Sandboxels

A falling sand simulation game with hundreds of elements, heat simulation, chemical reactions, fire, density, electricity, and more.

Play for free at Sandboxels.R74n.com.

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Modding

New to modding? Read the Sandboxels Wiki articles on getting started with modding or publishing your mod.

Please read the Contribution Guidelines before submitting your mod.

Controls

• Left Click = Draw pixels
• Right Click = Erase pixels
• Middle Click = Pick element
• Space or P = Pause simulation
• Shift + Heat/Cool/Shock = Intensify effect
• Shift + Click = Draw line
• Scroll or +- or [] = Change cursor size
• ←→ = Change category
• E = Select by name
• I or / = Element info
• \ = Open settings
• > = Single step
• F or F11 = Fullscreen
• 1234 = Change view
• F1 = Toggle GUI
• C or F2 = Capture screenshot

(Alt/Option can be used in place of Shift)

Button Info

• Pause = Pause/play the simulation
• Step (>) = Run a single frame
• Minus (-) = Decrease the cursor size
• Plus (+) = Increase the cursor size
• Reset = Clears the entire simulation
• Replace = Overrides pixels when placing
• E = Select any element by name
• TPS = Change how fast the simulation runs
• Info = Open the element info screen
• Saves = Open the Save & Load menu
• Mods = Open the Mod Manager
• Settings = Open the settings menu