Steam app 1494500 · updated 12 Sep 2026, 22:46 UTC
Light the sky and express your creativity with the sandbox simulator FWsim – Fireworks Display Simulator! Enjoy an easy-to-master professional software used by fireworks experts all over the world, and use your favorite music and 3D iconic landmarks to create unique, unforgettable moments.
288 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.
68 months, February 2021 to September 2026. The highest number of people in the game at once, each month, on a time axis -- a gap in the record stays a gap.
The highest number of people in the game at once, each month. Four, because four is as far back as the source keeps anything finer than one figure a month.
31 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.
31 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 169 hourly samples from 13 Aug, which is as far back as the source keeps every hour. Weekends are shaded.
12 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 119 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.
FWsim - Fireworks Display Simulator was released on 3 Nov, 2023.
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24 developer announcements, Feb 2021 to Sep 2026 · times in UTC
FWsim 4.4.2 is rolling out on Steam now. This one is all about the effect editor, plus a speed boost that everyone gets without touching a single setting. Faster out of the boxAccelerated Rendering is now on by default. Same visual quality…
Lukas FWsimCheck out update 4.4! Here's what's new:⭐ Graphics improvementsMore realistic appearance of starsAccelerated Rendering (Settings → Graphics) — runs much faster and uses less battery at the same visual quality. Available on NVidia and AMD…
Lukas FWsimIn this update: Better performance when editing your show, especially on large shows with many cues New option: “Reverse Order on Timeline” (CTRL + SHIFT + R). Use this when you make a stepper out of single cues and you want to reverse the…
Patch notesExciting news!You can now select your favorite effects and then insert them with just one click. This massively speeds up the show design process, so you can focus on your creativity.Furthermore:Press TAB key to jump forwards to the next…
Lukas FWsimHi everyone! Exciting news: This is FWsim 4.1. Automatic detection of beats Real location downloading is more stable and faster. New star size: XXS
Patch notesFix: FWsim now always uses your high-performance graphics card (instead of onboard graphics) Several bugfixes Performance improvements Updated Italian, Spanish and French translations. You can contribute to FWsim translations by clicking…
Patch notesWith FWsim v4, planning your shows is now much faster & easier! Show Editor Improvements ➜ Better display of positions, with 3D cylinders - so you can better see where the positions actually are in 3D space ➜ Put steppers through multiple…
Lukas FWsimHi FWsim fans! In 2023, we added a feature to load Google Earth 3D scenery into FWsim (avabile under Show -> Scenery -> "Real Location"). We also added a water system, allowing you to add water to the scenery (available under Show ->…
Lukas FWsimPopping Flowers (Crackling) can now be adjusted in a much more granular way Ascent Effects can now have strobing 57 different kinds of crackling already included
Patch notesDear Fireworks Fans, we are excited to announce the full release of FWsim - Fireworks Display Simulator on Steam, today! Since our launch on Early Access back in 2021, FWsim has improved a lot. To celebrate the full release, we are now…
Lukas FWsimOn November 3, we are leaving Early Access and officially launching on Steam. Check out the new trailer: List of new features in this release Completely new graphics Load the entire world in 3D, thanks to data from Google Maps* Water, which…
Lukas FWsimDear FWsim Community, we are excited to announce this beta update with the following features: Loading the entire World in 3D FWsim could load 3D models in the past. But if you wanted to simulate a real place, you might face challenges.…
Lukas FWsimFWsim 3.4.1 is now available! Here's what's new: Lancework FWsim 3.4.1 comes with a new Lancework effect type. Lanceworks are pieces made from wood, with glowing dots arranged in shapes or letters. You can create Lancework through the…
Lukas FWsimFWsim 3.4 is here, and we are excited to tell you about it! New Dark Design (you can go back to the old design by disabling “Dark Mode” in the preferences) Improved Camera Animation System Saving and Loading of camera positions Topdown…
Lukas FWsimStarting today, all Steam users will have access to the FWsim online fireworks database. This gives you thousands of new fireworks, made by other users, for free! Simply click Tools -> Online Fireworks Database to access. You can download…
Lukas FWsimStarting today, all Steam users will have access to the FWsim online fireworks database. This gives you thousands of new fireworks, made by other users, for free! Simply click Tools -> Online Fireworks Database to access. You can download…
Patch notesThanks everyone for your feature ideas! The latest update, FWsim 3.3, is now ready. New firework selection window with better filters and animated preview. Helping you to understand the different types of firework effects, even if you have…
Lukas FWsimHi everyone! It’s a pleasure to see on social media how much you’re enjoying FWsim these days. While enjoying some of your breathtaking shows, we’ve been working hard on making FWsim better and easier to use. These upgrades will be included…
samsempereHello everyone: We hope you're doing well! As many of you know, we started organizing a monthly event called FWsim Challenge after the release of the FWsim: Fireworks Display Simulator Creative Edition. The first edition, focused on Chinese…
samsempereVersion 3.2.0.16 brings a new demo show - which comes with a couple of new effects. It also includes bugfixes.
Patch notesHi everyone! Today we're announcing our first community challenge. Sometimes, it's difficult to overcome the "fear of the blank page"; to give your creativity a little nudge, we will post regularly these challenges with special rules, like…
SantoThis is version 3.2.0.10 and brings the following improverments: In video export, MP4 is now the default format. MP4 format details changed. It should now be compatible with most video editing software. (If the file doesn't work in your…
Patch notesThe short-term development roadmap will come in the next days Hello everybody: A week has passed since FWsim: Fireworks Display Simulator was released on Steam Early Access. Before anything else, I want to thank you for buying or following…
samsempereHi everyone, and welcome to FWsim: Fireworks Display Simulator! This is a very exciting day for me: FWsim is finally available on Steam Early Access. I released the first version in 2010, and always had one goal in mind: to create the most…
SantoWhat Steam runs, and with what. Straight from the app configuration.
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| Launch | bin\FWsim.exe | -steam | windows |
It runs on public data and somebody's spare time.
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