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Universe Sandbox

Giant Army · 2015-08-24

SteamGOGEpic Games StoreMicrosoft Store

CasualIndieSimulationEarly Access

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Virtual Reality

Releases: Aug 24, 2015 (Linux), Aug 24, 2015 (Mac), May 2008 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

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.

Universe Sandbox is a Casual, Indie, Simulation, Early Access game released in 2015, priced at $20.09, with an estimated 1,000,000 .. 2,000,000 owners and Overwhelmingly Positive (96% of 32221 reviews).

247
playing now
96%
positive of 32k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
0
twitch viewers (latest)
78/100
IGDB user rating (33 ratings)
8
Nexus mods (2.8k downloads)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$20.09
steam price (US)

247 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 UTC (census sample)

Trailer

Universe Sandbox trailer thumbnail

Universe Sandbox - Official Trailer

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 247 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 2,649 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~331/week).
  • · Review velocity up 10% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 1% of 28,912 Casual games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 812k–1.9M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 32,481 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$20.09-33%
Microsoft Store$29.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $13.37 at GreenManGaming (2018-07-19) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 114 of 157 observed days · $6.72 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
69569520182026Week of 2018-01-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 184 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 176 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 208 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 695 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 368 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 334 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 252 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 352 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 294 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 284 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 258 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 307 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 245 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 290 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 305 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 294 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 346 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 329 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 306 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 245 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 235 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 362 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 266 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 339 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 244 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 227 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 246 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 307 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 316 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 294 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 217 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 208 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 194 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 215 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 244 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 185 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 245 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 200 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 247 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 294 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 285 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 246 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 237 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 319 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 268 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 224 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 261 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 303 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 258 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 218 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 236 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 256 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 345 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 265 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 238 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 272 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 265 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 267 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 286 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 257 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 208 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 242 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 217 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 272 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 294 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 327 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 264 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 377 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 315 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 287 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 269 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 249 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 303 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 261 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 292 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 320 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 383 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 347 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 294 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 310 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 336 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 325 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 279 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 279 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 230 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 13 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

5271822026-09-14 20:00 — 294 players2026-09-16 04:00 — 192 players2026-09-17 12:00 — 242 players2026-09-18 19:00 — 333 players2026-09-20 03:00 — 334 players2026-09-21 10:00 — 248 players2026-09-22 18:00 — 290 players2026-09-24 01:00 — 304 players2026-09-25 09:00 — 229 players2026-09-26 16:00 — 477 players2026-09-28 00:00 — 386 players2026-09-29 07:00 — 182 players2026-09-30 15:00 — 308 players2026-10-01 22:00 — 354 players2026-10-03 06:00 — 288 players2026-10-04 14:00 — 527 players2026-10-05 22:00 — 385 players2026-10-07 05:00 — 245 players2026-10-08 13:00 — 293 players2026-10-09 20:00 — 428 players2026-10-11 04:00 — 358 players2026-10-12 11:00 — 259 players2026-10-13 19:00 — 354 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 247 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
4430Jan 2013Aug 2026Jan 2013 — avg 0 · peak 2Jun 2013 — avg 0 · peak 1Nov 2013 — avg 1 · peak 15Apr 2014 — avg 0 · peak 3Dec 2014 — avg 25 · peak 53May 2015 — avg 22 · peak 45Oct 2015 — avg 166 · peak 349Mar 2016 — avg 237 · peak 617Aug 2016 — avg 155 · peak 264Jan 2017 — avg 218 · peak 409Jun 2017 — avg 178 · peak 319Nov 2017 — avg 259 · peak 494Apr 2018 — avg 207 · peak 348Sep 2018 — avg 221 · peak 384Feb 2019 — avg 312 · peak 582Jul 2019 — avg 257 · peak 430Dec 2019 — avg 303 · peak 503May 2020 — avg 266 · peak 380Oct 2020 — avg 304 · peak 456Mar 2021 — avg 313 · peak 500Aug 2021 — avg 284 · peak 411Jan 2022 — avg 303 · peak 528Jun 2022 — avg 290 · peak 452Nov 2022 — avg 306 · peak 550Apr 2023 — avg 407 · peak 696Sep 2023 — avg 275 · peak 443Feb 2024 — avg 303 · peak 526Jul 2024 — avg 316 · peak 440Dec 2024 — avg 376 · peak 624May 2025 — avg 377 · peak 646Oct 2025 — avg 368 · peak 637Mar 2026 — avg 403 · peak 736Aug 2026 — avg 346 · peak 576
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
61612026-09-212026-10-142026-09-21: 61 new positive2026-09-22: 3 new positive2026-09-22: 1 new negative2026-09-24: 11 new positive2026-09-25: 7 new positive2026-09-27: 6 new positive2026-09-27: 1 new negative2026-09-29: 13 new positive2026-10-01: 9 new positive2026-10-03: 10 new positive2026-10-04: 23 new positive2026-10-04: 1 new negative2026-10-05: 8 new positive2026-10-05: 1 new negative2026-10-07: 13 new positive2026-10-07: 2 new negative2026-10-08: 8 new positive2026-10-08: 1 new negative2026-10-09: 7 new positive2026-10-09: 1 new negative2026-10-10: 9 new positive2026-10-11: 13 new positive2026-10-12: 8 new positive2026-10-12: 1 new negative2026-10-13: 5 new positive2026-10-13: 1 new negative2026-10-14: 3 new positive2026-10-14: 3 new negative
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$29.99$16.742015-01-012026-10-142015-01-01 — best price $24.992016-11-21 — best price $19.992017-07-05 — best price $24.992018-01-11 — best price $18.742018-07-16 — best price $24.992018-12-17 — best price $24.992019-06-17 — best price $18.742020-01-03 — best price $29.992020-05-01 — best price $22.492020-08-05 — best price $26.882020-10-09 — best price $29.992020-11-27 — best price $20.092021-02-15 — best price $29.992021-04-12 — best price $25.382021-05-27 — best price $20.092021-10-03 — best price $29.992022-01-16 — best price $25.382022-03-15 — best price $29.992022-05-16 — best price $29.992022-07-28 — best price $29.992022-10-22 — best price $20.092023-01-10 — best price $20.092023-04-24 — best price $29.992023-07-18 — best price $23.892023-10-15 — best price $23.892024-01-13 — best price $22.042024-04-10 — best price $20.092024-06-19 — best price $20.092024-09-21 — best price $29.992024-12-18 — best price $20.092025-02-26 — best price $22.042025-05-09 — best price $20.092025-07-29 — best price $22.042025-10-23 — best price $20.092026-02-02 — best price $23.882026-04-15 — best price $19.992026-07-19 — best price $22.462026-09-09 — best price $20.092026-10-09 — best price $29.992026-10-14 — best price $20.09
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Twitch viewers

502026-09-30 18:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 16:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 20:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-04 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-04 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-04 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 19:34 — 5 viewers2026-10-06 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 19:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 04:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-08 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 20:35 — 0 viewers2026-10-10 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-10 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 00:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 18:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 03:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-12 12:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-13 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-13 19:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 17:34 — 0 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerSteam WorkshopAdjustable Text SizeCustom Volume ControlsMouse Only OptionPlayable without Timed InputSave AnytimeTouch Only OptionPartial Controller SupportSteam Cloud

28 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Hungarian, Japanese, Korean…

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

SpacePhysicsSandboxScienceGod GameRelaxingEducationRealisticSpace SimOpen World

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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