Sandbox

Role-playing game, Online, Fantasy, Cooperative (co-op), Turn-based, Sandbox

May 8, 2024

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

Party RPG, which mixes elements from popular sandboxes like Minecraft with tabletop role-playing games. The player takes on the role of an adventurer, creating...

Finnish Cottage Simulator

Simulation, First-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Open world, Exploration, Casual game, Crafting, Sandbox

November 16, 2024

Players: 7.8/10

The main character rests and spends summer in the Finnish cottage. You can go fishing, hunt, fry food on grill or go to the sauna. But sometimes they will have to...

Beyond the Map

Role-playing game, Adventure, Top-down view, Sandbox, Dungeons, Open world, Fantasy, Construction, Crafting

August 25, 2025

Players: 6.6/10

The player explores a procedurally generated fantasy world where they found themselves after a shipwreck. There are a variety of skills that are not tied to...

Data Center

Simulation, Business / Management, First-person view, Sandbox, Construction

March 31, 2026

Players: 1.9/10

The player develops the data center by installing new racks, servers, and other equipment. They will also need to lay cables and monitor processes — client data...

Landiscape

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

February 6, 2026

Players: 4/10

A cooperative sandbox with survival elements, set in a dangerous open world after a catastrophe. In the game, you can choose your own path: engage in farming and...

Aquaria

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Puzzle, Sandbox

December 7, 2007

Players: 9.9/10

Metacritic: 83/100

Spore Creatures

Simulation, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Sandbox

September 7, 2008

Players: 4.3/10

Metacritic: 65/100

Spore Creatures is a third-person simulator with a sandbox twist from the studios Griptonite Games and Maxis Software Inc.. The game is published by Electronic...

Unreal (1999)

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

April 30, 1998

Players: 9.8/10

Unreal Tournament

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

November 23, 1999

Players: 8.3/10

World in Conflict: Soviet Assault

Strategy, DLC, In real time, Third-person view, Sandbox

March 10, 2009

Players: 9.4/10

Metacritic: 72/100

World in Conflict: Soviet Assault is a real-time strategy game. The add-on adds new story missions and 2 new maps for multiplayer games: “The Wall” and “Fjord”. It...

Automation

Simulation, Racing, Business / Management, Sandbox, Indie

March 12, 2015

Players: 7/10

Automation is a sophisticated management simulator in which you become the head of a car company. You can start your own production from scratch and become a...

Genesis Alpha One

Role-playing game, Simulation, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Sandbox

January 29, 2019

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 67/100

Genesis Alpha One is a futuristic shooter with simulator elements and a first-person view. In the near future, corrupt regimes and capitalism left unchecked have...

Occupy Mars: The Game

Simulation, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Sandbox, Science fiction, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Open world, Space

May 10, 2023

Players: 8.1/10

A space sandbox in which the player builds his own base on Mars. You can grow crops and produce oxygen. Construction requires various resources that can be obtained...

Distant Worlds 2

Strategy, Science fiction, In real time, Business / Management, Sandbox, Top-down view

March 10, 2022

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Distant Worlds 2 is a continuation of the sci-fi global real-time strategy game with a top-down view. The game challenges you to explore and conquer vast galaxies...

Castle Craft

City Building, Sandbox, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Strategy, Medieval era, Comedy, Fantasy, Construction

April 28, 2025

A voxel sandbox where players build huge castles in a war-torn ancient world and defend them from hordes of enemies that threaten the entire kingdom. One of the...

Technicity

Simulation, Indie, Construction, Open world, Sandbox, Cooperative (co-op), Online

September 15, 2022

Players: 9.6/10

Technicity is an exciting first-person sandbox with an open world and urban planning elements. In the game you will be able to build entire cities, lay roads...

Cosmonious High

Virtual Reality (VR), Arcade, Adventure, First-person view, Science fiction, Sandbox, Exploration, Comedy

March 31, 2022

Players: 10/10

Cosmonious High is an exciting adventure sandbox with a first-person view in a science fiction setting for virtual reality devices HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, Valve...

Dwarven Realms

Survival, Sandbox, Third-person view, Crafting, Role-playing game, Fantasy, Dungeons, Open world

December 17, 2022

Players: 8.5/10

An open world game in which you need to save the world of the Dwarves from being enslaved by the villain, Lord Archaeon. To defeat evil, you need to upgrade your...

Survival: Lost Way

Online, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Action, Sandbox, Post-apocalyptic, Third-person view

May 22, 2023

A co-op game where gamers survive in an open post-apocalyptic world. The game takes place 20 years after the start of a pandemic of a dangerous virus that destroyed...

Snow Plowing Simulator

Action, Simulation, First-person view, Sandbox, Open world

June 19, 2024

Players: 8.2/10

A realistic snow removal simulator. At the beginning of the game, the main character has only a shovel, with which he must manually remove snow from sidewalks and...

Panelka

Simulation, Sandbox, Indie, Casual game

February 13, 2025

Players: 7.7/10

A meditative game about decorating a Soviet apartment. Players find themselves in a classic old-fashioned high-rise building and are busy furnishing their own home...

Block Fortress 2

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

April 17, 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...

My Sleeper

Simulation, First-person view, Sandbox, Indie, Open world

November 24, 2025

Players: 5.5/10

The player tries to turn a rusty wreck into a luxurious car. They will have to work as a pizza delivery person to earn money and buy new parts. There are various...

Salvation Denied

Simulation, First-person view, Sandbox, Science fiction, Cooperative (co-op), Comedy, Construction

2027

Chaotic construction simulator designed for 1–4 players. Players need to take control of a team of small yellow robots engaged in building giant structures on a...

Trash Goblin

Simulation, Business / Management, First-person view, Sandbox, Casual game, Fantasy

November 6, 2024

A cozy and unhurried game about a small shop, where unusual goods are born from forgotten and dirty trinkets. There is no rush or strict rules in the game: the...

Urbek City Builder

Strategy, Indie, City Building, Business / Management, Sandbox, Simulation, Procedural generation

July 13, 2022

Players: 8.3/10

Urbek City Builder is a city-building simulator with an isometric camera view and procedural generation. In Urbeck you can build a city of your own design. Manage...

Dead District: Survival

Action, Survival, Online, Shooter, Third-person view, Crafting, Exploration, Sandbox, Construction, Post-apocalyptic, Open world, Zombies

August 12, 2022

Players: 6.2/10

The game takes place on an island that is filled with various dangers such as traps, wild animals, infected and survivors who are ready to kill for the opportunity...

Astrometica: Prologue

Adventure, Crafting, Sandbox, Space, Survival, Simulation

May 22, 2024

Players: 8.2/10

The main character goes through various tests in space: he needs to explore abandoned bases and extract valuable resources. Everything found will be useful for...

Noble Legacy

Simulation, Third-person view, Sandbox, City Building, Open world, Medieval era, Construction

August 12, 2025

Players: 7.5/10

The game takes you to a world where the war is over, but the real trials are just beginning. Legacy is the ruined kingdom of Greenwood, on the brink of collapse...

Ars Notoria

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Sandbox, Survival, Exploration, Open world, Fantasy, Medieval era, Crafting

November 27, 2025

Role-playing action game with survival elements and an open world, set in a fantasy environment with magical creatures. The player starts as a simple recruit of the...

Lay of the Land

Adventure, Sandbox, Fantasy

April 8, 2026

An adventurous fantasy sandbox where everything is created according to the laws of physics. Players need to explore an open world with different biomes, fight...

The Walking Trade

Action, Simulation, Business / Management, First-person view, Sandbox, Post-apocalyptic, Comedy, Crafting, Zombies

March 5, 2026

Players: 6.7/10

An unusual shop management simulator set during a zombie apocalypse. Amid chaos and constant danger, a small trading business develops: shelves are filled with...

STARSEEKER: Astroneer Expeditions

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Sandbox, Science fiction, Cooperative (co-op), Open world, Space

June 11, 2026

Cooperative adventure in the universe Astroneer, focused on exploring deep space and joint expeditions. Players become part of the crew of the ESS Starseeker...

Crashday

Shooter, Racing, Third-person view, Sandbox

February 23, 2006

Players: 9.6/10

Metacritic: 63/100

Crashday — the game consists of several stages. First, the player must win a crash match using The Judge 5000 SV. Afterwards, you have to go through 3 leagues...

MTV: Music Generator

Simulation, Music game, Sandbox

November 26, 1999

Players: 10/10

MTV: Music Generator is a simulator with a mixture of music game and sandbox from the Jester Interactive Publishing studio. The game is published by Codemasters...

Rail Simulator

Simulation, First-person view, Third-person view, Sandbox, Trains

October 18, 2007

Players: 9/10

Rail Simulator — railway simulator for Microsoft Windows, released in 2007. Developed by the British company Kuju Entertainment. The game runs on the PhysX...

Crafting and Building

Action, First-person view, Adventure, Sandbox, Online, Cooperative (co-op)

January 27, 2020

Players: 7.3/10

Crafting and Building is a first-person action-adventure game with editor elements. You have to decorate your house with furniture and learn more, have pets...

Bus World

Simulation, First-person view, Racing, Third-person view, Adventure, Indie, Sandbox, Open world

September 29, 2022

Players: 7.1/10

A realistic driving simulator in which the player carries out passenger bus transportation in a variety of scenarios: from working as a bus driver to evacuation in...

Everdream Valley

Adventure, Business / Management, Action, Third-person view, Farm Simulator, Sandbox

May 30, 2023

A young boy goes to visit his grandparents on the farm for the summer — two whole months without his mom and dad. During this period, the young hero grows...

Tribe: Primitive Builder

Adventure, Action, First-person view, Simulation, Survival, Open world, Sandbox, Exploration, Crafting

October 12, 2023

Players: 5.5/10

A survival simulator in a prehistoric setting. The main character is a primitive architect who develops his tribe and takes care of the inhabitants. In...

Best Games in the Sandbox genre