Games vs. Sandboxie Plus

[Mitch037]

📌 Table legend:
🔁 - repetition, the same issue as in the second box

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Title	Standard	Application Compartment	Version	💻 OS
EA App	❌ #3260	❌ 🔁	1.11.0	Win7x64
Epic Games Launcher	✅ #3261	✅ 🔁	1.12.3	Win7x64
GOG Galaxy	❌ #3297 #1246	✅ 🔁	1.12.6	Win7x64
Steam	✅ #3484	✅	1.12.6	Win7x64
Ubisoft Connect	✅	✅	1.11.0	Win7x64

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Title	Standard	Application Compartment	Version	💻 OS
Amerzone: The Explorer's Legacy • Retail	✅	✅	1.10.1	Win7x64
Arma: Cold War Assault • Steam	✅	✅	1.10.2	Win7x64
Battlefield 2 • Retail • BF2Hub	✅ #3136 ⚠️ Block Internet Access preset causes the game to crash	✅ 🔁 🔁	1.11.0	Win7x64
Catan: Die Erste Insel • Retail	✅	✅	1.10.1	Win7x64
Cue Club 2 • Steam	✅	✅	1.10.2	Win7x64
Devastation • Retail	✅	✅	1.9.7	Win7x64
Fast Food Tycoon • Retail	✅	✅	1.10.1	Win7x64
GRID 2 • Steam	❌ #3218	❌ 🔁	1.11.0	Win7x64
GRID: Autosport • Steam	✅	✅	1.12.9	Win7x64
Nosferatu: The Wrath of Malachi • Retail • GOG	✅	✅	1.10.1	Win7x64
Operation Flashpoint GOTY • GOG	✅	✅	1.10.1	Win7x64
RC Cars • GOG	✅	✅	1.10.1	Win7x64
Söldner: Secret Wars • Community Edition	✅	✅	1.10.1	Win7x64
The Sacred Amulet • Retail	✅	✅	1.11.2	Win7x64
The Sting! • Retail	✅	✅	1.10.1	Win7x64
TimeScape: Journey to Pompeii • Retail	✅	✅	1.10.1	Win7x64
Traitors Gate • Retail	❌ ⚠️ QuickTime (version 2, 3 and 4) doesn't work. It is required to install QuickTime 7.7.9 or QuickTime Alternative 3.2.2 ⚠️ QuickTime videos are laggy • Launches instantly	✅ • QuickTime (version 2, 3 and 4) works fine but it is recommended to install QuickTime 7.7.9 or QuickTime Alternative 3.2.2 • QuickTime videos work fine ⚠️ Takes 60s to launch	1.12.7	Win7x64
Unreal Gold • Retail • GOG • OldUnreal227j	✅	✅	1.9.3	Win7x64
Unreal Tournament GOTY • Retail • OldUnreal-UTPatch469d	✅	✅	1.11.0	Win7x64
World Racing 2 • Steam	✅	✅	1.10.2	Win7x64
WWII Tank Commander • Retail	✅	✅	1.10.3	Win7x64

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⚙️BENCHMARK

Title	Standard	Application Compartment	📂 Unsandboxed	Version	💻 OS
GRID 2 • Steam	min_fps="105.671944" max_fps="159.882614" av_fps="129.760391"	min_fps="137.505951" max_fps="237.419540" av_fps="173.295853	N/A	1.12.6	Win7x64
GRID: Autosport • Steam	min_fps="83.408981" max_fps="113.926949" av_fps="101.507591"	min_fps="115.546089" max_fps="203.296005" av_fps="150.188889"	N/A	1.12.6	Win7x64
Operation Flashpoint GOTY • GOG	2449 points	2548 points	5034 points	1.12.7	Win7x64

[e-t-l]

Can Steam itself be installed inside Sandboxie?

[Mitch037]

The games I have listed above don't feature any benchmark tool. The only games that do are Unreal Gold and Unreal Tournament GOTY. I did run a benchmark in both of them but difference in performance was so insignificant that it wasn't even worth reporting it. I can remember that a short benchmark demo of Unreal Gold launched in yellow box provided 490fps while in green box it was 500fps. However, this is an area I am going to explore in future as it is definitely important for gaming use-case in Sandboxie.

[e-t-l]

don't feature any benchmark tool

Right, sorry I should have been more specific. I meant just a normal GPU benchmarking program that could be downloaded and run in the sandbox

in yellow box provided 490fps while in green box it was 500fps

What about not sandboxed at all? I ask because there are at least some programs currently that can't properly utilize graphics, even in a green sandbox. I was just curious whether your Steam games suffered at all from a similar problem.

[Mitch037]

Per your request I did a benchmark with Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis (appears in the list in the original post). I used a benchmark-alike scenario made by a community member so it is not 100% accurate but it does render performance tendency. The results are devastating. The game outside Sandboxie gets 5000 points total while sandboxed (yellow or green) only 2500. It means the sandboxed game gets 50% performance hit.
However, I don't think the results are representative with other games as sandbox performance seems to be per-game specific. It will require further research to come up with any conclusion.

[Mitch037]

I've done another test. This time with GRID: Autosport which has built-in benchmark feature. So far I've tested it in Sandboxie only, as I haven't installed the game in my OS yet. The results are:

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YELLOW BOX
<fps_total min_fps="83.408981" max_fps="113.926949" av_fps="101.507591" min_fps_ms="11.989117" max_fps_ms="8.777555" av_fps_ms="9.851480" />
GREEN BOX
<fps_total min_fps="115.546089" max_fps="203.296005" av_fps="150.188889" min_fps_ms="8.654555" max_fps_ms="4.918936" av_fps_ms="6.658282" />

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As you can see, the tendency is unfortunately similar and relatable to the benchmark made in the previous game.

• min_fps: GREEN BOX 39% more
• max_fps: GREEN BOX 78% more
• av_fps: GREEN BOX 49% more

[Mitch037]

Just to make sure I've made another benchmark. This time in GRID2 (released in 2013) which was made one year prior to GRID: Autosport but both share the same engine, technology and requirements. Again, tested only in Sandboxie.

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YELLOW BOX
<fps_total min_fps="105.671944" max_fps="159.882614" av_fps="129.760391" min_fps_ms="9.463250" max_fps_ms="6.254589" av_fps_ms="7.706512" />
GREEN BOX
<fps_total min_fps="137.505951" max_fps="237.419540" av_fps="173.295853" min_fps_ms="7.272412" max_fps_ms="4.211953" av_fps_ms="5.770479" />

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The differences in the results are a little bit smaller comparing to the benchmark in Autosport but in general comply with the performance tendency.

• min_fps: GREEN BOX 30% more
• max_fps: GREEN BOX 49% more
• av_fps: GREEN BOX 34% more

[SSJPKXL]

Steam definitely works within Sandboxie, but not connect games to Valve's Anti-Cheating enabled servers due "invalid signature".

[SSJPKXL]

Has anyone been banned by BattlEye for running Ubisoft in Sandboxie (without any cheating of any kind)?