Universe Sandbox
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This page is for the second game, previously called "Universe Sandbox 2". For the first game, see Universe Sandbox Legacy.
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| Developers | |
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| Giant Army | |
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| 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 |
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| Universe Sandbox | |
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| Universe Sandbox Legacy | 2011 |
| Universe Sandbox | EA |
Universe Sandbox is a game in the Universe Sandbox series. It was 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
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| Humble Store | |
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| itch.io | |
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| Meta Store | |
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| Steam | |
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- 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 |
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| 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) | <SteamLibrary-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 |
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| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Universe Sandbox\Simulations |
| Microsoft Store | |
| macOS (OS X) | |
| Linux | $HOME/Universe Sandbox/Simulations |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/230290/pfx/[Note 4] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
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| Epic Games Launcher | ||
| GOG Galaxy | ||
| OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
| Steam Cloud | ||
| Xbox Cloud |
Video
| Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | FXAA, CMAA. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | |||
| Color blind mode | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
- The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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| Remapping | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Keyboard and mouse prompts | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | ||
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Controller types |
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| XInput-compatible controllers |
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| DirectInput-compatible controllers |
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| PlayStation controllers |
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| Nintendo controllers |
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| Tracked motion controllers | ||
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| Button/gesture prompts |
| Other controller(s) |
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| Additional information | ||
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| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Input prompt override | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
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| Separate volume controls | ||
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English | ||||
| Brazilian Portuguese |
VR support
| Headsets | State | Notes | |
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| SteamVR | |||
| Oculus VR (LibOVR) | |||
| Windows Mixed Reality | |||
| Devices | |||
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| Tracked motion controllers | See Input for details. | ||
| Traditional controller | See Input for details. | ||
| Keyboard/Mouse | |||
| Play area | |||
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| Seated | |||
| Standing | |||
| Room-scale | |||
Other information
API
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows | |||
| macOS (OS X) | [5] | ||
| Linux |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
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| Audio | FMOD |
System requirements
| Windows | ||||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |||
| Operating system (OS) | ||||
| Processor (CPU) | 1.6 GHz dual-core | 2.6 GHz quad-core | ||
| System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | 4 GB | ||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | 1 GB | |||
| Video card (GPU) | 512 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 3.0 support | 1 GB of VRAM Shader model 3.0 support |
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- A 64-bit operating system is required.
| macOS (OS X) | ||||
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| Minimum | ||||
| Operating system (OS) | 10.9+ | |||
| Processor (CPU) | 1.6 GHz dual-core | |||
| System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | |||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | 1 GB | |||
| Video card (GPU) | 512 GB of VRAM Shader model 3.0 support |
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| Minimum | ||||
| Operating system (OS) | ||||
| Processor (CPU) | 1.6 GHz dual-core | |||
| System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | |||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | 1 GB | |||
| Video card (GPU) | 512 GB of VRAM Shader model 3.0 support |
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Notes
- ↑ Unity engine build: 2018.3.5f1[1]
- ↑ Unity engine build: 2019.4.13f1[2]
- ↑ Unity engine build: 2021.3.5f1[3]
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/230290/. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (230290) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2020-03-20
- ↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2020-11-16
- ↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2022-09-03
- ↑ SteamDB - Universe Sandbox - Displaying change #7694471 - last accessed on 2020-02-09
- "Changed name Universe Sandbox"
- ↑ Catalina 64-bit Compatibility - Google Docs - last accessed on 5 May 2023