- #1 Poly Bridge 2
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 8,237 reviews2020
Dev: Dry Cactus
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 17.4 hrs≥1hr: 67%
The acclaimed bridge-building indie-hit is back! More levels, more features, more physics fun!
Why similar: Building 26.3%, Level Editor 15.9%, Physics 15.9%, Simulation 13.2%, Puzzle 12.5%
Why You'll Like It: This direct sequel refines the core bridge-building mechanics and physics engine that made the series a genre staple.
- #2 Poly Bridge
96% matchVery Positive91% of 18,944 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 25.1%, Physics 15.1%, Simulation 12.6%, Level Editor 12.1%, Puzzle 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: The original title that established the series' signature blend of creative engineering and physics-based puzzle solving.
- #3 Besiege
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 53,310 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: Level Editor 20.2%, Building 19.1%, Moddable 17.9%, Physics 14.7%, Simulation 12.7%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-heavy sandbox game where you build complex siege machines to destroy structures and complete objectives.
- #4 Bridge Constructor Portal
95% matchVery Positive92% of 7,543 reviews2017
Dev: ClockStonePub: Headup
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Enter the Aperture Science Enrichment Center and experience Bridge Constructor Portal – the unique merging of the classic Portal™ and Bridge Constructor™ games.
Why similar: Building 23.5%, Puzzle 20.3%, Simulation 19.3%, Physics 19.1%, Level Editor 13.7%
Why You'll Like It: Combines the classic bridge-building formula with the iconic mechanics and humor of the Portal universe.
- #5 When Ski Lifts Go Wrong
94% matchVery Positive86% of 888 reviews2019
Dev: Hugecalf StudiosPub: Curve Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Ride into a hilarious construction puzzler; packed with over 100 creative physics-based challenges, sports and bloody disasters! Build contraptions to help every passenger reach their destination. Enjoy the sports by controlling your riders away from (or towards if you feel like it) peril!
Why similar: Building 25.5%, Simulation 20%, Level Editor 19%, Physics 17.1%, Puzzle 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on structural integrity and physics as you build ski lifts and bridges to transport passengers safely across treacherous terrain.
- #6 Bridge Constructor
94% 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 33%, Building 26.1%, Physics 22.5%, Puzzle 17.4%, Singleplayer 1.1%
Why You'll Like It: The quintessential bridge-building simulation that challenges players to manage budgets and materials to create stable structures.
- #7 Crazy Machines 3
93% matchVery Positive94% of 10,106 reviews2016
Dev: Fakt SoftwarePub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Crazy Machines 3 is the latest, greatest, most amazing and craziest part of the series and fascinates once more with physic-based puzzles. Build your own crazy machines and share your awesomeness across the world thanks to the Steam® Workshop.
Why similar: Physics 32%, Simulation 29%, Puzzle 26.4%, Building 11.2%, Singleplayer 1.4%
Why You'll Like It: A classic puzzle-solving game that tasks you with building intricate Rube Goldberg machines using various components.
- #8 Trailmakers
92% matchVery Positive92% of 39,576 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: Building 36.6%, Physics 27.6%, Crafting 19.5%, Colorful 12.3%, Singleplayer 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a robust sandbox for building vehicles and machines, emphasizing creative engineering and physics-based movement.
- #9 World of Goo 2
91% matchVery Positive87% of 885 reviews2025
Dev: 2D BOY
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Build bridges, grow towers, terraform terrain, and fuel flying machines in the stunning followup to the multi-award winning World of Goo. The world is beautiful, dangerous, and evolving.
Why similar: Building 31.3%, Physics 25.5%, Puzzle 19.6%, Cartoon 14.7%, Colorful 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-based puzzle game where you build structures using living, sticky balls to navigate challenging environments.
- #10 Kerbal Space Program
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 147,368 reviews2015
Dev: SquadPub: Private Division
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 66.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 orbital physics.
Why similar: Simulation 25.9%, Physics 25.2%, Building 24.2%, Moddable 19.8%, Funny 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a deeper, more complex take on engineering and physics as you design and launch spacecraft to explore the stars.
- #11 SimplePlanes
90% matchVery Positive93% of 10,914 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 32.9%, Physics 25%, Moddable 24.9%, Funny 8.8%, 3D 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: Allows you to design and fly your own aircraft, focusing on aerodynamics and structural engineering in a physics-driven environment.
- #12 Scrap Mechanic
88% matchVery Positive92% of 123,030 reviews2026
Dev: Axolot Games
Windows
Median: 11.5 hrsMean: 65.6 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 35.3%, Physics 21.5%, Crafting 15.6%, Simulation 10.7%, Moddable 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: A creative sandbox game that lets you build complex machines and vehicles using a wide array of mechanical parts.
- #13 The Enjenir: The Engineering Physics Building Simulator
89% matchVery Positive92% of 717 reviews2023
Dev: PeatyTurf
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 69%
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: Building 28.5%, Physics 25.3%, Simulation 18.5%, Puzzle 15.8%, Funny 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-based building game that emphasizes the humorous and often chaotic nature of engineering failures.
- #14 Bridge Constructor Stunts
89% matchMixed59% of 175 reviews2016
Dev: ClockStonePub: Headup
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 32%
Stuntman and engineer in one? No problem with Bridge Constructor Stunts! Build imposing ramps and loops to reach your goal in the diverse stages. But building structures alone isn't enough this time: you sit behind the wheel of the vehicles yourself and have to maneuver them skillfully to the goal.
Why similar: Simulation 69.9%, Building 30.1%
Why You'll Like It: Adds a dynamic twist to the genre by requiring you to build bridges that also serve as ramps for high-speed stunts.
- #15 Main Assembly
86% matchVery Positive83% of 1,355 reviews2021
Dev: Bad Yolk GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 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 30.3%, Physics 21.5%, Simulation 18.6%, Crafting 14.9%, 3D 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: A robotics-focused building game that gives you immense freedom to design and program custom machines.
- #16 Bridge Project
87% matchMixed47% of 782 reviews2013
Dev: Halycon Media GmbH & Co. KGPub: THQ Nordic
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Build A Bridge... and Get Over It!The Bridge Project is the successor to the original and award-winning Bridge Builder simulation, all amateur designers and structural engineers finally have a new challenge on their PC.
Why similar: Simulation 38.3%, Building 36.2%, Physics 16%, Puzzle 8.5%, Singleplayer 0.9%
Why You'll Like It: A realistic bridge-building simulator that tests your ability to construct structures capable of withstanding various environmental stresses.
- #17 Bridge Constructor Medieval
86% 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 41%, Building 35.3%, Puzzle 12%, Physics 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: Applies the bridge-building formula to a historical setting, adding unique challenges like protecting your bridges from enemy fire.
- #18 Stormworks: Build and Rescue
83% matchVery Positive91% of 60,190 reviews2020
Dev: Geometa
Windows · Mac
Median: 17.4 hrsMean: 113.9 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 59%, Physics 41%
Why You'll Like It: A complex simulation game where you design and operate rescue vehicles, requiring deep knowledge of physics and mechanical systems.
- #19 Contraption Maker
84% matchVery Positive91% of 1,317 reviews2014
Dev: Kevin RyanPub: Top Meadow
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The spiritual successor to The Incredible Machine from its original designer and programmer. Play 100s of puzzles. Build and share elaborate contraptions with an huge variety of parts and critters.
Why similar: Level Editor 23.6%, Moddable 17.7%, Building 16.1%, Physics 13.2%, Puzzle 12.7%
Why You'll Like It: A spiritual successor to classic puzzle games that focuses on building elaborate machines to solve physics-based tasks.
- #20 Bridge!
85% matchMostly Negative21% of 53 reviews2015
Dev: toxtronyx interactive GmbHPub: Aerosoft GmbH
Windows
Bridge! lets you be a structural engineer and a construction manager in one. Master the mystery to bridge with a limited budget and limited numbers of parts to divide and to ensure a smooth operation.
Why similar: Building 28.4%, Simulation 27.1%, Moddable 24.7%, Physics 12.1%, Colorful 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: The first entry in this series, offering a solid foundation of bridge-building puzzles and physics-based challenges.
- #21 Bridge! 2
84% matchMostly Negative38% of 56 reviews2016
Dev: toxtronyx interactive GmbHPub: Aerosoft GmbH
Windows · Mac · Linux
Toxtronyx have now realised their game “Bridge2!” on the powerful Unity engine. Very realistic visuals and lots of new features as well as the possibility to create one’s own levels helped create a completely new game.
Why similar: Building 27.5%, Simulation 20.9%, Physics 19.9%, Moddable 18%, Colorful 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A straightforward and challenging bridge-building game that emphasizes material management and structural stability.
- #22 Bridge It +
82% matchMostly Positive70% of 147 reviews2013
Dev: Chronic LogicPub: Libredia Entertainment
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 30%
A stunning, beautiful world awaits as you take on the challenge of bridging the chasm. Can you solve the puzzles and avert disaster?
Why similar: Simulation 39.7%, Building 33.9%, Physics 17.3%, Puzzle 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A classic bridge-building simulator that focuses on realistic physics and structural engineering principles.
- #23 Fantastic Contraption
82% 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: Level Editor 25.3%, Building 22.8%, Physics 17.7%, Puzzle 14.3%, Simulation 13%
Why You'll Like It: A creative building game that challenges you to construct bizarre machines to move objects across a goal line.
- #24 Bridge Constructor: The Walking Dead
81% matchMostly Positive71% of 353 reviews2020
Dev: ClockStonePub: Headup
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Bridge Constructor: The Walking Dead combines the legendary and challenging puzzle gameplay of Bridge Constructor™ with the post-apocalyptic zombie universe of AMC’s The Walking Dead.
Why similar: Simulation 31.4%, Building 21.7%, Physics 16.5%, Puzzle 14.7%, Crafting 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A unique crossover that tasks you with building bridges and traps to survive a zombie apocalypse.
- #25 Tinytopia
80% matchVery Positive83% of 328 reviews2021
Dev: MeNic GamesPub: Mastiff
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Construct charming toy towns and cities atop tiny terrain. Combine building blocks to create new megastructures. Test your skills in the physics-based Challenge stages or simply unwind and obliterate everything with an array of cute catastrophes!
Why similar: Building 24%, Physics 18.9%, Cartoon 15%, Simulation 14.1%, Crafting 13.1%
Why You'll Like It: A city-builder that incorporates physics-based mechanics, requiring you to build and balance structures in a miniature world.
- #26 Railbound
78% matchVery Positive94% of 1,940 reviews2022
Dev: Afterburn
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A relaxing puzzle game about fixing train connections and travelling the world - now with a level editor!
Why similar: Building 32.4%, Cartoon 25.5%, Puzzle 20.7%, Colorful 9.9%, Stylized 9%
Why You'll Like It: A wholesome puzzle game about connecting train tracks to solve increasingly complex logistical challenges.
- #27 Bridge Constructor Playground
81% matchMixed69% of 294 reviews2014
Dev: ClockStonePub: Headup
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Bridge Constructor Playground offers people of all ages an introduction to the topic of “bridge building”. This game gives you the freedom to let your creative side run riot – nothing is impossible. Across 30 innovative levels you have to build bridges over deep valleys, canals or rivers.
Why similar: Simulation 79.1%, Puzzle 20.9%
Why You'll Like It: A more accessible entry in the series, perfect for players looking for a casual introduction to bridge-building mechanics.
- #28 Learn to Fly 3
78% matchVery Positive95% of 11,333 reviews2017
Dev: Light Bringer Games inc.
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Build your spaceship from scratch, earn funds and invest them into building a bigger, better spaceship as you try and fly your way up to space!
Why similar: Physics 37.4%, Simulation 32%, Puzzle 26.9%, Singleplayer 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-based simulation game where you upgrade and build machines to help a flightless bird achieve its dream of flying.
- #29 Goat Simulator 3
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 16,037 reviews2024
Dev: Coffee Stain NorthPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Pilgor's baaack! Gather your herd and venture forth into Goat Simulator 3; an all-new (at least on Steam), totally realistic, sandbox farmyard experience. Invite up to three friends in local or online co-op, create carnage as a team, or compete in mini-games and then not be friends anymore.
Why similar: Physics 39.2%, Simulation 30.5%, 3D 12.9%, Colorful 10.3%, Funny 6.2%
- #30 Marble Run
79% matchMixed66% of 56 reviews2017
Dev: PS Games
Windows · Mac
Marble Run - is a fantastic educational toy that provides hours of fun while combining basic learning skills with coordination and organizational skill.
Why similar: Building 29%, Level Editor 25.2%, Physics 20.7%, Simulation 15.7%, Crafting 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: A creative building game that focuses on constructing elaborate tracks for marbles to navigate using physics.
- #31 Tiny Bridge: Ratventure
79% matchMixed68% of 1,094 reviews2015
Dev: EstelionPub: Senpai Industrial Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
This mind-bending game will challenge you to create complex structures to get your woodland creatures over vast chasms. In a bridge-builder first, you'll guide your creatures and construct your bridges in real time. Use the weight of various creatures to balance your structures as you build them.
Why similar: Puzzle 30.6%, Building 30%, Physics 23.7%, Simulation 13.2%, Singleplayer 2.5%
Why You'll Like It: A charming puzzle game that tasks you with building bridges for a group of rats to navigate through various levels.
- #32 Fantastic Contraption Classic 1 & 2
77% matchVery Positive98% of 97 reviews2020
Dev: Northway Games
Windows
The original physics building game is now on PC! Use minimal tools to build an infinite variety of puzzle-solving machines. Featuring over 70 THOUSAND user-generated levels, and includes the sequel Fantastic Contraption Classic 2!
Why similar: Building 27.3%, Physics 23.7%, Simulation 22.1%, Puzzle 15.6%, Level Editor 10.8%
- #33 Screw Drivers
74% matchVery Positive85% of 6,786 reviews2026
Dev: CreactstudiosPub: Headup
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 11.1 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 32.3%, Physics 23.5%, Simulation 17.2%, Crafting 15.4%, 3D 6.2%
- #34 Automate It: Factory Puzzle
76% matchMostly Positive71% of 80 reviews2025
Dev: South Blue MoonPub: Forklift Interactive
Windows
Automate It is a factory-building puzzle game that challenges players to find clever solutions within size, power, and time constraints. Design, build, and share your own puzzles with other players. If you want to build it - choose Automate It.
Why similar: Simulation 29.6%, Building 28.4%, Puzzle 21.1%, Crafting 12.1%, Singleplayer 3.3%
- #35 World of Contraptions
77% 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 23.7%, Level Editor 19.5%, Physics 17.5%, Simulation 14.4%, Puzzle 12.1%
- #36 Poly Bricks
75% matchMostly Positive75% of 51 reviews2026
Dev: Dry Cactus
Windows
A brick-building puzzle game. Assemble sets of increasing complexity, design your own, share with the community.
Why similar: Building 28.8%, Physics 22.6%, Puzzle 19.6%, Simulation 11.6%, 3D 7.2%
- #37 Park Beyond
76% matchMixed63% of 1,331 reviews2023
Dev: Limbic EntertainmentPub: Bandai Namco Europe S.A.S.
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Park Beyond is a theme park simulation game that gives you the freedom to create and manage the Parks of your Dreams! Whether you love to manage finances and visitor experience, or just create fun and cozy parks, the game has something in store just for you!
Why similar: Building 33.1%, Simulation 25.3%, Cartoon 22.5%, Colorful 8.9%, Funny 6.3%
- #38 Planet Coaster
74% matchVery Positive91% of 72,226 reviews2016
Dev: Frontier Developments
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 22.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Planet Coaster® - the future of coaster park simulation games has arrived! Surprise, delight and thrill incredible crowds as you build your coaster park empire - let your imagination run wild, and share your success with the world.
Why similar: Building 46.7%, Simulation 32.5%, Colorful 7.7%, Funny 7.5%, 3D 3.6%
- #39 Transport Fever 3
73% matchMixed69% of 1,007 reviews2026
Dev: Urban GamesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Transport Fever 3, the ultimate transport tycoon returns, bigger, deeper, and more dynamic than ever. Build the routes that transform the world across land, sea, and sky using over a century of evolving transport options. Design and build your ideal transport network.
Why similar: Simulation 40.6%, Level Editor 25.3%, Moddable 18.1%, Building 7.6%, 3D 7.1%
- #40 RollerCoaster Tycoon® 3: Complete Edition
73% matchVery Positive87% of 3,024 reviews2020
Dev: Frontier DevelopmentsPub: Atari
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Build the park of a lifetime and rediscover the critically acclaimed rollercoaster simulation bestseller. Feel the thrill of a genre-defining classic, complete with two huge expansion packs.
Why similar: Building 47.2%, Simulation 28.4%, 3D 6.9%, Colorful 6.6%, Stylized 5.4%
- #41 Trainz Plus
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 138 reviews2022
Dev: N3V Games
Windows · Mac
Drive, Explore, Operate and Create the railroad of your dreams - and now collaborate in real time with Multiplayer Surveyor! And with Trainz Plus memberships, you get more content, more features and the latest Trainz has to offer!
Why similar: Level Editor 29.5%, Building 21.4%, Simulation 18.1%, Moddable 14.5%, Physics 9.3%
- #42 Puttler
71% matchVery Positive96% of 273 reviews2025
Dev: Bean Juice Studios
Windows
Puttler is a mini-golf puzzle game featuring wacky obstacles and a charming backstory. Build contraptions to score the golf ball under par across 15 courses and over 250 unique holes to solve.
Why similar: Building 22.6%, Physics 18.2%, Simulation 15.1%, Puzzle 15%, Crafting 11.8%
- #43 Planet Coaster 2
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 14,789 reviews2024
Dev: Frontier Developments
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 31.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Build and customise thrilling roller coasters and incredible water slides, manage the ultimate theme park experience, and share your epic creations. Are you ready to ride the wave?
Why similar: Building 41.8%, Simulation 36.1%, 3D 9.4%, Colorful 6.9%, Funny 3.2%
- #44 FWsim - Fireworks Display Simulator
71% 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 48.3%, Level Editor 38%, 3D 11.6%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #45 Virtual Rides 3 - Funfair Simulator
72% matchVery Positive88% of 1,018 reviews2017
Dev: Pixelsplit Simulations
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Design! Control! Ride! Virtual Rides III is here! Set foot in an even bigger, more colorful, and more impressive fairground than ever before! Let your imagination be your guide! Design, control, and ride more than 15 unique attractions!
Why similar: Simulation 49.8%, Physics 29.1%, Moddable 18.9%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #46 Crayon Physics Deluxe
72% matchVery Positive86% of 1,176 reviews2009
Dev: Kloonigames
Windows · Mac
Median: 30 minMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 28%
Crayon Physics Deluxe is a 2D physics puzzle / sandbox game, in which you get to experience what it would be like if your drawings would be magically transformed into real physical objects. Solve puzzles with your artistic vision and creative use of physics.
Why similar: Physics 40.9%, Puzzle 40.9%, Level Editor 10.6%, Simulation 5.1%, Singleplayer 2.5%
- #47 Electronics Puzzle Lab
70% matchVery Positive87% of 76 reviews2024
Dev: Sagitta Studios
Windows
Enter the most advanced challenge laboratory of today's games, where electronics and logic merge into challenges that will captivate your mind and awaken the engineer within you!
Why similar: Simulation 34.5%, Puzzle 28.1%, Colorful 13.7%, 3D 12.3%, Physics 11.1%
- #48 Snap Game
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 99 reviews2026
Dev: BegulaPub: IQ GROUP
Windows · Mac · Linux
A chaotic multiplayer building game where creativity and teamwork collide. Build together, experiment freely, and see what wild ideas you and your friends can create.
Why similar: Building 36.1%, Physics 28.4%, Simulation 24.7%, 3D 9.4%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #49 ASMR Slicing
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 90 reviews2024
Dev: CrazyLabsPub: QubicGames
Windows
Slice multiple objects made of kinetic sand in the most satisfying ASMR cutting game!
Why similar: Simulation 24.3%, Cartoon 22.1%, Puzzle 20%, Colorful 8.5%, 3D 8.2%
- #50 GearBlocks
69% matchVery Positive91% of 802 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 31.3%, Moddable 22.7%, Physics 21.8%, Simulation 17.6%, 3D 5.1%
- #51 Train Valley 2
70% matchVery Positive89% of 3,240 reviews2019
Dev: Alexey DavydovPub: Flazm
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Build bigger and more complex railway networks than ever before! Building on the success of the original, you’ll get more of what you loved about the original and then some. With increasingly difficult and complex challenges from local industries, the Valley has never felt so vast! ALL ABOARD!
Why similar: Level Editor 30.9%, Building 26.1%, Simulation 17.3%, Puzzle 16.3%, 3D 7.3%
- #52 Medieval Machines Builder
67% matchVery Positive81% of 138 reviews2026
Dev: FreeMind S.A.Pub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Step into the boots of a medieval engineer and master the art of siege warfare. In Medieval Machines Builder, you design, build, and operate powerful war machines capable of bringing down even the strongest fortress walls 🏰
Why similar: Building 28.6%, Physics 22%, Simulation 19.8%, Crafting 12.6%, 3D 7.6%
- #53 Gadgeteer
68% matchVery Positive97% of 123 reviews2020
Dev: Metanaut
Windows
Gadgeteer is a physics-based VR puzzle game where you build chain reaction machines to solve fun, intricate puzzles. Your machines will use gadgets to launch, bump, twist, and turn—creating chain reactions that may even end up tearing apart the fabric of space-time.
Why similar: Simulation 41.1%, Physics 20.3%, Building 19.8%, Puzzle 18.9%
- #54 IncrediMarble
68% matchVery Positive93% of 126 reviews2021
Dev: Dave Kap
Windows · Mac · Linux
Build amazing marble contraptions with IncrediMarble! Enjoy idle incremental tycoon sandbox simulation gameplay with the best physics Unity can offer. It's like that old toy you had as a kid!
Why similar: Building 39.5%, Physics 26.2%, Simulation 23.2%, Colorful 9%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #55 Replicube
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 737 reviews2025
Dev: Walaber Entertainment LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Replicube is an open-ended programming puzzle game/toy about writing code to replicate 3D voxel-based objects. Solve puzzles, pursue leaderboard glory, or just make art to share with the in-game community.
Why similar: Simulation 36.8%, Puzzle 32%, Level Editor 31.1%
- #56 Rover Builder
68% matchMixed68% of 82 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: Level Editor 29%, Building 26.8%, Physics 19.5%, Simulation 16.3%, 3D 6.7%
- #57 Fun with Ragdolls: The Game
67% matchVery Positive88% of 5,191 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: Physics 29.1%, Building 23.7%, Simulation 20.6%, Funny 10.8%, 3D 5.6%
- #58 Timberborn
62% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 41,938 reviews2026
Dev: Mechanistry
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.1 hrsMean: 44.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Humans are long gone. In a world struck by droughts and toxic waste, will your lumberpunk beavers do any better? A sandbox city-building game featuring ingenious animals, vertical architecture, water physics, and terraforming. Contains high amounts of wood.
Why similar: Building 27.4%, Level Editor 25.3%, Physics 18.4%, Simulation 14.9%, Stylized 7.5%
- #59 aMAZE 3D
69% matchMixed56% of 145 reviews2017
Dev: Blender Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 6 minMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 34%
This is a continuation of the fascinating game aMAZE. Now in 3D!
Why similar: Physics 30.9%, Puzzle 26.8%, Simulation 15.8%, Colorful 13.8%, Stylized 9.3%
- #60 Aviassembly
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 9,569 reviews2025
Dev: Jelle Booij
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 7.5 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 36.7%, Physics 24.6%, Simulation 13.2%, Crafting 13.1%, 3D 4.3%