s&box

s&box

Facepunch Studios · April 28, 2026 · Sandbox, Game Development, Building, Casual, Action

Buy s&box from Steam at $9.99 — the cheapest of 1 store we compare.

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s&box price by region

s&box costs $6.29 in Georgia (USD), £9.09 in the United Kingdom, $9.99 in the United States, €10.25 in Europe (EUR), CA$11.99 in Canada, A$13.95 in Australia, NZ$15.75 in New Zealand, R$37.49 in Brazil and zł42.49 in Poland right now.

Cheapest s&box offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
Georgia (USD) $6.29 $6.29 — 1
United Kingdom £9.09 £9.09 — 1
United Statesyour region $9.99 $9.99 — 1
Europe (EUR) €10.25 €10.25 — 1
Canada CA$11.99 CA$11.99 — 1
Australia A$13.95 A$13.95 — 1
New Zealand NZ$15.75 NZ$15.75 — 1
Brazil R$37.49 R$37.49 — 1
Poland zł42.49 zł42.49 — 1

Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.

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About s&box

S&box is a game creation platform built on Valve's Source 2 engine.Play, create, and share games, explore community creations, and experience endless sandbox fun with powerful modern tools.

Play

Hundreds of games made by the community - shooters, roleplay, racing, platformers, horror, and stuff we don't even have a name for yet. No installing or subscribing, just click to play. Party up with your friends and they can play too, no need to mess around setting up servers.

Create

Anyone can create games using our intuitive modern editor, creating scenes with a standard scene system and a C# API with powerful hotloading.

Share

You can publish your games directly to the platform where everyone can play it at the click of a button.You can earn through our Play Fund from players playing your games, directly funded from cosmetic purchases.Or (coming soon...) you can take it one step further and publish to Steam as a standalone title, with no engine royalties.

FEATURES

  • Source 2 Engine: Built on the same engine as Half-Life: Alyx and Counter-Strike 2.
  • Multiplayer: Party up with your friends and jump into games straight away, no servers needed.
  • Game Library: Hundreds of community-made games across every genre, always growing.
  • One Click Play: No installing or subscribing - browse and jump into any game instantly.
  • Constantly Updated: Like Garry's Mod and Rust - big content updates on a fast cycle.
  • Customization: Personalize your player with cosmetics that carry across every game.
  • Game Editor: Create your own games in our intuitive editor with C# scripting and real-time hotloading.
  • Play Fund: Creators earn money when people play their games.
  • Publish to Steam: Coming soon... take your game standalone on Steam, royalty-free.

s&box — game info

Platforms
Windows
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Player modes
Single-player, Online PvP, Online co-op, LAN
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

✦ AI summary

s&box receives mixed feedback from players who appreciate its frequent updates and occasional enjoyable game modes, but are generally disappointed by poor performance, limited server population outside of Dark RP servers, and a catalog they feel consists largely of low-quality content comparable to Roblox or Fortnite. Most reviewers recommend sticking with Garry's Mod instead, suggesting s&box may not be worth purchasing at this time unless you're specifically interested in niche multiplayer experiences.

Recommended Oct 21, 2026
This game is heading to be the replace of Garry's Mod buy now!
2 found this helpful
Not recommended Oct 21, 2026
Not worth buying. Even for 10 bucks. Its literally paid roblox with no player base.
2 found this helpful
Not recommended Oct 20, 2026
This isn't a GMod successor. It's a glorified Roblox clone. Overall Rating: Not Recommended What an absolute disgrace. s&box had every advantage in the world—unprecedented engine access, decades of community trust, and a massive legacy—and Facepunch managed to ruin almost every single aspect of it. Instead of giving us a real, local-first sandbox with raw utility and total freedom, they built a slow, corporate platform that feels ripped straight out of Roblox. - The Menus Are Laggy Garbage: Opening basic menus shouldn't tank your frame rate into single digits. Navigating this interface is an unoptimized, stuttering headache. - Constant Streaming Lag: Everything feels dependent on constant background downloading and streaming. You get hitches, stutters, and delay right in the middle of playing. - The "Catalog" Splits the Game: Ditching a normal server browser for a centralized "game feed" completely ruins the sandbox vibe. It breaks everything into isolated mini-games instead of one massive, connected playground. - Purging 700k Keys Was Disgusting: Mass-revoking early access keys from nearly a million testers who spent hours giving feedback and testing tools was a massive sla…
2 found this helpful
Recommended Oct 20, 2026
Its an investment, I am certain in time this will be a more than great game.
2 found this helpful
Recommended Oct 21, 2026
Has lots of potential - not quite there at the moment tho.
1 found this helpful
Recommended Oct 21, 2026
forgive me gary...
1 found this helpful

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