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
3,303 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
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Demo Maniac
Top-down action roguelike with stolen vehicles and escalating police chases
91% positive
1,849 reviews
Sand:box
A falling-sand sandbox for circuits, contraptions, and destruction
94% positive
1,847 reviews
Dawn of Defiance
Open-world survival crafting as a Spartan defying Greek gods
76% positive
1,846 reviews
Pine
Open-world action adventure with independent species and faction alliances
74% positive
1,845 reviews
Breathedge 2
First-person space survival with scavenged equipment and a spacesuit AI
86% positive
1,838 reviews
Anvil Saga
Medieval blacksmith shop management with workers and faction choices
70% positive
1,834 reviews
TrenchesWIP
Multiplayer first-person shooter with a battlefield you can reshape
72% positive
Free
The Sandbox Evolution - Craft a 2D Pixel Universe!
A 2D physics sandbox for building and destroying pixel worlds
44% positive
Free
Demo Birdwatching Notebook
Desktop idle game about attracting birds to habitats you decorate
96% positive
1,819 reviews
Thrive
Evolution simulation about adapting an alien cell to survive
92% positive
1,810 reviews
Drake Hollow
Third-person survival adventure with creature care and village defense
77% positive
1,807 reviews
Tabletopia
Free-to-play virtual tabletop with licensed board games and player-run rules
61% positive
Free
Critter Cove
Open-world life sim about rebuilding a rundown tourist town
94% positive
1,797 reviews
Meltopia
First-person exploration game about melting snow and recovering mammoth remains
84% positive
1,797 reviews
Oxygen: First Breath
Survival city builder where oxygen production keeps settlers alive
88% positive
Free
Nova-Life: Amboise
Open-world city roleplay simulation with jobs and career progression
79% positive
Free
Luna's Fishing Garden
A fishing and building game where your garden spans islands
94% positive
1,792 reviews
Life Makeover
A dress-up life sim with clothing design and home building
82% positive
Free
Skin Deep
First-person stealth shooter about outwitting pirates on cargo starships
94% positive
1,781 reviews
Kebab Chefs: Prologue
Restaurant management sim built around cooking dishes from different cuisines
65% positive
Free
Drug Lord Tycoon
First-person crime management sim about growing a drug operation
82% positive
1,774 reviews
Overcrowd: A Commute 'Em Up
Subway station management sim built around controlling commuter crowds
81% positive
1,769 reviews
Resonite
Social sandbox with collaborative building and programming in VR
79% positive
Free
Stellar Tactics
Sandbox space RPG with squad tactics, trading, and exploration
76% positive
1,765 reviews