Sandbox for Mac — top best games in the Sandbox genre

Action, Adventure, Online, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Sandbox, Indie, Survival, Crafting

Game released: Mac → 18 November 2011

Players: 7.6/10

Metacritic: 83/100

An exciting sandbox game focused on freedom of action and exploration of a virtually endless open world. Created through procedural generation, it is filled with...

7 Days to Die

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

Early Access: Mac → 13 December 2013; Game released: Mac → 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...

Transport Fever 3

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

Game in development: Mac → 29 September 2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

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...

Geometry Dash

Arcade, Platformer, Sandbox, Indie, Side view

Game released: Mac → 22 December 2014

Players: 7.4/10

Geometry Dash is a fast-paced arcade platformer where you have to jump and dodge over various obstacles. The game has many levels that will bring many challenges...

StarCraft 2

Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Sandbox, Free game

Game released: Mac → 27 July 2010

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 93/100

A cult classic real-time strategy game that tells the story of a massive conflict between three unique races: the human Terrans, the high-tech Protoss, and the...

Farm Together 2

Business / Management, Sandbox, Cooperative (co-op), Farm Simulator

Early Access: Mac → 7 May 2024; Game released: Mac → 30 May 2025

Players: 8.4/10

A farmer simulator in which players start from scratch, with a small plot that can later become a huge farm. In the game you can grow crops, plant trees, take care...

Garry's Mod

First-person view, Sandbox

Game released: Mac → 23 September 2010

Players: 7.4/10

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...

Abuse

Action, Shooter, Futurism (Future), Sandbox

Game released: Mac → 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...

Rising Front

Action, Simulation, Third-person view, Sandbox

Early Access: Mac → 14 January 2023; Game released: Mac → 9 January 2026

Players: 7.4/10

A large-scale game dedicated to the trench battles of the First World War. The gamer can recreate various battles with hundreds or even thousands of units...

Neverwinter Nights 2

Role-playing game, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Sandbox

Game released: Mac → 28 June 2008

Players: 9.5/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Neverwinter Nights 2 is the long-awaited continuation of the popular role-playing game in a fantasy setting, created according to the rules of Dungeons & Dragons in...

Serious Sam 3: BFE

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

Game released: Mac → 23 April 2012

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 68/100

Serious Sam 3: BFE is a first-person action game with a touch of shooter and sandbox from the Croteam Ltd. studio. The game is published by Devolver Digital, the...

Necesse

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

Early Access: Mac → 12 December 2019; Game released: Mac → 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...

Super Meat Boy

Action, Platformer, Sandbox, Indie

Game released: Mac → 18 November 2011

Players: 8.3/10

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...

Star Wars: Empire at War

Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Sandbox, Star Wars

Game released: Mac → 19 April 2007

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Star Wars: Empire at War is a third-person strategy with a touch of sandbox from the masters from the studio Petroglyph Games Inc.. The main publisher of the game...

Totally Accurate Battle Simulator

Simulation, Action, Fighting, Business / Management, Indie, Medieval era, Sandbox, Comedy

Early Access: Mac → 1 April 2019; Game released: Mac → 1 April 2021

Players: 7.7/10

A fun tactical simulator in which historical battles turn into a chaotic and funny sandbox. Stupid, but charming units fighting under the control of funny physics...

The Universim

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

Early Access: Mac → 28 August 2018; Game released: Mac → 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...

Ratopia

Survival, City Building, Side view, Simulation, Business / Management, Sandbox

Early Access: Mac → 6 November 2023; Game released: Mac → 1 May 2025

Players: 9.2/10

The player controls a city inhabited by mice. Each resident of Ratopia has their own skills and characteristics — they need to organize suitable jobs for the...

Nova Roma

Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Historical, Sandbox, Casual game

Early Access: Mac → 26 March 2026; Game in development: Mac → 2027

After the fall of the Roman Empire, a group of settlers sets off to a new place. Here they want to establish a new Rome. It is necessary to build various...

Disney Dreamlight Valley

Arcade, Adventure, Third-person view, Sandbox, Fantasy

Game released: Mac → 6 September 2022

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 70/100

A colorful adventure sandbox that combines elements of life simulation and exploration in the world of Disney and Pixar. Once a thriving Valley, it has been...

Spore

Role-playing game, Simulation, Action, Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Sandbox

Game released: Mac → 3 June 2009

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Unturned

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

Early Access: Mac → 7 July 2014; Game released: Mac → 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...

Moonstone Island

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

Game released: Mac → 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...

Blacksmith Master

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

Early Access: Mac → 15 May 2025; Game in development: Mac → 2026

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

Incredibox

Music game, Sandbox, Educational game (Education)

Game released: Mac → 12 May 2018

Players: 7.2/10

Incredibox is a music educational editor. This is an app that allows you to create your own music with the help of a fun team of beatboxers. You get to choose your...

Shadowgrounds

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

Game released: Mac → 13 April 2011

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...

Towers of Aghasba

Adventure, Action, Exploration, Open world, Third-person view, Crafting, Survival, Sandbox, Cooperative (co-op)

Game in development: Mac → 2026

Players: 1/10

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...

Vampirium: 1997

Adventure, Horror, Sandbox, Indie, Point & Click, Mysticism / Supernatural, Exploration, Fantasy

Game in development: Mac → 2026

The events unfold in an alternative 1997, where Dracula has become the king of England and built his own vampire empire. Players will take on the role of one of his...

SpaceChem

Strategy, Puzzle, Sandbox

Game released: Mac → 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...

Unreal Tournament

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

Game released: Mac → 17 January 2000

Players: 8.3/10

Hozy

Simulation, Puzzle, Sandbox, Construction

Game released: Mac → 30 March 2026

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 79/100

The main character restores abandoned houses in the deserted area of their hometown. You will need to clean up trash, make repairs, and arrange new furniture in all...

Braid

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

Game released: Mac → 20 May 2009

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 92/100

News Tower

Strategy, Business / Management, Sandbox, Steampunk, Side view

Game released: Mac → 18 November 2025

Metacritic: 84/100

The player grows his newspaper and tries to become the new media magnate of 1930s New York. It is necessary to hire and manage the various personnel necessary for...

Horse Reality

Simulation, Business / Management, Sandbox, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game, Educational game (Education)

Game in development: Mac → 2028

A horse breeding simulator with a focus on genetics and realism. The game uses photographs of real animals, and the inheritance system takes into account the colors...

Unreal Tournament 2004

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

Game released: Mac → 17 May 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...

Warcraft 2: Tides of Darkness

Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Sandbox

Game released: Mac → 30 August 1996

Players: 8.5/10

Warcraft 2: Tides of Darkness is a top-down strategy game with elements of a fantasy game and sandbox from developers from the studio Blizzard Entertainment Inc...

Heroes of Might and Magic 2: The Succession Wars

Role-playing game, Strategy, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Sandbox

Game released: Mac → апрель 1997

Players: 10/10

Heroes of Might and Magic 2: The Succession Wars is a continuation of the turn-based strategy with role-playing elements in a fantasy setting. The game takes place...

Hidden Through Time 2: Myths & Magic

Hidden Objects, Puzzle, Sandbox, Casual game

Game released: Mac → 6 October 2023

Players: 7/10

The player is looking for various objects in a large animated picture. The locations are divided into 4 historical eras, and each map also has a season change...

SimplePlanes 2

Simulation, Flight Simulator, Sandbox, Cooperative (co-op), Open world, Construction

Early Access: Mac → 23 April 2026; Game in development: Mac → 2027

Aircraft designer and flight simulator that allows you to create your own vehicles from many parts and test them immediately. Improved wing and fuselage elements...

Besiege

Puzzle, Logic, Sandbox, Simulation, Strategy, Action

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

Players: 7.6/10

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

Cattails: Wildwood Story

Simulation, Top-down view, Construction, Sandbox

Game released: Mac → 20 October 2023

Players: 7.9/10

The player controls a cat who leads his colony into the mysterious Wild Forest. Along the way you need to hunt prey, collect herbs, look for magical treasures and...

Sandbox

Best Games in the Sandbox genre for Mac