Noita
A 2D action roguelite where every pixel is simulated.
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Noita simulates every pixel, shrinking the destruction grid from Spelunky's tiles to single pixels for near-infinite granularity. Its maker Nolla, like Teardown's designers, warns that realistic simulation does not automatically yield interesting gameplay and carries real design cost. The lesson: finer simulation is a strong hook, but you still have to design the play around it. The source gives no sales or player numbers.
- Removes whole tiles
- Swaps neighbouring sprites
- Hides rough edges
- Removes individual pixels
- Practically infinite granularity
Noita takes the destruction grid down to single pixels
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What was said about Noita
Noita shrinks its destruction grid down to single pixels. Destruction usually starts as removing tiles from a grid, and smaller cells give more fidelity. Noita goes all the way down to individual pixels, which gives practically infinite granularity.
For comparison, Spelunky removes tiles and swaps neighbouring sprites to hide rough edges. Extending the grid into 3D gives Minecraft's voxels, which many games smooth with algorithms like marching cubes.
Nolla warns that realistic simulation does not automatically make good gameplay. Game design is usually about limits, rules and constraints, and full destruction can throw those out. Noita's maker Nolla says realistic simulation often does not yield good gameplay.
Teardown's designer makes a similar point, calling a fully destructible environment compelling for players but a nightmare for designers. Quote: "Often, that's not the case".
How Games Do Destruction
Shrinks the destruction grid to single pixels, giving practically infinite granularity. Maker Nolla warns that realistic simulation does not automatically give interesting gameplay.
Noita shrinks its destruction grid down to single pixels. Destruction usually starts as removing tiles from a grid, and smaller cells give more fidelity. Noita goes all the way down to individual pixels, which gives practically infinite granularity.
For comparison, Spelunky removes tiles and swaps neighbouring sprites to hide rough edges. Extending the grid into 3D gives Minecraft's voxels, which many games smooth with algorithms like marching cubes.
Nolla warns that realistic simulation does not automatically make good gameplay. Game design is usually about limits, rules and constraints, and full destruction can throw those out. Noita's maker Nolla says realistic simulation often does not yield good gameplay.
Teardown's designer makes a similar point, calling a fully destructible environment compelling for players but a nightmare for designers. Quote: "Often, that's not the case".
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