The Sandbox Evolution

Name: The Sandbox Evolution
Rating: 3.99194 (8811 reviews)

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The Sandbox Evolution

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PIXOWL INC.

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User Reviews for The Sandbox Evolution

Came back after a few years, very disappointed

When this game first came out, I played it all the time and found it very fun to just relax on. Coming back to it a few years later, I’m very disappointed as to where the game has gone. It is now 90% micro transactions. You can’t play most of the game without paying money and getting started is hard without paying or putting an unreasonable amount of time into a game that isn’t even worth it. Exploring some of the new packs and game modes, this game went from a creative building game to something it simply, isn’t. It’s trying way to hard to add game modes like ones that are puzzles and one that’s a side scroll running game which half of them are locked behind premium anyway and are very poorly made (for example your character stops running or they seem to just die by the hands of nothing). This game is supposed to be about being creative and mixing elements and making your own little systems but the most fun and creative game modes are locked behind a premium $5 monthly subscription along with a big chunk of the elements. I’m very disappointed as to the path this game has taken and I’m sorry it’s been corrupted by EA devs (that’s a joke as EA is also seen as greedy and money-hungry). Long story short, unless you’re willing to pay $5 a month or are looking for poorly made versions of other games, this really isn’t worth the download

720HardScoper, Dec 01, 2020

A big problem in a big game

I’ve been with this game since the beginning, and seeing it get bogged down more and more by micro transactions has legitimately made me sad. I left it for quite a while once Karma was removed, and when I came back, I realized that there was a premium membership. This THING. I can’t enjoy tons of things that I formerly needed Karma for. Sure it got converted into mana, which was helpful, but not being able to play the new levels really bogged it down. I had some Premium items when I came back, but those were far and few between. Also, having levels that you can only play with membership was a bad idea. I constantly see great looking levels being locked behind a micro transaction wall. Also, just replying “we’re working on it” won’t work. I’ve seen the new updates, and with ads and promo features as well, why need a premium membership? Oh I know. You’re just greedy. You want the cash. So either remove Premium all together, make it still there but make it unlocked when you make an account, or just delete the game all together if you don’t want your “hard earned cash” to keep coming. It seems you might be being plagued by the EA syndrome of having a decent-good game but ruining it with micro transactions everywhere.Sincerely: A non premium player.

Akoodu4u, Jun 18, 2019

Just a money maker...

To the players: Don’t play this game if you don’t have a hefty wallet. Only a very select few elements in the game are 100% free. Some you can watch ads for. Most you have to use “mana” to get. You don’t have much of it to start and there aren’t many ways of getting more of it besides buying it. There is a premium membership which unlocks many of the cooler elements, but it’s 4.99 a month. That already pushes many of the elements behind a pay wall. So again, don’t get the game if you aren’t willing to pay for its enjoyment. It’s free to download, but not really very fun for long without cash. To the developer: why have tons of ads, over reliance on in-app purchases, and a premium membership??? I played this a while back and half the things you’ve got in the premium were things anyone could get. I don’t even understand why you even need a premium membership when you have ads and in app purchases making revenue... it makes this game extremely hard to enjoy without shoveling out loads of cash to get the things I want to play with. Very very annoying considering it all. Just makes it seem like a cash grab to me. It would be one thing to have in app purchases and some ads here and there, but what really set me off was the premium membership. As if the ads and purchases weren’t enough. I know you know how much players have to spend on this game to actually get anything worth while. The game is practically set up that way. Very annoying.

Azazil00, May 10, 2019

Great game, somewhat obnoxious subscription model

I’ve been following The Sandbox God games for many years now, and recently redownloaded Evolution as it’s essentially a heavily improved rework of their original. I came to the unfortunate realization that they’ve restricted a large amount of the content I was excited for to a $5 monthly subscription.I loved their old revenue model, they used to have it so you can only earn X% of the total cost it’d be to buy every single element, and then had the remaining be obtainable by buying the paid storylines and earning mana by playing those missions. I may be slightly misremembering, but it was something along those lines. The pay $5 a month is a very inconvenient model especially for players like me who may not play consistently for months at a time, I know their old system wouldn’t work the same with how they’ve made mana much more available, but I’d love to see some sort of system that allows players like me to unlock more content permanently, even if we have to pay some money along the way. Great game, but I have no intention of paying on a subscription for any iphone app that isn’t music. I already spent enough of my parents’ money on your games as a kid ;)

Croze, Apr 11, 2019

Great and fun, except for one thing...

Look, it’s a sandbox game, tons of fun things you can do in games like this, build and destroy creations, all kinds of things. But when you PAY $5 A MONTH AND GET NOTHING IN RETURN, YOU GET IN KIND OF A GRUMPY MOOD! No, not grumpy, FRUSTRATED. Seriously, developers, it’s almost like you left and completely abandoned the game altogether other than keeping the server for it going, you aren’t reading feedbacks anymore, you aren’t doing anything. This was months ago when I had this problem, and what did I do? I unsubscribed and subscribed to see if that would fix the problem, it didn’t, it made me lose every premium privilege instead of just not being able to use one premium character. I can’t make entities, use premium elements, the Druidess character, and many other things. The only things I could use were the other premium characters and the sorcerer boss. I’ve decided to permanently unsubscribe since you haven’t fixed this problem, I’d ask for a full refund of every subscription payment I’ve made, but I’m not going to do that, you probably need it to fix the problem or you’re too greedy to compensate your customers for neglecting your product. You’re losing another star for this, my last review was to let you know there was a problem, now it’s to either give you one last chance to fix your mistake, or to warn others and keep them from downloading the app.

Fierce the Dragon, Nov 12, 2020

Fun, but as everyone says, kind of unfair.

This game is fun, and I love it a lot. There is two things I want to cover, though. First, the premium membership is a little, well, expensive. May as well just have the game for a few days, rather than paying 5 dollars per month for 3 or more months. I would like the game more if the premium items were a one-time purchase, rather than a monthly thing. It will make the game more enjoyable, and keep everyone happier, as well as maybe getting you a little more money because it is more enticing. And the second thing: the elements you get by watching ads are not working for me. I don’t know if it is on your side or mine, but I have tried a lot of things that people have said would help, and I am still not getting any ads. So, if you could, please make it so the important items, such as metal and other materials used to make a basic but fun level, would at least cost mana instead of videos, because I know of other people who have had the same problem as I had, and it will improve my experience as well as others. If you can, you could just let them be free, not costing anything at all, but that is your choice. The game is very fun, and I love it a lot, there are just those two things in the way of my 5-star review. Please think about them.

TerrificToad, Mar 15, 2022

Wonderful game

(ORIGINAL POST:) Do not let the three stars misguide you - this is a wonderful game. I love this game so much that I’ve bought the premium and all elements pack. However, when I bought Premium, I saw a small problem that could easily be fixed. When uploading a level as a premium member, the level is automatically set to premium only. As a level creator, this reduces my potential audience and feedback from other players since only a fraction of the community can play my levels and is premium. I searched up a solution to this, but to my dissatisfaction, there was no way to switch it. I would give this game a definite five stars if a mechanic were added where premium members can make their levels premium or not premium. If the review team is reading this, I’d love it if you added this feature in. Otherwise, this is a wonderful game.EDIT 1: The game is also somewhat bugged since the new update - redirectors in dungeons are automatically set down when loaded in a saved world, and many elements that are premium are still locked for me. What I said above is still the same.EDIT 2: Thank you for the fast response to my issue. I’ve changed my three to five in respect to your fast informative. This game is truly a masterpiece, keep it up!

Trobotix, May 28, 2018

A truly unique game.

I really like this game because it’s is unique in a way: it doesn’t spam ads on you when you die or something. I like it because it really annoys me when the game just says “Looks like you died, better load up another ad” but this game, no. This game is like “looks like you died, better NOT load ad because this is a good game” which is really good because if you do, you will get a bunch of “This game has more ads than gameplay” that’s why I like this game. -yaboy (I’ll change my name) Oh wait I forgot to include a funny glitch that needs a patch : the Shrek Ground Pound Glitch. It happens with the big Meme Master Shrek when you do this on a trampoline flower, first you rapidly ground pound on it with Shrek. After a while, you will float when you stop ground pounding. this will never stop until, Here comes the Math part. When Shrek Hits a object or touches the top of the screen or if you just press the speed move button (I don’t know the name.) even know this will cause some levels be impossible like a level I made called shrek glitch. So warn the Creators before you do this. (I actually Kind of like this glitch)

verycoolbros08, Feb 17, 2019

unfair but Fun

People that are pour might not have a enough money to buy premium and they maybe also think it’s unfair that only premium members can get that certain item I wanted a dragon BUT GUESS WHAT I CANT GET IT BECAUSE I WEREN’T A PREMIUM MEMBER😡😡😡😡 I think what all you care about is money 💰 💴 💵 AND READ YOUR REVIEWS PLZ still this game is unfair because I don’t have enough money and not many people would have enough money or their parents wont get it for them maybe. so plz make everything free because I care that some children wont have enough fun on this game like about in 1 hour it gets boring in my opinion. plz make it to where theirs no premium member things Like no things you have to buy with real money kids wont enjoy this game much unless their a premium member still I don’t like having to pay real money my parents wont get it for me so plz plz make it to where this game is money free so everyone can enjoy this game without having to pay money one other thing can you make it to where you can play as any thing you wanna like a tree animal or person it would be funny 😆 to be a tree 🌲 oh and add a farm house and farm animals I would love to play as animals and anything I wanted to even a block or something else pls fix it

wolfiegirl502, Feb 17, 2018

In Regards to the Pac-Man DLC

I'm a Pac-Man fan who's played quite a few of the many different games in the series, Pac-Mania and Pac-Man Arrangement being my two favorites, and seeing a Pac-Man level editor really had me interested. The DLC itself offers plenty of different Ghosts and mechanics, so I was quite sure I would sink quite a few hours messing around and creating plenty of mazes. However, after making my $3.99 purchase I found that the DLC contains some pretty aggravating bugs that practically defaults the whole game mode. The grid and pathways are somewhat unintuitive as they keep bugging out sometimes when erasing and for some odd reason all the other assets (Pac-Man, Ghosts, etc) refused to be placed within the normal length of the Pac-Man grid barriers. I'm not too sure how to explain the problem exactly but it almost seems like the walls and the rest of the mechanics exist on two separate grids. This wouldn't be too big of a deal if it wasn't for the fact that none of the ghosts seem to work when placed the way they are. The four ghosts placed automatically work completely fine, but any ghosts placed by me just simply do not move. I'm not sure whether or not these problems will be addressed, as apparently the game hasn’t been updated in roughly a year, but if I'm wrong and updates do come back again I would be more than appreciative if these glitches were fixed quickly (Especially for something that I payed money for).

ZBroadcast, Apr 09, 2021

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Build or destroy your own universe out of 8-bit blocks! Play the #1-pixel world creation game & build anything you can imagine! There are no limits to your creativity.

Craft or destroy amazing worlds with your godly touch in The Sandbox Evolution, the #1 pixel art world creation game. Build anything you can dream up with advanced physics, over 500 elements and fully controllable heroes. In The Sandbox Evolution, worlds are up to 10x bigger. Create rich pixel worlds complete with ambient life, traps, platforms and enemies. You can even make your own pixel art! THE SANDBOX EVOLUTION FEATURES: CREATE YOUR WORLD PIXEL AFTER PIXEL! - Build 8-bit 2D pixel worlds up to 10x bigger than the previous Sandbox - Start from scratch or use predefined templates - Mix & match over 170 elements to discover their unique interactions - Manipulate Mud, Water, Sand, Fire, Metal, Electricity, Acid, Lava & more - Craft wonders like the Parthenon & Giza Pyramid - Control Heroes with different skillsets to shoot, fly & more ADD LIFE & BUILD YOUR WORLD - Bring life to your worlds with Dogs, Bears, Cows, Sabertooth Tigers & more - Spread foliage & numerous tree varieties to bring beauty to your new world - Decorate Houses, Castles & Igloos - Make dynamic life with AI Humans - Turn your world into Zombie Apocalypse if you want INTRODUCE TECHNOLOGY - Add tech like Batteries, Crosswires, Resistance, Bulbs, Heaters, Coolers, LEDs & Sensors - Destroy everything you can with C4, Meteorites, Nitro & TNT CREATE ART - Draw retro style pixel art using 100 colors - Compose your own chiptune songs BROWSE THE GALLERY & SHARE ONLINE - Share your worlds with other players - Search worlds by keyword or tags (pixel art, music, arcade & more) - Filter & find the Newest or Hottest creations - Rate & bookmark your favorite levels - Follow your favorite creators THE GAME MAKER YOU WANTED - Start with ready-to-use 4x4 pixel blocks then add platforms, traps & enemies - Create your own levels with Controllable Heroes, Platforms, Blocks, Spikes & more - Create PAC-MAN mazes - Make your own 8bit pixel platformer or infinite runner game. Add a hero & BOOM! You’ve made your very own game in less than a minute :) CAMPAIGNS & DAILY QUESTS - Experience the creation of the universe through a full campaign of 13 levels - Explore & fight with the Caveman to recover his child in the Caveman Campaign - Dash to victory in the Runner Campaign & try to get #1 on the leaderboards - Learn how to draw pixel art like a real artist in the zen drawing Pixel Art Campaign - New Daily Quests, pulled from the best player creations. Challenge the best in the world, or build your levels for a chance to be featured JOIN OUR COMMUNITY OF 745,000 FANS! - Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/thesandboxgame - Like us on Facebook: http://facebook.com/thesandboxgame SUBSCRIPTION PRICING Get access to exclusive Create Modes, Stories and Element with our monthly subscription! - Sandbox Premium: 1 month recurring subscription for $4,99 (USD). The prices is for customers in the United States. Pricing in other countries may vary and charges will be converted to the local currency depending on the country of residence. Payment will be charged to your account after confirmation of purchase. The subscription is renewed unless your turn it off 24 hours before the end of the current period. Users can manage their subscription and auto-renewal by checking the user’s account settings after the purchase in the App Store. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during the active subscription period. More info: https://support.apple.com/HT207865 Privacy Policy: https://thesandbox.helpshift.com/a/the-sandbox-2/?s=legal-terms&f=privacy-policy Terms of use: https://thesandbox.helpshift.com/a/the-sandbox-2/?s=legal-terms&f=terms-of-use&l=en