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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Albion Online
Open-world sandbox MMORPG with player crafting and full-loot PvP
78% positive
Free
House Flipper
Single-player home renovation sim with cleaning, repairs, and decorating
94% positive
100K reviews
Totally Accurate Battlegrounds
Free battle royale shooter with wobbly physics-based combat
88% positive
Free
skate.
Online skateboarding sandbox with player-built spots across a shared city
70% positive
Free
Demo The Crew™ 2
Open-world arcade racing across America by land, sea, and air
78% positive
94K reviews
Forza Horizon 6
Open-world racing across Japan with hundreds of real-world cars
80% positive
94K reviews
Fallout Shelter
Free-to-play vault management sim about surviving the post-apocalypse
88% positive
Free
CarX Drift Racing Online
Multiplayer drift racing simulator with deep tuning and car customization
95% positive
91K reviews
Elite Dangerous
Open-world space simulation with a full-scale Milky Way sandbox
75% positive
87K reviews
Noita
2D action roguelite with custom spells and simulated pixels
94% positive
87K reviews
Planet Zoo
Single-player zoo management simulation with piece-by-piece habitat construction
90% positive
86K reviews
Dyson Sphere Program
Space factory automation sandbox about building star-enclosing energy megastructures
97% positive
86K reviews
Green Hell
Open-world survival simulation with detailed health, crafting, and jungle dangers
84% positive
85K reviews
Crusader Kings II
Medieval grand strategy about dynasties, politics, war, and succession
85% positive
Free
Ravenfield
Single-player FPS sandbox with AI armies, vehicles, and mods
96% positive
84K reviews
Conan Exiles Enhanced
Open-world survival crafting with city building and siege warfare
78% positive
84K reviews
Manor Lords
Medieval city builder mixing resource management with territorial conquest
84% positive
80K reviews
Crossout
Post-apocalyptic vehicle combat MMO built around custom war machines
75% positive
Free
Grounded
First-person backyard survival crafting at the size of an ant
89% positive
80K reviews
METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN
Open-world stealth action with flexible approaches to tactical missions
91% positive
79K reviews
Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition
Open-world martial arts action as an undercover Hong Kong cop
94% positive
76K reviews
Total War: THREE KINGDOMS
Grand strategy in ancient China with turn-based rule and real-time battles
72% positive
75K reviews
Far Cry® 4
Open-world first-person shooter with stealth, mountain warfare, and rideable elephants
84% positive
75K reviews
SPORE™
Single-player evolution sandbox spanning cells, civilizations, and space
92% positive
73K reviews