Mess Lab: a free falling sand game in your browser

Mess Lab is a pixel sandbox where every grain follows simple rules. Pour sand, water, lava, fire, oil, ice, plants, seeds and bombs, then watch them fall, flow, burn, melt and grow. Flip gravity whenever you like. There is no goal and no timer, just a lab to make a mess in.

How to play

  1. Pick an element from the buttons at the bottom.
  2. Drag on the screen to pour it. Hold still to keep pouring.
  3. Tap Brush to switch between small, medium and large.
  4. Tap Flip to turn gravity upside down. Everything falls the other way.
  5. Tap the challenge line for a new idea, like "Build a volcano".
  6. Tap Snap to save or share a picture of your lab, or Done to see how many reactions you caused.

FAQ

What reacts with what?

Lava touching water turns into stone and steam. Fire spreads through plants, wood and oil, and water puts it out. Ice melts next to fire or lava, and slowly freezes water it touches. Plants grow into water. Steam rises and some of it falls back as rain. Lava can turn sand into glass.

How do I grow a tree?

Drop a seed onto sand, stone or a plant. It sprouts a trunk, may grow a branch or two, and finishes with a leafy top.

What do bombs do?

A bomb explodes about half a second after it stops falling, or straight away if fire or lava touches it. Bombs next to each other set each other off, so you can build chain reactions.

What is the score?

There is no real score. The counter shows how many reactions happened, such as things catching fire, lava cooling or trees growing.

Is it free?

Yes. No signup, no download and no app. It runs in your phone or computer browser.

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