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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Gadgeteer
VR physics puzzler about building machines that trigger chain reactions
97% positive
100 reviews
Vagabond
A sandbox RPG with generated worlds, villages, and dungeon exploration
76% positive
100 reviews
Colors!
A minimalist casual puzzle game played entirely with the mouse
82% positive
100 reviews
Cine Tracer 2
First-person filmmaking sandbox for planning camera shots and lighting
34% positive
100 reviews
Demo Mutagenic
A roguelite action RPG built around weapon and perk customization
92% positive
100 reviews
Demo Edge Islands
Colony sim with dungeon expeditions and turn-based hero battles
76% positive
100 reviews
Electrogical
A circuit-building puzzle game combining jigsaw pieces and basic arithmetic
93% positive
100 reviews
Beneath the Cardboard: Be Happy
First-person survival as a child in a freezing, snowbound city
83% positive
100 reviews
Demo Star Crafter
Space survival crafting where you build planets and Dyson rings
69% positive
100 reviews
Hockey Legacy Manager 26
Hockey management simulation with league histories stretching across generations
90% positive
100 reviews
Wildlife Park 2 - Fantasy
A zoo management simulation with dragons and unicorns as attractions
54% positive
99 reviews
Demo Stonedeep
A dwarf colony sim about digging tunnels and managing resources
44% positive
99 reviews
Ephesus
Open-world survival sandbox about daily life in an ancient Roman city
56% positive
99 reviews
Demo Kriegsfront Battlescaper - Diorama Editor
Free diorama editor for building and photographing mech battlefields
94% positive
Free
Warlocks Quarry
Fantasy action RPG with destructible environments and underground cities
87% positive
Free
Demo Nuke Them All
Sci-fi real-time strategy where territory control speeds up unit production
85% positive
99 reviews
Last Minute Shopping
A shopping simulation that turns furniture hunting into a timed scramble
84% positive
Free
Log Away
Cabin-building sandbox with adjustable weather and time of day
78% positive
99 reviews
Demo Embers of the Night
Zombie survival management with daytime building and nighttime camp defense
76% positive
99 reviews
PyramidValley: Reborn
Isometric city building in ancient Egypt, with online cooperative play
88% positive
Free
Demo ploink
Plinko roguelike where you build the board before dropping balls
90% positive
99 reviews
Demo CyberThreat
An open-world VR shooter with robots and slow-motion combat
73% positive
98 reviews
Demo Transports
Transport management simulation with growing cities and rival companies
62% positive
98 reviews
Hard Times
Urban survival sandbox about getting by without a home
90% positive
Free