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The Sandbox Evolution - Craft a 2D Pixel Universe!
Use your godly powers to craft amazing pixel worlds or destroy the universe! Play with physics, over 200 elements and controllable heroes. Make your own games or levels, and then share your creations online. There are no limits to your creativity and imagination!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“this game is amazing, but whenever i try to boot up the game, it always come up with a crash report, is there anything i could do to fix this?”
— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs played“This is a terrible, glitchy game. I used to play this game on my phone in 2017-2018, and back then, the game wasn't so broken and I was actually enjoying it a lot. Now, on PC, my experience severely changes. Idk if I could explain this properly, but my screen would be stuck on 4…”
— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs played“It was a good old game but the Steam version of the Sandbox Evolution isn't promising.”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs playedPrice tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-25. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
MAJOR UPDATE - 4 NEW GAME MODES!
Dear Sandboxers After a long period, we are out of our hibernation and excited to bring a MAJOR update to The Sandbox Evolution on Steam, including Here are all the details about this update: Sandmix
🆓 The Sandbox Evolution goes FREE forever! 🎁
http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/26305641/401b0f7bf6189ea8403c3c5c5f987f2ba8924604.png Dear Sandboxers We are excited to announce that the game will become availa
🆓 The Sandbox Evolution goes FREE forever! 🎁
http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/26305641/401b0f7bf6189ea8403c3c5c5f987f2ba8924604.png Dear Sandboxers We are excited to announce that the game will become availa
HUGE UPDATE ❤️🔥🎉
http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/26305641/8ed6b4a48a6be2642f60079d0f9197fce2ef2b99.png Dear Sandboxers We've been working hard on this one to bring a lot of new con
HUGE UPDATE ❤️🔥🎉
http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/26305641/8ed6b4a48a6be2642f60079d0f9197fce2ef2b99.png Dear Sandboxers We've been working hard on this one to bring a lot of new con
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action, Free To Play, Indie, Simulation |
| Player tags | Sandbox · Pixel Graphics · Free to Play · 2D · Simulation · Indie · God Game · Action · Physics · Crafting · Multiplayer · Destruction (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Full controller support · Steam Workshop · In-App Purchases · Steam Cloud · Includes level editor |
| Languages | English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil |
| Controller | Full support |
| Estimated owners | 200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://www.thesandbox2.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 SP1 or higher Processor: 1 Ghz Memory: 1024 MB RAM Graphics: OpenGL 2.1 must be supported by your video card Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 100 MB available space Sound Card: No Specific Requirements