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.
Gladio and Glory
Physics-based arena brawls with dismemberment and deadly traps
91% positive
Free
Force of Nature
Open-world survival crafting with farms, monsters, and travel portals
75% positive
4,208 reviews
Wild Terra 2: New Lands
Medieval sandbox MMORPG built around crafting, building, and survival
52% positive
4,207 reviews
Mabinogi
Free-to-play anime MMORPG with rebirth and life-simulation systems
74% positive
Free
Out of Ore
Open-world mining simulator with heavy machinery and industrial expansion
85% positive
4,203 reviews
Rise of Industry
Industrial tycoon strategy built around production chains and city trade
73% positive
4,194 reviews
The Crust
Lunar colony simulator blending automation with deadline-driven Earth contracts
76% positive
4,178 reviews
Keplerth
Open-world survival sandbox with alien dungeons and gene editing
84% positive
4,165 reviews
Ship Graveyard Simulator 2
First-person shipbreaking simulator about dismantling wrecks and salvaging materials
77% positive
4,154 reviews
Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster
Sandbox zombie action with improvised weapons and a 72-hour deadline
80% positive
4,120 reviews
Tinkerlands
Open-world survival crafting across islands with bosses and settlements
86% positive
4,118 reviews
Han Xiongnu Wars
Open-world action RPG and strategy amid ancient Chinese wars
60% positive
4,117 reviews
Let's Build a Zoo
Zoo management sim with animal breeding and DNA splicing
89% positive
4,111 reviews
Reassembly
Top-down space sandbox for building ships and fighting enemies
94% positive
4,099 reviews
Crossroads Inn Anniversary Edition
Fantasy tavern management sim with political intrigue and sandbox play
55% positive
4,075 reviews
Clanfolk
Medieval colony sim about family survival across generations
92% positive
4,064 reviews
SimAirport
Airport management sim about building terminals and fixing bottlenecks
79% positive
4,051 reviews
Train Sim World® 4
Train simulator with real-world routes and free-roam driving
79% positive
4,026 reviews
Wizard with a Gun
Top-down survival shooter with crafted ammunition and changing wilderness runs
80% positive
4,002 reviews
House of Legacy
Historical dynasty management sandbox with politics, trade, and estate building
83% positive
3,979 reviews
The Bloodline
Fantasy action RPG where almost every activity builds skills
83% positive
3,978 reviews
Squirrel with a Gun
Third-person sandbox shooter with platforming and an armed squirrel
85% positive
3,962 reviews
Hellsplit: Arena
Room-scale VR melee combat against undead in dark fantasy
84% positive
3,958 reviews
FOUNDRY
First-person factory automation in an infinite, editable voxel world
81% positive
3,938 reviews