GoreBox on Android: version guide and version history

Which GoreBox build is current on Android, how we checked, how to install and update it from Google Play, and every version since 2022.

By Usman Shafqat · Updated 2026-11-09

GoreBox on Android is the free first-person physics sandbox from F²Games, distributed through Google Play. The current version is 16.5.3, released 9 September 2026, and it needs Android 7.1 or newer. People often search for it as the "GoreBox APK", which is just the name of the Android install file; you don't need to handle that file yourself, because Play installs and updates it for you. This page is a version guide, not a download host: it records which build is current and how we checked, how to install and update it, and every version since the 2022 release, so that a version number you see in a video can be placed.

What is GoreBox?

GoreBox is a sandbox: you load a map, open the spawn menu, and drop in props, vehicles, weapons and ragdoll characters called GoreDolls, then do whatever you want with them using the Reality Crusher, a gravity gun that grabs, throws, freezes and deletes. There is no story and no score. It's the closest thing to Garry's Mod on a phone, with a Workshop for maps and mods, a map editor, two hidden boss fights, and years of updates behind it. It's also extremely violent, and the 17+ rating is accurate. The GoreBox hub covers the game in full.

Where to get GoreBox for Android

Google Play and Steam are the official stores, and they are the only places this site links to. SandboxAPK does not host, mirror or link to APK files.

Google Play is the official source for the Android version. Before you tap Install, check two things on the listing: the developer name is F²Games, and the package name in the page address is com.F2Games.GBDE. Clone apps use the GoreBox name with a different developer.

What's new in 16.5.3

A fixes build on top of the 16.4 weapons update: stability fixes for the attachment system, corrections to fire-mode behaviour on a few guns, Workshop loading fixes and Android crash fixes. 16.4 before it added silencers, underbarrel attachments, fire-mode selection (semi, burst, auto) and a new syringe. F²Games publishes patch notes inside the app (Settings → Changelog); the v16 page keeps a readable history.

GoreBox features on Android

• Reality Crusher tool gun with twelve modes (link, rope, wire, ignite, shrink, launch and more).
• GoreDolls with a full skeleton, bleeding and limb damage, commandable by gesture since 16.3.
• Firearms with attachments and fire modes, melee, explosives, and two earned weapons (Revengeance, Verse Punch).
• Vehicles on land, air and water, all destructible.
• Canvas map with five presets, structured stock maps, and a Workshop full of custom maps.
• Map editor, modding console and Workshop for mods and skins.
• Missions, Divine mode, nextbots, and the Observer and Verse Curse boss fights.
• Friends-only multiplayer through your own Photon keys; full matchmaking lives in GoreBox 27.

Requirements

How to install GoreBox on Android

1. Open the GoreBox listing on Google Play on your phone.
2. Confirm the developer is F²Games.
3. Check free storage. You need room for the download and for the unpacked game, which is 1 GB and up once installed.
4. Tap Install and let it finish before opening the game. Low storage and partial downloads are the usual causes of a crash on first launch.
5. Open GoreBox. Sign in if you want to use the Workshop.

How to update GoreBox

• Android: Play → profile → Manage apps and device → Updates. Rollouts take a few days to reach every region.
• Steam: updates automatically when the client opens.

If it crashes after updating, clear cache, then data, then reinstall from Google Play; the crash-fix page has the full order.

Is GoreBox safe to install?

From Google Play, it is the developer's own file and it updates automatically. The risk is in copies from anywhere else. Download blogs and "mod" sites repackage the app, and a repackaged GoreBox is the main source of the adware complaints in the game's reviews. If a page asks you to complete a survey, install other apps, or turn off Play Protect, close it.

Why this site links to Google Play only

• It is the developer's listing. F²Games publishes the Android version there.
• Updates arrive on their own. Workshop creators build against the current build, so staying current matters in this game.
• Purchases and the Workshop login work. Both depend on Play services.
• We can't check a file we didn't get from the developer. So we don't point you at one.

Every GoreBox version

All builds of the current app (package com.F2Games.GBDE, 2022 onward), newest first. The notes say why a build matters. Dates are the Android release; Steam followed within days.

Games before 2022 (Bloodbath, Classic, Remastered, Bloodlight) are separate apps, archived or deleted; the history page lists them. What each v16 patch added in detail is on the v16 page. Google Play only offers the current build. Older builds can't reach the current Workshop and lack the fixes later patches added.

Who GoreBox is suitable for

GoreBox is aimed at players who want a physics sandbox with vehicles, weapons, ragdolls and user-created content. The Android version is free with advertising and optional purchases. The game contains graphic violence and carries an age rating appropriate to that content (17+ on Google Play). The points below are the practical trade-offs rather than a verdict.

Alternatives

• GoreBox 27: the same studio's rebuild, with built-in multiplayer and less content. Its Android requirements are on that page.
• Melon Sandbox: 2D, free, on iOS as well, with a very large Workshop.
• The mobile sandbox roundup ranks the rest and lists the clones to skip.

Other apps by F²Games

GoreBox 27 (com.F2Games.GB27) is the only other current app. Older ones (Classic, Remastered, Bloodlight, GoreZone) are archived or deleted; the history page covers them and the studio that made them.

What to avoid

• Mod APKs and "no ads" builds. Repackaged by strangers, often with adware, never updated. The game already has Divine mode and sandbox settings, and the ad-free pass is a one-time purchase. The mods page explains.
• "GoreBox APK for iOS". An Android file can't install on iPhone. Every such page is a fake; see the iOS page.
• GoreBox 27 mislabelled as an update. It's a separate app (com.F2Games.GB27). Its page is here.
• Download blogs with a "verify" step. There is nothing behind the survey.

After installing

Crashing on first launch is usually storage or a partial download; the crash page has the fix order. Everything the game contains is on the wiki page, and the GoreBox hub links every guide.

Common questions