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.
Supermarket Simulator
First-person supermarket management sim with stocking, pricing, and co-op
92% positive
84K reviews
Fallout Shelter
Free-to-play vault management sim about surviving the post-apocalypse
88% positive
Free
Ravenfield
Single-player FPS sandbox with AI armies, vehicles, and mods
97% positive
80K reviews
Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition
Open-world martial arts action as an undercover Hong Kong cop
94% positive
80K reviews
Dune: Awakening
Open-world survival RPG of crafting, base building, and Arrakis exploration
71% positive
79K reviews
Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition
Open-world superhero action with stealth, brawling, and detective work
96% positive
78K reviews
Saints Row IV: Re-Elected
Open-world third-person shooter with superpowers, aliens, and absurd comedy
88% positive
78K reviews
Tabletop Simulator
Tabletop sandbox for playing and creating board games online
96% positive
75K reviews
The Planet Crafter
Open-world survival crafting where base building transforms a barren planet
96% positive
74K reviews
Far Cry® 4
Open-world first-person shooter with stealth, mountain warfare, and rideable elephants
85% positive
74K reviews
Crusader Kings II
Medieval grand strategy about dynasties, politics, war, and succession
91% positive
Free
Prison Architect
Top-down prison management sim built around design and crisis control
89% positive
74K reviews
SPORE™
Single-player evolution sandbox spanning cells, civilizations, and space
93% positive
73K reviews
Planet Coaster
Single-player theme park simulation with detailed coaster and scenery building
91% positive
72K reviews
WEBFISHING
Casual online fishing sandbox for collecting creatures and socializing
97% positive
70K reviews
Goat Simulator
Open-world sandbox where a goat scores points for destruction
91% positive
70K reviews
The Scroll of Taiwu : Beyond The Dome
Open-world wuxia RPG about martial arts, lineage, and village management
65% positive
70K reviews
State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition
Open-world zombie survival with community management and base building
83% positive
70K reviews
Crossout
Post-apocalyptic vehicle combat MMO built around custom war machines
75% positive
Free
Saints Row: The Third
Open-world third-person shooter with co-op and over-the-top comedy
96% positive
70K reviews
HITMAN World of Assassination
Third-person stealth sandbox built around creative assassination puzzles
87% positive
69K reviews
ICARUS
First-person survival crafting across persistent worlds and timed missions
75% positive
69K reviews
Core Keeper
Underground mining sandbox with crafting, base building, and online co-op
93% positive
67K reviews
Plague Inc: Evolved
Global outbreak strategy simulation about evolving a world-ending pathogen
94% positive
66K reviews