The Ultimate S&Box Link Resource Guide | Version 1.3 - Updated: 10/11/2026
Official S&Box Links
- Official Website - You are here now.
- Latest News - Read the latest updates on the game here!
- s&box on Steam - Store page.
- Getting Started - First steps for new users.
- Learn Hub - Tutorials from Facepunch and the community.
- Creating your First Project -Step by step project setup.
- Making a First Person Game - Official creation guide.
- Forums - Official community discussion boards.
- Twitter / X - Official S&Box X page.
- EULA and TOS - Legal and usage terms for Facepunch services.
Development & Documentation
- Full Dev Documentation - The official manual for s&box development.
- API Reference - Complete API documentation.
- Code Search - Search through code across all public s&box games.
- API Whitelist - C# APIs allowed in published games.
- Networking - Multiplayer docs covering Sync, RPCs, lobbies, and dedicated servers.
- Razor Panels - UI panel creation and styling.
- ActionGraph - Visual scripting node system.
- Scene Mapping - Mapping directly in the s&box Scene Editor.
- Model Editor - ModelDoc guidelines for FBX, models, and AnimGraphs.
- Shader Graph - Visual shader creation.
- Movie Maker - Tools for cutscenes, keyframes, and recording.
- Standalone Export - Guide for standalone builds.
Assets & Tooling
- Cloud Assets - Models, materials, and sounds hosted on sbox.game.
- Fab - Models, materials, and Megascans.
- CGTrader - Paid and free 3D models across every category.
- Sketchfab - Massive library of 3D assets with browser previews.
- First-Person Weapons (Assets) - Facepunch viewmodels and AnimGraphs.
- First-Person Weapons (Docs) - Implementation guide for official weapons.
- Polyhaven - 100% free HDRIs, textures, and models (CC0 license).
- PolyPizza - 10,400+ free low-poly models.
- AmbientCG - Free PBR materials, decals, and texture packs.
- Kenney.nl - Free stylized assets, UI packs, and icons for indie developers.
- Textures.com - Extensive library of seamless textures, masks, and patterns.
Guides and Posts I think are cool
- Freaks Beginner Resources - Curated beginner resource list.
YouTube Tutorials & Dev Streams
- Eridium - S&Box updates, community news, and developer roundups.
- Sandking - Beginner tutorials covering the editor, ActionGraph, C#, and scene mapping.
- Solanimus Games - "How to do anything in s&box" comprehensive guide.
- Derrik Creates - S&Box dev streams.
- Facepunch Official - Facepunch's YouTube
- Small Fish Dev - Great for animation basics and more.
- Carson Kompon - Gameplay demos and inside looks at development.
- Fish Bites - AnimGraph fundamentals.
- Intro to AnimGraph - Basics of animation graphs, states, and transitions.
- Viewmodel AnimGraph - Weapon state machines and reload logic.
Discord Communities
- Official Facepunch Discord - The main s&box hub. Check the WAYWO channel to share your projects!
- SubZero Studios (Game Developer Community) - Our S&Box Development server (If you have any questions or have cool ideas for us!)
- S&box Community Discord - S&box community server made by Smallfish.
- French (Community) - French-speaking s&box hub.
- Russian (Community) - Russian-speaking s&box hub.
GitHub Repositories
- s&box Public Repo - The public engine.
- Issue Tracker - Report and track s&box bugs here.
- Docs Repo - The open source documentation repo.
- Sandbox Mode Source -Sandbox gamemode made by Facepunch.
- Scene Staging - There's a lot of cool examples in this repo and is underrated.
- Facepunch GitHub Org - All public Facepunch repositories.
- S&Box Projects on GitHub - Browse other public s&box projects.
Live API Feeds (JSON)
- UGC Live Feed - Live feed of games, sorted by last update.
- Trending - Games sorted by trending status.
- Facepunch Packages - Live feed of official Facepunch packages.
Websites worth checking out
- Free s&box Tools - Free tools made by the Team Members at SubZero Studios.sboxtrader.coms&box Skin Prices & Market Tracker | SBOX TraderTrack s&box skin prices, Steam Market trends and the weekly item store. Trade skins directly with other players through Steam, with no fees or escrow.
Libraries that are useful
- Gmod Asset Importer - Simple tool to import gmod models and materials
- SubTerrain Tool - Our Public Free to use Terrain Tools used for making the workflow of making large terrains more enjoyable and seemless.
- Supershot - Take better Screenshots inside the editor with Discord WebHook Support!
- SubHierarchy - Useful tools for the Scene Hierarchy
Feel Free to comment any links!
