Sand Sweep
Swipe streams of colored sand off a giant 3D object one layer at a time to reveal what's hidden inside.
Swipe across a pixel/dune cluster to clear sand; each cleared strip grants coins and uncovers the next layer until the sculpture is bare.
Swipe across the screen in any direction to clear visible sand patches; hold to vacuum a wider area.
Minimalist 3D hourglass / zen sand-sculpture removal — direct homage to the itch trending jam entry.
Counting Sands is trending on itch via the GMTK 2026 jam with the 'Count Down' theme; tapping that impulse with a layered reveal is exactly the satisfying itch players are searching.
GMTK 2026 'Count Down' theme confirmed real, but no evidence 'Counting Sands' is a trending itch.io entry; sand-clearing itself is a familiar ASMR trope rather than a fresh hook.GMTK 2026 Count Down entry by BaekNothing; no 'Counting Sands' trending game found ↗Perfect Makeover Cleaning ASMR already uses wash/wipe/restore cleaning loop ↗
ASMR sand/cleaning content is a proven TikTok/short-form niche with high shareability, but the market is already flooded with similar apps competing for that attention.Aggregator listing of cleaning ASMR hypercasual games showing category maturity ↗Satisclean live on App Store showing ASMR cleaning is a shipping category ↗
Single swipe-to-clear input with optional hold-to-vacuum is trivially implementable; no complex systems, just particle/sand shader and a 3D mesh underneath.
Hypercasual cleaning/ASMR subgenre monetizes via interstitials plus hybrid-casual layers (timed offers, no-ads subs); top 100 hypercasual hit $345M IAP and 5.48B downloads in H1 2025.Top 100 hypercasual titles: 5.48B downloads, $345M IAP H1 2025; validates ad+IAP model ↗Hybrid-casual adds battle passes, events, no-ads subs to same simple core ↗
Sand/cleaning/ASMR space is heavily saturated with shipped competitors (Perfect Makeover ASMR, Satisclean, Housify, ASMR Slicing); differentiating a layered 3D sculpture reveal will be hard.Housify Cleaning ASMR on Google Play competing for same itch ↗ASMR Slicing already covers kinetic sand cutting/satisfying reveal ↗