Desktop Controls
Click a queued bucket to place it on the conveyor; the portal wrapper maps mouse clicks onto the same single-tap actions the game uses on touch screens.
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Game guide
Overview
Sandy Jam turns a pixel picture into a physics puzzle: a tall image built from colored sand hangs above a conveyor, and the job is to drain every last grain. A queue of colored buckets waits below, each stamped with how many grains of its color it still needs. Tap a bucket to park it on a conveyor slot and matching sand streams in under gravity, undermining the pile until buried colors slump free. The first level asks for 6,400 sand cells across four buckets of very different sizes, and a victory panel appears once the final grain lands. A progress bar, star score and floating combo numbers track the clear, with stage progress kept in the browser between visits.
Actual gameplay
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Objective and input
How to Play
Read the bucket queue under the conveyor: every bucket shows its color and remaining capacity. Tap one to place it on a free conveyor slot, and sand of the same color flows down into it until it leaves full. If a bucket stalls mid-fill, its color is buried under other sand — place the covering colors first so the pile drains and collapses, freeing what you need. Fill every bucket in the queue to empty the picture and finish the level.
Mobile Controls
Tap a colored bucket in the queue to place it on a free conveyor slot — every interaction in the opening level is one tap, with no dragging or multi-touch.
What stands out
Features
Real falling-sand physics
An 80 by 80 sand simulation drains grain by grain; lower layers give way and whole sections of the picture slump, which is how buried colors become reachable.
Color-matched bucket queue
Buckets carry fixed capacities — 4,600 pale, 1,100 orange, 600 yellow and 100 dark brown grains in level one — and only sand of their own color fills them.
Stall-and-free planning
A bucket can jam when its color hides under other sand, so the order you commit buckets decides whether the collapse works in your favor.
Score and combo chase
A star score counter, floating combo numbers, a level progress bar and a bucket counter on the conveyor keep every cleared grain visible.
Useful guidance
Gameplay Tips
- 1
A stalled bucket means buried color: drain whatever sits on top first and let the collapse expose it.
- 2
The largest bucket anchors the pile — removing 4,600 pale grains in level one makes the whole picture start to slide.
- 3
Check which color is exposed before committing a bucket; fill order matters more than speed.
Common questions
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the goal of a level?
Empty the sand picture by filling every colored bucket. Level one means removing 6,400 sand cells across four buckets; the victory panel appears as soon as the last grain lands.
Why did my bucket stop filling?
Its color is buried under other sand. Grains only flow downward, so place the other buckets first and let the pile collapse to expose the color you need.
Do I need fast reflexes?
No. Everything observed in the first level is a single tap on the bucket queue, and the sand flows on its own once a bucket is placed.
Does the game save my progress?
Yes. Level progress is stored locally in the browser under keys prefixed with the game's own id, so returning to the page keeps your stage.
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