Pixowl’s Sandbox game is a STEAM focused virtual world builder for kids. The fun game, with infinite possibilities, drives kids with STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and math) focused principles, to create virtual worlds. The game literally takes place in a sandbox and allows players to manipulate more than 150 physics elements.
The game has been compared to Minecraft which is widely used in classrooms across the globe.
“The player takes the role of “Deity apprentice” and sets about crafting his or her own universe through the exploration of resources such as water, soil, lightning, lava, sand, glass, and many more complex elements: humans, zombies, robots, dinosaurs, monuments, wildlife, animals, trees, gems, vehicles, sensors, explosives, contraptions, etc.. Craft these resources together and play with some pixel blocks to generate YOUR unique virtual world ; embrace your inner pixel artist or compose some wonderful chiptune melodies!” Pixowl says on their webpage.
K-12 educators are constantly looking for ways to drive STEAM focused kids to create things that are both fun and educational and Sandbox does just that.
Pixowl has included 151 different levels and an infinite range of possibilities. Players can start off with simple tasks like using water and sand to make mud. As the game progresses they’ll find ways to make batteries or build electrical circuits, all the while also experimenting with hundreds of basic physics principles.
Sandbox features:
-Great successor to Falling Sand Game or Powder Game with amazing pixel art graphic style
-Available on all major mobile platforms: Android, iPhone & iPad (Retina Display compatible)
-Touch based controls: everything reacts at your finger
-Unique game based entirely on the four classical elements and the laws of physics
-Unlimited gameplay, you’re limited only by your imagination!
-Craft your own universe through the exploration of resources such as lightning, lava, sand, glass, and many others
-Give life to your worlds by adding living creatures such as fireflies, deep-seas fishes, gigantic dinosaurs…
-… and even a brand new intelligent life-form : Humans ! Use the magic powders to change their behaviours : Miner, Builder, Hunter or Woodcutter (many more to come). You’ll also be able to turn them into Zombies after completing the spick-and-span Zombie Attack Campaign!
-Wreak havoc with powerful explosions with TNT or C4! Craft your own guns or massive destruction weapons and unleash the power of the Lasers by combining them to different gems!
-10 exciting campaigns — a whopping 151 game levels in all!
-Share your creations in the Online Gallery, browse what other players have created and rate the best worlds!
Sandbox also has very active user forums where players are sharing ideas, worlds and more and collaborating with each other all across mobile devices. Sandbox works on all Android and iOS devices. You can find it for Android here and iOS here.
