Slime — squish it

Slime is a slime simulator: a big tub of glossy slime that fills the whole screen. Press a finger into it and it sinks in, the surface bulging up all around, the soft window light sliding across the wet curves. Let go and it creeps back up, slowly, with a little wobble. Drag and the slime follows you, stretching and piling up in front of your finger, leaving a groove that closes on its own. Trapped air bubbles float inside: run over them and they pop with that crisp, tiny click you know from slime videos.

How to play

Press anywhere to poke. Drag to stretch and plow through the slime. Press and hold without moving to squash the whole mass flat under your palm, then release and watch it rebound. Push hard, keep pressing or swipe fast and the layer thins out until it tears: the plastic bottom of the tub shows through, sticky strings stretch across the hole and snap, and the slime slowly flows back to cover it.

Pick a texture in the toolbar: crystal clear, pastel, galaxy glitter, matte butter or crunchy floam beads that crackle under your finger. Open Mix-ins to drop things in and knead them through with your finger: glitter, floam beads, sprinkles, pearls, polymer clay charms, drops of dye that marble and slowly blend into the color, foam that makes the slime matte and crackly, activator for a firmer, bouncier slime and lotion for a softer, runnier one. Feel sets the base color, the thickness and how many air bubbles are trapped inside. Fold kneads the slime over itself and closes the holes, Fresh rolls in a brand new batch, PNG saves a picture.

Why it's satisfying

The slime has weight. It gives under pressure, keeps the shape of your touch for a moment, then flows back like a thick liquid. Every gesture sounds right, from the wet squelch of a press to the sticky suction when you pull away and the sharp pop of an air bubble. Nothing to win, nothing to finish, just a surface you can keep touching.

About

Slime is part of Alcy, forty free contemplative micro-games in your browser. For more things to touch and shape: Pottery, Zen Rake, Burger.