Sandbox Elements

Latest Game Updates

Announcements, updates, and patch notes for Sandbox Elements.

New Dawns Update

update 26.09.2025 v1.1.0

Weather and Time

You can now manipulate the weather and time in your worlds. Adjust cloud density, create overcast skies, and trigger rain to customize your levels even further. In the time menu, you'll find more options to customize to your liking. Modify the size of the sun and moon, tune up the brightness of the stars or change the color of the sky to a gradient.

Leaderboard

When playing community worlds, you'll automatically join the leaderboard with your final score, competing against others. Aim for the highest points to claim first place!

Challenges

Challenges are optional objectives in worlds that reward points upon completion. Define them in the Editor's world settings, set the limits and track your progress anytime during gameplay in the menu.

New Content

  • Added 5 sticker decorations:
Artwork Arrow Diagonal: Move in a swift diagonal path.
Artwork Arrow Diagonal Turn: A sharp diagonal maneuver with a quick turn.
Artwork Arrow Return: Brings you right back the way you came.
Artwork Arrow Simple: Straightforward movement in one direction.
Artwork Arrow Turn: Execute a smooth turn without losing momentum.
  • Added 4 new materials:
Material Brick Small: Small tightly stacked bricks for solid walls.
Material Cardboard: A lightweight material, not very durable.
Material Sponge: A porous material that easily absorbs liquid.
Material Wood Plank: A flat wooden board used in construction.
  • Added 9 new elements:
Element Shape Circle: A perfectly round shape.
Element Shape Cross: A shape with four arms meeting at the center.
Element Shape Diamond: A tilted square with equal sides.
Element Shape Rectangle: A shape with four sides and four right angles.
Element Shape Slope: A slanted surface for smooth transitions.
Element Shape Square: A shape with four equal sides and right angles.
Element Shape Stair: A step-like shape for vertical movement.
Element Shape Triangle: A shape with three sides and three angles.
Element Shape Rounded Square: A square with one corner rounded off.
  • Added Component Physics. By default added to all physics elements. When removed, no longer interacts with gravity and other physics elements.

General

  • Reduced ad frequency - no more interruptions during key gameplay moments.
  • Blocks have been renamed to materials.
  • By default, all elements, materials and items will be shown in the library and backpack, instead of having to purchase to reveal new items.
  • Camera: The camera is now smoother and is now limited by the play area. If the play area is smaller than the screen size, the camera will be centered in the level.
  • Added vibration toggle option to the settings menu.
  • Main Menu: Shop has been removed.
  • Library: Elements display their default attributes and components, without needing to purchase them.
  • Library: Removed achievements tab.
  • Editor: Added a secondary ghost display to show the last place where the player died.
  • Editor: Element selection now has a animation.
  • Editor: The music in the game is now more responsive.
  • Editor: Variations and the edit spawn menu have been removed.
  • Editor: Background Plains now shows the grass and tree background layers.
  • Editor: Completing a level now shows the level completed window.
  • Editor: Element Finish and Element Player can no longer be spawned in sub levels.
  • GUI: Windows can now be dragged and dropped.
  • GUI: Sliders now have an animation when dragged.
  • GUI: Toast notifications now stack on top of each other.
  • Gameplay: The damage overlay now fades after a short duration, instead of being permanent.
  • Element Checkpoint can now be set to be only used a few times.
  • Element Score cost reduced from 75 to 10.
  • News are now automatically loaded in the main menu when the game has been updated.

Bug fixes

  • Editor: Fixed the player ghost sometimes not appearing.
  • Universe: Fixed player sometimes not respawning in a level.
  • Main Menu: Fixed shop and library music sometimes continuing after switching back.
  • Main Menu: Fixed the background going outside the screen on some devices with large screen sizes.

Introducing Variations, Element Image and more

update 15.08.2025 v1.0.15

New Features

  • Added Element Image: Add custom images to your worlds. Note: The images are only local. When publishing the world, the image will not be uploaded and when switching to screenshot mode, the image will be hidden.
  • Backpack Variations: A new Variation tab lets you pick categories and find all variants for that type, or hit the random button for a surprise.
  • Editor You can now place elements on top of other elements or blocks.
  • Added Decorations tab in the backpack, library, and shop. The prices for the decorations have been reduced.

Updates

  • Editor Long press to grab, spawn, or delete elements. Spawning is more responsive, deleting shows an overlay, and overall feel is snappier.
  • Editor Added a bottom panel for the eraser tool and other various configurations.
  • Editor Element settings are now simplified: all properties are found in a single view instead of three separate categories.
  • Editor Rules have been removed from the top menu.
  • The introduction chapter has a new icon.
  • Slightly updated the levels in the introduction chapter.
  • Configure & Publish replaces the old Configuration menu and is now located in the main menu.
  • The Element Start can now only be placed in the main level.
  • The Element Player now has a small shadow.
  • Skin Head Default is now slightly thinner.
  • Removed the spawn/remove visual effect for elements.

Fixes & Improvements

  • Avatar Editor: You can now place pixels with a single tap instead of dragging.
  • Fixed hint appearing off-center.
  • Fixed Item Key not working on Element Door Wood after respawning from a checkpoint.
  • Fixed a bug where cloned worlds wouldn't appear in the hub after reloading.
  • Fixed screenshot uploads in the community.
  • Fixed shop showing unreadable hints.
  • Changed the rendering method to reduce crashes.

Sublevel System & Backpack Redesign

update 25.07.2025 v1.0.14

The Element Portal

You can now create sublevels in your world and switch between them using the Element Portal. You can have up to 4 portals in a level and configure their target in the settings menu. Portals have to match colors to work.

What are sublevels?
Sublevels are additional levels within your world. You can create and manage multiple sublevels in a world. Switch between them in the top-right corner of the editor.
New Backpack
The backpack has been changed and moved to the left side. It can now be opened and collapsed and shows all categories in a single view.

Other Changes

  • The message box no longer shows elements that failed to spawn during gameplay.
  • Editor: The thermometer has been moved from the left side to the top of the screen.
  • Editor: When duplicating an element, the new copy is automatically selected for quicker repeated placement.
  • Editor: Removed the element info popup from the backpack.
  • Editor: Blocks placed in the background now appear darker in the preview.
  • Editor: Updated icons for foreground/background mode.
  • Avatar Editor: Bottom toolbar is now properly centered.
  • Fixed an issue where block previews showed the default icon when spawning.
  • Fixed inbox messages not appearing after sending.
  • Fixed score displaying an incorrect number when entering play mode.
  • Fixed the damage overlay not disappearing after respawning at a checkpoint.

The Community Update

update 18.07.2025 v1.0.13

Community Changes

  • You can now create your own profile picture! Open your profile view and tap your avatar to customize it.
  • Updated profile menu: You can now view other players profiles and send them messages.
  • Image loading speed has been significantly improved in the community and news sections.
  • The publish popups for worlds and screenshots have been redesigned. Name, categories, and description are now set in a separate configuration screen.

Other Changes

  • Added new categories: story and exploration for worlds, and cinematic, landscape, and mood for screenshots.
  • Categories are now shown for worlds and screenshots in the Hub menu.
  • Settings: Removed the “Send Feedback” button.

The Miscellaneous Update

update 01.07.2025 v1.0.12

New blocks

  • Material Twilight Stone: A dark mineral with a faint glow.
  • Material Mossy Wall: A structure overtaken by thick moss.
  • Material Hardpack Dirt: Compressed soil layered with rock.
  • Stone Border: Framing stone used to outline ancient structures.
  • Stone Carved: Stone decorated with simple engravings.
  • Stone Inscription: Marked with symbols from a forgotten time.
  • Stone Panel: A smooth slab used in ancient constructions.

New skins

  • Skin Head Pear: Oddly shaped.
  • Skin Head Square: Built for balance.
  • Skin Head Small: Compact thinking unit.
  • Skin Head Triangle: Not very round.
  • Skin Mouth Trimmed Beard: Beard: activated.

Other Changes

  • Inbox: You'll now receive messages when your world gets a comment or reaches a certain number of upvotes.
  • Editor: Arrows now indicate the jump height of Element Jumper and Element Bouncer.
  • Device vibration added when the player takes damage.
  • Player footsteps now produce sounds when walking on terrain.
  • The player can now grab and hang from ledges.
  • The restart button is no longer shown in the menu while editing a level.
  • A damage overlay is now displayed when the player's health drops below half.
  • Switching from editor to play mode is now faster and more responsive.