- #1 Scrap Mechanic
97% matchVery Positive92% of 117,049 reviews2016
Dev: Axolot Games
Windows
Median: 11.1 hrsMean: 57.3 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 25.4%, Sandbox 17.8%, Physics 15.8%, Moddable 12.3% ★, Open World 9.5%
- #2 Brick Rigs
96% matchVery Positive95% of 56,117 reviews2023
Dev: Fluppisoft GmbH
Windows · Linux
Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 77.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Build your own vehicles or download one of the more than 200,000 creations already uploaded to the Workshop and experience the dynamic driving and destruction physics of Brick Rigs!
Why similar: Destruction 24.1%, Building 17.2%, Sandbox 16.1%, Driving 13.5%, Physics 11.7%
- #3 BeamNG.drive
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 384,707 reviews2015
Dev: BeamNG
Windows
Median: 9.9 hrsMean: 91.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A dynamic soft-body physics vehicle simulator capable of doing just about anything.
Why similar: Destruction 17.6%, Automobile Sim 16.3%, Driving 15.2%, Moddable 15.1% ★, Physics 10.3%
- #4 Screw Drivers
95% matchVery Positive86% of 5,641 reviews2024
Dev: CreactstudiosPub: Headup
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 48%
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: Automobile Sim 21.7%, Destruction 19.1%, Building 17.4%, Driving 15.8%, Physics 13%
- #5 Medieval Engineers
94% matchMixed52% of 7,282 reviews2015
Dev: Keen Software House
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 16.8 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Medieval Engineers is a sandbox game about engineering, construction and the maintenance of architectural works and mechanical equipment using medieval technology. Players build castles; construct mechanical devices and underground mining. There is an entire planet to explore!
Why similar: Building 25.4%, Destruction 23.3%, Sandbox 18%, Physics 14.9%, Open World 8.4%
- #6 Dream Car Builder
94% matchVery Positive93% of 1,064 reviews2018
Dev: RoKo0 (Roman Konyukhov)
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Design your car from scratch: from the frame to the suspension and race it!
Why similar: Automobile Sim 25.4%, Building 18.8%, Destruction 16.1%, Sandbox 14.6%, Driving 12.2%
- #7 TerraTech
93% matchVery Positive91% of 24,455 reviews2018
Dev: Payload StudiosPub: Mythwright
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 33.0 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 36.9%, Sandbox 26.6%, Open World 13.7%, Physics 9.5%, Third Person 4.6%
- #8 Stormworks: Build and Rescue
91% matchVery Positive90% of 57,601 reviews2020
Dev: Geometa
Windows · Mac
Median: 17.4 hrsMean: 111.9 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: Building 23.6%, Sandbox 22.4%, Physics 16.5%, Immersive Sim 13.9%, Open World 10.5%
- #9 MachineCraft
92% matchMostly Positive77% of 889 reviews2016
Dev: G2CREW
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 32.1 hrs≥1hr: 34%
The main purpose of this game is showing and watching machines made out of blocks. Some of the game-modes allow you to battle or race against other players. (testing phase) You can create your original machine with ease by reassembling those machines that are distributed, or by using the automatic control block.
Why similar: Building 43.9%, Sandbox 33.8%, Simulation 11.5%, Multiplayer 5.5%, Open World 2.7%
- #10 Automation - The Car Company Tycoon Game
91% matchVery Positive94% of 16,959 reviews2015
Dev: Camshaft Software Ltd
Windows
Median: 9.7 hrsMean: 53.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Make your dream cars a reality with Automation’s unparalleled car and engine design tools. Gain a competitive edge through smart engineering and business decisions to help you build an automotive empire. Will you become an industry leader, or just a footnote in automotive history?
Why similar: Automobile Sim 22.3%, Building 20.4%, Moddable 18.2% ★, Sandbox 14.5%, Simulation 9.3%
- #11 Besiege
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 52,104 reviews2020
Dev: Spiderling Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 19.1 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: Moddable 25.4% ★, Destruction 21.7%, Building 16.1%, Sandbox 13.4%, Physics 12.6%
- #12 My Garage
89% matchVery Positive91% of 3,884 reviews2021
Dev: Viking Game Studio
Windows
Median: 18.1 hrsMean: 68.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
MY GARAGE is a car simulation game with main focus being simulating real car repair, maintenance and physics.
Why similar: Automobile Sim 24.5%, Driving 13.2%, Sandbox 11.9%, Building 11.3%, Physics 9.8%
- #13 Sprocket
89% matchVery Positive93% of 12,133 reviews2021
Dev: Hamish Dunn
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 36.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Carefully balance mobility, firepower and armour in a dedicated tank designer. Then uncarefully put them to the test in a series of combat scenarios progressing through the ages of the tank. Here, your limit is what you can fit inside your hull and turret while still being able to move forwards.
Why similar: Building 37.2%, Sandbox 32.2%, Physics 18.4%, Third Person 6.9%, 3D 3.8%
- #14 Railroads Online
86% matchMostly Positive75% of 5,879 reviews2024
Dev: Stefan KelnbergerPub: astragon Entertainment
Windows
Median: 11.6 hrsMean: 67.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Build your dream railroad across a huge open world! You can build tracks and stations, drive detailed locomotives, and transport goods to earn money and experience. Play exciting Online Multiplayer sessions with your friends or create your very own sandbox!
Why similar: Automobile Sim 19.9%, Driving 15.6%, Building 15.2%, Sandbox 12%, Physics 11.7%
- #15 Brickadia
85% matchVery Positive87% of 1,234 reviews2025
Dev: Brickadia, LLC
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 29.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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: Building 28.6%, Sandbox 25.7%, Physics 24.2%, Third Person 6.6%, First-Person 5.3%
- #16 Trailmakers
86% matchVery Positive92% of 34,107 reviews2019
Dev: Flashbulb
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 15.4 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: Building 28.8%, Sandbox 23.4%, Physics 22.3%, Open World 12.6%, Action 5.2%
- #17 Autocraft
88% matchMixed56% of 297 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 29.5%, Building 29.3%, Physics 21.1%, Simulation 12.6%, Open World 3.1%
- #18 Instruments of Destruction
84% matchVery Positive91% of 1,507 reviews2024
Dev: RadiangamesPub: Secret Mode
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 49%
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: Destruction 29.4%, Automobile Sim 20.9%, Driving 19.1%, Physics 16.4%, Simulation 7.1%
- #19 Aviassembly
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,303 reviews2025
Dev: Jelle Booij
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 6.9 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 28.2%, Sandbox 19.4%, Physics 19.1%, Destruction 16.9%, Open World 7.7%
- #20 Space Engineers
83% matchVery Positive89% of 133,238 reviews2019
Dev: Keen Software House
Windows
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 95.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Space Engineers is a sandbox engineering game where you design and build ships, stations, and planetary bases in a fully destructible environment. Explore planets and space, mine resources, survive hazards, and engage in combat alone or with friends in Creative or Survival modes.
Why similar: Moddable 29.8% ★, Building 18.9%, Sandbox 15.4%, Physics 14.5%, Open World 8.4%
- #21 Teardown
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 126,822 reviews2022
Dev: Tuxedo Labs
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 28.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Prepare the perfect heist in a fully destructible, simulated voxel world. Tear down walls with vehicles or use explosives to create your own shortcuts. Shape the environment to your advantage in the most creative ways you can imagine. Play solo or with up to 12 players in multiplayer.
Why similar: Destruction 32.3%, Sandbox 17.1%, Physics 16.4%, Driving 15.2%, Simulation 5.1%
- #22 My Summer Car
79% matchVery Positive95% of 112,056 reviews2025
Dev: Amistech Games
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 46.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
My Summer Car is the ultimate car owning, building, fixing, tuning, maintenance AND permadeath life survival simulator. You start the game with hundreds of loose parts and assemble both car and engine.
Why similar: Automobile Sim 32.7%, Driving 22%, Building 12.9%, Open World 9.3%, Sandbox 8.2%
- #23 Space Engineers 2
81% matchMostly Positive76% of 4,293 reviews2025
Dev: Keen Software House
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Space Engineers 2 is a sandbox about engineering and colonization where you build ships, stations, and planetary bases in a fully destructible world. Begin the story of Miro and Ivan Sokol, expand humanity’s foothold in the Almagest system, and fight to survive.
Why similar: Moddable 23.8% ★, Destruction 20.2%, Building 16.5%, Sandbox 13.8%, Physics 11.7%
- #24 KitHack Model Club
81% matchMostly Positive78% of 666 reviews2024
Dev: Floating Origin InteractivePub: Curve Games
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Developed by the creator of the original Kerbal Space Program, KitHack Model Club is a physics-based model building sandbox that offers limitless freedom for you and your friends. Design, build, battle, fly (and crash!) your very own RC vehicles, or experiment with over 2,400 ready-made vehicles!
Why similar: Moddable 27.8% ★, Driving 15.5%, Building 14.9%, Sandbox 12.5%, Physics 11.8%
- #25 Car Mechanic Simulator 2018
80% matchVery Positive91% of 52,742 reviews2017
Dev: Red Dot GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 26.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 even add your self-made car in the Car Editor.
Why similar: Automobile Sim 33.5%, Driving 16.3%, Building 15.2%, Simulation 9.8%, Moddable 8.8% ★
- #26 TerraTech Worlds
77% matchMixed63% of 2,175 reviews2024
Dev: Payload StudiosPub: Mythwright
Windows
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 22.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
TerraTech Worlds is an open world, build-craft adventure game, set on an uncharted alien world. Play solo or with friends, explore your surroundings, craft unique vehicles, construct automated bases, and battle your way through hazards and enemies to harness the power of your environment
Why similar: Building 35.5%, Sandbox 30.3%, Open World 16.2%, Third Person 8.6%, Multiplayer 5.1%
- #27 Demolish & Build 2018
78% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,659 reviews2018
Dev: Noble MuffinsPub: Demolish Games S.A.
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Your company is going global. Use big machines to demolish huge buildings or go close and personal and use your hammer. Buy land properties, upgrade your machines and hire workers in different parts of the world.
Why similar: Destruction 24.5%, Automobile Sim 19.1%, Building 17.1%, Simulation 12.4%, Driving 6.2%
- #28 CAR TUNE: Project
78% matchVery Positive84% of 608 reviews2020
Dev: Vertices Software
Windows
CAR TUNE: Project is a detailed car tuning simulator where every bolt, screw, and gear matters. Build your dream machine, fine-tune every parameter, and test it on the track.
Why similar: Moddable 20.7% ★, Automobile Sim 17.2%, Driving 14.5%, Destruction 11.7%, Sandbox 9.5%
- #29 RoadCraft
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 15,086 reviews2025
Dev: Saber InteractivePub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 12.5 hrsMean: 32.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
As the leader of a company specialized in restoring sites devastated by natural disasters, use your construction machinery to restart the local industry. Clear debris and faulty equipment, rebuild roads and bridges damaged by weather, and much more!
Why similar: Automobile Sim 18.4%, Driving 17.9%, Building 17.6%, Destruction 16.5%, Physics 12.3%
- #30 Medieval Machines Builder
75% matchMostly Positive80% of 113 reviews2024
Dev: FreeMind S.A.Pub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Medieval - times of constant sieges. Acquire plans, gather resources, create most powerful and destructive machines and then test them in battle. Thanks to your creations you will conquer more than one castle. The knights wage wars, but thanks to your machines they win them.
Why similar: Destruction 25.4%, Building 16.4%, Physics 14.4%, Sandbox 13.6%, Immersive Sim 10.6%
- #31 Modbox
77% matchVery Positive86% of 222 reviews2016
Dev: Alientrap
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Modbox is a multiplayer game creation sandbox for Desktop+VR
Why similar: Moddable 28.3% ★, Building 15%, Sandbox 14%, Physics 13.1%, Open World 6.5%
- #32 Gear Up
76% matchMostly Positive75% of 8,351 reviews2015
Dev: Doctor Entertainment AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Feel the adrenaline as you control your unique tank in multiplayer arcade action! Build your ultimate war machine from over a million different combinations. Now, will you go for the rumbling caterpillar tracks or the crawling spider legs?
Why similar: Building 43.8%, Sandbox 19%, Third Person 10.3%, Multiplayer 8.4%, Open World 6.7%
- #33 Blocksworld
76% matchMixed65% of 764 reviews2017
Dev: Fortell Games
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 35%
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 over the world!
Why similar: Building 41%, Sandbox 33.8%, Simulation 15%, Action 4.3%, Singleplayer 3.3%
- #34 SimplePlanes
74% matchVery Positive93% of 10,799 reviews2015
Dev: Jundroo, LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 12.7 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: Moddable 22.2% ★, Automobile Sim 20.9%, Building 17.4%, Sandbox 14.6%, Physics 13.5%
- #35 Sandbox World
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 105 reviews2024
Dev: XMAKE
Windows
Welcome to the Sandbox World! Here, you bring your ideas to life: create tanks, airplanes, ships, and anything else – with over 120 unique blocks at your disposal. Engage, defend, and showcase your masterpieces in tense multiplayer battles that await you!
Why similar: Sandbox 27.2%, Physics 24.9%, Driving 19.8%, Simulation 12.3%, 3D 5.5%
- #36 Underground Garage
71% matchMixed67% of 665 reviews2026
Dev: BeardedBrothers.gamesPub: astragon Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Welcome to the world of high-stakes tuning and street racing! Welcome to Underground Garage! It's your playground where you can unleash your creativity and mechanical prowess. Fix cars, tune them up, and hit the road.
Why similar: Automobile Sim 22.9%, Driving 18.2%, Moddable 17.4% ★, Physics 11.8%, Open World 8.1%
- #37 Car Mechanic Simulator 2015
73% matchVery Positive92% of 14,616 reviews2015
Dev: Red Dot GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 23.2 hrs≥1hr: 73%
New cars, new tools, new options, more parts and much more fun in the next version of Car Mechanic Simulator! Take your wrench! Create and expand your auto repairs service empire. Car Mechanic Simulator 2015 will take you behind the scenes of daily routine in car workshop.
Why similar: Automobile Sim 48.3%, Building 15.6%, Driving 15.4%, Simulation 12.5%, First-Person 3%
- #38 Homebrew - Patent Unknown
74% matchMostly Positive72% of 974 reviews2014
Dev: Copybugpaste
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Unleash your creativity and craft anything from flying cars to jet-powered toilets.Fair warning: there's a learning curve. But once you've got it, the sky's the limit for your creations!While active development is paused, we focus preserving the game and keeping it accessible.
Why similar: Automobile Sim 27.8%, Driving 22.3%, Building 15.4%, Sandbox 12.8%, Physics 11.7%
- #39 Demolish & Build 3 Prologue
72% matchMostly Positive71% of 83 reviews2024
Dev: Demolish Games S.A.
Windows
Demolish & Build 3 Prologue is a sneak peek at the driving, demolition, building mechanics and physics from the upcoming Demolition & Build 3. In the game, you demolish old structures and build new, both with hand tools and heavy duty machines.
Why similar: Destruction 23.6%, Driving 17.9%, Physics 13.2%, Sandbox 10.6%, Immersive Sim 10.3%
- #40 Machine World 2
75% matchMixed49% of 200 reviews2017
Dev: Trino GamesPub: Trino AB
Windows · Mac
Take control of a range of different machines and operate them in a unique environment. Each new game generates a new world, and it is yours to develop: Dig and build anything, anywhere! All machines have been carefully modelled down to small details.
Why similar: Sandbox 38.1%, Simulation 25.6%, Building 21.4%, Open World 11.4%, Indie 3.5%
- #41 Main Assembly
72% matchVery Positive84% of 1,337 reviews2021
Dev: Bad Yolk GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 50%
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 27%, Sandbox 22.2%, Physics 20.2%, Immersive Sim 10.1%, Simulation 9.6%
- #42 Junkyard Truck
70% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,260 reviews2022
Dev: Keystone Knight
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Junkyard Truck is an open-world off road driving and mechanic simulator. Build, upgrade, and maintain your old off road truck. Make money using your skills in driving, scavenging, gambling, or moonshine brewing. Try to build a truck capable of taking on the difficult challenges around the map.
Why similar: Automobile Sim 38.5%, Driving 28.2%, Open World 13.2%, Simulation 11.3%, First-Person 6.4%
- #43 Rover Builder
71% matchMixed68% of 81 reviews2022
Dev: Hatfuls GamesPub: PQube
Windows
Rover Builder is a 3D engineering sim tasking you to create the right rover to complete the job. Unleash your creativity in the garage, building vehicles using an impressive array of parts, materials and machinery. Or try your hand at level editor - creating entire missions and levels from scratch!
Why similar: Building 31.5%, Sandbox 26.2%, Physics 23.3%, Simulation 10.5%, 3D 5.2%
- #44 Blockworks
70% matchVery Positive93% of 60 reviews2023
Dev: Elastic Sea
Windows
Blockworks is a creative VR block-building sandbox game. Follow instructions or express your creativity and build anything you can imagine with hundreds of blocks and materials. Decorate your room environment. Share your creations on steam workshop.
Why similar: Building 37%, Sandbox 35.7%, Physics 25.2%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #45 Mars First Logistics
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,474 reviews2025
Dev: Shape Shop
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 27.3%, Sandbox 22.2%, Physics 20.7%, Open World 11.3%, Simulation 8.7%
- #46 Car Mechanic Simulator 2021
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 35,698 reviews2021
Dev: Red Dot GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 9.9 hrsMean: 30.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Work your way to a service empire. Get your hands dirty in a highly realistic simulation game that pays major attention to details. Pay a visit to a new Auction house and buy cars in various conditions. Expand your range of services by investing in a new work space and equipment.
Why similar: Automobile Sim 29.4%, Moddable 22% ★, Driving 13.9%, Sandbox 12.5%, Simulation 8.4%
- #47 Realistic Tower Destruction
71% matchMixed65% of 51 reviews2020
Dev: Nikita Markin
Windows
Game allows you to build many kinds of towers from a variety of bricks and experience their dynamic destruction physics in a sandbox environment.
Why similar: Simulation 27.5%, Destruction 25.5%, Building 15%, Sandbox 14.4%, Physics 12.6%
- #48 Purplis Sandbox
70% matchMixed67% of 209 reviews2021
Dev: DRAGOLITEPub: DRAGOLITE STUDIO
Windows
Create your own worlds, build interesting mechanisms and just beautiful buildings, everything depends on your imagination.
Why similar: Sandbox 29.4%, Building 26%, Destruction 24.1%, Simulation 17.9%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #49 RaceLeague
69% matchMostly Positive73% of 294 reviews2022
Dev: Oversteer Studios
Windows
Car racing game with soft-body damage, race track builder, track database and multiplayer
Why similar: Automobile Sim 16.1%, Destruction 15.5%, Driving 12.3%, Moddable 12.1% ★, Building 10.3%
- #50 Diesel Railcar Simulator
69% matchVery Positive95% of 333 reviews2018
Dev: Lapioware
Windows
Drive vintage diesel trains, shifting gears manually and trying to reach a perfect score. Create new routes, trains and timetables. Share your creations and download new content from the Workshop.
Why similar: Moddable 24.4% ★, Driving 17.8%, Sandbox 13%, Building 12.5%, Physics 10.6%
- #51 Logic World
68% matchVery Positive94% of 349 reviews2021
Dev: Mouse Hat Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Invent a new computer! Logic World is a first-person sandbox simulation game that's all about digital logic. Play alone or with friends, design unique machines, build up layers of complexity, and experience the joy of circuits!
Why similar: Building 24.2%, Moddable 20.8% ★, Sandbox 18.5%, Immersive Sim 11.9%, Open World 7.6%
- #52 World of Contraptions
69% 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: Destruction 22.6%, Building 19.5%, Driving 17.3%, Sandbox 15.3%, Physics 14.7%
- #53 Age Of Warbots
66% matchVery Positive86% of 123 reviews2025
Dev: VDimension
Windows
A sandbox battle simulator game where you can build your own shape-shifting warbots, program their AI, and watch them smash each other up on the battlefield! Join the battles yourself by taking control of the warbots! Use Steam Workshop to check out warbots created by players from around the world!
Why similar: Moddable 29.7% ★, Sandbox 18.5%, Building 17.7%, Physics 16.6%, Simulation 7.8%
- #54 Wrench
68% matchVery Positive86% of 1,949 reviews2018
Dev: Missing Digit
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Wrench is a mechanic simulator where players prepare and maintain race cars. The parts in Wrench are the most detailed of any game in the genre. Extreme attention has been paid to even the smallest components, including fasteners which are accurate to the thread pitch and install torque.
Why similar: Automobile Sim 28.2%, Building 22.4%, Sandbox 11.8%, Immersive Sim 10.5%, Driving 8.9%
- #55 Universe Sandbox
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 30,587 reviews2015
Dev: Giant Army
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 23.5 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Create & destroy on an unimaginable scale with a realistic physics-based space simulator. Explore the beauty of our universe and the fragility of our planet. Use science to bend the laws of gravity, collide planets, boil away oceans, fire epic space lasers, and customize your universe.
Why similar: Sandbox 29.1%, Destruction 28.6%, Physics 23%, Simulation 11.2%, Open World 6%
- #56 Mech Havoc
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 562 reviews2025
Dev: Mid DevelopmentPub: Pretty Soon
Windows
Sandbox of destruction. Billion different ways to build your mech. Feel the weight and impact of obliteration in this modern old school mech combat sim.
Why similar: Destruction 47.4%, Physics 30.6%, Simulation 13.6%, Action 3.9%, Singleplayer 2.5%
- #57 From the Depths
66% matchVery Positive89% of 12,523 reviews2020
Dev: Brilliant Skies Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 40.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Over 1000 unique components allow you to build and command voxel vehicles from the deep ocean to outer space! Forge strategies, allegiances and fleets strong enough to destroy eight deadly factions of the planet and reign supreme. A genre-defying mashup of simulation, building, RTS and RPG.
Why similar: Building 34.8%, Sandbox 27%, Physics 24.4%, Simulation 9.5%, Multiplayer 4.3%