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 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...

Farm Together 2

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

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

Players: 8.6/10

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...

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: 7.9/10

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...

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...

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...

Rising Front

Action, Simulation, Third-person view, Sandbox

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

Players: 7.3/10

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...

StarCraft 2

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

Game released: Mac → 27 July 2010

Players: 8.4/10

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...

gogh: Focus with Your Avatar

Online, MMO, Anime / Manga, Sandbox, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game

Game released: Mac → 30 April 2025

A cozy multiplayer sandbox that combines a virtual space for communication, creativity, and productive work. Players can create their own characters, arrange rooms...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Disney Dreamlight Valley

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

Game released: Mac → 6 September 2022

Players: 7.8/10

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...

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...

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...

The Ranchers

Role-playing game, Adventure, Business / Management, Top-down view, Sandbox, Cooperative (co-op), Open world, Crafting, Farm Simulator

Early Access: Mac → 30 July 2026

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...

Besiege

Puzzle, Logic, Sandbox, Simulation, Strategy, Action

Early Access: Mac → 28 January 2015; Game released: Mac → 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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

Block Fortress 2

Sandbox, Third-person view, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Procedural generation, Shooter

Game released: Mac → 17 April 2025

The player creates fortified fortresses on different planets and then defends them from waves of enemies. You can use turrets, traps, walls and other defensive...

Havendock

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

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

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...

Unreal Tournament

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

Game released: Mac → 17 January 2000

Players: 8.3/10

CHKN

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

Game released: Mac → 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...

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...

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

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...

Airland World

Simulation, Online, Helicopters, Sandbox, Exploration, Open world

Game in development: Mac → 2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

A platform for creating sandbox games using Unreal Engine 5. You can use realistically modeled vehicles, weapons and ways to move around the map. The result can be...

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...

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...

Liberty Universe

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Simulation, Online, First-person view, Third-person view, Sandbox

Game in development: Mac → 2026

Players: 1/10

A minimalistic sandbox shooter with an open world and controllable vehicles. The game has many scenarios and maps, including post-apocalypse, mysterious island...

Lode Runner (1989)

Platformer, Puzzle, Sandbox, Side view

Game released: Mac → 1984

Players: 5.5/10

Lode Runner (1989) is a classic side-scrolling puzzle platformer. You will find many different levels with complex riddles. In addition, you can create your own...

Bitburner

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

Game released: Mac → 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...

Battle for Wesnoth

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

Game released: Mac → 2 August 2005

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...

OpenTTD

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

Game released: Mac → 26 March 2004

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 96/100

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Best Games in the Sandbox genre for Mac