Sandbox
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Best Games in the Sandbox genre of 2021 (Game released)
Game released: PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Amazon Fire TV, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PS Vita, Android, Wii U, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch, Stadia, iOS, Mac, Linux → 16 May 2011
Players:
8.3/10
Steam:
97/100
Metacritic:
82/100
Terraria is an adventure sandbox game with platformer elements and a side view. You will embark on a colorful journey where you can create various items, build...
Game released: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 2, Mac → 28 April 2020
Players:
7.9/10
Steam:
88/100
Metacritic:
80/100
The continuation of the off-road driving simulator Spintires: MudRunner. You can expect realistic control mechanics, a well-developed gameplay process, as well as...
Action, Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Indie, Survival, Comedy, Space, Sandbox
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 25 February 2021
Players:
8.7/10
Steam:
72/100
Metacritic:
70/100
Breathedge is a science fiction adventure action game with a first-person view and survival elements. The game tells the story of an ordinary guy and his pet who...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, iOS, Android → 18 September 2025
VGTimes:
7.4/10
Players:
6.9/10
Steam:
97/100
A vibrant co-op game where players explore a vast open world, encountering new quests and secrets every day. Over a hundred unique professions, from pizza delivery...
Business / Management, First-person view, Simulation, Educational game (Education), Third-person view, Sandbox, Racing
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, iOS, Android → 11 August 2021
Players:
7.8/10
Steam:
95/100
Car Mechanic Simulator 2021 is an educational car simulator with elements of a racing arcade with a first-person view. The sequel features new modes “Barn Finds...
Simulation, Indie, Exploration, Sandbox, Construction, First-person view, Educational game (Education), Crafting, Adventure
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One → 11 November 2021
Players:
6.6/10
Steam:
61/100
Ship Graveyard Simulator is an indie simulator about construction and crafting with a first-person view and adventure elements. You will visit the largest ship...
Game released: PC, Mac, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5 → 31 August 2021
Players:
5.5/10
Steam:
78/100
Metacritic:
59/100
Rustler is a fun arcade action game with an isometric camera view, the developers of which are inspired by GTA 2. The game takes place in the Middle Ages. An open...
Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One → 26 August 2021
Players:
7.9/10
Steam:
95/100
Metacritic:
63/100
Townscaper is a vibrant casual strategy game in which the player builds a city on an island. The player selects colors and creates blocks of houses on a grid, and...
Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 24 June 2011
Players:
8.4/10
Steam:
96/100
Metacritic:
80/100
Kerbal Space Program is a sci-fi simulator with well-developed physical laws. You have to manage the space program of a certain planet. Everything needed to build a...
Game released: Xbox Series X/S, PC, Mac, Xbox One, iOS, Android, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 → 1 April 2021
Players:
7.7/10
Steam:
98/100
A fun tactical simulator in which historical battles turn into a chaotic and funny sandbox. Stupid, but charming units fighting under the control of funny physics...
Cooperative (co-op), Online, Top-down view, Arcade, Survival, Dungeons, Action, Open world, Exploration, Sandbox
Game released: PC, Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Mac → 5 October 2023
Players:
7.9/10
Steam:
89/100
A vibrant co-op game in which gamers travel through nine mystical worlds. There you can hunt for treasures in caves, pass challenges and fight opponents. You can...
Strategy, Roguelike, Isometric, In real time, Top-down view, Turn-based, Tactics, Business / Management, Sandbox, Grand strategy
Game released: PC, Linux → 18 March 2021
Steam:
75/100
Rogue State Revolution is a tactical global strategy with turn-based combat and a top-down view. An exciting geopolitical roguelike awaits you, designed for both...
Action, Logic, Puzzle, Online, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Crafting, Construction, Sandbox
Game released: Stadia, PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch → 26 October 2021
Players:
8.8/10
Steam:
61/100
The player is engaged in building various vehicles. The main characters are children who are opposed by a mysterious neighbor from Hello Neighbor. This time...
Simulation, Arcade, First-person view, Indie, Business / Management, Sandbox, Virtual Reality (VR), Casual game
Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, iOS, Android → 6 June 2019
Players:
7.5/10
Steam:
85/100
Cooking Simulator is a realistic simulator with management elements and a first-person view. In the game you have to become an unsurpassed chef. You will find...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Farm Simulator, Sandbox, Visual novel
Game released: PC, Mac, Android, iOS, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch → 9 August 2018
Players:
7.5/10
Steam:
69/100
Metacritic:
61/100
Deiland is an adventure role-playing game with a third-person view in a fantasy setting, created based on “The Little Prince” by the famous French writer Antoine de...
Game released: PC, Mac, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android, PlayStation 5 → 1 April 2021
Players:
7.4/10
Steam:
76/100
Totally Reliable Delivery Service — a fun third-person action game about a "reliable" delivery service that is actually not reliable at all. The main idea is to go...
Simulation, Action, Fighting, Business / Management, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, First-person view, Shooter, Sandbox
Game released: PC, iOS, Android → 15 April 2022
Players:
5.1/10
Steam:
95/100
Animal Revolt Battle Simulator is a fun battle simulator that lets you create fun and epic battles between different creatures. The choice of units is quite wide...
Simulation, Indie, Action, Racing, Arcade, Tanks, Flight Simulator, Warships / Submarines, Combat robots, Sandbox, Construction
Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 → 13 May 2021
Players:
5.5/10
Steam:
54/100
Dieselpunk Wars is an exciting third-person action sandbox game focused on combat with sophisticated physics and advanced damage simulation. As you play, you'll be...
Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Indie, Simulation, Cooperative (co-op), Open world, Online, Sandbox
Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch → 20 May 2021
Players:
10/10
Steam:
84/100
Just Die Already is an exciting third-person arcade sandbox from the creators of Goat Simulator. The game tells the story of retirees trying to secure a spot in a...
Game released: PC, Android, Xbox One, iOS, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch → 13 August 2020
Players:
7.9/10
Steam:
96/100
Metacritic:
68/100
Kill It With Fire is an action game in which the player destroys spiders in a house. For your purposes, you can use various weapons, fire, objects and environmental...
Arcade, Simulation, Strategy, Adventure, Business / Management, Casual game, Sandbox, Role-playing game
Game released: PC, Mac, Android, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch → 19 May 2015
Steam:
71/100
Metacritic:
66/100
Castaway Paradise is a top-down arcade management simulator where you have an entire island at your disposal. The game is a universal sandbox with many interesting...
Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 → 16 September 2021
Steam:
85/100
Metacritic:
59/100
SkateBIRD is a dynamic racing arcade game with a third-person view about birds on skateboards. Expect the familiar gameplay of skate simulators, several platforms...
Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Sandbox, City Building
Game released: PC → 25 March 2021
Players:
1/10
Steam:
72/100
Empires in Ruins is a fun top-down real-time strategy game with tower defense elements. Something happened in a small state full of corruption, pomaded dandies...
Free game, Simulation, Motorcycle racing, Business / Management, Third-person view, First-person view, Casual game, Sandbox
Game released: PC → 4 June 2021
Steam:
84/100
Motorcycle Mechanic Simulator 2021: Prologue is a free prologue for a management simulator with arcade racing elements and a first-person view. You have to take on...
Action, Adventure, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Sandbox, Indie, Crafting, Role-playing game
Game released: PC → 26 June 2021
Players:
8.5/10
Steam:
34/100
Craftsman is an adventure sandbox with a first-person view and extensive possibilities for creating items and buildings. In the game, you will find yourself in a...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 3 March 2021
Players:
5.7/10
Steam:
95/100
A vibrant cooperative game in which gamers travel through worlds inspired by different settings. At locations you can fight with opponents and destroy environmental...