The SKView.showsFields = true only draws on a portion of the screen - nothing shows on the bottom-left. This can be easily tested using Apple's default game playground. I only removed the action for the Hello World label and added a radialGravityField into the scene. Also other fields like electricField do not draw anything on the screen. Tested in Xcode 11.7 and Xcode 12.5.1. Is this a bug in the recent releases? override func didMove(to view: SKView) { // ... let field = SKFieldNode.radialGravityField() addChild(field) } and sceneView.showsFields = true