Mummy Sandbox

The most surreal sandbox game on the market today

I don't know what I played but it was interesting.

Interesting and fun.

that ending

Mummy Sandbox is a real little gem of a game. It does an incredible job of evoking a certain sort of surreality I associate with sitting up late at night playing DOS edutainment games rendered in the earliest forms of 3D. Each section of the game is comprised of a small gameplay area centered in a linked series of evocative and nicely arranged vignette spaces that manage to make a really strong impression despite most taking only a few minutes to figure your way through. This tone is further cemented by a delightfully gonzo art style that pairs cartoony 2d drawings with voxel models combined with a soundtrack made up of simple, yet rich, loops which make every area feel distinct. The gameplay is fun and straightforward: point and click puzzle-solving mixed with a block placing/destroying mechanic that reminds me a lot of the fun of the original Minecraft alpha, being plopped into a small space full of dirt blocks you can remove and, eventually, replace, giving it a very zen garden-like quality as you experiment with how to progress. It does an excellent job at staying fresh by slowly adding fundamental abilities and puzzle items to your kit, condensing a really pleasing rhythm of progression into a roughly one-hour experience. Took me far too long to get around to playing this, but I'm glad I finally did. If you've played any of Z. Bill's other games, you know what sort of vibes to expect, and in that regard, Mummy Sandbox does not disappoint -- would gladly get stuck blind in a ballpit for five minutes again!

Very strange and charming little game from a very underrated creator. You become a pile of rags who robs graves to become a mummy, which plays like a mix of Minecraft and Maniac Mansion. Very hyped for Scissors In Hell!