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 Imagine Earth
Real-time planetary city builder balancing expansion against climate damage
82% positive
971 reviews
Garden Life: A Cozy Simulator
A gardening simulator with freeform planting and community requests
77% positive
971 reviews
Animallica
Open-world survival crafting focused on rescuing and curing diseased animals
68% positive
Free
Train Station Renovation - First Job
First-person renovation sim about restoring an abandoned railway station
86% positive
Free
Demo Planetary Life
Sandbox god game about shaping planets and guiding evolving life
93% positive
968 reviews
House Flipper Remastered Collection
Home renovation simulation combining ten previous expansions in one collection
66% positive
968 reviews
Waltz of the Wizard
Fantasy sandbox for casting spells and talking to a reactive skull
90% positive
961 reviews
Gold Gold Adventure Gold
Fantasy city-building strategy with a divine pet to train
68% positive
957 reviews
Koi Farm
A koi pond sandbox about breeding new colors and patterns
94% positive
955 reviews
Island Notes
Open-world island survival with romance and companions who act independently
82% positive
954 reviews
Bus Bound
Bus driving simulator where your routes help reshape a city
72% positive
952 reviews
Small World
Turn-based fantasy board game of competing races and territorial conquest
71% positive
949 reviews
The Fifth Day
Open-world survival as a robot that hacks other machines
38% positive
949 reviews
Children of a Dead Earth
Space warfare strategy simulation built around orbital physics and ship design
88% positive
949 reviews
Flesh Eaters
Real-time zombie survival strategy built around scavenging and squad defense
73% positive
948 reviews
Way of the Samurai 3
Open-world samurai action RPG with branching stories and sword combat
74% positive
948 reviews
Life is Feudal: Arden
Medieval sandbox MMORPG with player-built settlements and wars over territory
42% positive
Free
Deisim
Sandbox god game where you build worlds and guide humanity
93% positive
946 reviews
Airship: Kingdoms Adrift
Open-world airship trading and combat with factories and fleets
73% positive
945 reviews
Breakwaters: Crystal Tides
Open-world survival with crystals that push back the ocean
61% positive
944 reviews
Townsmen - A Kingdom Rebuilt
Medieval city builder balancing production chains and seasonal needs
79% positive
939 reviews
Homebrew - Patent Unknown
Vehicle-building sandbox where custom machines travel by land, sea, and air
71% positive
936 reviews
Sigma Theory: Global Cold War
Turn-based spy management with diplomacy and a global research race
77% positive
936 reviews
Ultimate Arena
Battle royale sandbox where you choose fighters and control arena hazards
84% positive
928 reviews