The Sandbox has opened the AdventureWorld: The Wildlands LAND Sale, running from April 23 through May 7. This marks the final chance to purchase LAND within AdventureWorld, a themed virtual amusement park built inside The Sandbox metaverse. The sale offers 577 LAND plots in a neighborhood surrounded by digital spaces tied to Bruce Lee, Jurassic World, and the British Museum.
Details on The Sandbox's Wildlands LAND Sale
What is The Sandbox?
The Sandbox built its reputation through two mobile titles: The Sandbox (2011) and The Sandbox Evolution (2016), which together pulled in 40 million downloads on iOS and Android. In 2018, developer and publisher Pixowl shifted this User Generated Content gaming IP and its creator community from mobile to blockchain.
The goal was to give creators true ownership of their work as non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and reward them for contributing to the ecosystem. The Sandbox now operates as a virtual metaverse where players build, own, and monetize gaming experiences on the Ethereum blockchain using the utility token SAND.
The Wildlands Neighborhood Overview
The Wildlands sits between two previously released zones: Defender District and Brawlers Ring. Defender District hosts Attack on Titan content, while Brawlers Ring features King Kong of Skull Island. The Sandbox designed The Wildlands to combine history, legendary figures, and global culture. This neighborhood wraps up the AdventureWorld theme, which started distributing LAND with the Defender District in late 2024.
Buying a plot in The Wildlands puts users next to branded zones inspired by major entertainment and cultural partners. The neighborhood also includes partner studios Reality+ Studio and Vaux Machina, plus winners from the Alpha Season 5 Game Jam, a builder competition that ended on April 29. A live awards show spotlighting top creators is set for May 17.
Bruce Lee x The Sandbox
How the LAND Sale is Structured
The 577 available plots break down into 486 Standard LANDs and 28 Premium LANDs. The sale uses a mix of direct offerings and auctions run through The Sandbox's partners, GBM and MOOAR. GBM runs auctions with its Bid-to-Earn model, which pays participants in $SAND tokens whenever they get outbid. GBM's auctions include two Premium LANDs, six Standard LANDs, three 3x3 Estates (nine LANDs each), and one 6x6 Estate (36 LANDs).
MOOAR, a multi-chain reward marketplace focused on creators, is running a raffle mint and several timed auctions. MOOAR's offering includes 26 Standard LAND plots through the raffle mint, six Standard LAND timed auctions, and two Premium LAND timed auctions near the Bruce Lee estate.
Details on The Sandbox's Wildlands LAND Sale
Rewards for LAND Buyers
Every LAND buyer in The Wildlands gets a physical Jurassic World t-shirt. Premium LAND buyers are randomly assigned to either the Bruce Lee theme or the Jurassic World theme, each with its own set of digital and physical items.
The Bruce Lee experience includes a limited-edition holographic skateboard featuring the martial arts icon and a golden dragon. Buyers also receive a Creator Asset Pack with a Bruce Lee Companion Figurine (placeable in user-generated experiences) and Little Dragon Nunchucks (equippable by avatars). They also get a Legendary T.rex Egg digital collectible valued at 2650 EP.
The Jurassic World experience includes a physical Raptor Blue Figurine and a digital Creator Asset Pack containing a Baby Blue Figurine, Mosquito in Amber, and Owen's Tracker Vest. This package also includes the Legendary T.rex Egg digital collectible.
Jurassic World Experience
How to Participate
To join the sale, head to The Sandbox's official website or use the link in the platform's X announcement. GBM auctions start on May 7 and run for seven days. Any Sandbox user with a linked wallet and active email address can participate (email is required for physical and digital reward distribution).
For the MOOAR raffle mint and timed auctions, the process also kicks off on May 7. Two LAND plots go live on the first day, with more released over the following days. Each raffle and auction stays open for three days, giving users multiple ways to secure LAND.
The Sandbox Season 5 Week 4 Rewards
The Sandbox's Ongoing Growth
The AdventureWorld: The Wildlands LAND Sale arrives during a period of expansion for The Sandbox, which recently brought Jurassic World into its metaverse platform. The collaboration will produce new games and interactive experiences, adding to the platform's content library. Users can also jump into The Sandbox Alpha Season 5, which offers play-to-earn opportunities and a prize pool up to $1 million. With its growing list of partnerships and structured LAND distribution, The Sandbox continues to position itself as a major player in the web3 virtual space.
