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.
Gladiabots
GFX47 · 2019
AI COMBAT ARENA - Assemble your robot squad, construct their AI and send them in the battle arena to see your strategy play out. Iterate,...
Feel the Snow
Owlet · 2016
Choose one of the characters and start your journey. The game has many interesting things in store: building, crafting, puzzles, bosses, ...
The Fisherman: Fishing Planet
Fishing Planet LLC · 2019
The gold standard for fishing games, now available in a complete version! Experience all the fun of the sport and hone your skills in sin...
Lies of Astaroth
Unknown · 2016
A free-to-play card battle game.
Sailaway
The Irregular Corporation · 2017
The Ultimate Sailing Simulation
Have you ever dreamt of sailing along your favourite coastline or amongst the tropical islands of the Sou...
Screeps: World
Screeps · 2016
“Screeps” is a wordplay for “scripts” and “creeps.” It is an MMO RTS game for programmers in an open persistent shared world. Each player...
Hackmud
ComCODE · 2016
Hackmud is a cyberpunk themed text-based hacking simulator for intel-compatible personal home computers. Get lost in a deep and complex w...
Storm Area 51: Ayy Lmao Edition
Unknown · 2019
Storm Area 51: Ayy Lmao Edition - it's time to Storm Area 51, and see them aliens. If we Naruto Run, we can move faster than their bullet...
War Dust
raptor lab · 2020
With 64 soldiers on the battlefield, War Dust will take you into the largest online battles that have ever been made in VR featuring a hu...
Maelstrom
Gunpowder Games, LLC · 2019
Maelstrom is a third-person action game with fast-paced, tactical, ship-vs-ship combat, customization, progression and a focus on multipl...
Bang! Howdy
Affliction Networks LLC. · 2006
Bang Howdy! is an online free-to-play strategy game. The setting mixes elements from a variety of related genres, such as steampunk or Na...
Sirius Online
Digital Dawn Studios · 2015
Sirius Online is a unique, easy to play Space Action Shooter with Multiplayer components and ongoing progression. Join the Ranks of the T...
Infinity: Battlescape
I-Novae Studios · 2019
Infinity: Battlescape is a multiplayer space combat sim supporting hundreds of players on a single server. Join one of the corporate fact...
Eve Online: Revelations
CCP · 2006
REVELATIONS is the first of three installments in EVE Online’s second major game expansion. The first expansion, EXODUS, revealed the esc...
Darkwind: War on Wheels
Psychic Software · 2014
Battle for survival and supremacy in a gritty post-apocalyptic world of vehicular combat where strategy and tactics determines who wins.
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Reign of Darkness
Unorthodox Studios · 2019
Reign of Darkness still very much being developed but currently is a "Tab Target", "Theory-Crafting", "Dungeon Runner", and Online Role P...
Outscape
Unknown · 2019
Outscape is a 4X Space Strategy MMO set in a huge Persistent Online Galaxy. Experience strategic gameplay in a universe with thousands of...
theFisher Online
Unknown · 2019
theFisher Online - online wild fishing simulator. Forget about licenses and catch rates. Choose bait or lures and catch fish in Europe an...
Vikings: War of Clans
Plarium Global Ltd. · 2015
Vikings: War of Clans is a mobile game from Plarium LLC.
Boring Man: Online Tactical Stickman Combat
Spasman Games · 2014
Battle other 2D stickman online while jumping around like a lunatic and getting blown up into smithereens. With 70 weapons, Boring Man is...
Steel Ocean
Unknown · 2015
It is a free-to-play shooting game.You may choose 6 types of warships used in the WWII to play PvP and PvE naval battle. Start the voyage...
Black Prophecy
Reakktor Media · 2011
Black Prophecy is a space action multiplayer game with RPG elements. The prologue is linear: the player has to survive the conflict betwe...
Seven Kingdoms 2 HD
Unknown · 2015
Seven Kingdoms 2 is an award-winning classic real-time strategy game of intrigue and diplomacy, of trade and industry, of betrayal, espio...
Eve Online
CCP · 2003
EVE Online is a free MMORPG sci-fi strategy game where you can embark on your own unique space adventure. EVE's open world MMORPG sandbox...