How many people are playing Sandboxels right now?

Sandboxels has 28 players on Steam right now, with a 24-hour peak of 57 and an all-time peak of 107 on Sept 2025.

What is the all-time peak player count of Sandboxels?

107 concurrent players on Sept 2025.

When was Sandboxels released on Steam?

Sandboxels was released on Steam on 16 May 2025.

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Major update14 Jul 2026Sandboxels v1.15: Update of the CenturyWe’ve added some of the most requested features EVER in this large update to Sandboxels. Let’s go through the most promising ones! Undo & Redo Have you ever misclicked, used the wrong element, or just regretted a decision? You can now easily go back multiple brush strokes with the Undo and Redo buttons! And yes, we refreshed the Control Bar with all new pixel art icons! This makes room for thes…

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11 Jan 2026, 18:53 UTC	In-game event	Version 1.13.2: Pixel Groups, Cooler (Hotter?) Fire, and 1 billion more features Our new update to Sandboxels, v1.13.2, is out now! Let’s dive right into the new features and changes. Edit Mode Remember all those weird miscellaneous tools in the Special category? They have been moved to the new “Edit” tab! The “Edit” button is where the “TPS” option used to be, which is now in Settings. We expect to add a lot more editing tools to this tab in the future, but for now we adde…	21456660
17 Dec 2025, 17:16 UTC	Major update	Sandboxels v1.13 - Gizmos & Gadgets OUT NOW We worked hard to bring some highly requested features and improvements to this new Sandboxels update. New machines First, we added the Filter! It acts like a sieve, allowing only certain elements to pass through. It also has a cousin called the Gate, which only allows pixels through if it is powered by electricity. Pipes can interact with these new machines, transferring pixels between them. T…	21226458
19 Aug 2025, 20:32 UTC	Community	NEW on Steam: Trading Cards, Emoticons, Badges, & Backgrounds Players can now unlock trading cards just by playing Sandboxels on Steam! A card drops every 30 minutes of playtime. Collect the whole set and craft the cards into a badge, emoticon, and profile background! You can also use Steam Points to buy the emotes. Enjoy!	—
17 Jul 2025, 18:00 UTC	Major update	Sandboxels v1.12 - Saves For All - OUT NOW This may have been the longest update to develop so far! It brings anticipated online features to the Steam Edition, along with many features for the web version, too! 🎨 Save Browsing 💾 There are now multiple ways to browse and load community-made canvases! Select one of the new tabs of the Saves menu: Try our curated selection in the “Featured” tab. These have no mods enabled and should work…	—
16 May 2025, 17:10 UTC	Major update	Sandboxels OUT ON STEAM + New Update (v1.11.2) Sandboxels has officially been released on Steam! To celebrate, we also have a new update (v1.11.2) with some small but neat features! ♨️ CHECK STEAM ♨️ The Steam edition of Sandboxels can be picked up now for under a dollar! And even better: For a limited time, it’s 40% off! It comes with fancy lighting pre-installed! Don’t want it yet? Put in on your wishlist to support us for free! 🆕 THE UP…	—

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11 Jan 2026, 18:53 UTC

In-game event

Version 1.13.2: Pixel Groups, Cooler (Hotter?) Fire, and 1 billion more features

Our new update to Sandboxels, v1.13.2, is out now! Let’s dive right into the new features and changes. Edit Mode Remember all those weird miscellaneous tools in the Special category? They have been moved to the new “Edit” tab! The “Edit” button is where the “TPS” option used to be, which is now in Settings. We expect to add a lot more editing tools to this tab in the future, but for now we adde…

21456660

17 Dec 2025, 17:16 UTC

Major update

Sandboxels v1.13 - Gizmos & Gadgets OUT NOW

We worked hard to bring some highly requested features and improvements to this new Sandboxels update. New machines First, we added the Filter! It acts like a sieve, allowing only certain elements to pass through. It also has a cousin called the Gate, which only allows pixels through if it is powered by electricity. Pipes can interact with these new machines, transferring pixels between them. T…

21226458

19 Aug 2025, 20:32 UTC

Community

NEW on Steam: Trading Cards, Emoticons, Badges, & Backgrounds

Players can now unlock trading cards just by playing Sandboxels on Steam! A card drops every 30 minutes of playtime. Collect the whole set and craft the cards into a badge, emoticon, and profile background! You can also use Steam Points to buy the emotes. Enjoy!

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17 Jul 2025, 18:00 UTC

Major update

Sandboxels v1.12 - Saves For All - OUT NOW

This may have been the longest update to develop so far! It brings anticipated online features to the Steam Edition, along with many features for the web version, too! 🎨 Save Browsing 💾 There are now multiple ways to browse and load community-made canvases! Select one of the new tabs of the Saves menu: Try our curated selection in the “Featured” tab. These have no mods enabled and should work…

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16 May 2025, 17:10 UTC

Major update

Sandboxels OUT ON STEAM + New Update (v1.11.2)

Sandboxels has officially been released on Steam! To celebrate, we also have a new update (v1.11.2) with some small but neat features! ♨️ CHECK STEAM ♨️ The Steam edition of Sandboxels can be picked up now for under a dollar! And even better: For a limited time, it’s 40% off! It comes with fancy lighting pre-installed! Don’t want it yet? Put in on your wishlist to support us for free! 🆕 THE UP…

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