Best Games in the Sandbox genre of 2024 for PC
Action, First-person view, Science fiction, Shooter, Collectible card game (CCG), Cooperative (co-op), Online, Crafting, Old school, Post-apocalyptic, Sandbox, Survival
Early Access: PC → 2 May 2024; Game released: PC → 22 July 2025
Players:
9.4/10
Metacritic:
88/100
The GATE network of secret laboratories is engaged in research in all areas, including the paranormal. One day, one of the experiments ends in a massive failure...
Role-playing game, Action, Online, Third-person view, Sandbox, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Exploration, Open world, Fantasy, Construction, Crafting
Early Access: PC → 24 January 2024; Game in development: PC → 15 October 2026
Players:
8.4/10
The main character is Born of Flame, the last hope of a dying race. In a bloody struggle for power, the ancestors caused a plague that consumed the world and...
Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Zombies, Survival, Online, Open world, Exploration, Sandbox
Early Access: PC → 13 December 2013; Game released: PC → 25 July 2024
Players:
8.2/10
Metacritic:
41/100
Players find themselves in a world gripped by a zombie apocalypse, where the main task is survival. During the day, they search for resources, build shelters and...
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...
Adventure, Simulation, Third-person view, Sandbox, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Fantasy, Construction, Crafting
Early Access: PC → 20 June 2024; Game in development: PC → 2026
Players:
7.7/10
A cooperative game in which the gamer creates the perfect Viking settlement alone or with up to three friends. You need to give commands to settlers, extract...
Adventure, Role-playing game, Warships / Submarines, Simulation, Third-person view, Historical, Open world, Exploration, Sandbox
Game released: PC → 15 February 2024
Players:
8.2/10
Remake of the pirate RPG Sea Dogs: To Each His Own from 2012. The main character is the sea wolf Charles de Mor. He engages in seafaring with a numerous fleet of...
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Sandbox, Survival, Comedy, Open world, Fantasy, Construction, Crafting
Early Access: PC → 26 July 2024; Game released: PC → 3 April 2026
Players:
8.7/10
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 characters like...
Third-person view, Sandbox, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Fantasy, Construction, Crafting, Farm Simulator
Early Access: PC → 5 December 2024; Game released: PC → 18 March 2026
Players:
10/10
A co-op game for 1-6 people to manage a kingdom. As the city develops, more and more people will come for protection - they can be given tasks to automate...
Action, Survival, Simulation, Construction, Crafting, Open world, Sandbox, Third-person view, Fantasy
Early Access: PC → 15 August 2024; Game in development: PC → 2026
Players:
7/10
The game takes place on ruined islands inspired by Greek myths. Discontent is brewing in the underworld, so the hand of Charon saved the hero from death and...
Adventure, First-person view, Third-person view, Sandbox, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Exploration, Open world
Game released: PC → 5 March 2024
Survival in an open world with a focus on base building, exploring the island, and gradually uncovering its story. Players need to gather resources, create tools...
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Online, Third-person view, Sandbox, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Open world, Construction, Crafting
Early Access: PC → 5 November 2024; Game in development: PC → 2026
Players:
7.9/10
An ancient civilization once ruled the island of Luminora. They learned to extract the life force from living beings, but this led to a curse that plunged the...
Adventure, Action, Exploration, Open world, Third-person view, Crafting, Survival, Sandbox, Cooperative (co-op)
Early Access: PC → 19 November 2024; Game in development: PC → 2026
Players:
1/10
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 their homeland...
Sandbox, Exploration, First-person view, Survival, Crafting, Open world, Cooperative (co-op), Adventure, Procedural generation
Early Access: PC → 23 September 2024; Game in development: PC → 2026
Players:
6.2/10
An open world survival simulator that takes players to beautiful tropical islands. The game takes place in the Pacific Ocean. Players explore procedurally generated...
Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Sandbox, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Open world, Fantasy, Medieval era, Crafting
Game released: PC → 25 October 2024
Players:
8.3/10
Cooperative survival action in the Ancient Rus game series. As players progress, they explore different biomes and fight bosses. The spin-off has a more parodic...