Sandbox for PC — top best games in the Sandbox genre / Page 5

Minecraft 2 - a game in the Sandbox genre

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 buildings. The main...

News Tower

Strategy, Business / Management, Sandbox, Steampunk, Side view

Early Access: PC → 13 February 2024; Game released: PC → 18 November 2025

Metacritic: 84/100

The player grows his newspaper and tries to become the new media magnate of 1930s New York. It is necessary to hire and manage the various personnel necessary for...

Nested Lands

Online, Third-person view, Sandbox, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Exploration, Open world, Medieval era, Construction, Crafting

Early Access: PC → 25 February 2026; Game in development: PC → 2026

Players: 5.8/10

The events of the game unfold in the gloomy world, tormented by plague and bandits. Players need to develop a settlement and manage its inhabitants. You can send...

Shadowgrounds

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Horror, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Sandbox

Game released: PC → 3 March 2011

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 74/100

Shadowgrounds is a third-person arcade game with elements of action, shooter, horror and sandbox from the masters from the studio Frozenbyte, Inc.. The game is...

Project Castaway

Sandbox, Exploration, First-person view, Survival, Crafting, Open world, Cooperative (co-op), Adventure, Procedural generation

Early Access: PC → 23 September 2024; Game in development: PC → 2026

Players: 6.2/10

An open world survival simulator that takes players to beautiful tropical islands. The game takes place in the Pacific Ocean. Players explore procedurally generated...

RailGods of Hysterra

Action, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Crafting, Exploration, Sandbox, Fantasy, Adventure

Early Access: PC → 7 May 2025; Game in development: PC → 2026

Players: 9/10

Action-adventure survival game in the horror setting of Howard Phillips Lovecraft. The action takes place in a world that was destroyed with the arrival of the...

GoreBox

Sandbox, First-person view

Game released: PC → 21 July 2023

Players: 7.6/10

Physics based game with lots of user generated content. An extensive range of weapons and various equipment is available that allows you to destroy the environment...

Tropico 3

Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Third-person view, Top-down view, Sandbox

Game released: PC → 25 June 2010

Metacritic: 77/100

Tropico 3 is a third-person strategy game with business simulator and sandbox elements from the developers of Haemimont Games AD. The main publisher of the game is...

Chrome

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Sandbox

Game released: PC → 1 April 2008

Players: 6.7/10

Metacritic: 69/100

Chrome is a dynamic first-person shooter in a sci-fi setting. The game takes place in the distant future on colonized planets. You will take on the role of Bolt...

Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising

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...

Prison Architect 2

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

Game in development: PC → 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...

SpongeBob SquarePants: The Patrick Star Game

Sandbox, Third-person view, Adventure, Action, Comedy, Open world, Casual game

Game released: PC → 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...

Loddlenaut

Third-person view, Open world, Science fiction, Sandbox, Crafting, Survival

Game released: PC → 16 November 2023

Players: 7.6/10

Metacritic: 77/100

The main character is an interstellar administrator who must clear the planet of debris. All locations are underwater: here you can see beautiful landscapes and...

Pumping Simulator 2

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

Game released: PC → 12 September 2023

Players: 5.5/10

The player controls a gas station for cars. As the business develops, more pumps can be installed here, a grocery store and a car wash can be opened. The appearance...

Mall Simulator

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

Game released: PC → 3 November 2025

Players: 7.9/10

The game offers a look at managing a shopping mall from the inside, turning the familiar world of shopping into a calm yet engaging process of developing your own...

KYORA

Action, Adventure, Sandbox, Indie, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Open world, Procedural generation

Game in development: PC → 2026

Multiplayer adventure from the creators of Core Keeper takes you to a procedurally generated world where matter itself can be changed. The ruined lands hide...

FireFly Studios' Stronghold

Strategy, Simulation, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Sandbox

Game released: PC → 27 October 2009

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Painkiller: Redemption

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Sandbox

Game released: PC → 25 February 2011

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 43/100

Painkiller: Redemption is a first-person action game with shooter and sandbox elements from the masters from the Eggtooth Team studio. The main publishers of the...

Rise of Nations

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Historical, Sandbox

Game released: PC → 14 May 2003

Players: 8.4/10

City Car Driving 2.0

Racing, Simulation, Educational game (Education), Sandbox, Open world

Game in development: PC → 2026

Anticipation Rating: 9.6/10

A realistic car simulator that will help novice drivers master driving skills. The game has realistic control of cars with a manual or automatic transmission, the...

World in Conflict

Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Sandbox

Game released: PC → 4 December 2008

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 89/100

World in Conflict is a third-person strategy game with a sandbox twist from Massive Entertainment. The publisher of the game is Sierra Entertainment, Inc., the game...

Thief Simulator 2: Prologue

Free game, Simulation, First-person view, Action, Cooperative (co-op), Exploration, Sandbox, Stealth

Game released: PC → 3 May 2023

Players: 4/10

Free prologue for the thief simulator Thief Simulator 2. The main character, along with a friend, successfully robs the mafia. But the good life didn't work out...

Underground Garage

Racing, Simulation, Sandbox

Early Access: PC → 7 November 2024; Game released: PC → 27 January 2026

Players: 5.5/10

A realistic car simulator where you can tune cars and test them in an open world. The main action takes place in an underground garage, where the player plays the...

Towers of Aghasba

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

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

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...

Chocolate Factory Simulator

Simulation, Business / Management, Steampunk, Crafting, Sandbox

Game released: PC → 7 January 2025

A chocolate factory simulator where steam engines and gears work around the clock to create the world's most delicious chocolate. Players use their workshop full of...

Super Fantasy Kingdom

Strategy, Simulation, Sandbox, Roguelike, City Building, Fantasy, Medieval era, Construction

Early Access: PC → 24 October 2025; Game in development: PC → 2026

Players: 10/10

After a long hunt, the hero returns home to find his lands in ruins. From the ashes, he must rebuild his settlement, fortify the walls, and gather an army, as waves...

Microtopia

Strategy, Business / Management, Isometric, Sandbox, Science fiction, Procedural generation

Game released: PC → 18 February 2025

Metacritic: 77/100

The player controls the colony of morale robots. It is necessary to study territories with electronic waste, lay routes and create new anthills. It is important to...

Tropico 4

Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Third-person view, Sandbox

Game released: PC → 21 September 2011

Players: 6.6/10

Metacritic: 78/100

Tropico 4 is a continuation of the banana republic dictator simulator. You will take on the role of the newly elected El Presidente. The main task is to make candy...

Omega Crafter

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

Early Access: PC → 29 March 2024; Game released: PC → 15 May 2025

Players: 5.5/10

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 exciting adventure to...

Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead

Action, Shooter, DLC, First-person view, Third-person view, Sandbox, Combat robots, Tactics

Game released: PC → 2 July 2010

Players: 8.5/10

Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead is a standalone add-on for the tactical military simulator with a first-person view Arma 2. The events of the game take place three...

Bus World

Simulation, First-person view, Racing, Third-person view, Adventure, Indie, Sandbox, Open world

Early Access: PC → 29 September 2022; Game released: PC → 14 September 2023

Players: 7.1/10

A realistic driving simulator in which the player carries out passenger bus transportation in a variety of scenarios: from working as a bus driver to evacuation in...

Tom Clancy's EndWar (2008)

Strategy, Isometric, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Sandbox

Game released: PC → 24 February 2009

Metacritic: 72/100

YAR: Forgotten Throne

Role-playing game, Third-person view, Sandbox, Survival, Comedy, Open world, Fantasy, Construction, Crafting

Early Access: PC → 26 July 2024; Game released: PC → 3 April 2026

Players: 8.7/10

An action RPG survival game inspired by Slavic myths and legends. In the game you can choose the path of a sorcerer or a hero, meet mythological characters like...

Arms Trade Tycoon: Tanks

Simulation, Historical, Sandbox, Tanks, Grand strategy

Early Access: PC → 6 February 2024; Game in development: PC → 2026

Players: 7.8/10

The player acts as the head of a small arms trading company, specializing in the production and sale of tanks around the world. To grow a business, it is necessary...

Heartopia

Simulation, Isometric, Sandbox, Open world

Game in development: PC → 2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

The player creates a character and sets off to explore a cute little town. You can build a house and furnish the rooms. Among the activities are fishing, growing...

Valorborn

Role-playing game, Strategy, Sandbox, Indie, Exploration, Open world, Fantasy, Medieval era, Construction

Early Access: PC → 15 April 2026; Game in development: PC → 2027

A role-playing sandbox set in a dark fantasy medieval world. The game emphasizes freedom of action and the simulation of a living world. Players determine their own...

Neverwinter Nights (2002)

Role-playing game, In real time, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Sandbox

Game released: PC → 16 March 2007

Players: 9.6/10

Metacritic: 91/100

Neverwinter Nights (2002) — original script — this is a campaign. It includes about 60 hours of gameplay. Gameplay focuses on developing the player's...

Palia

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

Game released: PC → 25 March 2024

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...

Tiny Glade

Casual game, Construction, Sandbox, Indie, Medieval era

Game released: PC → 23 September 2024

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 74/100

A meditative game in which the gamer builds castles. There are no battles or farming of resources, but only a creative process. Buildings are created from various...

Levelhead

Arcade, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Sandbox, Combat robots, Indie, Side view, Cooperative (co-op)

Early Access: PC → 18 April 2019; Game released: PC → 30 April 2020

Players: 5.5/10

Levelhead is a fun side-scrolling arcade platformer set in a sci-fi setting. In the game you have to control the GR-18 delivery robot through various levels with...

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Best Games in the Sandbox genre for PC