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.
Totally Accurate Battle Simulator
Physics-based strategy sandbox where wobbly armies fight unpredictable battles
98% positive
154K reviews
Kerbal Space Program
Physics-based spaceflight sandbox for building and piloting homemade spacecraft
96% positive
147K reviews
Oxygen Not Included
Space colony simulation built around survival and interconnected resource systems
97% positive
144K reviews
Crusader Kings III
Medieval grand strategy where dynasties outlive their rulers
90% positive
144K reviews
ASTRONEER
Open-world space sandbox about reshaping planets and building bases
92% positive
139K reviews
POSTAL 2
Open-world first-person action mixing mundane errands with violent dark comedy
97% positive
138K reviews
Europa Universalis IV
Historical grand strategy sandbox where any nation can reshape history
88% positive
137K reviews
V Rising
Open-world vampire survival RPG with castle building and blood hunting
89% positive
137K reviews
Teardown
First-person heist sandbox built around physics-driven voxel destruction
96% positive
136K reviews
Space Engineers
Open-world space sandbox for building and breaking physics-driven machines
89% positive
134K reviews
Far Cry 3
Open-world first-person shooter about surviving a lawless tropical archipelago
88% positive
134K reviews
Just Cause™ 3
Open-world action sandbox built around movement and explosive destruction
84% positive
128K reviews
SCUM
Open-world survival sandbox with detailed metabolism, crafting, and base building
74% positive
127K reviews
The Long Dark
First-person survival sandbox against cold, hunger, and wildlife
89% positive
124K reviews
Starbound
Spacefaring sandbox RPG built around exploration, crafting, and colonization
90% positive
123K reviews
Scrap Mechanic
Physics-based survival sandbox for building machines with friends
92% positive
123K reviews
The Isle
Open-world dinosaur survival where growing up means avoiding other players
80% positive
121K reviews
ARK: Survival Ascended
Open-world survival sandbox about taming dinosaurs and building bases
60% positive
118K reviews
My Summer Car
Open-world survival simulator about building and maintaining a car
95% positive
118K reviews
Conan Exiles Enhanced
Open-world survival crafting with city building and siege warfare
79% positive
118K reviews
Kenshi
Open-world squad RPG about surviving and shaping a hostile wasteland
96% positive
117K reviews
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Wildlands
Open-world tactical shooter built around stealth, squad raids, and co-op
78% positive
115K reviews
Don't Starve
Single-player wilderness survival in randomly generated worlds with permanent death
97% positive
113K reviews
House Flipper
Single-player home renovation sim with cleaning, repairs, and decorating
94% positive
112K reviews