Super Sculptor!

The life of an artist is not as exciting as people usually imagine. Creating any kind of art is a lot of hard work, especially if you want to be original. However, it is also rewarding to see your work praised by other people, and sometimes it can even change someone's life. Books have this power if they are read at the right time, but any kind of artwork can have an impact on the audience.

Super Sculptor! is a sandbox game in which you are free to express your artistic side, without having to deal with harsh criticism and without paying a dime. As the name clearly states, you get to create sculptures and watch a virtual public react to them, while spending as much money as you want on the objects that comprise them. There are no other limits than your spare time and imagination.

In case you are picturing a lump of clay, a piece of lumber or a solid block of bronze, this is not the case at all. Instead, you have to use a variety of weird items to create your art, items that include donuts, bamboo poles, TV sets and huge diamonds. The result is bound to be a cross between surrealism and something you might see a toddler put together, which is why the experience is so fun.

Since it wouldn’t be very exciting without an audience, the game features a small icon that lets you know how the public is perceiving your artwork. This ranges from bored to excited and confused, depending on what you decide to create. Naturally, it’s almost a guessing game most of the time, because there is no way one could know for sure how to impress an AI with surreal sculptures.

You have over two dozen items to work with, and you can obtain a weird combination with any two of them. They need to be bought in order to be used, but since you have no budget, it’s really just a way to show the total value of the finished product. The game creates a random name for your sculpture after you finish it, which is as ludicrous as you might imagine.

All things considered, Super Sculptor! is a pretty neat way to express your creativity, but it’s obviously not a game that sticks with you for longer than a few minutes. On the other hand, you could definitely keep it handy for when you are feeling particularly artistic.