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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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Grand Theft Auto III – The Definitive Edition
Grand Theft Auto III – The Definitive Edition
Open-world crime action built around driving, shooting, and missions
65% positive 8,430 reviews
Risen Demo
Risen
Open-world fantasy RPG battling monsters on an earthquake-shaken island
89% positive 8,423 reviews
Crysis 3 Remastered
Crysis 3 Remastered
First-person sci-fi shooter with stealth and a versatile bow
88% positive 8,363 reviews
LEGO® Marvel Super Heroes 2
LEGO® Marvel Super Heroes 2
Open-world LEGO action with Marvel heroes, puzzles, and co-op
86% positive 8,339 reviews
Gear Up
Gear Up
Free-to-play multiplayer tank shooter built around customizable battle machines
75% positive Free
LEGO® City Undercover
LEGO® City Undercover
Open-world LEGO action adventure about an undercover police officer
90% positive 8,252 reviews
The Precinct Demo
The Precinct
Open-world police action sandbox with patrols and high-speed pursuits
87% positive 8,201 reviews
Ocean World: Eden Crafters Prologue
Ocean World: Eden Crafters Prologue
Open-world survival crafting with automated factories and giant tidal waves
91% positive Free
Bitburner
Bitburner
An idle programming RPG built around automating a hacker's work
94% positive Free
Fallen Earth Classic
Fallen Earth Classic
Free-to-play post-apocalyptic MMORPG with resource battles and town captures
59% positive Free
Volcanoids
Volcanoids
Open-world survival shooter built around a mobile drillship base
83% positive 8,139 reviews
Airport CEO
Airport CEO
Airport management sim about building terminals and keeping flights moving
82% positive 8,135 reviews
Blood Trail
Blood Trail
VR first-person shooter with graphic violence and sandbox combat
80% positive 8,125 reviews
Settlement Survival
Settlement Survival
Survival city builder with supply chains, seasons, and disasters
84% positive 8,101 reviews
Fireworks Mania - An Explosive Simulator
Fireworks Mania - An Explosive Simulator
First-person fireworks sandbox for building shows and blowing things up
97% positive 8,073 reviews
The Wandering Village
The Wandering Village
Post-apocalyptic city builder set atop a wandering giant creature
91% positive 8,061 reviews
Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak
Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak
Ground-based real-time strategy with vehicle fleets and desert ambushes
79% positive 8,050 reviews
SPORE™ Galactic Adventures
SPORE™ Galactic Adventures
Space-stage expansion with planetside missions and an adventure creator
88% positive 8,048 reviews
Streamer Life Simulator
Streamer Life Simulator
First-person life sim about building a streaming career from scratch
77% positive 8,044 reviews
Software Inc.
Software Inc.
Software company management sim with free-form office building
93% positive 8,032 reviews
Crazy Machines 3
Crazy Machines 3
Physics puzzle game about assembling elaborate chain-reaction machines
94% positive 7,962 reviews
UNDEFEATED
UNDEFEATED
Free third-person superhero action game about patrolling and protecting a city
87% positive Free
Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City
Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City
Open-world crime action following a biker and a nightclub assistant
73% positive 7,787 reviews
Mad Games Tycoon 2
Mad Games Tycoon 2
Game development management sim about building a studio empire
93% positive 7,780 reviews