Sandbox for iOS — top best games in the Sandbox genre

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

Game released: iOS → 15 August 2011

Players: 7.6/10

Metacritic: 83/100

An exciting sandbox focused on freedom of action and exploring a practically endless open world. Created through procedural generation, it is filled with...

Terraria

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Roguelike, Sandbox, Survival, Online

Game released: iOS → 29 August 2013

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...

WorldBox - God Simulator

Strategy, God Simulator, In real time, Isometric, Indie, Sandbox, Simulation

Game released: iOS → 3 February 2019

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 96/100

WorldBox — God Simulator is a real-time god simulator with indie strategy elements and an isometric view. You can create sheep, wolves, orcs, elves, gnomes...

Wobbly Life

Action, Simulation, Third-person view, Sandbox, Cooperative (co-op), Open world, Adventure, Online

Game released: iOS → 20 August 2026

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...

Goat Simulator 3

Action, Simulation, Third-person view, Sandbox, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Exploration, Open world

Game released: iOS → 5 December 2023

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Continuation of the crazy goat simulator. As in previous parts, the game has a lot of humor and crazy fun. The player finds himself in an open world filled with...

Geometry Dash

Arcade, Platformer, Sandbox, Indie, Side view, Music game

Game released: iOS → 23 November 2013

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 93/100

Geometry Dash is a fast-paced arcade platformer where you have to jump and dodge over various obstacles. The game has many levels that will bring many challenges...

A Game About Digging A Hole

Simulation, Business / Management, First-person view, Sandbox, Casual game, Dungeons, Crafting, Procedural generation, Exploration, Horror

Game released: iOS → 31 July 2025

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 90/100

The main character bought a house and now digs a hole in his garden. In the process, different values come across, for example, silver and even bags with money...

Craft The World

Arcade, Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Platformer, Crafting, Sandbox, Construction

Game released: iOS → 12 December 2014

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 82/100

A sandbox strategy game with platforming elements about leading a tribe of dwarves in randomly generated worlds inhabited by dangerous creatures. The player orders...

Minecraft: Pocket Edition

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Sandbox

Game released: iOS → 17 November 2011

Players: 7.1/10

Metacritic: 53/100

Minecraft: Pocket Edition is a sandbox version of Minecraft, ported to mobile devices. Players explore spacious worlds and build various structures from cubes. To...

Totally Accurate Battle Simulator

Simulation, Action, Fighting, Business / Management, Indie, Medieval era, Sandbox, Comedy, Strategy

Game released: iOS → 16 January 2025

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...

Portal Knights

Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Roguelike, Adventure, Online, Sandbox

Game released: iOS → 6 December 2017

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Portal Knights is an action role-playing game with a procedurally generated world in a fantasy setting from the creators of Sacred 3. The ideological inspiration...

Dawnlands

Role-playing game, MMO, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Sandbox, Free game, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Open world, Fantasy, Crafting, Adventure, Online

Game released: iOS → 9 August 2023

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 46/100

Conditionally free survival game with crafting, building, anime-style graphics, and a large open world, similar to a mix of Genshin Impact and Valheim. The...

Hello Neighbor

Action, Horror, Stealth, First-person view, Sandbox, Free game, Adventure

Game released: iOS → 26 July 2018

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 40/100

Hello Neighbor! — adventure horror with stealth elements and first-person view. The game is about a guy who witnesses a terrible crime. While still a boy, he...

Age of History 2

Strategy, Top-down view, Turn-based, Tactics, Business / Management, Historical, Grand strategy, Sandbox

Game released: iOS → 10 December 2018

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 86/100

Age of History 2 is the continuation of a large turn-based tactical strategy game with a top-down view Age of Civilizations Americas. Your main goal is to conquer...

Disney Dreamlight Valley

Arcade, Adventure, Third-person view, Sandbox, Fantasy, Exploration, Simulation

Game released: iOS → 5 December 2023

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 70/100

A colorful adventure sandbox that combines elements of life simulation and exploration in the world of Disney and Pixar. Once a thriving Valley, it has been...

Happy Wheels

Arcade, Indie, Free game, Side view, Sandbox, Action

Game released: iOS → 19 August 2015

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 95/100

Happy Wheels is a free-to-play side-scrolling arcade runner for mobile platforms. Your main task is to try to survive and get to the finish line before the “death...

My Little Universe

Cooperative (co-op), Online, Top-down view, Arcade, Survival, Dungeons, Action, Open world, Exploration, Sandbox

Game released: iOS → 30 September 2021

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...

Car Mechanic Simulator 2021

Business / Management, First-person view, Simulation, Educational game (Education), Third-person view, Sandbox, Racing

Game released: iOS → 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...

Heartopia

Simulation, Isometric, Sandbox, Open world, Free game, Online, Casual game

Game released: iOS → 7 January 2026

Steam: 59/100

The player creates a character and sets off to explore a cute little town. You can build a house and furnish the rooms. Among the activities are fishing, growing...

Townscaper

Strategy, Arcade, Puzzle, Indie, Simulation, Construction, Sandbox, Casual game, City Building

Game released: iOS → 20 October 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...

Cooking Simulator

Simulation, Arcade, First-person view, Indie, Business / Management, Sandbox, Virtual Reality (VR), Casual game

Game released: iOS → 11 February 2021

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...

Sandbox

Arcade, God Simulator, Puzzle, Logic, Sandbox, Simulation, Indie

Game released: iOS → 15 May 2012

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Sandbox is an arcade god simulator with puzzle elements. Imagine creating your own 8-bit pixel world, playing with humans, ninjas, robots or zombies, composing your...

Save the Earth (2023)

Strategy, God Simulator, Isometric, Sandbox, Casual game, Simulation

Game released: iOS → 21 April 2020

Players: 6.9/10

Steam: 82/100

The player needs to develop the planet so that humanity lives in harmony with nature. The main task is to prevent environmental disasters that arise during the...

Life Makeover

Free game, Simulation, Casual game, Sandbox, Visual novel

Game released: iOS → 11 December 2022

Players: 8/10

Steam: 82/100

Free simulator of fashion and social life. Players can carefully customize their character's appearance, including facial features, skin tone, and body type. You...

Incredibox

Music game, Sandbox, Educational game (Education), Casual game, Indie

Game released: iOS → 27 March 2016

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 97/100

Incredibox is a music educational editor. This is an app that allows you to create your own music with the help of a fun team of beatboxers. You get to choose your...

Block Story

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Sandbox

Game released: iOS → 19 December 2012

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 85/100

Block Story is an action role-playing game with elements of adventure and fantasy with a first-person view. A world of vast landscapes awaits you, where you are in...

Mega Mall Story

Simulation, Strategy, Casual game, Sandbox, Dungeons, City Building

Game released: iOS → 9 August 2011

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 85/100

This mall management simulation tasks the player with building a large shopping center and attracting as many visitors as possible. Shops and facilities include...

Totally Reliable Delivery Service

Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Indie, Sandbox, Casual game

Game released: iOS → 1 April 2020

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...

Junk Jack

Sandbox, Adventure, Survival

Game released: iOS → 7 November 2011

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Junk Jack is a 2D sandbox about survival and construction in procedurally generated worlds. The player explores caves and biomes, gathers materials and treasure...

Grand Criminal Online: Sandbox

Action, Online, Third-person view, Sandbox, Free game, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: iOS → 16 May 2025

Players: 6.6/10

A free online sandbox with an open city, where everyone defines their own path — from a peaceful life with work and business to a criminal career on the streets...

Civitas

Strategy, MMO, Sandbox, Historical

Game in development: iOS → 2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

Players become citizens of a virtual world consisting of many city-states competing or collaborating with each other to develop their civilizations both...

Airland World

Simulation, Online, Helicopters, Sandbox, Exploration, Open world

Game in development: iOS → 2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

A platform for creating sandbox games using Unreal Engine 5. You can use realistically modeled vehicles, weapons and ways to move around the map. The result can be...

My Diggy Dog 2

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Casual game, Sandbox

Game released: iOS → 22 October 2019

Players: 7/10

Steam: 87/100

My Diggy Dog 2 is a side-scrolling adventure puzzle platformer about a brave archaeologist dog who helps his owner find his wife. Once upon a time, adventurers in...

Crashlands 2

Role-playing game, Adventure, Action, Isometric, Indie, Open world, Survival, Exploration, Crafting, Sandbox, Construction, Slasher

Game released: iOS → 10 April 2025

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 93/100

A continuation of Crashlands, in which the main character ends up on another planet due to a mysterious explosion. The game features curious creatures, friendly...

Disney Infinity

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Sandbox, Beat them all

Game released: iOS → 20 August 2013

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Disney Infinity is a third-person arcade game in the style of defeating them all. In this game you will go through a large number of exciting adventures together...

OTR - Offroad Car Driving Game

Simulation, Online, Sandbox, Free game, Open world

Game released: iOS → 2 August 2018

Players: 6.6/10

A free sandbox with an open world, where the main focus is on vehicle control and exploring large, diverse locations. Instead of a rich storyline, there is freedom...

The Blockheads

Sandbox

Game released: iOS → 10 January 2013

Metacritic: 83/100

A survival and building sandbox set in a procedurally generated world with varied climates and changing seasons. The player explores forests, deserts, mountains...

Aquaria

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

Game released: iOS → 3 November 2011

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...

Timeflow: Time and Money Sim

Logic, Educational game (Education), Isometric, Business / Management, Sandbox, Role-playing game

Game released: iOS → 2 January 2017

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 91/100

Timeflow: Time and Money Sim is a logical educational business game with an isometric view. You have to learn how to manage your money and time. You can make a...

Hidden Through Time 2: Myths & Magic

Hidden Objects, Puzzle, Sandbox, Casual game

Game released: iOS → 6 October 2023

Players: 7/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 82/100

The player is looking for various objects in a large animated picture. The locations are divided into 4 historical eras, and each map also has a season change...

Sandbox

Best Games in the Sandbox genre for iOS