Sandbox 2007 for PC — top best games in the Sandbox genre

Gears of War - a game in the Sandbox genre

Action, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Sandbox, Post-apocalyptic, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC → 12 December 2008

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 91/100

Gears of War is an action game with a third-person view in a fantastic post-apocalyptic setting. The game's plot revolves around Delta Force soldiers defending...

Crysis

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

Game released: PC → 17 September 2008

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Set in 2020, this futuristic first-person shooter follows a standoff between the United States and North Korea in the South China Sea. After North Korean forces...

World in Conflict

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

Game released: PC → 4 December 2008

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 89/100

A real-time strategy game about the Soviet army advancing into Western Europe in 1989 and a diversionary attack on American soil. The player takes the role of a...

Unreal Tournament 3

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

Game released: PC → 17 March 2008

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 84/100

A futuristic first-person shooter built around arena battles against other players online or computer-controlled opponents. Combat combines a range of weapons and...

1914: Shells of Fury

Simulation, Warships / Submarines, First-person view, Historical, Sandbox

Game released: PC → 20 August 2007

Players: 6.2/10

1914: Shells of Fury — historical simulator with a first-person view. As the commander of a combat submarine, you will have to win a series of exciting naval...

CivCity: Rome

Strategy, Business / Management, Isometric, Sandbox, City Building, Simulation

Game released: PC → 29 July 2009

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 71/100

Metacritic: 67/100

A city-building simulation about the great cities of the Roman Empire, from its early beginnings to its height and the city of Rome itself. Across a series of...

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...

Aquaria

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Puzzle, Sandbox, Metroidvania, Indie, Exploration

Game released: PC → 7 December 2007

Players: 9.9/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Aquaria is a metroidvania set in a vast underwater world filled with living creatures and ancient secrets. Naija, a solitary ocean dweller, searches for her family...

FIFA Manager 07

Simulation, Business / Management, Third-person view, Sports game, Sandbox

Game released: PC → 23 August 2007

Players: 9.5/10

FIFA Manager 07 - unlike the previous games of the series, the mode of “free” camera appeared. It allows you to change the viewing angle at the request of the...

Heroes of Might and Magic 5: Tribes of the East

Role-playing game, Strategy, DLC, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Sandbox, Online

Game released: PC → 10 October 2008

Players: 9.6/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 70/100

An expansion for Heroes of Might and Magic 5, this turn-based fantasy strategy game follows the struggle over the world of Ashan. Players explore the land, capture...

RollerCoaster Tycoon 3

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

Game released: PC → 8 August 2007

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 81/100

A theme park management simulator that lets players view the park from different angles and ride its roller coasters. 3D graphics allow the camera to move around...

Medieval 2: Total War - Kingdoms

Strategy, DLC, In real time, Third-person view, Historical, Turn-based, Sandbox, Medieval era

Game released: PC → 7 September 2007

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 72/100

Metacritic: 85/100

An expansion for Medieval 2: Total War, this historical strategy game adds four campaigns set on expanded maps of the British Isles, Teutonic Northern Europe, the...

Rail Simulator

Simulation, First-person view, Third-person view, Sandbox, Trains

Game released: PC → 18 October 2007

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 72/100

Rail Simulator — railway simulator for Microsoft Windows, released in 2007. Developed by the British company Kuju Entertainment. The game runs on the PhysX...

Micro Machines V4

Arcade, Action, Racing, Third-person view, Top-down view, Sandbox

Game released: PC → 8 February 2007

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 61/100

Micro Machines V4 is an arcade racing action game. The player controls a toy car and drives it along the track. As with most games, the goal is to beat other racers...

Shellblast

Strategy, Puzzle, Sandbox, Indie, Action

Game released: PC → 3 September 2007

Steam: 87/100

A puzzle game combining elements of Minesweeper and Picross, Shellblast sends the player around the world to defuse bombs before they explode. Its 50-level campaign...

ArmA: Armed Assault

Simulation, Shooter, First-person view, Sandbox, Open world, Action, Strategy

Game released: PC → 11 July 2008

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 68/100

Metacritic: 74/100

This first-person tactical military shooter with simulation elements takes place on the island of Sahrani, where large-scale conflicts unfold alongside...

Disciples: Sacred Lands (Gold Edition)

Strategy, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Sandbox, Turn-based

Game released: PC → 4 October 1999

Steam: 86/100

Set in the fantasy world of the Sacred Lands, this turn-based strategy game with role-playing elements follows four races fighting for survival and dominance. The...

Empire Earth 2

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Top-down view, Historical, Sandbox, Construction

Game released: PC → October 2007

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Empire Earth 2 — you will lead the great nations of Korea, Germany, and America in the main game, and the nations of Egypt, Russia, and the Maasai tribe in the...

Gish

Action, Strategy, Third-person view, Puzzle, Sandbox, Indie, Adventure

Game released: PC → 20 July 2007

Players: 9.6/10

Steam: 60/100

Metacritic: 80/100

This action-adventure game with puzzle elements follows Gish, a ball of tar who ventures into the subterranean sewers of the forgotten city of Dross to rescue his...

Empire Earth 3

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Fantasy / Medieval, Historical, Sandbox, Construction

Game released: PC → 6 May 2010

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 27/100

Metacritic: 50/100

Empire Earth 3 - during story missions, the player can observe the position of troops on the planet, it looks schematically. During the actual battle, the player is...

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08

Golf, Third-person view, Sports game, Sandbox

Game released: PC → 26 September 2007

Metacritic: 75/100

A professional golf sports game featuring the FedExCup championship format and competitions against PGA Tour and LPGA Tour players. Shot Confidence tracks...

Titan Quest: Immortal Throne

Role-playing game, Action, DLC, Third-person view, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Sandbox

Game released: PC → 17 July 2007

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Titan Quest: Immortal Throne is an action role-playing game in the fantasy genre. Like its predecessor Titan Quest, Immortal Throne is an action role-playing game...

Empire Earth 2: The Art of Supremacy

Strategy, DLC, In real time, Isometric, Top-down view, Historical, Sandbox

Game released: PC → 26 July 2007

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 57/100

An expansion for Empire Earth 2 that adds campaigns spanning historical eras, along with new civilizations, units, and wonders. The campaigns range from the time of...

Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord

Strategy, Simulation, Third-person view, Historical, Sandbox, Tanks, Tactics

Game released: PC → 8 December 2009

Steam: 96/100

Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord takes you from Normandy in 1944 to Germany in 1945—the Western Front. You can side with the Allies or the Axis. The choice is wide...

Ship Simulator 2008

Simulation, Warships / Submarines, First-person view, Third-person view, Sandbox

Game released: PC → 12 September 2007

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 62/100

Ship Simulator 2008 — normal and quite realistic graphics appeared, the waves became more realistic, the weather changed not only in terms of the name, but...

Anno 1701: The Sunken Dragon

Strategy, DLC, Warships / Submarines, In real time, Business / Management, Third-person view, Isometric, Sandbox

Game released: PC → 1 December 2007

Players: 8.7/10

Anno 1701: The Sunken Dragon — The main difference from the main game is a campaign of eleven missions in which you have to help your friend Finn Hallqvist...

Heroes of Might and Magic 5 (Silver Edition)

Role-playing game, Strategy, Isometric, Collection, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Sandbox

Game released: PC → 1 December 2009

Heroes of Might and Magic 5 (Silver Edition) is an isometric role-playing game with strategy, fantasy and sandbox elements from the masters at Nival, Inc.. The game...

Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer

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

Game released: PC → 17 October 2007

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 82/100

An expansion for Neverwinter Nights 2, Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer follows the events of the original game: after the battle with the King of...

Starship Kingdom

Strategy, Business / Management, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Board / Group Game, Turn-based, Sandbox

Game released: PC → 10 January 2007

Starship Kingdom is a third-person strategy game with business simulator and sandbox elements from the developers of ApeZone Inc. The main publisher of the game is...

Theatre of War

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

Game released: PC → 25 October 2007

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 61/100

Metacritic: 66/100

A real-time tactical strategy game, Theatre of War covers battles fought in Europe during 1939–1945. The player commands military units from several nations...

Unreal Tournament 3 (Collector's Edition)

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

Game released: PC → 19 November 2007

Steam: 85/100

A futuristic first-person shooter built around battles against other players or computer-controlled opponents. In Unreal Tournament 3, combat uses weapons and...

TAGAP: The Apocalyptic Game About Penguins

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

Game released: PC → 31 July 2007

TAGAP: The Apocalyptic Game About Penguins is a third-person action game with a mixture of shooter, platformer and sandbox from the Penguin Development Team studio...

The Sims 2: Bon Voyage

Simulation, DLC, In real time, Third-person view, Sandbox

Game released: PC → 18 October 2007

Metacritic: 74/100

An expansion for Sims 2 focused on Sims taking vacations and exploring destinations. During their travels, Sims can meet locals ranging from a wise hermit to fire...

WWII Battle Tanks: T-34 vs. Tiger

Simulation, In real time, First-person view, Third-person view, Historical, Sandbox, Tanks

Game released: PC → 21 November 2008

Players: 8.1/10

WWII Battle Tanks: T-34 vs. Tiger is a first-person simulator with elements of a historical game, a sandbox and a tank simulator from the developers of G5 Software...

Chris Sawyer's Locomotion

Simulation, Strategy, Business / Management, Isometric, Sandbox, Trains

Game released: PC → 9 August 2011

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 59/100

An economic strategy and transport-management simulator about building a company that carries passengers and cargo between cities and industries. The player lays...

ArmA: Queen's Gambit

Simulation, Action, Shooter, Strategy, Stealth, DLC, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Helicopters, Sandbox, Tanks

Game released: PC → 24 October 2007

ArmA: Queen's Gambit — the first campaign "Ramadiya Conflict" is a continuation of the original storyline. The player takes on the role of Leon Ortega, who...

Combat Mission: Shock Force

Simulation, Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Turn-based, Sandbox

Game released: PC → 22 August 2007

Players: 6.8/10

Metacritic: 62/100

Combat Mission: Shock Force — depicts fictional 2008 battles between the Syrian army and American Stryker brigades. The game features improved graphics and 3D...

Incubation: The Wilderness Missions

Action, Strategy, DLC, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Sandbox

Game released: PC → 14 September 2007

Incubation: The Wilderness Missions is a third-person action game with a touch of strategy and sandbox from the developers of Blue Byte Studio GmbH. The game is...

Crayon Physics

Strategy, Third-person view, Puzzle, Sandbox

Game released: PC → 1 June 2007

Steam: 89/100

Crayon Physics is a third-person strategy game with puzzle and sandbox elements from the masters at Kloonigames. The main publisher of the game is...

JelloCar

Racing, Platformer, Third-person view, Sandbox

Game released: PC → 6 October 2007

JelloCar is a third-person racing game with platformer and sandbox elements. Sometimes the game is also called...

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Best Games in the Sandbox genre of 2007 for PC