Life & fun · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Sand is Lava
The sun is so hot here that we made a game about it!
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Sand is Lava launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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It's free to play on steam, but you'll need a computer with a dedicated graphics card. I just released a new version after first releasing it 18 months ago. It's been a hard slog to scrounge time as it's not my day job but that's life. There's a ton of obvious improvements in the future (weather systems, temperature, varying rainfall, ice/snow, more biomes, more plate tectonics, lava, etc) but all suggestions/feedback is welcome.
2023 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →
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Stuck inside and missing the Ocean? We've got you covered
2021 · virtocean.com · its alternatives →
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Imagine a glorious tropical beach and you on it.
2015 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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Relax on the beach and find the ball in VR
2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Took a break from the falling sand simulation blog posts this week to work on another small project. It's a little pixel world generator- each time you visit, you'll see a new little world. I really like this stuff and had a blast building it yesterday!
2022 · jason.today · its alternatives →
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Lava▲78Create, share, & discover audio conversations with friends
2022 · joinlava.com · its alternatives →
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Race The Sun▲77You are a solar craft. The sun is your death timer
2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Thisissand▲78An app for making and sharing pictures out of sand
2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Test your jaypeg knowledge, which one has a higher floor?
2022 · its alternatives →
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Jump your way through this summer’s hottest jumpy game!
2017 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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It's time for you to gather all free people of the country.
2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Craft or destroy amazing worlds with your godly touch!
2016 · thesandbox2.com · its alternatives →
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LAVA.TOP▲10LAVA.TOP — Turn your content into a profitable business
2025 · lava.top · its alternatives →
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Hi all, This project release is a long time coming. It was a big uphill battle, and by far my largest endeavor so far. I built it for Sandstorm because I believe in Sandstorm's model, and I wanted to show that there's still life and potential in it. If you're inspired, joining our OpenCollective would be really helpful: https://opencollective.com/sandstormcommunity (keeping in mind that Sandstorm has now moved from its original leadership to a community project https://sandstorm.org/news/2023-11-03-from-io-to-org). You can also join our mailing list or…
2023 · sandstorm.org · its alternatives →
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Hi HN! Sina here. i wanted to share this open source project (apache 2.0) that i've been working on for the past month or so. it's called hotcell and it lets you create/pause/manage sandboxes on any device (your laptop, linux vm, bare metal). i've tested it against various benchmarks that i found on computesdk (https://www.computesdk.com/benchmarks/sandboxes/) as well as the one shared by dax (cofounder of open code) on twitter recently (link to his original thread and my reply https://x.com/sinasanm/status/2078158598996443346) and…
Aug 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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2021 · observablehq.com · its alternatives →
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Nomad Dot▲52A living map of indie hackers around the world
Mar 2026 · nomaddot.verifiedtools.info · its alternatives →
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