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.
Railway Empire 2
Railway management simulation about building networks across two continents
73% positive
2,678 reviews
Ballionaire
Pachinko roguelike where falling balls trigger money-making chains
84% positive
2,674 reviews
Garden Galaxy
Isometric garden-building sandbox shaped by randomly drawn decorations
98% positive
2,666 reviews
Automation Empire
Factory-building simulation about automating production and routing resources
66% positive
2,647 reviews
Tales of Seikyu
Fantasy farming life sim with yokai shapeshifting and relationships
84% positive
2,641 reviews
Rail Route
Railway dispatching strategy game about building and automating train networks
88% positive
2,628 reviews
The Solus Project
First-person sci-fi survival adventure across alien islands and caves
80% positive
2,627 reviews
Tempest: Pirate Action RPG
Open-world pirate action RPG built around ship battles and trading
69% positive
2,624 reviews
Medieval Kingdom Wars
Medieval grand strategy with real-time sieges and hands-on town building
76% positive
2,613 reviews
Rolling Line
Model railway sandbox for building layouts and driving trains
96% positive
2,612 reviews
Galactic Civilizations IV
Turn-based space 4X with custom civilizations and starship design
72% positive
2,608 reviews
House Builder
First-person construction sim building igloos, log cabins, and modern homes
80% positive
2,596 reviews
Hello Neighbor Pre-Alpha
First-person stealth horror about outwitting a neighbor who adapts
91% positive
Free
Wurm Online
Sandbox MMORPG about crafting, building, and reshaping a shared world
62% positive
Free
Definitely Not Fried Chicken
Isometric management sim running a drug trade behind storefronts
73% positive
2,578 reviews
Survivalist
Open-world survival RPG about building a community after civilization collapses
80% positive
2,567 reviews
Grow: Song of the Evertree
Relaxed life sim about growing worlds and building towns
81% positive
2,567 reviews
Dead State: Reanimated
Turn-based zombie survival RPG with scavenging and shelter management
73% positive
2,564 reviews
Fresh Start Cleaning Simulator
First-person cleaning game about restoring nature and helping animals
87% positive
2,564 reviews
Arctico
Open-world exploration and base building to recover a mentor's research
70% positive
2,553 reviews
HARVESTELLA
Farming action RPG with seasonal disasters and job-switching dungeon combat
77% positive
2,550 reviews
Prison Simulator
First-person prison guard sim built around routines and choices
86% positive
2,539 reviews
我来自江湖 From Jianghu
Text-based martial arts RPG about building and leading a sect
82% positive
2,536 reviews
Age of Reforging: The Freelands
Open-world party RPG with survival systems and real-time tactical combat
72% positive
2,535 reviews