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Statuses
Best Games in the Sandbox genre for Linux
Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Sandbox, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Exploration, Open world, Crafting
Early Access: Linux → 19 November 2024
Players:
1/10
Steam:
67/100
Adventure sandbox with an open world. The main action takes place in a fantasy universe. It is home to the Shimu people, who are trying to retake their homeland...
Arcade, Action, Shooter, Horror, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Sandbox, Science fiction
Game released: Linux → 16 September 2009
Players:
8.8/10
Steam:
82/100
Metacritic:
74/100
This top-down science-fiction action game follows a fight against an alien threat in the colony of New Atlantis. The protagonist battles monsters and large bosses...
Action, Shooter, Strategy, First-person view, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Sandbox, Post-apocalyptic, Online
Game released: Linux → 26 September 2011
Players:
4.7/10
Steam:
78/100
Metacritic:
71/100
Nuclear Dawn is a multiplayer game that combines first-person shooting with real-time strategy in a post-apocalyptic setting of war-torn cities. As infantry...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Business / Management, Top-down view, Sandbox, Cooperative (co-op), Open world, Crafting, Farm Simulator, Simulation
Early Access: Linux → 30 July 2026
Players:
5.5/10
Steam:
57/100
A role-playing simulator of rural life in an open world, where the tranquility of nature combines with the development of your own ranch and farm management. After...
Role-playing game, Warships / Submarines, Sandbox, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Exploration, Open world, Procedural generation
Game released: Linux → 22 May 2025
Steam:
79/100
An open-world adventure RPG about sea voyages, trade, and life as a captain. The game builds on the ideas of the original Windward from 2015. As a young captain...
Simulation, Action, Flight Simulator, Business / Management, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Space, Sandbox
Game released: Linux → 1 July 2013
Players:
7.9/10
Steam:
83/100
Metacritic:
73/100
X3: Terran Conflict is a continuation of the global management strategy in a sci-fi setting. The events of the game take place back in 2938, where the greatest...
DLC, Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Futurism (Future), Top-down view, Sandbox, Crafting
Game released: Linux → 21 October 2024
Players:
8.7/10
Steam:
90/100
The add-on sends players to conquer and explore new worlds with unique mechanics and new resources. There are four unique planets available in the game, each with...
Action, Adventure, Sandbox, Indie, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Open world, Procedural generation
Game in development: Linux → 2026
Anticipation Rating:
10/10
Multiplayer adventure from the creators of Core Keeper takes you to a procedurally generated world where matter itself can be changed. The ruined lands hide...
Role-playing game, Action, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Free game, Cooperative (co-op), Sandbox, Open world, Survival
Game released: Linux → 8 November 2016
Players:
5.2/10
Steam:
59/100
Planet Explorers is a free-to-play action role-playing game with a third-person view and survival elements in a sci-fi setting. The plot tells about the distant...
Strategy, Roguelike, Isometric, In real time, Top-down view, Turn-based, Tactics, Business / Management, Sandbox, Grand strategy
Game released: 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...
Role-playing game, First-person view, Third-person view, Survival, Open world, Zombies, Sandbox, Exploration
Game in development: Linux → 2026
Anticipation Rating:
10/10
A role-playing action game about survival in an open world, destroyed by the RHAB-14 virus, in which civilization disappeared in just a few weeks. Abandoned cities...
