Elastic Man

Elastic Man is Adult Swim's tiny browser oddity: grab the floating face, pull, and watch the whole thing wobble back into place. There is no score to chase or puzzle to solve, just a remarkably committed digital stretch test.

What is Elastic Man?

Elastic Man understands the ancient truth that a face becomes funnier the moment it behaves like warm taffy. Adult Swim files it among Rick and Morty games, but this is less of an adventure and more of a pocket-sized physics gag. Put the cursor on the face, drag a feature somewhere unreasonable, then let the simulation make its solemn attempt to recover. The appeal is its complete lack of ambition. It does not ask you to learn systems, protect a streak, or beat a boss. The whole visit can be a quick detour between tabs: pull, squish, release, repeat. If you enjoy a browser toy that is proudly pointless and strangely tactile, Elastic Man is ready to wobble on command.

What you can do there

• Click and drag the face to stretch it

Why we picked it

Its premise is gloriously narrow and immediately legible: a polished, interactive face-stretching toy hiding in Adult Swim's Rick and Morty game shelf. The lack of objectives is the point; it makes a quick visit feel like a miniature cartoon prop came loose on the web.

How to get the most from it

Open the page, place your pointer on the face, then click and drag to pull it into a shape that would concern a dermatologist. Release to watch it spring back. Treat it as a short cursor toy, not a game with an ending.

Good to know

No separate launch-date or creator credit was verified on Adult Swim's current page. A Kongregate listing credits David Li and describes click-and-drag stretching, but its April 2020 date applies to that listing rather than establishing the Adult Swim page's launch date.

Who made it, and when?

David Li is the credited creator or organization.