Best Games in the Sandbox genre of 2022 for PC
Adventure, Online, Top-down view, Sandbox, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Dungeons, Exploration, Crafting, Farm Simulator
Early Access: PC → 8 March 2022; Game released: PC → 27 August 2024
Players:
7.7/10
Metacritic:
86/100
An arcade sandbox that you can play with friends in co-op for up to eight people. The main character is an explorer who wakes up in an ancient dungeon filled with...
Survival, First-person view, Shooter, Construction, Crafting, Sandbox, Exploration, Open world, Simulation
Early Access: PC → 25 August 2022; Game released: PC → 5 June 2023
Players:
7.7/10
A survival simulator in which a large group of people are marooned on a desert island where they try to survive. There are no rules, but there are advantages for...
Strategy, Isometric, In real time, Simulation, City Building, Sandbox, Historical, Fantasy, Construction
Early Access: PC → 1 November 2022; Game released: PC → 8 December 2023
Players:
8/10
Metacritic:
91/100
A city-planning simulator in a dark fantasy world in which you need to restore civilization and save it from deadly rains. Players take on the role of the Scorched...
Online, Business / Management, Isometric, Sandbox, Cooperative (co-op), Exploration, Construction, Farm Simulator
Game released: PC → 23 April 2025
A colorful farming simulator in which players explore the tropical eucalyptus forests and scorching deserts of an island inspired by the wild Australian outback. As...
Action, Survival, Online, Shooter, Third-person view, Crafting, Exploration, Sandbox, Construction, Post-apocalyptic, Open world, Zombies
Early Access: PC → 12 August 2022; Game released: PC → 15 June 2023
Players:
6.2/10
The game takes place on an island that is filled with various dangers such as traps, wild animals, infected and survivors who are ready to kill for the opportunity...
Strategy, Simulation, Business / Management, Sandbox, Science fiction, Space, Construction, Crafting, Procedural generation
Early Access: PC → 7 November 2022; Game released: PC → 2 June 2026
Players:
5.6/10
A space simulation game focused on the exploration of a procedurally generated universe. Traveling between asteroids and planets, you will create your own network...
Simulation, Strategy, Indie, Top-down view, Business / Management, Sandbox, Fantasy / Medieval, Casual game
Game released: PC → 14 July 2022
Players:
8.6/10
Clanfolk is a captivating top-down life simulator set in the highlands of medieval Scotland. As you progress, you will have to survive and develop the settlement of...
Role-playing game, Strategy, Simulation, God Simulator, Business / Management, Isometric, Sandbox, Construction, Crafting
Game released: PC → 13 September 2022
Deadwater Saloon is a fun management simulator with an isometric camera view in a Wild West setting. In the game you will play the role of a saloon owner in a...
Virtual Reality (VR), Arcade, Adventure, First-person view, Science fiction, Sandbox, Exploration, Comedy
Game released: PC → 31 March 2022
Players:
10/10
Cosmonious High is an exciting adventure sandbox with a first-person view in a science fiction setting for virtual reality devices HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, Valve...
Action, Warships / Submarines, Cooperative (co-op), Third-person view, Simulation, Open world, Sandbox, Construction
Early Access: PC → 29 April 2022; Game released: PC → 10 March 2023
An exciting sandbox about ships and sea adventures. Features include realistic physics simulation and ocean simulation. The game will allow you to unleash your...
Strategy, Free game, City Building, Survival, Simulation, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Sandbox, Procedural generation
Game released: PC → 7 October 2022
Oxygen: First Breath is a free version of Oxygen that includes the first 50 days of play. It is a post-apocalyptic city-planning simulator with survival elements...
Shooter, Online, Educational game (Education), First-person view, Sandbox, Indie, Free game, Casual game
Game released: PC → 23 June 2022
Bullet Bash is a free, simple online shooter with a first-person view and battles for 4-12 people. There are several unusual modes: “Same Weapon”, “One Shot Kill...