Principia
Principia is a physics-based sandbox building game. Build and play advanced contraptions, circuiting, minigames, robot adventures and more.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
EUPlatforms
- Windows
- Linux
- Flathub
- Flatpak
- Android
- Android Tablet
Features
- Ad-free
- Works Offline
- No registration required
- Sandbox
Tags
- Game
- physics-based
- 2D Game
- Physics Games
Principia News & Activities
Recent activities
- niksavc liked Principia
POX added Principia as alternative to Apparatus, Fantastic Contraption, Inventioneers and Bad Piggies- POX added Principia
Principia information
Developed by
Bithack Licensing
Open Source and Free product.Written in
Alternatives
12 alternatives listedSupported Languages
- English
AlternativeTo Category
GamesGitHub repository
- 335 Stars
- 35 Forks
- 34 Open Issues
- Updated
What is Principia?
Principia is a physics-based sandbox building game. Build and play advanced contraptions, circuiting, minigames, robot adventures and more.
The sandbox contains 200+ different objects ranging from basic wooden building blocks to circuitry, electrical and mechanical components, small robots you can control and fight against, and a LuaScript object featuring Lua scripting that can interact with the world. Build a controllable car, a calculator or make your own game with circuitry or in Lua.
The Principia community site contains tens of thousands of creative levels made by players like you, from impressive contraptions to amusing games all for you to browse through and play. If something really peaks your interest, open the level in the sandbox to see how it ticks. What will you create in the sandbox?
Principia started out as a paid proprietary game developed during 2013-2014 before being abandoned due to financial issues. Now the game is an open source project since 2022 developed by the same community who fell in love with it back in the day, free for anyone to play well into the future.