Universe Sandbox
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Steam News · Aug 20
The 11th anniversary of Universe Sandbox’s Early Access launch on Steam is Monday, August 24, 2026!To celebrate this milestone, Universe Sandbox is on sale now through August 31.This year, we’ve already released the first part of our multi-year physics architecture overhaul, and added winds sweeping gases across planet atmospheres, atmospheric drag to simulate meteors, a simulation of the Artemis ...
Steam News · Aug 19
Collision craters form and combine together more realistically. You can also duplicate objects, watch black holes evaporate, and explore a simulation of a newly discovered exosatellite. Creating CratersCraters from collisions with moons and small rock fragments alike are more realistic, blending naturally and better respecting an object’s elevation range and topography. Larger impacts now leave be...
Steam News · Jun 25
Watch winds spread gases across planetary atmospheres, see the unique shape of any selected object with new stylized outlines, and adjust object compositions by percentage. We’ve also focused on eliminating issues with over 50 fixes and improvements. Atmospheric WindsGases now sweep across planetary atmospheres by the newly simulated geostrophic wind. Check it out and customize the wind speed unde...
Steam News · Apr 29
Artemis II MissionThe recent Artemis II mission swept around the far side of the Moon, taking humanity farther than they’ve ever been from Earth. Experience it yourself in our new simulation, Artemis II: Humanity's Farthest Journey.Earthset created in Universe Sandbox. Check out the original Earthset image captured by the Artemis II astronauts.Orion SpacecraftThe Orion Integrity spacecraft from th...
Steam News · Mar 30
Blast apart rings with lasers, deform moons as they become tidally locked, vaporize meteors, and more! We’ve reconstructed the physics simulation architecture of Universe Sandbox to provide a new base for improving performance, finding and fixing issues faster, and more easily adding new physics features.“To me, it underscores our responsibility to deal more kindly with one another, and to preserv...
Steam News · Mar 19
Our first planned major release of 2026 is our physics architecture overhaul that will simulate meteors (atmospheric drag) and improve lasers. We’re also continuing development on life simulation, bringing Universe Sandbox to mobile devices, and other grand plans. But before we get into those projects, let’s look back at some highlights from last year. Work in Progress: Objects changing color base...
Steam News · Dec 18, 2025
For the last four years, we’ve been working on a major overhaul of Universe Sandbox to utilize the Data-Oriented Technology Stack (DOTS) from Unity, the game engine we use to build Universe Sandbox, toImprove performance now and in the future.Add new physics simulation, like visually deformed objects and atmospheric drag to simulate meteors.Make our game code easier to maintain and build on.Provid...
Steam News · Nov 24, 2025
Every year, Steam gives the “Labor of Love” award to games that have been out for a while and continue to receive new content and support year after year. If you feel we are worthy, please nominate Universe Sandbox for the "Labor of Love" award!This year, we celebrated the 10-year anniversary of Universe Sandbox’s Early Access launch on Steam. We're proud of what we've accomplished in the last dec...
Steam News · Oct 23, 2025
Learn about the recently discovered sednoid 2023 KQ14 and why it challenges the Planet Nine hypothesis. Enjoy a handful of bug fixes and quality-of-life improvements like the ability to quickly fly to planets just by selecting an already selected object. We’ve also updated our game engine and improved support for High Dynamic Range (HDR) displays.A New Sednoid In the Outer Solar SystemThe recently...
Steam News · Aug 21, 2025
The 10-year anniversary of Universe Sandbox’s Early Access launch on Steam is this Sunday, August 24, 2025! To celebrate this milestone, Universe Sandbox will be on sale now until August 28. Over the last 10 years, we’ve added so many new features to make Universe Sandbox better than ever, from simulating liquids and gases flowing over planet surfaces and lasers in 2019, to realistically simulatin...