The Sandbox
2D physics sandbox for building worlds from interacting materials
PIXOWL INC. · Released Jun 29, 2015
- Reviews
- Mixed
- 56% of 654
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 1
- daily peak, Oct 30, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 11 years ago
- Jan 27, 2015
What is The Sandbox?
In this single-player building simulation, you place water, sand, stone, lava, and other elements in virtual environments and experiment with their reactions. You can follow themed campaigns or build freely in Create mode, with all elements unlocked from the start.
For you if...
- +you enjoy tinkering with circuits and chain reactions
- +you like creating pixel art or chiptune music
Not for you if...
- −you want to build worlds with other players
- −you prefer realistic graphics rather than pixel blocks
What players say
56% of 654 reviews are positive
Players recall it fondly as a childhood game. Complaints focus on bugs, audio-related stuttering, and content missing from the PC version compared with the mobile game.
Screenshots and trailer
The Sandbox system requirements
Minimum: OpenGL 1.5 must be suppor…, 0.5 GB RAM, 0.1 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run The Sandbox?
Tell us your graphics card once and every game page will answer this for you.
Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- Windows XP
- Processor
- 1 Ghz
- Graphics
- OpenGL 1.5 must be supported by your video card
- Memory
- 512 MB RAM
- Storage
- 100 MB available space
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 8
- Processor
- 2 Ghz
- Graphics
- OpenGL 1.5 or higher
- Memory
- 1024 MB RAM
- Storage
- 256 MB available space
Does The Sandbox have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does The Sandbox run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- The game or its launcher may not exit cleanly
- 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
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 42
- Steam features
- Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English, French, Spanish - Spain, German, Portuguese - Portugal.
Does The Sandbox use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
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Recent updates
- Jan 27, 2015 · Update Version 1.9.10 (January 27th, 2015)
- Jan 27, 2015 · Update Version 1.9.10 (January 27th, 2015)
- Jan 9, 2015 · Update Version 1.9.07 (January 09th, 2015)
- Jan 9, 2015 · Update Version 1.9.07 (January 09th, 2015)
- Oct 10, 2014 · Update Version 1.9.05 (October 10th, 2014)
1 DLC available.
