Sandbox for PlayStation 4 — top best games in the Sandbox genre

Action, Adventure, Online, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Sandbox, Indie, Survival, Crafting

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 3 September 2014

Players: 7.6/10

Metacritic: 83/100

An exciting sandbox game focused on freedom of action and exploration of a virtually endless open world. Created through procedural generation, it is filled with...

GTA 5

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Online, Third-person view, Sports game, Stunts, Sandbox

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 18 November 2014

VGTimes: 9.2/10

Players: 7.8/10

Metacritic: 92/100

Legendary continuation of the popular Grand Theft Auto series. The action takes place in the city of Los Santos, beloved since Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. For...

SnowRunner

Simulation, Exploration, Sandbox, Open world, Racing

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 28 April 2020

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Continuation of the off-road driving simulator Spintires: MudRunner. You can expect realistic driving mechanics, well-developed gameplay, as well as many...

7 Days to Die

Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Zombies, Survival, Online, Open world, Exploration, Sandbox

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 1 July 2016

Players: 8.1/10

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...

Core Keeper

Adventure, Online, Top-down view, Sandbox, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Dungeons, Exploration, Crafting, Farm Simulator

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 27 August 2024

Players: 7.7/10

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...

Disney Dreamlight Valley

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 6 September 2022

Players: 7.6/10

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...

Unturned

Online, Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Free game, Sandbox

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 12 November 2020

Players: 7.9/10

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...

Postal 4: No Regerts

Action, First-person view, Adventure, Comedy, Open world, Sandbox

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 21 March 2023

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 31/100

The game's events take place several years after the horrific events in the town of Paradise from Postal 2. The last survivors are the main character Dude and his...

Totally Accurate Battle Simulator

Simulation, Action, Fighting, Business / Management, Indie, Medieval era, Sandbox, Comedy

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 5 September 2023

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...

Super Meat Boy

Action, Platformer, Sandbox, Indie

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 6 October 2015

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...

Amnesia: The Bunker

Horror, First-person view, Action, Open world, Stealth, Survival, Exploration, Sandbox, Adventure

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 6 June 2023

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 76/100

The game takes place during the First World War. French soldier Henri Clément finds himself locked in an abandoned military bunker, where something sinister lives...

Genesis Alpha One

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 29 January 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...

Nova Lands

Construction, Business / Management, Action, Top-down view, Crafting, Sandbox, Open world, Exploration, Indie

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 22 June 2023

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 79/100

The hero finds himself on a colorful planet full of secrets, amazing creatures, people and interesting activities. His task is to build a new house using automation...

Besiege

Puzzle, Logic, Sandbox, Simulation, Strategy, Action

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 12 December 2024

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...

Little Kitty, Big City

Third-person view, Adventure, Action, Exploration, Open world, Sandbox, Platformer

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 9 May 2025

Players: 8/10

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...

The Sims 4: Royalty & Legacy

Strategy, DLC, God Simulator, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Sandbox, Fantasy, Construction

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 12 February 2026

Metacritic: 72/100

The expansion allows players to build their own dynasty, develop its prestige, choose heirs, and even declare family members outcasts. Any sim can claim the crown...

Black Skylands

Arcade, Top-down view, Simulation, Indie, Action, Steampunk, Open world, Sandbox, Adventure

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 15 August 2023

Players: 9.4/10

After the cataclysm, the Earth turned into thousands of floating islands. The brave girl Eve battles the falcons of Cain — bandits who raided her home, as...

SpongeBob SquarePants: The Patrick Star Game

Sandbox, Third-person view, Adventure, Action, Comedy, Open world, Casual game

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 4 October 2024

Metacritic: 67/100

A colorful game about Patrick the pink starfish from the animated series SpongeBob SquarePants. You can have fun with familiar characters and explore the...

Bang-On Balls: Chronicles

Third-person view, Arcade, Action, Cooperative (co-op), Online, Sandbox, Open world

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 3 March 2021

Players: 5.7/10

A vibrant cooperative game in which gamers travel through worlds inspired by different settings. At locations you can fight with opponents and destroy environmental...

Tchia

Adventure, Third-person view, Action, Platformer, Sandbox, Open world, Exploration

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 21 March 2023

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 77/100

An adventure platformer inspired by the culture of New Guinea. A young heroine named Chia goes on an amazing journey through a bright world, explores the underwater...

Everdream Valley

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 30 May 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...

PAW Patrol World

Adventure, Online, Exploration, Sandbox, Action, Open world, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 29 September 2023

Players: 5.5/10

A fun adventure with a squad of puppies with super powers. The Paw Patrol Day Festival is almost here. Everyone in Adventure Bay is already excited. Everyone except...

SOS OPS!

Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Sandbox, Cooperative (co-op), Comedy

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 2 December 2024

Cooperative platformer about rescuers. The events of the game unfold in a city engulfed by a series of emergencies. Players take on the role of rescuers trying to...

Dreams

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Sandbox

Early Access: PlayStation 4 → 16 April 2019; Game released: PlayStation 4 → 14 February 2020

Players: 7.8/10

Metacritic: 89/100

Dreams is an adventure arcade game from the creators of LittleBigPlanet and Tearaway. You can go on an amazing journey through other people's dreams, where you can...

Levelhead

Arcade, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Sandbox, Combat robots, Indie, Side view, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 30 April 2020

Players: 5.5/10

Levelhead is a fun side-scrolling arcade platformer set in a sci-fi setting. In the game you have to control the GR-18 delivery robot through various levels with...

Farlands

Top-down view, Sandbox, Indie, Science fiction, Casual game, Exploration, Crafting, Farm Simulator

Game in development: PlayStation 4 → 2026

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...

DC's Justice League: Cosmic Chaos

Comics, Top-down view, Action, Adventure, Sandbox, Comedy, Cooperative (co-op), Online, Open world

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 10 March 2023

Metacritic: 76/100

Superman, Wonder Woman and Batman team up to fight off a supervillain and save the city of Happy Harbor. It is possible to explore the world in...

LEGO Party!

Adventure, Sandbox, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game, Comedy

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 30 September 2025

Metacritic: 80/100

The game turns the classic mini-game into a real party, where everything is decided by speed, ingenuity and a sense of humor. Up to four players compete against...

LEGO Bricktales

Logic, Puzzle, Isometric, Arcade, Sandbox, Action, Adventure

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 12 October 2022

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 71/100

LEGO Bricktales is a construction puzzle in the series of the popular LEGO construction set, based on the brick-by-brick mechanics. The main character needs to help...

Ship Graveyard Simulator

Simulation, Indie, Exploration, Sandbox, Construction, First-person view, Educational game (Education), Crafting, Adventure

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 2 December 2022

Players: 7/10

Ship Graveyard Simulator is an indie simulator about construction and crafting with a first-person view and adventure elements. You will visit the largest ship...

LocoRoco

Action, Strategy, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Sandbox

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 9 May 2017

Players: 9.6/10

Metacritic: 81/100

LocoRoco is a third-person action game with strategy, platformer, puzzle and sandbox elements from the masters from the studio Sony Computer Entertainment...

Wobby Life

Action, Simulation, Third-person view, Sandbox, Cooperative (co-op), Open world

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 22 March 2023

Players: 6.9/10

A vibrant co-op game where players explore a vast open world, encountering new quests and secrets every day. Over a hundred unique professions, from pizza delivery...

Hotel: A Resort Simulator

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 12 October 2023

Players: 5.5/10

The player, in the role of a hotel manager, manages the development of the business and helps guests have the best vacation of their lives. You can choose the...

Flywrench

Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Sandbox

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 14 February 2017

Players: 1/10

Metacritic: 78/100

Flywrench is a third-person arcade game with action and sandbox elements from the masters from the Messhof studio. The game is published by Messhof. It looks like...

Verlet Swing

Platformer, Action, Indie, Sandbox, First-person view

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 14 June 2019

Verlet Swing is an indie action game with platforming elements and a first-person view. In this game you become a hero who finds himself in a surreal world where...

Toy Tactics

Strategy, In real time, Historical, Sandbox, Medieval era

Game in development: PlayStation 4 → 2026

A real-time strategy game where players control an army of toy soldiers as they strive for victory in various battle arenas. The game features tactical gameplay...

Flock (2024)

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 16 July 2024

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 77/100

A colorful multiplayer game in which gamers fly through various locations and gather other flying creatures into their flocks. The task is to develop and improve...

God Save Birmingham

Action, Simulation, Third-person view, Sandbox, Survival, Open world, Medieval era, Crafting, Zombies

Game in development: PlayStation 4 → 2026

Anticipation Rating: 9.2/10

A post-apocalyptic game set in Birmingham, England in the 14th century. The epidemic has turned people into zombies, and the survivors must fight for their lives...

The Sims 4: Luxury Party

DLC, God Simulator, Simulation, Business / Management, Sandbox, In real time

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 5 December 2017

The expansion allows you to throw a luxurious party with a variety of vibrant decorations. The wardrobe of the Sims has been replenished with stunning dresses and...

Alchemist: The Potion Monger

Simulation, First-person view, Crafting, Action, Casual game, Open world, Sandbox

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 21 May 2024

A colorful simulator of a student learning the secrets of the art of alchemy in a world inhabited by anthropomorphic animals. As the player progresses, he explores...

Sandbox

Best Games in the Sandbox genre for PlayStation 4