Universe Sandbox
Create & destroy on an unimaginable scale with a realistic physics-based space simulator. Explore the beauty of our universe and the fragility of our planet. Use science to bend the laws of gravity, collide planets, boil away oceans, fire epic space lasers, and customize your universe.
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- Store
- Steam
- Price
- $29.99
- Mac
- Yes, native macOS (Apple silicon required)
- Platforms
- windows, mac
- Reviews
- Overwhelmingly Positive: 96% of 19,797
- Release
- Aug 24, 2015
- Developer
- Giant Army
- Tags
- Early Access, Simulation, Sandbox, Space, Physics, Space Sim, Realistic
Minimum requirements
Mac
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.
PC
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 separate graphics hardware) require DirectX 12 Feature Level 12_2 or higher and may see issues with Universe Sandbox even if they meet the video memory requirement. Discrete video hardware is recommended.
