Sandbox
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Best Games in the Sandbox genre of 2025 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:
9.3/10
Steam:
96/100
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...
Action, Shooter, Simulation, Online, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Sandbox, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Open world, Construction, Crafting, Trains
Early Access: PC → 9 May 2023; Game released: PC → 7 November 2025
Players:
7.4/10
Steam:
71/100
A cooperative survival action game in which the player becomes a member of the crew of an interdimensional train. The hero sets off to explore a mysterious world...
Simulation, Business / Management, First-person view, Sandbox, Casual game, Dungeons, Crafting, Procedural generation, Exploration, Horror
Game released: PC → 7 February 2025
Players:
7.8/10
Steam:
90/100
The main character bought a house and now digs a hole in his garden. In the process, different values come across, for example, silver and even bags with money...
Action, Simulation, First-person view, Sandbox, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game, Comedy, Online
Game released: PC → 23 October 2025
Players:
5.5/10
Steam:
92/100
Metacritic:
82/100
The sequel continues the atmosphere of meditative cleaning, where, with the help of a mechanical washing, you can save the world of dirt and return Muckingma to its...
Adventure, Open world, Exploration, Sandbox, First-person view, Action, Space, Science fiction, Survival, Crafting, Role-playing game, Cooperative (co-op)
Game released: PC → 14 May 2025
Players:
8.2/10
Steam:
75/100
A colorful open-world sandbox in which the player confronts a galactic infection called the Red Darkness, which threatens the entire galaxy. As you progress, you...
Online, Business / Management, Isometric, Sandbox, Cooperative (co-op), Exploration, Construction, Farm Simulator, Crafting
Game released: PC → 23 April 2025
Steam:
93/100
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...
Survival, City Building, Side view, Simulation, Business / Management, Sandbox, Construction, Strategy
Early Access: PC → 6 November 2023; Game released: PC → 1 May 2025
Players:
9.3/10
Steam:
87/100
The player controls a city inhabited by mice. Each resident of Ratopia has their own skills and characteristics — they need to organize suitable jobs for the...
Role-playing game, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Adventure, Survival, Exploration, Sandbox, Open world, Crafting, Indie, Cooperative (co-op)
Early Access: PC → 22 June 2023; Game released: PC → 14 April 2025
Players:
7.9/10
Steam:
78/100
Metacritic:
67/100
The game takes place on Earth destroyed by an environmental disaster. To survive and understand what happened, the hero collects resources, fights dangers, searches...
Action, Top-down view, Sandbox, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Open world, Fantasy, Crafting, Procedural generation, Online
Early Access: PC → 12 December 2019; Game released: PC → 16 October 2025
Players:
6.6/10
Steam:
94/100
A colorful action sandbox that combines exploration, crafting, settlement building, and cooperative play. The procedurally generated world is filled with various...
Simulation, Action, Sandbox, Adventure, Exploration, Third-person view, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Space, Open world, Science fiction, Construction
Early Access: PC → 27 January 2025; Game in development: PC → 2027
Steam:
94/100
Training simulator, whose events develop in outer space. In the game, it is necessary to design, build and serve spaceships. As you pass, you can build space...
Adventure, Action, Survival, Crafting, Medieval era, Simulation, Open world, Sandbox, Role-playing game, Strategy
Game released: PC → 23 April 2025
Players:
7.2/10
Steam:
50/100
The game takes place on an island where the gamer controls a Viking settlement. To do this, you need to build objects, craft items, hunt, raid and not forget about...
Strategy, Simulation, God Simulator, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Sandbox, Science fiction, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Comedy, Open world, Construction
Early Access: PC → 30 July 2024; Game released: PC → 15 April 2025
Players:
4.1/10
Steam:
50/100
A humorous simulator of a space developer. The player builds and develops real estate on another planet, interacting with the local flora and fauna. To do this, you...
Shooter, Stealth, First-person view, Science fiction, Futurism (Future), Adventure, Old school, Sandbox
Game released: PC → 30 April 2025
Steam:
94/100
Metacritic:
79/100
A stealth shooter with an unusual approach to stealth and interaction with the environment. The plot centers on a barefoot spy who must sneak past enemies and...
Zombies, Survival, Open world, Cooperative (co-op), Crafting, Sandbox, Isometric, Post-apocalyptic, Action
Game released: PC → 7 August 2025
Players:
8.5/10
Steam:
75/100
A multiplayer game set in a ruined Soviet Union. Explore an open world and scavenge for supplies to fight off bandits and mutants. Upgrade your skills, build...
