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2012PC55 % positive

The Sandbox is a 2D sandbox where over 200 interacting physics elements let you build worlds, pixel art, chain reactions and electric circuits. You can craft elaborate contraptions or simply play with the physics.

  • Sandbox with your own goals
  • Building and crafting
  • Pixel art
  • Puzzles and brain teasers

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2019PCSteam Deck playable97 % positive8.19 €

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A physics-driven sandbox where you freely experiment with weapons, machines and odd gadgets on ragdoll characters. The fun comes from creative tinkering and the unexpected, chaotic results.

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Sandboxels

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Sandboxels is a browser-based falling sand simulator where you mix over 500 elements and watch heat, electricity, density and chemical reactions interact. There are no goals, just relaxed, free-form experimenting and destruction.

WorldBox

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A pixel-art god sandbox where you shape worlds, watch civilizations rise, and intervene with miracles or disasters. The appeal is the emergent chaos as kingdoms form, wage wars, and collapse.

TheoTown

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TheoTown is a relaxed city-building simulation where you grow your own metropolis step by step. You plan roads, neighborhoods and infrastructure and watch your city come alive.

The Sandbox Evolution

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The Sandbox Evolution is a pixel sandbox where you can build worlds or wreck the universe. Its easy level maker lets you craft retro-style platformer stages in seconds.

Pixross

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Pixross is a calm collection of over 150 nonogram puzzles where you use number clues to reveal pixel pictures. Extra challenges and unlockable customizations add cozy variety.

Baba Is You

  • Look like The Sandbox

Baba Is You turns the game's rules into pushable word blocks, so rearranging them changes what wins, what kills and even what you control. The result is a clever, inventive puzzler full of aha moments.

RPG Maker XP

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A toolkit for building your own classic 2D RPGs without programming knowledge, with a map editor, database and Ruby scripting for deep customization. It is more a creative workshop than a game.

Super Dungeon Maker

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A dungeon-building toolkit where you design your own trap-filled dungeons, share them, and tackle countless creations from players worldwide. The appeal lies in clever puzzle-action challenges and a near-endless supply of community levels.

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