Sandbox indie games
indielist tracks 274 indie sandbox games with the Steam user tag "Sandbox", together holding 18,324,768 reviews at an average of 87% positive. The most reviewed is Terraria with 1,217,966 reviews.
Tagged titles
274
Total reviews on Steam
18,324,768
Avg positive %
87%
Live data report
Open the live data report for the best sandbox indie games, ranked from the same catalog with methodology, review counts, and white-box sales estimate links.
Open Sandbox data reportRelated tags
Open World (43) Adventure (39) Action (36) Simulation (31) Survival (30) Building (26) Crafting (26) Exploration (23) First-Person (23) RPG (22)
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Terraria
2011 · Action
1,217,966 reviews · 97% positive
Open World Survival CraftSandboxSurvival2DMultiplayer
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Rust
2018 · Action
1,142,485 reviews · 87% positive
SurvivalCraftingMultiplayerOpen WorldOpen World Survival Craft
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Stardew Valley
2016 · Indie
870,340 reviews · 98% positive
Farming SimPixel GraphicsMultiplayerLife SimRPG
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
2015 · RPG
817,738 reviews · 97% positive
Open WorldRPGStory RichAtmosphericMature
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ARK: Survival Evolved
2017 · Action
579,725 reviews · 83% positive
Open World Survival CraftSurvivalMultiplayerOpen WorldDinosaurs
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Valheim
2021 · Action
453,243 reviews · 94% positive
Open World Survival CraftSurvivalOnline Co-OpOpen WorldMultiplayer
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Don't Starve Together
2016 · Action
367,451 reviews · 95% positive
SurvivalOpen World Survival CraftMultiplayerCo-opOpen World
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Palworld
2024 · Action
356,020 reviews · 94% positive
Open WorldSurvivalCreature CollectorMultiplayerOpen World Survival Craft
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Project Zomboid
2013 · Indie
344,037 reviews · 94% positive
SurvivalZombiesOpen WorldMultiplayerOpen World Survival Craft
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Raft
2022 · Adventure
318,454 reviews · 93% positive
SurvivalMultiplayerOpen World Survival CraftCo-opCrafting
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Fallout 4
2015 · RPG
287,411 reviews · 81% positive
Open WorldPost-apocalypticSingleplayerExplorationRPG
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Satisfactory
2024 · Adventure
229,233 reviews · 97% positive
Base-BuildingAutomationOpen WorldMultiplayerCrafting
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Fallout: New Vegas
2010 · Action
208,541 reviews · 96% positive
Open WorldRPGPost-apocalypticSingleplayerModdable
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鬼谷八荒 Tale of Immortal
2023 · Action
190,998 reviews · 55% positive
ManagementSingleplayerSimulationMythologySandbox
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Slime Rancher
2017 · Action
136,632 reviews · 98% positive
CuteExplorationAdventureSingleplayerOpen World
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The Long Dark
2017 · Adventure
110,303 reviews · 89% positive
SurvivalOpen World Survival CraftOpen WorldExplorationAtmospheric
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Scrap Mechanic
2016 · Action
104,960 reviews · 92% positive
BuildingSandboxMultiplayerSurvivalOpen World
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The Isle
2015 · Action
104,712 reviews · 80% positive
DinosaursSurvivalOpen WorldMultiplayerSimulation
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Subnautica: Below Zero
2021 · Adventure
97,825 reviews · 90% positive
Open World Survival CraftSurvivalUnderwaterSingleplayerOpen World
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ARK: Survival Ascended
2023 · Action
97,619 reviews · 60% positive
Early AccessSurvivalOpen WorldMultiplayerDinosaurs
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House Flipper
2018 · Action
91,740 reviews · 94% positive
SimulationDesign & IllustrationBuildingSingleplayerRelaxing
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Enshrouded
2024 · Action
90,532 reviews · 86% positive
Open WorldSurvivalBase-BuildingMultiplayerOnline Co-Op
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Supermarket Simulator
2025 · Casual
77,780 reviews · 92% positive
SimulationManagementEconomySingleplayerMultiplayer
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Grounded
2022 · Action
74,210 reviews · 90% positive
SurvivalMultiplayerCo-opOpen World Survival CraftBase-Building
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State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition
2020 · Action
57,687 reviews · 83% positive
SurvivalOpen WorldZombiesBase-BuildingMultiplayer
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WEBFISHING
2024 · Casual
57,070 reviews · 97% positive
FishingMultiplayerCasualCuteCharacter Customization
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Plague Inc: Evolved
2016 · Casual
56,419 reviews · 94% positive
StrategySimulationOutbreak SimIndieSingleplayer
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PowerWash Simulator
2022 · Casual
50,351 reviews · 96% positive
CasualRelaxingSimulationMultiplayerFirst-Person
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Core Keeper
2024 · Action
48,831 reviews · 93% positive
Pixel GraphicsOpen World Survival CraftOnline Co-OpSandboxSurvival
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Tabletop Simulator
2015 · Casual
47,946 reviews · 96% positive
TabletopBoard GameSimulationMultiplayerSandbox
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Foxhole
2022 · Action
46,425 reviews · 80% positive
Massively MultiplayerWargameMilitaryBase-BuildingOpen World
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Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition
2009 · RPG
43,483 reviews · 82% positive
Open WorldRPGPost-apocalypticSingleplayerModdable
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Stranded Deep
2022 · Adventure
43,272 reviews · 74% positive
Open World Survival CraftSurvivalMultiplayerOpen WorldCrafting
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The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion® Game of the Year Edition (2009)
2009 · RPG
42,507 reviews · 95% positive
RPGOpen WorldFantasySingleplayerModdable
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Wreckfest
2018 · Action
39,974 reviews · 88% positive
RacingDestructionAutomobile SimSimulationMultiplayer
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Ranch Simulator: Build, Hunt, Farm
2023 · Simulation
39,251 reviews · 79% positive
SimulationMultiplayerOnline Co-OpOpen WorldFarming Sim
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Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator
2022 · Indie
37,081 reviews · 93% positive
CraftingSingleplayerRelaxingSimulationMedieval
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Thief Simulator
2018 · Action
36,746 reviews · 88% positive
SimulationStealthSingleplayerCrimeFirst-Person
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Bully: Scholarship Edition
2008 · Action
36,496 reviews · 84% positive
Open WorldActionAdventureThird PersonSingleplayer
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Forager
2019 · Action
35,050 reviews · 90% positive
Open World Survival CraftSurvivalPixel GraphicsCraftingIndie
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Two Point Hospital
2018 · Indie
34,562 reviews · 92% positive
SimulationManagementMedical SimBuildingFunny
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Wobbly Life
2025 · Action
34,343 reviews · 97% positive
AdventureMultiplayerOpen WorldSimulationSandbox
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The Escapists 2
2017 · Indie
33,457 reviews · 91% positive
MultiplayerStrategyPixel GraphicsOnline Co-OpCo-op
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Who's Your Daddy?!
2016 · Action
31,685 reviews · 80% positive
FunnyMultiplayerFirst-PersonComedySimulation
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Dinkum
2025 · Adventure
28,790 reviews · 92% positive
Open World Survival CraftAgricultureFarming SimLife SimRelaxing
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My Time at Sandrock
2023 · Adventure
28,607 reviews · 88% positive
Life SimBuildingFarming SimMultiplayerSandbox
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The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind® Game of the Year Edition
2009 · RPG
28,143 reviews · 95% positive
RPGOpen WorldFantasyClassicGreat Soundtrack
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Fields of Mistria
2024 · Indie
28,029 reviews · 98% positive
Early AccessFarming SimDating SimRPGLife Sim
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Necesse
2025 · Action
27,323 reviews · 93% positive
Open World Survival CraftMultiplayerOpen WorldSandboxPixel Graphics
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Mindustry
2019 · Strategy
26,859 reviews · 96% positive
Base-BuildingResource ManagementTower DefenseStrategyAutomation
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RuneScape: Dragonwilds
2025 · Action
25,247 reviews · 81% positive
Open WorldSurvivalOpen World Survival CraftMultiplayerEarly Access
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Forts
2017 · Action
24,731 reviews · 92% positive
Base-BuildingMultiplayerPhysicsStrategyDestruction
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TerraTech
2018 · Action
24,675 reviews · 91% positive
BuildingSandboxOpen WorldOpen World Survival CraftMultiplayer
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Untitled Goose Game
2020 · Action
24,480 reviews · 96% positive
FunnyVillain ProtagonistMultiplayerCo-opCute
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Viscera Cleanup Detail
2015 · Indie
23,517 reviews · 92% positive
SimulationGoreMultiplayerCo-opFirst-Person
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Fallout 3
2008 · RPG
22,016 reviews · 81% positive
Open WorldPost-apocalypticRPGSingleplayerExploration
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Tower Unite
2025 · Action
21,722 reviews · 90% positive
MultiplayerCasualMini GolfCharacter CustomizationMassively Multiplayer
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Soulmask
2026 · Adventure
21,680 reviews · 77% positive
Early AccessSurvivalOpen World Survival CraftMultiplayerHunting
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Feed and Grow: Fish
2016 · Action
21,174 reviews · 78% positive
SimulationUnderwaterSurvivalMultiplayerEarly Access
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Going Medieval
2026 · Indie
20,967 reviews · 89% positive
RPGEarly AccessCity BuilderColony SimSingleplayer
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Craftopia
2020 · Action
20,058 reviews · 77% positive
Open WorldCraftingSurvivalMultiplayerOpen World Survival Craft
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Flashing Lights - Police, Firefighting, Emergency Services (EMS) Simulator
2023 · Action
18,407 reviews · 80% positive
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Breathedge
2021 · Action
16,279 reviews · 82% positive
Open World Survival CraftSpaceSingleplayerSurvivalSandbox
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Gold Mining Simulator
2017 · Indie
16,182 reviews · 73% positive
SimulationMiningSingleplayerRealisticOpen World
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Fable Anniversary
2014 · RPG
16,132 reviews · 86% positive
RPGOpen WorldFantasyAdventureSingleplayer
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Youtubers Life
2017 · Adventure
15,402 reviews · 77% positive
ManagementSingleplayerLife SimCharacter CustomizationCasual
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shapez 2 - Factory
2026 · Casual
14,481 reviews · 97% positive
ManagementStrategyAutomationFuturisticEarly Access
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Mist Survival
2018 · Action
14,138 reviews · 76% positive
SurvivalZombiesOpen World Survival CraftOpen WorldSingleplayer
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Subsistence
2016 · Action
13,700 reviews · 72% positive
Open World Survival CraftSurvivalMultiplayerCraftingOpen World
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HumanitZ
2026 · Action
13,056 reviews · 75% positive
Early AccessSurvivalZombiesOpen WorldMultiplayer
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Big Ambitions
2023 · Indie
12,951 reviews · 93% positive
Early AccessManagementEconomySimulationCapitalism
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The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™
2024 · Action
11,977 reviews · 81% positive
Open World Survival CraftBase-BuildingDwarfSurvivalExploration
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Amazing Frog?
2014 · Action
11,547 reviews · 94% positive
Early Access4 Player LocalOpen WorldSplit ScreenPhysics
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Cassette Beasts
2023 · Indie
10,733 reviews · 94% positive
ControllerComedyCreature CollectorLocal Co-OpTurn-Based Combat
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Smalland: Survive the Wilds
2024 · Action
10,150 reviews · 82% positive
SurvivalMultiplayerOpen World Survival CraftBase-BuildingOnline Co-Op
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Ale & Tale Tavern
2024 · Action
9,918 reviews · 89% positive
AdventureOnline Co-OpSimulationCookingFantasy
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Hobo: Tough Life
2021 · Adventure
9,816 reviews · 84% positive
SurvivalOpen WorldMultiplayerBase-BuildingRPG
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Beasts of Bermuda
2018 · Adventure
9,646 reviews · 69% positive
DinosaursSimulationSurvivalMassively MultiplayerAdventure
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Voidtrain
2025 · Action
9,514 reviews · 74% positive
Open World Survival CraftCo-opSurvivalMultiplayerBase-Building
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Steel Division 2
2019 · Action
9,502 reviews · 79% positive
StrategyRTSWorld War IIMilitarySingleplayer
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Elin
2024 · Indie
8,899 reviews · 93% positive
Early AccessCharacter CustomizationOpen WorldRogue-likeJRPG
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Colony Survival
2017 · Action
8,884 reviews · 92% positive
Colony SimSurvivalBase-BuildingBuildingMultiplayer
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Aviassembly
2025 · Simulation
8,881 reviews · 97% positive
Early AccessFlightBuildingPhysicsTransportation
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while True: learn()
2019 · Indie
8,119 reviews · 91% positive
ProgrammingSimulationEducationPuzzleScience
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Pixel Worlds: MMO Sandbox
2017 · Adventure
7,898 reviews · 75% positive
Free to PlayPixel GraphicsSandboxMassively MultiplayerAdventure
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Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts
2023 · Indie
7,869 reviews · 61% positive
Naval CombatNavalWorld War IGrand StrategyWargame
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Dungeons & Dragons Online®
2012 · Action
7,832 reviews · 71% positive
Free to PlayRPGMMORPGDungeons & DragonsMassively Multiplayer
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Fireworks Mania - An Explosive Simulator
2020 · Action
7,771 reviews · 97% positive
SandboxMultiplayerSingleplayerExplorationBuilding
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Unturned
2017 · Action
7,514 reviews · 91% positive
Free to PlaySurvivalZombiesMultiplayerOpen World
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My Dream Setup
2023 · Casual
6,670 reviews · 91% positive
Design & IllustrationRelaxingBuildingSimulationSandbox
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Thief Simulator 2
2023 · Action
6,463 reviews · 88% positive
SimulationStealthCrimeSingleplayerAction
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Guilty as Sock!
2025 · Casual
5,440 reviews · 90% positive
MultiplayerSimulationSandboxConversationBoard Game
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ARK: Scorched Earth - Expansion Pack
2016 · Action
5,280 reviews · 79% positive
SurvivalAdventureDinosaursOpen WorldMassively Multiplayer
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TaleSpire
2021 · Indie
5,141 reviews · 90% positive
TabletopDungeons & DragonsLevel EditorRPGOnline Co-Op
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gogh: Focus with Your Avatar
2025 · Casual
4,998 reviews · 91% positive
Character CustomizationCozyCuteUtilitiesAnime
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Fantasy Map Simulator
2024 · Indie
4,060 reviews · 89% positive
Early AccessGod GameSandboxAlternate HistoryIdler
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Ship Graveyard Simulator 2
2023 · Action
4,008 reviews · 77% positive
SimulationDestructionMultiplayerOnline Co-OpExploration
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Tinkerlands
2025 · Action
3,872 reviews · 86% positive
Open World Survival CraftOnline Co-OpSandboxSurvivalOpen World
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The Crust
2024 · Simulation
3,582 reviews · 77% positive
Early AccessBase-BuildingSpaceColony SimAutomation
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REKA
2024 · Adventure
3,362 reviews · 83% positive
Early AccessBuildingIndieCharacter CustomizationSingleplayer
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SUMMERHOUSE
2024 · Casual
3,283 reviews · 93% positive
SandboxRelaxingSingleplayerCasualCity Builder
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Builder Simulator
2022 · Adventure
2,153 reviews · 72% positive
SimulationBuildingSingleplayerDesign & IllustrationSandbox
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Albion Online
2018 · Massively Multiplayer
1,896 reviews · 79% positive
Free to PlayMMORPGOpen WorldMassively MultiplayerSandbox
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Garden Life: A Cozy Simulator
2024 · Casual
1,622 reviews · 76% positive
RelaxingSimulationCozySingleplayerCasual
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The Last Starship
2026 · Indie
1,544 reviews · 75% positive
StrategySandboxSimulationSingleplayerSpace
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Small Spaces
2025 · Casual
1,383 reviews · 89% positive
BuildingSimulationDesign & IllustrationCasualRelaxing
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House Flipper - Garden DLC
2019 · Casual
894 reviews · 66% positive
SimulationCasualIndieSingleplayerRelaxing
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Lawgivers II
2023 · Indie
670 reviews · 70% positive
Early AccessPolitical SimPoliticsSandboxCapitalism
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ServiceIT: You can do IT
2025 · Casual
665 reviews · 58% positive
Early AccessSimulationElectronicEducationJob Simulator
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Smack Studio
2024 · Action
628 reviews · 85% positive
Character CustomizationLocal Multiplayer2D FighterDesign & IllustrationSandbox
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Milling machine simulator
2022 · Action
182 reviews · 88% positive
SimulationSandboxRealisticEducationCrafting
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Out of Orbit
2023 · Action
147 reviews · 79% positive
Early AccessOpen World Survival CraftSpaceshipsExplorationSpace
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Fallout Shelter
2017 · RPG
0 reviews · 88% positive
Free to PlayBase-BuildingSurvivalPost-apocalypticSingleplayer
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Supermarket Together
2024 · Casual
0 reviews · 94% positive
SimulationOnline Co-OpMultiplayerFree to PlayManagement
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Frequently asked questions
- What are the best sandbox indie games?
- By Steam review count, indielist ranks 274 tracked sandbox indie games led by Terraria (1,217,966 reviews).
- How is the sandbox list built?
- This page uses SteamSpy user tags from tracked games, then ranks matching public games by Steam review count. It is not hand-picked.