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.
Subnautica: Below Zero
Open-world underwater survival adventure with crafting and an arctic mystery
90% positive
108K reviews
METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN
Open-world stealth action with flexible approaches to tactical missions
92% positive
108K reviews
Elite Dangerous
Open-world space simulation with a full-scale Milky Way sandbox
77% positive
108K reviews
Enshrouded
Open-world survival action RPG with voxel building and online co-op
86% positive
106K reviews
Green Hell
Open-world survival simulation with detailed health, crafting, and jungle dangers
85% positive
103K reviews
Watch_Dogs® 2
Open-world hacking action across a connected San Francisco Bay Area
82% positive
102K reviews
The Crew™ 2
Open-world arcade racing across America by land, sea, and air
78% positive
100K reviews
Supermarket Together
Free supermarket management sim for solo or online co-op play
94% positive
Free
Forza Horizon 6
Open-world racing across Japan with hundreds of real-world cars
82% positive
99K reviews
Planet Zoo
Single-player zoo management simulation with piece-by-piece habitat construction
91% positive
98K reviews
Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™
Open-world fantasy action with stealth and a dynamic enemy hierarchy
93% positive
97K reviews
Grounded
First-person backyard survival crafting at the size of an ant
90% positive
96K reviews
Black Desert
Sandbox MMORPG combining combo combat, life skills, and guild wars
74% positive
94K reviews
Albion Online
Open-world sandbox MMORPG with player crafting and full-loot PvP
78% positive
Free
Total War: THREE KINGDOMS
Grand strategy in ancient China with turn-based rule and real-time battles
82% positive
94K reviews
Farming Simulator 22
Open-world farming simulation with seasons, production chains, and co-op
93% positive
93K reviews
Cities: Skylines II
Single-player city builder with economies, seasons, and citizen life paths
56% positive
93K reviews
Trove
Free-to-play voxel MMORPG with procedural dungeons, loot, and building
80% positive
Free
Manor Lords
Medieval city builder mixing resource management with territorial conquest
84% positive
92K reviews
Dyson Sphere Program
Space factory automation sandbox about building star-enclosing energy megastructures
97% positive
92K reviews
Mad Max
Open-world wasteland action built around driving and vehicular combat
92% positive
91K reviews
CarX Drift Racing Online
Multiplayer drift racing simulator with deep tuning and car customization
95% positive
89K reviews
Noita
2D action roguelite with custom spells and simulated pixels
95% positive
89K reviews
Totally Accurate Battlegrounds
Free battle royale shooter with wobbly physics-based combat
88% positive
Free