Sandbox 2023 for Linux — top best games in the Sandbox genre

Brick Rigs - a game in the Sandbox genre

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...

Sand:box

Sandbox, Simulation, God Simulator

Game released: Linux → 24 November 2023

Steam: 93/100

This pixel sandbox in the falling-sand style lets players experiment with interactions between particles and other components. Players can build contraptions, use...

Super Bunny Man

Online, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game, Comedy, Sandbox

Early Access: Linux → 1 September 2017; Game released: Linux → 16 May 2023

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 89/100

Chaotic puzzle platformer with co-op for up to four people. The game tells the story of funny guys in bunny costumes who go on a difficult journey through time and...

Moonstone Island

Adventure, Sandbox, Exploration, Open world, Fantasy, Construction, Farm Simulator

Game released: Linux → 20 September 2023

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 80/100

An open-world sandbox adventure where players explore over 100 islands, meet interesting characters, and learn alchemy. In addition, in the game you can go on...

Havendock

Simulation, Sandbox, Casual game, City Building, Construction, Crafting, Strategy

Game released: Linux → 22 April 2025; Early Access: Linux → 20 April 2023

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 81/100

A colorful survival and settlement management simulator in the middle of the ocean. The goal of the game is to build a huge city on the water. The player starts by...

MewnBase

Crafting, Exploration, Sandbox

Game released: Linux → 31 October 2023

Steam: 92/100

MewnBase is a 2D exploration and survival game about a space cat stranded on an uncharted, barren planet without enough food or essential gear. The player explores...

Vagabond

Role-playing game, Arcade, Action, Adventure, Online, Sandbox, Beat them all, Open world, Procedural generation

Early Access: Linux → 1 May 2023

Steam: 76/100

An action role-playing game in which the world is created using procedural generation. The player, in the role of an adventurer, sets out to conquer a huge open...

Mosa Lina

Platformer, Side view, Puzzle, Casual game, Sandbox, Cooperative (co-op), Online

Game released: Linux → 17 October 2023

Steam: 95/100

An immersive puzzle platformer in which the player is given three random abilities and attempts to complete small levels. The main task is to collect all the apples...

Lumencraft

Tactics, Roguelike, Top-down view, Shooter, Indie, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Action, Strategy, Sandbox

Early Access: Linux → 13 April 2022; Game released: Linux → 28 February 2023

Players: 6.4/10

Steam: 75/100

The events of the game take place back in 2221. More than two centuries ago, the surface of the planet became uninhabitable. The remnants of humanity are struggling...

Don't get lost

Simulation, Online, Procedural generation, Open world, Sandbox, Construction, Strategy, In real time, Crafting

Game released: Linux → 2 February 2023

Players: 4.8/10

Steam: 78/100

A colony simulator with a procedurally generated world and co-op support. The player manages the settlement and creates production chains to distribute goods. Built...

Pawperty Damage

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

Game released: Linux → 23 May 2023

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 92/100

A fast-paced co-op game where players destroy cities to make their characters bigger. Several heroes and city levels are available. Special items enhance attacks...

Tiny Life

Simulation, Isometric, Sandbox, Casual game, Old school, Indie

Early Access: Linux → 3 May 2023; Game in development: Linux → 2027

Steam: 88/100

Isometric life simulator with a pronounced retro aesthetic reminiscent of the early parts of The Sims. The action is centered around one large house, where the...

Sandbox

Best Games in the Sandbox genre of 2023 for Linux