Sandbox
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Statuses
Best Games in the Sandbox genre for Mac (Game released)
Arcade, Action, Adventure, Online, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Sandbox, Indie, Survival, Crafting
Game released: Mac → 18 November 2011
Players:
7.7/10
Metacritic:
83/100
An exciting sandbox focused on freedom of action and exploring a practically endless open world. Created through procedural generation, it is filled with 3D blocks...
Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Tactics, Roguelike, Survival, Sandbox
Game released: Mac → 17 October 2018
Players:
8.8/10
Steam:
91/100
Metacritic:
87/100
RimWorld is a sci-fi survival simulator on an alien planet with real-time strategy elements and a top-down view. Under your control is a small group of people who...
Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Zombies, Survival, Online, Open world, Exploration, Sandbox
Game released: Mac → 25 July 2024
Players:
8.2/10
Steam:
85/100
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...
Strategy, God Simulator, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Simulation, Construction, Sandbox
Game released: Mac → 5 June 2009
Players:
7.9/10
Steam:
86/100
Metacritic:
73/100
A life simulation set in an open world, where the player creates characters and guides their daily lives, relationships, and ambitions. Appearance and personality...
Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Simulation, Survival, Sandbox, Space
Game released: Mac → 22 July 2016
Players:
8.5/10
Steam:
88/100
Metacritic:
81/100
Starbound is an indie adventure role-playing arcade game with platformer and action elements. You are forced to flee your planet by hijacking a ship. Fleeing from...
Strategy, God Simulator, In real time, Futurism (Future), Sandbox, Casual game, Open world, City Building
Game released: Mac → 22 January 2024
Players:
8.6/10
Steam:
79/100
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...
Strategy, Simulation, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, City Building, Sandbox, Construction
Game released: Mac → 12 March 2026
Players:
8.9/10
Steam:
96/100
Metacritic:
85/100
A city-building simulator set in a world after the disappearance of humanity. The Earth has changed, and a new civilization is being built by beavers who have...
Cooperative (co-op), Online, Top-down view, Arcade, Survival, Dungeons, Action, Open world, Exploration, Sandbox
Game released: Mac → 5 October 2023
Players:
7.9/10
Steam:
89/100
A vibrant co-op game in which gamers travel through nine mystical worlds. There you can hunt for treasures in caves, pass challenges and fight opponents. You can...
Role-playing game, Warships / Submarines, Sandbox, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Exploration, Open world, Procedural generation
Game released: Mac → 22 May 2025
Steam:
79/100
An open-world adventure RPG about sea voyages, trade, and life as a captain. The game builds on the ideas of the original Windward from 2015. As a young captain...
Action, Top-down view, Sandbox, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Open world, Fantasy, Crafting, Procedural generation, Online
Game released: Mac → 16 October 2025
Players:
6.6/10
Steam:
94/100
A colorful action sandbox that combines exploration, crafting, settlement building, and cooperative play. The procedurally generated world is filled with various...
Arcade, Action, Shooter, Horror, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Sandbox, Science fiction
Game released: Mac → 13 April 2011
Players:
8.8/10
Steam:
82/100
Metacritic:
74/100
This top-down science-fiction action game follows a fight against an alien threat in the colony of New Atlantis. The protagonist battles monsters and large bosses...
Role-playing game, Simulation, Action, Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Sandbox, God Simulator, Open world
Game released: Mac → 3 June 2009
Players:
8.8/10
Steam:
92/100
Metacritic:
84/100
This evolution and civilization simulation follows a species from a single cell to spacefaring exploration. Progression spans five stages—Cell, Creature, Tribe...
DLC, Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Futurism (Future), Top-down view, Sandbox, Crafting
Game released: Mac → 21 October 2024
Players:
8.7/10
Steam:
90/100
The add-on sends players to conquer and explore new worlds with unique mechanics and new resources. There are four unique planets available in the game, each with...
Survival, City Building, Side view, Simulation, Business / Management, Sandbox, Construction, Strategy
Game released: Mac → 1 May 2025
Players:
9.3/10
Steam:
87/100
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...
