Harness the power to create black holes, collide galaxies, and manipulate gravity with just a few clicks. Inspired by the software astronomers use to unlock the mysteries of our universe, never before has astronomy been so interactive or so much fun.
Spawn a massive moon to tear apart Saturn’s rings or launch a rogue star to rip the planets from their orbits around our sun. After unleashing catastrophic destruction, create your own solar system and share it with friends.
Key Features
- Interactive, real-time, n-body gravity simulator
- Change any property of any object at any time
- Real physics, real data, real units, real science
- Compare the objects in any simulation with chart mode
- Supports anaglyphic 3D glasses and 3D DLP televisions
- Built in tutorials and step-by-step activities
- Includes 70 simulations both real and fantastical
- Extensive editing and creation tools make it easy to build your own simulations
Reviews
“This is where Universe Sandbox succeeds brilliantly: players experience godly power to create or destroy, while almost unavoidably learning something about the physical properties of our universe.”
87/100 – PC Gamer
“Using the vast range of variables and tools at your disposal you can create some enormously convoluted displays of physics, bending cosmic laws to your will...”
80% – bit-gamer
System Requirements
Windows
- OS: Windows 7 SP1 (64-bit)*
- Processor: 1.6 GHz dual-core
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: 2 GB Video Memory†, Shader Model 5.0
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 2 GB available space
- Additional Notes: * A 64-bit version of Windows is required for Universe Sandbox updates after November 2018. Users on 32-bit systems can still run previous versions. † Laptops or other computers that use integrated graphics (rather than dedicated graphics hardware) may see issues with Universe Sandbox even if they meet the video memory requirement. Dedicated video hardware is recommended.
- Processor: 3.6 GHz quad-core
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: 4 GB Video Memory
- DirectX: Version 11
- Additional Notes: For VR, see recommendations from your headset manufacturer
Mac OS X
- OS: macOS 10.12
- Processor: 1.6 GHz dual-core
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: Metal, 2 GB Video Memory†
- Storage: 2 GB available space
- Additional Notes: † Laptops or other computers that use integrated graphics (rather than dedicated graphics hardware) may see issues with Universe Sandbox even if they meet the video memory requirement. Dedicated video hardware is recommended.
- Processor: 3.6 GHz quad-core
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: 4 GB Video Memory
SteamOS Linux
- OS: Ubuntu 12.04 , SteamOS
- Processor: 1.6 GHz dual-core
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: OpenGL 4.3, 2 GB Video Memory†
- Storage: 2 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Officially supports the same Linux distributions supported by Unity (). Other distributions can and will work, but they may require a bit of configuration and tinkering. † Laptops or other computers that use integrated graphics (rather than dedicated graphics hardware) may see issues with Universe Sandbox even if they meet the video memory requirement. Dedicated video hardware is recommended.
- Processor: 3.6 GHz quad-core
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: 4 GB Video Memory