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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Sansar
Social virtual world with community-built spaces and live events
52% positive
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Synergy
Isometric city builder about researching nature to sustain a settlement
79% positive
718 reviews
Esports Life Tycoon
Esports team management sim with player training and match decisions
61% positive
714 reviews
Demo The Enjenir: The Engineering Physics Building Simulator
Physics-based building sandbox with missions and ragdoll movement
92% positive
714 reviews
Kaizen: A Factory Story
Factory automation puzzles with an eighties Japanese workplace story
92% positive
713 reviews
Exogate Initiative
Underground base-building strategy with teams exploring alien worlds through portals
73% positive
712 reviews
Demo Craftomation 101: Programming & Craft
Visual programming and automation to terraform frozen planets with robots
83% positive
712 reviews
One Military Camp
Military camp management sim with recruit training and territory missions
75% positive
711 reviews
Demo Mech Mechanic Simulator
Workshop simulator about repairing giant robots and growing a business
61% positive
703 reviews
Demo Sudden Strike 5
Real-time tactics where capturing key positions unlocks reinforcements
73% positive
702 reviews
E-Shop Tycoon
Business management simulation about growing an online shop through holiday promotions
71% positive
701 reviews
War Room
Real-time military strategy balancing combat, logistics, and civilian safety
51% positive
699 reviews
Revenge of the Titans
Sci-fi tower defense with resource mining and real-time base building
81% positive
695 reviews
Japanese Ramen Simulator
Ramen shop simulator with hands-on cooking and six-player online co-op
93% positive
695 reviews
Barista Simulator
Café management sim with hands-on coffee preparation and staff
77% positive
693 reviews
SkateBIRD
A skateboarding game where tiny birds tackle household obstacles
85% positive
692 reviews
Demo Dwarfs!?
Arcade strategy about guiding dwarves through caves while containing disasters
79% positive
691 reviews
Project AURA
City-building strategy about sustaining an ocean colony after a climate disaster
61% positive
691 reviews
They Are Coming
Side-scrolling zombie shooter with daily waves and defensive building
90% positive
689 reviews
Demo Allumeria
Voxel survival sandbox with dungeon exploration and boss-driven progression
93% positive
689 reviews
World Warfare & Economics
Grand strategy simulation about ruling nations through economics and war
58% positive
688 reviews
Project L33T: Founders Edition
First-person open-world extraction shooter where death costs your gear
48% positive
688 reviews
Shakedown: Hawaii
Top-down open-world action built around a crooked business empire
90% positive
687 reviews
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Rest Area Simulator
Rest stop management simulator shaped by changing prices and weather
85% positive
686 reviews