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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.

Beast Battle Simulator
Beast Battle Simulator
Physics-based battle sandbox with armed beasts and gory clashes
88% positive 1,289 reviews
Mini Thief
Mini Thief
Pixel-art stealth game about robbing houses without getting caught
61% positive 1,288 reviews
It Lurks Below
It Lurks Below
2D survival action RPG with digging and randomized loot
82% positive 1,288 reviews
Dustland Delivery
Dustland Delivery
Post-apocalyptic trading sim with truck upgrades and city management
88% positive 1,287 reviews
Lumencraft
Lumencraft
Top-down shooter with destructible tunnels and base defense
76% positive 1,286 reviews
Hacker Simulator
Hacker Simulator
Single-player hacking simulation about cracking networks while staying anonymous
74% positive 1,279 reviews
Snowtopia: Ski Resort Builder
Snowtopia: Ski Resort Builder
Ski resort building sim about planning slopes and managing volunteers
62% positive 1,279 reviews
RAILGRADE
RAILGRADE
Mission-based railway strategy centered on building industrial supply chains
85% positive 1,277 reviews
Trainz Railroad Simulator 2022
Trainz Railroad Simulator 2022
Railroad simulation focused on driving trains and building custom routes
74% positive 1,269 reviews
Starsand
Starsand
First-person survival crafting across an open desert beneath two moons
66% positive 1,267 reviews
Railroad Tycoon 3
Railroad Tycoon 3
Railroad management strategy with historical scenarios and a changing economy
77% positive 1,265 reviews
Brewmaster: Beer Brewing Simulator
Brewmaster: Beer Brewing Simulator
First-person beer brewing simulator with custom recipes and competitions
76% positive 1,262 reviews
Tiny Town VR
Tiny Town VR
VR sandbox for building miniature worlds and staging stories
92% positive 1,259 reviews
Find 100 Ducks and Blast Them!
Find 100 Ducks and Blast Them!
First-person hidden-object game about finding and shooting toy ducks
97% positive Free
Green Hell VR
Green Hell VR
VR survival game in the Amazon with hands-on crafting and healing
57% positive 1,257 reviews
Tower Factory
Tower Factory
Tower defense driven by conveyor-belt factories on procedurally generated maps
90% positive 1,257 reviews
Supreme Ruler Ultimate
Supreme Ruler Ultimate
Real-time grand strategy controlling nations from World War II onward
77% positive 1,255 reviews
Astrox Imperium
Astrox Imperium
Single-player space sandbox with mining, trading, and adjustable progression
84% positive 1,255 reviews
Regular Human Workshop
Regular Human Workshop
2D physics sandbox for building contraptions and manipulating human ragdolls
89% positive 1,249 reviews
Orion Sandbox Enhanced
Orion Sandbox Enhanced
2D survival sandbox with crafting, dungeons, and zombie-filled nights
94% positive 1,246 reviews
The Colonists
The Colonists
Robot colony builder with resource chains and transport networks
86% positive 1,243 reviews
Aircraft Carrier Survival
Aircraft Carrier Survival
World War II carrier strategy with crew and aircraft management
60% positive 1,236 reviews
Badlands Crew - Drive, Command, Conquer
Badlands Crew - Drive, Command, Conquer
Open-world vehicular combat with custom-built trucks and crew management
79% positive 1,234 reviews
PLAYNE : The Meditation Game
PLAYNE : The Meditation Game
Meditation game where daily sessions grow trees on an island
93% positive 1,220 reviews