# The Sandbox ships engine update with lighting, animation and template changes

In Brief: The Sandbox pushed a new engine update live for its creator tooling, citing lighting and animation improvements, new templates and game examples, and editor workflow changes. The release follows an Aug. 12 beta that rebuilt the engine's scene system and a July 23 update that broke two lega

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| Published | 5 September 2026 |

Source: https://cryptogames.gg/the-sandbox-ships-engine-update-with-lighting-animation-and-template-changes/