As a child, playing in the sandbox meant being creative and using your imagination. The same can be said of these PC sandbox games, as they all let you explore and discover what awaits in a free-roaming environment. From survival free-roam games to building and creation games, these sandbox games on Steam span across all genres.
You can survive in the Mojave wastelands while you try to deliver your last package in Fallout: New Vegas. Board your space ship and discover endless worlds on which to build your settlements in the procedurally generated sandbox games No Man's Sky and Starbound. See what your brain can come up with because there's endless creativity when it comes to funny, creative sandbox games like Besiege and Garry's Mod.
What happens in the sandbox stays in the sandbox. At least, until someone clips that. Vote up all your favorite sandbox games on the PC, and vote down the ones you wouldn't recommend.
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16786Garry's Mod
Team Garry, Facepunch Studios LTD.Garry's Mod (commonly abbreviated as GMod) is a sandbox physics game created by Garry Newman... more
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16089Subnautica
Unknown Worlds EntertainmentSubnautica is an open world survival adventure game developed and published by Unknown Worlds... more3
184109Terraria
Re-LogicTerraria is an action-adventure sandbox indie video game series, developed by game studio... more4
182125The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Bethesda Game StudiosThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is an action role-playing video game developed by Bethesda Game... more5
13383Fallout: New Vegas
Obsidian EntertainmentFallout: New Vegas is an action role-playing video game in the Fallout video game series. The... more6
167113Grand Theft Auto V
Rockstar NorthGrand Theft Auto V is an open world, action-adventure video game developed by Rockstar North... more7
10771The Forest
Endnight Games LtdThe Forest is a survival video game developed and published by Endnight Games. The game takes... more8
11179ARK: Survival Evolved
Studio WildcardArk: Survival Evolved (stylized as ΛRK) is a 2017 action-adventure survival video game... more9
12093Fallout 4
Bethesda Game StudiosFallout 4 is an action role-playing game set in an open world environment, gameplay is similar... more10
10277Don't Starve
Klei EntertainmentDon't Starve is a 2013 action-adventure video game with survival and roguelike elements,... more11
9368Starbound
Chucklefish LtdStarbound is an indie game produced by the UK-based independent game studio Chucklefish Ltd.... more12
9572Kerbal Space Program
SquadKerbal Space Program is a space flight simulation video game developed and published by Squad... more13
8468Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Rockstar NorthGrand Theft Auto: San Andreas is an open world action-adventure video game developed by... more14
7762Universe Sandbox ²
Giant ArmyUniverse Sandbox is an interactive space and gravity simulator. Using Universe Sandbox, one... more15
8571Factorio
Wube Software LTD.16
86747 Days To Die
The Fun Pimps7 Days to Die is a survival horror video game set in an open world developed by The Fun Pimps.... more17
7360BeamNG.drive
BeamNG18
9387Grand Theft Auto IV
Rockstar NorthGrand Theft Auto IV is an open world action-adventure video game developed by Rockstar North... more19
7972Just Cause 3
Avalanche StudiosJust Cause 3 is an action-adventure video game developed by Avalanche Studios and published by... more20
6758Mount And Blade
TaleWorldsMount & Blade is a medieval action role-playing game for Microsoft Windows, developed by the... more21
6564Besiege
Spiderling Studios22
4646ARMA 3
Bohemia InteractiveARMA 3 is an open-world military tactical shooter video game developed by Czech studio Bohemia... more23
5570Saints Row IV
VolitionSaints Row IV is a 2013 open world, action-adventure video game in the Saints Row series... more24
81108No Man's Sky
Hello GamesNo Man's Sky is an action-adventure survival video game developed and published by the indie... more25
5077HITMAN
IO Interactive A/SHitman is an episodic stealth video game developed by IO Interactive and published by Square... more
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