[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":82},["ShallowReactive",2],{"game-core":3,"article-core":38},{"slug":4,"title":5,"description":6,"category":7,"subcategory":8,"tags":9,"thumbnail":14,"thumbnailAlt":15,"iframeUrl":16,"iframeWidth":17,"iframeHeight":18,"embedType":19,"developer":20,"developerUrl":21,"releaseDate":22,"lastUpdated":23,"popular":24,"difficulty":25,"controls":26,"features":31,"relatedGames":37},"core","Core","A mesmerizing visual experience combining music, particles, and interactive elements.","Casual","Art",[10,8,11,12,13],"Interactive","Relaxing","Visual","Music","\u002Fassets\u002Fimages\u002Fgames\u002Fcore.svg","Core game thumbnail","https:\u002F\u002Flab.hakim.se\u002Fcore\u002F","100%","600","iframe","Hakim El Hattab","https:\u002F\u002Fhakim.se","2025-01-21","2026-01-21",true,"Easy",{"keyboard":27,"mouse":29,"touch":30},[28],"Not keyboard controlled","Move cursor to interact","Touch and drag to interact",[32,33,34,35,36],"Mesmerizing visuals","Particle physics","Ambient music","Interactive experience","Meditative atmosphere",[],{"id":39,"title":5,"body":40,"description":73,"extension":74,"faq":75,"lastReviewed":76,"meta":77,"navigation":24,"path":78,"seo":79,"slug":4,"stem":80,"__hash__":81},"games\u002Fgames\u002Fcore.md",{"type":41,"value":42,"toc":66},"minimark",[43,48,52,56,59,63],[44,45,47],"h2",{"id":46},"overview","Overview",[49,50,51],"p",{},"There is no score here, only particles bending toward your cursor and a low drone settling underneath. Core is an interactive audio-visual piece rather than a game in the usual sense, a meditative experience built from particle physics, ambient music, and a cursor that the visuals respond to. There is no clock, no failure state, and no objective to complete, which puts it in a different category from the reflex and puzzle games it shares the catalog with. The catalog describes mesmerizing visuals, particle behavior that reacts to input, and an atmosphere intended for sitting with rather than beating. Move the cursor and the particles follow; drag on a touch screen and the same thing happens under your finger. The ambient music runs underneath the whole thing and ties the visuals into a single mood. It is closer to a screensaver you can shape than an arcade challenge, and the value is in the few minutes you spend letting it run rather than in any number it reports back. The catalog places it under Casual and Art, which is an honest description of what it is.",[44,53,55],{"id":54},"how-to-play","How to Play",[49,57,58],{},"There is no keyboard control. Move the cursor with the mouse and the particles respond to its position, or touch and drag on a touch screen for the same effect. There is no click required and no tap target to hit, because the interaction is continuous, the cursor or finger is the only input, and the visuals update in real time as you move. The ambient music plays from the moment it loads. Treat it as something to sit with: move slowly, watch the particles settle, and let the music run. Set the volume comfortably before you start.",[44,60,62],{"id":61},"tips-strategy","Tips & Strategy",[49,64,65],{},"Drop the expectations you would bring to a scored game. There is nothing to optimize, no high score to chase, and no failure state, so the only real tip is to give it a few uninterrupted minutes rather than tabbing away, because the ambient music and the slow particle motion are the entire point and they need time to settle into a mood. Move the cursor slowly rather than in quick swipes; the particle field responds more gracefully to deliberate motion, and fast movement can leave it scrambling to catch up, which breaks the calm. Use headphones for the music, since laptop speakers flatten the low end that the ambient drone relies on. Try it on a touch screen if you have one, because dragging a finger through the particles feels more direct than pushing a mouse, and the meditative framing suits a tactile input better than a desktop one.",{"title":67,"searchDepth":68,"depth":68,"links":69},"",2,[70,71,72],{"id":46,"depth":68,"text":47},{"id":54,"depth":68,"text":55},{"id":61,"depth":68,"text":62},"An ambient audio-visual toy where particles drift toward your cursor or touch, set to meditative music with no score, no clock, and an interactive atmosphere to sit in.","md",null,"2026-07-06",{},"\u002Fgames\u002Fcore",{"description":73},"games\u002Fcore","GL-HcSkActQVUHg4UspIPXmiYEF7codNavgi3n_3IWg",1784023399319]