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.
FortressCraft Evolved!
Voxel survival factory builder with automated mining and alien defenses
72% positive
3,066 reviews
Card Survival: Tropical Island
Card-based island survival simulation with detailed needs and crafting
95% positive
3,063 reviews
Feel The Snow
Pixel-art survival adventure with co-op, crafting, and snowy exploration
87% positive
3,062 reviews
Equilinox
Ecosystem simulation where you balance habitats and evolve species
92% positive
3,024 reviews
RollerCoaster Tycoon® 3: Complete Edition
Theme park management sim with custom coasters and sandbox building
87% positive
3,022 reviews
Oriental Empires
Turn-based empire strategy in ancient China with tactical battles
81% positive
3,009 reviews
StarMade
Voxel space sandbox for building ships and exploring galaxies
68% positive
2,992 reviews
Teddy's Haven
Low-pressure fantasy shop simulation with farming, crafting, and exploration
96% positive
2,989 reviews
Lost Skies
Open-world survival crafting with buildable airships and grappling hooks
61% positive
2,988 reviews
From Dust
God game about reshaping terrain to keep a tribe alive
67% positive
2,987 reviews
Happy Room
2D physics sandbox where you test weapons on clones
91% positive
2,977 reviews
Storm Chasers
First-person storm-chasing simulation with tornado photography and online competition
90% positive
2,973 reviews
RPG MO
Free-to-play pixel MMO with open-world crafting and player trading
78% positive
Free
Recycling Center Simulator
First-person recycling management sim that turns collected waste into products
86% positive
2,969 reviews
Mortal Online
First-person fantasy MMORPG with open-world PvP and full-loot deaths
52% positive
Free
EverQuest II
Free-to-play fantasy MMORPG with quests, crafting, raids, and housing
79% positive
Free
UNDERDOGS
VR roguelite with physics-based mech fights in underground arenas
97% positive
2,940 reviews
Heat
Open-world Western survival with farming, building, and multiplayer roles
49% positive
2,927 reviews
The Greatest Penguin Heist of All Time
Physics-based co-op heists where penguins steal or cause chaos
89% positive
2,926 reviews
Shoppe Keep
First-person fantasy shop sim with pricing, thieves, and adventurers
62% positive
2,894 reviews
X3: Terran Conflict
Sandbox space simulation with trading, combat, and fleet management
86% positive
2,874 reviews
City Bus Manager
Bus company management sim built on real-world city maps
91% positive
2,872 reviews
Space Pirates And Zombies 2
Space action and strategy with modular ships and shifting factions
79% positive
2,840 reviews
Towns
Isometric settlement builder above dungeons explored by visiting heroes
27% positive
2,835 reviews