Sandbox 2007 — top best games in the Sandbox genre

Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Sandbox

September 18, 2007

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 89/100

A real-time strategy game about the Soviet army advancing into Western Europe in 1989 and a diversionary attack on American soil. The player takes the role of a...

Gears of War

Action, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Sandbox, Post-apocalyptic, Cooperative (co-op)

November 7, 2006

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 91/100

Gears of War is an action game with a third-person view in a fantastic post-apocalyptic setting. The game's plot revolves around Delta Force soldiers defending...

Star Wars: Empire at War

Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Sandbox, Star Wars

February 15, 2006

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 79/100

This real-time strategy game is set in the Star Wars universe a few years before the events of Episode IV: A New Hope, and covers the creation of the Rebel Alliance...

Crysis

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Sandbox

November 13, 2007

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Set in 2020, this futuristic first-person shooter follows a standoff between the United States and North Korea in the South China Sea. After North Korean forces...

Unreal Tournament 3

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Sandbox, Online

November 19, 2007

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 84/100

A futuristic first-person shooter built around arena battles against other players online or computer-controlled opponents. Combat combines a range of weapons and...

Micro Machines V4

Arcade, Action, Racing, Third-person view, Top-down view, Sandbox

June 27, 2006

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 61/100

Micro Machines V4 is an arcade racing action game. The player controls a toy car and drives it along the track. As with most games, the goal is to beat other racers...

Battle City

Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Sandbox, Tanks

September 9, 1985

Players: 9.2/10

Battle City is the legendary tank arcade with a view of the top and a worked out level editor. Your main task is to defend the base from gradually appearing tanks...

Gish

Action, Strategy, Third-person view, Puzzle, Sandbox, Indie, Adventure

August 2, 2004

Players: 9.6/10

Steam: 61/100

Metacritic: 80/100

This action-adventure game with puzzle elements follows Gish, a ball of tar who ventures into the subterranean sewers of the forgotten city of Dross to rescue his...

Titan Quest: Immortal Throne

Role-playing game, Action, DLC, Third-person view, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Sandbox

March 5, 2007

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Titan Quest: Immortal Throne is an action role-playing game in the fantasy genre. Like its predecessor Titan Quest, Immortal Throne is an action role-playing game...

Lode Runner (1989)

Platformer, Puzzle, Sandbox, Side view

July 31, 1984

Players: 5.5/10

Lode Runner (1989) is a classic side-scrolling puzzle platformer. You will find many different levels with complex riddles. In addition, you can create your own...

ArmA: Armed Assault

Simulation, Shooter, First-person view, Sandbox, Open world, Action, Strategy

November 10, 2006

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 68/100

Metacritic: 74/100

This first-person tactical military shooter with simulation elements takes place on the island of Sahrani, where large-scale conflicts unfold alongside...

Heroes of Might and Magic 5: Tribes of the East

Role-playing game, Strategy, DLC, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Sandbox, Online

October 10, 2007

Players: 9.6/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 70/100

An expansion for Heroes of Might and Magic 5, this turn-based fantasy strategy game follows the struggle over the world of Ashan. Players explore the land, capture...

Line Rider

Simulation, Sports game, Sandbox

September 23, 2006

Line Rider is a simulator with a mixture of sports game and sandbox from developers from the studio Boštjan Čadež. Line Rider Mobile is an...

CivCity: Rome

Strategy, Business / Management, Isometric, Sandbox, City Building, Simulation

July 24, 2006

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 71/100

Metacritic: 67/100

A city-building simulation about the great cities of the Roman Empire, from its early beginnings to its height and the city of Rome itself. Across a series of...

Aquaria

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Puzzle, Sandbox, Metroidvania, Indie, Exploration

December 7, 2007

Players: 9.9/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Aquaria is a metroidvania set in a vast underwater world filled with living creatures and ancient secrets. Naija, a solitary ocean dweller, searches for her family...

Medieval 2: Total War - Kingdoms

Strategy, DLC, In real time, Third-person view, Historical, Turn-based, Sandbox, Medieval era

August 28, 2007

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 72/100

Metacritic: 85/100

An expansion for Medieval 2: Total War, this historical strategy game adds four campaigns set on expanded maps of the British Isles, Teutonic Northern Europe, the...

RollerCoaster Tycoon 3

Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, First-person view, Third-person view, Sandbox

October 26, 2004

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 81/100

A theme park management simulator that lets players view the park from different angles and ride its roller coasters. 3D graphics allow the camera to move around...

Age of Wonders: Shadow Magic

Role-playing game, Strategy, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Sandbox

July 25, 2003

Players: 10/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Age of Wonders: Shadow Magic is a standalone add-on for a top-down turn-based strategy set in a fantasy setting Age of Wonders 2: The Wizard's Throne. The events...

Global Race: Raging Thunder

Arcade, Racing, Third-person view, Sandbox

June 25, 2007

Players: 8.2/10

Global Race: Raging Thunder is a third-person arcade game with racing and sandbox elements from developers from Gamelion Inc. studios. and Polarbit AB. The game is...

Rail Simulator

Simulation, First-person view, Third-person view, Sandbox, Trains

October 18, 2007

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 72/100

Rail Simulator — railway simulator for Microsoft Windows, released in 2007. Developed by the British company Kuju Entertainment. The game runs on the PhysX...

Metal Marines

Strategy, Business / Management, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Sandbox, Combat robots, Post-apocalyptic

November 18, 1994

Steam: 94/100

Metal Marines is an isometric strategy game with elements of a business simulator, sandbox and robot simulator from the developers of Namco Limited. The main...

Neverwinter Nights (2002)

Role-playing game, In real time, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Sandbox

June 16, 2002

Players: 9.6/10

Metacritic: 91/100

Neverwinter Nights (2002) — original script — this is a campaign. It includes about 60 hours of gameplay. Gameplay focuses on developing the player's...

Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer

Role-playing game, DLC, In real time, Third-person view, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Sandbox

September 25, 2007

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 82/100

An expansion for Neverwinter Nights 2, Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer follows the events of the original game: after the battle with the King of...

Far Cry: Instincts - Predator

Action, Shooter, Stealth, First-person view, Collection, Sandbox

March 28, 2006

Players: 6.6/10

Metacritic: 78/100

Far Cry: Instincts — Predator — an improved edition of the first-person shooter Far Cry: Instincts — Evolution. The game features improved...

Settlers 2: 10th Anniversary - Vikings

Simulation, Strategy, DLC, In real time, Business / Management, Third-person view, Isometric, Sandbox

February 22, 2007

Players: 6.8/10

Settlers 2: 10th Anniversary — Vikings is a third-person simulator with strategy, business simulator and sandbox elements from developers from Blue Byte...

Crimson Fields

Strategy, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Sandbox

March 1, 2001

Crimson Fields is a third-person strategy game with sandbox...

Empire Earth 3

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Fantasy / Medieval, Historical, Sandbox, Construction

November 6, 2007

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 29/100

Metacritic: 50/100

Empire Earth 3 - during story missions, the player can observe the position of troops on the planet, it looks schematically. During the actual battle, the player is...

Anno 1701: The Sunken Dragon

Strategy, DLC, Warships / Submarines, In real time, Business / Management, Third-person view, Isometric, Sandbox

December 1, 2007

Players: 8.7/10

Anno 1701: The Sunken Dragon — The main difference from the main game is a campaign of eleven missions in which you have to help your friend Finn Hallqvist...

FIFA Manager 07

Simulation, Business / Management, Third-person view, Sports game, Sandbox

November 3, 2006

Players: 9.5/10

FIFA Manager 07 - unlike the previous games of the series, the mode of “free” camera appeared. It allows you to change the viewing angle at the request of the...

Nuts & Milk

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Sandbox

July 28, 1984

Nuts & Milk is an arcade game with a mixture of action, platformer and sandbox from the masters of the studio Hudson Soft Company, Ltd.. The main publisher of...

1914: Shells of Fury

Simulation, Warships / Submarines, First-person view, Historical, Sandbox

August 20, 2007

Players: 6.2/10

1914: Shells of Fury — historical simulator with a first-person view. As the commander of a combat submarine, you will have to win a series of exciting naval...

Eets

Arcade, Action, Strategy, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Sandbox, Indie, Casual game

March 27, 2006

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 79/100

This puzzle platformer combines character movement with physics-based challenges. The player helps Eets overcome obstacles by using objects and interactions in the...

FIFA Manager 07: Extra Time

Simulation, Business / Management, Third-person view, Sports game, Sandbox

February 23, 2007

FIFA Manager 07: Extra Time is a third-person simulator with a mixture of business simulator, sports game and sandbox from the masters from the studio Bright Future...

Empire Earth 2

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Top-down view, Historical, Sandbox, Construction

March 29, 2005

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Empire Earth 2 — you will lead the great nations of Korea, Germany, and America in the main game, and the nations of Egypt, Russia, and the Maasai tribe in the...

WWII Battle Tanks: T-34 vs. Tiger

Simulation, In real time, First-person view, Third-person view, Historical, Sandbox, Tanks

November 16, 2007

Players: 8.1/10

WWII Battle Tanks: T-34 vs. Tiger is a first-person simulator with elements of a historical game, a sandbox and a tank simulator from the developers of G5 Software...

Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord

Strategy, Simulation, Third-person view, Historical, Sandbox, Tanks, Tactics

June 14, 2000

Steam: 96/100

Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord takes you from Normandy in 1944 to Germany in 1945—the Western Front. You can side with the Allies or the Axis. The choice is wide...

TrackMania United (Limited First Edition)

Racing, First-person view, Third-person view, Puzzle, Sports game, Sandbox

February 23, 2007

Players: 5.5/10

TrackMania United (Limited First Edition) is a first-person race with a mixture of puzzle, sports game and sandbox from developers from the Nadeo SAS studio. The...

Trainz: The Complete Collection

Simulation, First-person view, Third-person view, Collection, Sandbox, Trains

October 12, 2007

Players: 5.5/10

Trainz: The Complete Collection is a first-person simulator with sandbox and railway simulator elements from the masters of Auran Games Pty Ltd.. The main publisher...

Blockland

Action, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Sandbox, Construction, Online

February 24, 2007

Players: 6.9/10

Steam: 72/100

Blockland is a third-person action game with an indie twist from developers Eric Hartman. The main publisher of the game is Step 1...

Strategic Command 2: Weapons and Warfare Expansion

Simulation, Strategy, DLC, Isometric, Top-down view, Turn-based, Sandbox

October 23, 2007

Strategic Command 2: Weapons and Warfare Expansion is an isometric simulator with a mixture of strategy and sandbox from the developers of Fury Software. The game...

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Best Games in the Sandbox genre of 2007