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.
The Sapling
Sandbox ecosystem simulator where you design species and watch evolution
89% positive
2,002 reviews
Urbek City Builder
City builder where resource chains shape how neighborhoods grow
89% positive
1,992 reviews
Grand Ages: Medieval
Real-time medieval strategy centered on trade and empire expansion
48% positive
1,977 reviews
Zelter
Single-player zombie survival with shelter building and survivor rescues
47% positive
1,974 reviews
InfraSpace
Space city builder focused on production chains and traffic management
80% positive
1,967 reviews
Havendock
Ocean colony sim with scavenging, settlers, and automated production
79% positive
1,963 reviews
Station to Station
Railway puzzles about linking stations across changing voxel landscapes
89% positive
1,962 reviews
Ghost Master®
Strategy puzzle game where you command ghosts to scare townspeople
90% positive
1,955 reviews
Tropico 3
Cold War city builder about running a tropical dictatorship
89% positive
1,950 reviews
Trans-Siberian Railway Simulator
First-person train simulation with survival and Soviet mafia jobs
92% positive
1,950 reviews
Warlord: Britannia
First-person strategy where you lead Roman troops into battle
88% positive
1,948 reviews
Dungeon Tycoon
Fantasy dungeon management sim where adventurers pay to enter
76% positive
1,944 reviews
Critter Cove
Open-world life sim about rebuilding a rundown tourist town
95% positive
1,943 reviews
MicroWorks
Fast-paced online party game with rapid microgames and final showdowns
80% positive
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Lakeview Cabin Collection
2D survival horror about using found objects against slashers
92% positive
1,939 reviews
Big Pharma
Pharmaceutical management sim about arranging machines and production lines
77% positive
1,939 reviews
Honey, I Joined a Cult
Cult management simulation with base building and absurd comedy
72% positive
1,934 reviews
Laundry Store Simulator
First-person laundry management sim with staff, upgrades, and shirt printing
89% positive
1,933 reviews
ZEPHON
Combat-focused turn-based 4X strategy on a ruined, alien-scarred Earth
83% positive
1,926 reviews
Winter Resort Simulator 2
Ski resort simulation centered on operating lifts and grooming slopes
82% positive
1,922 reviews
Spirit of the Island
Tropical farming life sim with island exploration and tourism
66% positive
1,908 reviews
City Game Studio: Your Game Dev Adventure Begins
Game development management sim with multiple studios across a city
92% positive
1,903 reviews
BRUTALISTICK VR
Physics-based VR combat sandbox with guns, blades, and persistent gore
95% positive
1,899 reviews
EXAPUNKS
Open-ended programming puzzles about hacking networks with programmable agents
95% positive
1,898 reviews