Sandbox 2020 for Mac — top best games in the Sandbox genre

Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Sandbox, Crafting

Early Access: Mac → 25 February 2016; Game released: Mac → 14 August 2020

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 98/100

Metacritic: 90/100

Factorio is a top-down sci-fi management strategy game. You have to prepare an alien planet for comfortable living of earthly inhabitants. You will be able to mine...

Stormworks: Build and Rescue

Arcade, Indie, Third-person view, First-person view, Action, Shooter, Educational game (Education), Combat robots, Flight Simulator, Warships / Submarines, Sandbox, Construction, Open world

Game released: Mac → 17 September 2020

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 90/100

Stormworks: Build and Rescue is a fun sandbox simulator where you take control of your own search and rescue team by modeling and creating vehicles. As you...

Besiege

Puzzle, Logic, Sandbox, Simulation, Strategy, Action, Medieval era

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

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 94/100

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

Avorion

Simulation, Action, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Sandbox, Exploration, Construction

Game released: Mac → 9 March 2020

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 89/100

This cooperative space sandbox follows an expedition across a galaxy divided by a cataclysm. A ring of torn hyperspace fabric blocks access to its center, where the...

My Diggy Dog 2

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Casual game, Sandbox

Game released: Mac → 11 August 2020

Players: 7/10

Steam: 87/100

My Diggy Dog 2 is a side-scrolling adventure puzzle platformer about a brave archaeologist dog who helps his owner find his wife. Once upon a time, adventurers in...

Songs of Syx

Strategy, Business / Management, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Sandbox, City Building

Early Access: Mac → 22 September 2020

Players: 10/10

Steam: 94/100

The player develops a small village and tries to turn it into a thriving metropolis. It is necessary to build various buildings, gather resources, and create...

MMORPG Tycoon 2

Role-playing game, Strategy, Simulation, Online, MMO, First-person view, Third-person view, Indie, Sandbox, City Building, Business / Management

Game released: Mac → 6 January 2020

Players: 6.9/10

Steam: 85/100

MMORPG Tycoon 2 is an incredible sandbox with a first-person view, in which you take control of a full-size world and fill it with monsters, cities, NPCs and quest...

From the Depths

Action, Strategy, Adventure, Indie, Construction, Sandbox, Crafting

Game released: Mac → 6 November 2020

Steam: 90/100

A vehicle-building sandbox with strategy and simulation elements, From the Depths lets players assemble war machines from blocks and command them in battles across...

Totally Reliable Delivery Service

Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Indie, Sandbox, Casual game

Game released: Mac → 1 April 2020

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 76/100

Totally Reliable Delivery Service — a fun third-person action game about a "reliable" delivery service that is actually not reliable at all. The main idea is to go...

Son of Aral

Free game, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Sandbox, Survival, Open world, Strategy, Role-playing game

Game released: Mac → 23 July 2020

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 91/100

A free-to-play sandbox with tower defense elements, in which the player must destroy hostile turrets to be able to escape from the island. The game has minimalistic...

Destructive Physics - Destruction Simulator

Simulation, Action, First-person view, Indie, God Simulator, Sandbox

Early Access: Mac → 2 April 2020; Game released: Mac → 20 August 2021

Players: 6.3/10

Steam: 78/100

Destructive Physics — Destruction Simulator is a full-fledged destruction simulator with a first-person view. In the game you can slow down time, cause an...

CSC | Space MMO

Futurism (Future), MMO, Action, Flight Simulator, Shooter, Third-person view, Space, Sandbox

Game released: Mac → 3 September 2020

Players: 6.9/10

Steam: 61/100

CSC | Space MMO is a free-to-play space sandbox in which you can freely explore an open world that includes more than 40 star systems. The game belongs to the MMO...

Jelly Brawl

Online, Action, Cooperative (co-op), Indie, Top-down view, Sandbox, Mini-game / browser-based, Platformer

Game released: Mac → 27 October 2020

Steam: 75/100

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...

SimCasino

Business / Management, Casino, Simulation, Isometric, City Building, Sandbox

Game released: Mac → 22 November 2020

Steam: 74/100

SimCasino is a simulator for creating and managing your own casino, in which you can change almost every aspect. You can decide for yourself whether your gaming...

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Best Games in the Sandbox genre of 2020 for Mac