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...

Fields of Mistria

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

Game released: Linux → 5 August 2026

Players: 9.3/10

Metacritic: 87/100

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...

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...

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...

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...

A Game About Chopping Trees

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

Game released: Linux → 15 July 2026

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Wings 2

Arcade, Action, Shooter, In real time, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Sandbox

Game released: Linux → 2006

Players: 10/10

Wings 2 is a third-person arcade game with action, shooter and sandbox...

OpenTTD

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

Game released: Linux → 26 March 2004

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 96/100

Gish

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

Game released: Linux → 7 July 2005

Players: 9.6/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Unreal Tournament

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

Game released: Linux → 1999

Players: 8.3/10

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...

Booster Logic

Arcade, Action, Strategy, In real time, Platformer, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Sandbox

Game released: Linux → 24 August 2007

Booster Logic is a third-person arcade game with elements of action, strategy, platformer, puzzle and sandbox from the masters from the Strongbox Entertainment...

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...

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...

DROD: Journey to Rooted Hold

Strategy, Third-person view, Top-down view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Sandbox

Game released: Linux → 1 April 2005

DROD: Journey to Rooted Hold is a third-person strategy game with puzzle, fantasy and sandbox elements from Caravel Games. The game is published by Caravel Games...

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...

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...

CHKN

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Sandbox, Free game, Open world

Game released: Linux → 1 April 2016

Players: 9.5/10

A colorful sandbox, the events of which unfold on an island inhabited by bizarre animals. Players can try to survive alone, or they can create their own creature...

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...

Cube 2: Sauerbraten

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

Game released: Linux → 6 May 2004

Players: 8.1/10

Cube 2: Sauerbraten is a first-person action game with shooter and sandbox elements from the Dot3 labs LLC studio. The main publisher of the game is Dot3 labs...

Heavy Gear 2

Simulation, Action, First-person view, Third-person view, Top-down view, Sandbox, Combat robots

Game released: Linux → 5 April 2000

Players: 9/10

Heavy Gear 2 is a first-person simulator with action, sandbox and robot simulator elements from developers at Activision studio. The game is published by...

Pixel Horizons

First-person view, Action, Survival, Crafting, Construction, Sandbox

Game released: Linux → 7 February 2025

The main character finds himself on the mysterious island and tries to survive. It is necessary to explore locations and fight with monsters. In this case, it is...

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...

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...

Chuck's Challenge 3D

Puzzle, Isometric, Indie, Sandbox, Arcade

Game released: Linux → 8 November 2013

Chuck's Challenge 3D is an isometric puzzle game with indie, sandbox and arcade elements from developers from Niffler studio. The game is published by Niffler...

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...

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...

Theseus and the Minotaur (2009)

Strategy, Top-down view, Puzzle, Turn-based, Sandbox

Game released: Linux → 2009

Theseus and the Minotaur (2009) is a top-down strategy game with puzzle and sandbox elements from the masters at Kristanix Studios ANS. The main publisher of the...

OpenClonk

Action, Sandbox

Game released: Linux → 7 December 2010

OpenClonk is an action game with sandbox...

Dominions 2: The Ascension Wars

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

Game released: Linux → 14 November 2003

Sandbox

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