# Physics queries Find primitive colliders with raycasts, sphere casts and overlaps. [Feature status and language/platform compatibility](https://rustic-game-engine.pages.dev/markdown/reference/compatibility.md) Choose an API to see its signature, parameters, examples and behavior. ## APIs - [Physics.raycast()](https://rustic-game-engine.pages.dev/markdown/api/physics-actions/queries/raycast.md) - [Physics.sphereCast()](https://rustic-game-engine.pages.dev/markdown/api/physics-actions/queries/sphere-cast.md) - [Physics.overlap()](https://rustic-game-engine.pages.dev/markdown/api/physics-actions/queries/overlap.md) ## Module guide ## Setup and language support These engine-owned services work in Lua 5.4, Luau, JavaScript, Python, C, C++, C#, Java, PHP, and HTML inline JavaScript. Follow [Use gameplay actions](https://rustic-game-engine.pages.dev/markdown/guides/gameplay-actions.md) to create and attach a script, install external toolchains, and choose the correct language binding. PHP and HTML scripts belong under `ui/`; CSS alone runs no gameplay code. The Calls section uses JavaScript signatures. The function examples below include native syntax for all ten script types, including SDK-specific alternatives and limitations. Attach a JavaScript Object Component script to the specified target and press **Play**. Globals are supplied by the engine. Schedule actions from `Start` or a callback, rather than at script top level. Native languages use typed options and their own builder conventions; see the guide's language bindings. ## Parameters Origins and centers are finite three-component world vectors. Direction must be nonzero and is normalized by the engine. Ignore is an optional array of entity IDs in JavaScript; native query signatures differ. ## Return and timing Raycast/sphereCast immediately return the nearest {entity, point, normal, distance} or null; overlap returns entity IDs. ## Behavior and limitations - Attach to a Part above an anchored collidable floor. The query reports the nearest hit. - Queries use primitive world AABBs including parent transforms. SphereCast uses rounded sphere/box contacts; model meshes do not automatically acquire primitive colliders. - See [Basic physics](https://rustic-game-engine.pages.dev/markdown/guides/physics.md) for collider setup, gravity and collision limits. - Check script attachment, enabled state and the Console when an operation fails.