Best Games in the Sandbox genre of 2008 for PC
Role-playing game, Simulation, Action, Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Sandbox, God Simulator, Open world
Game released: PC → 19 December 2008
Players:
8.8/10
Steam:
92/100
Metacritic:
84/100
This evolution and civilization simulation follows a species from a single cell to spacefaring exploration. Progression spans five stages—Cell...
Simulation, Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Sandbox, Space, Science fiction
Game released: PC → 3 July 2008
Steam:
77/100
This space combat simulator follows the war between the Galactic Terran Alliance and the Shivans, a race that appears without warning and possesses...
Simulation, Action, Flight Simulator, Business / Management, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Space, Sandbox
Game released: PC → 25 December 2008
Players:
7.9/10
Steam:
83/100
Metacritic:
73/100
X3: Terran Conflict is a continuation of the global management strategy in a sci-fi setting. The events of the game take place back in 2938, where...
Simulation, Strategy, Business / Management, First-person view, Third-person view, Sandbox, Trains, City Building, Construction
Game released: PC → 3 April 2009
Players:
2.4/10
Steam:
52/100
This business simulation focuses on running a railway company and developing the city around its network. The player lays tracks, sets train...
Strategy, Warships / Submarines, In real time, Business / Management, Helicopters, Sandbox, Tanks, Simulation, Grand strategy
Game released: PC → 29 July 2008
Players:
7.7/10
Steam:
78/100
Metacritic:
51/100
SuperPower 2 is a global real-time strategy with elements of a management simulator. In the game, you will control entire countries in three main...
Role-playing game, Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Sandbox, Third-person view
Game released: PC → 19 August 2009
Players:
9.5/10
Steam:
91/100
Metacritic:
89/100
This fantasy real-time strategy game focuses on combat rather than resource gathering. Mana and souls are the two resources used to summon units...
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Collection, Futurism (Future), Sandbox, Science fiction
Game released: PC → 25 November 2008
Steam:
67/100
This science-fiction first-person shooter follows John Dalton, an ex-Marine and Marshal for the Terran Colonial Authority who patrols the edge of...
Simulation, Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, First-person view, Third-person view, Collection, Sandbox
Game released: PC → 2 May 2008
Steam:
91/100
This strategy simulation focuses on building and managing a theme park. Players construct roller coasters and water slides, develop the park, observe...