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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Center Station Simulator
First-person factory and shop simulator where you make what you sell
87% positive
560 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
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Movies Tycoon
Film studio management sim with custom movies and talent scouting
71% positive
555 reviews
Police Chief Simulator: Prologue - Early Days
First-person police management sim focused on casework and station expansion
84% positive
Free
LIFE EFFECT Survival
Survival shooter where you build robots to fight alien invaders
84% positive
555 reviews
Weapons Genius
Gun-building simulator where accurate target shooting pays for new parts
55% positive
550 reviews
Smack Studio
Sandbox fighting game with editors for playable characters and stages
84% positive
550 reviews
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Space Simulation Toolkit
2D physics sandbox for building and experimenting with particle worlds
77% positive
548 reviews
Demo Paper Beast
VR puzzle adventure about reshaping terrain and helping strange wildlife
94% positive
548 reviews
Frozen State
Top-down survival horror in a city trapped by an ice age
63% positive
546 reviews
Omega Crafter
Open-world survival crafting with programmable helpers and city building
79% positive
545 reviews
Wayward Terran Frontier: Zero Falls
2D space sandbox with ship combat and explorable interiors
67% positive
544 reviews
The Caribbean Sail
A sailing survival game about keeping your crew alive at sea
93% positive
544 reviews
Bunhouse
Relaxed greenhouse sim about growing plants as bunnies
94% positive
544 reviews
Hacker Simulator: Free Trial
First-person hacking simulation about taking contracts and hiding your activity
78% positive
Free
Chinese Frontiers
A first-person city builder where villages support larger construction projects
69% positive
538 reviews
Demo Final Profit: A Shop RPG
Shop management RPG about using business to fight capitalism
95% positive
538 reviews
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Nuclear Epoch
Open-world extraction shooter with base building and randomized dungeon raids
77% positive
538 reviews
Feather
Open-world bird flight simulator with hidden songs to discover
85% positive
537 reviews
Colonize Prologue
Colony-building strategy about keeping early settlers alive through hunger and winter
64% positive
Free
*NEW* SCUFFED BHOP SIMULATION 2026 GOTY EDITION
Bunny-hopping platformer with a solo campaign and online competition
78% positive
Free
Dishwashing Simulator
First-person survival horror combining dishwashing, base building, and dungeon exploration
86% positive
535 reviews
StarsOne
Sci-fi survival sandbox about building a base and finding colonists
74% positive
534 reviews