- #1 Buildanauts
97% matchMostly Negative21% of 61 reviews2017
Dev: TouchTilt GamesPub: Octopus Tree
Windows
In BUILDANAUTS, you’re the foreman, the city planner, and the mayor of the town of your dreams. Build a town that your townsfolk, the Buildanites, will be proud to call home!
Why similar: Simulation 37.7%, Sandbox 25.8%, Building 20.3%, Casual 12.8%, Indie 3.4%
- #2 TinkerTech
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: dylanpdx
Windows
TinkerTech is a game that allows players to design, construct and showcase their unique builds made of customizable blocks. Race, battle or socialize with your creations in multiplayer rooms.
Why similar: Sandbox 22.4%, Simulation 21.2%, Building 19%, Level Editor 13.9%, Casual 12%
- #3 Coaster Crash Course
96% matchPositive94% of 31 reviews2025
Dev: Pianova Games
Windows
Roller coaster design puzzle meets physics sandbox. In a series of increasingly challenging levels your task is to get creative and build all kinds of crazy coasters. Don't get too crazy, though, or physics will turn your coaster into a rocket.
Why similar: Simulation 26.1%, Sandbox 23.9%, Building 16.3%, Level Editor 15.6%, Physics 8.2%
- #4 Pick Playground
95% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Nathan Young
Windows · Linux
Plan crane lifts like the pros. Pick your crane, configure the boom, rig the load, and judge every pick against real manufacturer load charts. A 3D rigging simulation sandbox from a rigger with 18 years in the field. Build it, rig it, lift it, land it.
Why similar: Simulation 29.8%, Sandbox 24.4%, Level Editor 16%, Building 15.5%, Physics 9.6%
- #5 YBR-You Break Rocks
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lemon games
Windows
A first person game where you play as an ant. Move rocks, experiment with your rocks and explore at your own pace. A short experience focused on interaction, discovery and simple fun.
Why similar: Simulation 29.3%, Sandbox 26.5%, Casual 18.2%, Physics 12.2%, Colorful 6%
- #6 Physics Cake
94% matchPositive80% of 15 reviews2021
Dev: Merriman Games
Windows
Physics Cake is a 2-D physics simulation game where you can draw containers, objects, or anything you want really and put whatever chosen physical object you want inside of it.
Why similar: Simulation 30.7%, Sandbox 24.3%, Building 19%, Casual 17%, Physics 6.7%
- #7 Diorama Worlds
93% matchPositive93% of 40 reviews2017
Dev: Mixed Reality Worlds
Windows
Build and Explore worlds with a growing library of tiles and objects. Simple to use, easy to learn, fast to build.
Why similar: Simulation 24%, Sandbox 20.8%, Level Editor 17%, Building 12.3%, Casual 11.6%
- #8 simple shapes
92% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: odID
Windows
simple shapes: a limitless indie 2D physics sandbox.
Why similar: Sandbox 27.9%, Simulation 26.6%, Level Editor 15.6%, Physics 13.6%, Casual 6.9%
- #9 FWsim - Fireworks Display Simulator
91% matchVery Positive97% of 133 reviews2023
Dev: Lukas Trötzmüller
Windows
Light the sky and express your creativity with the sandbox simulator FWsim – Fireworks Display Simulator! Enjoy an easy-to-master professional software used by fireworks experts all over the world, and use your favorite music and 3D iconic landmarks to create unique, unforgettable moments.
Why similar: Simulation 36.7%, Sandbox 30.8%, Level Editor 21.5%, 3D 8.6%, Indie 1.4%
- #10 3d Bridges
91% matchMostly Negative36% of 28 reviews2015
Dev: Robert DahlenburgPub: Dahlenburg
Windows
Build your very unique bridges and other constructions in a physics based 3d environment
Why similar: Simulation 38.3%, Sandbox 25.4%, Building 22.1%, Physics 11.7%, Indie 2.5%
- #11 Pixel Mall
90% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: 方润强
Windows
Create your favorite pixel mall at will, gradually expanding the scale, trying to make the most money as you can, but also beware of those who want to trouble the mall coming. Enjoy the simplest fun in the well crafted pixel game filled with pixel customers
Why similar: Simulation 29.3%, Sandbox 24.7%, Casual 16.2%, Building 11.9%, Base Building 9.2%
- #12 Pixel Rain
89% matchNo user reviews50% of 19 reviews2026
Dev: HuddyGames
Windows · Mac
A chill falling-sand pixel physics sandbox. Paint with hundreds of interactive materials — water, lava, acid, crystals, plants and more — discover recipes, build your own elements in the Workshop, and watch it all react in real time. No goals. No pressure. Just pixels.
Why similar: Simulation 34.3%, Sandbox 28%, Casual 19.1%, Colorful 9.6%, Physics 6.8%
- #13 Custom Machinery
89% matchMostly Positive76% of 17 reviews2021
Dev: OldFarmerPub: OldFarmerGames
Windows
Build vehicles and other machines, configure their parts and use these machines however you like. You can also save your builds in text files and share them anywhere on the internet!
Why similar: Sandbox 28.2%, Building 17.8%, Simulation 15.7%, Casual 13.3%, Physics 8.7%
- #14 Curiosmos
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Céline & the Silly Stars
Windows · Mac
Curiosmos is a whimsical space sim where you shape your own solar system by crafting planets, gravity, atmosphere, and life! Embark on an adventure to discover the secrets of the universe in this charming ode to outer space ✶
Why similar: Wholesome 27.3%, Sandbox 17.8%, Simulation 14.1%, Building 12%, Colorful 8.5%
- #15 Pickup Trash Simulator Remastered
86% matchMixed67% of 12 reviews2024
Dev: Newboon
Windows
Pickup Trash Simulator Is A Game Where You Use Physics To Your Advantage In A Park And Throw Trash Into Your Two Dumpsters! Whether Your Old Or Young Or Super Environment Friendly This Game Is For You.
Why similar: Simulation 34.9%, Sandbox 27.8%, Casual 19.4%, 3D 8.6%, Physics 6.9%
- #16 Clod & Desire
87% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Clio Universe Studio
Windows
A landscape park simulator. Dirt. Plants. And way too much emotion.
Why similar: Simulation 32.5%, Sandbox 26.9%, Casual 17.3%, Building 10%, 3D 8.1%
- #17 Marbles Music - The Game
85% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2026
Dev: IMORI STUDIOPub: ArsenicalGames
Windows
Create musical paths with a marble that generates notes on every bounce. Build, customize, and compose using bars, rails, and bells in a creative sandbox inspired by viral trends. Marbles Music turns every track into a unique melody.
Why similar: Simulation 31.1%, Sandbox 26.2%, Casual 17.2%, Colorful 9.1%, 3D 7.9%
- #18 Domino Chillbox
84% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: SOLOFORGE WORKS
Windows
Welcome to my first game! Enjoy total freedom in this sandbox domino builder. Play with physics, test out unique special dominoes to spice things up, or use the image-to-domino generator for instant fun. Build, experiment, and have fun knocking them down!
Why similar: Simulation 37.3%, Sandbox 29.4%, Building 16.7%, 3D 8.8%, Physics 6.9%
- #19 KAIWorld
86% matchNo user reviews2021
Dev: kjkjkAIStudio
Windows
KAIWorld is a simple world that you can place or remove object to build your own world. You can scavenge some stuff and craft with machine in order to reach higher tier.
Why similar: Simulation 35.2%, Sandbox 29.8%, Casual 20.3%, Building 13.8%, Singleplayer 1%
- #20 Drunken Dad Simulator
84% matchVery Positive90% of 112 reviews2021
Dev: Naturtrüb
Windows
In Drunken Dad Simulator you'll play a drunken bear who has to look for his beer bottles at a child's birthday party. In the process he causes a lot of mayhem and all sorts of strange things happen.
Why similar: Simulation 35.2%, Sandbox 28.8%, Casual 17.8%, 3D 8.6%, Physics 7%
- #21 Tinker Game
82% match3 user reviews75% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Bott Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Tinker-Game is a circuit building game where you can make the circuits you always dreamed of! With 20 components and 5 layers to work with you make make small or large circuits all the same.
Why similar: Simulation 38.8%, Sandbox 30.2%, Level Editor 23.4%, Casual 6.5%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #22 Master Builder
83% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: Ali A.
Windows
Master builder is a minimalist structural integrity based building game that players can make many kind of structure.
Why similar: Simulation 28.6%, Building 17.9%, Base Building 16.8%, Sandbox 15%, Casual 12%
- #23 Dino Haven
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CosmicContender
Windows
Cozy up with prehistoric pals! Give them snacks and food to keep them happy! All while you create a stunning safe haven for them to thrive in!
Why similar: Simulation 29.9%, Casual 25.8%, Building 17.5%, Colorful 13.6%, 3D 11.9%
- #24 Fantasy Gardens
81% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2021
Dev: Catcher Game
Windows
This is a relaxed plant simulation game. The adjustment parameters can simulate the ever-changing plant growth state. Players can design their fantasy gardens with imagination and creativity.
Why similar: Simulation 30.2%, Sandbox 24.3%, Casual 13.8%, Building 8.9%, Level Editor 8.8%
- #25 Wash It
81% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Andrei Ivashentsev
Windows
Wash It is a relaxing and satisfying cleaning game where you blast away dirt, grime, and chaos. Watch the world shine again as you unwind and get lost in pure cleaning zen.
Why similar: Simulation 34%, Sandbox 28.6%, Casual 18.9%, 3D 8.6%, Colorful 7.6%
- #26 Parkdens
80% matchNo user reviews2028
Dev: HidingDev Games
Windows
Parkdens is a minimalistic and relaxing nature park building game where you can place tiles and choose variety of objects ranging from statues, sitting areas, shelters to bushes, playgrounds, trees etc. to populate the placed tiles.
Why similar: Simulation 33.9%, Sandbox 24.5%, Casual 19%, Building 12.9%, 3D 7.2%
- #27 Vape Shop Simulator
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: WAKA WAKA
Windows
Take on the challenge of running your own vape shop. Stock the shelves, hire employees, and operate the checkout to earn bigger and bigger profits. Make sure your customers always leave satisfied, and your profits will grow.
Why similar: Simulation 30.7%, Sandbox 24.8%, Casual 16.8%, Building 11.4%, Colorful 7.3%
- #28 Metaverse Construction Kit
79% matchMixed67% of 227 reviews2015
Dev: Metaware
Windows · Mac
Median: 18 minMean: 17.2 hrs≥1hr: 31%
The Metaverse Construction Kit is a virtual environment to construct your own 3D creations. Use the twenty-four structural elements to define your structures and then style your creations with sixty-four material types like organics, metals, minerals, and composites. Then Publish!
Why similar: Sandbox 38%, Building 27.2%, Simulation 21.6%, Casual 10.1%, Indie 2.4%
- #29 Brick by Brick
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Budder Technology LLC
Windows
Sort thousands of colorful bricks, organize them onto shelves, build whatever you can imagine, and unleash the occasional earthquake. Play at your own pace alone or invite friends to join you online in this relaxing first-person brick sorting and building sandbox.
Why similar: Simulation 32.4%, Sandbox 25.6%, Casual 18%, Colorful 8%, 3D 7.7%
- #30 Construcubes
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Maxime Schadkowski
Windows
Grab, move, rotate and connect bricks to build many cute objects ! Follow instructions to build things such as a flower, a robot or a well-known building, or make your own models and share them with others ! Available for PC, and for VR with Oculus Quest 2 and 3.
Why similar: Simulation 32.7%, Sandbox 27%, Building 15.9%, Level Editor 10.3%, 3D 8.2%
- #31 A Game About Building A Tower
76% matchMixed60% of 10 reviews2025
Dev: AVE Team
Windows
Brick by brick build a tower that reaches Heaven. Be beware of natural disasters, collect feathers and various brick styles! Play through Story or build anything you want in Creative mode. Or become the fastest to reach the Heavens and get to the top of Leaderboard!
Why similar: Simulation 23.9%, Building 16.9%, Sandbox 15.6%, Casual 12.3%, Physics 10.4%
- #32 DearCraft
77% matchMostly Negative38% of 13 reviews2019
Dev: Fairy Studio
Windows
DearCraft is a game that allows players to create a world with imagination and creativity unboundedly and play their own 3D sandbox game spontaneously.
Why similar: Simulation 51.3%, Sandbox 24.2%, Building 18%, Indie 6.6%
- #33 My Universe - Interior Designer
77% matchMostly Negative33% of 15 reviews2021
Dev: Magic PocketsPub: Microids
Windows · Mac
Set up your own agency and become the best in town. Listen to your clients' needs and begin to renovate and refurbish their homes by selecting the style most suited to their personalities. Gradually, your reputation will grow and you'll be able to land more and more prestigious projects!
Why similar: Simulation 29.3%, Building 24.1%, Sandbox 23%, Colorful 10.1%, Casual 6.3%
- #34 Sealcoating Simulator
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ace 87 Studios
Windows
Sealcoating Simulator is a first-person game about the oddly satisfying craft of sealing asphalt. Pour it, spread it, and watch a tired old driveway turn deep black and glossy. It is calm, cozy and weirdly hard to put down: the kind of game you start for five minutes and look up an hour later.
Why similar: Simulation 26.3%, Sandbox 23.9%, Wholesome 15.6%, Casual 14.4%, Colorful 7.4%
- #35 Autocraft
75% 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 32.9%, Simulation 24.4%, Building 19.9%, Physics 10.6%, Casual 9%
- #36 A Gift for Hazel
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: High Key Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Carve, saw, chisel, turn and paint wood in your cosy workshop, creating handmade gifts for your daughter Hazel as she grows from childhood into adulthood.
Why similar: Sandbox 20.9%, Simulation 20.8%, Wholesome 18.2%, Casual 18%, Colorful 12.2%
- #37 TonoTone
73% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Kyle OpalPub: Opal Studios
Windows
TonoTone is a built-for-VR cockpit style modular synthesizer. Using in-game waveform generation, learn to create dynamic melodies, polyrhythms, and complex compositions.
Why similar: Simulation 37.8%, Sandbox 29.9%, Casual 21.2%, Colorful 10.1%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #38 Junkman101
73% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: MaryIsHere
Windows · Mac
在一个程序化生成的 2D 像素沙盒世界中探索、挖掘和建造。收集矿物并熔炼,合成物品,升级标签。挑战怪物、发现遗迹,体验自由的冒险与创造之旅。
Why similar: Simulation 35.4%, Sandbox 28.3%, Casual 20.7%, Building 13.2%, Indie 1.6%
- #39 Crazy Engineer
75% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2020
Dev: MaGames
Windows
Build your own chain reaction machine without limitations, with various objects and as big as you want it to be.
Why similar: Simulation 21.1%, Sandbox 20.9%, Building 17.4%, Base Building 16.3%, Casual 10.9%
- #40 Guitar Maker
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Devilnest Productions Sp. z o.o.
Windows
In the game "GuitarMaker" you play the role of a guitar craftsman. Build unique electric guitars. Develop your skills, choose the best wood and components, body shapes, varnish them and select electronics, to create perfect instruments. Gain recognition from customers and open your own music store.
Why similar: Simulation 36.9%, Sandbox 30.4%, Casual 21%, 3D 9.1%, Indie 1.6%
- #41 Theme Park Studio
73% matchMixed40% of 466 reviews2016
Dev: Pantera Entertainment
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Theme Park Studio is a powerful suite of tools that allows players to design, build, and experience stunning amusement parks of their own design. Players can build whatever they can imagine, and then share it online for others to experience. Theme Park Studio includes Steam Workshop integration.
Why similar: Simulation 53.1%, Sandbox 27.1%, Building 14.8%, Indie 4.2%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #42 Camping Tycoon Simulator
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DjiZoN.Net
Windows
Is a 2D top-down management and construction game in which players create and operate their own campground in a naturally generated environment.Each game begins with a unique property featuring plains, forests, mountains, rivers, lakes, or coastlines.
Why similar: Simulation 32.1%, Sandbox 26.8%, Casual 17.9%, Building 13.8%, Base Building 8.8%
- #43 Paper Physics
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Half Flower
Windows
Build bridges, borrow momentum, and rescue plans in motion. Guide a ball through a black-and-white paper physics sandbox, keep editing while it rolls, choose route-changing abilities at blue stars, and build your own pages in the level editor.
Why similar: Simulation 32.1%, Sandbox 31%, Casual 18.1%, Physics 15.7%, Indie 1.9%
- #44 Bathtime Toys
71% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2022
Dev: Last Tales
Windows
A creative playground for kids. Assemble simple, but cute 3d puzzle toys to play with. Express yourself by coloring them, and decorate your bathtub. No hard rules to win or lose.
Why similar: Simulation 35.1%, Sandbox 24.8%, Casual 19.5%, Colorful 7.7%, 3D 6.6%
- #45 Chaos Playground
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: OneDudeDev
Windows
A physics-driven ragdoll sandbox. Build weird stuff, run crazy experiments, and watch the chaos unfold — no limits, just pure physics.
Why similar: Sandbox 34.6%, Simulation 32.3%, Physics 12.8%, Casual 11.8%, 3D 7.6%
- #46 Tiny Beach
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ship is gone Studio
Windows
A tiny beach for your desktop. Shape the sand, build sandcastles, decorate your shoreline, and watch little seaside animals go about their day. Enjoy gentle waves, soft rain, and sunset tunes while you work, study, or simply unwind.
Why similar: Simulation 31.8%, Sandbox 27%, Casual 17.6%, Colorful 9.4%, 3D 8.2%
- #47 Fringe Planet
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sigil Initiative Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Fringe Planet is a voxel based survival simulator game inspired by Dwarf Fortress and Rimworld. Set in a fantastic universe of eldritch horror inspired by the works of H. P. Lovecraft.
Why similar: Simulation 52.2%, Sandbox 27.3%, Base Building 20.5%
- #48 Kasi
68% matchVery Positive96% of 183 reviews2021
Dev: Kaikalii
Windows
Be a plant. Manage water and sunlight for photosynthesis. Grow branches into the sky and roots into the earth. Become the tallest, most efficient tree, a snaking vine with many shoots, or just a nice bush.
Why similar: Simulation 31.7%, Sandbox 25.1%, Building 18.7%, Casual 17.5%, Colorful 6.4%
- #49 Phantasos
71% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: Jan Švec
Windows
Phantasos is an innovative logical sandbox building game that opens the door to a world with no limits on creativity.
Why similar: Simulation 30.9%, Sandbox 28.7%, Casual 18.9%, Building 10.7%, 3D 10.1%
- #50 Bridge Constructor
69% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,764 reviews2013
Dev: ClockStonePub: Headup
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Become an appraised bridge engineer and architect in Bridge Constructor. Create and design your own constructions and watch the cars and trucks pass over them - or see them fall and crash while your inferior creations collapse due to weight and the laws of physics!
Why similar: Simulation 41.5%, Building 20.9%, Casual 19.5%, Physics 13.6%, Indie 3.6%
- #51 Marvelous Marbles
69% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: Mindemia
Windows · Linux
Build marble runs where your imagination is the only limit. Use a variety of shapes and materials. When they are not enough, use mechanical contraptions to lift, push and steer your marbles. Can't find the right style or function of a piece? Then you can build your own!
Why similar: Sandbox 27.8%, Simulation 22.9%, Casual 13.1%, Physics 12.4%, 3D 7.9%
- #52 Tiny Terrariums
68% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: Argent Realms
Windows
Build terrariums for forest gnomes to live in, and play around in your creations as any one of the gnomes.
Why similar: Sandbox 24.7%, Building 17.7%, Level Editor 16.7%, Simulation 15.1%, Casual 10.1%
- #53 Domino!
70% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Resonancore Games
Windows
Domino! Is a casual domino simulator where you can freely build domino blocks and trackball blocks.
Why similar: Simulation 29.8%, Sandbox 26.5%, Casual 16.4%, Building 8.8%, 3D 7.5%
- #54 Bridge Constructor Medieval
69% matchVery Positive82% of 610 reviews2014
Dev: ClockStonePub: Headup
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Bridge Constructor Medieval turns back the clock a few centuries to the time of knights and castles. Build sturdy bridges to supply your city with provisions - or cunningly constructed bridges that collapse under the weight of attacking troops, sending the horde of enemies into the abyss below.
Why similar: Simulation 44.2%, Building 24.2%, Casual 20.9%, Physics 6.1%, Indie 4.6%
- #55 Rasvyat Nuclear Power Station
66% matchVery Positive80% of 185 reviews2024
Dev: Thxtnt
Windows
A co-op RBMK reactor simulator, with a detailed control room, realistic physics and authentic sound design
Why similar: Simulation 36.9%, Sandbox 30.8%, Casual 20.5%, 3D 9.3%, Indie 2.4%
- #56 DomiNOo
68% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: Elijah Anadon
Windows
Unleash your creativity and explore endless possibilities in our immersive sandbox game! Knock down dominos, play with different toys, and customize your world. With multiplayer mode and sharing features, the fun never ends.
Why similar: Simulation 30.5%, Sandbox 22.9%, Casual 16.8%, Level Editor 12.3%, Colorful 6.9%
- #57 HAMMY
67% matchMostly Positive77% of 86 reviews2019
Dev: HEYGO Studio
Windows
Become an "Internship God" and master HAMMY's life.A group of lovely but ignorant HAMMY, a small island with nothing, all of which will change in your hands. Go to give HAMMY different lives and guide them to different future!
Why similar: Simulation 51.7%, Casual 27.7%, Sandbox 13.7%, Indie 6.9%
- #58 Ragdoll Mayhem Maker
66% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Anefiox
Windows
I love ragdolls and I love physics, so I thought I would mush the two together with a level editor and make a cool sandbox game for people to play around in. Currently, there is a very basic JSON-based level editor and 20 pre-built levels.
Why similar: Level Editor 26.3%, Sandbox 23.7%, Simulation 21.4%, Physics 11.3%, Casual 7.7%
- #59 Pressure Works
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Urban Legend Games
Windows
Snap together pneumatic parts, connect them with hoses, and build machines that actually work. Pressure is both muscle and wiring: drive cylinders, gear down a crank engine, and build logic circuits out of valves. Then take a seat and drive what you built.
Why similar: Sandbox 31.6%, Simulation 30.9%, Building 19%, Casual 10.8%, 3D 5.7%
- #60 Restaurant Simulator
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LifeSim Games
Windows
An immersive first-person sim that lets you taste the life of a restaurant owner. Be a chef, a waiter, an interior decorator. Open your own place and make it #1 in the town!
Why similar: Simulation 45.3%, Casual 22.1%, Sandbox 12.2%, Building 9.1%, Indie 5.4%