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Pixel Rain

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…

12 June 2026

Pixel Rain is an indie, released 12 June 2026 on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Pixel Rain is

Pixel Rain was released in 2026. It is available on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

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.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are sandbox. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Pixel Rain launched on 12 June 2026, within three weeks of 007 First Light, LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight, Mina the Hollower and Meccha Chameleon.

Released around the same time: 007 First Light, LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight, Mina the Hollower, Meccha Chameleon.

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When did Pixel Rain come out?
Pixel Rain was released on 12 June 2026 for Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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