Sandbox for Linux — top best games in the Sandbox genre

7 Days to Die - a game in the Sandbox genre

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

Game released: Linux → 25 July 2024

Players: 8.2/10

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...

A Game About Chopping Trees

Simulation, First-person view, Sandbox, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game, Exploration

Game released: Linux → 15 July 2026

VGTimes: 5.7/10

Players: 5.5/10

A meditative simulator of a lumberjack, dedicated to peaceful walks through the endless forest and leisurely wood harvesting. There are no timers, tense challenges...

Core Keeper

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

Game released: Linux → 27 August 2024

Players: 7.7/10

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...

Fields of Mistria

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

Game released: Linux → 5 August 2026

Players: 9/10

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...

Necesse

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

Game released: Linux → 16 October 2025

Players: 6.8/10

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

The Universim

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

Game released: Linux → 22 January 2024

Players: 8.6/10

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...

Tiny Glade

Casual game, Construction, Sandbox, Indie, Medieval era

Game released: Linux → 23 September 2024

Players: 8.8/10

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...

Shadowgrounds

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Horror, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Sandbox

Game released: Linux → 16 September 2009

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 74/100

Shadowgrounds is a third-person arcade game with elements of action, shooter, horror and sandbox from the masters from the studio Frozenbyte, Inc.. The game is...

Unturned

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

Game released: Linux → 7 July 2017

Players: 7.8/10

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...

Besiege

Puzzle, Logic, Sandbox, Simulation, Strategy, Action

Game released: Linux → 18 February 2020

Players: 7.5/10

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

Unreal Tournament 2004

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

Game released: Linux → 18 March 2004

Players: 9.4/10

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...

Moonstone Island

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

Game released: Linux → 20 September 2023

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

Game released: Linux → 22 April 2025

Players: 9.5/10

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...

Gish

Action, Strategy, Third-person view, Puzzle, Sandbox

Game released: Linux → 7 July 2005

Players: 9.6/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Vintage Story

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Sandbox, Indie, Survival, Fantasy

Game released: Linux → 27 September 2016

A hardcore sandbox survival game inspired by the ideas of classic voxel games in the spirit of Minecraft, but reimagined through the lens of realism and...

OpenTTD

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

Game released: Linux → 26 March 2004

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 96/100

Unreal Tournament

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

Game released: Linux → 1999

Players: 8.3/10

Fourmiworld

Platformer, Puzzle, Sandbox, Side view, Exploration, Open world

Game released: Linux → 8 August 2025

A game about an explorer of a strange world revolving around a dying star. Along the way, the girl finds the remains of a lost civilization, meets strange creatures...

Bitburner

Role-playing game, Educational game (Education), Sandbox, Free game, Text quest

Game released: Linux → 10 December 2021

An unusual role-playing game with elements of programming and automation, set in a cyberpunk world. Instead of the usual battles and quests, the foundation of...

SpaceChem

Strategy, Puzzle, Sandbox

Game released: Linux → 1 January 2011

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 84/100

SpaceChem is an unusual puzzle game with strategy elements and a top-down view. In the game you will try on the role of a SpaceChem reactor compartment engineer...

Battle for Wesnoth

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

Game released: Linux → 1 April 2010

Players: 5.5/10

Battle for Wesnoth is a top-down strategy game with a mix of fantasy and sandbox. Battle for Wesnoth is also known as Battle for Wesnoth...

Tropico 6: Tropican Shores

DLC, Strategy, Simulation, City Building, In real time, Sandbox, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Linux → 18 June 2024

The add-on introduces new opportunities for the construction and expansion of the island, 15 buildings, a new resource — pearls, a new scenario that will...

Abuse

Action, Shooter, Futurism (Future), Sandbox

Game released: Linux → 1996

Abuse is an action game with a touch of shooter and sandbox from the developers from the Crack dot Com studio. The game is published by RedHat. Sometimes the game...

Jelly Brawl

Online, Action, Cooperative (co-op), Indie, Top-down view, Sandbox

Game released: Linux → 27 October 2020

Jelly Brawl is a top-down cooperative indie action game. This is a game with simple controls that are easy to learn. Without quick reactions and timely taps, it's...

Unreal Tournament 2003

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

Game released: Linux → 4 November 2002

Players: 9.2/10

Metacritic: 86/100

Unreal Tournament 2003 — the campaign begins with a kind of preparation for the tournament. There are four rounds of different game modes to play, each...

Crimson Fields

Strategy, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Sandbox

Game released: Linux → 1 March 2001

Crimson Fields is a third-person strategy game with sandbox...

Frozen Synapse

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

Game released: Linux → 26 May 2011

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...

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...

Stellaris: Infernals

Strategy, Simulation, Sandbox, Science fiction

Game released: Linux → 25 November 2025

Players can explore burning worlds — a new type of planet with its own districts, events, and archaeological sites. The developers have also added two origins...

Freeciv

Strategy, Business / Management, Isometric, Top-down view, Sandbox

Game released: Linux → 5 January 1996

Players: 9.6/10

Freeciv is an isometric strategy game with a mix of business simulator and...

Kohan: Immortal Sovereigns

Strategy, In real time, Fantasy / Medieval, Sandbox

Game released: Linux → 24 August 2001

Metacritic: 87/100

Kohan: Immortal Sovereigns is a strategy game with a mixture of fantasy and sandbox from TimeGate Studios, Inc.. The game is published by Ubisoft. In some circles...

Dominions 3: The Awakening

Role-playing game, Strategy, Business / Management, Third-person view, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Sandbox

Game released: Linux → 29 September 2006

Metacritic: 82/100

Dominions 3: The Awakening is a third-person role-playing game with elements of strategy, business simulator, fantasy game and sandbox from developers from...

Mutant Storm

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Sandbox

Game released: Linux → 19 May 2003

Mutant Storm is a top-down arcade game with a mixture of action, shooter and sandbox from the developers from the PomPom studio. The main publisher of the game is...

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

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...

Dino Age: The First Fracture

Role-playing game, Top-down view, Sandbox, Indie, Free game, Survival, Crafting

Game released: Linux → 19 February 2026

An adventure with survival elements, telling the story of Owen, the hero of the Dino Age novel series. You need to gather resources, explore the wild terrain, and...

Exciting Adventures of Master Chef Ogro

Role-playing game, Action, First-person view, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Sandbox

Game released: Linux → 21 April 2009

Exciting Adventures of Master Chef Ogro is a first-person role-playing game with action, puzzle, fantasy and sandbox elements from Platinum Arts. The main publisher...

Open Sonic

Action, Platformer, Anime / Manga, Sandbox, Side view

Game released: Linux → 7 February 2009

Players: 10/10

Open Sonic is a shareware fan editor for the open source version of the Sonic game. The main feature is that it is free and has a cooperative mode with the ability...

Polynomial: Space of the Music

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

Game released: Linux → 27 October 2010

Polynomial: Space of the Music is a first-person action game with a mixture of shooter, music game and...

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...

LandTraveller

Role-playing game, Action, Top-down view, Sandbox, Indie, Free game, Exploration, Fantasy

Game released: Linux → 9 June 2017

Players: 10/10

A hybrid of classic RPG and modern indie sandbox, combining a randomized environment and a hand-built...

Sandbox

Best Games in the Sandbox genre for Linux (Game released)