- #1 Scrap Mechanic
96% matchVery Positive92% of 122,134 reviews2026
Dev: Axolot Games
Windows
Median: 11.4 hrsMean: 64.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 tools you can engineer your own adventures!
Why similar: Building 28%, Sandbox 21.9%, Physics 20.5%, Open World 9.9%, Third Person 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: A premier creative sandbox where you can build intricate machines and vehicles using a robust physics engine.
- #2 Trailmakers
97% matchVery Positive92% of 38,735 reviews2019
Dev: Flashbulb
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Build the ultimate vehicle and explore a vast open world filled with challenges and adventure. Play solo or team up with friends in multiplayer to conquer the toughest obstacles. With a thrilling campaign mode and endless creative possibilities, Trailmakers is the ultimate sandbox for adventurers.
Why similar: Family Friendly 20%, Building 16.3%, Sandbox 14.9%, Physics 14.8%, Action-Adventure 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers the closest experience to Cargo! by allowing players to build complex vehicles from blocks to explore vibrant, physics-based worlds.
- #3 Brick Rigs
96% matchVery Positive95% of 59,219 reviews2023
Dev: Fluppisoft GmbH
Windows · Linux
Median: 10.1 hrsMean: 77.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Do whatever you want in a physics sandbox full of chaotic destruction, endless player-made creations and unpredictable adventures. Build, destroy, roleplay and mess around solo or with friends!
Why similar: Sandbox 22%, Building 21.3%, Physics 17.1%, Family Friendly 13.2%, Driving 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a sandbox environment where you can build vehicles and test their durability through satisfying, physics-based destruction.
- #4 Hello Engineer: Scrap Machines Constructor
95% matchMixed61% of 208 reviews2023
Dev: tinyBuild RigaPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Build incredible machines with scrap parts, navigate the wildest Amusement park rides and challenge iconic creepy Neighbor and his evil bots! Become a true Engineer, solo or with friends!
Why similar: Building 23.5%, Sandbox 21.1%, Physics 20.3%, Family Friendly 14.7%, Simulation 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A spin-off that emphasizes building creative contraptions and vehicles to solve puzzles in a colorful, interactive world.
- #5 Totally Reliable Delivery Service
94% matchMostly Positive76% of 2,228 reviews2021
Dev: We're Five GamesPub: Infogrames
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Delivery Attempted. That's the Totally Reliable Delivery Service guarantee! T.R.D.S. is a ragdoll physics simulation about terrible package delivery couriers. Work together using odd machinery, useful gadgets, and the wonders of physics to reliably deliver packages to their destination.
Why similar: Sandbox 20.9%, Physics 20.6%, Comedy 14.5%, Third Person 8.9%, Open World 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the hilarious, ragdoll-physics-driven chaos of trying to complete delivery missions with unstable vehicles.
- #6 Besiege
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 53,170 reviews2020
Dev: Spiderling Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 18.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Besiege is a physics building game about constructing medieval machines to annihilate armies, obliterate castles and overcome challenging obstacles. Conquer the campaign or skirmish with friends in Multiplayer!
Why similar: Building 27.3%, Sandbox 25.4%, Physics 25.2%, Simulation 11.4%, Puzzle 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential physics-building game that challenges you to construct machines to complete specific, often chaotic, mission objectives.
- #7 Poly Bridge 3
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,124 reviews2023
Dev: Dry Cactus
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 72%
The best just got better! Rediscover your engineering creativity in this genre-defining bridge engineering and puzzle solving masterpiece.
Why similar: Building 32%, Physics 26.7%, Simulation 21.5%, Puzzle 17.8%, Singleplayer 2%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the engineering and physics-solving aspects of building structures that must withstand the forces of nature.
- #8 World of Contraptions
93% matchVery Positive87% of 97 reviews2022
Dev: JCP Games Studio
Windows
World of Contraptions is a physics-based building game in which you build the most varied contraptions to solve the most diverse types of puzzles. Win dozens of levels with different types of obstacles. Design the best contraption for each challenge using a giant collection of blocks.
Why similar: Building 24.1%, Physics 21.4%, Sandbox 21.1%, Driving 12.7%, Simulation 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-based building game that tasks you with creating robots and vehicles to navigate challenging obstacle courses.
- #9 RoboCo
91% matchVery Positive88% of 212 reviews2026
Dev: Filament Games
Windows
RoboCo is a sandbox game about designing and building robots to serve the needs of squishy, hapless humans in the world of tomorrow!
Why similar: Building 24.9%, Sandbox 22%, Physics 21%, Arcade 9%, Simulation 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A sandbox game focused on designing robots to solve open-ended challenges in a charming, family-friendly environment.
- #10 Mars First Logistics
90% matchVery Positive95% of 3,744 reviews2025
Dev: Shape Shop
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Build physically simulated rovers to transport awkwardly shaped cargo across the rugged terrain of Mars. Earn funds, unlock new parts, and use your ingenuity to help the Martians establish a new home. Playable solo or in online co-op!
Why similar: Building 23.5%, Sandbox 21.2%, Physics 20.9%, Puzzle 10%, Open World 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-based simulation where you build custom rovers to transport cargo across the challenging terrain of Mars.
- #11 GearBlocks
91% matchVery Positive91% of 782 reviews2023
Dev: SmashHammer Games
Windows · Linux
Explore a world of creative building, interactive machines, and gears - lots of gears. Build all things mechanical: cars, trucks, cranes, tanks, gearboxes, engines, clocks, anything you can think of. Test your creations to destruction in challenging scenarios, and share them in the workshop!
Why similar: Building 24.5%, Physics 20.5%, Sandbox 19.5%, Driving 10.5%, Simulation 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: Features a highly detailed building system that allows for complex mechanical designs and realistic physics interactions.
- #12 WHAT THE CAR?
89% matchVery Positive85% of 899 reviews2024
Dev: Triband
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Race through hundreds of silly levels as a shapeshifting car in strange worlds populated by …bears? Run, roll, jump, fly and sneeze your way to victory! Join the community and make your own chaotic levels!
Why similar: Physics 28.4%, Comedy 24.6%, Family Friendly 24.1%, Action-Adventure 12.6%, Adventure 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A comedy-driven racing game that embraces absurdity and physics-based humor in every level.
- #13 Screw Drivers
87% matchVery Positive85% of 6,574 reviews2026
Dev: CreactstudiosPub: Headup
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Crazy physics and high-speed races! Craft vehicles cleverly by combining building blocks and mechanical parts to create powerful drivetrains. Unlock new parts, race for the gold, and challenge your friends in multiplayer.
Why similar: Building 29.7%, Physics 26%, Driving 15.5%, Family Friendly 13.3%, Simulation 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-based vehicle building game that emphasizes competitive racing and creative engineering.
- #14 Autocraft
89% matchMixed56% of 298 reviews2017
Dev: Alientrap
Windows · Mac
Median: 54 minMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Create, Collect, and Crash in Autocraft, a physics destruction sandbox. Create your own cars, rockets, tanks, planes, boats, and more.
Why similar: Sandbox 31%, Building 27.7%, Physics 23.5%, Simulation 13.7%, Open World 2.7%
Why You'll Like It: A sandbox simulation game that lets you build anything from cars to planes and test them in a variety of environments.
- #15 Instruments of Destruction
86% matchVery Positive91% of 1,569 reviews2024
Dev: RadiangamesPub: Secret Mode
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Crash through walls and tear down buildings in Instruments of Destruction, a vehicle-action game featuring advanced physics-based demolition. Pilot 130+ unique vehicles across scores of challenge-packed missions or design your own contraptions and wreck highly-interactive sandbox worlds.
Why similar: Physics 32.1%, Driving 18.4%, Arcade 14.7%, Simulation 13.2%, Action-Adventure 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on building physics-based demolition vehicles to dismantle structures in a highly interactive environment.
- #16 Radical Relocation
88% matchMostly Positive74% of 305 reviews2020
Dev: Winglett EntertainmentPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Radical Relocation is an absurd physics-based puzzle game that turns a sleepy neighbourhood into an insane obstacle course! You’ll need flawless planning and nerves of steel to get your belongings from A to B – while they’re stacked and balanced on the roof of your moving vehicle!
Why similar: Physics 22%, Sandbox 18.6%, Driving 15.7%, Third Person 11.3%, Puzzle 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-based puzzle game where you must transport household goods using improvised vehicles.
- #17 Fun with Ragdolls: The Game
86% matchVery Positive88% of 5,182 reviews2019
Dev: Jadon BarnesPub: Fun & Simple
Windows · Mac
Median: 30 minMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 37%
Become a ragdoll and create your own environments in Sandbox Mode, explore worlds created by others, or just flop around your destructible sets! Fun with Ragdolls®: The Game lets you enjoy everything you love about ragdolls!
Why similar: Sandbox 25.2%, Physics 24.4%, Building 16.7%, Simulation 9.2%, Family Friendly 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the chaotic, physics-driven comedy that makes sandbox games like Cargo! so entertaining.
- #18 Main Assembly
85% matchVery Positive83% of 1,351 reviews2021
Dev: Bad Yolk GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 49%
You’re the designer, engineer and architect if you can imagine it you can create it! Construct robots of any shape or size from eight-legged spider bots to eerie UFO contraptions.
Why similar: Building 30.2%, Sandbox 28.6%, Physics 25.7%, Simulation 11.7%, Singleplayer 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: Offers an incredibly deep level of customization for building robots and vehicles, perfect for players who love engineering freedom.
- #19 JellyCar Worlds
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,073 reviews2022
Dev: Walaber Entertainment LLC
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 53%
It's a Car, made of Jelly! Squishy Physics, Tactile, Silly & Imaginative Driving/Platforming
Why similar: Physics 36.5%, Driving 24.9%, Family Friendly 15.9%, Simulation 14%, Action 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: Features a unique, squishy physics style that mirrors the whimsical and experimental nature of Cargo!.
- #20 PlayForm: Human Dynamics
84% matchVery Positive88% of 190 reviews2022
Dev: Code}{atch
Windows
PlayForm is an experimental physics sandbox. Physically simulated humans run, jump, climb, push, pull and smash their way through diverse worlds. Have fun with various tools and obstacles to create thrilling situations and experience next-gen physics.
Why similar: Sandbox 21.8%, Physics 20.4%, Building 19.9%, Comedy 14.5%, Simulation 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A sandbox physics simulator that focuses on character movement and vehicle interaction in a fun, experimental space.
- #21 SimplePlanes
82% matchVery Positive93% of 10,898 reviews2015
Dev: Jundroo, LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Build airplanes by snapping parts together, designing wing sections, and attaching engines. At any time, you can strap yourself into the cockpit and see how it flies with realistic physics. If you're not in the mood for building, over 100,000 airplanes are available to download for free.
Why similar: Building 28%, Sandbox 26.1%, Physics 25.5%, Open World 10.4%, Exploration 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: A dedicated vehicle-building simulator that rewards players for creating functional, aerodynamic machines.
- #22 TerraTech
82% matchVery Positive91% of 24,920 reviews2018
Dev: Payload StudiosPub: Mythwright
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 32.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
TerraTech is an open-world, sandbox adventure game, where you design and build your own creations through a mix of crafting, combat and discovery. Design vehicles from a huge library of blocks. Scavenge, craft and buy new parts to survive and become the ultimate planetary prospector.
Why similar: Building 33.3%, Sandbox 26.8%, Open World 11.7%, Physics 10.1%, Third Person 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: Combines vehicle building with exploration and combat, letting you scavenge parts to upgrade your custom creations.
- #23 The Enjenir: The Engineering Physics Building Simulator
81% matchVery Positive92% of 713 reviews2023
Dev: PeatyTurf
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Put your engineering and problem solving skills to the test in this sandbox physics building game! Enjoy the freedom of completely gridless 3D sandbox building combined with hilarious ragdoll third person controls, offering a truly unique and hilarious "Enjeniring" experience!
Why similar: Sandbox 25.2%, Physics 21.7%, Building 20.3%, Third Person 10%, Simulation 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A challenging physics-based building game that requires precision and creative problem-solving to complete tasks.
- #24 Tracks - The Train Set Game
81% matchVery Positive94% of 1,549 reviews2019
Dev: Whoop GroupPub: Excalibur Games
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Jump into the ultimate toy sandbox and build the train set of your dreams! Create colourful railway systems, decorate beautiful towns, transport commuting passengers, and even ride your train in first-person.
Why similar: Building 25.5%, Sandbox 24%, Physics 12.1%, Simulation 11.9%, Family Friendly 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: A relaxing sandbox builder that lets you create intricate train sets and environments with a focus on creative freedom.
- #25 Deliver At All Costs
80% matchMostly Positive76% of 424 reviews2025
Dev: Studio Far Out GamesPub: KONAMI
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Deliver At All Costs is a thrilling action game where destruction, absurdity and intrigue collide! Step into the shoes of Winston Green — a down-on-his-luck courier with a fiery temper and a mysterious past — as he delivers highly unconventional cargo, leaving a trail of havoc and chaos behind him.
Why similar: Surreal 18.7%, Physics 17.7%, Sandbox 16.1%, Driving 11.4%, Arcade 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A destructive, physics-heavy delivery game that captures a similar sense of chaotic, mission-based fun.
- #26 SpaceKraft!
79% matchVery Positive91% of 97 reviews2024
Dev: Game Dev Garage
Windows
Gather crystals, repair/run crafting facilities, upgrade your spaceship, build machines, explore the open world, find your way back to mother earth.
Why similar: Sandbox 20.9%, Physics 20.8%, Building 18.5%, Puzzle 13.9%, Simulation 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A difficult, physics-based space simulation that requires careful engineering to navigate hazardous environments.
- #27 Grandma, No!
77% matchVery Positive87% of 133 reviews2025
Dev: WALLRIDEPub: Super Rare Originals
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Step into Grandma’s slippers and wreak havoc in this physics-driven comedy where nothing stays under control—and that’s exactly the point. Fart, flop, and fumble your way through a home that refuses to behave.
Why similar: Comedy 18.7%, Physics 18.6%, Family Friendly 14.8%, Sandbox 13.5%, Puzzle 7.6%
- #28 Approximately Up
75% matchVery Positive94% of 918 reviews2026
Dev: Approximately Games
Windows
Median: 11.4 hrsMean: 23.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Build, crash, rebuild! Explore new planets in co-op multiplayer with your fully modular spaceship made from whatever bolts together long enough to fly. Mount giant thrusters, annoying cables, and everything in between. Complete wild missions, face the dangers of space and argue with your crew!
Why similar: Sandbox 42.2%, Simulation 18.7%, Adventure 13.4%, Open World 9.2%, Exploration 7.2%
- #29 Yogurt Commercial 3
78% matchVery Positive98% of 65 reviews2021
Dev: Epic Banana Games LLC
Windows · Mac
Travel the world amassing power in order to create the ultimate yogurt commercial of all time in this sandbox puzzle adventure game.
Why similar: Sandbox 31.8%, Comedy 20.4%, Puzzle 15.9%, Simulation 15.2%, Adventure 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: A quirky, experimental sandbox game that shares the offbeat humor and creative spirit of the seed game.
- #30 Aviassembly
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 9,371 reviews2025
Dev: Jelle Booij
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Build and fly your own airplane! Complete missions to earn money, upgrade your plane, and discover new locations in an open world.
Why similar: Building 30.2%, Physics 24.3%, Sandbox 23%, Open World 7.5%, Simulation 6.9%
- #31 Car Constructor
79% matchMixed59% of 97 reviews2021
Dev: Guilty Pleasure Games
Windows
Car Constructor will allow you to build, repair and paint your own car, then check it out on the race track!
Why similar: Sandbox 23.1%, Simulation 15.6%, Arcade 15%, Driving 11.4%, Family Friendly 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: A casual simulation game that lets you design and test cars in various mission-based scenarios.
- #32 The Pointless Car Chase: Refueled
78% matchPositive87% of 52 reviews2022
Dev: NullReferenceExceptionPub: REM Digital Studios
Windows
You're being chased... clearly; For what reason? none; Escape into the vast 400km² world, using over 30 customizable vehicles, while blasting guns and music... It's a difficult feat, but maybe you can succeed.
Why similar: Arcade 18.7%, Driving 17.3%, Open World 13.5%, Physics 11.8%, Action 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: An arcade-style driving game that relies on physics-based interactions to create high-speed, chaotic fun.
- #33 Just Crow Things
75% matchVery Positive96% of 403 reviews2024
Dev: Unbound Creations
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 64%
You're a little crow trying to prove herself to the world. Make new animal friends, poop on unsuspecting hoomans, and steal all the shiny trinkets! Each level is a little sandbox full of fun items to discover and puzzles to solve, while leaving a bit of chaos behind. Why? Just caws!
Why similar: Sandbox 21.4%, Comedy 15.1%, Family Friendly 13.2%, Simulation 11.1%, Action-Adventure 11%
- #34 Atomcraft
73% matchVery Positive96% of 358 reviews2026
Dev: Triplejump
Windows
A sandbox adventure where every pixel is physically and chemically simulated! Build intricate, fully functional machines from the pixels around you. Harvest, react, and manipulate all 118 elements to craft everything from simple tools to complex systems.
Why similar: Sandbox 37.3%, Physics 30.7%, Simulation 15%, Open World 8.5%, Adventure 3.6%
- #35 ACTION SANDBOX
76% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,016 reviews2022
Dev: Vona Soft
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 64%
A physics sandbox game for people who like to play with digital toys. Create, control toys and define your goals.
Why similar: Sandbox 28.9%, Building 28.3%, Physics 27.5%, Simulation 12.7%, Singleplayer 2.7%
- #36 Truck Driver
77% matchMixed68% of 174 reviews2021
Dev: SOEDESCO
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Build your career as a Truck Driver! Haul a wide range of cargo and make a name for yourself amongst the local community. Start from the bottom, take on jobs, buy new trucks & parts and become a respected Truck Driver!
Why similar: Driving 22.7%, Family Friendly 20.3%, Third Person 15.6%, Open World 13.2%, Simulation 11.3%
- #37 LEGO® Bricktales
74% matchVery Positive83% of 2,065 reviews2022
Dev: ClockStonePub: Thunderful Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 70%
In this puzzle-adventure, use an intuitive brick-by-brick building mechanic to solve puzzles and bring your creations to life! Experience a charming story as you explore beautiful LEGO® dioramas and help the people inhabiting them.
Why similar: Building 18.6%, Family Friendly 16.1%, Physics 16.1%, Sandbox 15.6%, Comedy 11.4%
- #38 Fantastic Contraption
76% matchMostly Positive78% of 272 reviews2016
Dev: Northway Games
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 52%
A surreal building game for VR. Create life-sized contraptions as tall as you can reach, then send them whirling, flinging, and trundling off to solve puzzles on the other side of a floating island. There are no right or wrong solutions, so bring your creativity.
Why similar: Building 34.5%, Physics 32.2%, Puzzle 15.6%, Simulation 12.5%, Female Protagonist 2.9%
- #39 A Webbing Journey
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 1,324 reviews2025
Dev: Fire Totem GamesPub: Future Friends Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Adorable spider chaos! Swing around the house, weave crazy structures, play with physics-based objects, and pull off chores with nothing but your webs and your wits in this madcap sandbox adventure.
Why similar: Physics 21.8%, Sandbox 21.3%, Family Friendly 16%, Third Person 10.4%, Puzzle 10%
- #40 Wild Animals Transporter
73% matchVery Positive90% of 58 reviews2024
Dev: Gamesforgames
Windows
The world keeps changing
Why similar: Simulation 24.2%, Action-Adventure 22.2%, Third Person 18.3%, Adventure 16%, Comedy 10.3%
- #41 LEGO® Worlds
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 15,639 reviews2017
Dev: TT GamesPub: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Experience a galaxy of Worlds made entirely from LEGO bricks. EXPLORE gigantic landscapes, DISCOVER countless surprises, and CREATE anything you can imagine by building with LEGO bricks.
Why similar: Building 25.3%, Sandbox 23%, Family Friendly 12.2%, Open World 11.3%, Comedy 6.4%
- #42 Water Physics Simulation
72% matchVery Positive82% of 98 reviews2021
Dev: Gaming-Apps.com
Windows
Water Physics Simulation & Sandbox! Build ships and let them sink! Build cars and let them sink! Use bombs and destroy ragdolls. Play with natural disasters or create towns.
Why similar: Sandbox 30.8%, Physics 28%, Building 23.2%, Simulation 16.6%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #43 The Search For Fran
71% matchVery Positive87% of 192 reviews2021
Dev: Archor WrightPub: Archor Games
Windows
" The Search for Fran " Welcome to the City Park. You are here to search for Fran. While searching, You can also talk with people and go on Quests , Collect Glorbs , Throw a Ball , Drive a Car , Fly a Ship , Fix Traffic Jams, Try a "Challenge" and much more !
Why similar: Sandbox 26.6%, Driving 17.4%, Open World 13.5%, Action-Adventure 10.8%, Third Person 9.7%
- #44 Lost Nova
70% matchVery Positive92% of 425 reviews2022
Dev: Jon NielsenPub: HopFrog
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Your spaceship crashed on an alien planet. Explore, salvage, craft, trade, manage and upgrade your way back home!
Why similar: Family Friendly 36.5%, Open World 22.5%, Adventure 12.4%, Female Protagonist 12.1%, Exploration 10.8%
- #45 MiLE HiGH TAXi
71% matchMixed55% of 95 reviews2023
Dev: Cassius John-Adams
Windows · Mac · Linux
Crazy Taxi meets The Fifth Element! Deliver passengers, dodge mile-high skyscrapers & pedestrians. Beat the clock. FREE Race Mode DLC Coming August 18th 2023!
Why similar: Driving 18.3%, Physics 17.7%, Arcade 15.5%, Action-Adventure 12.1%, Third Person 11.5%
- #46 Poly Bridge
68% matchVery Positive91% of 18,896 reviews2016
Dev: Dry Cactus
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Unleash your engineering creativity with an engaging and fresh bridge-building simulator with all the bells and whistles. Enjoy hours of physics-based puzzle solving in the Campaign and then jump in the Sandbox to create your own bridge designs and puzzles!
Why similar: Building 31.4%, Physics 22.7%, Sandbox 13.7%, Puzzle 10.4%, Family Friendly 10%
- #47 Stormworks: Build and Rescue
66% matchVery Positive91% of 59,745 reviews2020
Dev: Geometa
Windows · Mac
Median: 17.4 hrsMean: 113.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Join a world where you design, create and pilot your own air sea rescue service. Release your inner hero as you battle fierce storms out at sea to rescue those in need.
Why similar: Sandbox 27.6%, Building 25.9%, Physics 21.7%, Open World 10.9%, Third Person 9.6%
- #48 Moving Simulator
69% matchMixed44% of 133 reviews2026
Dev: Corpix GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Dive into the ultimate moving experience in Moving Simulator! Manage chaotic house moves, carefully pack belongings, load trucks, and navigate through hilarious disasters. Precision, speed, and creativity will make you a moving master!
Why similar: Physics 29.4%, Sandbox 25.2%, Driving 19.6%, Simulation 14.8%, Open World 9.7%
- #49 Dude Simulator
70% matchMixed62% of 2,083 reviews2017
Dev: Kiddy
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Dude Simulator is an open world sandbox game. This is a life simulator. The main objective is to enjoy what you are doing.
Why similar: Sandbox 24.5%, Simulation 19.2%, Open World 12.6%, Physics 11%, Comedy 9.8%
- #50 House Builder 2: Casual Construction
68% matchMixed53% of 150 reviews2025
Dev: FreeMind S.A.
Windows
In House Builder 2, you build your dream structures in a vibrant, open-world low-poly environment! Purchase materials for your work, load them up, and head off to diverse tasks in the ultimate building adventure!
Why similar: Building 28.2%, Sandbox 24.9%, Physics 21.8%, Comedy 9.2%, Simulation 5.9%
- #51 Youropa
67% matchVery Positive87% of 702 reviews2018
Dev: frecle
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 47%
A platform puzzle paint adventure about breaking rules, being upside down and thinking outside the box.
Why similar: Building 17.6%, Surreal 17.2%, Physics 14.7%, Family Friendly 12.2%, Driving 11.2%
- #52 Tellyport
65% matchVery Positive97% of 105 reviews2026
Dev: TellyportPub: ISART DIGITAL
Windows
Play as Sally, the granddaughter of a brilliant and eccentric inventor, who invited you to explore her 70s lab, filled with unique inventions. Solve puzzles by crossing TV screens that alter your gravity, size, or both. Observation, manipulation, and thinking are key to progressing!
Why similar: Physics 37%, Puzzle 31.4%, Action 12.9%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Singleplayer 7.2%
- #53 Nimbatus - Drone Creator
67% matchVery Positive91% of 274 reviews2020
Dev: Stray Fawn Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Use the Nimbatus Drone Creator to construct physically simulated drones and try them out in a virtual testing environment. Do you have what it takes to become a drone engineer?
Why similar: Simulation 25.8%, Sandbox 23.4%, Physics 21.2%, Building 16.6%, Action 11%
- #54 Fun with Ragdolls Plus
65% matchMostly Positive79% of 209 reviews2026
Dev: Jadon BarnesPub: Fun & Simple
Windows · Mac
A 3D physics platformer with a cinematic story and sandbox chaos! Follow Dummy Danny and Rickie’s journey through a world built on challenges, humor, and a darker truth beneath it all.
Why similar: Sandbox 23.7%, Physics 23.5%, Action-Adventure 13.1%, Third Person 11.3%, Simulation 10.3%
- #55 Mechanic Miner
69% matchMixed58% of 210 reviews2020
Dev: Hello John
Windows
Put your mechanical skills to the test in a physics-based sandbox where ingenuity and creativity are the ultimate key to survival. Construct fantastical machines, gather resources, acquire new technologies to battle dangerous enemies and use your imagination to shape your world.
Why similar: Building 32.1%, Sandbox 27.9%, Physics 17.4%, Simulation 7.9%, Adventure 6.2%
- #56 Brickadia
64% matchVery Positive81% of 1,421 reviews2025
Dev: Brickadia, LLC
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 33.7 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Brickadia is a next-generation brick building sandbox that gives you the tools to create and play, your way. Build massive worlds, invent cool contraptions, and play in them however you like - all with your friends!
Why similar: Sandbox 27.2%, Building 27.1%, Physics 26.9%, Arcade 9.8%, Third Person 7.4%
- #57 Crafting Block World
69% matchMixed47% of 55 reviews2019
Dev: IO Games
Windows
Crafting Block World is an adventure with sandbox elements that will help you build your ideal world!
Why similar: Sandbox 32.7%, Building 23.7%, Simulation 13.9%, Open World 9.6%, Adventure 7.1%
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70% matchMixed49% of 184 reviews2010
Dev: Stickmen Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 18 minMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 28%
Invent almost anything out of everything you find, from catapults to incredible flying machines.
Why similar: Adventure 60.3%, Puzzle 39.7%