diff --git a/gnu/packages/game-development.scm b/gnu/packages/game-development.scm
index 5811ee91645..06f6b61f834 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/game-development.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/game-development.scm
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 ;;; Copyright © 2015, 2016, 2017 David Thompson <davet@gnu.org>
 ;;; Copyright © 2016-2021, 2023, 2024 Efraim Flashner <efraim@flashner.co.il>
 ;;; Copyright © 2016, 2017, 2020 Kei Kebreau <kkebreau@posteo.net>
-;;; Copyright © 2016, 2018, 2019, 2024 Ricardo Wurmus <rekado@elephly.net>
+;;; Copyright © 2016, 2018, 2019, 2024, 2025 Ricardo Wurmus <rekado@elephly.net>
 ;;; Copyright © 2016, 2017, 2018 Julian Graham <joolean@gmail.com>
 ;;; Copyright © 2017–2021 Tobias Geerinckx-Rice <me@tobias.gr>
 ;;; Copyright © 2017 Manolis Fragkiskos Ragkousis <manolis837@gmail.com>
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ files) into @file{.grf} and/or @file{.nfo} files.")
          (add-before 'build 'build-ext
            (lambda _
              (invoke "python" "setup.py" "build_ext" "--inplace"))))))
-    (native-inputs (list swig))
+    (native-inputs (list swig python-setuptools python-wheel))
     (home-page "https://github.com/pybox2d/pybox2d")
     (synopsis "2D game physics for Python")
     (description