GENESIS ENGINEPlay on Roblox
PLAYABLE NOW ON ROBLOX • PUBLIC PRE-ALPHA

Build matter.
Manipulate DNA.
Watch the universe work.

Build matter alone, explore a museum station orbiting the Sun, or launch into microscopic missions with a crew in this scientifically grounded Roblox experience.

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Solo sandbox · 1–5 player co-op · Free on Roblox

INTERACTIVE WEB DEMO / PRINCIPAL U-238 SERIESREADY
CURRENT NUCLIDEURANIUM—238
NUCLEUS92P / 146N
00 / 14U-238 α → Th-234

Sequence compressed · half-lives not to scale · rare branches omitted

Uranium-238 alpha decays to Thorium-234, emitting an alpha particle.
ATOMIC №092
HALF-LIFE4.468 BILLION YEARS
DECAY MODEALPHA

CURRENT BUILD + GAMEPLAY FOOTAGE

Choose your way into the lab.

ROBLOX PRE-ALPHA + VIDEO SHOWCASES
In-engine Chemistry Lab gameplay showing a molecular reactionWATCH GAMEPLAY IN-ENGINE FOOTAGE
01PLAYABLE NOW
118 ELEMENTS

Scientific Sandbox

Spawn elements, build molecules, and test chemistry and radiation.

02PLAYABLE NOW
ORBITAL STATION

Orbital Museum

Explore working science exhibits aboard a station orbiting the Sun.

03VIDEO SHOWCASE
DNA REPLICATION

E. coli Replication

Watch a guided molecular replication showcase.

Public pre-alpha · Solo sandbox · 1–5 player missions

Play the current build

FROM PARTICLES TO LIFE

One engine. Every scale.

Start with the smallest building blocks. Follow the forces, reactions, and information that turn them into a living world.

01MATTER

Every element is an instrument.

118elements
02CHEMISTRY

Bonds you can build by hand.

H₂Oand beyond
03NUCLEAR PHYSICS

Make invisible radiation visible.

α β γradiation
04MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

From molecules to the machinery of life.

ATCGbase code

INTERACTIVE REACTION CHAMBER

Enter the Genesis Lab.

Spawn and drag H, O, Na, and Cl. Adjust energy and watch bonds, ions, and molecules form in real time.

01SELECT & SPAWN
QUICK ASSEMBLY
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114 more elementsavailable inside Genesis Engine

REACTION CHAMBER / LIVE3 / 24 ATOMS
2× H1× O

Drag any atom freely · Arrow keys move selected atom · N selects next

38%

Forming covalent bonds releases heat; breaking them absorbs it.

CHAMBER READYSpawn atoms, then drag them anywhere inside the chamber.
02PARTICLE INVENTORY
ISOTOPE SHOWNOxygen-16neutral atom
p⁺8PROTONS
n⁰8NEUTRONS
e⁻8ELECTRONS

Two bond-order units let neutral O form triplet O₂, OH· then H₂O, or ClO· then Cl₂O. The H₂ insertion preset is an idealized chamber-assisted shortcut.

PAIR OUTCOMES IN THIS CHAMBERO + H → OH· → H₂O · O + O → O₂ · O + Na → NaO· → Na₂O · O + Cl → ClO· → Cl₂O

Relevant ion: O²⁻ in Na₂O · 10 electrons

More atomic data
Atomic number
008
Mass number
16
Standard atomic weight
15.999 u
Shell population
2, 6
Covalent radius
66 pm
Configuration
1s² 2s² 2p⁴
OBSERVATION

Active chamber: compatible atoms attract, collide, and may settle into bonds.

Website chamber: qualitative model; each element keeps one normalized visual size, and reaction timing is compressed. Charge and electron labels still update.

Scientific sourcesRESEARCH: NIST BOND DATA · COVALENT RADII · IONIC RADII · ION HYDRATION · O + H₂ PATH

CO-OP EXPEDITIONS / 1–5 PLAYERS

Study the universe.
Then crew a ship inside it.

Explore the museum station, queue with 1–5 players, then crew a microscopic mission to scan, repair, and destroy threats.

CREW1–5 PLAYERS
VIEWFIRST PERSON
OBJECTIVESSCAN / REPAIR / DESTROY
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ORBITAL LOBBY / SHUTTLE QUEUE CREW LINK
In-game museum station orbiting the Sun
IN-ENGINE FOOTAGEMuseum station gameplayOrbit the Sun · Explore exhibits · Queue for launch
  1. 01 / EXPLOREA museum in solar orbit.

    Learn together through interactive displays before launch.

  2. 02 / ASSEMBLELaunch with a crew of 1–5.

    Queue for a shuttle and enter a first-person microscopic world.

  3. 03 / OPERATEEvery station matters.

    Pilot the ship, operate its scanners and onboard stations, locate and destroy viral and cancerous threats, repair damaged biological systems, and scan RNA and DNA before time runs out.

SCIENCE, NOT SCIENCE FICTION

Accuracy is the foundation—not decoration.

Genesis Engine starts with real scientific models, then compresses scale and time only when play requires it.

01

Grounded systemsAtomic structure, bonding, radiation, decay, DNA, and enzymes begin with the real mechanisms.

02

Visible cause and effectProcesses too small, fast, slow, or dangerous to observe become explorable.

03

Honest boundariesWhen scale or time is compressed for play, the simulation should make that distinction clear.

INTERACTIVE MOLECULAR SYSTEMDNA UNWINDING

Load a researched sequence signal below. Spawn helicase, then drag it down to straighten and unzip the strands; drag it back up to rezip them. Arrow keys move a focused helicase.

5′3′3′5′
8-RUNG SIGNAL EXAMPLE · TATA PROMOTER5′—TATAAAAG—3′HELICASE · 0 / 8 PAIRS OPEN
TRANSCRIBE · SELECTED SIGNALTBP recognizes this TATA-box example and helps assemble a eukaryotic transcription pre-initiation complex.

It functions only at the right promoter position and in the right molecular context; not every eukaryotic promoter uses a canonical TATA box.

TBP–TATA structure ↗

These eight-base examples are molecular signposts, not switches by themselves. Effects depend on organism, strand direction, genomic position, spacing, and surrounding machinery. START, STOP, and POLY(A) are shown as coding DNA; cells read their RNA copies after transcription. Highlighted bases on the displayed 5′ strand are the operative motif; unhighlighted bases provide context or complete the eight-rung example. A pairs with T, C pairs with G, and helicase opens the double helix.

Eight base pair DNA model ready.

OFFICIAL TRANSMISSIONS

See Genesis Engine in motion.

Current footage from the Roblox pre-alpha: Chemistry Lab and E. coli DNA replication.

More from Big Sky Studios on YouTube
CHEMISTRY LAB

Chemistry Lab — Match Conditions Apply

Match reactants with the right conditions, watch bonds rearrange, and scale a reaction from one molecular event to a chain.

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MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

E. coli DNA Replication — Guided Showcase

Follow the replication fork as helicase, primase, DNA polymerase III, sliding clamps, and SSB proteins coordinate in a guided molecular presentation.

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FIELD NOTES / FAQ

Before you enter the lab.

Genesis Engine combines a focused single-player science sandbox, a social museum station orbiting the Sun, and timed microscopic shuttle missions for crews of 1–5 players.

The systems are grounded in real atomic, chemical, nuclear, and biological principles. Space, time, and scale may be compressed so players can actually see the processes; the goal is to make those boundaries clear rather than disguise them.

Yes. The public pre-alpha is free on Roblox. The sandbox is solo; the orbital lobby and shuttle missions support 1–5 players.

Watch the latest gameplay showcases here, then follow Big Sky Studios on YouTube for development updates and return to Roblox for the newest playable build.

THE UNIVERSE IS READY

What will you
build first?

Experiment alone, explore the museum, or launch a shuttle with a crew of up to five.

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