Squeeze — soft little pops

Squeeze is a soft, glossy surface covered in little round bumps, and every one of them wants to be popped. Press one and the skin around it sinks under your finger, the bump swells, tightens and shines brighter and brighter while something pretty glows through it, until it gives way with a round, clean pop. Out comes a pearl that bounces and rolls away, a burst of glitter, a soap bubble that floats up, a curl of pastel ribbon or a shower of confetti. The skin closes with a flash of light and a jelly wobble, and heals without a trace. It is the satisfaction of popping, without the mess.

How to play

Tap near a bump and your finger finds it by itself: small and medium bumps pop right away. The big ones are stubborn: hold your finger on them, feel the tension rise, and they burst with a bigger pop. Drag your finger across the surface to roll over several bumps in a row, each pop a note climbing the scale; pearls roll into the dent under your finger. Tap the bare skin and a new bump grows there, and new ones keep sprouting on their own. Pick the surface (mochi, peach, porcelain, jelly, milk chocolate), what hides inside (pearls, glitter, bubbles, ribbon, confetti or a surprise mix), the size of the bumps and how fast they grow back, sprout a fresh batch or save a picture.

Why it's satisfying

Nothing to aim at and nothing to clean: the squeeze, the tension, the shine and the pop are all there, but everything that comes out is pretty and every hole heals. The surface stays soft and bouncy, the sounds are round and gentle, and there is always one more bump.

About

Squeeze is part of Alcy, forty-six free contemplative micro-games in your browser. For more tactile little pleasures: Peel, Slime, Bubble Pop.