Steam reviews

Overwhelmingly Positive

96% of 31,102 reviews

Critic scores

Metacritic

Generally favorable

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UNIVERSE SANDBOX

Universe Sandbox has 381 concurrent players on Steam right now. Its 24 hour peak is 381 and its all-time peak is 381. Data refreshes every 5 minutes from the official Steam Web API.

DEV · Giant Army2015

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.

Niche but breathing. Best chance to find others at peak hours.
Currently at 100% of the all-time peak of 381 players.
Last updated 7 weeks ago: Back to the Moon! | Update 36.1.

Playing now

381

24h peak

381

24h change

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GALLERY & TRAILERS

1 / 19

ACROSS PLATFORMS

STEAMLIVE

Current

381

24h peak

381

All-time

381

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Xbox · PlayStation · Nintendo

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