Sandbox Elements

Latest Game Updates

Announcements, updates, and patch notes for Sandbox Elements.

New Skills System

update 06.10.2025 v1.1.2

New Skills System

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Introducing skills! Your player can now pick up, throw, and punch elements using the new skills: Skill Pickup, Skill Throw, and Skill Punch. Combine them creatively for interactive and dynamic gameplay.
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Select your Element Player in the Editor, go to the settings menu, and add or remove a skill of your choice.

Changes

  • Added floating damage numbers when elements take damage.
  • Added impact sounds to Element Bouncy Ball, Element Basketball, Element Soccer Ball, and Element Crate.
  • Added Attribute Health to element shapes: Element Shape Circle, Element Shape Cross, Element Shape Diamond, Element Shape Rectangle, Element Shape Rounded Square, Element Shape Slope, Element Shape Square, Element Shape Stair, and Element Shape Triangle.
  • Element Plank price reduced from 100 to 50.
  • Adjusted Element Chicken walking speed to better match its animation.
  • Fixed Element Rotator orbit speed scaling incorrectly with distance.

update 03.10.2025 v1.1.1
  • Added new element: Element Chicken: A chicken that roams the environment.
  • Added new element: Element Rotator: Rotates connected elements in a circular motion around itself.
  • Element Cannon Auto price reduced from 175 to 100.
  • Element Path price reduced from from 100 to 75.
  • Editor: Switching to play mode now spawns the player at the camera center instead of Element Start. If a Element Player exists, spawning starts there instead.
  • Footstep sound volume reduced.
  • Added new ambient wind sound effect.
  • Fixed issue where wind percentage was not saving.

New Dawns Update

update 26.09.2025 v1.1.0

Weather and Time

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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

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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

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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.
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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.