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Sandbox strategies

While most traditional strategy games exploit military themes, featuring wars and various conflicts in different settings, there are also sandbox strategy games.

These games tend to offer a mostly creative experience. For example, city construction or managers of various enterprises.

Cities: Skylines
Simulation, Strategy, Business / Management, Tactics
March 10, 2015
VGTimes: 7.4/10
Players: 8/10
Steam: 93/100
Metacritic: 79/100
Cities: Skylines is a city planning simulator with a developed management system and metropolitan management. As mayor, you'll have to take care of...
Hearts of Iron 4
Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Historical, Tactics
June 6, 2016
VGTimes: 8.5/10
Players: 8.1/10
Steam: 91/100
Metacritic: 83/100
Hearts of Iron 4 is a historical top-down real-time tactical strategy game. The player is given the opportunity to fully manage an individual state...
Stardew Valley
Role-playing game, Simulation, Business / Management, Indie
February 26, 2016
Players: 9/10
Steam: 98/100
Metacritic: 88/100
Stardew Valley is a farming simulator with role-playing elements, an open-world sandbox with an isometric camera and visual style reminiscent of '90s...
Crusader Kings 3
Strategy, In real time, Historical, Top-down view, Simulation
September 1, 2020
VGTimes: 8.5/10
Players: 8.2/10
Steam: 91/100
Metacritic: 86/100
Crusader Kings 3 — the continuation of Paradox's global strategy series about the Middle Ages. The creation took into account historically accurate...
Jurassic World Evolution
Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Futurism (Future)
June 11, 2018
VGTimes: 7.5/10
Players: 8.1/10
Steam: 86/100
Metacritic: 75/100
Jurassic World Evolution is a real-time economic strategy that allows you to create your own Jurassic Park. The main action takes place on Isla...
Jurassic World Evolution 2
Strategy, Business / Management, Isometric, Futurism (Future), In real time
November 9, 2021
VGTimes: 7.7/10
Players: 9.1/10
Steam: 89/100
Metacritic: 76/100
Jurassic World Evolution 2 is a continuation of the real-time economic strategy that will allow you to create your own “Jurassic Park”. The new game...
Project Zomboid
Isometric, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Roguelike, Survival, Cooperative (co-op), Zombies, Open world
November 8, 2013
Players: 8.2/10
Steam: 94/100
A zombie apocalypse is about to occur in the world of Project Zomboid. So far, humanity has not understood what happened, but the houses still have...
Stellaris
Strategy, In real time, Futurism (Future)
May 9, 2016
VGTimes: 7.6/10
Players: 8.2/10
Steam: 87/100
Metacritic: 79/100
Stellaris is a real-time space strategy game. The local space is procedurally generated, and the local planets are inhabited by different alien...
Sid Meier's Civilization 6
Strategy, Business / Management, Isometric, Turn-based
October 20, 2016
VGTimes: 7.1/10
Players: 8.5/10
Steam: 86/100
Metacritic: 87/100
Sid Meier's Civilization 6 is a management strategy game with turn-based battles and an isometric camera view. In the new game of the famous series...
RimWorld
Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Tactics, Roguelike
October 17, 2018
Players: 8.7/10
Steam: 97/100
Metacritic: 87/100
RimWorld is a sci-fi survival simulator on an alien planet with real-time strategy elements and a top-down view. Under your control is a small group...
Europa Universalis 4
Strategy, In real time, Top-down view
August 13, 2013
VGTimes: 9.0/10
Players: 8.3/10
Steam: 87/100
Metacritic: 87/100
Europa Universalis 4 is a top-down global real-time strategy game. The game takes place in the period from the Late Middle Ages to the era of the...
Anno 1800
Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, City Building, Sandbox, Exploration, Historical, Cooperative (co-op)
April 16, 2019
VGTimes: 9.0/10
Players: 8.3/10
Steam: 82/100
Metacritic: 81/100
Anno 1800 — the new game in the real-time management strategy series Anno. The events unfold at the dawn of the industrial age, during times of great...
Sid Meier's Civilization 5
Strategy, Business / Management, Isometric, Top-down view, Turn-based
September 21, 2010
Players: 8.9/10
Steam: 96/100
Metacritic: 90/100
Sid Meier's Civilization 5 is an isometric strategy game with business simulator elements from developers from the studio Firaxis Games, Inc.. The...
Factorio
Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Top-down view, Futurism (Future)
February 25, 2016
Players: 9.2/10
Steam: 97/100
Metacritic: 90/100
Factorio is a top-down sci-fi management strategy game. You have to prepare an alien planet for comfortable living of earthly inhabitants. You will...
Frostpunk
Strategy, Business / Management, Post-apocalyptic, Indie
April 24, 2018
VGTimes: 9.0/10
Players: 8.4/10
Steam: 92/100
Metacritic: 85/100
Frostpunk — a management strategy game from the creators of This War of Mine. The game tells the story of people surviving in a snowy world, using...
Craft The World
Arcade, Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Platformer
November 24, 2014
Players: 8.6/10
Steam: 88/100
Victoria 3
Strategy, Top-down view, In real time, Historical, Grand strategy, Online
October 25, 2022
Players: 6.5/10
Steam: 68/100
Metacritic: 81/100
Victoria 3 is a continuation of the exciting global real-time strategy, where you have to rule states and lead one of them to world domination...
Tropico 6
Simulation, Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric
March 29, 2019
VGTimes: 7.0/10
Players: 7.9/10
Steam: 87/100
Metacritic: 76/100
Tropico 6 is the continuation of the dictator simulator of a banana republic. This time, the world is in political turmoil — the radio broadcasts...
Age of Wonders 4
Isometric, Turn-based, Strategy, Tactics, Online, Fantasy, Grand strategy
May 2, 2023
Players: 9/10
Steam: 81/100
Metacritic: 83/100
An epic battle for the future of the world is coming! The great wizard kings who have returned to the world wish to rule over mortals like gods. Each...
The Universim
Strategy, God Simulator, In real time, Futurism (Future), Sandbox, Casual game, Open world
August 28, 2018
Players: 8.4/10
Steam: 80/100
A god simulator where you can create your own planets, civilizations and empires. During the course of the game, gamers will have to conduct...
Crusader Kings 2
Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Historical, Free game
February 14, 2012
Players: 7.3/10
Steam: 90/100
Metacritic: 82/100
Crusader Kings 2 is a free-to-play sequel to the global real-time strategy game. Like the first part, Crusader Kings 2 simulates the system of feudal...
Imperator: Rome
Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Historical
April 25, 2019
VGTimes: 7.7/10
Players: 7.3/10
Steam: 64/100
Metacritic: 76/100
Imperator: Rome is a global strategy from the creators of the Europa Universalis series, in which you will take control of one of the great empires...
Dyson Sphere Program
Simulation, Science fiction, Strategy, Indie, Isometric, Business / Management
January 21, 2021
Players: 8.5/10
Steam: 97/100
Dyson Sphere Program is a sci-fi space simulator in which you build your galactic empire by exploring uncharted areas of extraterrestrial space. In...
Going Medieval
Business / Management, Strategy, Fantasy / Medieval, Isometric, Post-apocalyptic, In real time
June 1, 2021
Players: 9.2/10
Steam: 89/100
Going Medieval is a medieval village builder simulator. The game takes place in the 14th century. The plague epidemic killed the majority of the...
Surviving the Aftermath
Business / Management, Strategy, Isometric, Post-apocalyptic, Futurism (Future), In real time
October 22, 2019
Players: 8.3/10
Steam: 72/100
Surviving the Aftermath — a real-time management strategy game from the creators of Surviving Mars. The game allows you to build a colony of people...
Surviving Mars
Strategy, Business / Management, Futurism (Future)
March 15, 2018
VGTimes: 6.3/10
Players: 7.6/10
Steam: 85/100
Metacritic: 75/100
Surviving Mars is a hardcore management strategy in a sci-fi setting from the creators of Tropico. You have to build a real colony on the surface of...
Dwarf Fortress
Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Fantasy / Medieval
August 8, 2006
Players: 6.5/10
Steam: 95/100
Metacritic: 93/100
Dwarf Fortress — in the main mode, the player indirectly controls a group of dwarves, trying to build an underground fortress in a procedurally...
Industries of Titan
Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Futurism (Future)
January 31, 2023
Players: 6.8/10
Steam: 63/100
The events of the game take place on Titan, a satellite of Saturn. Players need to build the great industrial capital of the Milky Way. To do this...
The Escapists
Arcade, Action, Adventure, Isometric
July 9, 2014
Players: 8.3/10
Steam: 90/100
Metacritic: 72/100
The Escapists is a fun indie prison escape game. This can be done by any means. For example, organize a riot. Or dig a tunnel right under the prison...
Anno 2070
Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)
November 17, 2011
VGTimes: 8.6/10
Players: 7.4/10
Steam: 59/100
Metacritic: 83/100
Anno 2070 is a third-person strategy game with business simulator elements from the developers at Related Designs. The game is published by Ubisoft...
Production Line : Car factory simulation
Strategy, Business / Management, Isometric, Indie
March 7, 2019
Players: 7.4/10
Steam: 81/100
Production Line is a real-time management strategy game with an isometric camera view. You will become the manager of a car assembly plant and make...
Castle Story
Arcade, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Tactics
September 23, 2013
Players: 8.3/10
Steam: 65/100
Castle Story is an isometric arcade game with fantasy and tactical elements from the masters at Sauropod Studio. The game is published by Sauropod...
From the Depths
Action, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
November 6, 2020
Steam: 90/100
One Military Camp
Isometric, Strategy, Construction, City Building, In real time, Business / Management, Sandbox
March 2, 2023
Players: 9/10
Steam: 77/100
The player is trying to restore an old military camp. You will have to set up logistics and the economy, correctly arranging buildings and selecting...
Settlers: Rise of an Empire
Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval
September 28, 2007
Steam: 76/100
Settlers: Rise of an Empire is an isometric strategy game with a mixture of business simulation and fantasy game from Blue Byte Studio GmbH. The main...
Reus
Strategy, God Simulator, In real time, Business / Management, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view
May 16, 2013
VGTimes: 7.0/10
Players: 7.2/10
Steam: 78/100
Metacritic: 72/100
Reus is a side-scrolling real-time management strategy game set in a fantasy setting. You have to take control of the universe as mighty titans...
Europa Universalis 3
Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical
January 23, 2007
Players: 7.7/10
Metacritic: 83/100
Europa Universalis 3 is a top-down strategy game with a mixture of business simulator, fantasy game and historical game from developers from Paradox...
Europa Universalis 4: Rights of Man
Strategy, DLC, In real time, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval
October 11, 2016
Players: 7.9/10
Europa Universalis 4: Rights of Man is an add-on for the global strategy Europa Universalis 4. Now you will have access to incredible detail...
Oriental Empires
Strategy, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based
September 14, 2017
Steam: 80/100
Metacritic: 74/100
Oriental Empires is a turn-based global strategy that the creators of Medieval 2: Total War are working on. The events of the game take players to...
Black & White
Role-playing game, Simulation, Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, First-person view
March 26, 2001
Players: 8.4/10
Steam: 75/100
Metacritic: 90/100
Black & White is a real-time strategy game with RPG elements. By taking on the role of a god, the player can use all supernatural abilities. A...
NEO Scavenger
Role-playing game, Strategy, Turn-based, Post-apocalyptic, Indie
December 6, 2013
Players: 8/10
Steam: 89/100
NEO Scavenger is a turn-based strategy with role-playing elements and turn-based combat. In the game, you will need to survive in post-apocalyptic...
Godus
Strategy, God Simulator, Indie, Isometric, In real time
September 13, 2013
Players: 7.6/10
Metacritic: 60/100
Godus is a real-time strategy god simulator with an isometric view. In this game, you can sculpt every inch of the beautiful world you look down...
RollerCoaster Tycoon 3
Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, First-person view, Third-person view, Sandbox
October 26, 2004
Metacritic: 81/100
Black & White 2
Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval
October 4, 2005
Players: 9.8/10
Metacritic: 75/100
Black & White 2 — as in the first game, the player is a deity summoned from heaven to help those in need. A lot has changed in Eden since the...
Europa Universalis 4: Mare Nostrum
Strategy, DLC, In real time, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval
April 5, 2016
Europa Universalis 4: Mare Nostrum is an addition to the global strategy of Europa Universalis 4. In the update, you will have the opportunity to...
Stellaris: Utopia
Strategy, DLC, In real time, Futurism (Future), Roguelike
April 6, 2017
Players: 9.5/10
Steam: 79/100
Metacritic: 82/100
Stellaris: Utopia is an add-on for the global real-time space strategy Stellaris. The expansion includes new megastructures, Dyson spheres, ring...
Startopia
Simulation, In real time, Business / Management, First-person view, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic
June 15, 2001
Players: 8.7/10
Steam: 90/100
Metacritic: 86/100
Startopia is a first-person simulator with business simulator elements from developers from the studio Mucky Foot Productions Limited. The main...
Europa Universalis 4: El Dorado
Strategy, DLC, In real time, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval
February 26, 2015
Europa Universalis 4: El Dorado — This Central and South America expansion introduces new religions and impressive theaters of exploration that...
The Last World
Construction, Sandbox, Business / Management, Combat robots, Post-apocalyptic, Science fiction, Indie, Strategy, Isometric, In real time
February 4, 2023
Steam: 69/100
The Last World is a strategy with sandbox elements in the post-apocalypse genre. The world that we all knew and loved so well has died. He was killed...
Europa Universalis 4: Wealth of Nations
Strategy, DLC, In real time, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval
May 29, 2014
Metacritic: 84/100
Europa Universalis 4: Wealth of Nations — The expansion allows you to secretly create trade conflicts, steal from your competitors using...
Europa Universalis 4: Conquest of Paradise
Strategy, DLC, In real time, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval
January 14, 2014
Metacritic: 81/100
Europa Universalis 4: Conquest of Paradise — The expansion will allow you to send your ships west and discover a new world unlike any you have...
Clockwork Empires
Simulation, Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Steampunk
August 26, 2014
Players: 5.5/10
Clockwork Empires is a real-time management strategy with an isometric camera view in a steampunk style. The events of the game take place in an...
Democracy 3: Social Engineering
Strategy, DLC, Business / Management, Turn-based
February 6, 2014
Steam: 61/100
Democracy 3: Social Engineering is a strategy game with a dash of business simulator from the developers at Positech Games. The main publisher of the...

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