Sandbox 2011 — top best games in the Sandbox genre

Action, Adventure, Online, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Sandbox, Indie, Survival, Crafting

August 15, 2011

Players: 7.6/10

Metacritic: 83/100

An engaging sandbox focused on freedom of action and exploration of a virtually infinite open world. Created through procedural generation, it is filled with...

Crysis

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

November 13, 2007

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Serious Sam 3: BFE

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

November 22, 2011

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 68/100

Serious Sam 3: BFE is a first-person action game with a touch of shooter and sandbox from the Croteam Ltd. studio. The game is published by Devolver Digital, the...

Super Meat Boy

Action, Platformer, Sandbox, Indie

October 20, 2010

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 87/100

Super Meat Boy is a hardcore 2D side-scrolling platformer. You have to help the meat cube save his beloved, who was kidnapped by the evil scientist Dr. Fitus. The...

Braid

Action, Strategy, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Sandbox

August 6, 2008

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 92/100

Duke Nukem 3D (1996)

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

January 29, 1996

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Panzer Corps

Strategy, Top-down view, Historical, Turn-based, Sandbox

July 11, 2011

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Panzer Corps is a historical top-down turn-based strategy game. The game is dedicated to the Second World War, where you can play both a campaign for the Germans...

Tropico 4

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

August 30, 2011

Players: 6.6/10

Metacritic: 78/100

Tropico 4 is a continuation of the banana republic dictator simulator. You will take on the role of the newly elected El Presidente. The main task is to make candy...

OpenTTD

Simulation, Strategy, Business / Management, Isometric, Sandbox, Trains

March 14, 2004

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 96/100

Shadowgrounds

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Horror, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Sandbox

November 17, 2005

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 74/100

Shadowgrounds is a third-person arcade game with elements of action, shooter, horror and sandbox from the masters from the studio Frozenbyte, Inc.. The game is...

Painkiller: Redemption

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Sandbox

February 25, 2011

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 43/100

Painkiller: Redemption is a first-person action game with shooter and sandbox elements from the masters from the Eggtooth Team studio. The main publishers of the...

LittleBigPlanet 2

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Sandbox

January 18, 2011

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 91/100

LittleBigPlanet 2 — as in the previous version of the game, players will be able to dress up their hero, change his appearance (for example, glue his nose...

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...

Battle for Wesnoth

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

August 2, 2005

Players: 5.5/10

Battle for Wesnoth is a top-down strategy game with a mix of fantasy and sandbox. Battle for Wesnoth is also known as Battle for Wesnoth...

Tropico 3

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

September 24, 2009

Metacritic: 77/100

Tropico 3 is a third-person strategy game with business simulator and sandbox elements from the developers of Haemimont Games AD. The main publisher of the game is...

The Sims 3: Pets

Simulation, DLC, In real time, Third-person view, Sandbox

October 20, 2010

Metacritic: 79/100

The Sims 3: Pets is an addition to the real-time life management simulator Sims 3. For the first time in the history of the series, you can not only get pets, but...

Sims FreePlay

Arcade, Strategy, Business / Management, Free game, Action, Sandbox, Isometric, In real time, Simulation

December 15, 2011

Players: 5.9/10

The Sims FreePlay is a real-time arcade strategy game with business elements and an isometric view. From head to toe—and floor to ceiling—you can customize every...

Scribblenauts

Action, Strategy, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Sandbox

September 15, 2009

Metacritic: 79/100

Scribblenauts is a third-person action game with strategy, platformer, puzzle and sandbox elements from the masters at 5TH Cell Media, LLC. The main publisher of...

Frozen Synapse

Strategy, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Sandbox, Indie, Tactics, Online

May 26, 2011

Metacritic: 85/100

Frozen Synapse is a fantastic top-down turn-based tactical strategy game. This game allows you to give detailed and precise orders to your team: classic gameplay...

Aquaria

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Puzzle, Sandbox

December 7, 2007

Players: 9.9/10

Metacritic: 83/100

SpaceChem

Strategy, Puzzle, Sandbox

January 1, 2011

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 84/100

SpaceChem is an unusual puzzle game with strategy elements and a top-down view. In the game you will try on the role of a SpaceChem reactor compartment engineer...

Sims 3: Generations

Simulation, DLC, In real time, Third-person view, Sandbox

June 1, 2011

Sims 3: Generations is a third-person simulator with sandbox elements from developers from The Sims Studio. The main publisher of the game is Electronic Arts...

TrackMania 2: Canyon

Action, Racing, Third-person view, Sandbox

September 14, 2011

Players: 6.8/10

Metacritic: 81/100

TrackMania 2: Canyon is a third-person action game with a dash of racing and sandbox from developers from the Nadeo SAS studio. The game is published by Ubisoft. It...

Men of War: Vietnam

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Historical, Sandbox

September 8, 2011

Players: 6.5/10

Metacritic: 68/100

Men of War: Vietnam is a tactical isometric real-time strategy game set during the Vietnam War. In the game you will find two well-developed story campaigns, where...

Nuclear Dawn

Action, Shooter, Strategy, First-person view, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Sandbox, Post-apocalyptic

September 26, 2011

Players: 4.7/10

Metacritic: 71/100

Tidalis

Strategy, Puzzle, Sandbox

July 16, 2010

Blocks That Matter

Action, Third-person view, Puzzle, Sandbox

May 12, 2011

Metacritic: 72/100

Dink Smallwood

Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Sandbox

September 20, 2010

Dink Smallwood is a third-person role-playing game with action, fantasy and sandbox elements from RT Soft. The game is published by Funsoft and Iridon Interactive...

Dezaemon Kids!

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, Third-person view, Top-down view, Sandbox

October 22, 1998

Dezaemon Kids! is a third-person arcade game with elements of action, shooter, flight simulator and sandbox from developers from the studio Athena Co., Ltd.. The...

I Dig It

Simulation, Third-person view, Sandbox

June 7, 2009

Excitebike

Top-down view, Sports game, Stunts, Sandbox, Motorcycle racing

November 30, 1984

Metacritic: 66/100

Trainyard

Strategy, Top-down view, Puzzle, Sandbox, Trains

September 30, 2010

Players: 9/10

Trainyard is a top-down strategy game with a mix of puzzle, sandbox and train simulator. The PC version of Trainyard, unfortunately, has not yet been released, but...

Super Scribblenauts

Action, Strategy, Platformer, Puzzle, Sandbox

October 12, 2010

Metacritic: 81/100

Super Scribblenauts is an action game with strategy, platformer, puzzle and sandbox elements from the studio 5TH Cell Media, LLC. The game is published by Warner...

Crush the Castle

Strategy, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Sandbox

May 4, 2009

Players: 5.5/10

Crush the Castle HD is an alternative name for Crush the Castle. Crush the Castle may be in development for PC, but that version has not yet been...

Patrician 4: Gold Edition

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

September 29, 2011

Patrician 4: Gold Edition is a third-person simulation with a mixture of strategy, business simulation and sandbox from Gaming Minds Studios GmbH. The main...

FIFA Manager 12

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

October 18, 2011

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 72/100

FIFA Manager 12 is a third-person simulator with elements of a business simulator, sports game and sandbox from the masters from the Bright Future GmbH studio. The...

Scribblenauts Remix

Action, Strategy, In real time, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Sandbox

October 11, 2011

Players: 10/10

Scribblenauts Remix is a third-person action game with a dash of strategy, platforming, puzzle and sandbox from developers 5TH Cell Media, LLC and Iron Galaxy...

Armada 2526 Supernova

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

April 15, 2011

Armada 2526 Supernova is a third-person strategy game with sandbox elements from developers from the Ntronium Games studio. The game is published by Iceberg...

Dungeons: The Dark Lord

Strategy, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Sandbox

September 22, 2011

RailWorks 3: Train Simulator 2012

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

September 23, 2011

Players: 6.7/10

Metacritic: 67/100

RailWorks 3: Train Simulator 2012 is a first-person simulator with sandbox and railway simulator elements from the masters at RailSimulator.com Limited. The main...

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Best Games in the Sandbox genre of 2011