New version of The Sandbox prepares for mobile

4th December: Two months following its 0.8 release, The Sandbox has launched a major update to its Game Client. Described as one of the most significant updates yet – the current version is 0.9.7 – new key elements include

- completely revamped UI,

- the introduction of gameplay features such as oxygen consumption, fall damage and buffs and debuffs,

- multiplayer features such as rankings and

- a new metaverse map available on the dashboard.

To provide overall smoother game performance, The Sandbox has also revamped the engine in Game Client 0.9 leading to faster loading times and better camera and navigation functions.

Reading through the changelog, we also noticed the mention of “implemented graphics quality settings segmentation to support lower-end mobile devices,” which suggests that The Sandbox is preparing to release a mobile version on 2024, although it’s currently unclear whether it would be able to do this via the app stores.