http://www.greatgamesexperiment.com/games/popular/month/experimental/physics/?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss ]]> This Month's Most Popular Games Tagged 'experimental, physics' on The Great Games Experiment http://www.greatgamesexperiment.com/css/logo.jpg http://www.greatgamesexperiment.com/games/popular/month/experimental/physics/?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss ]]> en-us Plasma Pong is a variation of Pong that utilizes real-time fluid dynamics to drive the game environment.

Players have several new abilities that add fun twists to the classic game. In the game you can inject plasma fluid into the environment, create a vacuum from your paddle, and blast shockwaves into the playing area. All these abilities have fluid-based kinetic effects on the ball, making Plasma Pong a fast-paced and exciting game.

]]> 27 Nov 2006 01:39:25 The guys who brought you The Incredible Machine have returned to their roots with their first game offering in almost three years. Chain Reaction is a brilliantly executed family puzzle game.

Chain Reaction is a family puzzle game for young and old alike. Learn cause-and-effect physics as you progress through an assortment of levels.

]]> 22 Sep 2006 04:32:50 In the Bridge Construction Set you design and build bridges and then stress test them to see how your creations hold up under pressure. If when test vehicles pass over your bridge they make it safely across you know you've succeeded. If they plummet into the river you know you need to go back to the drawing board.

]]> 26 Sep 2006 12:24:58 A simple, non-violent, physics-based multiplayer game for the whole family ;)

Actually, just a prototype of an idea for that kind of game. Mainly, I wanted to learn some networking stuff (used raknet) and practice some more 3d stuff in OpenGL with C++.

Has something like 5 gametypes and supports an infinite number of players ;) The networking code breaks down when you add lots of people, but that just makes it more fun! (And you can have as many instances on one computer as you want - unlike some engines ;)

]]> 26 Nov 2006 04:33:08 In Zen Bondage you cover blocks of wood shaped like various animals with rope. You have a limited amount of rope to cover the block in, which you do by twisting and turning the figure.

]]> 03 Dec 2006 09:45:00 Bontago is a single or multiplayer 3d real-time strategy/puzzle game. By stacking blocks each player increses their area of influence, and can build closer and closer to the goal in the middle of each level.

]]> 03 Dec 2006 10:02:40 A free experimental done-in-under-7-days game about losing marbles. It's basically a match3 puzzle meets physics kinda game.

Instructions
Your goal is to destroy all marbles in a level. To destroy marbles click three marbles that are next to each other to remove them.

R - Will reset the level.
Esc - Will quit the game.

]]> 05 Dec 2006 09:03:59 It is a physics game where the goal is maximising the 'damage' done to a 3D stick figure; the player causes damage by briefly applying a force to the figure to make it fall down a staircase.

Made by the same developer as Truck Dismount - Rekkaturvat.

]]> 05 Dec 2006 11:00:02 In this sequel to Stair Dismount - Porrasturvat, the player has to try to inflict as much damage as possible to a ragdoll stickman initially sitting in a truck. Things influencing how the ragdoll will behave is influenced by the placing of ramps, the figure itself and the speed of the truck, all set by the player.

]]> 05 Dec 2006 11:07:32 Rumble Box is a fast paced 3D action beat-em-up with a unique premise: all of the characters are made of simple objects which stay around in the level even after the character is defeated. The objects pile up, changing the gameplay landscape and altering your combat tactics.

The game takes place inside a giant box, and the ultimate goal of the game is to pile up enough defeated enemies to get out of the box.

]]> 12 Dec 2006 01:17:32 Toblo is a free, fast-paced capture the flag game that has two teams using the world as weaponry, throwing bombs, and generally destroying things. During the course of a Toblo capture the flag match, the structures in the wild and wacky world full of colorful blocks are reduced to block rubble.

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