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.
Heart of the Machine
Cyberpunk strategy RPG about growing an AI network across a city
92% positive
2,131 reviews
Colt Canyon
Western roguelike shooter with stealth tactics and local co-op
88% positive
2,129 reviews
As Far As The Eye
Turn-based nomadic city builder racing a rising flood
72% positive
2,127 reviews
Bus World
Bus driving simulation with disaster evacuations and custom routes
72% positive
2,107 reviews
Disney•Pixar Toy Story 3: The Video Game
3D platform adventure through movie levels and an open-world Toy Box
71% positive
2,104 reviews
Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game
Historical grand strategy spanning World War I to the Cold War
90% positive
2,103 reviews
Battle of Empires : 1914-1918
World War I real-time strategy with tactical squad combat
69% positive
2,103 reviews
Screeps: World
Persistent multiplayer strategy sandbox where your JavaScript controls a colony
86% positive
2,098 reviews
Bad Guys at School
School-based action sandbox with student rebellion and teacher showdowns
87% positive
2,095 reviews
Way of the Samurai 4
Samurai action RPG shaped by choices between rival factions
77% positive
2,090 reviews
LEGO® Bricktales
Isometric puzzle adventure solving problems with brick-by-brick LEGO builds
83% positive
2,080 reviews
Dude Simulator
First-person open-world sandbox about spending money and causing trouble
62% positive
2,075 reviews
Desynced
Sci-fi automation strategy built around programmable drones instead of belts
80% positive
2,062 reviews
Wrench
Motorsport mechanic simulator for hands-on car repair and assembly
85% positive
2,055 reviews
Towers of Aghasba
Open-world adventure about rebuilding villages and restoring island ecosystems
68% positive
2,054 reviews
Zoo Tycoon: Ultimate Animal Collection
Zoo management sim with animal care and cooperative building
64% positive
2,051 reviews
Rebuild 3: Gangs of Deadsville
Zombie survival strategy sim about reclaiming a ruined city
86% positive
2,050 reviews
APICO
2D beekeeping sim about breeding bees and restoring island species
92% positive
2,046 reviews
Trainz™ Simulator 12
Railroad simulation for driving trains and building routes together
74% positive
2,043 reviews
Aground
2D mining and crafting RPG from islands to space
94% positive
2,034 reviews
Take On Mars
Mars exploration simulator with rover missions and astronaut survival
54% positive
2,032 reviews
Rustler (Grand Theft Horse)
Open-world medieval action with top-down crime and horse theft
75% positive
2,011 reviews
Above Snakes
Isometric survival crafting with a world you build piece by piece
75% positive
2,004 reviews
Europa Universalis III Complete
Historical grand strategy spanning centuries of trade, diplomacy, and war
83% positive
2,003 reviews