Gamers everywhere, we're ranking the most popular sandbox games in 2020. Featuring both old and new games, this list of the most played sandbox games right now include some of the most popular mobile games and games that you can play forever. What are the top 10 sandbox video games today?
While Minecraft might be the hottest sandbox game right now, GTA 5 mods allow players to be creative in the open world environment. Other good sandbox games trending now include Garry's Mod, Kerbal Space Program, Stardew Valley, and Elite Dangerous.
Vote up the best sandbox games everyone should be playing right now, and feel free to add your favorites that are missing from this list. Games from all consoles (PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch) are welcome, including mobile and PC games.
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28551Minecraft
2011Developer: 4J Studios, Mojang
Genres (Video game): Open world, Action game, Sandbox
Minecraft is a sandbox independent video game originally created by Swedish programmer Markus... more on Wikipedia
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13499Terraria
2011Developer: Re-Logic
Genres (Video game): Action-adventure game, Action game, Sandbox, Role-playing video game, Side-scrolling
Terraria is an action-adventure sandbox indie video game series, developed by game studio... more on Wikipedia3
10297Developer: Rockstar North
Genres (Video game): Action-adventure game, Racing video game
Grand Theft Auto V is an open world, action-adventure video game developed by Rockstar North... more on Wikipedia4
9495Garry's Mod
2006Developer: Team Garry, Facepunch Studios LTD.
Genres (Video game): Puzzle game, Action game, Sandbox
Garry's Mod (commonly abbreviated as GMod) is a sandbox physics game created by Garry Newman... more on Wikipedia5
4544Roblox
2006Developer: Roblox Corporation
Genres (Video game): First-person Shooter, Massively multiplayer online game
Roblox, stylized as RŌBLOX, is a massively multiplayer online game created and marketed toward... more on Wikipedia6
2115Developer: Bethesda Game Studios
Genres (Video game): Action role-playing game, fantasy
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is an action role-playing video game developed by Bethesda Game... more on Wikipedia7
7998The Sims 4
2014Developer: Maxis, The Sims Studio
Genres (Video game): Life simulation
The Sims 4 is a 2014 life simulation video game developed by Maxis and The Sims Studio and... more on Wikipedia8
6581Stardew Valley
2016Developer: Concerned Ape
Genres (Video game): Simulation, role-playing
Stardew Valley is an indie farming simulation role-playing video game developed by Eric... more on Wikipedia9
1417Developer: 4J Studios, Bethesda Game Studios, Superscape
Genres (Video game): Action-adventure game, Action role-playing game, Role-playing video game
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion is an action role-playing video game developed by Bethesda Game... more on Wikipedia10
5479Just Cause 3
2015Developer: Avalanche Studios
Genres (Video game): Action-adventure
Just Cause 3 is an action-adventure video game developed by Avalanche Studios and published by... more on Wikipedia11
4981No Man's Sky
2016Developer: Hello Games
Genres (Video game): Action-adventure, survival
No Man's Sky is an action-adventure survival video game developed and published by the indie... more on Wikipedia12
4270Don't Starve
2013Developer: Klei Entertainment
Genres (Video game): Action
Don't Starve is a 2013 action-adventure video game with survival and roguelike elements,... more on Wikipedia13
4476Hitman
2016Developer: IO Interactive
Genres (Video game): Action-adventure game, Stealth game
Hitman is an episodic stealth video game developed by IO Interactive and published by Square... more on Wikipedia14
3078Developer: Squad
Genres (Video game): Space flight simulation
Kerbal Space Program is a space flight simulation video game developed and published by Squad... more on Wikipedia15
2063ARMA 3
2012Developer: Bohemia Interactive
Genres (Video game): Shooter game, Action game, Simulation video game, Tactical shooter, Flight simulator
ARMA 3 is an open-world military tactical shooter video game developed by Czech studio Bohemia... more on Wikipedia16
2065Developer: TaleWorlds Entertainment
Mount & Blade: Warband is the stand-alone expansion pack to the action role-playing video game... more on Wikipedia17
1342Far Cry New Dawn
2019Developer: Ubisoft Montreal
Genres (Video game): Action-adventure, first-person shooter
Far Cry New Dawn is a first-person shooter developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by... more on Wikipedia18
1365Eve Online
2003Developer: CCP Games
Genres (Video game): Simulation video game, Role-playing video game, Space flight simulator game, Science Fiction, Massively multiplayer online game
Eve Online is a player-driven, persistent-world massively multiplayer online role-playing game... more on Wikipedia19
833World War Z
2019Developer: Saber Interactive
Genres (Video game): Third-person shooter
World War Z is a third-person shooter video game developed by Saber Interactive and published... more on Wikipedia20
1157Elite: Dangerous
2014Developer: Frontier Developments
Genres (Video game): Space trading and combat
Elite: Dangerous is a space adventure, trading, and combat simulator that is the fourth... more on Wikipedia21
835Crackdown 3
2019Developer: Sumo Digital
Genres (Video game): Action-adventure
Crackdown 3 is an action-adventure video game for Microsoft Windows and Xbox One developed by... more on Wikipedia
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