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  • 7 Days to Die

    Scavenge, craft, and fortify a base in a voxel world overrun by zombies. Survive increasingly brutal blood-moon hordes every seventh night.

    Platforms
    • Linux
    • macOS
    • Windows
    Free to play
    No
  • 8BitMMO

    Build homes, castles, and towns in a shared retro 2D world. Explore player-made regions and take on quests or combat.

    Platforms
    • Linux
    • macOS
    • Browser
    • Windows
    Free to play
    Yes
  • Albion Online

    Explore a fantasy world shaped by its players and economy. Gather, craft, and fight using a classless system where equipped gear defines your abilities.

    Platforms
    • Android
    • iOS
    • Linux
    • macOS
    • Windows
    Free to play
    Yes
  • Amazing Frog?

    Fling ragdoll frogs around an open-world parody of Swindon. Drive vehicles and cause physics chaos with friends.

    Platforms
    • Linux
    • macOS
    • Windows
    Free to play
    No
  • ARK: Survival Evolved

    Survive on a mysterious island filled with dinosaurs and prehistoric creatures. Tame beasts, build bases, and join tribes with other players.

    Platforms
    • macOS
    • Windows
    Free to play
    No
  • Ascent – The Space Game

    Explore a vast player-driven galaxy in this space sandbox. Colonize, research, mine, trade and fight as you build your place among the stars.

    Platforms
    • Windows
    Free to play
    No
  • ASTRONEER

    Explore and reshape colorful planets with a terrain tool that shapes the ground like clay. Build bases, automate production, and travel the solar system.

    Platforms
    • Windows
    Free to play
    No
  • Avorion

    Build ships from scalable blocks in a procedural space sandbox. Mine, trade, fight, and build an empire alone or in co-op.

    Platforms
    • Linux
    • macOS
    • Windows
    Free to play
    No
  • Besiege

    Build medieval siege machines from blocks, wheels, and weapons. Destroy castles and armies or solve physics challenges.

    Platforms
    • Linux
    • macOS
    • Windows
    Free to play
    No
  • Blade and Sorcery

    Fight with swords, bows, and magic in a physics-driven virtual reality sandbox. Every weapon has weight and every strike is simulated.

    Platforms
    • Windows
    Free to play
    No
  • Block Craft 3D

    Build a village or create freely in a block-based world. Visit other players' designs and complete projects for rewards.

    Platforms
    • Android
    • iOS
    Free to play
    Yes
  • Block Story

    Build and explore a block-based world with quests, combat, and role-playing progression. Gather resources, craft equipment, and encounter creatures including dragons.

    Platforms
    • Windows
    Free to play
    No
  • BLOCKADE Classic

    Fight in a destructible cube world with up to 32 players and four teams. Build and break blocks in free shooter matches.

    Platforms
    • Windows
    Free to play
    Yes
  • Blockland

    Build structures from toy-like bricks in a sandbox world. Create freely alone or with other players.

    Platforms
    • macOS
    • Windows
    Free to play
    No
  • Bloxd.io

    Play block-world minigames such as bedwars, skywars, and parkour without a download. Build, mine, and fight in creative and survival worlds.

    Platforms
    • iOS
    • Browser
    Free to play
    Yes
  • BONELAB

    Explore a mysterious underground lab in VR with full-body physics. Fight, climb, and experiment with weapons and avatars.

    Platforms
    • Windows
    Free to play
    No
  • Castle Story

    Command Bricktrons to build castles brick by brick on floating islands. Defend them from attacking creatures.

    Platforms
    • Linux
    • macOS
    • Windows
    Free to play
    No
  • Colony Survival

    Build a voxel colony and command farmers, miners, and guards from first person. Defend it against nightly monster attacks.

    Platforms
    • Linux
    • macOS
    • Windows
    Free to play
    No
  • Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander

    Design starships part by part and command them in real-time battles. Manage crew logistics while exploring a dangerous galaxy.

    Platforms
    • Windows
    Free to play
    No
  • Craft The World

    Guide a tribe of dwarves through a generated island world. Gather resources, craft equipment, and build a fortress to repel monsters.

    Platforms
    • Android
    • iOS
    • macOS
    • Windows
    Free to play
    No
  • Craftopia

    Combine hunting, farming, building, automation, and hack-and-slash combat in one open world. Play alone or with friends.

    Platforms
    • Windows
    Free to play
    No
  • Creativerse

    Explore and build in a block-based sandbox world. Gather resources, craft tools, construct structures, and encounter creatures.

    Platforms
    • macOS
    • Windows
    Free to play
    No
  • Dawn of Discovery (Anno 1404)

    Build settlements, organize production and trade, and explore new regions in a strategy game set in 1404. Diplomacy and combat also shape the campaign.

    Platforms
    • Windows
    Free to play
    No
  • Digger Online

    Build with hundreds of block types and play game modes with friends. Create levels in a multiplayer sandbox.

    Platforms
    • Windows
    Free to play
    No
  • Don't Starve Together

    Survive a strange wilderness with friends by gathering, crafting, and building. Fight monsters and prepare for harsh seasons.

    Platforms
    • Linux
    • macOS
    • Windows
    Free to play
    No
  • Eco

    Build a civilization with other players on a simulated planet. Advance technology to stop a meteor without wrecking the ecosystem.

    Platforms
    • Windows
    Free to play
    No
  • Elite: Dangerous

    Pilot a spacecraft through a vast recreation of the Milky Way. Explore star systems and choose from activities including trade and combat.

    Platforms
    • PlayStation 4
    • Windows
    • Xbox One
    • Xbox Series X/S
    Free to play
    No
  • Empyrion - Galactic Survival

    Build ships, bases, and stations in a space survival sandbox. Explore planets, gather resources, and fight across the galaxy.

    Platforms
    • Windows
    Free to play
    No
  • Enshrouded

    Explore a fog-covered kingdom as a Flameborn survivor and build anywhere in a voxel world. Fight, craft, and grow your hero solo or in co-op.

    Platforms
    • Windows
    Free to play
    No
  • EVE Online

    A persistent space sandbox where pilots fight, trade, and build. Players shape a shared universe and economy.

    Platforms
    • macOS
    • Windows
    Free to play
    Yes
  • Family Guy: The Quest for Stuff

    Rebuild Quahog with Peter Griffin and other characters from Family Guy. Complete quests, collect outfits, and decorate the town.

    Platforms
    • Android
    • iOS
    Free to play
    Yes
  • Fireworks Mania

    Play with fireworks in a casual explosive sandbox. Build shows, blow things up, and share creations with others.

    Platforms
    • Windows
    Free to play
    No
  • Forager

    Gather, craft, and buy new land on a growing island map. Build an efficient base and uncover secrets in a relaxed open world.

    Platforms
    • Windows
    Free to play
    No
  • Fortnite

    Choose from Fortnite’s online modes, including Battle Royale and creator-made experiences. In Battle Royale, gather gear and compete to be the last player or team standing.

    Platforms
    • Android
    • iOS
    • PlayStation 4
    • PlayStation 5
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Nintendo Switch 2
    • Windows
    • Xbox One
    • Xbox Series X/S
    Free to play
    Yes
  • From the Depths

    Design warships, planes, submarines, and more from over a thousand components. Command fleets against rival factions.

    Platforms
    • Linux
    • macOS
    • Windows
    Free to play
    No
  • Gaia Online

    Create an avatar and interact with other members in Gaia’s online world. Visit virtual spaces, community areas and browser games.

    Platforms
    • Android
    • iOS
    • Browser
    Free to play
    Yes
  • Garry’s Mod

    An open-ended physics sandbox with no set objectives. Players use its tools to experiment and create their own play.

    Platforms
    • Linux
    • macOS
    • Windows
    Free to play
    No
  • Goat Simulator

    Be a goat and wreck a small town with headbutts, licks, and ragdoll physics. Find secrets and rack up points for absurd stunts.

    Platforms
    • Linux
    • macOS
    • Windows
    Free to play
    No
  • Goliath

    Explore a dangerous world of giant monsters and rival factions. Find plans, gather resources and build robots to take on the threats around you.

    Platforms
    • Windows
    Free to play
    No
  • Growtopia

    Build and explore shared pixel worlds. Gather items, craft, and chat in this sandbox MMO.

    Platforms
    • Android
    • iOS
    • macOS
    • Windows
    Free to play
    Yes
  • Halo Wars

    Command Halo armies in a real-time strategy campaign set during the UNSC–Covenant war. Battle through the story or play online.

    Platforms
    • Windows
    • Xbox 360
    • Xbox One
    • Xbox Series X/S
    Free to play
    No
  • Happy Wheels

    Pick a poorly equipped rider and steer them through brutal physics obstacle courses. Play millions of player-made levels or build your own.

    Platforms
    • Linux
    • Browser
    • Windows
    Free to play
    Yes
  • Hitman: Blood Money

    Play Agent 47, an assassin carrying out contracts. Disguises, accidents, and careful planning shape each hit.

    Platforms
    • Android
    • iOS
    • PlayStation 3
    • PlayStation 4
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Windows
    • Xbox 360
    • Xbox One
    Free to play
    No
  • Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades

    Handle a huge arsenal of detailed firearms in a virtual reality sandbox. Practice on ranges or fight in game modes full of meat-themed humor.

    Platforms
    • Windows
    Free to play
    No
  • Hydroneer

    Dig for gold and build a hydro-powered mining operation. Process ore, forge items, and expand your base.

    Platforms
    • Windows
    Free to play
    No
  • Junk Jack

    Explore procedurally generated worlds and other planets in a 2D sandbox adventure. Gather resources to build, craft, farm, and survive alongside friends.

    Platforms
    • Android
    • iOS
    • Linux
    • macOS
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Windows
    Free to play
    No
  • Kenshi

    Roam a harsh open world as anyone you choose, from trader to warlord. Recruit a squad, build an outpost, and train through hardship.

    Platforms
    • Windows
    Free to play
    No
  • Kerbal Space Program 2

    Design and launch rockets in a physics-based space-flight sequel. Explore planets with new parts and visuals.

    Platforms
    • Windows
    Free to play
    No
  • Krafteers: Battle For Survival (Tomb Defenders)

    Explore an island and gather materials to survive. Craft tools and build defenses against the threats you encounter.

    Platforms
    • Android
    Free to play
    Yes
  • Lego Worlds

    Explore landscapes made from LEGO bricks and uncover items across the world. Use creative building tools to construct anything you can imagine.

    Platforms
    • PlayStation 4
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Windows
    • Xbox One
    • Xbox Series X/S
    Free to play
    No
  • Life is Feudal: Your Own

    Build a medieval settlement with terraforming, crafting, and construction. Survive and fight with up to 64 players.

    Platforms
    • Windows
    Free to play
    No
  • Line Rider

    Draw a track and watch a sledder ride it with physics. Build jumps, loops, and long creative runs.

    Platforms
    • Browser
    Free to play
    Yes
  • Little Inferno

    Burn toys in a fireplace to earn money and buy more toys. Discover combos and a strange story about the world outside.

    Platforms
    • Linux
    • macOS
    • Windows
    Free to play
    No
  • Little Kitty, Big City

    Explore a Japanese-inspired city as a curious kitten trying to get home. Make animal friends, wear hats, and cause mischief.

    Platforms
    • Windows
    Free to play
    No
  • Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor

    Explore Mordor as Talion, a ranger joined with the wraith Celebrimbor. Fight Sauron’s forces and shape rivalries through the Nemesis System.

    Platforms
    • Linux
    • macOS
    • PlayStation 3
    • PlayStation 4
    • Windows
    • Xbox 360
    • Xbox One
    • Xbox Series X/S
    Free to play
    No
  • Minecraft

    Explore and reshape block-based worlds through gathering and building. Play survival, creative, or shared adventures with others.

    Platforms
    • Android
    • iOS
    • Linux
    • macOS
    • PlayStation 3
    • PlayStation 4
    • PlayStation 5
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Nintendo Switch 2
    • Windows
    • Xbox 360
    • Xbox One
    • Xbox Series X/S
    Free to play
    No
  • Minetest

    Play and build in block-based worlds with Minetest’s sandbox platform. Choose from different games and servers, with community mods extending the experience.

    Platforms
    • Android
    • Linux
    • macOS
    • Windows
    Free to play
    Yes
  • Miniblox

    Play block-building minigames like Skywars, survival, and creative in your browser. Join friends without downloads or sign-ups.

    Platforms
    • Browser
    Free to play
    Yes
  • Mist Survival

    Survive a viral pandemic in a single-player sandbox where a deadly mist hides the infected. Scavenge, build, and stay hidden.

    Platforms
    • Windows
    Free to play
    No
  • Necesse

    Build a settlement and lead expeditions across an infinite procedurally generated world. Recruit settlers, fight bosses, and craft gear.

    Platforms
    • Linux
    • macOS
    • Windows
    Free to play
    No