Universe Sandbox

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Release

May 2008

Player score

78/100

Platform families

Editorial overview

Inside Universe Sandbox

What it is

Create and destroy on an unimaginable scale... with a space simulator that merges real-time gravity, climate, collision, and material interactions to reveal the beauty of our universe and the fragility of our planet. Includes VR support for HTC Vive, Oculus Rift+Touch, and Windows Mixed Reality.

Play styles

Single player

Perspective

Virtual Reality

Themes

Sandbox · Educational · Kids

Production dossier

The complete game record

Cast, creators, hardware, release history, and the details that define how this game plays.

Who made it

Giant Army
Developer · Publisher

Built with

Unity

Platforms

Linux
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Mac

Release history

Aug 24, 2015Linux
Aug 24, 2015Mac
May 2008PC (Microsoft Windows)

Themes & modes

SandboxEducationalKidsOpen worldSingle player

Windows

Minimum

Minimum: • OS: Windows 10 21H1+ (64-bit, x86) • Processor: 1.6 GHz dual-core • Memory: 4 GB RAM • Graphics: 4 GB Video Memory†, Shader Model 6.0 • DirectX: Version 12 • Storage: 4 GB available space • Additional Notes: † Laptops or other computers that use integrated graphics (rather than dedicated graphics hardware) may see issues with Universe Sandbox even if they meet the video memory requirement. Dedicated video hardware is recommended.

Recommended

Recommended: • OS: Windows 11 • Processor: 3.6 GHz quad-core • Memory: 8 GB RAM • Graphics: 8+ GB Video Memory • DirectX: Version 12

macOS

Minimum

Minimum: • OS: macOS 11.0 • Processor: Apple M1, 1.6 GHz dual-core • Memory: 4 GB RAM • Graphics: Metal, 4 GB Video Memory† • Storage: 4 GB available space • Additional Notes: † Laptops or other computers that use integrated graphics (rather than dedicated graphics hardware) may see issues with Universe Sandbox even if they meet the video memory requirement. Dedicated video hardware is recommended.

Recommended

Recommended: • OS: macOS 11.0+ • Processor: Apple M1+, 3.6 GHz quad-core • Memory: 8 GB RAM • Graphics: 8 GB Video Memory

Linux

Minimum

Minimum: • OS: Ubuntu 12.04+, SteamOS+ • Processor: 1.6 GHz dual-core • Memory: 2 GB RAM • Graphics: OpenGL 4.3, 2 GB Video Memory† • Storage: 2 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. † Laptops or other computers that use integrated graphics (rather than dedicated graphics hardware) may see issues with Universe Sandbox even if they meet the video memory requirement. Dedicated video hardware is recommended.

Recommended

Recommended: • Processor: 3.6 GHz quad-core • Memory: 8 GB RAM • Graphics: 4 GB Video Memory

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