Sandbox indie games
indielist tracks 271 indie sandbox games with the Steam user tag "Sandbox", together holding 16,380,676 reviews at an average of 87% positive. The most reviewed is Garry's Mod with 1,253,271 reviews.
Tagged titles
271
Total reviews on Steam
16,380,676
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 (36) Simulation (36) Adventure (35) Action (30) Building (30) Survival (28) Crafting (25) First-Person (22) Exploration (19) Base-Building (18)
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Terraria
2011 · Action
1,228,074 reviews · 97% positive
Open World Survival CraftSandboxSurvival2DMultiplayer
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Rust
2018 · Action
1,155,721 reviews · 87% positive
SurvivalCraftingMultiplayerOpen WorldOpen World Survival Craft
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Stardew Valley
2016 · Indie
883,579 reviews · 98% positive
Farming SimPixel GraphicsMultiplayerLife SimRPG
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ARK: Survival Evolved
2017 · Action
583,450 reviews · 83% positive
Open World Survival CraftSurvivalMultiplayerOpen WorldDinosaurs
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Project Zomboid
2013 · Indie
462,276 reviews · 94% positive
SurvivalZombiesOpen WorldMultiplayerOpen World Survival Craft
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Valheim
2021 · Action
456,201 reviews · 94% positive
Open World Survival CraftSurvivalOnline Co-OpOpen WorldMultiplayer
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Palworld
2026 · Action
383,931 reviews · 94% positive
Open WorldSurvivalCreature CollectorMultiplayerOpen World Survival Craft
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Don't Starve Together
2016 · Action
373,702 reviews · 95% positive
SurvivalOpen World Survival CraftMultiplayerCo-opOpen World
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Raft
2022 · Adventure
321,319 reviews · 93% positive
SurvivalMultiplayerOpen World Survival CraftCo-opCrafting
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Satisfactory
2024 · Adventure
232,517 reviews · 97% positive
Base-BuildingAutomationOpen WorldMultiplayerCrafting
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鬼谷八荒 Tale of Immortal
2023 · Action
224,472 reviews · 56% positive
ManagementSingleplayerSimulationMythologySandbox
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Slime Rancher
2017 · Action
138,029 reviews · 98% positive
CuteExplorationAdventureSingleplayerOpen World
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Scrap Mechanic
2026 · Action
119,850 reviews · 92% positive
BuildingSandboxMultiplayerSurvivalOpen World
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The Long Dark
2017 · Adventure
111,024 reviews · 89% positive
SurvivalOpen World Survival CraftOpen WorldExplorationAtmospheric
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The Isle
2015 · Action
107,950 reviews · 80% positive
DinosaursSurvivalOpen WorldMultiplayerSimulation
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ARK: Survival Ascended
2023 · Action
102,965 reviews · 60% positive
Early AccessSurvivalOpen WorldMultiplayerDinosaurs
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Subnautica: Below Zero
2021 · Adventure
98,895 reviews · 90% positive
Open World Survival CraftSurvivalUnderwaterSingleplayerOpen World
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Supermarket Together
2024 · Casual
96,175 reviews · 94% positive
SimulationOnline Co-OpMultiplayerFree to PlayManagement
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House Flipper
2018 · Action
92,045 reviews · 94% positive
SimulationDesign & IllustrationBuildingSingleplayerRelaxing
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Enshrouded
2024 · Action
91,964 reviews · 86% positive
Open WorldSurvivalBase-BuildingMultiplayerOnline Co-Op
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Supermarket Simulator
2025 · Casual
83,359 reviews · 92% positive
SimulationManagementEconomySingleplayerMultiplayer
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WEBFISHING
2024 · Casual
70,282 reviews · 97% positive
FishingMultiplayerCasualCuteCharacter Customization
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Core Keeper
2024 · Action
65,685 reviews · 93% positive
Pixel GraphicsOpen World Survival CraftOnline Co-OpSandboxSurvival
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Plague Inc: Evolved
2016 · Casual
58,402 reviews · 94% positive
StrategySimulationOutbreak SimIndieSingleplayer
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Foxhole
2022 · Action
52,539 reviews · 80% positive
Massively MultiplayerWargameMilitaryBase-BuildingOpen World
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PowerWash Simulator
2022 · Casual
50,636 reviews · 96% positive
CasualRelaxingSimulationMultiplayerFirst-Person
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Tabletop Simulator
2015 · Casual
48,332 reviews · 96% positive
TabletopBoard GameSimulationMultiplayerSandbox
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Stranded Deep
2022 · Adventure
47,700 reviews · 74% positive
Open World Survival CraftSurvivalMultiplayerOpen WorldCrafting
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Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator
2022 · Indie
44,204 reviews · 93% positive
CraftingSingleplayerRelaxingSimulationMedieval
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Forager
2019 · Action
43,861 reviews · 90% positive
Open World Survival CraftSurvivalPixel GraphicsCraftingIndie
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Wreckfest
2018 · Action
41,160 reviews · 88% positive
RacingDestructionAutomobile SimSimulationMultiplayer
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Thief Simulator
2018 · Action
39,498 reviews · 88% positive
SimulationStealthSingleplayerCrimeFirst-Person
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The Escapists 2
2017 · Indie
33,611 reviews · 91% positive
MultiplayerStrategyPixel GraphicsOnline Co-OpCo-op
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Wobbly Life
2025 · Action
32,142 reviews · 97% positive
AdventureMultiplayerOpen WorldSimulationSandbox
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IdleOn
2025 · Adventure
29,373 reviews · 78% positive
IdlerPixel GraphicsFree to PlayMMORPGManagement
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My Time at Sandrock
2023 · Adventure
28,842 reviews · 88% positive
Life SimBuildingFarming SimMultiplayerSandbox
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Two Point Hospital
2018 · Indie
26,514 reviews · 92% positive
SimulationManagementMedical SimBuildingFunny
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Fields of Mistria
2024 · Indie
26,403 reviews · 98% positive
Early AccessFarming SimDating SimRPGLife Sim
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Who's Your Daddy?!
2016 · Action
25,729 reviews · 80% positive
FunnyMultiplayerFirst-PersonComedySimulation
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Dinkum
2025 · Adventure
24,520 reviews · 92% positive
Open World Survival CraftAgricultureFarming SimLife SimRelaxing
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Necesse
2025 · Action
23,402 reviews · 93% positive
Open World Survival CraftMultiplayerOpen WorldSandboxPixel Graphics
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Untitled Goose Game
2020 · Action
22,367 reviews · 96% positive
FunnyVillain ProtagonistMultiplayerCo-opCute
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Soulmask
2026 · Adventure
22,072 reviews · 77% positive
Early AccessSurvivalOpen World Survival CraftMultiplayerHunting
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Tower Unite
2025 · Action
21,757 reviews · 90% positive
MultiplayerCasualMini GolfCharacter CustomizationMassively Multiplayer
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Forts
2017 · Action
20,964 reviews · 92% positive
Base-BuildingMultiplayerPhysicsStrategyDestruction
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Feed and Grow: Fish
2016 · Action
20,461 reviews · 78% positive
SimulationUnderwaterSurvivalMultiplayerEarly Access
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TerraTech
2018 · Action
20,430 reviews · 91% positive
BuildingSandboxOpen WorldOpen World Survival CraftMultiplayer
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Craftopia
2020 · Action
18,316 reviews · 76% positive
Open WorldCraftingSurvivalMultiplayerOpen World Survival Craft
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Viscera Cleanup Detail
2015 · Indie
17,991 reviews · 92% positive
SimulationGoreMultiplayerCo-opFirst-Person
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Going Medieval
2026 · Indie
16,834 reviews · 89% positive
RPGEarly AccessCity BuilderColony SimSingleplayer
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Flashing Lights - Police, Firefighting, Emergency Services (EMS) Simulator
2023 · Action
15,991 reviews · 80% positive
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Gold Mining Simulator
2017 · Indie
15,016 reviews · 73% positive
SimulationMiningSingleplayerRealisticOpen World
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Breathedge
2021 · Action
14,366 reviews · 82% positive
Open World Survival CraftSpaceSingleplayerSurvivalSandbox
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Youtubers Life
2017 · Adventure
13,748 reviews · 77% positive
ManagementSingleplayerLife SimCharacter CustomizationCasual
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Mist Survival
2018 · Action
13,545 reviews · 76% positive
SurvivalZombiesOpen World Survival CraftOpen WorldSingleplayer
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shapez 2 - Factory
2026 · Casual
13,519 reviews · 97% positive
ManagementStrategyAutomationFuturisticEarly Access
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Big Ambitions
2023 · Indie
13,275 reviews · 93% positive
Early AccessManagementEconomySimulationCapitalism
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Amazing Frog?
2014 · Action
11,099 reviews · 94% positive
Early Access4 Player LocalOpen WorldSplit ScreenPhysics
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Cassette Beasts
2023 · Indie
10,935 reviews · 94% positive
ControllerComedyCreature CollectorLocal Co-OpTurn-Based Combat
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Smalland: Survive the Wilds
2024 · Action
10,335 reviews · 82% positive
SurvivalMultiplayerOpen World Survival CraftBase-BuildingOnline Co-Op
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Elin
2024 · Indie
9,032 reviews · 93% positive
Early AccessCharacter CustomizationOpen WorldRogue-likeJRPG
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Hobo: Tough Life
2021 · Adventure
8,598 reviews · 84% positive
SurvivalOpen WorldMultiplayerBase-BuildingRPG
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Voidtrain
2025 · Action
8,539 reviews · 74% positive
Open World Survival CraftCo-opSurvivalMultiplayerBase-Building
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Ale & Tale Tavern
2024 · Action
8,510 reviews · 89% positive
AdventureOnline Co-OpSimulationCookingFantasy
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Beasts of Bermuda
2018 · Adventure
8,384 reviews · 69% positive
DinosaursSimulationSurvivalMassively MultiplayerAdventure
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Colony Survival
2017 · Action
8,208 reviews · 92% positive
Colony SimSurvivalBase-BuildingBuildingMultiplayer
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Steel Division 2
2019 · Action
8,021 reviews · 79% positive
StrategyRTSWorld War IIMilitarySingleplayer
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Software Inc.
2015 · Indie
7,506 reviews · 94% positive
Early AccessManagementSimulationEconomyBuilding
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Unturned
2017 · Action
7,505 reviews · 91% positive
Free to PlaySurvivalZombiesMultiplayerOpen World
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Fireworks Mania - An Explosive Simulator
2020 · Action
7,456 reviews · 97% positive
SandboxMultiplayerSingleplayerExplorationBuilding
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while True: learn()
2019 · Indie
7,294 reviews · 91% positive
ProgrammingSimulationEducationPuzzleScience
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The Tenants
2022 · Casual
7,046 reviews · 79% positive
ManagementDesign & IllustrationLife SimCity BuilderBuilding
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Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts
2023 · Indie
6,606 reviews · 61% positive
Naval CombatNavalWorld War IGrand StrategyWargame
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My Dream Setup
2023 · Casual
6,558 reviews · 91% positive
Design & IllustrationRelaxingBuildingSimulationSandbox
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Thief Simulator 2
2023 · Action
6,356 reviews · 88% positive
SimulationStealthCrimeSingleplayerAction
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Drug Dealer Simulator 2
2024 · Action
5,862 reviews · 70% positive
MultiplayerOpen WorldSimulationCrimeSingleplayer
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Grocery Store Simulator
2024 · Action
5,301 reviews · 91% positive
Online Co-OpMultiplayerIndieFirst-PersonSimulation
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gogh: Focus with Your Avatar
2025 · Casual
5,293 reviews · 91% positive
Character CustomizationCozyCuteUtilitiesAnime
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Guilty as Sock!
2025 · Casual
4,699 reviews · 90% positive
MultiplayerSimulationSandboxConversationBoard Game
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TaleSpire
2021 · Indie
4,341 reviews · 90% positive
TabletopDungeons & DragonsLevel EditorRPGOnline Co-Op
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Niche - a genetics survival game
2017 · Indie
4,332 reviews · 86% positive
Turn-Based StrategyAdventurePuzzleSingleplayerNature
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Terminus: Zombie Survivors
2024 · Adventure
4,289 reviews · 94% positive
SurvivalZombiesRogue-likeOpen World Survival CraftTurn-Based Strategy
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Fantasy Map Simulator
2024 · Indie
4,059 reviews · 89% positive
Early AccessGod GameSandboxAlternate HistoryIdler
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I Am Future: Cozy Apocalypse Survival
2024 · Indie
3,967 reviews · 85% positive
CasualSingleplayerFarming SimRPGAgriculture
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SuchArt: Genius Artist Simulator
2022 · Adventure
3,763 reviews · 97% positive
Design & IllustrationSandboxImmersive SimFPSFirst-Person
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EmergeNYC
2016 · Action
3,758 reviews · 63% positive
Early AccessSimulationOpen WorldMultiplayerAction
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Ship Graveyard Simulator 2
2023 · Action
3,560 reviews · 77% positive
SimulationDestructionMultiplayerOnline Co-OpExploration
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Tinkerlands
2025 · Action
3,550 reviews · 86% positive
Open World Survival CraftOnline Co-OpSandboxSurvivalOpen World
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Plan B: Terraform
2025 · Indie
3,465 reviews · 91% positive
Early AccessAutomationResource ManagementTransportationSimulation
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Occupy Mars: The Game
2026 · Adventure
3,116 reviews · 70% positive
Early AccessOpen World Survival CraftOpen WorldResource ManagementSandbox
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SUMMERHOUSE
2024 · Casual
3,087 reviews · 93% positive
SandboxRelaxingSingleplayerCasualCity Builder
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Bio Inc. Redemption
2018 · Indie
2,988 reviews · 87% positive
Medical SimOutbreak SimSimulationStrategyManagement
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REKA
2024 · Adventure
2,944 reviews · 83% positive
Early AccessBuildingIndieCharacter CustomizationSingleplayer
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Ostranauts
2020 · Indie
2,598 reviews · 81% positive
Early AccessTop-DownCyberpunkOpen WorldSimulation
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Astro Colony
2026 · Action
2,348 reviews · 81% positive
Base-BuildingAutomationEarly AccessSpaceResource Management
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Megaton Rainfall
2017 · Action
2,274 reviews · 72% positive
SuperheroDestructionOpen WorldGod GameVR
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Go-Go Town!
2026 · Casual
2,216 reviews · 93% positive
Early AccessSimulationCity BuilderSandboxBuilding
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Airborne Kingdom
2022 · Adventure
2,094 reviews · 87% positive
City BuilderBase-BuildingExplorationBuildingSingleplayer
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Warlord: Britannia
2022 · Action
1,874 reviews · 88% positive
Open WorldStrategyBase-BuildingRomeIndie
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Grey Hack
2017 · Indie
1,778 reviews · 90% positive
HackingSimulationProgrammingMassively MultiplayerIndie
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Builder Simulator
2022 · Adventure
1,586 reviews · 72% positive
SimulationBuildingSingleplayerDesign & IllustrationSandbox
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The Last Starship
2026 · Indie
1,577 reviews · 75% positive
StrategySandboxSimulationSingleplayerSpace
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Farlands
2026 · Casual
1,531 reviews · 91% positive
Farming SimBuildingEarly AccessCraftingAgriculture
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Passpartout 2: The Lost Artist
2023 · Casual
1,347 reviews · 95% positive
SimulationIndieExplorationCasualSingleplayer
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Arms Trade Tycoon: Tanks
2024 · Indie
974 reviews · 68% positive
Early AccessSimulationTanksManagementSandbox
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Airborne Empire
2026 · Action
906 reviews · 88% positive
Early AccessColony SimStrategy RPGWargameSandbox
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Plains of Pain
2023 · Action
835 reviews · 83% positive
Early AccessSurvivalMassively MultiplayerMultiplayerOpen World
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ServiceIT: You can do IT
2025 · Casual
645 reviews · 58% positive
Early AccessSimulationElectronicEducationJob Simulator
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Lawgivers II
2023 · Indie
552 reviews · 70% positive
Early AccessPolitical SimPoliticsSandboxCapitalism
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Smack Studio
2024 · Action
515 reviews · 84% positive
Character CustomizationLocal Multiplayer2D FighterDesign & IllustrationSandbox
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Urge
2021 · Action
487 reviews · 90% positive
Open World Survival CraftAtmosphericSurvival HorrorBase-BuildingSandbox
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VALHALL: Harbinger
2020 · Action
354 reviews · 51% positive
Early AccessVikingsSurvivalOpen WorldBuilding
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Milling machine simulator
2022 · Action
190 reviews · 89% positive
SimulationSandboxRealisticEducationCrafting
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Out of Orbit
2023 · Action
165 reviews · 80% positive
Early AccessOpen World Survival CraftSpaceshipsExplorationSpace
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Pixel Worlds: MMO Sandbox
2017 · Adventure
0 reviews · 75% positive
Free to PlayPixel GraphicsSandboxMassively MultiplayerAdventure
Frequently asked questions
- What are the best sandbox indie games?
- By Steam review count, indielist ranks 271 tracked sandbox indie games led by Garry's Mod (1,253,271 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.