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Best Sandbox Games

Top 50 of 1,135 qualifying games — tagged Sandbox (community voting), 1,000+ reviews · ranked by Wilson lower bound on Steam review score · review data as of 2026-05-20.

1 People Playground (2019) Sandbox · Gore · Physics · 5M–10M owners · $9.99 98.6%281,763 reviews 2 Stardew Valley (2016) Farming Sim · Pixel Graphics · Multiplayer · 20M–50M owners · $14.99 98.4%886,195 reviews 3 Juice Galaxy (2023) Early Access · Psychedelic · Physics · 200K–500K owners · $4.99 98.4%8,330 reviews 4 Wobbledogs (2022) Dog · Wholesome · Cute · 200K–500K owners · $19.99 98.2%12,145 reviews 5 RimWorld (2018) Colony Sim · Base-Building · Survival · 5M–10M owners · $34.99 98.0%210,517 reviews 6 VTOL VR (2017) Flight · VR · Simulation · 500K–1M owners · $29.99 98.1%19,368 reviews 7 shapez 2 - Factory (2026) Management · Strategy · Automation · 200K–500K owners · $29.99 98.1%11,061 reviews 8 Slime Rancher (2017) Cute · Exploration · Adventure · 2M–5M owners · $19.99 98.0%138,097 reviews 9 WEBFISHING (2024) Fishing · Multiplayer · Casual · 1M–2M owners · $4.99 98.0%65,810 reviews 10 Totally Accurate Battle Simulator (2021) Sandbox · Simulation · Funny · 2M–5M owners · $19.99 97.8%135,943 reviews 11 Fields of Mistria (2024) Early Access · Farming Sim · Dating Sim · 500K–1M owners · $13.99 97.9%19,958 reviews 12 Mount & Blade: Warband (2010) Medieval · RPG · Open World · 5M–10M owners · $19.99 97.7%166,405 reviews 13 Loddlenaut (2023) Underwater · Relaxing · Open World · 100K–200K owners · $19.99 98.1%4,399 reviews 14 Goat Simulator 3 (2024) Exploration · Physics · Sandbox · 200K–500K owners · $29.99 97.9%10,395 reviews 15 SuchArt: Creative Space (2021) Simulation · Free to Play · Sandbox · 500K–1M owners · Free 97.9%7,016 reviews 16 Dyson Sphere Program (2021) Automation · Space · Base-Building · 2M–5M owners · $19.99 97.7%85,088 reviews 17 Terraria (2011) Open World Survival Craft · Sandbox · Survival · 20M–50M owners · $9.99 97.5%1,409,473 reviews 18 Stronghold Crusader HD (2012) (2013) Military · City Builder · Real Time Tactics · 1M–2M owners · $9.99 97.7%19,811 reviews 19 Tiny Glade (2024) Building · Design & Illustration · Relaxing · 500K–1M owners · $14.99 97.6%19,845 reviews 20 BeamNG.drive (2015) Simulation · Driving · Physics · 5M–10M owners · $24.99 97.4%322,278 reviews 21 UNDERDOGS (2024) VR · Action-Adventure · Physics · 50K–100K owners · $29.99 98.0%2,227 reviews 22 Garden Galaxy (2022) Relaxing · Sandbox · Idler · 50K–100K owners · $9.99 98.0%2,391 reviews 23 Bloons TD 6 (2018) Tower Defense · Strategy · Multiplayer · 2M–5M owners · $13.99 97.3%353,960 reviews 24 Mon Bazou (2025) Early Access · Automobile Sim · Driving · 200K–500K owners · $15.99 97.4%16,364 reviews 25 Satisfactory (2024) Base-Building · Automation · Open World · 10M–20M owners · $39.99 97.2%232,064 reviews 26 Dog Brew (2024) RPG · Simulation · Farming Sim · 50K–100K owners · $3.50 97.9%1,544 reviews 27 Opus Magnum (2017) Puzzle · Programming · Automation · 200K–500K owners · $19.99 97.5%6,001 reviews 28 Subnautica (2018) Open World Survival Craft · Survival · Horror · 5M–10M owners · $7.49 97.0%313,707 reviews 29 Bugsnax (2022) Creature Collector · Adventure · Singleplayer · 500K–1M owners · $9.99 97.4%7,380 reviews 30 Factorio (2020) Automation · Base-Building · Resource Management · 5M–10M owners · $35.00 97.0%215,209 reviews 31 Wobbly Life (2025) Adventure · Multiplayer · Open World · 1M–2M owners · $24.99 97.0%26,940 reviews 32 Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades (2016) Sandbox · VR · Physics · 1M–2M owners · $19.99 97.1%22,104 reviews 33 Ravenfield (2017) FPS · War · Singleplayer · 1M–2M owners · $17.99 96.9%73,605 reviews 34 Garry's Mod (2006) Sandbox · Moddable · Multiplayer · 20M–50M owners · $9.99 96.8%1,159,707 reviews 35 POSTAL 2 (2012) Violent · Dark Humor · Open World · 5M–10M owners · $9.99 96.9%116,058 reviews 36 SuchArt: Genius Artist Simulator (2022) Design & Illustration · Sandbox · Immersive Sim · 200K–500K owners · $24.99 97.2%4,359 reviews 37 PowerWash Simulator (2022) Casual · Relaxing · Simulation · 1M–2M owners · $24.99 96.9%52,410 reviews 38 Railroader (2023) Early Access · Simulation · Trains · 100K–200K owners · $22.49 97.4%2,699 reviews 39 Oxygen Not Included (2019) Colony Sim · Base-Building · Survival · 2M–5M owners · $24.99 96.8%128,390 reviews 40 No Time (2019) Time Travel · Time Manipulation · Sandbox · 20K–50K owners · $12.99 97.5%1,705 reviews 41 Don't Starve (2013) Survival · Open World Survival Craft · Crafting · 2M–5M owners · $9.99 96.6%109,816 reviews 42 Blade and Sorcery (2024) VR · Swordplay · Moddable · 1M–2M owners · $29.99 96.7%57,485 reviews 43 Aviassembly (2025) Early Access · Flight · Building · 100K–200K owners · $9.99 97.1%4,112 reviews 44 Fireworks Mania - An Explosive Simulator (2020) Sandbox · Multiplayer · Singleplayer · 500K–1M owners · $14.99 96.9%6,663 reviews 45 Dorfromantik (2022) Puzzle · Relaxing · City Builder · 1M–2M owners · $13.99 96.5%27,597 reviews 46 Rusted Warfare - RTS (2017) RTS · Strategy · Base-Building · 200K–500K owners · $4.99 96.7%6,241 reviews 47 Abiotic Factor (2025) Survival · Online Co-Op · Open World Survival Craft · 500K–1M owners · $34.99 96.4%31,274 reviews 48 Counter-Strike: Source (2004) Shooter · FPS · Action · 10M–20M owners · $9.99 96.3%182,234 reviews 49 Universe Sandbox (2015) Sandbox · Space · Simulation · 1M–2M owners · $29.99 96.4%27,448 reviews 50 Your Only Move Is HUSTLE (2023) 2D Fighter · Turn-Based Strategy · Action · 1M–2M owners · $4.99 96.4%31,876 reviews