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.
Small Spaces
Casual interior design game for furnishing compact city apartments
89% positive
1,659 reviews
Cities XL Platinum
City-building simulation with multiple cities linked by trade networks
59% positive
1,635 reviews
Timeflow – Life Sim
Turn-based life sim about careers, investing, and financial freedom
93% positive
1,630 reviews
Tabletopia
Free-to-play virtual tabletop with licensed board games and player-run rules
62% positive
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Naheulbeuk's Dungeon Master
Fantasy dungeon management sim about running an evil sorcerer's tower
71% positive
1,620 reviews
Alaloth: Champions of The Four Kingdoms
Isometric fantasy action RPG with methodical combat and open-world exploration
72% positive
1,616 reviews
UNDER the SAND - a road trip simulator
Desert road trip simulator about driving, scavenging, and repairing cars
79% positive
1,614 reviews
Trackmania® Turbo
Arcade racing across varied tracks with time trials and track building
66% positive
1,609 reviews
Last Call BBS
Retro computer puzzle collection spanning factories, circuits, and solitaire
92% positive
1,594 reviews
WW2 Rebuilder
First-person rebuilding simulator about clearing rubble across postwar Europe
85% positive
1,584 reviews
TRADESMAN: Deal to Dealer
Side-scrolling trading RPG where carrying more goods makes travel riskier
79% positive
1,583 reviews
City of Gangsters
Turn-based crime management through Prohibition-era booze production and distribution
73% positive
1,564 reviews
AI War 2
Real-time space strategy where careless expansion draws a stronger AI's attention
87% positive
1,563 reviews
Stardeus
Space colony sim about rebuilding a broken ship with drones
87% positive
1,559 reviews
Storage Hustle
Storage auction sim about bidding, uncovering valuables, and haggling
71% positive
1,558 reviews
Doodle God
Element-combining puzzle game about building a world from scratch
75% positive
1,554 reviews
Tracks - The Train Set Game
Toy train sandbox for building railways and riding them
94% positive
1,554 reviews
Survisland / 实境求生
Open-world island survival with hands-on crafting and detailed metabolism
63% positive
1,552 reviews
Worshippers of Cthulhu
Lovecraftian city builder about growing a cult to awaken Cthulhu
81% positive
1,549 reviews
CUSTOM ORDER MAID 3D2 It's a Night Magic
Adult club-management sim with customizable maids and rhythm battles
83% positive
1,548 reviews
Motel Manager Simulator
Roadside business sim managing motel rooms, shop shelves, and fuel pumps
85% positive
1,545 reviews
Starship EVO
Space survival sandbox with detailed shipbuilding and galaxy exploration
83% positive
1,539 reviews
Song Of The Prairie
3D farming sim with giant crops and town relationships
78% positive
1,521 reviews
Small World
Turn-based fantasy board game of competing races and territorial conquest
68% positive
1,519 reviews