Sand:box

A falling-sand sandbox for circuits, contraptions, and destruction

smellymoo · Released Nov 24, 2023

Reviews: Very Positive; 94% of 1,750
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 100% of 36 in 30 days
Playing now: 24; right now
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: 9 months ago; Dec 17, 2025

What is Sand:box?

In this 2D pixel sandbox, you experiment with interacting materials, build digital circuits and automated contraptions, or destroy your creations. It also has playable characters.

For you if...

+you like experimenting with pixel materials at your own pace
+you enjoy building digital circuits and automated contraptions
+you want to make things and then destroy them

Not for you if...

−you prefer guided objectives to open-ended experimentation

What players say

94% of 1,750 reviews are positive · 100% of 36 in the last 30 days

Players praise the freedom to experiment with materials and build circuits and other contraptions. Some report crashes while destroying creations or after an update.

Screenshots and trailer

Sand:box system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows XP / Vista / 7
Processor: 2 GHz
Graphics: 800x600 minimum resolution, OpenGL 2.0 Support
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Storage: 32 MB available space

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Steam features: Workshop, Family Sharing

Steam Deck: Playable

Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Portuguese - Portugal, Romanian, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese, Japanese.