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.
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The Sapling
Sandbox ecosystem simulator where you design species and watch evolution
87% positive
2,061 reviews
Battle Nations
City-building strategy with turn-based battles and armies that include dinosaurs
72% positive
Free
Towers of Aghasba
Open-world adventure about rebuilding villages and restoring island ecosystems
68% positive
2,054 reviews
SWORD OF JUSTICE
Open-world martial arts MMO with freely combined combat skills
56% positive
Free
Demo Land of the Vikings
Viking settlement builder focused on villagers and surviving winter
72% positive
2,051 reviews
Screeps: World
Persistent multiplayer strategy sandbox where your JavaScript controls a colony
86% positive
2,048 reviews
Saleblazers
Open-world survival and shopkeeping on an island of monsters
79% positive
2,047 reviews
Railway Empire 2
Railway management simulation about building networks across two continents
70% positive
2,045 reviews
CHKN
Open-world survival sandbox where you build creatures block by block
79% positive
Free
Bus World
Bus driving simulation with disaster evacuations and custom routes
71% positive
2,039 reviews
Between the Stars
Space action RPG mixing cruiser battles with text-based events
75% positive
2,035 reviews
Take On Mars
Mars exploration simulator with rover missions and astronaut survival
54% positive
2,032 reviews
Demo AI
Global Rescue
Emergency services management sim set anywhere on real-world maps
86% positive
2,028 reviews
Warlord: Britannia
First-person strategy where you lead Roman troops into battle
86% positive
2,016 reviews
Wild Terra Online
Open-world medieval sandbox RPG with player-built settlements and survival
60% positive
Free
Rustler (Grand Theft Horse)
Open-world medieval action with top-down crime and horse theft
75% positive
2,011 reviews
Grey Hack
Sandbox hacking simulator with scriptable tools and persistent multiplayer networks
89% positive
2,009 reviews
Idle Wizard
Idle RPG with many wizard classes, pets, and spells
86% positive
Free
Wrench
Motorsport mechanic simulator for hands-on car repair and assembly
84% positive
2,007 reviews
Demo Fell & Sell
First-person dungeon crawling where your loot stocks your own shop
82% positive
1,999 reviews
Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game
Historical grand strategy spanning World War I to the Cold War
87% positive
1,993 reviews
Demo BRUTALISTICK VR
Physics-based VR combat sandbox with guns, blades, and persistent gore
94% positive
1,989 reviews
Above Snakes: Prologue
Survival crafting in a world you assemble from landscape tiles
90% positive
Free
Arma 2
Open-world military simulation with bullet penetration and changing weather
83% positive
1,979 reviews