Best 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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TRADESMAN: Deal to Dealer Travel. Buy. Sell. Protect. Fight. Do Quests.

Price 2.99€
Rating 7.9
Release 18 Jun 2024
Blade and Sorcery Blade & Sorcery is a built-for-VR medieval fantasy with full physics driven melee, ranged and magic combat. Become a powerful warrior, ranger or sorcerer and devastate your enemies.

Price 29.99€
Rating 9.5
Release 17 Jun 2024
The Powder Toy The Powder Toy is a classic physics sandbox game, which simulates air pressure and velocity, heat, gravity and a countless number of interactions between different substances

Price Free to play
Rating 9.4
Release 14 Jun 2024
Empires of the Undergrowth Command swarms of warriors at an unprecedented scale of warfare in this blend of RTS and base-building. Lead ant colonies against the many fearsome threats of the insect world, while building intricate nests, developing pheromone-based tactics, and evolving to meet growing dangers.

Price -77% 6.90€
Rating 9.2
Release 07 Jun 2024
Pool Cleaning Simulator "Pool Cleaning Simulator is a PowerWash Simulator-esque cleaning game where you use a variety of tools to make filthy pools sparkling clean." The game recreates the entire process of cleaning, scrubbing, & maintaining various pools, from luxurious backyard havens to community swimming complexes.

Price -84% 2.53€
Rating 6.5
Release 05 Jun 2024
Night of the Dead 'Night of the Dead' is an open-world game that combines elements of exploration, tower defense, survival, and crafting. Traverse a world dominated by zombies while collecting various resources and powerful equipment. Build a fortress to survive the hordes of zombies that swarm every night!

Price -66% 9.85€
Rating 7.6
Release 31 May 2024
Soulmask Escaping a deadly sacrificial ritual, you find an ancient mystical mask on your journey. This mask holds potent knowledge, changing the world you knew. Face the harsh challenges of nature, survive, rally followers, and build your own tribe. Explore and unveil the truths behind the enigmatic mask.

Price -48% 15.70€
Rating 7.9
Release 30 May 2024
Trans-Siberian Railway Simulator Take control of a Soviet locomotive and face wild animals, bandits, severe frost, and constant breakdowns as you cross the world’s longest railway. How far will you go?

Price 16.79€
Rating 8.7
Release 30 May 2024
Quest Master Quest Master is a dungeon maker inspired by the classics that first made us love dungeon crawling. Unleash your imagination, alone or in local co-op, to make dungeons full of puzzles, traps and monsters. Upload them for others to explore and challenge yourself with other players’ creations.

Price 19.50€
Rating 8.9
Release 29 May 2024
Reus 2 Shape worlds with your godly titans. Make symbiotic ecosystems and inspire humanity with your creations. Their achievements unlock new possibilities. Make different planets for different human spirits, and fill the universe with life!

Price -69% 7.75€
Rating 9.1
Release 28 May 2024
Ships At Sea Experience the thrill of navigating a wide range of ships. In single- and multiplayer modes, immerse yourself in tasks such as service, cargo transport, and commercial fishing as you explore the breathtaking open world of Norway´s Islands and its stunning scenery. The ocean is within your reach!

Price -60% 10.06€
Rating 6.5
Release 23 May 2024
Survival: Fountain of Youth Survival: Fountain of Youth is a challenging single-player open-world adventure game set on the Caribbean islands. Survive as a shipwrecked 16th-century explorer, craft tools and shelter, and uncover the secrets of both an ancient civilization and your own fate.

Price -79% 6.00€
Rating 8.3
Release 21 May 2024
Fabledom Set in a wholesome fairytale world, Fabledom is a laid-back City builder. Enjoy the growth of your settlement, interact with your neighbors and defend your kingdom from magical creatures. All to find true love and live happily ever after!

Price -95% 1.23€
Rating 8.4
Release 13 May 2024
Little Kitty, Big City You're a curious little kitty with a big personality, on an adventure to find your way back home. Explore the city, make new friends with stray animals, wear delightful hats, and leave more than a little chaos in your wake. After all, isn't that what cats do best?

Price -81% 4.73€
Rating 9.4
Release 09 May 2024
Dream Engines: Nomad Cities A survival city-building game with flying cities. Build, automate, and defend a flying city that travels between procedurally generated maps to survive in a wacky, nightmare-infested, post-apocalyptic world full of strange science and dreams.

Price 29.99€
Rating 7.1
Release 09 May 2024
V Rising Awaken as a Vampire. Hunt for blood in nearby settlements to regain your strength and evade the scorching sun to survive. Raise your castle and thrive in an ever-changing, open world full of mystery. Gain allies online and conquer the land of the living.

Price -86% 5.23€
Rating 8.8
Release 08 May 2024
Croakoloco Croakoloco is a relaxing frog collecting idle game. Watch them jump, croak, and eat delicious flies. Grow frogs, feed frogs, or take control of one in “Froggy Mode” for a more active play style!

Price 5.89€
Rating 8.6
Release 06 May 2024
FOUNDRY Build a sophisticated robot factory optimized to perfection in an infinite voxel world. Mine and harvest resources, automate your production lines and manage complex systems while researching your way to become the galaxy’s leading robotics megacorp.

Price -39% 18.46€
Rating 7.6
Release 02 May 2024
Dog Brew Dog Brew - a light indie adventure where the main character, burdened by debts, decides to settle them through the art of brewing beer.

Price 3.50€
Rating 9.3
Release 30 Apr 2024
Denizen Make a living for yourself in a city full of opportunity while you meet a variety of locals, explore unique locations, and work your way to the top in this open-world life simulator.

Price 19.50€
Rating 7.3
Release 29 Apr 2024
Manor Lords Manor Lords is a medieval strategy game featuring in-depth city building, large-scale tactical battles, and complex economic and social simulations. Rule your lands as a medieval lord – the seasons pass, the weather changes, and cities rise and fall.

Price -59% 16.56€
Rating 8.5
Release 26 Apr 2024
Oriental Valley Welcome to the weird and wonderful world where modern country life meets quirky simulation adventure! Here you'll immerse yourself in a laid-back lifestyle full of traditional customs, make a bunch of quirky new friends, and embark on bizarre adventures.

Price -60% 6.99€
Rating 7.9
Release 25 Apr 2024
Diluvian Winds Diluvian Winds is a relaxing management game set in a small hamlet at the foot of a lighthouse. Welcome weary travelers and work together to expand your hamlet on land, under the sea, or among the clouds.

Price -71% 4.49€
Rating 6.9
Release 25 Apr 2024
Backrooms Break Explore and break the environments of the Backrooms and Poolrooms! Utilize Thor's demolition hammer, firearms, and explosives to carve your way through the walls and entities. This isn't just another mundane walking simulator game. Now the entities are the victims. Overcome your fears with violence.

Price -25% 6.59€
Rating 6.5
Release 24 Apr 2024