

Paint pixels. Watch chaos unfold. Pixel Rain is a relaxing falling-sand physics sandbox where every cell on a giant grid obeys its own rules. Pour water, drop sand, ignite lava, grow crystals — then sit back and watch it all interact. There's no campaign, no fail state, no pressure. Just you, a canvas full of physics-driven pixels, and a lot of satisfying emergent behaviour. Hundreds of Materials to Paint With Sand — piles and settles naturally Water — flows, pools, and reacts with almost everything Lava — turns water into steam, melts ice, ignites everything nearby Acid — slowly corrodes stone, metal, and crystal Oil — floats on water, highly flammable Crystal — grows from water and ice into spreading formations Plant — feeds on water and spreads organically Plasma — decays into sparks over time Void — silently erases everything it touches Magnet — pulls nearby metal cells toward it Plus: Paint, Slime, Foam, Snow, Ice, Smoke, Spark, Stone, Metal …and 400+ more — from concrete, salt and sawdust to charged crystal, living wood and brimstone. Combine any two materials and you might discover a brand-new one. Features 60 FPS physics simulation on a dynamic grid up to ~620×480 cells 400+ paintable materials and brush presets with scatter, sparkle, and jitter tuning 6 customizable quick-slot brushes Adjustable gravity, flow speed, brush size, and zoom 3 procedurally synthesized music modes: Rain, Magma, and Aurora Procedural sound effects keyed to each material — no audio files, all generated in real time One-button MP4 clip export (R to record, R to save) Showcase cinematic mode (T) — the camera finds the most active region of your canvas and records it automatically Save and load your canvas, synced across devices with Steam Cloud 100+ Steam achievements with progress bars and in-game toasts 50+ discoverable recipes — combine two materials to alchemize a third Steam Workshop — design your own materials, brushes and animations with built-in editors (plus a DevMode code editor), then share them and subscribe to community creations Built-in tutorial to get you started Custom color palette and lobby theming Early Access Pixel Rain is in Early Access. The core simulation is fully playable and stable. Expect new materials, brush tools, and quality-of-life improvements as development continues. Feedback welcome.
| Edition | Platform | Release Date | Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard Edition | PC | Jun 12, 2026 | Worldwide |
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