Sprunki began as a fan made mod of the music game Incredibox and spread quickly in 2024 through Scratch, YouTube and TikTok, where players shared mixes built from its cartoon beatbox characters. Durple, the purple dragon, became one of the most recognisable members of the roster, and fan projects like Simon's Realms rework those characters into new phases and storylines. Clips of individual character loops are now shared separately as soundboard sounds, so creators can rebuild mixes, signal a phase change or reference a favourite character without using a full track.