September 2026
- September: rotors, a volcano and far too much grassThe helicopters got rebuilt, Hachijō-Fuji got a lava lake, the grass got a whole library of species, the engines finally sound like their layout, and the game moved back to an island it left in July.八丈富士Hachijō-Fuji crater rim · 25 Sep · 3 min3 min
- Nobody writes the jobsThere's no job list in Sandbox Drive. Every haul exists because something on the island ran out of something. How that works, how pay is calculated, why fuel gets cheaper when it's delivered, and the sawmill that threw away its own planks.黄八丈Kihachijō weaving works · 25 Sep · 5 min5 min
- Hachijō-jima at 1:1How a Japanese elevation survey, OpenStreetMap and a lot of aerial photos turn into a drivable island. Also, the case of the harbour that had no quays.神湊Kaminato · 25 Sep · 3 min3 min
- A driving game on a volcanoWhat Sandbox Drive is, what already works, what very much doesn't yet, and why the map is a real island 290 km south of Tokyo.25 Sep · 3 min3 min