Sandbox
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Statuses
Best Games in the Sandbox genre for PC
Simulation, Post-apocalyptic, City Building, Strategy, Survival, Zombies, Sandbox, Business / Management
Game released: PC → 11 April 2024
Players:
6.8/10
The world is engulfed by a virus that turns those infected into aggressive and powerful monsters. Settlements are deserted and resources are scarce. The player...
Sandbox, Survival, Isometric, Simulation, Open world, Crafting, Exploration, Adventure, Construction
Game released: PC → 25 May 2023
The player creates his own world from pieces and then explores it. More than a hundred varieties of biomes and their combinations are available. To survive, you can...
Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Sandbox, Virtual Reality (VR), Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Open world, Fantasy, Crafting
Early Access: PC → 10 June 2026; Game in development: PC → 2027
Players:
10/10
A fantasy adventure with elements of survival and a magical sandbox, where magic becomes the foundation of almost every action. The game world is filled with...
Simulation, Strategy, Indie, Top-down view, Business / Management, Sandbox, Fantasy / Medieval, Casual game
Game released: PC → 14 July 2022
Players:
8.6/10
Clanfolk is a captivating top-down life simulator set in the highlands of medieval Scotland. As you progress, you will have to survive and develop the settlement of...
Simulation, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Sandbox, Science fiction, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Open world, Space
Early Access: PC → 10 May 2023; Game in development: PC → 2026
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...
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, First-person view, Sandbox, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Exploration, Open world, Crafting, Procedural generation
Early Access: PC → 17 March 2026; Game in development: PC → 2027
Players:
7.1/10
A cooperative role-playing sandbox, the action of which takes place among islands floating in the sky. Players explore endless procedurally generated locations...
Strategy, DLC, God Simulator, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Sandbox, Fantasy, Construction
Game released: PC → 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...
Simulation, Business / Management, Sandbox, Post-apocalyptic, Survival, City Building, Construction, Crafting
Game released: PC → 3 April 2026
Metacritic:
73/100
A post-apocalyptic city-building simulator in which any building can collapse. As the leader of a small group of survivors, you will have to build a vertical city...
Strategy, Simulation, Business / Management, Sandbox, Science fiction, Space, Construction, Crafting, Procedural generation
Early Access: PC → 7 November 2022; Game released: PC → 2 June 2026
Players:
5.6/10
A space simulation game focused on the exploration of a procedurally generated universe. Traveling between asteroids and planets, you will create your own network...
Simulation, First-person view, Sandbox, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Open world, Construction, Crafting
Game released: PC → 8 June 2026
Metacritic:
64/100
A survival game set in a future world where civilization has risen into the sky and settled on floating islands. Here, technology coexists with nature, and daily...
Action, Simulation, Business / Management, First-person view, Sandbox, Post-apocalyptic, Comedy, Crafting, Zombies
Game released: PC → 5 March 2026
Players:
6/10
An unusual shop management simulator set during a zombie apocalypse. Amid chaos and constant danger, a small trading business develops: shelves are filled with...
Adventure, Role-playing game, Warships / Submarines, Simulation, Third-person view, Historical, Open world, Exploration, Sandbox
Game released: PC → 15 February 2024
Players:
8.3/10
Remake of the pirate RPG Sea Dogs: To Each His Own from 2012. The main character is the sea wolf Charles de Mor. He engages in seafaring with a numerous fleet of...
Strategy, Simulation, In real time, Business / Management, Sandbox, Casual game, Open world, Construction
Game in development: PC → 13 October 2026
The sequel continues to develop the ideas of the original zoo simulation, focusing on more vibrant and large-scale management of natural complexes. The game...
Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Sandbox, Science fiction, Cooperative (co-op), Open world, Space
Early Access: PC → 11 June 2026; Game in development: PC → 2027
Cooperative adventure in the universe Astroneer, focused on exploring deep space and joint expeditions. Players become part of the crew of the ESS Starseeker...
Simulation, First-person view, Third-person view, Sandbox, Post-apocalyptic, Survival, Construction, Crafting, Zombies
Game released: PC → 7 April 2026
The action of the game takes place at a remote gas station somewhere in the wastelands of Nevada, where the Spotter — not the luckiest survivor — becomes the last...
Simulation, Online, Business / Management, First-person view, Sandbox, Science fiction, Cooperative (co-op), Construction, Crafting
Early Access: PC → 2 May 2024; Game in development: PC → 2026
Players:
8.8/10
An exciting sandbox about building a factory. The game takes place in an endless procedurally generated voxel world. Players extract resources, automate the...