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Principia is a free and open source physics-based sandbox game. In Principia, you can build contraptions and simulate them in the physics simulation. This could be a mechanical contraption, an RC car, or a pinball game. Principia also contains a LuaScript object which allows you to write and create Lua programs that can interact with and affect the simulation.

Principia also features the Adventure game mode. In this game mode, you take control of a small robot which can do whatever you decide it to do. It can take part in a giant battle with enemy robots, or it can take control of the giant robot and wreak havoc on the world.

Beginning its life in 2013 as a paid game for Android and later Windows, it has now become an open source project. Be sure to check out the source code repository on GitHub and the Principia community site principia-web where user-made levels are uploaded for others to play and enjoy.

Updated 9 days ago
StatusIn development
PlatformsWindows, Linux, Android
Rating
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
AuthorROllerozxa
GenreSimulation, Adventure, Puzzle
Made withBlender, GIMP, Inkscape, Box2D, SDL
TagsOpen Source, Physics, Sandbox, Singleplayer
Code licenseBSD 3-clause 'New' or 'Revised' License
Average sessionA few hours
LanguagesEnglish
InputsKeyboard, Mouse, Gamepad (any)
LinksCommunity, Source code

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Principia 2025.04.05 for Windows (Installer)
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Principia 2025.04.05 for Windows (Portable)
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Principia 2025.04.05 for Linux (AppImage)
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Principia 2025.04.05 for Android
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Principia 2025.04.05 source tarball
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