Maximum Action- a cool action-thriller with realistic ragdoll physics and dismemberment, where using melee/firearms and time dilation, you will deal with enemies in many brutal and spectacular ways!
The game has been updated from version 0.42 to 0.5.
Floating Sandbox- a competing game that in two-dimensional space reliably simulates the sinking of ships or objects, but unlike the first, this game has more complex physics of destruction, heart-rending sounds of scraping metal and various ways of causing chaos and destruction, in addition to punching holes in the hull of ships, for example : what will happen if a ship collides with something solid like an iceberg at high speed? Or what happens if a bomb detonates on the ship? What if you turn it upside down and it floats? There are plenty of opportunities to make fun of ships. Build your own Titanic!
The game has been updated to v1.11.1.
Fling to the Finish is a physics-based dual-control game where you (or you and your partner) try to navigate challenging obstacles while your two characters are tied together with rope. Whether playing single player, local co-op or competitive online multiplayer, your goal is to... Fling to the Finish- bring two soft spherical characters to the finish line as quickly as possible. In single player or competitive multiplayer, you control both balls independently using the left and right analog stick on your controller, while in local co-op, each player controls one ball - requiring real communication and coordination between players! Both balls are connected by rope, and while the rope can get annoyingly caught on obstacles from time to time, it is also useful for bailing out, activating switches, and as insurance if one of the balls falls.
Awards: Game of the Year. Gamecon 2018; Official Selection. Indie Mega Both. Pax East Showcase 2019; IGF. Best Student Game. Honorable Mention 2019; Best Gameplay. Intel University Games Showcase 2018; Best Art Direction. Gamecon 2018.
The game has been updated to v0.6.28. List of changes inside the news (online multiplayer added and levels significantly improved).
Kerbal Space Program is a sandbox simulator in which you can create your own space program!
Your task is to build spacecraft, which can deliver the crew into space without killing them. To create a ship, you will have a large set of components at your disposal, each of which has its own special function and will affect the flight path (or not).
The game has been updated from version 1.6.1 to 1.7.1 (Breaking Ground Update). The list of changes can be viewed.
Bloodbath- a low-poly physics sandbox where you can kill and torture NPCs in a variety of ways using traps, weapons and other NPCs. The game has a good dismemberment system and blood simulation, so every injury and kill of an NPC will look unique. The character feels alive, although he cannot stand up, he has a facial expression that changes depending on the pain he is experiencing, and he can also blink and move his eyes.
The game has been updated to v0.4.0T. Changelog not found.
Sticky Cats - fun game with physics where each player controls a very sticky cat to try to steal the fish and escape with it from the window! Cats' claws are great for being able to grab things, but in this game the claws can cause a lot of problems. Wherever your cat's claws come into contact with something (even other cats), they will seem to be glued to the objects, after which it will take a little effort to release them.
The game has been updated to v0.1.1. List of changes inside the news.
SimpleRockets 2- the second part of a space flight simulator in the style, where, unlike the first part, you can build and test aircraft not in 2D, but in 3D!
The game has been updated from version 0.7.0.5 to 0.7.1.3. The list of changes can be viewed.
Speak Easy- a bartender simulator with liquid physics, the action of which takes place in Chicago in 1925, at a time when Prohibition was in full effect. You play as Ruth, the owner of an illegal speakeasy called The Straight and Narrow. Pour, shake and serve drinks while interacting with customers and getting insight into their lives. Discover Ruth's own story as she constantly faces the threat of brutal police and the pressure of a dangerous mob boss. Ruth must balance her relationships with both sides of the law in order to maintain her illegal business.
Balancelot- strange physical game a bit like Trials, in which you, as a knight on a unicycle, overcome obstacles in the spirit.
The game has been updated to v0.3.0. List of changes inside the news (cutscenes, graphics improvements, etc.).
Wrecked Destruction Simulator- an accident simulator with sandbox elements and realistic physics, where you can simulate various emergency situations and observe their consequences!
Venineth is a wonderfully relaxing 3D physics-based exploration platformer where you control a large metal ball as it rolls through a variety of alien landscapes containing mysterious alien technology, all connected by a large central world. This is an exciting adventure that focuses on exploration and puzzle solving. The worlds are vast and stunningly beautiful - so much so that you can freeze any frame of your playthrough and it will look like a piece of art.
The game has been updated to v0.00511. List of changes inside the news.
A cool creative puzzle with a crazy design and a real physical model. The goal is to assemble complex structures from small GOO faces and get to the pipeline, avoiding various obstacles. The game has won a bunch of awards and positive reviews.
The game has been updated from version 1.30 to 1.52 (10 Years Later Update). The list of changes can be viewed.
Child at Home- a short and amazing first-person adventure with physics that will tell you how small child was left alone at home while his father went to work for the day. You take on the role of the little child you left at home. There are tons of objects and toys you can interact with, and a list of things you can do on the table, so it's initially reminiscent of the physics simulation game of the same name, but that all changes when an emergency notification appears on the TV screen...
Eat The Rich is a delightfully chaotic, physics-driven shopping simulator in which you control a crowd of poorly controlled naked shoppers. It's a fun little game that aims to simulate the chaos of Black Friday sales. In the game, you start out controlling three little jelly-shaped naked shoppers with the goal of getting into a store, picking up items, and then taking them to the cash register to earn money. The more you earn, the more upgrades you can purchase - such as increased horde size, item discounts, and time spent in the store.
Forts- 2D strategy with a realistic physical model in which players are asked to build their own fort. Collect resources, plan and create your own unique fort, study technologies and discover new types of weapons, look for weaknesses in the enemy and have fun after destroying your opponent!
For many players, the best computer game should meet the following points:
- Good gaming atmosphere;
- Beautiful graphics;
- Exciting non-linear plot.
Everything seems to be in place? If the game has all the listed points, then it will clearly receive a sea of awards and recognition from players, but something is clearly missing from this list... And this is a realistic physics engine!
Most players may not even notice the hard work of the engine, which gives game objects realistic physical properties. It would seem, how can the presence of physical laws affect the pleasure received from the game? However, it influences quite strongly.
Fighter of the invisible front
You may have already seen odes of praise from developers or other players about realistic physics in games, but what does this mean and where is it in the game? It is more difficult to evaluate the capabilities of the game's physics engine than its graphics, but its contribution to the gameplay is enormous.
Imagine what your surprise would be if, while playing a shooter or shooter game, you shot at a tin can, and it flew 10 kilometers and disappeared into the textures. Or, for example, you fired a full clip from a machine gun into a glass bottle, and as a result the bottle did not break or move a millimeter... Realistic? Not at all! There are a huge number of similar examples, and all these seemingly little things seriously affect the gameplay.
In other words, a physics engine is one of the components of a game engine, which is responsible for calculating the laws of fundamental physics in the game space. It is he who tells the glass bottle that it is a glass bottle, sets the properties and mass, causes it to break into fragments, and determines the behavior of game objects when interacting with the player.
The theory is over and it's time to move on to real examples– computer games with good physics!
Games with the best physics engines
"Next Car Game: Wreckfest"
Already at the alpha version stage, the realistic racing simulator received recognition from players. In the game special attention focuses on the destructibility of cars, which is why the gameplay resembles a “hellish” derby or survival races in the spirit of “FlatOut” and “Carmageddon”.
Collisions in Next Car Game: Wreckfest cause serious damage, but appearance doesn't matter since staying on track is all about this grinder.
"Red Faction: Armageddon"
The Red Faction series has always been famous for its destructibility, and in the last two parts, the destruction of objects has reached a new level. It's easier to list objects that cannot be destroyed in the game, because in Red Faction: Armageddon almost everything can be destroyed!
"Nanoforge" in action. Using nanotechnology, she restores any broken objects in a matter of seconds.
"Far Cry 4"
The new sandbox game “Far Cry 4” has not only become visually prettier, but also significantly improved the physics engine. Now one Molotov cocktail is enough to burn down a flowering meadow, as the fire quickly spreads across the ground and turns everything in its path into ashes.
Fire in Far Cry 4 is just like real fire!
"Kerbal Space Program"
A realistic space simulator poses challenging tasks for the player to explore space. When creating rockets, you have to take into account friction, centrifugal force, acceleration in a vacuum, gravity and much more, and you also have to understand the basics of aerodynamics and Kepler's laws. The game does not end with the work of a designer-engineer, because you will control the created aircraft from the first person, build trajectories to other planets and study the universe.
Descent from orbit at extreme speed. Looks unsafe, but it's all about science!
"BeamNG.drive"
The realistic crash test simulator is the successor to the famous game “Rigs of Rods”. There is no car tuning, pumping, or even a hint of a storyline, but this is a game with excellent physics! Vehicle damage is calculated using complex mathematical formulas for the deformation of soft bodies, and any accident is simulated in real time.
In BeamNG.drive, each damage is calculated in real time, so the crash test result is always unique
"Crysis 3"
The merits of the Crysis series to the gaming industry cannot be overestimated. It showed how realistic graphics and physics can look in computer games. However, only by the third part the developers were able to balance the balance between the technological engine and the gameplay. And now the game has truly become a game with an interesting plot, and not a performance test for a video card.
The physics engine in Crysis 3 creates realistic environments. This can be seen in thousands of little things, from the grass swaying in the wind to the partially destructible environment.
Arma 3
The open-world realism of Arma 3 leaves most modern shooters far behind. If you often play shooters and want to try playing "Arma", then you can forget all your past experience, because advanced ballistics are implemented here. You will have to learn shooting almost all over again, as well as get acquainted with anticipation, derivation and, of course, learn team combat tactics.
It is possible that after Arma 3, many modern shooters will resemble arcade shooters
"Portal 2"
The amazing puzzle game "Portal 2" will teach you how to bypass the elementary laws of physics in a playful way. The unusual mechanics of the game are based on a system of portals that allow you to bend space. “Portal 2” follows the traditions of the original, and therefore also pleases with excellent black humor and variability in solving puzzles.
The use of portals in Portal 2 is extremely interesting, as are dozens of logical puzzles with non-linear progression
"Battlefield 4"
For the shooter genre, shooting through walls is no longer a novelty, and today this is clearly not enough for players, but the developers of “Battlefield” know how to please players. In the new part they added maximum destructibility of the environment and now players can easily demolish multi-story buildings! So far, the technology only allows you to destroy pre-scripted objects, but even now it looks amazing.
With each new part of the indestructible walls in “Battlefield” there are fewer and fewer and this is good news!
"Burnout Paradise"
The racing arcade game “Burnout Paradise” was released back in 2008, but still holds the lead in its niche. Spectacular stunts, a great soundtrack and an impressive damage system will keep you busy for a long time until you fully explore the sunny “Paradise City”!
The in-game camera in Burnout Paradise selects the coolest angles during accidents
Each game will undoubtedly bring you a lot of fun and a lot of emotions, but if you don’t want to waste time downloading games via torrent or money to buy a license, then try playing the free browser game “Steel Wars Online”.
Today, browser games are still far from realistic physics, but “Steel Wars” also recreates excellent 3D graphics.
Games of destruction - break, don't build
You can break randomly, or you can turn it into art, when a master’s approach is required. How to destroy a skyscraper without damaging neighboring buildings? To do this, specialists are invited to study the structure of the building and find points for planting explosives in order to direct the rubble to the center. The house seems to fold inward, breaking up into blocks like a construction set. Destructive games in their plots suggest repeating this trick as accurately as possible so that the walls fold in the right order. To do this, use the mechanisms and explosives provided to you. With practice, you will become a true scrapping pro.
Online logic games have been created using this principle, where you need to free an object from captivity. Only correct calculation and dexterity of manipulation will help you pass the level. The game in several stages is constantly becoming more complex, putting forward more intricate options for buildings.
You have to free the tank from the dungeons, destroy blocks with fruit, knock down boxes with cannonballs, break match houses with coins, and test the mechanics' designs.
Destroy everything you see!
Wars await you, where something always explodes and collapses. To drive the enemy out of the castle, you can besiege it for a long time or starve out the inhabitants, but you can put a cannonball in the cannon and shoot at it. A few successful hits and you will completely destroy the fortification.
The ninja have gained courage and are now sweeping away everything in their path, waving sabers and throwing shurikens. Even a kick aimed at the weak point of the padoga can be destructive.
The aliens will be in trouble when they meet real heroes. Let's destroy their ships and catch every alien, covering him with logs and stones. You just need to aim well so that the projectile hits the right place in the structure.
Wizards are also not all useful, and when you notice that a conspiracy is being hatched against you, do not wait for a magical blow, but be the first to attack. Destroy monsters too - we don't need bloodthirsty zombies. And when you're done with them, restore order among the representatives of otherworldly forces. Who will win: hell or heaven?
Revenge of the real beasts
Online games destroying the enemy will take you into the territory of evil birds. Once upon a time these were the most ordinary harmless birds, but when pigs began to destroy their nests, they decided to take revenge. Now they have turned into projectiles capable of sweeping away a house made of any material, built by pigs.
Then your mission takes place in the prehistoric period. The ancient shark - megalodon, with its murderous and destructive power is capable of destroying everyone and everything around. She will easily bite the largest dinosaur, as soon as it is nearby.
In our time, there are also animals that are supposedly long extinct. One day, scientists revived a killer fish, and it escaped into a pond. Now from her
to escape - the vacationers get in her way, and to destroy the ship is like entertainment for her.
Games about destruction and the Tyrannosaurus Rex were brought to life. Now he walks around New York, sweeping away skyscrapers with his tail or paws, crushing cars with his feet, tearing out pillars and trees. A cute kitten will also seem like a real disaster if left unattended. In order to get to the intended point, during his jumps he will break a lamp, turn over a flowerpot, tear the curtain and wallpaper, throw off the TV, and scatter books.
In the most exciting category, choose games:
- On demolition of houses
- With animals
- With fantastic and mystical characters
- Military
- Adventure
- On logic
The story of Microsoft's exclusive long-term construction project - Crackdown 3 - is gradually turning into a complete embarrassment. It looks like the total destruction of everything, for which the Gates corporation was developing revolutionary cloud technology, is going to be replaced by Terry Crews. This, of course, is a good actor, and the deodorant is okay, but the exchange is still unequal. Against this background, Gmbox decided to look at which games managed to completely (or at least spectacularly and very effectively) destroy everything even before Crackdown 3.
10. Minecraft
Personal attitude towards Notch’s masterpiece can be whatever you want, but we have to admit the fact that Minecraft has become a pioneer when it comes to total modification of the environment, including the landscape. Arm yourself with a pickaxe and dig to the core of the planet? Build a second Everest from the dumps? Easily. Well, it’s not that easy, but you can do it in a couple of dozen hours. And if you craft several hundred TNT bundles (the main thing is not to publish instructions!) the work will go much faster.
9. Angry Birds
Before becoming one of the main commercial machines of the mobile market, Angry Birds made a small revolution: the developers decided to use the mathematical power of a smartphone, hundreds of times greater than the computers that launched the Apollo spacecraft, to simulate perfect physics in 2D. Who has ever waited with bated breath whether a swinging heavy beam would crush a pig? - he understands what we mean.
8. Worms
That's where total destruction is in Worms! Fortunately, the game has very flexible settings. Turn off the turn timer and the limit on the number of moves, make the largest teams possible, set the worms to the maximum amount of health, and the explosion radius to the maximum as well. By the middle of the match, the huge flowering island will turn into a piece of sanctioned cheese, and by the end of the carnage, all that will remain is a pathetic piece of land dangling over the ocean.
7. Prototype
The first Prototype is still remembered with nostalgia. Nowadays everyone who is not too lazy is making sandboxes with a 3rd person view and various types destruction. And in those days, what could the adventures of a mutant in New York be compared to? Except with GTA. But the possibilities in Prototype are much richer. Run through cars (cutting them in half), through tanks (also into pieces), cut through helicopters while jumping (you guessed it). At that time, GTA didn't even have hacks to replicate something like this.
6. Rampage
Let's start the time machine and go back to the distant past. Dandy had such a rare cartridge - Rampage. The giant lizard Lizzie and the gorilla George are obvious clones of Godzilla and Kong, but the werewolf Ralph (also 20 meters in height) is already the fantasy of the authors. Concrete is cracking, windows are breaking, buildings are crumbling: as a child, against the backdrop of the unshakable levels of Castlevania, this seemed like the ultimate in destructive dreams.
5. Scorched Earth
And a little more Oldfagof tediousness before moving on to the modern era. Before Worms, before Angry Birds, and even before Rampage, there was such a game on PC - Scorched Earth. In this artillery competition, even the landscape itself became the enemy, because (unlike the “Worms”) it did not disappear, but crumbled, and the opponent’s howitzer could always be buried under tons of rock. Well, for landscape design Scorch had a variety of tools, from napalm and bouncing bombs to mud cannons and nuclear missiles.
4. Rainbow Six: Siege
In Rainbow Six: Siege, wonderful American architecture, in which plywood is the main building material, backfires on the defenders of strategic points. You can even strengthen all the walls with armor plates, but this will not be a panacea: the attackers will easily break through the thin ceiling and drop a smoke bomb or something worse into the hole. Basically, any mansion in Rainbow Six can be turned into a sieve, and that's great.
3.Battlefield
Plywood and small arms don't mix well, but when it comes to large caliber tank guns, even good brickwork and concrete slabs turn into plywood sheets. And there are more than enough tanks in Battlefield: this is not CoD, in which the only equipment is an “unmanned enemy reconnaissance vehicle” (the accent turned out to be Belarusian, but the localizers wanted to portray Pakistani terrorists). Only in Battlefield can you be in a reliable shelter, and 10 seconds later you are already in smoking ruins with your last unit of health.
2. Red Faction
Breaking is not building. Build - don't break!? Unlike Battlefield and real life, in Red Faction folk wisdom works both ways. Martian communists, banned in Germany, can level a government checkpoint to the ground in no time, and then just as quickly restore it with the help of a special construction device. The twisted scrap metal is straightened out and turned back into walls, stairs, fortifications - for the benefit of the miners' revolution.
1. Just Cause
In Just Cause you cannot destroy all buildings, the landscape is not deformed, and the set of destructible objects is quite limited - they are marked with a red and silver color. However, what destruction there is is done in impeccable style. The explosions are drawn perfectly, while even the most impressive ones have a modest shock wave - 5 meters. Thanks to this, you can get out of the most intense detonations like a real macho badass: slowly, without looking back. Only behind Rico’s back will be not just another seduced housewife, but dozens of explosions. Against the background of the current beautiful “summer”, such expression and pressure instills real warmth in a frozen heart.
