SmashCore says a collision removes asteroid chunks, rather than a health bar

SmashCore gives its collisions a stated material result: chunks come off the asteroid. The developer’s description explicitly says there are no health bars. Breaking the object is presented through what remains of its shape, rather than a separate bar counting down to destruction.

The gravity cursor supplies the smashing action, and asteroid dust supplies the next step. You consume the dust and feed the core for riches, then use those resources to upgrade gravitational powers. That connects the altered object with collection and further capability; the collision is not advertised only as a visual effect.

This material does not show how much a particular collision removes or what determines whether two impacts behave differently. The developer calls the physics realistic, but that is a characterization to investigate, not a result of testing. Nothing here supports a best impact angle or a promise that every visible fragment becomes collectible dust.

If you like the destruction itself to be readable, this is the rule to watch in SmashCore. Look at how an impact changes the remaining asteroid and how the game explains what you can collect. Its particular promise is an incremental resource loop whose first action removes material from the thing you see.