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The Sandbox

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First release
May 15, 2012
Publisher
Pixowl
Engine
Cocos2d
Genres
Indie, Simulator, Strategy, Puzzle · Educational
Platforms
Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS

The Sandbox is a unique world building & crafting game featuring over 200+ physics elements presented in 2D pixel blocks that can interact with each others. Players can craft amazing worlds, create pixel art, chain reactions, chiptune music, advanced contraptions, electric circuits or just play with physics. Play with basic elements ranging from simple water, stone, sand, wood, glass, lava, fire, to more complex: electricity, metal, virus, antivirus,heater, cooler, lasers, pipes, gems, sensors, leds TNT, C4, crosswire, conveyor belt, music instruments etc.

Also known as The Sandbox - Building & Craft, The Sandbox Mobile, The Sandbox - Pixel World Builder, the SANDBOX
… See more, The Sandbox.exe, The Sandbox Evolution

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Release dates
iOS
May 15, 2012
Android
Jun 14, 2013
Android
May 08, 2014
All 4 release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Jun 29, 2015
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
Side view
Keywords
aliens, dinosaurs, robots, voxel, rabbit
… All 13, steam, pixel art, steam greenlight, digital distribution, human, deliberately retro, google play game services, lion

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