Rank 01- $9.99 (Price checked Nov 5)
- Deck Playable
- 2006
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- 16 games
- Updated Nov 5, 2026
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- Released: 2026
- Developer: Facepunch Studios
- Price: $9.99checked Nov 5
- 47% of 2,314 reviews
- Genres: Action, Sports, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Controller compatibility
- Deep custom game mode creation
- Physics and building shine in sandbox
- Atmospheric
- Challenging
- Contemplative
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About s&box
The closest matches to s&box: Garry's Mod, Rust, Arma 3, Tower Unite, and Modbox. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If s&box is your kind of game, the closest matches are Garry's Mod, Rust and Arma 3 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, challenging and contemplative, and single out its ai content filtering and sandbox building. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
s&box is a Source 2-powered sandbox platform for creating, sharing, and playing user-generated game modes. Developed and published by Facepunch Studios, it offers development tools for building custom experiences across action, sports, strategy, and adventure genres. Players can access a workshop of community creations alongside features including sandbox building, physics systems, Source 2 engine modding, AI content filtering, and a subscription model for creators. Players describe the Source 2 engine as a next-gen AAA toolkit and highlight deep custom game mode creation as a key draw, noting platform appeal for solo developers. The platform is currently priced at $19.99 USD and is not supported on Steam Deck. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, challenging, and contemplative, with the title holding a 47% positive rating from 2314 Steam reviews.
About s&box: Our spiritual successor to Garry's Mod, this is a game creation platform built on the Source 2 engine. Play, create, and share games, explore community creations, and experience endless sandbox fun with powerful modern tools.
Is s&box worth buying?
Players are split
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 47% of 2,314 Steam reviews are positive.
- Last 30 days: 51% positive across 231 new reviews, in line with its all-time score.
- Price: $9.99 (checked Nov 8).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 5 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics usually quit early: a median of 2 h played before their negative review.
- Not supported on Steam Deck.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Controller compatibility
- Deep custom game mode creation
- Physics and building shine in sandbox
- Platform for solo devs to share games
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“I'm sorry but this game is lacking so many features compared to Gmod. I mostly game offline (job makes me spend time away from home) so i was hoping for the ability to download workshop items like gmod and just have fun in the sandbox mode…”
“whoever looks at this, do not buy this game it’s full of AI slop the community is horrible and it’s just Roblox but worse do not play this game at all cost”
People who play it also play: Garry's Mod, Rust, Arma 3
Frequently asked about s&box
Can I run it?
Does s&box work on Steam Deck?
s&box is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
How much does s&box cost?
s&box is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does s&box have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — s&box supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, Online Co-op).
What games are most similar to s&box?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside s&box are Garry's Mod, Rust, Arma 3.
Who developed s&box?
s&box was developed by Facepunch Studios.