Sandbox
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Statuses
Best Games in the Sandbox genre for PC
Role-playing game, MMO, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Sandbox, Free game, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Open world, Fantasy, Crafting
Game released: PC → 9 August 2023
Players:
7.7/10
Conditionally free survival game with crafting, building, anime-style graphics, and a large open world, similar to a mix of Genshin Impact and Valheim. The...
Adventure, Simulation, Third-person view, Sandbox, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Fantasy, Construction, Crafting
Early Access: PC → 20 June 2024; Game in development: PC → 2026
Players:
7.7/10
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, extract...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Horror, Top-down view, Sandbox, Survival, Exploration, Crafting, Farm Simulator
Game in development: PC → 10 September 2026
The locals behave unusually, ancient entities watch from the shadows, and the news becomes more absurd with each passing day. The game combines elements of life...
Online, Business / Management, Isometric, Sandbox, Cooperative (co-op), Exploration, Construction, Farm Simulator
Game released: PC → 23 April 2025
A colorful farming simulator in which players explore the tropical eucalyptus forests and scorching deserts of an island inspired by the wild Australian outback. As...
Adventure, Open world, Exploration, Sandbox, First-person view, Action, Space, Science fiction, Survival, Crafting
Game released: PC → 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...
Simulation, Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view, Helicopters, Sandbox, Tanks
Game released: PC → 8 October 2009
Players:
8.3/10
Metacritic:
76/100
Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising is a tactical shooter with a first-person view, the events of which will tell about the military conflict on one of the islands...
Role-playing game, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Adventure, Survival, Exploration, Sandbox, Open world, Crafting, Indie
Early Access: PC → 22 June 2023; Game released: PC → 14 April 2025
Players:
7.9/10
Metacritic:
67/100
The game takes place on Earth destroyed by an environmental disaster. To survive and understand what happened, the hero collects resources, fights dangers, searches...
Action, Survival, Online, Shooter, Third-person view, Crafting, Exploration, Sandbox, Construction, Post-apocalyptic, Open world, Zombies
Early Access: PC → 12 August 2022; Game released: PC → 15 June 2023
Players:
6.2/10
The game takes place on an island that is filled with various dangers such as traps, wild animals, infected and survivors who are ready to kill for the opportunity...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Top-down view, Sandbox, Dungeons, Open world, Fantasy, Construction, Crafting
Early Access: PC → 25 August 2025; Game in development: PC → 2027
Players:
6.6/10
The player explores a procedurally generated fantasy world where they found themselves after a shipwreck. There are a variety of skills that are not tied to...
Action, Simulation, Warships / Submarines, First-person view, Historical, Sandbox, Exploration, Open world
Game in development: PC → 2026
Anticipation Rating:
9.6/10
A realistic ship control simulator. As players progress, they transport cargo, participate in battles, and engage in privateering. Among the features are the...
Action, Simulation, Business / Management, First-person view, Sandbox, Comedy, Open world, Construction
Game released: PC → 22 August 2025
Players:
8.7/10
A crazy water park management simulator where your imagination is your only limit. As you progress, you can build slides of unimaginable shapes, design pools...
Action, Adventure, First-person view, Third-person view, Sandbox, Exploration, Open world, Construction, Crafting
Game in development: PC → 2026
Anticipation Rating:
10/10
Sandbox about Vikings with a large open world, battles, hunting, crafting and construction. The game takes place on an archipelago with unique islands, fjords and...
Action, Adventure, Top-down view, Sandbox, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Exploration, Open world, Procedural generation
Game in development: PC → 2026
Anticipation Rating:
10/10
Survival horror in the Don't Starve series. The game offers exploration of procedurally generated locations with various biomes and climate conditions — from snowy...
Shooter, Online, First-person view, Sandbox, Post-apocalyptic, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Crafting
Early Access: PC → 11 October 2023; Game released: PC → 30 October 2025
Players:
6.4/10
The game takes place in a post-apocalyptic world inhabited by mutant zombies and gangs. In another reality, the world has been conquered by a tyrannical empire, but...