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2016PC89 % positive

A contemplative experimental sandbox where you operate an abstract machine to reshape colourful landscapes and uncover mysteries hidden in a shifting world.

  • Sandbox with your own goals
  • Open world
  • Cosy, great for unwinding
  • Lots to discover

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2017PEGI 3PCPlayStationNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified83 % positive12.99 €

Brings what grabs you about Mu Cartographer: a sandbox with your own goals, an open world and a cosy mood to unwind.

This meditative sandbox lets you become any object in the universe, from animals to planets to galaxies, and drift freely through it all. Lectures by philosopher Alan Watts accompany a goal-free, contemplative journey.

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Panoramical

Sandbox with your own goals

Panoramical is less a game than an interactive audiovisual toy: you reshape abstract landscapes on the fly and shape ambient music as you go. There are no goals or pressure, just calm experimentation.

Scribblenauts Unlimited

Sandbox with your own goals

As Maxwell, you solve puzzles by writing words into a magic notebook that summons almost any object you can imagine, tweaked further with adjectives. It rewards creativity over reflexes, with countless and often hilariously absurd solutions to every problem.

Eastshade

Open world

You play a wandering painter on a peaceful island, painting landscapes on request and helping the locals with their troubles. A gentle, combat-free adventure built around discovery and conversation.

MirrorMoon EP

Open world

A minimalist, abstract space exploration game where you travel through procedural galaxies solving navigation-based puzzles. You can name star systems you discover, and those names persist for other players.

Fugl

Open world

You soar as a bird through a voxel world, gliding serenely over wide landscapes or climbing steep cliffs with powerful wing beats. With no fixed rules, you explore hidden corners and unspoiled scenery at your own pace.

Tilt Brush

Sandbox with your own goals

Tilt Brush is a VR app where you paint freely in three-dimensional space with glowing brushes, stars, light and fire. It's less a game than a relaxing creative tool with no goals or pressure.

Naiad

Distinctive, stylised art style

A calm, minimalist exploration adventure where you drift down a mysterious river as a naiad, interacting with wildlife and plants to uncover small secrets. A colorful, stress-free solo-developer project.

The Touryst

Distinctive, stylised art style

A relaxing island vacation in a voxel art style: you explore small islands, solve puzzles inside ancient monuments, and dive, surf or collect trinkets. Short, colorful and stress-free, with lovely lighting and atmosphere.

Future Unfolding

Open world

A calm, surreal exploration game set in a vividly stylized living landscape, where you learn the world's strange logic through observation and experimentation to unlock new areas.

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