Sandbox
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Statuses
Best Games in the Sandbox genre for PC
Action, Shooter, Strategy, First-person view, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Sandbox, Post-apocalyptic, Online
Game released: PC → 26 September 2011
Players:
4.7/10
Steam:
78/100
Metacritic:
71/100
Nuclear Dawn is a multiplayer game that combines first-person shooting with real-time strategy in a post-apocalyptic setting of war-torn cities. As...
Role-playing game, Online, Action, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Free game, Roguelike, Sandbox, Open world
Game released: PC → 9 July 2015
Players:
7.8/10
Steam:
76/100
Trove is a free-to-play multiplayer action game with a third-person view and survival elements. Together with your friends, you have the opportunity...
Action, Horror, Third-person view, Sandbox, Role-playing game, Stealth, Tactics, Zombies, Survival, Open world
Game released: PC → 27 April 2015
Players:
7.1/10
Steam:
78/100
Metacritic:
72/100
State of Decay — Year-One Survival Edition is an action-horror game with a third-person view and stealth elements. The developers have added...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Farm Simulator, Sandbox, Visual novel
Game released: PC → 9 August 2018
Players:
7.5/10
Steam:
69/100
Metacritic:
61/100
Deiland is an adventure role-playing game with a third-person view in a fantasy setting, created based on “The Little Prince” by the famous French...
Isometric, Sandbox, Post-apocalyptic, Science fiction, Survival, Crafting, Casual game, Farm Simulator, Role-playing game
Early Access: PC → 8 August 2023; Game released: PC → 13 November 2024
Players:
8.9/10
Steam:
83/100
The game takes place in a destroyed and flooded post-apocalyptic city. The main character builds a shelter on the roof of a skyscraper. You can...
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Warships / Submarines, Third-person view, Historical, Sandbox, Medieval era
Game in development: PC → 2027
Anticipation Rating:
10/10
The game takes place during the golden age of maritime robbery in the Caribbean. The player takes on the role of a captain who guides his ship and...
Cooperative (co-op), Simulation, Science fiction, Construction, Crafting, Sandbox, Side view, Business / Management, Survival
Game released: PC → 30 May 2023
Steam:
37/100
The player builds ships and travels to different planets, where he creates colonies. Only the most successful settlements will be able to pool...
Crafting, Survival, Third-person view, Simulation, Open world, Cooperative (co-op), Sandbox, Construction, Science fiction, Space
Game released: PC → 24 June 2024
Players:
9/10
A free prologue in which one of the planets is available for exploration. The main character must prepare a new home for people. To do this, you will...
Simulation, Sandbox, Construction, City Building, Cooperative (co-op), Business / Management, Strategy
Game released: PC → 6 November 2024
Players:
8.9/10
Steam:
74/100
Metacritic:
78/100
Management strategy from the creators of Elite: Dangerous. Players can create, customize and manage theme parks with new features and expanded...
Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Sandbox, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Exploration, Open world, Crafting
Early Access: PC → 19 November 2024; Game in development: PC → 2027
Players:
1/10
Steam:
67/100
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...
Simulation, Action, Strategy, Warships / Submarines, In real time, First-person view, Third-person view, Historical, Sandbox
Game released: PC → 2 March 2010
Players:
8.2/10
Steam:
41/100
Metacritic:
62/100
A military submarine simulation about commanding a German U-boat against Allied forces in the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. The player leads...
Role-playing game, Action, MMO, Third-person view, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Free game, Sandbox
Game released: PC → 7 October 2014; The project is closed: PC → 12 August 2016
Players:
9.8/10
Metacritic:
73/100
A game creation tool for building original games and worlds, then playing and sharing them. Project Spark combines content-creation tools with the...
Role-playing game, Simulation, Action, MMO, First-person view, Indie, Free game, Exploration, Sandbox, Construction
Game released: PC → 12 August 2014
Players:
7.7/10
Steam:
75/100
Creativerse is a free-to-play multiplayer sandbox with a first-person view, where you can transform the world as you wish. You will be able to...
Role-playing game, Action, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Free game, Cooperative (co-op), Sandbox, Open world, Survival
Game released: PC → 8 November 2016
Players:
5.2/10
Steam:
59/100
Planet Explorers is a free-to-play action role-playing game with a third-person view and survival elements in a sci-fi setting. The plot tells about...
Arcade, Indie, Third-person view, First-person view, Action, Shooter, Educational game (Education), Combat robots, Flight Simulator, Warships / Submarines, Sandbox, Construction, Open world
Game released: PC → 17 September 2020
Players:
8.1/10
Steam:
90/100
Stormworks: Build and Rescue is a fun sandbox simulator where you take control of your own search and rescue team by modeling and creating vehicles...
Simulation, First-person view, Crafting, Action, Casual game, Open world, Sandbox, Exploration, Farm Simulator
Early Access: PC → 16 October 2023; Game released: PC → 25 September 2024
Steam:
80/100
A colorful simulator of a student learning the secrets of the art of alchemy in a world inhabited by anthropomorphic animals. As the player...
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Historical, Sandbox, Survival, Comedy, Open world, Fantasy, Construction, Crafting
Early Access: PC → 26 July 2024; Game released: PC → 3 April 2026
Players:
8.7/10
Steam:
89/100
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...
Simulation, Fantasy, Construction, Strategy, City Building, Isometric, Sandbox, Business / Management
Early Access: PC → 21 October 2024; Game released: PC → 22 May 2025
Players:
7.5/10
Steam:
80/100
An urban sandbox in which the player acts as the head of a cult, builds his own settlement and ultimately tries to revive an ancient deity. The game...
Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Sandbox, Open world, Simulation, City Building
Early Access: PC → 6 November 2025; Game in development: PC → 2026
Players:
9.2/10
Steam:
93/100
Mice head to uninhabited islands to escape the cat empire. Space is limited, but resources and opportunities for automated production abound...