Sandbox Elements

Latest Game Updates

Announcements, updates, and patch notes for Sandbox Elements.

update 27.03.2025 v1.0.6

Player customization

From cheese hats to crowns, mushroom caps to military helmets, you can now customize your player's look! With lots of combinations, you can create a unique look for your player.
Customize your player to fit your playstyle - add a hat, glasses or change your head. Skins can be purchased in the main menu using coins.

Changes & Bug Fixes

  • Updated the main menu background, entering a new season and leaving the winter theme behind.
  • Updated the Background Plains.
  • Reduced the maximum zoom out distance in the play mode.
  • Updated the Element Crate texture.
  • Updated UI button sounds and level failed/restart sounds.
  • Added icons to the buttons in the main menu.
  • Fixed an issue where camera shake could stack infinitely.
  • Fixed an editor bug where dragging the camera while moving with two fingers would unintentionally place blocks or drag elements.

Items and Inventory

update 15.03.2025 v1.0.5

Introducing Items and Inventory

Wanted to collect items in the game world — and store them for later use? This update introduces a hotbar and an inventory, allowing you to collect and manage various items. Items include consumables, healings, and interactive tools like the Item Key, which can unlock doors in the world.

Changes & Bug Fixes

  • Added Element Cannon Auto, an automatic cannon that fires at set intervals.
  • Added Element Door Wood, a simple door that can be opened, locked, and unlocked with keys.
  • Added four new blocks: Material Reinforced Steel, Material Scaffold Frame, Material Steel Dark and Material Steel Light.
  • Added a placing sound for Material Brick.
  • The world title now appears at the start of a level.
  • Updated the GUI with rounded corners and higher-contrast button colors.
  • Reduced block prices.
  • Slightly increased jump radius for Element Bouncer.
  • Reduced the death area size of Element Spike.
  • Element Bouncer, Element Crumbling Stone, Element Plank and Element Spike now have Attribute Health.
  • Improved performance when switching to the editor from play mode.
  • The world publish button is now only visible in edit mode.
  • Fixed Element Score bubble not spawning in the center.

update 07.03.2025 v1.0.4
  • Added Element Teleporter, allowing elements to instantly teleport between two linked teleporters.
  • Added Element Plank, a one-way wooden platform.
  • Clicking on an element in the backpack now opens a detailed info window.
  • The editor's grid overlay has been simplified.
  • The element selection overlay now appears above the backpack instead of directly over the element.
  • The Sandbox Universe now shows a button to update the world, if the world had been updated.
  • Updated worlds in the Sandbox Universe now display a "Recently Updated" badge.
  • The restart button is now always visible when playing worlds from the Hub or Downloads tab.
  • Background Plains now has a new background and a few background elements.
  • Clouds are no longer displayed in editor mode.
  • Element Crumbling Stone now resets to its original form and position when respawning from a checkpoint.
  • The maximum spawn count for Element Beetle has been set to 20 and Element Crumbling Stone to 25.
  • Recategorized some elements in the backpack.

update 01.03.2025 v1.0.3

New Content

  • Added new elements: Element Crumbling Stone and Element Beetle.
  • Added a new achievement: Achievement Snapshot Catcher.
  • Added a small popup above the backpack in the editor when selecting a block to quickly switch between foreground and background mode.
  • Added decorative flowers and grass that automatically appear above grass blocks. This serves as a decorative layer and does not influence gameplay.

Changes

  • The Element Player can now run by pressing input buttons repeatedly in a short time.
  • The eraser is now visible in the backpack across all categories and can now also delete elements too.
  • Blocks now play a placing sound when placed.
  • The shop now displays all purchasable elements, with those not yet unlockable being hidden.
  • The Element Bouncer no longer has a colliding layer at the bottom, making it passable from below.
  • Added a damage overlay when the player receives damage.
  • The backpack now has two buttons to scroll left and right.
  • Switching between blocks and elements no longer highlights one or the other type in the world.
  • Worlds played in the downloads tab now show the author's name upon level completion.

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed an issue where the Element Player could release a jump early when jumping above a Element Bouncer or Element Jumper.
  • Fixed inconsistent fall damage after jumping on a Element Bouncer or Element Jumper.

update 23.02.2025 v1.0.2
  • Added a Downloads tab to the main menu to view downloaded worlds and content (you can play or clone them — cloning lets you edit if the uploader enabled "remixable"). Downloaded worlds are no longer visible in the hub.
  • Added Element Checkpoint which is automatically received upon starting the game.
  • The player now has momentum and much better air control.
  • The jump button now responds the press duration. Press it longer for a higher jump or release earlier for a lower jump.
  • Fixed missing or flying hands of Element Player on low framerates.
  • Fixed the page numbering in the Sandbox Universe.
  • Moved the "Send Feedback" button from the main menu to the settings.
  • Fixed a 1-pixel offset for Element Basketball, Element Soccer Ball, and Element Bouncy Ball.
  • Removed the "Submit Comment" button; comments are now submitted directly.
  • Switched the icons for Foundation Border material and Foundation Plain material.
  • Removed the entity category from the backpack.
  • Fixed Element Player appearing behind elements when starting a level.
  • Made the corners of Element Jumper more crisp.
  • Reduced the noise of Element Bouncer from far away.