Principia2026.09.19

Physics-based sandbox building game

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v2026.09.19

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Build interactive machines, experiments, and playable creations by joining physical parts and testing how they behave together in Principia, rather than progressing through a fixed game format. This physics-based sandbox turns construction into hands-on exploration, with results governed by interactions among its components.

More than 200 objects include wooden blocks, circuitry, and electrical and mechanical parts for assembling contraptions such as controllable cars and calculators. Small robots can be controlled or fought, and robot-centered adventures are among the projects the sandbox supports.

The LuaScript object brings Lua scripting into the game world, allowing creators to combine code with circuitry when building automated systems or their own games. Principia also connects to a community library holding tens of thousands of player-made levels, from elaborate machines to amusing minigames, which can be browsed and played as additional content.

Opening a shared level in the sandbox reveals how it was constructed, making the community material useful for studying designs as well as playing them; the game suits inventive players, hobbyist builders, and experimenters. On Android, version 2026.09.19 is open-source and requires Android 5.0 or later on arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a, or x86_64 devices.

Requires Android 5.0+ · Architecture: arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a, x86_64

What's new in v2026.09.19

  • Some native Android dialogs have been replaced with new Imgui implementations from the desktop version.
  • Fix validation of HTTPS certificates when communicating with the community site.
  • Fix Robot aim angle being wrongly represented in the Robot Manager.

For a full list of bugfixes in this release see the Changelog.

App permissions

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  • Full network access
  • Control vibration

Details

PlatformAndroid
CategoryGames
LicenseOpen source
PricingFree
Package IDcom.bithack.principia
Latest versionv2026.09.19
File typeAPK
Minimum OSAndroid 5.0+
Architecturearm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a, x86_64
Screen DPIAll densities (nodpi)
AdsNo ads
File size28.7 MB
Published10/11/2026

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