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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King Arthur's Gold
Team-based 2D medieval combat with castles you build and destroy
84% positive
Free
Stronghold 2: Steam Edition
Medieval castle-building strategy focused on economies, management, and sieges
88% positive
5,218 reviews
gogh: Focus with Your Avatar
Cozy productivity sandbox for customizing rooms and focusing together
91% positive
5,203 reviews
Erzurum
Open-world winter survival against cold, hunger, and wild animals
43% positive
5,202 reviews
Knights of Honor II: Sovereign
Real-time medieval grand strategy with court management and tactical battles
76% positive
5,198 reviews
Demo CryoFall
Sci-fi survival crafting from basic tools to industrial bases
79% positive
5,189 reviews
The Sims™ 2 Legacy Collection
Single-player life sim about guiding families across generations
70% positive
5,178 reviews
Fun with Ragdolls: The Game
Single-player physics sandbox for building maps and crashing ragdolls
90% positive
5,173 reviews
Hello Neighbor Alpha 1
First-person stealth horror about dodging a neighbor who learns your routes
92% positive
Free
Demo Path of Kung Fu
Open-world wuxia RPG with side-scrolling battles and sect rivalries
70% positive
5,158 reviews
Demo Just Cause
Open-world third-person action with island missions and vehicle stunts
66% positive
5,149 reviews
Reus
God game where giants shape ecosystems but cannot control humans
77% positive
5,145 reviews
Star Trucker
Space trucking simulation with cargo hauling and hands-on maintenance
77% positive
5,144 reviews
TheoTown
Pixel-art city builder with regional planning and community-made plugins
94% positive
5,112 reviews
Cubic Castles
Online voxel sandbox with shared building and platforming challenges
74% positive
Free
Supermarket Simulator: Prologue
Free supermarket management sim about balancing profits and customer satisfaction
93% positive
Free
Dead Rising 4
Open-world zombie action with crafted weapons and four-player co-op
59% positive
5,091 reviews
Guilty as Sock!
Multiplayer courtroom party game with improvised arguments and evidence cards
89% positive
5,077 reviews
ARK: The Survival Of The Fittest
Battle royale matches where tribes command dinosaur armies
73% positive
5,066 reviews
Lucid Blocks
First-person voxel sandbox with surreal landscapes and open-ended crafting
94% positive
5,064 reviews
Survive the Nights
Open-world zombie survival built around preparing for nighttime hordes
67% positive
5,052 reviews
Ale & Tale Tavern: First Pints
First-person fantasy tavern management with cooking and cooperative exploration
93% positive
Free
Romestead
Top-down survival crafting about rebuilding Rome amid the walking dead
76% positive
5,034 reviews
Demo Hello Neighbor 2
First-person stealth puzzle adventure investigating a town's suspicious residents
82% positive
5,024 reviews