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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.

Mini Settlers
Mini Settlers
Minimalist city builder centered on island supply networks
80% positive 753 reviews
Retail Company Simulator
Retail Company Simulator
First-person shop simulator about stocking and expanding a clothing store
91% positive 745 reviews
X3: Reunion
X3: Reunion
Single-player space sim with trading, combat, and a changing economy
72% positive 743 reviews
One Military Camp
One Military Camp
Military camp management sim with recruit training and territory missions
77% positive 741 reviews
大衍江湖 - Evolution Of JiangHu
大衍江湖 - Evolution Of JiangHu
Wuxia sect management RPG about recruiting disciples and challenging rivals
62% positive 738 reviews
Exogate Initiative
Exogate Initiative
Underground base-building strategy with teams exploring alien worlds through portals
76% positive 736 reviews
Replicube
Replicube
Programming puzzles where your code recreates 3D voxel objects
97% positive 736 reviews
BREAK ARTS II
BREAK ARTS II
Futuristic robot racing with combat and part-based customization
74% positive 732 reviews
Potion Tycoon
Potion Tycoon
Potion shop management sim with custom recipes and automated production
72% positive 732 reviews
Deepworld
Deepworld
2D online sandbox adventure with mining and player-built cities
61% positive Free
Heat Death: Survival Train
Heat Death: Survival Train
Survival crafting in a frozen world aboard a custom-built train
78% positive 727 reviews
Monster Care Simulator
Monster Care Simulator
Management sim where you treat monsters and expand your care center
92% positive 727 reviews
Kind Words 2 (lofi city pop)
Kind Words 2 (lofi city pop)
Online social writing game about sharing worries and supportive letters
93% positive 726 reviews
Astronomics
Astronomics
Top-down asteroid mining and automation before each asteroid leaves
89% positive 725 reviews
Esports Life Tycoon
Esports Life Tycoon
Esports team management sim with player training and match decisions
61% positive 714 reviews
The Enjenir: The Engineering Physics Building Simulator
The Enjenir: The Engineering Physics Building Simulator
Physics-based building sandbox with missions and ragdoll movement
92% positive 714 reviews
Internet Cafe Evolution
Internet Cafe Evolution
Internet cafe management sim shaped by changing technology and trends
74% positive 713 reviews
Lawgivers II
Lawgivers II
Turn-based political sandbox about elections, lawmaking, and governing nations
70% positive 710 reviews
Voor De Kroon
Voor De Kroon
Medieval strategy-action game with battlefield command and direct combat
87% positive 706 reviews
Stickman Strikes: Conquer Fantasy World
Stickman Strikes: Conquer Fantasy World
Fantasy action RPG with stickman combat and recruitable companions
79% positive 704 reviews
Mech Mechanic Simulator
Mech Mechanic Simulator
Workshop simulator about repairing giant robots and growing a business
61% positive 703 reviews
The Signal State
The Signal State
Logic puzzle game about wiring modules to transform signals
87% positive 695 reviews
Craftomation 101: Programming & Craft
Craftomation 101: Programming & Craft
Visual programming and automation to terraform frozen planets with robots
83% positive 694 reviews
Barista Simulator
Barista Simulator
Café management sim with hands-on coffee preparation and staff
77% positive 693 reviews