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.
Happy Sheepies
Sheep farming simulation with drag-and-drop crafting and business management
86% positive
603 reviews
Medieval Blacksmith
First-person blacksmithing sim with custom weapons and customer stories
80% positive
599 reviews
Farlanders
Turn-based Mars colony builder with puzzle-like terraforming and resource management
90% positive
598 reviews
QANGA
Open-world space sandbox with planetary exploration, contracts, and base building
72% positive
598 reviews
Builders of Greece
Ancient Greek city builder balancing resources, citizens, and warfare
55% positive
598 reviews
Back in Service: a Metro Driver
First-person metro driving sim with scheduled runs and tunnel exploration
97% positive
594 reviews
Islands & Trains
Build miniature island railways in a goal-free sandbox
90% positive
594 reviews
Last Wood
Ocean survival colony sim about building rafts and managing survivors
67% positive
586 reviews
Omega Crafter
Open-world survival crafting with programmable helpers and city building
79% positive
579 reviews
Voxel Turf
Open-world block city builder with crime, combat, and destruction
88% positive
578 reviews
Hairdresser Simulator
Salon management sim with hands-on haircuts and shop customization
46% positive
576 reviews
Center Station Simulator
First-person factory and shop simulator where you make what you sell
88% positive
576 reviews
I Am Cat
VR sandbox adventure as a cat causing chaos in Granny's house
69% positive
568 reviews
Industry Giant 4.0
Isometric industry management sim about building factories and supply chains
36% positive
566 reviews
Wildlife Park 2
Zoo management simulation with animal care and sandbox building
73% positive
558 reviews
Wrongworld
Open-world survival crafting across a strange, randomly generated world
94% positive
557 reviews
Supreme Ruler 2030
Real-time grand strategy balancing national politics and worldwide warfare
65% positive
555 reviews
Movies Tycoon
Film studio management sim with custom movies and talent scouting
71% positive
555 reviews
Viking Frontiers
First-person Viking survival game about building and managing a settlement
52% positive
551 reviews
Dream Town Island
Pixel-art town builder about growing an island community across generations
96% positive
549 reviews
Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead
Turn-based survival roguelike with crafting, base building, and zombies
87% positive
547 reviews
Wayward Terran Frontier: Zero Falls
2D space sandbox with ship combat and explorable interiors
67% positive
544 reviews
Ryzom
Open-world science fantasy MMORPG with classless combat and crafting
70% positive
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Bunhouse
Relaxed greenhouse sim about growing plants as bunnies
94% positive
544 reviews