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.
Into The Flames
Open-world firefighting simulation with trucks, tools, and online co-op
81% positive
1,763 reviews
Return to campus
First-person school sandbox with free exploration and destructible buildings
77% positive
Free
Thrive
Evolution simulation about adapting an alien cell to survive
92% positive
1,756 reviews
Sand:box
A falling-sand sandbox for circuits, contraptions, and destruction
94% positive
1,750 reviews
Farlands
A farming sim about restoring a planet and exploring others
90% positive
1,747 reviews
Stellar Tactics
Sandbox space RPG with squad tactics, trading, and exploration
78% positive
1,743 reviews
Cooking Simulator VR
VR cooking simulator with hands-on recipes and kitchen experiments
73% positive
1,741 reviews
Mutilate-a-Doll 2
2D physics sandbox for building contraptions and wrecking ragdolls
94% positive
1,732 reviews
Before We Leave
Nonviolent city builder linking island settlements across multiple planets
78% positive
1,730 reviews
Zeepkist
Downhill soapbox racing with physics-driven courses and a level editor
97% positive
1,722 reviews
Landlord's Super
First-person construction sim in 1980s Britain, brick by brick
80% positive
1,718 reviews
Pure Farming 2018
Farming simulator across four regions with local crops and machinery
74% positive
1,713 reviews
Galactic Civilizations® II: Ultimate Edition
Turn-based space strategy with rival civilizations and multiple paths to victory
77% positive
1,712 reviews
Drug Lord Tycoon
First-person crime management sim about growing a drug operation
83% positive
1,711 reviews
Garden Life: A Cozy Simulator
A gardening simulator with freeform planting and community requests
76% positive
1,706 reviews
The Last Starship
Top-down space sandbox for building ships and taking contracts
75% positive
1,700 reviews
AirportSim
Airport ground crew simulator focused on aircraft turnarounds
68% positive
1,697 reviews
Dwarfs - F2P
Arcade strategy game steering miners through randomly generated caves
86% positive
Free
Pumping Simulator 2
Gas station management sim built around services and upgrades
92% positive
1,693 reviews
NoLimits 2 Roller Coaster Simulation
Realistic roller coaster simulator with detailed track and park editing
97% positive
1,692 reviews
Demolish & Build 2018
Construction and demolition sim with machines, contracts, and company management
76% positive
1,667 reviews
Interstellar Rift
Open-world space simulator with custom-built ships and shared crews
68% positive
1,667 reviews
Oxygen: First Breath
Survival city builder where oxygen production keeps settlers alive
89% positive
Free
Sixty Four
Incremental factory clicker that grows from manual production to automation
74% positive
1,665 reviews