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Released Apr 28, 2026 $9.99 Mixed Counts toward your Steam games

s&box

By Facepunch Studios

SandboxGame DevelopmentBuildingCasualActionShooter3D PlatformerFPS3DThird-Person ShooterFirst-PersonStylized
Followers 48,503
Reviews 5,493 Mixed
Players now 332 Peak today 332
Followers, 30 days — Not enough history yet

About s&box

s&box is a game tagged Sandbox, Game Development and Building by Facepunch Studios, released Apr 28, 2026. It has 5,493 Steam reviews (Mixed). The Steam games most like it include Brickadia, Build Fight Game and Building Destruction.

s&box is a game creation platform. Play, create, and share games, all in one place. Hundreds of games ready to jump into with your friends.
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Everything Steam lists for s&box · record updated 1 day ago

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Overview

App ID590830
Release dateApr 28, 2026
Last change number40229685
Last record update1 day ago

App info

App type
Game
Developer
Facepunch Studios
Publisher
Facepunch Studios
Steam profile
Counts toward game count and achievement totals · checked 3 days ago
Website
sbox.game

Platforms

Windows 64-bit
Steam Deck
Unsupported

Features

13
Single-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPLAN PvPCo-opOnline co-opLAN co-opIncludes level editorIn-app purchasesSteam WorkshopSteam Trading CardsFamily Sharing

Prices

Price · US$9.99
On sale0 of 41regions right now
Lowest seen · US$9.99Oct 23, 2026
Checked16 hours agoin 41 regions

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Patches

Patch notes

8
  1. Oct 23, 2026 Stability & Bug Fixes

    A small maintenance update with crash and bug fixes. Stability Fixed a GPU crash on characters with facial animation and other morphs. Fixed a GPU crash when reflection probes were baked with the Quality filter. Fixed crashes involving 3D …

  2. Sep 15, 2026 Update 26.09.15

    A new update has been released, you can view the full changes on our blog post. https://sbox.game/news/update-26-09-15 Painter `Painter` is a small utility struct that replaces `HudPainter` and the panel rendering system. It's now used to …

  3. Sep 8, 2026 Update 26.09.08

    A new update has been released, you can view the full changes on our blog post.https://sbox.game/news/update-26-09-082D Physicss&box now has 2D physics, powered by Box2D (yes, like Box3D). Switch the physics mode in your scene settings and…

  4. Sep 1, 2026 Update 26.09.01

    A new update has been released, you can view the full changes on our blog post. https://sbox.game/news/update-26-09-01 New Main Menu I am aware that us re-doing the menu is a meme at this point, but the main menu has once again been rebuil…

  5. Aug 5, 2026 Update 26.08.05

    A new update has been released, you can view the full changes on our blog post. https://sbox.game/news/update-26-08-05 Main Menu Changes The front page of the main menu isn't doing it's job, it should be getting you into a game you're inte…

  6. Jul 22, 2026 Update 26.07.22

    A new update has been released, you can view the full changes on our blog post. https://sbox.game/news/update-26-07-22 AnimGraph 2 We've released the first version of AnimGraph 2 onto a separate branch on Steam this week. We invite develop…

  7. Jul 15, 2026 Update 26.07.15

    A new update has been released, you can view the full changes on our blog post. https://sbox.game/news/update-26-07-15-4d62b783 Talking NPCs Adds subtitles and lip sync to sound files. This is kind of how HL2 did it, except better. Open Vi…

  8. Jul 8, 2026 Update 26.07.08

    A new update has been released, you can view the full changes on our blog post.https://sbox.game/news/update-26-07-08AddonsPreviously, you were able to publish a single asset to our workshop, you'd be able to add code and use your own comp…

Builds

7
BuildBranchUpdated
26199631stagingOct 25, 2026
26198144animgraph2Oct 25, 2026
26187518publicOct 24, 2026
26185439animgraph2Oct 24, 2026
26184742stagingOct 24, 2026
26166566publicOct 23, 2026
2568141226.10.02Oct 2, 2026

Depots

Depots

4
IDNameSystemsSizeDownloadManifest
228989 — shared from 228980 Windows — — —
590831 — All 3.75 GB 2.69 GB 3398911085413836860
590832 — Windows 562.2 MB 234.1 MB 4418606757977649032
590833 — Linux 2.18 GB 377.5 MB 2689635952795951709

Branches

4
BranchBuildUpdatedAccess
public 26187518 Oct 24, 2026 Open
staging Bleeding edge builds 26199631 Oct 25, 2026 Open
animgraph2 experimental - testing only 26198144 Oct 25, 2026 Open
26.10.02 26.10.02 25681412 Oct 2, 2026 Open

Configuration

Install foldersteamapps/common/sbox

Launch options

2
ExecutableArgumentsSystemsDescription
sbox.exe Windows · 64-bit Play s&box
sbox Linux · 64-bit Play s&box

Cloud saves

Space per player9.31 GB
Filesup to 10,000
Save locations3
RootPathPatternSystems
gameinstallconfig/convar*.jsonAll
gameinstallconfig/game*.jsonAll
gameinstalldata*.*All

Update history

Changes to the Steam record

since we started watching
  1. Oct 25, 2026 · 17:28 #40229685
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    • depots.590831.manifests.animgraph2.gid 3408904741379526213 → 8043872469661536158
    • depots.590831.manifests.animgraph2.size 3391696694 → 3310951446
    • depots.590831.manifests.public.download 2808869360 → 2885145680
    • depots.590831.manifests.public.gid 4697630103190075339 → 3398911085413836860
    • depots.590831.manifests.public.size 3948341867 → 4025445407
    • depots.590831.manifests.staging.download 2831314272 → 2814894352
    • depots.590831.manifests.staging.gid 7371324166863729282 → 4221117764857703348
    • depots.590831.manifests.staging.size 3989961542 → 3948090968
    • depots.590832.manifests.animgraph2.download 242705584 → 242696784
    • depots.590832.manifests.animgraph2.gid 9081385764264872649 → 9147935983032123164
    • depots.590832.manifests.animgraph2.size 587817787 → 587798748
    • and 21 more

News

  1. Oct 14, 2026 · GamingOnLinux Facepunch are rethinking s&box since it's not doing well - it's going free to play

    The sandbox game creation and game playing platform s&box from Garry's Mod and Rust developer Facepunch is going through a big rethink. Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/…

  2. Oct 14, 2026 · PlayGround.ru - официальная группа Создатель Garry's Mod сделает свою новую игру бесплатной до конца года - S&Box меняет концепцию

    Гарри Ньюман, автор культовой и до сих пор популярной Garry's Mod, опубликовал открытое обращение к игрокам, в котором объявил о радикальной смене курса разработки новой песочницы S&Box. Разработчик …

  3. Oct 13, 2026 · Community Announcements Rethinking

    A new update has been released, you can view the full changes on our blog post.https://sbox.game/news/rethinkingRethinkingI’ve been rethinking what s&box should look like over the past couple of week…

  4. Oct 7, 2026 · PlayGround.ru - официальная группа Гарри Ньюман признал провал запуска s&box и пообещал изменить ряд ключевых решений

    Основатель Facepunch Гарри Ньюман публично признал проблемы с запуском s&box и пообещал изменить ряд ключевых решений. Поводом стал критический ролик YouTube-блогера Eridium, посвящённый состоянию пл…

  5. Oct 3, 2026 · PlayGround.ru - официальная группа s&box открыла бесплатный доступ до 5 октября в честь гранд-финала Game Jam

    s&box открыла бесплатный доступ до 5 октября. Поводом стал гранд-финал Game Jam, но заглянуть в платформу стоит и тем, кто просто хочет посмотреть, что она собой представляет: за время конкурса там п…

  6. Oct 2, 2026 · Community Announcements s&box Free Play Weekend and Game Jam Grand Finals!

    Free WeekendTo celebrate the Game Jam grand final, s&box is free to play from Friday 2nd (6PM BST) to Monday 5th October.Over 400 games were made for the jam in three weeks, so many awesome unique ex…

  7. Sep 29, 2026 · Community Announcements Neck & Neck

    A new update has been released, you can view the full changes on our blog post.https://sbox.game/news/update-26-09-29Game Jam: Final FourRoundabout has been eliminated and earns 5th place for £5000.F…

  8. Sep 22, 2026 · Community Announcements This Is My Jam.

    A new update has been released, you can view the full changes on our blog post. https://sbox.game/news/update-26-09-22 Game Jam Progress The Game Jam is 19 days in and we've had over 200 entries. I t…

  9. Sep 16, 2026 · GamingOnLinux s&box from Facepunch gets a price cut and more improvements

    Facepunch are trying desperately to pull in more players for their game creation platform s&box, with a permanent price cut now live. Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09…

  10. Sep 4, 2026 · Community Announcements Game Jam III

    This is our third game jam. This time we have a £50,000 total prize fund up for grabs. The way our jams run have now changed. On the 4th September we'll announce the theme and you can submit your gam…

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