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.
Conan Exiles
Funcom · 2018
Conan Exiles is an online multiplayer survival game set in the lands of Conan the Barbarian. Enter a vast, open-world sandbox and play to...
Agar.io
Matheus Valadares · 2015
Agar.io is a massively multiplayer online game where players control a cell in a colorful, grid-like environment. The main goal is to gro...
BattleBit Remastered
OkiGames · 2023
BattleBit Remastered is a low-poly, massive multiplayer FPS, supporting 254 players per server. Battle on a near-fully destructible map w...
The Jackbox Party Pack 2
Jackbox Games · 2015
The sequel to the party game The Jackbox Party Pack, featuring 5 new party games! Phones or tablets can be used as controllers. For up to...
Scum
Gamepires · 2025
Scum aims to evolve the multiplayer open world survival game with unprecedented levels of character customization, control and progressio...
Age of Empires: Online
Gas Powered Games · 2011
Age of Empires Online is a multiplayer online real-time strategy game developed by Robot Entertainment and Gas Powered Games, which relea...
Hay Day
Supercell · 2012
Hay Day is a totally new farming experience with smooth gestural controls lovingly handcrafted for your Android and iOS devices.
Conqueror's Blade
Booming Games · 2019
Master the art of medieval warcraft in this free-to-play tactical action MMO. Create a unique warlord from 10+ different classes, and wag...
MU Online
Webzen · 2001
MU Online is a highly involved fantasy RPG based on the legendary Continent of MU.
MU established a basic frame of various online games a...
Diep.io
Matheus Valadares · 2016
Diep.io is a multiplayer shooting browser game like Agar.io, Wings.io and Slither.io. While playing this game, you have to control a tank...
Foxhole
Siege Camp · 2022
Foxhole is a massively multiplayer game where you will work with hundreds of players to shape the outcome of a persistent online war. Eve...
Summoners War: Sky Arena
Com2uS · 2014
Summoners War: Sky Arena, is a mobile turn-based strategy massively multiplayer online game. Jump into the Sky Arena, a world under battl...
Star Stable
Star Stable Entertainment · 2012
Star Stable Online is a MMORPG built for those with a passion for horses and games. It is a modern continuation and expansion of the stor...
PixArk
Snail Games · 2018
A sandbox game based on Ark: Survival Evolved developed by Snail Games (licensed by Studio Wildcard).
Enter a world of mystery, danger, ...
Mabinogi
devCAT · 2004
Embark on amazing adventures, build lasting friendships or even find romance in this unique social game, where a welcoming community with...
Fractured Space
Edge Case Games Ltd. · 2016
Fractured Space is a 5-v-5 team-based space combat game. Control your gigantic capital ship to seize mines and bases for team resources a...
Cities XL
Monte Cristo · 2009
Cities XL is a simulation game in which players can build their own cities on realistic 3D maps. Players are challenged to create the rig...
Eden Eternal
X-Legend · 2011
A free-to-play fantasy MMORPG where players choose one of 20 classes to adventure as, aid in the establishment of a player town, engage i...
Crazy Arcade
Unknown · 2001
Crazy Arcade or Boom Online has a gameplay similar to Bomberman of Hudson Soft. The aim of each game is carefully planting the bubble bom...
One Hour One Life
Jason Rohrer · 2018
A multiplayer survival game of parenting and civilization building by Jason Rohrer.
NITE Team 4
Alice & Smith · 2017
NITE Team 4 is a hacking simulation and strategy game with Alternate Reality Game elements connected to The Black Watchmen universe. You ...
Infinity Wars: Animated Trading Card Game
Lightmare Studios · 2014
Infinity Wars: Animated Trading Card Game is traditional trading card gaming completely reimagined as digital free to play for the PC, an...
Peekaboo
Redaster Studio · 2019
Peekaboo — hide and seek on the network. Players are divided into two teams: props and hunters. Props can take on the appearance of objec...
Grey Hack
Loading Home · 2017
Grey Hack is a massively multiplayer hacking simulator game.
You're a hacker with full freedom to act as you want on a vast network of c...