Sand in a Box (2024)

- Developer
- Tiliasoft.com
- Platforms
- Windows, Linux
- Genres
- Casual, Indie, Simulation, Early Access
- Rating
- 3.8 of 5, 8 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 50 minutes
- Where to get it
- Steam
How it feels
a laid-back, hands-on physics sandbox where you drop materials and watch them interact in colourful 2D, perfect for tinkering without pressure
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What players say
Players enjoy experimenting with heat, radioactivity, and electricity in a physics sandbox. One reviewer specifically tried and failed to induce criticality or melt plutonium into an RTG, suggesting the simulation has limits.
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