especially with the poor frame rates. Even though, it is a great physics game, and amazing creations have been made with it, such as art and even basic computers and motion pictures. The highlight for many though being destruction levels, where you can decimate the level in whatever way you could imagine.
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A Google user
October 15, 2018
I'm relatively astonished at how realistically the simulations run on my mediocre phone! I understand this is a port of a pre-existing PC application, but the developer has done an excellent job of refactoring it into something that runs on devices with much less horsepower. And a note to those who feel this 'game' is too complicated: Well, yes - it can be rather intimidating, and it IS too complicated for a game. But it isn't a game - it's a simulation sandbox, and it requires at least a basic understanding of physics, material science, chemistry, etc; however, you don't need a Ph.D in order to enjoy the app. You just need to know the basic concepts, such as how pressure and temperature might affect certain liquids and gasses, and a mind curious enough to research the gaps. But if you get past that initial intimidation, this app holds many hours of interesting and cool discoveries!
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What's new

Update to TPT 98.0. Please check the website for the complete changelog
New elements: photoresist (RSST) and solid resist (RSSS)
Ability to rename stamps by tapping the stamp name
Version 1.18: Fix "Error: OK" when voting on saves