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.
Dinosaur Fossil Hunter
First-person fossil hunting simulator with digging and museum design
76% positive
1,001 reviews
Tropico Reloaded
Caribbean city-building strategy with elections and pirate treasure hunts
88% positive
994 reviews
Sons of Valhalla
Side-scrolling Viking strategy with base building and direct combat
67% positive
993 reviews
Birthdays the Beginning
Sandbox simulation where sculpted worlds give rise to evolving life
64% positive
988 reviews
Conrad Stevenson's Paranormal P.I.
First-person ghost-hunting simulation built around patient, repeat investigations
93% positive
987 reviews
Gedonia 2
Open-world action RPG with flexible builds and cooperative exploration
82% positive
983 reviews
Lords and Villeins
Medieval city builder where autonomous families run the economy
71% positive
977 reviews
Rising Lords
Medieval turn-based strategy with province management and card-driven battles
71% positive
974 reviews
Startopia
Space station management sim with alien residents and terraforming
90% positive
973 reviews
Imagine Earth
Real-time planetary city builder balancing expansion against climate damage
82% positive
971 reviews
Power & Revolution 2022 Edition
Political strategy simulation where you govern nations amid global crises
59% positive
969 reviews
Microtopia
Colony automation sim built around routing short-lived robot ants
88% positive
969 reviews
Waltz of the Wizard
Fantasy sandbox for casting spells and talking to a reactive skull
91% positive
968 reviews
Everdream Valley
Farming life sim with dogs, fishing, and online co-op
70% positive
967 reviews
Draconia
Open-world survival RPG where you play a customizable dragon
65% positive
966 reviews
CivCity: Rome
Roman city builder with research and interconnected supply chains
71% positive
951 reviews
Tobacco Shop Simulator
First-person tobacco shop simulator with stocking, pricing, and co-op
90% positive
951 reviews
Children of a Dead Earth
Space warfare strategy simulation built around orbital physics and ship design
90% positive
942 reviews
Smart Factory Tycoon
Factory management sim where robots make goods for changing markets
60% positive
941 reviews
Airborne Empire
Open-world city builder with a flying city and pirate battles
87% positive
940 reviews
KAISERPUNK
Alternate-history city builder with industrial supply chains and global warfare
71% positive
934 reviews
Heroes of Science and Fiction
Turn-based sci-fi strategy with rival factions and tactical battles
90% positive
934 reviews
Crafting Idle Clicker
Idle crafting game with automated production lines and workshop upgrades
49% positive
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The Witch of Fern Island
Open-world witch life sim with farming, potions, and island exploration
70% positive
922 reviews