Sandbox games give players more freedom over goals, progression, building, trade, conflict, or community activity than a strictly linear campaign. Some offer persistent shared worlds and economies, while others provide flexible systems inside smaller multiplayer servers.
The sandbox tag does not guarantee unrestricted building or full-loot PvP. Check each game page for the specific systems that make it open-ended, including crafting, housing, territory control, modding, custom servers, or player-run markets.
Hybrid games can also appear in the MMORPG, action, survival, or point-and-click categories when those exact tags are present in the database.
Retrowave World
RewindApp · 2024
Neon lights, palm trees, synthwave, chrome robot women, speeding 80s supercars... Welcome to Retrowave World!
Rush: Run Up Super High
Unknown · 2023
Join this intense MMO 3D precision platformer! Leap, parkour, and climb massive, uncharted locations and compete against 199 others in a ...
Transformice
Atelier 801 · 2010
Transformice is a multiplayer game, where you are a small mouse out to get a cheese and bring the cheese back to the hole.
The game inclu...
Enlisted
Darkflow Software · 2020
Enlisted is a squad-based first person MMO shooter covering key battles from World War II. The game carefully recreates weapons, military...
World of Tanks: Blitz
Wargaming.net · 2014
World of Tanks Blitz is truly World of Tanks on-the-go. It has the great visuals and satisfying controls, both built from the ground up t...
ShellShock Live
kChamp Games · 2019
ShellShock Live is a strategic online multiplayer artillery game currently in active development by kChamp Games.Fight Alongside your Fri...
Robocraft
Freejam Games · 2017
Robocraft is a sandbox building and vehicular combat game where players get to create their own robots/vehicles and use them to fight oth...
Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes
Capital Games · 2015
Live your Star Wars dreams as you fight with your favorite dark and light side heroes across iconic locations to become master of the gal...
IdleOn
LavaFlame2 · 2020
IdleOn is RPG where your characters keep leveling up when you're gone! Create unique class combos, and spend loot on powerful upgrades, a...
Rise of Kingdoms
Lilith Games · 2018
From the depths of obscurity to the peaks of legend, you will be the author of your civilization's history. Will you launch epic wars and...
Prominence Poker
Pipeworks Studios · 2016
Welcome to Prominence Poker, a game that pits players from around the world against each other--and devious AI--to build the rep, prestig...
Growtopia
Robinson Technologies · 2013
Growtopia is a free-to-play sandbox MMO game with almost endless possibilities for world creation, customization and having fun with your...
Governor of Poker 3
Playtika · 2014
Governor of Poker 3 is the best free multiplayer poker game with a great design. In this multi-player version of Governor of Poker you co...
Pikmin Bloom
Niantic Labs · 2021
Grow your Pikmin, make flowers bloom, and keep track of your precious memories, all through the simple act of walking. Whether you’re goi...
Life Makeover
Archosaur Games · 2022
Life Makeover is a social simulation game, you can create your very own avatar, customize dress-up and makeup, and you could even be a de...
Hand Simulator: Survival
HFM Games · 2019
Wild island. Thirst and hunger. Dangerous animals and insects. The perfect place to test your survival skills, especially if you only hav...
Need for Speed: World
EA Singapore · 2010
Need for Speed: World was the fifteenth installment in the long-running racing video game Need for Speed franchise published by Electroni...
Star Trek Online
Cryptic Studios · 2010
Star Trek Online is a premier free-to-play MMORPG from Cryptic Studios and Perfect World Entertainment set in the famous Star Trek univer...
Empyrion: Galactic Survival
Eleon Game Studios · 2020
Empyrion - Galactic Survival is a 3D open world space sandbox survival adventure. Build mighty ships, menacing space stations and vast pl...
Multi Theft Auto
MTA Team · 2003
Multi Theft Auto (MTA) is a multiplayer modification for the Microsoft Windows version of Rockstar North games Grand Theft Auto III, Gran...
Miitomo
Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development · 2016
Miitomo is a "social network" game in which the players can create an avatar and communicate with friends by answering various questions,...
Rappelz
Gala Lab Corp. · 2006
Rappelz is set in a medieval fantasy world, dominated by three races: the Deva (who represent light), the Asura (who represent darkness),...
Armored Warfare
Obsidian Entertainment · 2015
Armored Warfare, is a free-to-play massively multiplayer online tactical military video game that puts you in control of some of the most...
Path of Titans
Alderon Games · 2020
Path of Titans is a cross-platform indie game with MMO questing, where players choose from 30+ dinosaur species and survive, explore, and...