Best Sandbox games on PC
Sandbox games use open-ended worlds and systems that let players choose how to pursue objectives. Activities may include exploration, building, crafting, survival, combat, or multiplayer play.
- Open-ended world exploration
- Freedom to choose activities
- Interacting gameplay systems
Related: Open World, Survival, Crafting, Multiplayer
3,300 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
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Soundscape VR: 2017
VR music sandbox with exploration and playlist-synced shooting challenges
69% positive
Free
Ocean Punk
Ocean survival colony sim with rafting, crafting, and seasonal threats
62% positive
129 reviews
Dieselpunk Wars
Vehicle-building sandbox with physics-driven battles across land, sea, and sky
57% positive
128 reviews
Ultrawings 2
Open-world VR flying where missions pay for new aircraft
70% positive
128 reviews
Demo Aground Zero
Underground survival and colony building with mining, crafting, and automation
80% positive
128 reviews
Arsenal Online
A 2D shooter for quick solo or online co-op sessions
86% positive
Free
Grocery Store Tycoon - First Store
Grocery store management sim combining hands-on chores with staffing decisions
80% positive
Free
Star Rangers™ XE
Space exploration sandbox about building on other worlds as an astronaut
31% positive
127 reviews
Locomancer
VR model train sandbox with hands-on building and drivable locomotives
85% positive
Free
Fat Prisoner Simulator 2
Physics-based fighting game set in the middle of a prison riot
73% positive
127 reviews
Routine Feat
A quiet sandbox built around daily routines and household objects
85% positive
127 reviews
Story of Animal Sprite
Casual merge game rebuilding a seaside home with animal helpers
91% positive
127 reviews
Infinite Borders
Multiplayer strategy built around alliances and the conquest of territory
44% positive
Free
Demo Project Of Cooling The Earth
A survival RPG about reaching safety during a zombie outbreak
72% positive
127 reviews
Shooting Range Simulator: Prologue
Business management sim about running and expanding a shooting range
93% positive
Free
Sometimes to Deal with the Difficulty of Being Alive, I Need to Believe There Is a Possibility That Life Is Not Real.
Surreal walking simulator in a world that reacts to you
86% positive
126 reviews
Dungeon Full Dive: Game Master Edition
Fantasy tabletop sandbox with first-person views from your miniatures
56% positive
Free
Building Destruction
First-person destruction sandbox with map building and base defense
74% positive
126 reviews
Observe
Grand strategy sandbox where you watch nations or control them
89% positive
126 reviews
Factory Planner: First Sparks
A card-based factory builder about connecting machines into production lines
80% positive
Free
A-Train PC Classic
Railway management simulation where transport networks shape growing towns
73% positive
125 reviews
Demo Toy Tactics
Real-time tactics where you draw formations for miniature armies
90% positive
125 reviews
VR Regatta - The Sailing Game
VR sailing simulator with small boats, yachts, and island exploration
79% positive
124 reviews
Smart City Plan
City builder balancing urban growth, public transport, and local laws
69% positive
124 reviews