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
1,544 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box
Open-world arcade racing through city streets with crashes and stunts
87% positive
13K reviews
Walking Zombie 2
First-person zombie shooter with quests, upgrades, and fuel-limited travel
87% positive
Free
Evil Genius 2: World Domination
Satirical spy-fi strategy game about building and defending an evil lair
69% positive
13K reviews
Internet Cafe Simulator 2
First-person cafe management sim with upgrades and street thugs
73% positive
13K reviews
State of Decay: YOSE
Open-world zombie survival with community management and base building
82% positive
13K reviews
Stonehearth
Voxel colony sim about building and defending a settlement
75% positive
13K reviews
Sprocket
Tank-building sandbox with realistic armor, internals, and vehicular combat
92% positive
13K reviews
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning™
Open-world fantasy action RPG with customizable classes and magic-infused combat
88% positive
13K reviews
Supreme Commander 2
Large-scale sci-fi RTS with customizable armies and researchable war machines
88% positive
13K reviews
Moonbase Alpha
Cooperative moonbase repair simulation with a ticking oxygen deadline
91% positive
Free
From the Depths
Physics-based combat sandbox for building customizable ships and aircraft
89% positive
13K reviews
Tropico 4
Caribbean city builder mixing economic management with political satire
92% positive
13K reviews
Anno 2070™
Near-future city builder centered on island economies and environmental choices
60% positive
13K reviews
Amnesia: The Bunker
First-person survival horror in a World War I bunker stalked by a monster
93% positive
13K reviews
The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™
Co-op survival crafting beneath Moria with dwarven base building
81% positive
12K reviews
Freeman: Guerrilla Warfare
Sandbox strategy shooter combining squad command with first-person firefights
64% positive
12K reviews
Super Bunny Man
Physics-based platformer with co-op carrot hunts and party modes
85% positive
12K reviews
Aniimo
Open-world creature-collecting RPG with transformation, combat, and exploration
70% positive
Free
Gothic® 3
Open-world fantasy action RPG shaped by factions and player choices
82% positive
12K reviews
Scribblenauts Unlimited
2D puzzle adventure where typed objects solve open-ended challenges
94% positive
12K reviews
Ultimate Epic Battle Simulator
Sandbox battle simulator for staging huge, mismatched army fights
77% positive
12K reviews
ASKA
Viking survival colony sim built around managing working villagers
80% positive
12K reviews
Life is Feudal: Your Own
Medieval survival sandbox with terraforming, crafting, and private worlds
66% positive
12K reviews
Bloons TD 5
Colorful tower defense with upgradeable towers and online co-op
95% positive
12K reviews