Sandbox
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Statuses
Best Games in the Sandbox genre for Nintendo Switch
Arcade, Action, Adventure, Online, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Sandbox, Indie, Survival, Crafting
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 June 2018
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...
Action, Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Indie, Survival, Comedy, Space, Sandbox
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 April 2021
Players:
8.7/10
Steam:
71/100
Metacritic:
70/100
Breathedge is a science fiction adventure action game with a first-person view and survival elements. The game tells the story of an ordinary guy and his pet who...
Adventure, Online, Top-down view, Sandbox, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Dungeons, Exploration, Crafting, Farm Simulator, Open world, Survival
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 August 2024
Players:
7.8/10
Steam:
94/100
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...
Simulation, Arcade, First-person view, Indie, Business / Management, Sandbox, Virtual Reality (VR), Casual game
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 May 2020
Players:
7.5/10
Steam:
85/100
Cooking Simulator is a realistic simulator with management elements and a first-person view. In the game you have to become an unsurpassed chef. You will find...
Strategy, Isometric, In real time, Simulation, City Building, Sandbox, Historical, Fantasy, Construction
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 June 2025
Players:
8/10
Steam:
95/100
Metacritic:
91/100
A city-planning simulator in a dark fantasy world in which you need to restore civilization and save it from deadly rains. Players take on the role of the Scorched...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Simulation, Business / Management, Sandbox, Open world, Construction, Crafting
Game in development: Nintendo Switch → 2027
Anticipation Rating:
9.8/10
Continuation of My Time at Portia and My Time at Sandrock. The events of the game unfold 330 years after a catastrophe that destroyed civilization. The player...
Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Roguelike, Adventure, Online, Sandbox
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 November 2017
Players:
7.8/10
Steam:
83/100
Metacritic:
74/100
Portal Knights is an action role-playing game with a procedurally generated world in a fantasy setting from the creators of Sacred 3. The ideological inspiration...
Action, Adventure, Simulation, Platformer, Third-person view, Sandbox, Exploration, Open world, Indie
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 May 2024
Players:
8.1/10
Steam:
96/100
Metacritic:
78/100
The player controls a little black kitten who goes on an adventure to find his way home. You can explore the city and make new friends among homeless animals, some...
Action, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Open world, Construction, Sandbox
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 September 2017
Players:
7.9/10
Steam:
75/100
Metacritic:
66/100
LEGO Worlds is a fun adventure game with a third-person view, where you will go to conquer procedurally generated worlds made from the familiar LEGO construction...
Cooperative (co-op), Online, Top-down view, Arcade, Survival, Dungeons, Action, Open world, Exploration, Sandbox
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 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, Adventure, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Farm Simulator, Sandbox, Visual novel
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 April 2021
Players:
7.5/10
Steam:
69/100
Metacritic:
61/100
Deiland is an adventure role-playing game with a third-person view in a fantasy setting, created based on “The Little Prince” by the famous French writer Antoine de...
Online, Business / Management, Isometric, Sandbox, Cooperative (co-op), Exploration, Construction, Farm Simulator, Crafting
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 November 2025
Steam:
93/100
A colorful farming simulator in which players explore the tropical eucalyptus forests and scorching deserts of an island inspired by the wild Australian outback. As...
Top-down view, Sandbox, Indie, Science fiction, Casual game, Exploration, Construction, Crafting, Farm Simulator
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 July 2026
Steam:
89/100
Colorful sandbox in the spirit of Stardew Valley. The player gets an entire planet at their disposal, which the character buys at a very favorable price. The main...