Universe Sandbox



Universe Sandbox is a game created and developed by Giant Army. It was released on Steam Early Access on August 24, 2015.

Description
Universe Sandbox is a physics-based space simulator that allows you to create, destroy, and interact on an unimaginable scale.

It merges real-time gravity, climate, collision, and material interactions to reveal the beauty of our universe and the fragility of our planet. The latest version, Universe Sandbox, is a sequel to the original Universe Sandbox Legacy.

Version History
See official release notes for a list of updates and their changes.

Features

 * Simulate Gravity: N-body simulation at almost any speed using Newtonian mechanics. Real science, real physics, no supercomputer required.
 * Collide Planets & Stars: Epic, mind-blowing collisions of massive planetary bodies.
 * Model Earth's Climate: Watch sea ice grow and recede with the seasons because of the tilt of the Earth: change the tilt and change the seasons. Or move the Earth farther from the Sun and freeze the entire planet.
 * Terraform Planets: Add carbon dioxide to a planet's atmosphere to heat it up. Then add water...
 * Deform Surfaces: Impact planets with asteroids and comets and leave behind massive, molten craters.
 * Supernova a Star: Make a star evolve by cranking up its age or mass, then watch a supernova unfold.
 * Historical simulations - ride along with Juno, New Horizons, & other spacecraft
 * Material system - build planets out of hydrogen, iron, rock, & water
 * Solar flares & volatile trails
 * Procedurally generated stars and planets
 * Pulsars
 * Light-warping black holes
 * Galaxies

Minimum

 * OS: Windows Vista SP1+
 * Processor: 1.6GHz dual-core
 * Memory: 1 GB RAM
 * Graphics: 512 MB Video Memory, Shader Model 4.0
 * DirectX: Version 10
 * Storage: 2 GB available space

Recommended

 * Processor: 2.6GHz quad-core
 * Memory: 4 GB RAM
 * Graphics: 1 GB Video Memory
 * DirectX: Version 10
 * Additional Notes: For VR, see recommendations from headset manufacturer

Minimum

 * OS: OS X 10.9+
 * Processor: 1.6GHz dual core
 * Memory: 1 GB RAM
 * Graphics: OpenGL, 512 MB Video Memory
 * Storage: 1 GB available space

Minimum

 * OS: Ubuntu 12.04+, SteamOS+
 * Processor: 1.6GHz dual core
 * Memory: 1 GB RAM
 * Graphics: OpenGL, 512 MB Video Memory
 * Storage: 1 GB available space
 * Additional Notes: Officially supports the same Linux distributions supported by Unity (currently Ubuntu 12.04+). Other distributions can and will work, but they may require a bit of configuration and tinkering.