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Universe Sandbox

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This product is unreleased but remains under active development - information may change frequently and could be outdated or irrelevant.

This page is for the second game, previously called "Universe Sandbox 2". For the first game, see Universe Sandbox Legacy.

Universe Sandbox
Universe Sandbox cover
Developers
Giant Army
Engines
Former Unity 2018[Note 1]
Former Unity 2019[Note 2]
Unity 2021[Note 3]
Release dates
Windows Early access
macOS (OS X) Early access
Linux Early access
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Series Universe Sandbox
Universe Sandbox on HowLongToBeat
Universe Sandbox on IGDB
Universe Sandbox on MobyGames
Universe Sandbox on Wikipedia
Universe Sandbox
Universe Sandbox Legacy 2011
Universe Sandbox EA

Key points

Originally titled Universe Sandbox 2 but renamed to Universe Sandbox on February 5, 2020.[4]

General information

Official Discord server
GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

The native version for Linux is not available on Steam after update 32.3, still available on itch.io and GOG, but no longer supported.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Giant Army\Universe Sandbox\settings.json
%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Giant Army\Universe Sandbox\inputbindings.json
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Giant Army\Universe Sandbox\
Microsoft Store
macOS (OS X)
Linux $HOME/.config/unity3d/Giant Army/Universe Sandbox
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/230290/pfx/[Note 4]
This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Universe Sandbox\Simulations
Microsoft Store
macOS (OS X)
Linux $HOME/Universe Sandbox/Simulations
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/230290/pfx/[Note 4]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Epic Games Launcher
GOG Galaxy
OneDrive
Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.
Steam Cloud
Xbox Cloud

Video

The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.

Input

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Brazilian Portuguese

VR support

Other information

API

Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
[5]
Linux

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio FMOD

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS)
Processor (CPU) 1.6 GHz dual-core
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 1 GB
Video card (GPU) 512 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible
Shader model 3.0 support
A 64-bit operating system is required.
macOS (OS X)
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 10.9+
Processor (CPU) 1.6 GHz dual-core
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 1 GB
Video card (GPU) 512 GB of VRAM
Shader model 3.0 support
Linux
Minimum
Operating system (OS)
Processor (CPU) 1.6 GHz dual-core
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 1 GB
Video card (GPU) 512 GB of VRAM
Shader model 3.0 support


Notes

  1. Unity engine build: 2018.3.5f1[1]
  2. Unity engine build: 2019.4.13f1[2]
  3. Unity engine build: 2021.3.5f1[3]
  4. 4.0 4.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/230290/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (230290) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

  1. Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2020-03-20
  2. Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2020-11-16
  3. Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2022-09-03
  4. SteamDB - Universe Sandbox - Displaying change #7694471 - last accessed on 2020-02-09
    "Changed name Universe Sandbox"
  5. Catalina 64-bit Compatibility - Google Docs - last accessed on 5 May 2023