s&box
The facts below are what the maker publishes about s&box, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From s&box's own pricing page, checked 8 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| s&box | $10, paid once | Available on Steam · standalone distribution is in preview and requires Valve approval and a Facepunch license · $10 |
The facts
Each one read from s&box's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Creator earnings
- Creators can earn through cosmetic sales or the Play Fund, which pays based on play and is funded by cosmetic purchases.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Development
- The editor uses C# and .NET 10, with scene editing and code hotloading that applies changes in milliseconds.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- s&box is distributed through Steam, uses Steam Workshop for cosmetic sales, and offers Steam standalone publishing subject to its stated requirements.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Multiplayer
- Networking is built into the engine, and its documentation describes lobbies, dedicated servers, and custom networking over HTTP and WebSockets.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Operating systems
- The official homepage lists Windows and Linux as supported and says macOS is coming soon.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Product
- s&box is a game creation platform for playing, creating, and sharing community games, built on Source 2.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Publishing
- Creators can publish games from the editor to the s&box platform or export standalone games for Steam; Facepunch says it takes no engine royalties or revenue share.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Security
- The platform's API whitelist blocks code that fails its checks from loading during play, while editor code and libraries are not subject to those restrictions.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Security limitation
- The maker's documentation says editor libraries do not have to follow the API whitelist restrictions.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Standalone limitation
- Standalone distribution is in preview and requires Valve approval and a license from Facepunch; Steam's standard terms and revenue share still apply.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Support
- The Getting Started page directs users to documentation, tutorials, the forum, Discord, and GitHub bug reporting.checked 8 Oct 2026
- System requirements
- Steam lists Windows 10 minimum and Windows 11 recommended, with 16 GB minimum RAM and a broadband internet connection.checked 8 Oct 2026
The company
- Founded
- 2004checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- Birmingham, England, United Kingdomchecked 28 Sep 2026
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