Emergent stories and watching civilizations
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“This game keeps throwing curve balls at me, definitely recommend it.”
Steam review · 28 h played ↗
WorldBox - God Simulator
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Overwhelmingly PositiveOverwhelmingly Positive · 95%Maxim Karpenko2021Sandbox · Colony Sim · Simulation
$19.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A charming pixel god-sandbox where you spawn civilizations, watch them rise and fall, and blow them up. Skip it if you want strategic depth, frequent updates, or a low price.
Great for
Players who like watching emergent chaos, experimenting with species and disasters, and idling a world in the background
Main risk
Gets repetitive and shallow after a few hours, and feels overpriced with rare updates
What players love
Satisfying destruction and disasters
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“Love making my own little worlds and then blowing it all up.”
Steam review · 42.5 h played ↗
Huge freedom and sandbox creativity
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“This is the largest, most complex, and most creative sandbox game I have ever played.”
Steam review · 12.1 h played ↗
Deep customization of species and cultures
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 positive reviews
“You can modify individual units one by one, traits, stats, powers, personalities, and really shape them into unique characters.”
Steam review · 225.8 h played ↗
Relaxing, good to idle in the background
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 positive reviews
“Great game to leave in the background and check up on it every hour or so.”
Steam review · 144.3 h played ↗
Runs well on weak PCs
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 positive reviews
“runs extremely well on crappy computers such as mine”
Steam review · 21.6 h played ↗
What players complain about
Overpriced and never discounted
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“it's not really worth the $20 they ask for. If it's ever on sale for $5-10 it might be worth it then.”
Steam review · 11.4 h played ↗
Gets boring and repetitive quickly
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“Fun for the first hour, but then you realise that there's nothing else to do and it becomes boring.”
Steam review · 3.1 h played ↗
Shallow simulation, no real depth or emergence
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“This game is a million miles wide and a foot deep.”
Steam review · 64.5 h played ↗
Content locked behind grindy achievements
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“Truly stupid to have to grind for achievements to unlock creatures and traits”
Steam review · 3.6 h played ↗
Slow, sparse updates; feels abandoned
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“it's been like 9 months since the last hotfix and it does not look like that will ever change.”
Steam review · 12.1 h played ↗
Lag, crashes and poor optimization
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“If you enjoy playing in 3-10 FPS with a mid-range computer, this game is for you.”
Steam review · 6.1 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Verified300 MB
Minimum
OSWindows 10
Processor2.0 Ghz
Memory2.5 GB RAM
Graphics128mb Video Memory, capable of Shader Model 2.0+
Storage300 MB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10
ProcessorDual Core 3.0 Ghz
Memory4 GB RAM
Graphics256mb Video Memory, capable of Shader Model 2.0+
Storage300 MB available space
OSWindows 10
Processor2.0 Ghz
Memory2.5 GB RAM
Graphics128mb Video Memory, capable of Shader Model 2.0+
Storage300 MB available space
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