Sandbox indie games
indielist tracks 276 indie sandbox games with the Steam user tag "Sandbox", together holding 16,711,062 reviews at an average of 87% positive. The most reviewed is Terraria with 1,553,968 reviews.
Tagged titles
276
Total reviews on Steam
16,711,062
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 (37) Simulation (36) Adventure (34) Action (31) Building (29) Survival (27) Crafting (24) First-Person (21) Exploration (19) Base-Building (18)
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Terraria
2011 · Action
1,553,968 reviews · 97% positive
Open World Survival CraftSandboxSurvival2DMultiplayer
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Rust
2018 · Action
1,166,736 reviews · 87% positive
SurvivalCraftingMultiplayerOpen WorldOpen World Survival Craft
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Stardew Valley
2016 · Indie
1,037,633 reviews · 98% positive
Farming SimPixel GraphicsMultiplayerLife SimRPG
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ARK: Survival Evolved
2017 · Action
586,463 reviews · 83% positive
Open World Survival CraftSurvivalMultiplayerOpen WorldDinosaurs
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Don't Starve Together
2016 · Action
542,814 reviews · 95% positive
SurvivalOpen World Survival CraftMultiplayerCo-opOpen World
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Palworld
2026 · Action
486,678 reviews · 95% positive
Open WorldSurvivalCreature CollectorMultiplayerOpen World Survival Craft
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Valheim
2026 · Action
460,448 reviews · 94% positive
Open World Survival CraftSurvivalOnline Co-OpOpen WorldMultiplayer
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Project Zomboid
2013 · Indie
363,573 reviews · 94% positive
SurvivalZombiesOpen WorldMultiplayerOpen World Survival Craft
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Raft
2022 · Adventure
323,236 reviews · 93% positive
SurvivalMultiplayerOpen World Survival CraftCo-opCrafting
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Satisfactory
2024 · Adventure
279,203 reviews · 97% positive
Base-BuildingAutomationOpen WorldMultiplayerCrafting
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鬼谷八荒 Tale of Immortal
2023 · Action
190,143 reviews · 56% positive
ManagementSingleplayerSimulationMythologySandbox
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Slime Rancher
2017 · Action
139,292 reviews · 98% positive
CuteExplorationAdventureSingleplayerOpen World
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The Long Dark
2017 · Adventure
111,684 reviews · 89% positive
SurvivalOpen World Survival CraftOpen WorldExplorationAtmospheric
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The Isle
2015 · Action
111,013 reviews · 80% positive
DinosaursSurvivalOpen WorldMultiplayerSimulation
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Scrap Mechanic
2026 · Action
109,307 reviews · 92% positive
BuildingSandboxMultiplayerSurvivalOpen World
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ARK: Survival Ascended
2023 · Action
106,427 reviews · 60% positive
Early AccessSurvivalOpen WorldMultiplayerDinosaurs
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Subnautica: Below Zero
2021 · Adventure
99,331 reviews · 90% positive
Open World Survival CraftSurvivalUnderwaterSingleplayerOpen World
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Enshrouded
2024 · Action
93,219 reviews · 86% positive
Open WorldSurvivalBase-BuildingMultiplayerOnline Co-Op
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House Flipper
2018 · Action
92,247 reviews · 94% positive
SimulationDesign & IllustrationBuildingSingleplayerRelaxing
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Supermarket Simulator
2025 · Casual
79,174 reviews · 92% positive
SimulationManagementEconomySingleplayerMultiplayer
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WEBFISHING
2024 · Casual
70,413 reviews · 97% positive
FishingMultiplayerCasualCuteCharacter Customization
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Plague Inc: Evolved
2016 · Casual
65,797 reviews · 94% positive
StrategySimulationOutbreak SimIndieSingleplayer
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PowerWash Simulator
2022 · Casual
50,892 reviews · 96% positive
CasualRelaxingSimulationMultiplayerFirst-Person
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Core Keeper
2024 · Action
49,976 reviews · 93% positive
Pixel GraphicsOpen World Survival CraftOnline Co-OpSandboxSurvival
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Tabletop Simulator
2015 · Casual
48,686 reviews · 96% positive
TabletopBoard GameSimulationMultiplayerSandbox
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Foxhole
2022 · Action
47,293 reviews · 79% positive
Massively MultiplayerWargameMilitaryBase-BuildingOpen World
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Stranded Deep
2022 · Adventure
43,607 reviews · 74% positive
Open World Survival CraftSurvivalMultiplayerOpen WorldCrafting
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Wreckfest
2018 · Action
41,513 reviews · 88% positive
RacingDestructionAutomobile SimSimulationMultiplayer
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Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator
2022 · Indie
37,843 reviews · 93% positive
CraftingSingleplayerRelaxingSimulationMedieval
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Thief Simulator
2018 · Action
37,358 reviews · 88% positive
SimulationStealthSingleplayerCrimeFirst-Person
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Forager
2019 · Action
35,372 reviews · 89% positive
Open World Survival CraftSurvivalPixel GraphicsCraftingIndie
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Wobbly Life
2025 · Action
32,941 reviews · 97% positive
AdventureMultiplayerOpen WorldSimulationSandbox
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Who's Your Daddy?!
2016 · Action
31,957 reviews · 80% positive
FunnyMultiplayerFirst-PersonComedySimulation
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Fields of Mistria
2026 · Indie
31,264 reviews · 97% positive
Early AccessFarming SimDating SimRPGLife Sim
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Two Point Hospital
2018 · Indie
26,628 reviews · 92% positive
SimulationManagementMedical SimBuildingFunny
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The Escapists 2
2017 · Indie
26,434 reviews · 91% positive
MultiplayerStrategyPixel GraphicsOnline Co-OpCo-op
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Forts
2017 · Action
25,376 reviews · 92% positive
Base-BuildingMultiplayerPhysicsStrategyDestruction
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TerraTech
2018 · Action
24,983 reviews · 91% positive
BuildingSandboxOpen WorldOpen World Survival CraftMultiplayer
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Dinkum
2025 · Adventure
24,624 reviews · 92% positive
Open World Survival CraftAgricultureFarming SimLife SimRelaxing
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Necesse
2025 · Action
24,376 reviews · 93% positive
Open World Survival CraftMultiplayerOpen WorldSandboxPixel Graphics
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My Time at Sandrock
2023 · Adventure
24,096 reviews · 88% positive
Life SimBuildingFarming SimMultiplayerSandbox
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Untitled Goose Game
2020 · Action
22,766 reviews · 96% positive
FunnyVillain ProtagonistMultiplayerCo-opCute
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Feed and Grow: Fish
2016 · Action
20,725 reviews · 78% positive
SimulationUnderwaterSurvivalMultiplayerEarly Access
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Soulmask
2026 · Adventure
18,390 reviews · 77% positive
Early AccessSurvivalOpen World Survival CraftMultiplayerHunting
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Craftopia
2020 · Action
18,383 reviews · 76% positive
Open WorldCraftingSurvivalMultiplayerOpen World Survival Craft
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Viscera Cleanup Detail
2015 · Indie
18,047 reviews · 92% positive
SimulationGoreMultiplayerCo-opFirst-Person
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Going Medieval
2026 · Indie
16,994 reviews · 89% positive
RPGEarly AccessCity BuilderColony SimSingleplayer
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Tower Unite
2025 · Action
16,237 reviews · 90% positive
MultiplayerCasualMini GolfCharacter CustomizationMassively Multiplayer
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Flashing Lights - Police, Firefighting, Emergency Services (EMS) Simulator
2023 · Action
16,162 reviews · 79% positive
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Gold Mining Simulator
2017 · Indie
15,121 reviews · 73% positive
SimulationMiningSingleplayerRealisticOpen World
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Breathedge
2021 · Action
14,638 reviews · 81% positive
Open World Survival CraftSpaceSingleplayerSurvivalSandbox
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shapez 2 - Factory
2026 · Casual
13,765 reviews · 97% positive
ManagementStrategyAutomationFuturisticEarly Access
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Youtubers Life
2017 · Adventure
13,747 reviews · 77% positive
ManagementSingleplayerLife SimCharacter CustomizationCasual
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Big Ambitions
2026 · Indie
13,741 reviews · 92% positive
Early AccessManagementEconomySimulationCapitalism
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Mist Survival
2018 · Action
13,659 reviews · 76% positive
SurvivalZombiesOpen World Survival CraftOpen WorldSingleplayer
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Amazing Frog?
2014 · Action
11,163 reviews · 94% positive
Early Access4 Player LocalOpen WorldSplit ScreenPhysics
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Ale & Tale Tavern
2024 · Action
10,414 reviews · 89% positive
AdventureOnline Co-OpSimulationCookingFantasy
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Voidtrain
2025 · Action
9,887 reviews · 73% positive
Open World Survival CraftCo-opSurvivalMultiplayerBase-Building
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Cassette Beasts
2023 · Indie
8,965 reviews · 94% positive
ControllerComedyCreature CollectorLocal Co-OpTurn-Based Combat
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Hobo: Tough Life
2021 · Adventure
8,653 reviews · 84% positive
SurvivalOpen WorldMultiplayerBase-BuildingRPG
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Beasts of Bermuda
2018 · Adventure
8,431 reviews · 69% positive
DinosaursSimulationSurvivalMassively MultiplayerAdventure
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Elin
2024 · Indie
8,383 reviews · 93% positive
Early AccessCharacter CustomizationOpen WorldRogue-likeJRPG
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Colony Survival
2017 · Action
8,249 reviews · 92% positive
Colony SimSurvivalBase-BuildingBuildingMultiplayer
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Smalland: Survive the Wilds
2024 · Action
8,069 reviews · 82% positive
SurvivalMultiplayerOpen World Survival CraftBase-BuildingOnline Co-Op
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Steel Division 2
2019 · Action
8,058 reviews · 79% positive
StrategyRTSWorld War IIMilitarySingleplayer
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Software Inc.
2015 · Indie
7,565 reviews · 94% positive
Early AccessManagementSimulationEconomyBuilding
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Fireworks Mania - An Explosive Simulator
2020 · Action
7,520 reviews · 97% positive
SandboxMultiplayerSingleplayerExplorationBuilding
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Unturned
2017 · Action
7,494 reviews · 91% positive
Free to PlaySurvivalZombiesMultiplayerOpen World
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while True: learn()
2019 · Indie
7,318 reviews · 91% positive
ProgrammingSimulationEducationPuzzleScience
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Drug Dealer Simulator 2
2024 · Action
7,132 reviews · 70% positive
MultiplayerOpen WorldSimulationCrimeSingleplayer
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The Tenants
2022 · Casual
7,069 reviews · 79% positive
ManagementDesign & IllustrationLife SimCity BuilderBuilding
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My Dream Setup
2023 · Casual
6,682 reviews · 91% positive
Design & IllustrationRelaxingBuildingSimulationSandbox
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Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts
2023 · Indie
6,659 reviews · 61% positive
Naval CombatNavalWorld War IGrand StrategyWargame
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Thief Simulator 2
2023 · Action
6,559 reviews · 88% positive
SimulationStealthCrimeSingleplayerAction
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gogh: Focus with Your Avatar
2025 · Casual
5,428 reviews · 91% positive
Character CustomizationCozyCuteUtilitiesAnime
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Grocery Store Simulator
2024 · Action
5,329 reviews · 91% positive
Online Co-OpMultiplayerIndieFirst-PersonSimulation
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Guilty as Sock!
2025 · Casual
4,699 reviews · 90% positive
MultiplayerSimulationSandboxConversationBoard Game
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TaleSpire
2021 · Indie
4,387 reviews · 90% positive
TabletopDungeons & DragonsLevel EditorRPGOnline Co-Op
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Niche - a genetics survival game
2017 · Indie
4,353 reviews · 86% positive
Turn-Based StrategyAdventurePuzzleSingleplayerNature
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Fantasy Map Simulator
2024 · Indie
4,326 reviews · 89% positive
Early AccessGod GameSandboxAlternate HistoryIdler
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Terminus: Zombie Survivors
2024 · Adventure
4,317 reviews · 94% positive
SurvivalZombiesRogue-likeOpen World Survival CraftTurn-Based Strategy
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I Am Future: Cozy Apocalypse Survival
2024 · Indie
4,004 reviews · 85% positive
CasualSingleplayerFarming SimRPGAgriculture
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SuchArt: Genius Artist Simulator
2022 · Adventure
3,769 reviews · 97% positive
Design & IllustrationSandboxImmersive SimFPSFirst-Person
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EmergeNYC
2016 · Action
3,761 reviews · 63% positive
Early AccessSimulationOpen WorldMultiplayerAction
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Ship Graveyard Simulator 2
2023 · Action
3,630 reviews · 77% positive
SimulationDestructionMultiplayerOnline Co-OpExploration
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Tinkerlands
2025 · Action
3,619 reviews · 86% positive
Open World Survival CraftOnline Co-OpSandboxSurvivalOpen World
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Plan B: Terraform
2025 · Indie
3,520 reviews · 91% positive
Early AccessAutomationResource ManagementTransportationSimulation
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REKA
2024 · Adventure
3,482 reviews · 82% positive
Early AccessBuildingIndieCharacter CustomizationSingleplayer
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SUMMERHOUSE
2024 · Casual
3,113 reviews · 93% positive
SandboxRelaxingSingleplayerCasualCity Builder
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Ostranauts
2026 · Indie
3,094 reviews · 77% positive
Early AccessTop-DownCyberpunkOpen WorldSimulation
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Bio Inc. Redemption
2018 · Indie
3,035 reviews · 87% positive
Medical SimOutbreak SimSimulationStrategyManagement
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Occupy Mars: The Game
2026 · Indie
2,711 reviews · 70% positive
Early AccessOpen World Survival CraftOpen WorldResource ManagementSandbox
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Go-Go Town!
2026 · Casual
2,457 reviews · 93% positive
Early AccessSimulationCity BuilderSandboxBuilding
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Astro Colony
2026 · Action
2,391 reviews · 81% positive
Base-BuildingAutomationEarly AccessSpaceResource Management
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Megaton Rainfall
2017 · Action
2,297 reviews · 72% positive
SuperheroDestructionOpen WorldGod GameVR
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Airborne Kingdom
2022 · Adventure
2,104 reviews · 87% positive
City BuilderBase-BuildingExplorationBuildingSingleplayer
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Warlord: Britannia
2022 · Action
1,886 reviews · 88% positive
Open WorldStrategyBase-BuildingRomeIndie
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Grey Hack
2017 · Indie
1,797 reviews · 90% positive
HackingSimulationProgrammingMassively MultiplayerIndie
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Builder Simulator
2022 · Adventure
1,633 reviews · 72% positive
SimulationBuildingSingleplayerDesign & IllustrationSandbox
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Farlands
2026 · Casual
1,621 reviews · 90% positive
Farming SimBuildingEarly AccessCraftingAgriculture
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The Last Starship
2026 · Indie
1,620 reviews · 75% positive
StrategySandboxSimulationSingleplayerSpace
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Passpartout 2: The Lost Artist
2023 · Casual
1,232 reviews · 95% positive
SimulationIndieExplorationCasualSingleplayer
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Arms Trade Tycoon: Tanks
2024 · Indie
995 reviews · 67% positive
Early AccessSimulationTanksManagementSandbox
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Plains of Pain
2023 · Action
930 reviews · 83% positive
Early AccessSurvivalMassively MultiplayerMultiplayerOpen World
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Airborne Empire
2026 · Action
851 reviews · 87% positive
Early AccessColony SimStrategy RPGWargameSandbox
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ServiceIT: You can do IT
2025 · Casual
733 reviews · 57% positive
Early AccessSimulationElectronicEducationJob Simulator
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Lawgivers II
2023 · Indie
564 reviews · 70% positive
Early AccessPolitical SimPoliticsSandboxCapitalism
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Smack Studio
2024 · Action
521 reviews · 85% positive
Character CustomizationLocal Multiplayer2D FighterDesign & IllustrationSandbox
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Urge
2021 · Action
497 reviews · 90% positive
Open World Survival CraftAtmosphericSurvival HorrorBase-BuildingSandbox
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VALHALL: Harbinger
2020 · Action
360 reviews · 51% positive
Early AccessVikingsSurvivalOpen WorldBuilding
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Seeds of Calamity
2026 · Adventure
271 reviews · 81% positive
Early AccessFarming SimLife SimRPGPixel Graphics
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Haunted House Renovator
2025 · Adventure
197 reviews · 46% positive
CasualSimulationDesign & IllustrationFirst-PersonAdventure
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Milling machine simulator
2022 · Action
180 reviews · 89% positive
SimulationSandboxRealisticEducationCrafting
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Out of Orbit
2023 · Action
164 reviews · 80% positive
Early AccessOpen World Survival CraftSpaceshipsExplorationSpace
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Mix Universe
2023 · Casual
112 reviews · 96% positive
BuildingCraftingSandboxAudio ProductionMusic-Based Procedural Generation
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IdleOn - The Incremental MMO
2025 · Adventure
0 reviews · 77% positive
IdlerPixel GraphicsFree to PlayMMORPGManagement
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Supermarket Together
2024 · Casual
0 reviews · 94% positive
SimulationOnline Co-OpMultiplayerFree to PlayManagement
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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 276 tracked sandbox indie games led by Terraria (1,553,968 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.