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.
Cabin Crew Life Simulator
First-person flight attendant sim with cabin checks and emergencies
72% positive
541 reviews
Islet Online
Sandbox MMORPG about building, crafting, and shaping an ecosystem
77% positive
Free
X2: The Threat
Open-world space sim with trading, combat, and factory building
83% positive
534 reviews
StarsOne
Sci-fi survival sandbox about building a base and finding colonists
74% positive
534 reviews
Rogalia
Open-world fantasy sandbox RPG with crafting, farming, and food-based leveling
70% positive
Free
Space Simulation Toolkit
2D physics sandbox for building and experimenting with particle worlds
81% positive
531 reviews
Space Trash Scavenger
Space survival crafting with a movable base and automated recycling
83% positive
528 reviews
Wildlife Park 3
Zoo management simulation with animal care and customizable enclosures
59% positive
525 reviews
Autonauts vs Piratebots
Automation strategy where programmable robots fight off pirate raids
78% positive
525 reviews
Urge
Open-world survival horror where your actions spread dangerous fog
90% positive
524 reviews
Croakoloco
Idle frog collector with breeding and hands-on fly catching
91% positive
523 reviews
Learning Factory
Mars factory automation sim where you make goods for cats
86% positive
523 reviews
Forsaken Isle
Top-down survival RPG with crafting, exploration, and base building
71% positive
521 reviews
Realistic Ragdoll Sandbox
Third-person physics sandbox for staging ragdoll fights and explosions
89% positive
513 reviews
GolfTopia
Golf course management sim with futuristic gadgets and invasive weeds
96% positive
510 reviews
Builders of Egypt
Ancient Egyptian city builder balancing trade, temples, and defense
33% positive
509 reviews
Ben 10: Power Trip
Open-world action adventure with alien transformations and local co-op
75% positive
507 reviews
STATIONflow
Station-building simulation about routing crowds through underground rail hubs
86% positive
505 reviews
SPACERIFT: Arcanum System
Open-world space sim where you trade, fight, and build stations
78% positive
504 reviews
Darfall
Fantasy real-time strategy with daytime building and nighttime undead attacks
72% positive
504 reviews
Castle Craft
Voxel castle-building strategy with destructible terrain and enemy sieges
82% positive
502 reviews
Tasty Planet
Level-based arcade game where a tiny blob eats to grow
83% positive
499 reviews
Emergency Cleanup Co.
Cleaning sim with jobs from homes to space stations
89% positive
496 reviews
Hotel Magnate
Hotel management sim with custom rooms and changing guest needs
58% positive
491 reviews