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
3,701 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
3,701 games
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Demo Heart of the Machine
Cyberpunk strategy RPG about growing an AI network across a city
90% positive
2,132 reviews
Youtubers Life 2
Life sim about making videos and following city trends
73% positive
2,129 reviews
Edge of Space
A sci-fi survival sandbox with laser sharks and jetpack penguins
33% positive
2,127 reviews
As Far As The Eye
Turn-based nomadic city builder racing a rising flood
72% positive
2,127 reviews
Guts and Glory
Physics-based obstacle racing through a deadly, gore-filled game show
82% positive
2,124 reviews
Demo TerraTech Worlds
Open-world survival crafting with custom vehicles and automated bases
60% positive
2,120 reviews
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Nothing Together
A minimalist multiplayer idler where taking action means losing
94% positive
Free
Warsim: The Realm of Aslona
Text-based fantasy kingdom sim about ruling through war, trade, and court
95% positive
2,112 reviews
Demo AETHUS
A survival crafting adventure built around a corporate mystery
94% positive
2,112 reviews
Battle of Empires : 1914-1918
World War I real-time strategy with tactical squad combat
69% positive
2,103 reviews
Arid
First-person desert survival with scarce water and dangerous heat
86% positive
Free
Mosa Lina
2D puzzle platformer with random tools and physics-based solutions
95% positive
2,101 reviews
Voyagers of Nera
Ocean survival crafting with customizable boats and spirit-powered island bases
82% positive
2,100 reviews
American Fugitive
Top-down crime sandbox with car thefts and police chases
76% positive
2,097 reviews
Flock Around
Co-op birdwatching focused on photographing species in a nature sanctuary
98% positive
2,097 reviews
Bad Guys at School
School-based action sandbox with student rebellion and teacher showdowns
87% positive
2,095 reviews
Electrician Simulator - First Shock
A job simulation about restoring power and repairing electrical equipment
80% positive
Free
Idle Spiral
Math-based idle game built around growing and battling spirals
79% positive
Free
Demo Hotel Architect
Hotel building and management simulation with career and sandbox modes
93% positive
2,083 reviews
Way of the Samurai 4
Samurai action RPG shaped by choices between rival factions
76% positive
2,078 reviews
Aven Colony
Sci-fi colony builder balancing resources and hazards on an alien world
71% positive
2,078 reviews
Dude Simulator
First-person open-world sandbox about spending money and causing trouble
62% positive
2,075 reviews
Sea Dogs: To Each His Own
Pirate RPG with naval battles, trading, and open-ended sailing
71% positive
2,072 reviews
Gourdlets
Island town-building sandbox for decorating and watching tiny residents
92% positive
2,068 reviews