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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.

Cities XXL
Cities XXL
City-building simulation with traffic planning and intercity resource trading
41% positive 2,364 reviews
Sea Dogs: To Each His Own
Sea Dogs: To Each His Own
Pirate RPG with naval battles, trading, and open-ended sailing
74% positive 2,362 reviews
Lucius II
Lucius II
Third-person horror adventure where a child devises lethal traps
62% positive 2,339 reviews
Niffelheim
Niffelheim
2D survival RPG with Norse mythology, crafting, and fortress defense
71% positive 2,337 reviews
NIMBY Rails
NIMBY Rails
Railway management sandbox for building networks across the real world
90% positive 2,319 reviews
Ship Graveyard Simulator
Ship Graveyard Simulator
Ship salvage simulation about dismantling beached wrecks for scrap
64% positive 2,315 reviews
Reus 2
Reus 2
Turn-based god game built around ecosystem optimization puzzles
94% positive 2,315 reviews
Cloud Gardens
Cloud Gardens
Diorama puzzle and sandbox game about plants reclaiming urban ruins
95% positive 2,312 reviews
Slipways
Slipways
Turn-based space strategy puzzle about linking planets for trade
93% positive 2,311 reviews
Megaton Rainfall
Megaton Rainfall
First-person superhero action with high-speed flight and collateral damage
72% positive 2,305 reviews
Granny Remake
Granny Remake
First-person survival horror with stealth, puzzles, and multiple escape routes
82% positive 2,304 reviews
TerraTech Worlds
TerraTech Worlds
Open-world survival crafting with custom vehicles and automated bases
63% positive 2,296 reviews
Flyout
Flyout
Physics-based aircraft-building sandbox with freeform modeling and test flights
84% positive 2,290 reviews
Oddsparks: An Automation Adventure
Oddsparks: An Automation Adventure
Fantasy automation adventure with creature-run workshops and wilderness expeditions
83% positive 2,289 reviews
Merchant of the Skies
Merchant of the Skies
Airship trading game with floating islands and automated trade routes
86% positive 2,286 reviews
Youtubers Life 2
Youtubers Life 2
Life sim about making videos and following city trends
72% positive 2,285 reviews
GUN™
GUN™
Open-world Western shooter with horseback combat and bounty hunting
92% positive 2,277 reviews
SteamWorld Build
SteamWorld Build
Casual city builder where mining fuels a robot town
85% positive 2,275 reviews
Dread Dawn
Dread Dawn
Open-world zombie survival sandbox with school camp defense
72% positive 2,274 reviews
Judgment: Apocalypse Survival Simulation
Judgment: Apocalypse Survival Simulation
Colony survival sim with tactical battles against invading demons
81% positive 2,266 reviews
Totally Reliable Delivery Service
Totally Reliable Delivery Service
Open-world delivery sandbox with ragdoll physics and co-op play
76% positive 2,265 reviews
My Little Universe
My Little Universe
Casual exploration game about gathering resources to rebuild worlds
86% positive 2,261 reviews
Land of the Vikings
Land of the Vikings
Viking settlement builder focused on villagers and surviving winter
74% positive 2,260 reviews
Builder Simulator
Builder Simulator
House-building simulator with blueprints and hands-on construction from scratch
72% positive 2,258 reviews