Best Sandbox Games

The best Sandbox games ranked by Belly Score. See what The Belly thinks of the top Sandbox titles.

Looking for the best Sandbox games? This list ranks every Sandbox title The Belly has scored, from the highest verdicts down to the lowest. Sandbox is one of the core genres in the Belly Score database, and each game here has been evaluated on fun factor, gameplay, controls, creativity, presentation, staying power, and that hard-to-define Belly Factor. Use the rankings to find your next Sandbox obsession — or see where your favorites landed.

9.9

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Action-Adventure · RPG · Sandbox

Nintendo Switch · Wii U · Nintendo Switch 2

Post-ApocalypticFantasyNature / Wilderness

AdventurousExploratoryDiscovery-Driven+3

9.8

Terraria

Action · Adventure · Sandbox

PC · PlayStation 3 · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation Vita · Xbox 360 · Xbox One · Xbox Series X · Nintendo Switch · Wii U · Nintendo 3DS · Android · iOS · Linux · macOS · Windows Phone · Stadia

FantasyMonstersNature / Wilderness

AdventurousExploratoryChallenging+2

9.7

ABIOTIC FACTOR

Action · RPG · Adventure · Sandbox · Simulation

PC · PlayStation · Xbox

ExploratoryDiscovery-DrivenCreepy+16

9.7

LittleBigPlanet 2

Platformer · Sandbox

PlayStation 3

FantasyCute / WholesomeSurreal

Open-EndedWhimsicalCharming+2

9.6

Caves of Qud

RPG · Simulation · Sandbox

PC · Mac · Linux · Nintendo Switch

Sci-FiPost-ApocalypticFantasy+1

AdventurousExploratoryDiscovery-Driven+3

9.5

Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord

Action RPG · Strategy · Sandbox

Microsoft Windows · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Xbox One · Xbox Series X/S

MedievalWar

EpicOpen-EndedImmersive+3

9.5

LittleBigPlanet

Platformer · Puzzle · Sandbox

PlayStation 3

FantasyCute / WholesomeSurreal

PlayfulQuirkyWhimsical+2

9.4

Europa Universalis IV

Strategy · Simulation · Sandbox

PC · Windows · OS X · Linux

Ancient / HistoricalMilitaryWar

StrategicChallengingUnforgiving+3

9.4

Mount & Blade: Warband

Action RPG · Strategy · Sandbox

Windows · macOS · Linux · PlayStation 4 · Xbox One · Android

MedievalWarMilitary

Open-EndedStrategicTactical+3

9.4

Mount & Blade: Warband

Action RPG · Strategy · Sandbox

Microsoft Windows · macOS · Linux · Android · PlayStation 4 · Xbox One

MedievalWarMilitary

Open-EndedChallengingBrutal+3

9.3

Crusader Kings II

Strategy · Simulation · Sandbox

Windows · macOS · Linux

MedievalAncient / HistoricalFamily+1

Open-EndedStrategicChallenging+3

9.3

Starbound

Action · Sandbox · RPG

Windows · OS X · Linux · Xbox One · Xbox Series X/S

Sci-FiSpaceAlien+1

AdventurousExploratoryDiscovery-Driven+3

9.2

The Wild West

Adventure · RPG · Sandbox

Roblox

WesternNature / WildernessCrime

AdventurousExploratoryDiscovery-Driven+3

9.2

Dead Rising

Action-Adventure · Horror · Sandbox

Xbox 360 · PlayStation 4 · Xbox One · Microsoft Windows

ZombiesComedySatire

ChaoticFranticFunny+3

9.1

Lucid Blocks

Sandbox · Survival · Adventure

PC

SurrealDreamlikePsychological

AtmosphericDreamlikeSurreal+3

9.1

Vintage Story

Survival · Sandbox · Simulation

Windows · macOS · Linux

Post-ApocalypticNature / WildernessAncient / Historical+1

AtmosphericChallengingImmersive+3

9.0

Balanced Craftwars Overhaul

RPG · Action RPG · Sandbox

Roblox

FantasyDark / Grim

ChallengingGrind-HeavyStrategic+2

9.0

ROBLOX: ARCHIVED

RPG · Sandbox

PC · macOS · Android · iOS · Xbox One · PlayStation 4 · Meta Quest 2 · Meta Quest Pro

Dark / GrimPsychologicalFantasy

IntenseChallengingBrutal+3

9.0

Prototype

Action · Adventure · Sandbox

PlayStation 3 · Xbox 360 · PC · PlayStation 4 · Xbox One

Sci-FiDystopianModern+1

IntenseFast-PacedChaotic+3

9.0

POSTAL 2

FPS · Action · Sandbox

Windows · macOS · Linux

SatireComedyModern

ChaoticFunnyQuirky+3

NO ART

9.0

Minecraft

Sandbox · Adventure · Simulation

PC · PlayStation · Xbox · Nintendo Switch · Mobile

8.7

Anarchy Asylum

Action · Sandbox

PC · macOS · iOS · Android · Xbox One

ComedySurreal

ChaoticUnpredictableFunny+2

8.5

Tower Creator

Simulation · Sandbox

PC · macOS · Android · iOS · Xbox One · PlayStation 5 · Meta Quest

ComedySatire

Open-EndedChallengingPlayful+2

8.5

Brookhaven RP

Simulation · Sandbox

Roblox

ModernFamilyComedy

Open-EndedSocialCasual+1