Introducing custom Lua scripts to the highly popular physics-based game.
LIMASSOL, CYPRUS, 21 JULY 2026 | PlayDucky is thrilled to announce a new addition to Melon Sandbox, its physics-based sandbox game: the Lua Chip. The cornerstone of its 36.0 Update, this item is a game-changing addition designed for coders and logic enthusiasts to let their imaginations run wild. For years, Melon Sandbox players have been able to engineer complex contraptions with basic wires, triggers, and node-programming chips. Now, the Lua Chip arrives as a means to inject code directly into the game, bridging the gap between casual sandbox gameplay and full-scale game development and programming.
Mayhem How You Want It
The Lua Chip is a new item that allows players to inject custom Lua script directly into Melon Sandbox. Through coding, players can instantly modify any object connected to the Lua Chip. Players are then able to program specific events, timings, or complex interactions for in-game objects and characters. According to PlayDucky founder, Ivan Fedyanin:
We added Lua because our creators were already reaching the limits of what visual programming could comfortably do. Visual tools are great for accessibility, and people built amazing things with them, but Lua gives creators a much higher ceiling: more complex logic, reusable mechanics, and more game-like experiences.
From dynamically altering a ragdoll’s size or color to creating infinite-speed vehicles, players are only limited in what they can do by their imagination and their handling of Lua code!
According to the development team, the addition of the Lua Chip is not meant to be just a technical feature. Its inclusion is meant to be a tool that lets creators improve their skills and learn more inside Melon Sandbox itself. The game’s lead developer explains:
What I like about this step is that it opens Melon in two directions at once. Our current creators get a higher ceiling and can gradually become stronger developers. And people who already understand programming, but don’t naturally think in visual tools, now have a way in. Even beginners can start experimenting: they can use the Lua Chip documentation, ask around in different socials to help fix code or write it, paste it into the chip, test it, break it, and learn from that loop.
The Lua Chip and the rest of Update 36.0 are available now across all platforms. Update today and start coding some chaos.
About Melon Sandbox
Melon Sandbox is a thrilling sandbox game where players unleash creativity through brutal experiments with realistic ragdoll physics. Originally launched in 2022, the game encourages experimentation and creativity among its playerbase. Users can test unique interactions between objects–such as vehicles, weapons, explosives, and tools–to create chaos in an open world. A variety of maps are available to choose from–including cities, acid pits, lava, and underwater environments–each with unique physics and different items to choose from. In addition, Melon Sandbox’s Editor allows users to create their own gameplay experiences to share with fellow players. These creations may be uploaded and purchased via the in-game storefront.
Gameplay Features:
- Experiment With Physics: Throw, smash, and test unique interactions between objects!
- Massive Arsenal: Use firearms, melee weapons, explosives, and vehicles to tear through ragdolls!
- Create Chaos: Stab, crush, burn, or vaporize with custom devices!
- Control Your World: Use the Lua Chip to modify objects with code and dynamically alter your game!
- Open-World Sandbox: Explore diverse maps and build your own playground of destruction!
Melon Sandbox is free to download. The latest update, including the Lua Chip, is available now on iOS, Android, and browser.
PlayDucky will be attending Gamescom (Aug 26 – Aug 30) in Cologne, Germany this year. Attendees are encouraged to make an appointment or visit the Cyprus Country Pavilion (Hall 03.2, Stand F-030G) to learn more about Melon Sandbox.
About PlayDucky
PlayDucky Game Publishing is a premier, global mobile game publisher focused on casual games. With years of experience in the industry, PlayDucky provides developers with essential support and resources, allowing them to thrive in an increasingly competitive market.
About Melon Sandbox
Launched in 2022, Melon Sandbox is a physics-based world where players use a massive toolkit of objects and vehicles to create emergent gameplay. Available on iOS, Android, and Browser, it has surpassed 150 million downloads and is becoming the go-to launchpad for the next generation of indie developers.
