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Statuses
Best Games in the Sandbox genre for PC
Construction, Business / Management, Action, Top-down view, Crafting, Sandbox, Open world, Exploration, Indie, Adventure, Survival
Game released: PC → 22 June 2023
Players:
10/10
Steam:
89/100
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...
Simulation, Online, Business / Management, First-person view, Sandbox, Science fiction, Cooperative (co-op), Open world, Construction, Crafting
Early Access: PC → 2 May 2024; Game in development: PC → 2027
Players:
8.7/10
Steam:
82/100
An exciting sandbox about building a factory. The game takes place in an endless procedurally generated voxel world. Players extract resources...
Sandbox, Strategy, Isometric, Construction, In real time, Fantasy, Free game, Simulation, City Building
Game released: PC → 9 June 2024
Steam:
74/100
The game takes place in a world where magic is gradually disappearing and technological advances are becoming more relevant. The gamer, in the role...
Adventure, Action, Simulation, Space, Construction, Sandbox, Crafting, Third-person view, Casual game, Exploration, Farm Simulator
Game released: PC → 25 January 2025
Players:
10/10
Steam:
78/100
The player in the role of an employee of the space corporation must collect resources throughout the galaxy in order to supply his native planet. A...
Role-playing game, First-person view, Third-person view, Survival, Open world, Zombies, Sandbox, Exploration
Game in development: PC → 2027
Anticipation Rating:
10/10
A role-playing action game about survival in an open world, destroyed by the RHAB-14 virus, in which civilization disappeared in just a few weeks...
Action, Adventure, Simulation, First-person view, Casual game, Exploration, Sandbox, Procedural generation
Game released: PC → 1 May 2026
Steam:
85/100
A minimalist adventure in a cold world, hidden beneath endless layers of snow and ice. Exploration is built around warmth: using a special cannon...
Action, Strategy, Adventure, First-person view, Historical, Sandbox, Indie, Open world, Medieval era
Game released: PC → 9 September 2026
Steam:
78/100
A first-person strategy game about the invasion of Japanese warriors on the island of Awaji. The foundation of the game is the construction and...
Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Fantasy / Medieval, Historical, Sandbox, Construction
Game released: PC → 6 May 2010
Players:
5.5/10
Steam:
26/100
Metacritic:
50/100
Empire Earth 3 - during story missions, the player can observe the position of troops on the planet, it looks schematically. During the actual...
Role-playing game, Strategy, God Simulator, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, City Building, Construction, Sandbox
Game released: PC → 25 July 2018
Players:
8.4/10
Steam:
71/100
Stonehearth is a cubic city-planning simulator with an isometric camera view in a fantasy setting. You will take control of a group of settlers who...
Simulation, Business / Management, First-person view, Third-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Sandbox
Game released: PC → 30 April 2026
Players:
7.7/10
Steam:
72/100
Metacritic:
77/100
A bus driver simulator from the creators of Bus Simulator 21, offering a look at everyday city life through the lens of public transport. The action...
Arcade, Action, Strategy, Educational game (Education), Platformer, Third-person view, Isometric, Sandbox, Indie, Adventure
Game released: PC → 14 November 2019
Steam:
71/100
Arcade sandbox built around creating your own games using the Unity engine. The journey takes you through different world-genres, where a wide range...
Arcade, Simulation, Strategy, Adventure, Business / Management, Casual game, Sandbox, Role-playing game
Game released: PC → 19 May 2015
Steam:
71/100
Metacritic:
66/100
Castaway Paradise is a top-down arcade management simulator where you have an entire island at your disposal. The game is a universal sandbox with...
Simulation, Indie, Action, Racing, Arcade, Tanks, Flight Simulator, Warships / Submarines, Combat robots, Sandbox, Construction
Game released: PC → 13 May 2021
Players:
5.5/10
Steam:
54/100
Dieselpunk Wars is an exciting third-person action sandbox game focused on combat with sophisticated physics and advanced damage simulation. As you...
Role-playing game, Strategy, Simulation, Online, MMO, First-person view, Third-person view, Indie, Sandbox, City Building, Business / Management
Game released: PC → 6 January 2020; Game in development: PC → 2026
Players:
6.9/10
Steam:
85/100
MMORPG Tycoon 2 is an incredible sandbox with a first-person view, in which you take control of a full-size world and fill it with monsters, cities...
Survival, Action, Third-person view, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Open world, Crafting, Sandbox, Exploration, Indie, City Building
Early Access: PC → 29 March 2024; Game released: PC → 15 May 2025
Players:
5.5/10
Steam:
78/100
The events take place in a virtual gaming world that is under development and has been attacked by a mysterious malware. The player goes on an...