1. LonelyDeer

   9

   This game, although arguably just a simulation, is magnificent. It doesn't try to be a big game that appeals to everyone, but it does manage to appeal to the unborn astrological physicist in everyone I've seen play it. Its library of different scenarios and locations can keep even the most unmoved, unimaginative people entertained. The game file is less than 100mb and it can run on most computers, making it the perfect toy for 5 minutes between meetings or lessons. This is the only game i have ever seen that successfully makes education fun, and i think its because you can shape what you do and because its your choice whether you learn from it, it doesn't require that you understand any previous facts, save the easy to use controls, to be able to play any part of the game. My favorite part about this game when you are looking across a scale of hundreds of light years across at two galaxies that you have just sent towards each other and the smooth immersive graphics let you slip your focus away from anything but the spiraling motion of the two galaxies. My second favorite part is changing scenario to two solar systems crashing into each other, and knowing that my favorite part of the game sees this happen hundreds of times over on a far larger scale. This game deserves a 10 because it successfully puts the player in the shoes of god, and its your choice whether you are a creative or destructive god.… Expand

   • Helpful? 4 of 4 users said Yes.
2. Zephyn

   8

   I found this application handy for constructing star systems in a sci-fi RPG I used to run. It's also got some fair entertainment value if you have sufficient imagination or curiosity about how complex planetary systems tend to work.
   
   And if you're not satisfied with what you've created, you can always blow up the planet/sun/galaxy and start over.… Expand

   • Helpful? 0 of 0 users said Yes.
3. Pandarve

   7

   Universe Sandbox is not a game at all, it is a simulator. Whether it is an accurate simulator, I would not be able to tell you as I have not got the faintest clue about astrophysics. I purchased it hoping it would be fun to smack asteroids into planets but in fact, it isn't. What is fun is to test theories or stories that you hear. For example, I was playing Dead Space 2 and documents you find in this game speak of a planet that is "cracked" (Had a large portion of it removed) and I was wondering if this would have had any effect on our solar system so I decided to try it out in Universe Sandbox. Turns out nothing spectacular would happen if this were the case! Still, Universe Sandbox gave me a unique opportunity to see for myself. And that's what it is good for: What-if scenarios. Don't treat this as a game because it is not and you will be disappointed.… Expand

   • Helpful? 2 of 2 users said Yes.
4. naomechateies

   3

   It doesn't matter if you look at it as a game or a simulation - it is bad either way: plenty of bugs, crashes a lot, simulations become inaccurate pretty fast, and once you finish the tutorials and play around a bit...it loses its interest. The developers shouldn't have released it this way, or, as other have said, they shouldn't have charged so much for it if they did.… Expand

   • Helpful? 4 of 6 users said Yes.

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