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279 games like Trailmakers · 1986 – 2027
Payload Studios · Linux, Switch, PS4 +3
As a prospector starting out on a procedurally generated exo-planet, TerraTech is a galactic exploration game where you need to build an empire from the ground up. Design your own fleet of unique vehicles and take them into battle, and you
65 rating4 lists18 h main storyOften paired
Anisoptera Games · Linux, Windows, macOS
A spaceship building and universe-exploration game. Collect resources, expand and grow your fleet, and conquer your personal galaxy. Stellar ambience by Peaks.
77 rating2 lists25 h main storyOften paired
Freejam · Linux, Windows, macOS
Robocraft is a sandbox building and vehicular combat game where players get to create their own robots/vehicles and use them to fight others. The wide variety of components allows for many types of creations, including ground vehicles, plan
67 rating2 listsOften paired
Brilliant Game Studios · Windows
Here is a sandbox like no other. Create massive battles with absolutely no limits. Want to see 10,000 chickens fight an army of Romans?? Sure, why not. Want to see a company of WW2 U.S soldiers fight 11,000 Medieval soldiers?? There are sim
53 rating1 list1 h main storyOften paired
Nintendo console exclusive
Switch, Windows
Tale of Immortal is an open-world sandbox based on Chinese mythology and cultivation. You will grow to become immortal, conquer the beasts from the Classic of Mountains and Season, make your choices carefully and grasp your own destiny.
1 list66 h main storyOften paired
PlayStation console exclusive
SCE Santa Monica Studio · PS3, PS4, PlayStation Vita +1
Hohokum is a colorful exploration based adventure game. Players control a space worm, flying around rescuing people from their city under distress. Hohokum is a collaboration between Honeyslug, an independent game developer based in North
71 rating6 listsOften paired
PlayStation console exclusivePS3, PS4, PlayStation Vita +1
Hohokum is a colorful exploration based adventure game. Players control a space worm, flying around rescuing people from their city under distress. Hohokum is a collaboration between Honeyslug, an independent game developer based in North
71 rating1 list4 h main storyOften paired
Digital Reality · PS3, Windows, Xbox 360
In SkyDrift players pilot one of several airplanes in a fictional racing competition. Gameplay is similar to other airplane racing games such as Plane Crazy and the flight mode of Diddy Kong Racing. The game features 33 single player challe
75 rating3 lists3.5 h main storyOften paired
PlayStation console exclusive
Funomena · PS4, Windows
From the creator behind Noby Noby Boy and Katamari Damacy comes Wattam - Long ago, a huge explosion blasted the world of Wattam across the galaxy. Help the Mayor build stacks and chains with characters like Sushi, Flower, Cloud & Poop to cr
77 rating2 lists4 h main storyOften paired
Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Commodore C64/128/MAX +1
Turbo Esprit puts you in control of a Lotus Esprit cop car, with the challenge of breaking up a drugs gang and protecting the innocent. A map is built into the car, which can instantly show the positions of the baron's cars - this is cru
3 listsOften paired
Nintendo console exclusive
Switch, Windows
A Blast From the Portable-Gaming Past! Mr Tako will solve puzzles, explore mysterious dungeons and fight tenacious bosses on his mission to end the war between the octopus kingdom and the human world. Will you help this brave octopus to spr
64 rating2 listsOften paired
PlayStation console exclusive
Wander MMO · PS4, Windows
Ever wonder what sort of secrets are hidden amongst nature? Now's your chance to find out. Soar through the skies, swim the depths of the ocean, and explore the lush rainforests in Wander, the non-combat explorative-based indie MMO. Slow mo
30 rating1 listOften paired
Nintendo exclusive
Over the Top Games · Wii
In the game, you take control of John Sanders, an explorer who takes it upon himself to uncover the mysteries of this foreign location. Legend has it that an ancient treasure lies at the depths of the Medes Islands, and this sets the stage
2 listsOften paired
PlayStation console exclusive
Turbulenz · PS4, Windows, macOS
Whether you are a seasoned hunter, a weathered explorer, a master builder, a shrewd trader or a natural born fighter, there is a place for you in the massive open-world sandbox universe of Boundless. Watch the sunrise on one world before hu
70 rating4 lists
Geometa · Windows, macOS
Design and pilot your own sea-rescue service, in a rich and dramatic physics playground. Steer or fly your custom-designed, block based, programmable vehicles into fierce oceanic storms. Plan and execute thrilling rescues in a variety of ch
71 rating1 listDescribed alike
PlayStation exclusiveNippon Ichi Software · PS4
Hakoniwa Company Works (Japanese: ハコニワカンパニワークス, Hakoniwa Kanpani Wākusu) is a tactical role-playing game with elements of a sandbox game developed and published by Nippon Ichi Software. The game was released in Japan on July 13, 2017, for P
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Switch, PS4, Windows +1
Dragon Quest Builders 2 is a block-building role-playing game with a charming campaign and a robust multiplayer building mode that supports up to four players online. Create your customized character, team-up with your fearless friend Malro
82 rating8 lists55 h main story
Windows
Welcome to a vast, social sandbox MMO inspired by the legends of the medieval era. Here, myths are real, ghosts exist, and magic is unquestioned. Join thousands of players as you explore the land, build your home, forge your reputation, and
70 rating2 lists
Windows
A year after the Aurora’s appearance & the world went dark, the people of Harmont & its vast wild environs struggle to survive the Quiet Apocalypse. Survive alone or with others against a host of new hazards & a fresh new survival sandbox f
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Xbox console exclusive
RocketWerkz · Windows, Xbox Series
An alien world for the taking. Explore, survive and make your fortune if you dare. Icarus is a multiplayer co-operative survival game with persistent metagame progression.
70 rating4 lists36 h main story
Radiangames · PS5, Windows, Xbox Series
Instruments of Destruction is a vehicle-building sandbox featuring advanced physics-based destruction. Create crazy construction vehicles and use them to demolish buildings and complete various objectives.
83 rating4 lists5.5 h main story
Timed Xbox exclusive
Keen Software House · PS4, PS5, Windows +1
Space Engineers is a sandbox game about engineering, construction and maintenance of space works. Players build space ships and space stations of various sizes and utilization (civil and military), pilot ships and perform asteroid mining.
72 rating7 lists19 h main story
Nintendo console exclusive
Nabi Studios · Linux, Wii, Windows +1
Toribash is an innovative free-to-play online turn-based fighting game where you're able to design your own moves. Complete control over character's body, hundreds of game mods and bloody mess with full body dismemberment.
67 rating4 lists0.5 h main story
Bohemia Interactive · Windows
Ylands is both a sandbox exploration adventure and a platform for making custom games, ranging from simple scenarios to sophisticated game modes.
60 rating2 lists
Anuken · Android, Linux, Windows +2
Mindustry is a hybrid tower-defense sandbox factory game. Create elaborate supply chains of conveyor belts to feed ammo into your turrets, produce materials to use for building, and defend your structures from waves of enemies. Features inc
80 rating2 lists21 h main story
Nintendo console exclusive
Switch, Windows, macOS
It's time to get carried away with the deliriously fun, bloody physics-based construction puzzler packed full of creative challenges, sports and bloody disasters!
80 rating1 list7.5 h main story
Saber Interactive · Switch, PS4, PS5 +3
Embark on scientific expeditions with this new off-road adventure from the creators of MudRunner and SnowRunner. Lead research missions as you drive a variety of all-terrain vehicles, using high-tech tools and managing your camp and crew to
72 rating5 lists43 h main story
Axolot Games · Windows
Enter the creative paradise of Scrap Mechanic! Build fantastic machines, go on adventures with your friends and defend against waves of evil Farmbots in this imaginative multiplayer survival sandbox. With Scrap Mechanic’s powerful creation
70 rating1 list2 h main story
Frontier Developments · Nintendo DS, PS2, PlayStation Portable +3
Thrillville: Off the Rails is a theme park simulation game developed by Frontier Developments and released in 2007. Players design and manage amusement parks while also riding attractions and playing mini-games. The game allows roller coast
60 rating1 list7.5 h main story
Simteract · PS5, Windows, Xbox Series
Get ready for Bus Simulator 27, the most advanced entry in the history of the franchise. Look forward to our most comprehensive bus fleet yet, with new officially licensed brands and bus models, as well as iconic buses from the series.
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Robinson Technologies · Android, Switch, PS4 +4
Growtopia is a free-to-play sandbox MMO game with almost endless possibilities for world creation, customization and having fun with your friends. Enjoy thousands of items, challenges and events.
68 rating6 lists
Double Eleven · PS5, Windows, Xbox Series
Welcome Architects! Design and develop your own personalized penitentiary in Prison Architect 2. The classic prison-builder has broken out into 3D, and it's up to you to contain it!
3 lists
System Era Softworks · Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PS5 +2
STARSEEKER is a new game set within the Astroneer universe with a focus on discovery, cooperative expeditions, and camaraderie. Exploring deep space on the ESS Starseeker, players will need to work together with the entire crew of the space
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Oskar Stålberg · Android, Switch, Windows +4
Townscaper is an experimental passion project. More of a toy than a game. Pick colors from the palette, plop down colored blocks of house on the irregular grid, and watch Townscaper's underlying algorithm automatically turn those blocks int
72 rating3 lists1 h main story
Linden Lab · Windows, iOS, macOS
Build anything from characters that run around to mighty machines that drive, blast, crawl, and fly! Then play with your creations in action-packed games, share what you’ve built with your friends, and explore creations made by people all o
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Red Dot Games · Android, Switch, PS4 +3
Build and expand your repair service empire in this incredibly detailed and highly realistic simulation game, where attention to car detail is astonishing. Find classic, unique cars in the new Barn Find module and Junkyard module. You can e
66 rating3 lists28 h main story
Linux, Windows, macOS
Garry's Mod is a physics-based sandbox game built on Valve's Source engine. In its base mode, there are no objectives. Players can spawn non-player characters, ragdolls, and props, then manipulate them using a physics gun that can pick up,
79 rating5 lists55 h main story
Keen Software House · Windows
Medieval Engineers is a sandbox game about engineering, construction and the maintenance of architectural works and mechanical equipment using medieval technology. Players build cities, castles and fortifications; construct mechanical devic
50 rating1 list
Nintendo console exclusive
Kitty Calis · Switch, Windows
Hop on your scooter into the twisting traffic of the bustling city and the debris covered sands of the barren desert just in time to watch the sunset. Befriend your local shopkeeper, chase coins, hit big jumps, and accomplish fun goals alon
1 list0.5 h main story
Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PS5 +3
Explore a colorful world and build your own cozy home on wheels. Craft workstations, and source energy from the sun, wind, or water. Upgrade and customize your vehicle, grow crops, and live sustainably off-grid with up to 4 players.
68 rating1 list11 h main story
PS5, Windows, Xbox Series
A racing simulation developed in Unreal Engine 5, making use of feedback from professional real world drivers to simulate car physics and behavior in a realistic way.
2 lists25 h main story
Android, Linux, Windows +1
The Powder Toy is a Free Sand like physics game allowing users to create and upload creations and levels.
2 lists
Smartly Dressed Games · Linux, Switch, PS4 +3
You're a survivor in the zombie infested ruins of society, and must work with your friends and forge alliances to remain among the living.
67 rating6 lists22 h main story
Eagle Dynamics · Windows
Feel the excitement of flying the Su-25T "Frogfoot" attack jet and the TF-51D "Mustang" in the free-to-play Digital Combat Simulator World!
81 rating3 lists67 h main story
Eleon Game Studios · Windows
Empyrion - Galactic Survival is a 3D open world space sandbox survival adventure. Build mighty ships, menacing space stations and vast planetary settlements to explore, conquer or exploit a variety of different planets and the allegedly emp
66 rating1 list60 h main story
Timed PlayStation exclusive
Squad · Linux, Switch, PS4 +6
In Kerbal Space Program, take charge of the space program for the alien race known as the Kerbals. You have access to an array of parts to assemble fully-functional spacecraft that flies (or doesn’t) based on realistic aerodynamic and orbit
86 rating12 lists110 h main story
Windows
Explore, build, and survive in a liminal voxel expanse oozing with surreal landscapes and esoteric critters.
1 list14 h main story
Render Cube · PS4, PS5, PlayStation VR +3
Hunt, survive, build and lead in the harsh Middle Ages: Create your own Medieval Dynasty and ensure its long-lasting prosperity or die trying! Play alone or team up with friends to enjoy the ultimate medieval experience.
69 rating1 list31 h main story