The Sandbox

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App ID	265810
App Type	Game
Developer	PIXOWL INC.
Publisher	PIXOWL INC.
Supported Systems	Windows
Technologies	Cocos Engine
Last Changenumber	29171696
Last Record Update	24 May 2025 – 22:15:58 UTC ()
Release Date	29 June 2015 – 18:11:36 UTC ()

😐 53.99%

565 reviews

In-Game

READY FOR CRAFTING VIRTUAL WORLDS ON YOUR PC?The acclaimed world-building game featuring a unique mission-based approach is coming onto PC via Steam Early Access. With over 16 million players on mobile & tablets versions and 1,500,000 pixel blocks creations shared in the Online Gallery to date, this PC version is taking world...

Additional Information

Developer

PIXOWL INC.

metacritic_name

The Sandbox

community_visible_stats

Yes

DLCAvailableOnStore

Yes

ReleaseState

released

Publisher

PIXOWL INC.

Store Release Date

29 June 2015 – 18:11:51 UTC ()

community_hub_visible

Yes

Primary Genre

Simulation (28)

Store Genres

Casual (4), Indie (23), Simulation (28), Strategy (2)

Steam Release Date

29 June 2015 – 18:11:36 UTC ()

Store Asset Modification Time

18 December 2014 – 16:25:21 UTC () (1418919921)

review_score

review_percentage

Detected Technologies (?)

Cocos Engine, cURL SDK

Steam Deck Compatibility

Steam Deck:
This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
This game does not exit cleanly and may require you to manually quit via the Steam overlay
All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
SteamOS:
This game runs successfully on SteamOS
Note: This game does not exit cleanly and may require you to manually quit via the Steam overlay
category: Playable
steamos_compatibility: Compatible
test_timestamp: 13 October 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
tested_build_id: 504578

configuration:

supported_input	other
requires_manual_keyboard_invoke	0
requires_non_controller_launcher_nav	0
primary_player_is_controller_slot_0	0
non_deck_display_glyphs	1
small_text	0
requires_internet_for_setup	0
requires_internet_for_singleplayer	0
recommended_runtime	proton-stable
requires_h264	0
requires_voice_files	0
gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported	1
hdr_support	0

restricted_countries

Germany

store_screenshot

ss_fb836ef6a8ed0413d77ec52eb52582ae42a7220c.jpg

First seen on SteamDB

17 November 2013 – 19:20:02 UTC (), in changelist #332788

Supported Languages

5 Languages	Interface	Subtitles
English	Yes	Yes
French	Yes	Yes
Spanish - Spain	Yes	Yes
German	Yes	Yes
Portuguese - Portugal	Yes	Yes

Assets

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logo_small

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small_capsule

english

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header_image

english

header.jpg

Assets

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page_background_path	app/265810
timestamp	12 November 2015 – 20:19:27 UTC

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2036212 ↴
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2034147 ↴
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2033174 ↴
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2032690 ↴
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Depots

ID	Configuration	Size	DL.
228983	Windows Shared InstallDepot from 228980VC 2010 Redist	No size
265811	The Sandbox Content	76.23 MiB	38.97 MiB

Total size on disk is 76.23 MiB and total download size is 38.97 MiB.

Branches

Name	Description	Build ID
public		504578
beta	v 1.9.10	504578
local (local server)	Local Content Server	499612

Other

Name	Value
overridescddb	1
baselanguages	English, German, French, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil
markdlcdepots	1

The Sandbox

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