Sandbox for PlayStation 5 — top best games in the Sandbox genre

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 22 October 2024

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...

Teardown

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 15 November 2023

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 81/100

A heist simulator in which you can completely destroy the world around you using tools and weapons. Missions begin with exploration: the player can explore the area...

GTA 5

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 15 March 2022

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 5 → 31 May 2022

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...

inZOI

Simulation, Third-person view, Isometric, Sandbox, Open world

Game in development: PlayStation 5 → 2026

Players: 6.9/10

Life simulator in the spirit of the series The Sims. As you pass, players create characters using a detailed editor. The characters themselves can have a playing...

House Flipper 2

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 10 April 2024

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 77/100

An exciting management simulator that will allow you to become a one-man repair team. As players progress, they buy abandoned houses that are in dire need of...

7 Days to Die

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 25 July 2024

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...

Abiotic Factor

Action, First-person view, Science fiction, Shooter, Collectible card game (CCG), Cooperative (co-op), Online, Crafting, Old school, Post-apocalyptic, Sandbox, Survival

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 22 July 2025

Players: 9.4/10

Metacritic: 88/100

The GATE network of secret laboratories is engaged in research in all areas, including the paranormal. One day, one of the experiments ends in a massive failure...

Enshrouded

Role-playing game, Action, Online, Third-person view, Sandbox, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Exploration, Open world, Fantasy, Construction, Crafting

Game in development: PlayStation 5 → 2026

Players: 8.4/10

The main character is Born of Flame, the last hope of a dying race. In a bloody struggle for power, the ancestors caused a plague that consumed the world and...

Anno 1800

Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, City Building, Sandbox, Exploration, Historical, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 16 March 2023

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Anno 1800 is a new game in the real-time management strategy series Anno. The events unfold at the dawn of the industrial age, during the times of great...

Core Keeper

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 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 5 → 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...

The Precinct

Action, Detective, Sandbox, Shooter, Top-down view, Open world, Old school

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 13 May 2025

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 69/100

The game takes place in 1983 in the fictional city of Averno, which is ruled by bandit gangs. The main character is rookie cop Nick Cordell, who wants to solve the...

Against the Storm

Strategy, Isometric, In real time, Simulation, City Building, Sandbox, Historical, Fantasy, Construction

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 26 June 2025

Players: 8.2/10

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...

Postal 4: No Regerts

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 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...

Forever Skies

Role-playing game, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Adventure, Survival, Exploration, Sandbox, Open world, Crafting, Indie

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 14 April 2025

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 66/100

The game takes place on Earth destroyed by an environmental disaster. To survive and understand what happened, the hero collects resources, fights dangers, searches...

Shadows of Doubt

First-person view, Indie, Detective, Adventure, Sandbox, Stealth, Action, Open world, Cyberpunk

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 26 September 2024

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 68/100

The game takes place in an alternative 1980s, where it is not the police who solve crimes, but private corporations and mercenaries. Players take on the role of a...

Wildmender

Third-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Online, Sandbox, Crafting, Simulation, Exploration

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 28 September 2023

Players: 9.6/10

A colorful co-op game in which gamers grow a garden in the desert. The heroes explore locations to learn the secrets of ancient civilization and find new plants...

PowerWash Simulator 2

Action, Simulation, First-person view, Sandbox, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game, Comedy

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 23 October 2025

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 82/100

The sequel continues the atmosphere of meditative cleaning, where, with the help of a mechanical washing, you can save the world of dirt and return Muckingma to its...

Oddsparks: An Automation Adventure

Sandbox, Adventure, Top-down view, Construction, Open world, Cooperative (co-op), Online, Crafting, Exploration, Strategy, In real time

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 27 May 2025

A colorful strategy in the automation genre. Players go to explore a fairy-tale world inhabited by hard-working creatures — sparks. With the help of these...

I Am Future: Cozy Apocalypse Survival

Isometric, Sandbox, Post-apocalyptic, Science fiction, Survival, Crafting

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 8 January 2026

Players: 8.9/10

The game takes place in a destroyed and flooded post-apocalyptic city. The main character builds a shelter on the roof of a skyscraper. You can explore nearby...

Cubic Odyssey

Adventure, Open world, Exploration, Sandbox, First-person view, Action, Space, Science fiction, Survival, Crafting

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 14 May 2025

Players: 8.2/10

A colorful open-world sandbox in which the player confronts a galactic infection called the Red Darkness, which threatens the entire galaxy. As you progress, you...

Amnesia: The Bunker

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 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...

Nova Lands

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 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 5 → 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...

Farm Together 2

Business / Management, Sandbox, Cooperative (co-op), Farm Simulator

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 11 July 2025

Players: 8.6/10

A farmer simulator in which players start from scratch, with a small plot that can later become a huge farm. In the game you can grow crops, plant trees, take care...

Fabledom

City Building, Strategy, Isometric, Simulation, Sandbox, Fantasy, Construction

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 12 September 2024

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 77/100

The player takes control of a city in a wonderful world where fairy-tale characters have become real. In order for the city to prosper, it is necessary to monitor...

Little Kitty, Big City

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 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 5 → 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...

Trash Goblin

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 26 March 2026

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...

Kerbal Space Program 2

Simulation, Futurism (Future), Educational game (Education), Sandbox, Science fiction, Online, Exploration

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 24 February 2023

Players: 5.4/10

Continuation of a fun sci-fi simulator based on real laws of physics. In the game you need to create a space program, build a powerful spaceship, design colonies to...

Black Skylands

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 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 5 → 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 5 → 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...

Planet Coaster 2

Simulation, Sandbox, Construction, City Building, Cooperative (co-op), Business / Management

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 6 November 2024

Players: 7.8/10

Metacritic: 78/100

Management strategy from the creators of Elite: Dangerous. Players can create, customize and manage theme parks with new features and expanded tools. It is now...

Techtonica

Strategy, Construction, City Building, Sandbox, Crafting, First-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Science fiction, Online

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 7 November 2024

Players: 9.6/10

The events of the game take place in an underground alien world, to which the main character goes to extract minerals and vital products. As he progresses, he...

Palia

Action, Online, MMO, Third-person view, Sandbox, Free game, Open world, Fantasy

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 13 May 2025

Players: 5.4/10

Metacritic: 77/100

A colorful MMO game where you can see old friends and do peaceful things like fishing and gardening. The events take place in a fantasy village, where the main...

Tchia

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 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...

Towers of Aghasba

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

Game in development: PlayStation 5 → 2026; Early Access: PlayStation 5 → 19 November 2024

Players: 1/10

Adventure sandbox with an open world. The main action takes place in a fantasy universe. It is home to the Shimu people, who are trying to retake their homeland...

Prison Architect 2

Strategy, Simulation, In real time, Business / Management, Sandbox

Game in development: PlayStation 5 → 2026

Anticipation Rating: 7.9/10

A prison warden simulator that allows you to create a correctional facility at your own discretion. You can set your own rules, design cameras and infrastructure...

Sandbox

Best Games in the Sandbox genre for PlayStation 5