Universe Sandbox
Universe Sandbox is a game created and developed by Giant Army. It was released on Steam Early Access on August 24, 2015.
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Description[edit | edit source]
Universe Sandbox is a physics-based space simulator that allows you to create, destroy, and interact on an unimaginable scale.
It merges real-time gravity, climate, collision, and material interactions to reveal the beauty of our universe and the fragility of our planet. The latest version, Universe Sandbox, is a sequel to the original Universe Sandbox Legacy.
Version History[edit | edit source]
See official release notes for a list of updates and their changes.
Features[edit | edit source]
- Simulate Gravity: N-body simulation at almost any speed using Newtonian mechanics. Real science, real physics, no supercomputer required.
- Collide Planets & Stars: Epic, mind-blowing collisions of massive planetary bodies.
- Model Earth's Climate: Watch sea ice grow and recede with the seasons because of the tilt of the Earth: change the tilt and change the seasons. Or move the Earth farther from the Sun and freeze the entire planet.
- Terraform Planets: Add carbon dioxide to a planet's atmosphere to heat it up. Then add water...
- Deform Surfaces: Impact planets with asteroids and comets and leave behind massive, molten craters.
- Supernova a Star: Make a star evolve by cranking up its age or mass, then watch a supernova unfold.
- Historical simulations - ride along with Juno, New Horizons, & other spacecraft
- Material system - build planets out of hydrogen, iron, rock, & water
- Solar flares & volatile trails
- Procedurally generated stars and planets
- Pulsars
- Light-warping black holes
- Galaxies
System requirements[edit | edit source]
Windows[edit | edit source]
Minimum[edit | edit source]
- OS: Windows Vista SP1+
- Processor: 1.6GHz dual-core
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: 512 MB Video Memory, Shader Model 4.0
- DirectX: Version 10
- Storage: 2 GB available space
Recommended[edit | edit source]
- Processor: 2.6GHz quad-core
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: 1 GB Video Memory
- DirectX: Version 10
- Additional Notes: For VR, see recommendations from headset manufacturer
macOS[edit | edit source]
Minimum[edit | edit source]
- OS: OS X 10.9+
- Processor: 1.6GHz dual core
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: OpenGL, 512 MB Video Memory
- Storage: 1 GB available space
Steam OS + Linux[edit | edit source]
Minimum[edit | edit source]
- OS: Ubuntu 12.04+, SteamOS+
- Processor: 1.6GHz dual core
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: OpenGL, 512 MB Video Memory
- Storage: 1 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Officially supports the same Linux distributions supported by Unity (currently Ubuntu 12.04+). Other distributions can and will work, but they may require a bit of configuration and tinkering.