Fantasy Feature Sandbox 
Raph Koster
FEBRUARY 26, 2025
Last night I did a 90 minute stream where I showed video of upcoming features ranging from the small (inventory search) to glimpses of improved rendering. You can check out the VOD of the stream here. We will continue to do streams, releasing info, and of course, letting people in to try out the game.
Raph Koster
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
I just watched a couple of videos about sandbox vs themepark games (in particular one by NerdSlayer and another by Josh “Strife” Hayes )… One thing that struck me about the ways players often talk about this (because at this point the history is so old) is that people think of sandbox as the older version of MMOs, and themeparks as newer.
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Game Daily
OCTOBER 31, 2023
Pioneers of Pagonia is a fantasy city building and economy management game from Envision Entertainment. The demo is really trying to deliver an honest gameplay experience that captures the special feeling of sandbox, experimental gameplay. You might have to stop working on specific features for a while to get the demo right.
Deconstructor of Fun
NOVEMBER 4, 2024
For quick answers, refer to our PDF featuring the essential data points from this article: GDEV x InvestGame – Feature #5 For a comprehensive analysis, let’s delve into the detailed investigation below. The studio raised $25m in Oct’24 to develop a narrative sandbox game based on an original IP. What’s up with the exits?
iXie gaming
DECEMBER 20, 2022
The development of non-fantasy tabletop (NFT) games is relatively new, so there are few well-established conventions. The Sandbox : This is an NFT game in which players can create, own, and trade virtual assets in a decentralized gaming environment. Features of NFT Games. This can make the game feel more secure and unreliable.
Rampant Games
JULY 13, 2022
The game that should make you feel like a badass adventurer in a fantasy world ends up making you feel like a mute klutz wearing oversized mittens. The latter began as an RPG, I understand, but evolved into being more of a sandbox fighting simulator. Some of this is just the limitations of the technology. That’s fine.
Radiator Blog
JULY 6, 2021
Some of these features are common to video games, and some of them aren't.) In video games, we call this a sandbox -- a simulation that is less about "winning", and more about playing with systems that may or may not reflect your values. The pandemic has made this much clear. It feels like a stretch and I'm not into it.
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