Getting started with s&box
Buy it on Steam, install the editor, and you can play community games immediately — or start making your own.
1. Get s&box on Steam
s&box is available on Steam (App ID 590830, $19.99) for Windows. Installing it gives you the full sandbox — the engine, the editor, and the Hammer-style map tools — plus the in-game browser of community games.
2. Play community games
You don't need to install or subscribe to anything to play — community games run with a single click from the in-game browser, and you can party up with friends without setting up a server. Assets stream from the cloud, so there's no manual downloading.
![[WIP] Protect The House](https://cdn.sbox.game/package-thumbnails/v5/glag/protect_the_house/wide/1e4be889b5fa945f/320x180.webp)
3. Build from source (optional)
The engine source is on GitHub under the MIT License. If you want to compile it yourself, Facepunch lists these requirements:
The repository and full build steps are at Facepunch/sbox-public. New to development? Start with the developer wiki.
Community wiki — not affiliated with Facepunch Studios. For the latest and most authoritative information, see the official developer wiki.