# Facepunch/sbox-public

s&box is a modern game engine, built on Valve's Source 2 and the latest .NET technology, it provides a modern intuitive editor for creating games

Repository: https://github.com/Facepunch/sbox-public
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/sbox-public
Homepage: https://sbox.game
Language: C#
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: gamedev, sbox, source2
Last push: 2026-08-26T17:13:27+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 61/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 35, longevity 20
- inputs: {"age_days": 282, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 6416, forks 661 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:43.311876+00:00)

## What it is
s&box is a modern game engine built on Valve's Source 2 and .NET, with an intuitive editor for creating games. This repository contains the engine source for contributors who want to build it themselves.

## Use cases
- build a game engine from source
- create multiplayer games with C#
- make games using Source 2
- contribute to s&box engine development
- prototype games in a modern editor
- script game logic in .NET

## When to choose
- you want to build games with C# on Source 2
- you want to contribute to or modify the engine itself
- you prefer an integrated editor with modern .NET tooling

## When to avoid
- you need a fully permissive open-source engine (some binaries are under a proprietary EULA)
- you want a lightweight or headless engine
- you target platforms other than Windows for engine development

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: game-engine, gui, sdk
- domain: cross-platform
- platform: windows, cpp, dotnet
- tags: source2, csharp-scripting, editor, steam, facepunch, game-development, desktop

## Member repositories
- Facepunch/sbox-public (main) score 61

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:43.311876+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:44:54.591772+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Facepunch/sbox-public (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:43.311876+00:00, sha e4c35a21aa78)
  - homepage: https://sbox.game (fetched 2026-08-29T08:41:39.865718+00:00, sha c7c554559edf)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.