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
3,701 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
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Tinkertown
Pixel-art sandbox RPG about building towns and exploring dungeons
65% positive
1,051 reviews
Marble Mayhem: Fragile Ball
A physics puzzler about tilting levels to guide a fragile ball
65% positive
1,049 reviews
Demo Nomad Drive
A survival driving sim where your RV doubles as home
82% positive
1,046 reviews
Demo Primordialis
Physics-based roguelike where you build a fish from specialized cells
93% positive
1,039 reviews
Citadelum
Roman city builder with resource chains, legions, and gods
83% positive
1,038 reviews
ARMA: Gold Edition
First-person military simulation with squad command across large battlefields
76% positive
1,034 reviews
Pile Up!
Strategic city builder about stacking buildings on small islands
74% positive
1,034 reviews
MachineCraft
Block-building sandbox for designing machines and showing them to others
77% positive
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Potato Please
First-person incremental job simulator about peeling potatoes and automating production
88% positive
1,030 reviews
Signal Simulator
First-person observatory simulation about tracking signals from outer space
79% positive
1,029 reviews
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Outbreak Island
Open-world survival horror where machinery and monsters awaken at night
78% positive
1,028 reviews
Formata
Army strategy with shield walls and assaults on enemy castles
64% positive
1,025 reviews
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Superhero Simulator
Superhero action sandbox mixing crime fighting with jobs and upkeep
72% positive
1,021 reviews
Fading Afternoon
Side-scrolling yakuza brawler with city exploration and multiple endings
79% positive
1,020 reviews
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Data Center
Server management simulation with manual cabling and visible network traffic
76% positive
1,019 reviews
Demo Fruitbus
Open-world cooking adventure driving a food truck between islands
85% positive
1,018 reviews
Computer Tycoon
Grand strategy business sim about building a global computer company
79% positive
1,015 reviews
Odd Realm
Fantasy colony sim with five races and underground construction
83% positive
1,013 reviews
STORM AREA 51: AYY LMAO EDITION
Multiplayer action built around a meme-inspired raid on a military base
79% positive
1,007 reviews
Bird
A casual flight simulator where you explore as a bird
81% positive
1,007 reviews
Ship Graveyard Simulator: Prologue
First-person salvage simulation about stripping shipwrecks and selling scrap
86% positive
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Groundwork Simulator
Heavy machinery simulation where digging reshapes your gold mining site
71% positive
1,006 reviews
Realms of Magic
2D fantasy action RPG with quests, crafting, and character builds
81% positive
1,005 reviews
Species: Artificial Life, Real Evolution
Evolution sandbox where you guide species or watch them adapt
74% positive
1,003 reviews