Sandbox
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Statuses
Best Games in the Sandbox genre for PC
Strategy, Simulation, In real time, Futurism (Future), Sandbox, Science fiction, City Building, Space, Survival, Adventure
Game released: PC → 31 December 2025
Steam:
20/100
A space simulation game about building and resource management. Your main goal is to prepare an expedition to another planet. To do this, you need to...
Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, City Building, Sandbox, Exploration, Historical, Cooperative (co-op), Simulation
Game released: PC → 16 April 2019
Players:
8.3/10
Steam:
78/100
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...
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, First-person view, Third-person view, Sandbox, Indie, Roguelike
Not officially announced: PC → 2028
Anticipation Rating:
7/10
Minecraft 2 is the continuation of the legendary sandbox adventure with a third-person view and abundant opportunities for creating objects and...
Role-playing game, Strategy, Business / Management, Isometric, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Open world, Sandbox, Survival
Game released: PC → 6 December 2018; Early Access: PC → 21 November 2011
Players:
9.3/10
Steam:
95/100
Metacritic:
75/100
Kenshi is a post-apocalyptic role-playing game with elements of management strategy and survival. You have to explore a large open world where you...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Sandbox, Open world, Farm Simulator, Simulation
Early Access: PC → 5 August 2024; Game released: PC → 5 August 2026
Players:
9.5/10
Steam:
97/100
Metacritic:
88/100
The game takes place in the picturesque village of Mystria. In this cozy and magical place, the player farms, growing a variety of crops, takes care...
Simulation, Business / Management, First-person view, Sandbox, Casual game, Dungeons, Crafting, Procedural generation, Exploration, Horror
Game released: PC → 7 February 2025
Players:
7.8/10
Steam:
90/100
The main character bought a house and now digs a hole in his garden. In the process, different values come across, for example, silver and even...
Anime / Manga, Sandbox, Indie, Casual game, Exploration, Construction, Crafting, Farm Simulator, Role-playing game
Early Access: PC → 11 February 2026; Game released: PC → 18 August 2026
Players:
6.4/10
Steam:
81/100
Metacritic:
67/100
A cozy tropical island life simulator with farming, decorating, and exploration elements. The player finds himself far from the bustle of the city...
Strategy, Simulation, Business / Management, Isometric, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, City Building, Sandbox, Survival
Early Access: PC → 26 September 2019; Game in development: PC → 2026
Players:
8.2/10
Steam:
84/100
Flotsam is an unusual city-building strategy with an isometric camera view and survival elements in a post-apocalyptic setting. In the game you have...
Simulation, Action, Shooter, Strategy, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view, Helicopters, Sandbox, Tanks, Online
Game released: PC → 31 July 2009
VGTimes:
8.0/10
Players:
7.5/10
Steam:
84/100
Metacritic:
77/100
This first- and third-person military simulation is set in the fictional post-Soviet state of Chernarus, where U.S. Marines become caught in a...
Adventure, Simulation, Online, Third-person view, Sandbox, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Fantasy, Construction, Crafting
Early Access: PC → 20 June 2024; Game in development: PC → 2027
Players:
7.8/10
Steam:
79/100
A cooperative game in which the gamer creates the perfect Viking settlement alone or with up to three friends. You need to give commands to settlers...
Strategy, God Simulator, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Simulation, Construction, Sandbox
Game released: PC → 5 June 2009
Players:
7.9/10
Steam:
86/100
Metacritic:
73/100
A life simulation set in an open world, where the player creates characters and guides their daily lives, relationships, and ambitions. Appearance...
Business / Management, First-person view, Simulation, Educational game (Education), Third-person view, Sandbox, Racing
Game released: PC → 11 August 2021
Players:
7.8/10
Steam:
95/100
Car Mechanic Simulator 2021 is an educational car simulator with elements of a racing arcade with a first-person view. The sequel features new modes...