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Space Engineers 2 Major Update VS2.3: Drive, Automate & Detonate is Live Now
Keen Software House has released a major update, VS2.3 "Drive, Automate & Detonate," for Space Engineers 2. This update introduces new features such as rovers, automation blocks like Event Controllers, Warheads, and improved Almagest System progression. It also includes performance enhancements and quality-of-life improvements, with the game currently available in playable Alpha on Steam.
Send Dirty Packages 2 - Free Online Browser Game
Send Dirty Packages 2 is a crude, humor-filled mailroom simulator browser game where players send disgusting packages to annoying NPCs. Developed by happystoner5420 Games, this R-rated, single-player web game features gross-out content, strong language, and dark comedy with no save system, encouraging players to cause chaos and experience escalating consequences through a dynamic police investigation and chaos system.
RuneScape Dragonwilds – Early Impressions of a Survival Take on a Classic World | Invision Game Community
RuneScape Dragonwilds, an upcoming title from Jagex, shifts the traditional RuneScape experience towards a survival-first sandbox set on Ashenfall. Early impressions highlight a strong building system and a familiar survival loop, though combat and exploration currently lack depth and direction. The game is in Early Access, with potential for growth if core systems are expanded upon.
"You can literally reroute a river into a desert and cause it to bloom": Star Wars Galaxies lead says of his new sandbox MMO Stars Reach
Raph Koster, lead designer of Star Wars Galaxies, discusses his new sandbox MMO, Stars Reach, which features a procedurally generated universe with real-world physics simulations. Players can manipulate the environment by rerouting rivers, freezing water, or electrifying deposits, with the game's core mechanics drawing inspiration from Conway's Game of Life. Koster emphasizes that the advanced physics simulation, enabled by modern computing power, allows for a more immersive and reactive world than previously possible.
Sadist 2: Final Scream - A cult brutal "sandbox" DOS game from 2000 updated in 2026!
The 2000 cult classic DOS game Sadist II: Final Scream has received a 2026 update from developer GadZombie, making it playable on modern operating systems like Windows 10, Windows 11, and Linux via a DOSBox wrapper. This brutal 2D sandbox simulator features interactive destruction, customizable environments, and various player-controlled characters and weapons.
Cyber god - Free Online Browser Game
Cyber God is a free-to-play online browser game that functions as a sandbox simulation where players act as a deity. Using natural language commands, players can create, destroy, and manipulate over 1,000 items within a visually stunning cyber-atmospheric world. The game emphasizes unlimited creative freedom with no set objectives or restrictions.
MMOs You’ve Never Heard Of: Spawn World, Biomes, and Empire Rising
This article rounds up several lesser-known multiplayer online games, focusing exclusively on MMORPGs. It provides updates on Empire Rising, which is in open alpha until Q2 2027, introduces Biomes, an open-source sandbox MMORPG with cozy elements, and details Spawn World, a PvPvE simulated sandbox MMORPG currently in its second closed alpha phase.
Fractured Conquest’s July playtest overhauls player building system plus content for ‘cart life players’
Happy Cauldron Games announced a new playtest for Fractured Conquest, a PvP-focused sandbox MMORPG, scheduled for July 23rd. This playtest will introduce significant new systems, including an overhauled player building system, tactical positioning mechanics, a reworked crafting system, and improvements to player and NPC navigation. The developers are seeking early feedback on these core implementations.
Terraria looks to ‘crossplay and beyond’ with its summer development plans
Terraria is preparing to implement cross-platform play following its latest patches, with development plans for future content being laid out with DR Studios. The team is also hinting at new weapon types, including potential ice-themed magic, and has a sale on Steam until July 9th.
Multiplayer sci-fi sandbox SpaceCraft introduces an offline solo mode just two weeks after its early access
Shiro Games has introduced an offline solo mode for its sci-fi sandbox game SpaceCraft, just two weeks after its early access launch. This new mode allows players to experience the game solo, with some features like nexus trading disabled, while enabling benefits such as paused production when the game is inactive. The studio cited community feedback as the primary driver for this addition, which comes amidst mixed reviews on Steam and a peak concurrency of over 7,700 players.
Seafarer: The Ship Sim: New Update Charts a New Course for Core Systems
astragon Development has released a major Career Update for Seafarer: The Ship Sim, fundamentally changing core game systems and adding new story missions to conclude the narrative. The update shifts the game towards a sandbox experience with a new reputation system replacing the old EXP model, allowing players to manage their own businesses and use ships independently of missions. The game is available in Early Access on PC for $24.99.
SpaceCraft Releases Highly Anticipated Offline Solo Mode
Shiro Games has released a highly anticipated offline solo mode for their space sandbox game, SpaceCraft, now available on PC via Steam Early Access. This update allows players to experience the game's exploration, industry, and automation features at their own pace without online systems. CEO Nicolas Cannasse expressed pride in implementing this community-requested feature less than a month after the Early Access launch.
7 Days to Die 3.0 Dead Hot Summer Update unveils patch notes for the new massive update
The 7 Days to Die 3.0 Dead Hot Summer Update is now available on PC and consoles, bringing extensive patch notes with it. This massive update introduces over 150 new sandbox customization options, including adjustments to zombie behavior and in-game economy, alongside new curated presets like Undead Matinee and Madmole's Mayhem. The update also adds over 60 new points of interest, a Sign-Tech system for enhanced POI signage, boosted weapon stats with Magnitude variants, a new Combine Station for item merging and repair, and a late-game M60 turret.
nanos world – Beta Sign Up | Alpha Beta Gamer
nanos world is a new open-world multiplayer sandbox game that offers extensive creative freedom through Lua scripting and custom Unreal Engine 5 asset imports. Players can host dedicated servers for various game modes, from roleplay to tactical shooters. The platform aims to be a spiritual successor to games like Garry's Mod and SA-MP, and is currently offering beta sign-ups.
Virus Simulator 2 - Free Online Browser Game
Virus Simulator 2 is a darkly comedic, offline browser-based simulation game where players interact with a functional Windows 11 desktop environment. The game allows users to unleash 100 different "viruses" with chaotic visual and audio effects, offering a cathartic and humorous parody of IT nightmares and tech support frustrations.
PixARK reveals first premium DLC expansion
Snail Games USA has revealed PixARK: Terracrypt, the first premium DLC expansion for their voxel-based survival game PixARK. The expansion will introduce 80 new creatures, 12 unique subterranean biomes, and over 200 hours of gameplay. PixARK: Terracrypt is coming soon to Steam, with a console rollout to follow. The DLC will also feature system upgrades such as saving at any time in single-player and direct access to nearby storage containers.
The best MMO and multiplayer deals from Steam’s 2026 summer sale and beyond
Steam's 2026 Summer Sale is offering significant discounts on a wide variety of MMO and multiplayer titles, including bundles and individual game sales. Notable deals include discounts on Palworld, Guild Wars 2, Dune Awakening, Destiny 2 DLC, Elder Scrolls Online, and many more, with prices slashed across numerous genres and publishers.
Automation Roguelite — Everything We Know So Far – Expert Game Reviews
SuperWEIRD: Automation Roguelite is an upcoming title from Luden.io that blends automation, roguelite, and tower defense elements. Players build production chains using JunkDroids to fend off the Goofy Goo, with a focus on sandbox planet-building and up to four-player co-op. A free playtest is currently available, with the full release planned for 2026.
Explore, mine, and automate the world in Sandustry this August
Hooded Horse and Lantto Games announced that their open-world automation game, Sandustry, will launch into early access on PC on August 13, 2026. The game will be available on Steam, GOG, and the Microsoft Store, and will also be included with PC Game Pass from day one. Players will prospect, dig deep, and automate complex production chains while uncovering ancient secrets.
Besiege: The Broken Beyond Released
The science fiction expansion 'The Broken Beyond' is now available for the sandbox physics-based siege engine game Besiege. The expansion adds new elements to the game, which is available on PC, macOS, and Linux. A launch trailer has also been released.