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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.

Related: Open World, Survival, Crafting, Multiplayer

3,696 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.

3,696 games

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METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN
METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN
Open-world stealth action with flexible approaches to tactical missions
91% positive 79K reviews
Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition
Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition
Open-world martial arts action as an undercover Hong Kong cop
94% positive 76K reviews
Total War: THREE KINGDOMS
Total War: THREE KINGDOMS
Grand strategy in ancient China with turn-based rule and real-time battles
72% positive 75K reviews
Far Cry® 4
Far Cry® 4
Open-world first-person shooter with stealth, mountain warfare, and rideable elephants
84% positive 75K reviews
SPORE™
SPORE™
Single-player evolution sandbox spanning cells, civilizations, and space
92% positive 73K reviews
Farming Simulator 22
Farming Simulator 22
Open-world farming simulation with seasons, production chains, and co-op
92% positive 73K reviews
Dune: Awakening
Dune: Awakening
Open-world survival RPG of crafting, base building, and Arrakis exploration
73% positive 72K reviews
The Planet Crafter Demo
The Planet Crafter
Open-world survival crafting where base building transforms a barren planet
95% positive 72K reviews
Cities: Skylines II
Cities: Skylines II
Single-player city builder with economies, seasons, and citizen life paths
55% positive 70K reviews
Black Desert
Black Desert
Sandbox MMORPG combining combo combat, life skills, and guild wars
74% positive 69K reviews
Prison Architect
Prison Architect
Top-down prison management sim built around design and crisis control
85% positive 68K reviews
Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™
Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™
Open-world fantasy action with stealth and a dynamic enemy hierarchy
92% positive 67K reviews
Plague Inc: Evolved
Plague Inc: Evolved
Global outbreak strategy simulation about evolving a world-ending pathogen
94% positive 65K reviews
Blade and Sorcery
Blade and Sorcery
Physics-driven VR fantasy combat with swords, spells, and gore
96% positive 64K reviews
HITMAN World of Assassination Demo
HITMAN World of Assassination
Third-person stealth sandbox built around creative assassination puzzles
86% positive 64K reviews
Planet Coaster
Planet Coaster
Single-player theme park simulation with detailed coaster and scenery building
91% positive 63K reviews
Assassin's Creed 2
Assassin's Creed 2
Open-world action adventure with parkour through Renaissance Italy
89% positive 63K reviews
Saints Row IV: Re-Elected Demo
Saints Row IV: Re-Elected
Open-world third-person shooter with superpowers, aliens, and absurd comedy
88% positive 63K reviews
State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition
State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition
Open-world zombie survival with community management and base building
82% positive 62K reviews
Mad Max
Mad Max
Open-world wasteland action built around driving and vehicular combat
92% positive 61K reviews
WEBFISHING
WEBFISHING
Casual online fishing sandbox for collecting creatures and socializing
97% positive 61K reviews
Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition Demo
Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition
Open-world superhero action with stealth, brawling, and detective work
96% positive 61K reviews
Goat Simulator
Goat Simulator
Open-world sandbox where a goat scores points for destruction
90% positive 61K reviews
Brick Rigs
Brick Rigs
Physics sandbox for building, driving, and destroying brick creations
94% positive 60K reviews