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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.

Related: Open World, Survival, Crafting, Multiplayer

3,696 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.

3,696 games

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Graveyard Keeper 2
Graveyard Keeper 2
Medieval graveyard management sim with crafting and zombie-powered production
75% positive 11K reviews
Stronghold Kingdoms
Stronghold Kingdoms
Medieval MMO strategy about building castles and ruling through factions
63% positive Free
Viridi
Viridi
Free-to-play casual simulation about tending succulents that grow in real time
92% positive Free
Stronghold: Definitive Edition
Stronghold: Definitive Edition
Medieval castle-building RTS balancing settlement economics and siege warfare
86% positive 10K reviews
The Front
The Front
Open-world survival crafting with custom vehicles and trap-filled bases
67% positive 10K reviews
Next Day: Survival
Next Day: Survival
Open-world survival RPG with toxic fog and survivor factions
62% positive 10K reviews
Tropico 5
Tropico 5
Island city builder where your ruling dynasty spans centuries
79% positive 10K reviews
Spaceflight Simulator
Spaceflight Simulator
2D space sandbox for building rockets and mastering orbital flight
96% positive 10K reviews
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City – The Definitive Edition
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City – The Definitive Edition
Open-world crime action in a neon-lit 1980s tropical city
82% positive 10K reviews
Two Point Museum
Two Point Museum
Cartoon-style museum management sim with expeditions and exhibit design
95% positive 10K reviews
Castle Story
Castle Story
Castle-building strategy game with crumbling structures on floating islands
68% positive 10K reviews
Creature Kitchen Demo
Creature Kitchen
First-person cooking simulator where woodland creatures have particular tastes
100% positive 9,969 reviews
Ages of Conflict: World War Simulator
Ages of Conflict: World War Simulator
Sandbox world simulator where AI nations wage unpredictable wars
96% positive 9,955 reviews
The Farmer Was Replaced
The Farmer Was Replaced
Farming automation game where Python-like code runs a drone
95% positive 9,946 reviews
Derail Valley
Derail Valley
Open-world train simulator with hands-on freight hauling and physics
95% positive 9,929 reviews
Planetbase
Planetbase
Single-player space colony sim about building a self-sufficient outpost
79% positive 9,927 reviews
Gothic® 3
Gothic® 3
Open-world fantasy action RPG shaped by factions and player choices
79% positive 9,914 reviews
Little Inferno
Little Inferno
Single-player puzzle adventure about burning toys and finding combinations
96% positive 9,907 reviews
河洛群俠傳 (Ho Tu Lo Shu ： The Books of Dragon)
河洛群俠傳 (Ho Tu Lo Shu ： The Books of Dragon)
Open-world wuxia RPG with turn-based battles and branching stories
80% positive 9,865 reviews
World of Sea Battle
World of Sea Battle
Open-world sailing MMO where guilds fight for control of ports
75% positive Free
Crysis 2 Remastered
Crysis 2 Remastered
First-person shooter in invaded New York with switchable suit abilities
89% positive 9,778 reviews
Biped
Biped
Co-op 3D puzzle platformer where separate inputs control each robot leg
85% positive 9,760 reviews
Aviassembly
Aviassembly
Plane-building sandbox with cargo missions and open-world island exploration
96% positive 9,737 reviews
Pixel Worlds: MMO Sandbox
Pixel Worlds: MMO Sandbox
Free-to-play 2D sandbox MMO built around crafting and trading
74% positive Free