Best Games in the Sandbox genre of 2009 for PC
Simulation, Action, Shooter, Strategy, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view, Helicopters, Sandbox, Tanks, Online
Game released: PC → 31 July 2009
VGTimes:
8.0/10
Players:
7.5/10
Steam:
84/100
Metacritic:
77/100
This first- and third-person military simulation is set in the fictional post-Soviet state of Chernarus, where U.S. Marines become caught in a conflict over control...
Strategy, God Simulator, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Simulation, Construction, Sandbox
Game released: PC → 5 June 2009
Players:
7.9/10
Steam:
86/100
Metacritic:
73/100
A life simulation set in an open world, where the player creates characters and guides their daily lives, relationships, and ambitions. Appearance and personality...
Simulation, Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical, City Building, Sandbox, Construction
Game released: PC → 23 October 2006
Players:
8/10
Steam:
87/100
Metacritic:
57/100
A real-time fantasy strategy game about castle building and warfare, drawing on medieval myths and legends. Its three campaigns span 24 missions, with players...
Simulation, Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view, Helicopters, Sandbox, Tanks, Tactics, Open world
Game released: PC → 8 October 2009
Players:
8.3/10
Steam:
64/100
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...
Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Third-person view, Top-down view, Sandbox, Simulation, City Building
Game released: PC → 25 June 2010
Players:
10/10
Steam:
90/100
Metacritic:
77/100
A city-building strategy game about ruling a tropical island during the Cold War. The player takes the role of El Presidente and chooses whether to govern as a...
Simulation, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view, Historical, Sandbox, Free game, Online
Game released: PC → 29 June 2009
Players:
10/10
Steam:
56/100
Metacritic:
77/100
A new generation flight simulator. The game events take place during the First World War. The theater of military operations is the Western Front. The events...
Strategy, Simulation, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Sandbox, City Building, Construction
Game released: PC → 27 October 2009
Players:
7.7/10
Steam:
94/100
Metacritic:
81/100
A real-time strategy game about building castles, managing settlements and waging medieval siege warfare. Players gather resources, develop the economy, produce...
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:
85/100
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; capturing enemy...
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 schedules, constructs...
Role-playing game, Simulation, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Exploration, Racing, Sandbox
Game released: PC → 21 December 2010
Players:
8.1/10
Steam:
76/100
This science-fiction role-playing game blends shooter and space-simulation elements. It follows a young pilot from the Amarno race who returns to the planet Goldin...
