Sandbox for Linux — top best games in the Sandbox genre

Transport Fever 3 - a game in the Sandbox genre

Strategy, Simulation, Business / Management, Sandbox, Casual game, City Building

Game released: Linux → 29 September 2026

VGTimes: 7.4/10

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 72/100

Metacritic: 81/100

An economic simulation and city-building strategy about creating a large-scale transportation empire. The game world has become bigger and more dynamic, and the...

Terraria

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

Game released: 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...

RimWorld

Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Tactics, Roguelike, Survival, Sandbox

Game released: Linux → 17 October 2018

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 87/100

RimWorld is a sci-fi survival simulator on an alien planet with real-time strategy elements and a top-down view. Under your control is a small group of people who...

7 Days to Die

Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Zombies, Survival, Online, Open world, Exploration, Sandbox

Early Access: Linux → 13 December 2013; Game released: Linux → 25 July 2024

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 41/100

Players find themselves in a world gripped by a zombie apocalypse, where the main task is survival. During the day, they search for resources, build shelters and...

WorldBox - God Simulator

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

Early Access: Linux → 2 December 2021

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...

Core Keeper

Adventure, Online, Top-down view, Sandbox, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Dungeons, Exploration, Crafting, Farm Simulator, Open world, Survival

Game released: Linux → 27 August 2024

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 86/100

An arcade sandbox that you can play with friends in co-op for up to eight people. The main character is an explorer who wakes up in an ancient dungeon filled with...

Factorio

Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Sandbox, Crafting

Early Access: Linux → 25 February 2016; Game released: Linux → 14 August 2020

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 98/100

Metacritic: 90/100

Factorio is a top-down sci-fi management strategy game. You have to prepare an alien planet for comfortable living of earthly inhabitants. You will be able to mine...

Ravenfield

Shooter, First-person view, Indie, Tactics, Sandbox, Action

Game released: Linux → 18 May 2017

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 97/100

Ravenfield is a tactical shooter with a first-person view for single player play. Together with the blue men you have to destroy those annoying red men using...

Fields of Mistria

Role-playing game, Adventure, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Sandbox, Open world, Farm Simulator, Simulation

Game released: Linux → 5 August 2026

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 88/100

The game takes place in the picturesque village of Mystria. In this cozy and magical place, the player farms, growing a variety of crops, takes care of animals and...

Serious Sam 3: BFE

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Sandbox, Cooperative (co-op), Comedy

Game released: Linux → 22 November 2011

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Set in a future Egypt amid crumbling cities and ancient temples, this first-person shooter is a prequel to Serious Sam: The First Encounter, following Earth’s final...

Garry's Mod

First-person view, Sandbox, Online, Construction

Game released: Linux → 29 November 2006

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 97/100

Garry's Mod is a game editor with a first-person view. Using Garry's Mod, you can perform any actions with objects and characters from games on the Source engine...

Planet Nomads

Action, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Science fiction, Procedural generation, Sandbox

Early Access: Linux → 3 May 2019

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 63/100

Planet Nomads is a futuristic action game with a first-person view, where you have to fight for your life. The main character crashes a starship and finds himself...

The Universim

Strategy, God Simulator, In real time, Futurism (Future), Sandbox, Casual game, Open world, City Building

Early Access: Linux → 28 August 2018; Game released: Linux → 22 January 2024

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 79/100

A god simulator where you can create your own planets, civilizations and empires. During the course of the game, gamers will have to conduct technological and...

Super Meat Boy

Action, Platformer, Sandbox, Indie

Game released: Linux → 6 November 2013

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 93/100

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...

Emberville

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Isometric, Top-down view, Sandbox, Indie, Dungeons, Exploration, Construction, Crafting

Early Access: Linux → 7 January 2027; Game in development: Linux → 2028

Pixel role-playing action in the spirit of Diablo and Stardew Valley. The main character awakens in the endless dark prison of Vitromotus and tries to escape...

Vaudeville

Adventure, Detective, Procedural generation, Text quest, Sandbox, Exploration

Game released: Linux → 28 November 2025

Players: 10/10

Steam: 47/100

An unusual detective adventure, the main feature of which is that dialogues with NPCs in it are generated in real time using artificial intelligence. The game takes...

Brick Rigs

Action, Racing, Online, Sandbox, Open world, Construction

Game released: Linux → 14 July 2023

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 95/100

A colorful action sandbox that allows you to create different types of vehicles from bricks. The game has a lot of opportunities for constructing and destroying...

Saints Row 2

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Open world, Sandbox

Game released: Linux → 7 January 2009

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Saints Row 2 is a third-person gangster action game set in a large open world. The story takes place in the fictional town of Stillwater. The main character escapes...

Necesse

Action, Top-down view, Sandbox, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Open world, Fantasy, Crafting, Procedural generation, Online

Early Access: Linux → 12 December 2019; Game released: Linux → 16 October 2025

Players: 6.6/10

Steam: 94/100

A colorful action sandbox that combines exploration, crafting, settlement building, and cooperative play. The procedurally generated world is filled with various...

Starbound

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Simulation, Survival, Sandbox, Space

Game released: Linux → 22 July 2016

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Starbound is an indie adventure role-playing arcade game with platformer and action elements. You are forced to flee your planet by hijacking a ship. Fleeing from...

OpenTTD

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

Game released: Linux → 26 March 2004

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 90/100

OpenTTD is an economic simulation game about running a transport company. Players earn money by carrying passengers and cargo over road, rail, water, and air...

Unturned

Online, Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Free game, Sandbox, Survival, Zombies

Early Access: Linux → 7 July 2014; Game released: Linux → 7 July 2017

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 90/100

Unturned is a multiplayer sandbox action game with a first-person view. The main goal here is to survive by defending yourself from zombies and hostile players...

Prison Architect

Simulation, Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Top-down view, Construction, Sandbox

Game released: Linux → 6 October 2015

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Prison Architect is a top-down real-time management strategy game. Players will have to build and develop a real prison. Moreover, it will be necessary to organize...

Blacksmith Master

Simulation, Strategy, Business / Management, Construction, Sandbox, Casual game, City Building

Early Access: Linux → 15 May 2025; Game in development: Linux → 19 November 2026

Steam: 84/100

A management game about creating and developing your own medieval forge. The work begins with the extraction and processing of resources, hiring specialists and...

Neverwinter Nights (2002)

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

Game released: Linux → 20 June 2003

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...

Unreal Tournament 2004

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

Game released: Linux → 18 March 2004

Players: 9.3/10

Metacritic: 93/100

Unreal Tournament 2004 — the game defines a game type for each match, which sets the rules of the game. The match itself lasts until a certain time has...

Tiny Glade

Casual game, Construction, Sandbox, Indie, Medieval era

Game released: Linux → 23 September 2024

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 74/100

A meditative game in which the gamer builds castles. There are no battles or farming of resources, but only a creative process. Buildings are created from various...

KAOS SurVival

Adventure, Action, Arcade, Role-playing game, Sandbox, Third-person view, Open world, Survival, Casual game

Game released: Linux → 1 August 2022

Players: 3.2/10

Steam: 71/100

KAOS SurVival is an action-adventure RPG with sandbox elements and a third-person view. It is an open world survival game where the player can explore and find...

Usagi Shima: Bunny Island

Simulation, Business / Management, Isometric, Sandbox, Casual game

Game released: Linux → 29 October 2026

Steam: 98/100

A casual island-owner simulator where your island gradually turns into a true rabbit paradise. You can place feeders, toys, and comfortable furniture around the...

Unreal Tournament

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

Game released: Linux → 1999

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 86/100

This multiplayer first-person shooter centers on combat between players and bots. Unreal Tournament includes Deathmatch, Capture the Flag, Domination, and Assault...

Transport Fever

Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, City Building, Sandbox, Construction

Game released: Linux → 8 November 2016

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Transport Fever is a real-time management strategy where you have to develop a transport system from the mid-19th century to the present day. From trams and trains...

TerraTech

Action, Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Construction, Sandbox, Open world

Game released: Linux → 10 August 2018

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 92/100

TerraTech is an exciting sandbox where you can manage a fleet of unique cars and fight enemies for valuable resources. Particular emphasis is placed on...

Frozen Synapse

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

Game released: Linux → 26 May 2011

Steam: 89/100

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...

Kerbal Space Program

Flight Simulator, Futurism (Future), Logic, Indie, Space, Simulation, Sandbox

Game released: Linux → 27 April 2015

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...

Project Castaway

Adventure, First-person view, Sandbox, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Exploration, Open world, Crafting, Procedural generation

Early Access: Linux → 23 September 2024; Game released: Linux → 17 March 2026

Players: 6.2/10

Steam: 64/100

An open world survival simulator that takes players to beautiful tropical islands. The game takes place in the Pacific Ocean. Players explore procedurally generated...

War for the Overworld

Strategy, God Simulator, In real time, Isometric, Dungeons, Sandbox, Business / Management

Game released: Linux → 2 April 2015

Players: 6.7/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 65/100

War for the Overworld is a real-time strategy game with god simulator elements and an isometric camera view, inspired by Dungeon Keeper, Overlord and...

Besiege

Puzzle, Logic, Sandbox, Simulation, Strategy, Action, Medieval era

Early Access: Linux → 28 January 2015; Game released: Linux → 18 February 2020

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 94/100

A construction game in which the player creates unique medieval siege engines and uses them to destroy fortified fortresses. Players can build siege weapons...

Destructive Physics - Destruction Simulator

Simulation, Action, First-person view, Indie, God Simulator, Sandbox

Early Access: Linux → 2 April 2020; Game released: Linux → 20 August 2021

Players: 6.3/10

Steam: 78/100

Destructive Physics — Destruction Simulator is a full-fledged destruction simulator with a first-person view. In the game you can slow down time, cause an...

Battle for Wesnoth

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

Game released: Linux → 1 April 2010

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 94/100

This turn-based fantasy strategy game is set in the world of Irdya, where campaigns follow struggles for a throne, battles against orcs and undead, and other...

X-Plane 9

Simulation, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Sandbox

Game released: Linux → 6 June 2008

Players: 6.6/10

X-Plane 9 — this is one of the most detailed simulators of air technology, from helicopters to dozens of aircraft, be it a small glider or a huge airbus...

Sandbox

Best Games in the Sandbox genre for Linux