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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.

  • 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.

The Guild 3
Medieval dynasty simulation mixing business, politics, family, and intrigue
60% positive 8,027 reviews
Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts
Single-player naval strategy simulation centered on designing custom warships
61% positive 7,992 reviews
Pixel Worlds: MMO Sandbox
Free-to-play 2D sandbox MMO built around crafting and trading
75% positive Free
Len's Island
Open-world survival crafting across islands, with farming and dungeon combat
80% positive 7,961 reviews
Dungeons & Dragons Online®
Free fantasy MMORPG with active combat and puzzle-filled dungeons
71% positive Free
Fireworks Mania - An Explosive Simulator
First-person fireworks sandbox for building shows and blowing things up
97% positive 7,945 reviews
WWE 2K24
Wrestling simulation with WrestleMania replays and career storylines
75% positive 7,945 reviews
XERA: Survival
Open-world survival shooter with robot threats and raidable bases
66% positive Free
The Matchless Kungfu
Open-world martial arts RPG with clans and customizable fighting styles
79% positive 7,936 reviews
Day of Dragons
Online dragon survival sandbox with growth, flight, and nesting
65% positive 7,912 reviews
Streamer Life Simulator
First-person life sim about building a streaming career from scratch
76% positive 7,912 reviews
Fabledom
Relaxed fairy-tale city builder with diplomacy, romance, and resource management
85% positive 7,874 reviews
Software Inc.
Software company management sim with free-form office building
94% positive 7,838 reviews
No One Survived
Open-world zombie survival sandbox with crafting and base building
64% positive 7,837 reviews
Mad Games Tycoon 2
Game development management sim about building a studio empire
94% positive 7,822 reviews
SPORE™ Galactic Adventures
Space-stage expansion with planetside missions and an adventure creator
89% positive 7,781 reviews
The Tenants
Property management sim about decorating rentals and handling tenants
79% positive 7,781 reviews
Rise to Ruins
Village-building strategy with daytime expansion and nightly monster attacks
88% positive 7,762 reviews
Grand Theft Auto III – The Definitive Edition
Open-world crime action built around driving, shooting, and missions
66% positive 7,737 reviews
Sticky Business
Casual sticker shop sim built around designing and packing orders
94% positive 7,720 reviews
Longvinter
Open-world multiplayer survival sandbox with building, trading, and PvP
67% positive 7,714 reviews
Red Faction Guerrilla Steam Edition
Open-world third-person shooter about demolishing enemy strongholds on Mars
90% positive 7,707 reviews
Ostriv
Historical city builder centered on organic settlement growth and management
95% positive 7,679 reviews
Euro Truck Simulator
Single-player truck sim with timed deliveries across European cities
84% positive 7,665 reviews