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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Age of History II
Turn-based grand strategy across history with extensive scenario editing
89% positive
55K reviews
Demo PowerWash Simulator
First-person cleaning simulator built around washing filthy objects spotless
96% positive
54K reviews
Saints Row: The Third
Open-world third-person shooter with co-op and over-the-top comedy
95% positive
54K reviews
Core Keeper
Underground mining sandbox with crafting, base building, and online co-op
92% positive
54K reviews
Tabletop Simulator
Tabletop sandbox for playing and creating board games online
94% positive
52K reviews
Besiege
Physics sandbox about building medieval machines and demolishing fortresses
95% positive
52K reviews
Jurassic World Evolution
Single-player dinosaur park management simulation with bioengineering and containment
87% positive
51K reviews
Car Mechanic Simulator 2018
Single-player car repair simulation about restoring and selling vehicles
91% positive
51K reviews
Foxhole
Top-down MMO wargame driven by player-built bases and supply lines
79% positive
51K reviews
TCG Card Shop Simulator
Single-player shop simulator about selling and collecting trading cards
96% positive
50K reviews
SnowRunner
Open-world truck simulation for hauling cargo through mud and snow
89% positive
50K reviews
Batman™: Arkham Origins
Open-world superhero action with stealth, brawling, and detective work
90% positive
49K reviews
Counter-Strike Nexon
Free-to-play first-person shooter mixing classic matches with zombie battles
67% positive
Free
Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition
Open-world post-apocalyptic RPG built around exploration, choice, and targeted combat
79% positive
47K reviews
Stranded Deep
First-person open-world survival crafting across procedurally generated Pacific islands
74% positive
47K reviews
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion® Game of the Year Edition (2009)
Open-world fantasy RPG built around freeform exploration and character choice
94% positive
46K reviews
PC Building Simulator
First-person simulation of building, repairing, and managing custom PCs
94% positive
46K reviews
DCS World Steam Edition
Military flight simulator with detailed aircraft systems and online combat
84% positive
Free
Demo Just Cause 2
Open-world third-person action built around grappling, stunts, and destruction
90% positive
45K reviews
Medieval Dynasty
Open-world medieval survival RPG about building and managing a village
89% positive
45K reviews
Demo Mafia III: Definitive Edition
Open-world crime shooter about dismantling the Mafia in 1968
57% positive
45K reviews
Abiotic Factor
First-person survival crafting as scientists in a breached underground laboratory
95% positive
44K reviews
Ranch Simulator: Build, Hunt, Farm
Open-world ranch simulation with farming, building, hunting, and co-op
79% positive
44K reviews
Game Dev Tycoon
Single-player management sim about growing a studio through gaming history
95% positive
43K reviews