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Sandboxels is a free falling-sand simulator that can be played in your browser. It features heat simulation, electricity, density, chemical reactions, cooking, and fire spread. With over 500 unique elements to play with, Sandboxels is a great way to pass the time and relax.
There are thousands of interactions between the many materials, plants, animals, fluids, and powders in the game.
Falling-sand games are a genre of sandbox games characterized by falling particles of various types.
Simply click or use your touchscreen to select a category, like Liquids, then pick an element, like Water. Drag on the canvas above to place your pixels, and watch them interact with others!
Sandboxels has many applications in education. With a hands-on experience, it can give students an understanding of emerging phenomena in many fields, such as biology, chemistry, ecology, geology, cooking, and even virology. There are countless aspects to discover.
We have a thriving community on Discord! There you can post feedback or share your creations.
Business inquiries? Education stories? Help needed? Email us at [email protected]!
Draw pixels | Left Click |
Erase pixels | Right Click |
Pick element | Middle Click |
Pause simulation | Space or P |
Intensify effect | Shift + Heat/Cool/Drag/Mix |
Draw line | Shift + Click |
Change cursor size | Scroll or +- or [] |
Change category | ←→ |
Select by name | E |
Element info | I or / |
Open settings | \ |
Reset canvas | R |
Single step | > |
Fullscreen | F or F11 |
Change view | 123 |
Toggle GUI | F1 |
Capture screenshot | C or F2 |
More controls |