Hidden Sandbox Games on Steam

Unlike generic lists, our strategy game recommendations use a rigorous analysis of Steam user reviews to identify and feature only the best, community-validated sandbox games. For those who prefer not to search, check out lists of the most played, top deals and best free to play Sandbox games on Steam.

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Ship, Inc. Run a wholesome shipping business! Ship, Inc. is a cozy job simulator where you are a packaging employee in a parcel shipment company. Follow the shipment orders, choose the package size, and prepare parcels. Upgrade your office, deliver orders safely and quickly!

Price -50% 4.74€
Rating 8.0
Release 23 Jun 2025
Tobacco Shop Simulator Run your tobacco shop. Sign contracts with leading brands, order products, hire workers, expand your store, and never let your customers leave the store empty-handed. Play with friends or go solo, and enjoy the growth of your shop.

Price 11.79€
Rating 8.6
Release 22 Jun 2025
Suit for Hire Suit for Hire is a challenging action shooter, tactically blend weapons and martial arts together to unleash beautifully crafted violence.

Price 12.99€
Rating 8.8
Release 20 Jun 2025
Chinese Frontiers Plan, build, and unwind in medieval China. Lead villagers, fine-tune production, and craft iconic Chinese landmarks brick by brick. Roam passes, deserts, and river valleys; farm, cook, and decorate. Master new crafts, earn imperial favor, and turn smart design into lasting legacy.

Price -54% 11.30€
Rating 6.9
Release 19 Jun 2025
Desk Garden Relax and grow! A laid-back idle game where you nurture mysterious plants (some even human-like!), watch them flourish, then sell them to expand your magical garden. Design your own unique oasis at your own pace.

Price 2.99€
Rating 8.0
Release 17 Jun 2025
Zombie Graveyard Simulator Manage your Graveyard by day as you bury and cremate bodies, maintain graves, fulfill visitor requests, grow crops, run a shop and unlock upgrades. When night falls, face relentless zombie hordes as you build defenses to protect your work and fight to survive in Zombie Graveyard Simulator!

Price -30% 9.79€
Rating 8.2
Release 05 Jun 2025
Guilty as Sock! Enter a chaotic courtroom where socks play lawyers, prosecutors, and judges! Use absurd evidence, craft wild arguments, and deliver verdicts in this hilarious online party game. Improvise, strategize, and shout "Objection!"—because in Guilty as Sock!, chaos always wins!

Price -20% 4.40€
Rating 8.7
Release 29 May 2025
Trash Goblin A wholesome, cosy shopkeeping game with no pressures, no stress, and endless good vibes! Uncover and clean trinkets then upcycle them to sell to endless colourful and quirky customers. Spend your savings to upgrade your shop, buy better tools, plus expand and customise your space.

Price -39% 11.93€
Rating 8.4
Release 28 May 2025
Snacko Driven away by the cost of living, you and your childhood friend set off with the goal to turn things around and start a new life. Explore, gather, and build up the town from scratch into a place you'll be proud to call "home"!

Price 24.50€
Rating 9.1
Release 25 May 2025
Worshippers of Cthulhu LEAD the CULT OF CTHULHU. Decide the fate of your followers, perform eldritch rituals, and master the art of city-building in a world where the line between sanity and madness blurs. Can you endure the horrors you unleash?

Price -76% 5.97€
Rating 8.2
Release 22 May 2025
Tales of Seikyu Inspired by the charm of games like Fields of Mistria and Rune Factory, Tales of Seikyu is a cozy adventure filled with warmth, nature, and magic! Farm, decorate and find love in this charming and mystical fantasy farming sim.

Price -48% 12.86€
Rating 7.8
Release 21 May 2025
A Webbing Journey Adorable spider chaos! Swing around the house, weave crazy structures, play with physics-based objects, and pull off chores with nothing but your webs and your wits in this madcap sandbox adventure.

Price 7.79€
Rating 9.2
Release 19 May 2025
Blacksmith Master Manage your own medieval smithy in Blacksmith Master and supervise the entire process from mining ores and gems to designing and selling finished products. Forge everything from weapons and armor to tools and cooking utensils to fund your craft and become the Blacksmith Master.

Price -56% 8.96€
Rating 8.0
Release 15 May 2025
Preserve Preserve is a relaxing puzzle nature-building game in which you flourish a vibrant ecosystem by cleverly placing plants and animals to create a perfect symbiosis to your liking.

Price -79% 2.68€
Rating 8.7
Release 15 May 2025
Omega Crafter Adventure in a vast open-world survival craft game with your programmable sidekick Grammi! Program the Grammi to collect materials, build your town, craft weapons and armor to challenge strong enemies! Play alone or with friends online!

Price 24.50€
Rating 7.6
Release 14 May 2025
Maltese's Fluffy Onsen Run a bathhouse visited by animals! Maltese's Fluffy Onsen is a relaxing simulation game that you can enjoy while doing other tasks, as it sits at the bottom of your screen. Place baths with different temperatures and rest areas to help a variety of animal friends unwind.

Price 5.89€
Rating 8.8
Release 13 May 2025
Darfall Darfall is a hero-based RPG city-building game that puts you in the role of a hero who must protect their home and help it grow! During the day, grow your hero’s might, find epic loot, master new abilities, and fortify your settlement. At night, survive the hordes of undead, until you triumph.

Price 24.50€
Rating 7.5
Release 08 May 2025
Survival Machine Build your base on a moving Machine, travel through biomes with different resources, and prepare for the night when a zombie threat is much higher than during the day. Would you go solo or explore this new world with your best friends?

Price -62% 6.51€
Rating 7.2
Release 07 May 2025
Mini Settlers Mini Settlers is a minimalistic city builder! Settle islands, construct cities, and design efficient logistic networks to fulfill your buildings' needs and fuel population growth to adventure into new worlds.

Price -57% 5.65€
Rating 8.2
Release 06 May 2025
To Pixelia Meet the Pixelians and discover the ultimate life simulator in To Pixelia. As you climb your career ladder of choice, step into the world of politics, art, sports, music, and even crime. Live your dream life in pixels!

Price -63% 4.66€
Rating 6.9
Release 01 May 2025
gogh: Focus with Your Avatar gogh: Focus with Your Avatar is a multiplayer online focus game for work. Customize your ideal workspace and cute avatars, gather in each other’s rooms, and focus together. Timers and To-Dos, lo-fi music, and beautiful ambience make desk work more fun!

Price -33% 7.91€
Rating 8.5
Release 30 Apr 2025
Stickman Strikes: Conquer Fantasy World A dragon's breath turns you into a stickman! Conquer castles, plunder territories, or lead your squad in this fantasy world! During your journey, you can explore various dungeons, discover hidden treasures, engage in trading, farming, craftmaking and more. Will you survive and regain your true self?

Price -53% 5.57€
Rating 7.6
Release 30 Apr 2025
Skin Deep Skin Deep is an immersive first-person shooter. We got sneezing. We got things getting stuck in your feet. Stalk through a vast non-linear starship and sneak, subvert, and sabotage to survive in this stellar sandbox. You're outnumbered, outgunned, and have no shoes. Welcome to Skin Deep!

Price -61% 7.29€
Rating 9.0
Release 30 Apr 2025
Badlands Crew - Drive, Command, Conquer Create, customize and command your battle wagon to conquer crazed enemy factions and save innocent survivors scattered throughout the lawless Badlands in the aftermath of a devastating apocalypse. Do you have what it takes to Build, Evolve and Fight to survive?

Price 18.99€
Rating 7.8
Release 28 Apr 2025