s&box
A community game platform for playing and building across genres
Facepunch Studios · Released Apr 28, 2026
- Reviews
- Mixed
- 48% of 5,757
- Recent reviews
- Mixed
- 48% of 224 in 30 days
- Players
- 245
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Unsupported
- Last update on Steam
- 3 days ago
- Nov 3, 2026
What is s&box?
s&box is a platform for community-made games, including shooters, racing games, platformers, roleplaying games, and horror. You browse the library and play alone or party up with friends. An editor with C# scripting and live code updates lets you build games and publish them directly to the platform.
For you if...
- +you enjoy trying different game genres with friends
- +you want to experiment with making your own games
Not for you if...
- −you expect a direct continuation of Garry's Mod
- −you prefer one focused game over a community library
What players say
48% of 5,757 reviews are positive · 48% of 224 in the last 30 days
Recent positive reviewers welcome plans to address community feedback, particularly replacing the character designs. Players criticize low-quality, AI-generated games and poor performance, while recent complaints also target the new mission system and weekly challenges.
Screenshots and trailer
s&box system requirements
Minimum: GTX 1060, 16 GB RAM, 12 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run s&box?
Tell us your graphics card once and every game page will answer this for you.
Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- Core i5-9600K / Ryzen 5 3600
- Graphics
- GTX 1060 / RX 580 - 6GB VRAM
- Memory
- 16 GB RAM
- Storage
- 12 GB available space
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 11
- Processor
- Core i7-10700F / Ryzen 7 5700
- Graphics
- RTX 2060 / AMD RX 6600XT - 8GB VRAM
- Memory
- 32 GB RAM
- Storage
- 50 GB available space
Does s&box have co-op or multiplayer?
Yes: co-op online and LAN; PvP online and LAN. It also has a single-player mode.
Does s&box run on Steam Deck?
Unsupported No: Valve rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck.
- Not supported on SteamOS
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam features
- Workshop, Family Sharing, Trading cards, In-app purchases
- Languages
- Full audio: English.
Does s&box use AI-generated content?
Yes. The developers disclose AI-generated content on the game's Steam page:
This game contains user-generated content, which may contain AI generated stuff. We don't AI generate anything.
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 Nov 7, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Sandbox
- Game Development
- Building
- Casual
- Action
- Shooter
- 3D Platformer
- FPS
- 3D
- Third-Person Shooter
- First-Person
- Stylized
- Third Person
- Funny
- PvP
- Base Building
Recent updates
- Oct 23, 2026 · Stability & Bug Fixes
- Sep 15, 2026 · Update 26.09.15
- Sep 8, 2026 · Update 26.09.08
- Sep 1, 2026 · Update 26.09.01
- Aug 5, 2026 · Update 26.08.05