Sandbox 2025 for iOS — top best games in the Sandbox genre

A Game About Digging A Hole - a game in the Sandbox genre

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...

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...

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...

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...

gogh: Focus with Your Avatar

Online, MMO, Anime / Manga, Sandbox, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game

Game released: iOS → 30 April 2025

Steam: 94/100

A cozy multiplayer sandbox that combines a virtual space for communication, creativity, and productive work. Players can create their own characters, arrange rooms...

Block Fortress 2

Sandbox, Third-person view, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Procedural generation, Shooter, Action

Game released: iOS → 17 April 2025

Steam: 82/100

The player creates fortified fortresses on different planets and then defends them from waves of enemies. You can use turrets, traps, walls and other defensive...

Frostland Survival

Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Sandbox, Survival, Crafting

Game released: iOS → 25 December 2025

The game takes place in a snowy wasteland where you need to survive. You will have to face cold, hunger, and dangerous creatures. You need to find other survivors...

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Best Games in the Sandbox genre of 2025 for iOS