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🕹️Player Guide

Ready player one? Learn more about playing games in The Sandbox's metaverse.

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Get Started

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Download

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START PLAYING IN MINUTES Download the Launcher. It will install the Game Client and keep you informed of content to play, updates, etc. Step-by-step instructions:

⬇️Launcher: Download & Play

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Equip an Avatar

EXPRESS YOURSELF Buy or Create an Avatar Some avatar NFTs come with perks, such as exclusive gameplay access or rewards.

🙂Manage Your Avatars
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AVATARS & IMMERSIVE NARRATIVES

Some Experiences provide an avatar temporarily, like a space ship with custom animations.

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Content

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Where Can I Play?

Discover Experiences in the Launcher or at The Sandbox website:

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Play&Earn in The Sandbox hosted Seasons & Eventsarrow-up-right Learn more

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Play UGC Experiences on the Maparrow-up-right (some may include contests) Learn more

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What Can I Play?

With constantly evolving creative tools, many Experience types can be enjoyed in The Sandbox:

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Tower Defense

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Horror/Backrooms

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Cooking Simulator

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Resource Management

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Parkour/Platformers

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Survival

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Action/Adventure

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Night Clubs & Concerts

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Virtual Home & Architecture

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NFT Gallery/In-Game Shop

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Puzzle Games

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Social Hubs

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Simulation

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Controls

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🔰 Tutorial First Time Square

Learn controls through play.

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PLAY NOW: Tutorial First Time Squarearrow-up-right

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The metaverse is full of challenges and obstacles. Master all of your basic skills here.

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Control Menus & Tips

The first time you open any Experience, you'll see a tip screen for controls needed to play.

First time popup when playing

Press ESC to open the main menu and view controls anytime during play.

Press ` to view controls at a glance, which may include some custom game controls using numbers and mouse inputs.

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Social Tools

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EMOTES

Hold T to open the wheel.

Use emotes, stickers, dances, and more!

Change pages with your mouse scroll wheel.

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CHAT & FRIENDS

Press ENTER to open social panels.

  • Chat (left) - choose a language, click a user to follow, block, view profile, or send a message.

  • Friends (bottom right) - view friends, find suggestions.

  • Top bar - View Social, Map, Inventory, and NFTs screens.

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Join Friends

Use chat in-game to find which instance ID you’re in. Just type:

/instances

To join a friend’s Experience instance, use the instance ID in the in-game chat. Just type:

/join [ID_Instance]

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Manage Your Experience at The Sandbox

👤Manage Account
📒Manage Wallet
🪙Claim Rewards

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Common Questions

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This is the game designer's choice:

  • Many free-to-play (F2P) games

  • Players must own a specific NFT or one from a specific collection to access:

    • exclusive gameplay or bonus features within an Experience

    • all gameplay in an Experience

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The Sandbox is designed to support a circular economy where players:

  • May earn SAND and NFT rewards through Play&Earn mechanics

  • May use SAND to buy avatars and equipment to enhance gameplay and support creators

  • May use SAND to buy required NFTs to enter Experiences with exclusive content

Most Seasons and Events include Play&Earn mechanics. See The Sandboxarrow-up-right website for details.

⚠️ You must verify your account to claim rewards. See Verify: KYC

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Our platform empowers creators to customise gameplay so that every Experience is unique with its own set of gameplay mechanics.

Here are just a few creative possibilities:

  • You may play multiplayer cooperative/competitive games or singleplayer games

  • A variety of game types are possible with a unique player HUD per game

  • Gameplay mechanics can be fully customised, which can affect how blocks and objects may be interacted with, how teams logic and resources are set up, etc.

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Discord: Help & Community

Join Discordarrow-up-right

🗣️Discord Community guide

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Information in Many Languages:

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Learn How Experiences & Assets are Made

The Sandbox is constantly developing new features with feedback from the community to empower creators to build, launch, and monetise their creations.

The Creator Portal offers our community detailed documentation and creative guides filled with valuable tips from experts at The Sandbox. Our goal is to help creators make amazing voxel art and new Experiences for your enjoyment!

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VoxEdit

✨Create Assets
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Game Maker

✨Create Experiences

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