Play Sandboxels, an in-browser simulation game with over 300 unique elements to play with and mechanics like heat simulation, electricity, chemical reactions, and fire.
An Introduction to Sandboxes
In your browser, you can play Sandboxels, a free falling-sand simulator. The software simulates heat, electricity, density, chemical reactions, cooking, and fire spread. Playing Sandboxels is a great way to pass the time and relax with more than 500 unique elements to choose from.
The game contains thousands of interactions between materials, plants, animals, fluids, and powders.
A falling-sand game is a sandbox game in which particles fall.
Pick a category, such as Liquids, then select an element, such as Water, by clicking or using your touchscreen. Place your pixels on the canvas above, and watch them interact!
The use of sandboxes in education has many applications. The hands-on experience helps students gain a deeper understanding of emerging phenomena in many fields, including biology, chemistry, ecology, geology, cooking, and even virology. Countless aspects are waiting to be discovered.
Controls
- Left Click = Place Pixels
- Right Click = Erase Pixels
- Middle Click = Pick Element
- Spacebar or P = Pause Simulation
- Shift + Heat = Intense Heating
- Shift + Cool = Intense Cooling
- Scroll = Change Cursor Size
- - or [ = Decrease Cursor Size
- + or ] = Increase Cursor Size
- Shift + - = Set Cursor Size to 1
- Shift + + = Increase Cursor Size
- E = Element Selection
- / or I = Element Info Screen
- > = Step
