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Best Sandbox Games on Steam

Unlike generic lists, our game recommendations use a rigorous analysis of Steam user reviews to identify and feature only the best, community-validated sandbox games.

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Merchant of the Skies Become the captain of a flying ship! Sell items, gather resources and build your own trade company in the clouds!

Price -98% 0.40€
Rating 8.3
Release 17 Apr 2020
Aground As one of the last human survivors, you find yourself stranded on an uninhabited island. With a few other victims of the crash, can you craft, mine, and build your way to survival?

Price -44% 8.43€
Rating 9.0
Release 17 Apr 2020
Drug Dealer Simulator Have you ever considered creating your own crime empire, without the legal and moral consequences? SIMULATE IT! Crawl into the dark alleys of the street business in this OG drug-dealing game, and make a fortune! A co-op sequel – DDS2 – is out NOW

Price -97% 0.61€
Rating 7.4
Release 16 Apr 2020
STATIONflow STATIONflow is a game about controlling the flow of thousands of passengers by building and managing an efficient underground train station.

Price 14.99€
Rating 8.1
Release 15 Apr 2020
Startup Company Startup Company is a business simulation sandbox game where you’re the CEO of a new company. Your job is to build your very own website and compete against the largest tech giants on the planet!

Price -33% 8.79€
Rating 7.9
Release 10 Apr 2020
Conqueror's Blade Conqueror's Blade gives you a chance to be a true warlord. Commanding medieval troops in epic 15 vs. 15 siege battles, conquering cities with allies in the open world or fighting against players from all over the world – it's you who make the choice.

Price Free to play
Rating 6.6
Release 05 Apr 2020
Zompiercer Take control of the train which will become your haven on the rails. Collect resources, craft equipment, construct a cozy house on railway cars, and travel through the carefully handcrafted locations to explore the story of a zombie apocalypse world.

Price 18.99€
Rating 8.5
Release 03 Apr 2020
Lawgivers Lawgivers is a turn-based political simulation game. Run for elections with your own party and enter parliament to approve or abolish laws. Appoint the president and decide whether you want a democracy or just a fake one instead.

Price 6.99€
Rating 7.9
Release 02 Apr 2020
Last Oasis Nomadic Survival MMO. Build wooden walking machines to travel to new lands. Create clans and fight for territory. Resources deplete fast, so take your sword and scavenge, pirate, and trade to stay alive.

Price -88% 3.19€
Rating 6.2
Release 26 Mar 2020
Grand Theft Auto IV: The Complete Edition Niko Bellic, Johnny Klebitz and Luis Lopez all have one thing in common - they live in the worst city in America. Liberty City worships money and status, and is heaven for those who have them and a living nightmare for those who don't.

Price 19.99€
Rating 8.2
Release 24 Mar 2020
Ostriv Ostriv is a city-building game that puts you in a role of a governor of an 18th century Ukrainian town to challenge your creative skills and management abilities.

Price -20% 16.79€
Rating 9.2
Release 19 Mar 2020
AI*Shoujo/AI*少女 Ever wanted to get away from it all? Well here's your chance! In AI Shoujo, a tropical island paradise filled with beautiful girls is waiting for you! Customize NPCs with a rich suite of character creation tools, then watch as they think, learn, and love. Kick back, relax, and enjoy life in the sun!

Price 60.22€
Rating 7.3
Release 16 Mar 2020
State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition The dead have risen and civilization has fallen. Now it's up to you to gather survivors, scavenge for resources and build a community in a post-apocalyptic world – a world where you define what it means to survive in this ultimate zombie survival simulation.

Price -71% 8.97€
Rating 8.2
Release 13 Mar 2020
Avorion A procedural co-op space sandbox where players can build their own space ships out of dynamically scalable blocks. Fight epic space battles, explore, mine, trade, wage wars and build your own empire to save your galaxy from being torn apart by an unknown enemy.

Price -76% 6.16€
Rating 8.8
Release 09 Mar 2020
Boiling Steel "Boiling Steel" - is a sci-fi story-based FPS VR shooter. You are one of many who set off in search of a better life in the distant bastion of scientific progress. Immerse yourself in the thick of events and witness the inexplicable global cataclysm.

Price -85% 1.98€
Rating 7.7
Release 05 Mar 2020
Streamer Daily Did you think it was easy to streaming? Do you think streamers earn money by playing games? Can you reach the summit by facing all the challenges of streaming? Then be a real streamer instead of playing this game !!!

Price 11.79€
Rating 8.3
Release 04 Mar 2020
Mechanica Mechanica is a multiplayer open-world survival game involving building and programming. Create your own bases, defenses, manufacturing systems and more. Explore the map and expand the scope and complexity of your creations.

Price 0.99€
Rating 6.4
Release 28 Feb 2020
SimAirport Build & Manage Your Airport. An International Hub or a Regional Masterpiece -- it's up to you. Buy more land to scale out, or escalators to scale up with MULTIPLE FLOORS. You're in full control in this modern business management tycoon!

Price -4% 23.53€
Rating 7.7
Release 28 Feb 2020
Invasion Machine Modern-warfare RTS/sandbox game inspired by the real conflicts in the Middle East. Fight a counter-insurgency war, protect the civilian population, casevac your wounded and decide how the world sees your struggle. And remember - no one gets left behind.

Price 15.99€
Rating 6.7
Release 26 Feb 2020
Mainframe Defenders MAINFRAME DEFENDERS - Turn-based tactics centered around gear and unit customization. It offers simple combat, high replayability, and tons of loot. Items don't just provide stats boost, but also offer distinct mechanics that can be combined into powerful builds.

Price -57% 2.13€
Rating 8.3
Release 25 Feb 2020
CAR TUNE: Project CAR TUNE: Project is a detailed car tuning simulator where every bolt, screw, and gear matters. Build your dream machine, fine-tune every parameter, and test it on the track.

Price 18.49€
Rating 7.9
Release 20 Feb 2020
Besiege Besiege is a physics building game about constructing medieval machines to annihilate armies, obliterate castles and overcome challenging obstacles. Conquer the campaign or skirmish with friends in Multiplayer!

Price -98% 0.40€
Rating 9.4
Release 18 Feb 2020
Offroad Mania Offroad Mania — off-road 4x4 driving simulator based on realistic car physics. Modes: Classic (240 levels), Free Roam, Racing, Endless, Winter (rocks, mud, snow, water, logs, trees, bridges, ramps). Vehicles: 10+ amazing 4×4 cars for your driving fun. Free updates!

Price -89% 0.87€
Rating 8.8
Release 10 Feb 2020
Stoneshard Stoneshard is a hardcore turn-based RPG about the harsh life of a medieval mercenary: travel with your own caravan, descend into procedurally generated dungeons, learn new skills, survive hunger and injuries - and remember, every mistake can mean death and loss of progress.

Price 24.99€
Rating 7.3
Release 06 Feb 2020
Void Destroyer 2 Start with nothing... End with everything! All you have is a basic ship, barely fit for combat, with it you'll start your journey and empire. A open world space sandbox, inspired by and expanding the classics.

Price 8.19€
Rating 7.7
Release 06 Feb 2020
Bunny Park Manage your own bunny park! Give snacks and toys to your bunnies. Improve and decorate your park to increase its popularity and collect all the bunnies!

Price -84% 0.80€
Rating 8.6
Release 14 Jan 2020
Mad Tower Tycoon Design your own skyscraper with more than 100 Floors. Rent offices, apartments or shops and build a financially lucrative skyscraper. Build cinemas, bars or a theater to satisfy your visitors and create an effective transport system with elevators and stairs.

Price 14.99€
Rating 7.4
Release 14 Jan 2020
MMORPG Tycoon 2 MMORPG Tycoon 2 is a single-player world-builder game about creating the greatest MMORPG of all time – yours.

Price 20.99€
Rating 8.3
Release 06 Jan 2020
Angeldust ADVENTURE. ANYWHERE! Explore endless magical worlds and battle fearsome creatures alongside millions of friends. Ride your own horse, bear or moa and discover the many game world wonders. Unleash your imagination by crafting beautiful buildings.

Price Free to play
Rating 6.2
Release 21 Dec 2019
Inferna Classic free-to-play open-world MMORPG with grind, PvP, and a risky upgrade system up to +10. Level 1–100 with no resets. 33 maps. Crossplay for PC & mobile (Android beta).

Price Free to play
Rating 6.1
Release 20 Dec 2019
Onset Onset is an open world Lua scripting sandbox without predefined goals. Choose from hundreds of Lua functions from our Developer Wiki to create your own scripts and gamemodes. Onset is a perfect starting point for beginners interested in learning how to program.

Price 16.99€
Rating 6.7
Release 13 Dec 2019
The Sapling The Sapling is a short simulation game where you design your own plants and animals, and put them in a world together. Or you turn on random mutations, and see what evolution does to your ecosystem!

Price 17.99€
Rating 8.5
Release 12 Dec 2019
Feel The Snow Choose one of the characters and start your journey. The game has many interesting things in store: building, crafting, puzzles, bosses, mystery, laughs, quests etc.

Price 12.79€
Rating 8.4
Release 12 Dec 2019
Transport Fever 2 The classic transport simulation genre has a new gold standard with Transport Fever 2. Discover a whole new world by navigating transport routes through land, water and air. May progress and prosperity find their way!

Price -87% 5.38€
Rating 8.9
Release 11 Dec 2019
DRAGON QUEST BUILDERS 2 DRAGON QUEST BUILDERS™ 2 is a block-building RPG set in a fantasy land threatened by an evil cult. Explore, battle, build and harvest in the charming single-player campaign or build big projects in the online sandbox mode for up to 4-players.

Price -65% 17.83€
Rating 8.9
Release 10 Dec 2019
BONEWORKS BONEWORKS is an Experimental Physics VR Adventure. Use found physics weapons, tools, and objects to fight across dangerous playscapes and mysterious architecture.

Price -40% 17.63€
Rating 9.1
Release 10 Dec 2019

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