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The definitive sandbox: mine, craft, survive the nights and build anything you can imagine in an endless procedurally generated block world, solo or with friends on servers. The Java Edition adds a massive modding community on top.
A physics-driven space sandbox where you engineer ships, stations and rovers block by block, mine asteroids and watch your creations get realistically torn apart. Its huge creative and technical freedom shines brightest with friends in co-op.
As a FICSIT Pioneer you build sprawling automated factories in first person on an alien planet. Designing efficient production chains in a beautiful open world, solo or in co-op, is deeply satisfying.
The definitive sandbox: mine, craft, survive the nights and build anything you can imagine in an endless procedurally generated block world, solo or with friends on servers. The Java Edition adds a massive modding community on top.
The definitive sandbox: mine, craft, survive the nights and build anything you can imagine in an endless procedurally generated block world, solo or with friends on servers. The Java Edition adds a massive modding community on top.
A physics-driven space sandbox where you engineer ships, stations and rovers block by block, mine asteroids and watch your creations get realistically torn apart. Its huge creative and technical freedom shines brightest with friends in co-op.
2019PC, PlayStation, Xbox16.99 €89 % positive
Very positive, 100,751 reviews on Steam
Sci-fi setting
Open world
Playing together in co-op
A physics-driven space sandbox where you engineer ships, stations and rovers block by block, mine asteroids and watch your creations get realistically torn apart. Its huge creative and technical freedom shines brightest with friends in co-op.
As a FICSIT Pioneer you build sprawling automated factories in first person on an alien planet. Designing efficient production chains in a beautiful open world, solo or in co-op, is deeply satisfying.
As a FICSIT Pioneer you build sprawling automated factories in first person on an alien planet. Designing efficient production chains in a beautiful open world, solo or in co-op, is deeply satisfying.
A 2D sandbox adventure where you dig, build and craft while ever-tougher bosses unlock new gear tiers and biomes. Its huge item pool and hidden secrets make it a near-endless experience, especially with friends.
2011PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck verified9.75 €97 % positive
Overwhelmingly positive, 1,249,720 reviews on Steam
Pixel art
Loot and gear
Lots to discover
A 2D sandbox adventure where you dig, build and craft while ever-tougher bosses unlock new gear tiers and biomes. Its huge item pool and hidden secrets make it a near-endless experience, especially with friends.
A deep, relaxing city-builder sandbox where you grow a town into a sprawling metropolis, with traffic management as the real brain-teaser. Huge mod support makes the creative possibilities almost endless.
2015PC, Steam Deck playable27.99 €92 % positive
Very positive, 220,095 reviews on Steam
Economy and management
Cosy, great for unwinding
Tactical depth
A deep, relaxing city-builder sandbox where you grow a town into a sprawling metropolis, with traffic management as the real brain-teaser. Huge mod support makes the creative possibilities almost endless.
An immensely deep simulation where you build and manage a dwarven fortress or roam a procedurally generated, persistent world as an adventurer. Its interlocking systems produce chaotic, memorable stories, though the learning curve is notoriously steep.
PC, Steam Deck playable−20 %30.49 € 24.39 € 3 days left94 % positive
Very positive, 29,421 reviews on Steam
Deep systems to master
Dense, handcrafted world
Economy and management
An immensely deep simulation where you build and manage a dwarven fortress or roam a procedurally generated, persistent world as an adventurer. Its interlocking systems produce chaotic, memorable stories, though the learning curve is notoriously steep.
A brutal multiplayer survival sandbox where you spawn with nothing, gather resources, build bases and fight other players to stay alive. Raids, betrayals and clan wars make every wipe unpredictable.
2018PC39.99 €86 % positive
Very positive, 1,179,824 reviews on Steam
Shooting and gunplay
Competing against other players
Co-op or multiplayer
A brutal multiplayer survival sandbox where you spawn with nothing, gather resources, build bases and fight other players to stay alive. Raids, betrayals and clan wars make every wipe unpredictable.
Stranded on an island full of dinosaurs, you gather resources, build bases and tame prehistoric beasts to ride and fight alongside you. On multiplayer servers it becomes a harsh, time-hungry struggle of tribes, raids and alliances.
2017PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck verified14.79 €83 % positive
Very positive, 589,225 reviews on Steam
Resources and survival
Open world
Co-op or multiplayer
Stranded on an island full of dinosaurs, you gather resources, build bases and tame prehistoric beasts to ride and fight alongside you. On multiplayer servers it becomes a harsh, time-hungry struggle of tribes, raids and alliances.
Blockland is a sandbox where you play as a tiny brick minifigure and freely build structures, vehicles and entire worlds from toy-like bricks, best enjoyed with others on community servers and mods.
Blockland is a sandbox where you play as a tiny brick minifigure and freely build structures, vehicles and entire worlds from toy-like bricks, best enjoyed with others on community servers and mods.
A zombie survival sandbox built on crafting, looting, base building and skill progression, where every seventh night a massive horde tests your fortifications. Played solo or in co-op, it blends first-person shooting with tower-defense tension.
2024PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Steam Deck verified43.99 €87 % positive
Very positive, 275,162 reviews on Steam
Post-apocalyptic setting
Resources and survival
Loot and gear
A zombie survival sandbox built on crafting, looting, base building and skill progression, where every seventh night a massive horde tests your fortifications. Played solo or in co-op, it blends first-person shooting with tower-defense tension.
A lavishly detailed theme park sandbox where you craft roller coasters piece by piece and sculpt entire themed worlds. Creativity takes center stage over management, making it perfect for relaxed, pressure-free building.
2016PC, Steam Deck playable37.99 €91 % positive
Very positive, 59,535 reviews on Steam
Lavish presentation
Cosy, great for unwinding
A lavishly detailed theme park sandbox where you craft roller coasters piece by piece and sculpt entire themed worlds. Creativity takes center stage over management, making it perfect for relaxed, pressure-free building.
A survival sandbox set in the brutal world of Conan the Barbarian: you build bases and whole cities, endure hunger, cold and enemies, and rise from a lowly exile to a mighty warrior. Playable solo, in co-op, or on persistent online servers with siege warfare.
A survival sandbox set in the brutal world of Conan the Barbarian: you build bases and whole cities, endure hunger, cold and enemies, and rise from a lowly exile to a mighty warrior. Playable solo, in co-op, or on persistent online servers with siege warfare.
A relaxing building toy where you shape charming castles and dioramas with no goals, combat or pressure, while the game procedurally fills in every lovely detail around your doodles.
A relaxing building toy where you shape charming castles and dioramas with no goals, combat or pressure, while the game procedurally fills in every lovely detail around your doodles.
In Project Spark you sculpt and paint your own open world with intuitive tools, then build stories and small games inside it and share them with others. Its appeal lies in creation: you are both the maker and the player.
In Project Spark you sculpt and paint your own open world with intuitive tools, then build stories and small games inside it and share them with others. Its appeal lies in creation: you are both the maker and the player.
Besiege is a physics sandbox where you build your own siege machines from beams, wheels and weapons to wreck castles and armies. The appeal lies in inventive tinkering and the often chaotic, funny failure of your contraptions.
2020PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck playable14.79 €95 % positive
Overwhelmingly positive, 48,201 reviews on Steam
Puzzles and brain teasers
Besiege is a physics sandbox where you build your own siege machines from beams, wheels and weapons to wreck castles and armies. The appeal lies in inventive tinkering and the often chaotic, funny failure of your contraptions.
A sandbox space game where you build your own ships and stations from blocks, explore the void, and fight in combat, whether solo or on multiplayer servers.
2014PC14.99 €66 % positive
Mixed, 2,201 reviews on Steam
Sci-fi setting
Open world
Lots to discover
A sandbox space game where you build your own ships and stations from blocks, explore the void, and fight in combat, whether solo or on multiplayer servers.
A deep vehicle-building sandbox where you design warships, submarines, aircraft and spaceships block by block, then test them in battles or a strategic island campaign against eight factions. Its engineering depth in weapons, propulsion and construction rewards dedicated tinkerers.
2020PC, Steam Deck playable25.49 €89 % positive
Very positive, 11,114 reviews on Steam
Driving or flying
Build variety
Tactical depth
A deep vehicle-building sandbox where you design warships, submarines, aircraft and spaceships block by block, then test them in battles or a strategic island campaign against eight factions. Its engineering depth in weapons, propulsion and construction rewards dedicated tinkerers.
You assemble your own LEGO world from an seemingly endless supply of bricks, with no goals beyond what your imagination suggests. Its open-ended, calm pace makes it a relaxing creative toy.
You assemble your own LEGO world from an seemingly endless supply of bricks, with no goals beyond what your imagination suggests. Its open-ended, calm pace makes it a relaxing creative toy.
A LEGO sandbox of procedurally generated worlds where you build brick by brick, reshape entire landscapes and ride dragons or gorillas around. Relaxed creative play comes first rather than challenge, and it works well in co-op.
2017PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck verified29.99 €77 % positive
Mostly positive, 12,490 reviews on Steam
Cosy, great for unwinding
Distinctive, stylised art style
Open world
A LEGO sandbox of procedurally generated worlds where you build brick by brick, reshape entire landscapes and ride dragons or gorillas around. Relaxed creative play comes first rather than challenge, and it works well in co-op.
Wurm Online is a harsh, player-shaped sandbox MMORPG where you grow skills through crafting, building and survival in a persistent wilderness. Its PvE and PvP server clusters let you choose between peaceful settling and risky confrontation with other players.
Wurm Online is a harsh, player-shaped sandbox MMORPG where you grow skills through crafting, building and survival in a persistent wilderness. Its PvE and PvP server clusters let you choose between peaceful settling and risky confrontation with other players.
Spore lets you guide your own species from a single cell to a galaxy-spanning empire, with each stage playing like a different genre. Its playful creature editor, letting you design nearly everything yourself, is the real star.
2008PC19.99 €92 % positive
Very positive, 67,348 reviews on Steam
Sci-fi setting
Distinctive, stylised art style
Lots to discover
Spore lets you guide your own species from a single cell to a galaxy-spanning empire, with each stage playing like a different genre. Its playful creature editor, letting you design nearly everything yourself, is the real star.
A medieval multiplayer sandbox survival game where players train skills, craft, build towns and castles, reshape the terrain, and fight for power through alliances and wars.
2018PCfree40 % positive
Mixed, 7,351 reviews on Steam
Co-op or multiplayer
Lots of grind
Strong character progression
A medieval multiplayer sandbox survival game where players train skills, craft, build towns and castles, reshape the terrain, and fight for power through alliances and wars.
2026PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck verified−10 %29.99 € 26.99 € 3 days left93 % positive
A Viking survival game set in a procedurally generated Norse afterlife where you explore biomes, build longhouses and ships, and take down massive bosses. It shines in co-op, balancing relaxed base building with tense, dangerous expeditions.
2026PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck verified−10 %29.99 € 26.99 € 3 days left93 % positive
Very positive, 476,812 reviews on Steam
Boss fights as highlights
Open world
Melee combat with weapons or fists
A Viking survival game set in a procedurally generated Norse afterlife where you explore biomes, build longhouses and ships, and take down massive bosses. It shines in co-op, balancing relaxed base building with tense, dangerous expeditions.
2020PC, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck verified32.00 €97 % positive
Stranded on an alien world, you grow a crude mining operation into a sprawling automated factory, endlessly optimizing belts, production chains and logistics. All the while you must defend it from native creatures angered by your spreading pollution.
2020PC, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck verified32.00 €97 % positive
Overwhelmingly positive, 193,524 reviews on Steam
Puzzles and brain teasers
Tactical depth
Economy and management
Stranded on an alien world, you grow a crude mining operation into a sprawling automated factory, endlessly optimizing belts, production chains and logistics. All the while you must defend it from native creatures angered by your spreading pollution.
A colony sim where an AI storyteller turns raids, famines and your settlers' personal dramas into unique, often darkly funny emergent stories. Its deep simulation and per-colonist management make every run unpredictable.
A colony sim where an AI storyteller turns raids, famines and your settlers' personal dramas into unique, often darkly funny emergent stories. Its deep simulation and per-colonist management make every run unpredictable.
A colorful physics sandbox where you engineer your own vehicles and contraptions from parts. Its survival mode has you and friends scavenging and farming on a planet overrun by hostile Farmbots.
2026PC, Steam Deck playable28.99 €92 % positive
Very positive, 109,942 reviews on Steam
Playing together in co-op
Co-op or multiplayer
Distinctive, stylised art style
A colorful physics sandbox where you engineer your own vehicles and contraptions from parts. Its survival mode has you and friends scavenging and farming on a planet overrun by hostile Farmbots.
You build and manage a dwarven fortress in a deeply simulated world where every dwarf has its own personality and every system interacts. Watch your civilization decline and use the lessons for your next attempt.
2022PC, Steam Deck playable−20 %30.49 € 24.39 € 3 days left94 % positive
Very positive, 29,455 reviews on Steam
Challenging difficulty
Deep systems to master
Economy and management
You build and manage a dwarven fortress in a deeply simulated world where every dwarf has its own personality and every system interacts. Watch your civilization decline and use the lessons for your next attempt.
A colorful 2D sandbox adventure where you hop between procedurally generated planets to mine, build, farm, found colonies and fight, solo or with friends. There is a main quest, but the real draw is the near-endless freedom of roaming the galaxy.
2016PC, Xbox, Steam Deck playable14.99 €90 % positive
Very positive, 87,446 reviews on Steam
Pixel art
Sci-fi setting
Lots to discover
A colorful 2D sandbox adventure where you hop between procedurally generated planets to mine, build, farm, found colonies and fight, solo or with friends. There is a main quest, but the real draw is the near-endless freedom of roaming the galaxy.
You assemble rockets and spacecraft from parts and send the endearing Kerbals to moons and planets under realistic orbital physics. Failure is part of the fun and often as entertaining as success.
2015PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck playable36.99 €95 % positive
Overwhelmingly positive, 121,982 reviews on Steam
Puzzles and brain teasers
Challenging difficulty
Sci-fi setting
You assemble rockets and spacecraft from parts and send the endearing Kerbals to moons and planets under realistic orbital physics. Failure is part of the fun and often as entertaining as success.
You are stranded on islands full of dinosaurs, taming and riding prehistoric beasts, building bases and surviving alone or with tribes of other players. The Unreal Engine 5 remake makes the huge sandbox world look far more impressive.
You are stranded on islands full of dinosaurs, taming and riding prehistoric beasts, building bases and surviving alone or with tribes of other players. The Unreal Engine 5 remake makes the huge sandbox world look far more impressive.
The founding city-building simulation: you zone land, lay out roads and infrastructure, and watch your city grow or struggle with traffic, crime and disasters. An open-ended sandbox with no fixed goal.
The founding city-building simulation: you zone land, lay out roads and infrastructure, and watch your city grow or struggle with traffic, crime and disasters. An open-ended sandbox with no fixed goal.
A space sandbox survival game where you build your own ships, stations and planetary bases while exploring planets and deep space. Gathering resources, defending your bases and playing solo or with friends are at the core.
A space sandbox survival game where you build your own ships, stations and planetary bases while exploring planets and deep space. Gathering resources, defending your bases and playing solo or with friends are at the core.
A colorful sandbox survival game about gathering, crafting and building elaborate structures. You explore a procedurally generated voxel world full of caves, biomes and creatures, solo or with friends.
A colorful sandbox survival game about gathering, crafting and building elaborate structures. You explore a procedurally generated voxel world full of caves, biomes and creatures, solo or with friends.
Will Wright's genre-founding city builder: you lay out zones, roads and power and watch your city thrive or struggle with budgets, crime and disasters. An open-ended sandbox with no fixed goals that launched a whole genre.
Will Wright's genre-founding city builder: you lay out zones, roads and power and watch your city thrive or struggle with budgets, crime and disasters. An open-ended sandbox with no fixed goals that launched a whole genre.
A survival MMO on Arrakis where you battle thirst, sandstorms and sandworms, build bases and fight rival guilds over precious spice. Its draw is a faithful, atmospheric take on the Dune universe, including the lore's Mentat and Bene Gesserit skill paths.
A survival MMO on Arrakis where you battle thirst, sandstorms and sandworms, build bases and fight rival guilds over precious spice. Its draw is a faithful, atmospheric take on the Dune universe, including the lore's Mentat and Bene Gesserit skill paths.
A persistent online world built entirely by its community, where you meet people, chat, explore player-made places and create your own content, with no fixed goals.
A persistent online world built entirely by its community, where you meet people, chat, explore player-made places and create your own content, with no fixed goals.
A hardcore medieval multiplayer sandbox survival game with terraforming, free-form building, deep crafting and physics-based combat. Players found settlements and shape the world's politics and economy themselves.
A hardcore medieval multiplayer sandbox survival game with terraforming, free-form building, deep crafting and physics-based combat. Players found settlements and shape the world's politics and economy themselves.
The definitive life simulator: craft Sims in detail, build their dream homes, and steer their careers, relationships and families across generations. A relaxed, humorous sandbox with no set goals, driven entirely by your creativity.
2014PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Steam Deck playablefree86 % positive
Very positive, 202,379 reviews on Steam
Cosy, great for unwinding
Lots of humour
A party of several characters
The definitive life simulator: craft Sims in detail, build their dream homes, and steer their careers, relationships and families across generations. A relaxed, humorous sandbox with no set goals, driven entirely by your creativity.
A voxel sandbox adventure that blends block building and exploring a procedurally generated fantasy world with RPG-style combat, dungeons and creatures. Powerful modding and server tools turn it into a platform for custom minigames and worlds.
A voxel sandbox adventure that blends block building and exploring a procedurally generated fantasy world with RPG-style combat, dungeons and creatures. Powerful modding and server tools turn it into a platform for custom minigames and worlds.
Craftopia blends survival, crafting, farming and action RPG combat in a huge, chaotic sandbox world. You build, fight bosses and unlock ever more items across three eras, solo or in co-op.
Craftopia blends survival, crafting, farming and action RPG combat in a huge, chaotic sandbox world. You build, fight bosses and unlock ever more items across three eras, solo or in co-op.
You play a giant helping tiny Keflings build and beautify their kingdom. Each task unlocks new blueprints and buildings on the way to a grand Kefling castle, either alone or with friends online.
2010PC, Xbox, Steam Deck verified−20 %11.79 € 9.43 € 8 days left99 % positive
Overwhelmingly positive, 513 reviews on Steam
Cosy, great for unwinding
Fantasy setting
Distinctive, stylised art style
You play a giant helping tiny Keflings build and beautify their kingdom. Each task unlocks new blueprints and buildings on the way to a grand Kefling castle, either alone or with friends online.
The classic life sim: build homes, create Sims and steer their needs, careers and relationships in an open sandbox that regularly produces hilarious, chaotic moments.
The classic life sim: build homes, create Sims and steer their needs, careers and relationships in an open sandbox that regularly produces hilarious, chaotic moments.
2020PC, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck verified5.99 €95 % positive
Townscaper is a goal-free, relaxing building toy: place a few colored blocks and a clever algorithm turns them into charming seaside towns full of arches, stairways and gardens.
2020PC, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck verified5.99 €95 % positive
Overwhelmingly positive, 20,131 reviews on Steam
Cosy, great for unwinding
Distinctive, stylised art style
Townscaper is a goal-free, relaxing building toy: place a few colored blocks and a clever algorithm turns them into charming seaside towns full of arches, stairways and gardens.
A physics sandbox where you build vehicles from bricks or download them from the workshop, then drive, crash and destroy them. The appeal lies in creative building and the dynamic destruction physics.
2023PC, Steam Deck verified19.99 €94 % positive
Very positive, 54,611 reviews on Steam
Driving or flying
A physics sandbox where you build vehicles from bricks or download them from the workshop, then drive, crash and destroy them. The appeal lies in creative building and the dynamic destruction physics.
A procedurally generated space sandbox where you build modular ships block by block and push toward the galactic core as a trader, mercenary or explorer. Ship building and freedom of playstyle are the heart of the game.
2017PC, Steam Deck playable−50 %24.99 € 12.49 € 3 days left89 % positive
Very positive, 13,093 reviews on Steam
Sci-fi setting
Build variety
Strong character progression
A procedurally generated space sandbox where you build modular ships block by block and push toward the galactic core as a trader, mercenary or explorer. Ship building and freedom of playstyle are the heart of the game.
A deep city-building simulator where you freely plan traffic, economy and infrastructure of a sprawling metropolis. The detailed, living simulation makes it both relaxing and complex.
2023PC, PlayStation, Xbox−30 %49.99 € 34.99 € 6 days left57 % positive
Mixed, 64,982 reviews on Steam
Economy and management
Deep systems to master
Lavish presentation
A deep city-building simulator where you freely plan traffic, economy and infrastructure of a sprawling metropolis. The detailed, living simulation makes it both relaxing and complex.
An uncompromising survival sandbox set in a ruined, nature-reclaimed medieval world where you slowly work up through technology tiers, gather resources and prepare for brutal winters. Temporal storms and eerie creatures add an unsettling edge.
An uncompromising survival sandbox set in a ruined, nature-reclaimed medieval world where you slowly work up through technology tiers, gather resources and prepare for brutal winters. Temporal storms and eerie creatures add an unsettling edge.
A sandbox aircraft-building game where you assemble planes from individual parts and immediately test them in the cockpit with believable physics. A huge community library lets you simply download and fly other people's creations.
2014PC, Steam Deck verified12.79 €93 % positive
Very positive, 9,832 reviews on Steam
Build variety
Driving or flying
A sandbox aircraft-building game where you assemble planes from individual parts and immediately test them in the cockpit with believable physics. A huge community library lets you simply download and fly other people's creations.
You build castles, towns and mechanical contraptions like catapults and cranes in a physics-driven medieval sandbox. It's about engineering ingenuity rather than story, played solo or with others.
2015PC8.19 €51 % positive
Mixed, 5,699 reviews on Steam
Open world
You build castles, towns and mechanical contraptions like catapults and cranes in a physics-driven medieval sandbox. It's about engineering ingenuity rather than story, played solo or with others.
ClassiCube is a minimalist block-building sandbox in the spirit of early Minecraft Classic, giving you a large playground of blocks. You can build alone or join servers to create together with others, shaping the world however you like.
2013PC88 % positive
Very positive, 96 reviews on Steam
Co-op or multiplayer
Cosy, great for unwinding
Distinctive, stylised art style
ClassiCube is a minimalist block-building sandbox in the spirit of early Minecraft Classic, giving you a large playground of blocks. You can build alone or join servers to create together with others, shaping the world however you like.
You design modular spaceships from geometric parts, gather resources and fight real-time battles across a procedural galaxy. Creative ship building in a sandbox setting is the heart of the experience.
2015PC, Steam Deck playable12.49 €94 % positive
Very positive, 3,623 reviews on Steam
Sci-fi setting
Build variety
Action-packed real-time combat
You design modular spaceships from geometric parts, gather resources and fight real-time battles across a procedural galaxy. Creative ship building in a sandbox setting is the heart of the experience.
A top-down 2D sci-fi survival sandbox on an alien planet, where players build bases, research technology, craft and compete for resources on persistent servers hosting up to 300 people.
A top-down 2D sci-fi survival sandbox on an alien planet, where players build bases, research technology, craft and compete for resources on persistent servers hosting up to 300 people.
Palworld mashes creature collecting together with survival crafting and base building. Captured Pals fight beside you, carry you across the islands or toil away in your factory while you explore an open world armed with guns. Its cheeky, slightly macabre humor gives the whole thing a flavor of its own.
2026PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Steam Deck verified28.99 €94 % positive
Very positive, 417,787 reviews on Steam
Open world
Action-packed real-time combat
Strong character progression
Palworld mashes creature collecting together with survival crafting and base building. Captured Pals fight beside you, carry you across the islands or toil away in your factory while you explore an open world armed with guns. Its cheeky, slightly macabre humor gives the whole thing a flavor of its own.
A creative theme park sandbox where you build roller coasters, water slides and entire parks piece by piece while keeping an eye on park management. It adds water parks and cooperative building with friends.
A creative theme park sandbox where you build roller coasters, water slides and entire parks piece by piece while keeping an eye on park management. It adds water parks and cooperative building with friends.
Bloxd.io is a voxel sandbox where you build and explore worlds with friends and compete in mini-games like Bedwars and Skywars. Its appeal lies in creative freedom, as you shape your own world block by block.
Bloxd.io is a voxel sandbox where you build and explore worlds with friends and compete in mini-games like Bedwars and Skywars. Its appeal lies in creative freedom, as you shape your own world block by block.
An extremely deep fantasy sandbox where you build houses, villages and whole kingdoms, craft, and slowly train skills. Private servers and mods let you shape the world, solo or with friends.
2015PC27.99 €72 % positive
Mostly positive, 1,880 reviews on Steam
Open world
Lots of grind
Strong character progression
An extremely deep fantasy sandbox where you build houses, villages and whole kingdoms, craft, and slowly train skills. Private servers and mods let you shape the world, solo or with friends.
You are marooned in an endless blocky world and must fend for yourself by mining, crafting, hunting and building shelter. Its appeal lies in the near-limitless freedom to build and the ability to construct complex electrical machines.
You are marooned in an endless blocky world and must fend for yourself by mining, crafting, hunting and building shelter. Its appeal lies in the near-limitless freedom to build and the ability to construct complex electrical machines.
Sandbox games hand you tools and leave the goals to you. Some players want a calm place to build, others want to survive against the odds, and a few want to design machines or whole cities. Before you pick, decide which of those sounds like you, because the genre covers very different moods.
Check how much pressure you want. Minecraft: Java Edition and Blockland carry a Relaxing tag and suit slow, creative play with friends. Cities: Skylines and Planet Coaster are tagged Relaxing and Cozy, and both focus on planning and managing rather than fighting. If you like survival with real risk, Rust is tagged Difficult and is built around multiplayer and shooting, while 7 Days to Die mixes survival, horror and a post-apocalyptic setting with co-op.
Think about solo versus group play and how much complexity you can take. Satisfactory and Space Engineers are both sci-fi games with co-op, and Satisfactory adds Strategy and Puzzle tags, which fits players who enjoy planning and optimizing. Terraria brings pixel art, platforming and action RPG elements into the mix. Dwarf Fortress is a deep strategy and survival game, so expect to spend time learning it.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best sandbox game on PC for relaxed building?
Minecraft: Java Edition and Blockland are both tagged Relaxing and support co-op. If you prefer managing a city or a theme park, Cities: Skylines and Planet Coaster are tagged Relaxing and Cozy.
Which PC sandbox games work well in co-op?
Minecraft: Java Edition, Space Engineers, Satisfactory and 7 Days to Die all carry a Co-op tag. Conan Exiles and Ark: Survival Evolved also offer co-op in a survival setting.
Which sandbox games are the most challenging?
Rust is tagged Difficult and centers on survival and multiplayer combat. Dwarf Fortress is a demanding strategy and survival game that rewards patience.
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