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Exporting Standalone: Royalty-Free Game Distribution via Steam

calendar_today May 20, 2026 schedule ~1 min read person PatrickJr verified 50

Export your s&box game as a standalone executable for distribution outside the s&box platform.

Key Features

  • Steam and beyond — publish to any storefront (must also be on Steam)
  • No engine royalties — completely royalty-free, no revenue share
  • Open source engine — full access to engine source code
  • PC Only — no console or mobile exports currently
  • Full .NET access — no code whitelist restrictions, use any .NET API

Export Wizard

  1. Click the Project menu
  2. Click Export…
  3. Set your icon, splash screen, and Steam App ID
  4. Click Next and wait for export to complete
  5. Your executable will be in the output folder
Standalone games have additional APIs beyond the normal s&box sandbox. See the Standalone Code documentation for details on what's available.

Note: Distribution currently requires approval from Valve. Contact [email protected] for licensing before distributing exported builds.

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