- #1 People Playground
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 317,170 reviews2019
Dev: mestiezPub: Studio Minus
Windows
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 57.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Why similar: Sandbox 41.9%, Destruction 20.9%, Building 12.5%, Simulation 11.1%, 2D 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive 2D physics sandbox that offers unparalleled freedom for building and destruction.
- #2 Kselebox
97% matchMostly Positive75% of 68 reviews2021
Dev: KseLeroNPub: ONRI Studio
Windows
Kselebox is a sandbox game, which means you can do whatever you want in it! You can build a rocket and go to explore the vastness of space. Or maybe you want to build a huge car? No problem! Players can save their buildings and then publish them to the Steam Workshop.
Why similar: Sandbox 43%, Simulation 26.4%, Pixel Graphics 15.1%, 2D 10.3%, Indie 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D physics sandbox that closely mirrors the mechanics and aesthetic of Purplis Sandbox.
- #3 Sandboxels
96% matchVery Positive95% of 1,125 reviews2025
Dev: R74n
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Falling-sand sandbox game with 500+ elements, chemistry, fire, life, food, and anything you can imagine.
Why similar: Sandbox 44.9%, Building 27.2%, Simulation 16.3%, 2D 6.1%, Pixel Graphics 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: A modern, feature-rich particle sandbox with a vast array of elements and interactions to explore.
- #4 The Powder Toy
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,929 reviews2024
Dev: The Powder Toy Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
The Powder Toy is a classic physics sandbox game, which simulates air pressure and velocity, heat, gravity and a countless number of interactions between different substances
Why similar: Sandbox 32.3%, Simulation 20.9%, Destruction 19%, Building 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A classic particle-based physics simulator that allows for complex chemical and physical interactions.
- #5 Sand:box
94% matchVery Positive94% of 1,717 reviews2023
Dev: smellymoo
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 78.0 hrs≥1hr: 52%
"Falling sand" style particle sandbox, now with circuits and stickmen!
Why similar: Sandbox 27.6%, Destruction 23.3%, Simulation 16.1%, Building 13.5%, Pixel Graphics 10%
Why You'll Like It: A relaxing and intuitive 2D sandbox focused on particle physics and creative experimentation.
- #6 PixPhys
94% matchMostly Positive74% of 216 reviews2021
Dev: Red Starship
Windows · Linux
PixPhys is a 2D engineering sandbox with huge technical possibilities and scope for imagination: design equipment from a jet-powered cart to space stations.
Why similar: Sandbox 29.6%, Building 19.2%, Destruction 16.4%, Simulation 15.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: Combines 2D pixel-graphics with a robust physics engine for building and testing mechanisms.
- #7 Realistic Tower Destruction
93% matchMixed66% of 53 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 46%, Destruction 18.4%, Sandbox 17.4%, Building 11.5%, Indie 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses specifically on the satisfying physics of structural collapse and demolition.
- #8 ACTION SANDBOX
92% 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 26.8%, Destruction 23.7%, Building 18.6%, Simulation 15.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a direct experience centered on building structures and testing their durability through destruction.
- #9 Water Physics Simulation
91% 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 31.4%, Destruction 23.9%, Simulation 22.7%, Building 16.8%, 2D 3.3%
Why You'll Like It: Features advanced fluid dynamics and building mechanics that complement the sandbox experience.
- #10 WorldBox - God Simulator
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 56,385 reviews2021
Dev: Maxim Karpenko
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 29.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
WorldBox is the ULTIMATE god simulator and sandbox game. A petri dish for your fantasy civilizations. Create your own world or destroy it using many powers. Watch civilizations grow, form kingdoms, colonize new lands, sail to far continents, wars to ignite, empires to fall and towns to burn!
Why similar: Sandbox 36.4%, Destruction 19.6%, Simulation 17%, Building 15.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: A pixel-art sandbox that allows you to simulate entire worlds and observe the results of your creations.
- #11 Fun with Ragdolls: The Game
91% 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 43.6%, Simulation 21.3%, Building 20.6%, Destruction 10.7%, Indie 2.4%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a chaotic and humorous sandbox environment focused on physics-based interactions.
- #12 Marble World
89% matchVery Positive89% of 1,333 reviews2022
Dev: Vector Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Marble World is a physics sandbox simulator with marbles. Create your own marble races, runs and machines. Customize a variety of tracks, decorations and marbles to create a beautiful world.
Why similar: Sandbox 48%, Building 27.4%, Simulation 23%, Singleplayer 1.6%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-based sandbox that excels at building intricate machines and marble runs.
- #13 Universe Sandbox
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 32,034 reviews2015
Dev: Giant Army
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 24.4 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 43.9%, Simulation 26.6%, Destruction 25.7%, Indie 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a massive scale for physics simulation, allowing players to manipulate gravity and celestial bodies.
- #14 GearBlocks
88% 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: Sandbox 29.4%, Building 26.3%, Destruction 24.1%, Simulation 17.7%, Singleplayer 1.4%
Why You'll Like It: An advanced building game with a realistic physics engine that allows for complex mechanical creations.
- #15 Spaceflight Simulator
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 9,683 reviews2022
Dev: Team Curiosity ✦
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
In Spaceflight Simulator, you will get to build your rockets, plan launches and flights, attempt landings, deploy payloads and explore new worlds.
Why similar: Sandbox 47.3%, Simulation 24.8%, Building 15%, 2D 9%, Singleplayer 2.5%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D physics-based game focused on the engineering and construction of rockets.
- #16 Besiege
86% 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: Sandbox 30%, Destruction 28.9%, Building 23%, Simulation 18.1%
Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for physics-based building and destruction, challenging players to create complex siege engines.
- #17 SUMMERHOUSE
84% matchVery Positive93% of 3,362 reviews2024
Dev: FriedemannPub: Future Friends Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 30 minMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 33%
A tiny building game about beautiful lived-in houses. No rules or restrictions, just pure creativity.
Why similar: Sandbox 43.1%, Building 27.1%, Simulation 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 12.2%, Singleplayer 2.8%
Why You'll Like It: A relaxing building sandbox that captures the creative joy of constructing beautiful, small-scale environments.
- #18 Brickadia
83% 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 57.4%, Building 40.6%, Singleplayer 2%
Why You'll Like It: A multiplayer-focused sandbox that emphasizes creative building and physics-based interactions.
- #19 The Sandbox Evolution - Craft a 2D Pixel Universe!
86% matchMixed42% of 1,516 reviews2016
Dev: PIXOWL INC.
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Use your godly powers to craft amazing pixel worlds or destroy the universe! Play with physics, over 200 elements and controllable heroes. Make your own games or levels, and then share your creations online. There are no limits to your creativity and imagination!
Why similar: Sandbox 44.3%, Destruction 16.7%, Simulation 16.4%, Pixel Graphics 13.3%, 2D 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A classic 2D pixel-art sandbox that lets you manipulate elements to create your own world.
- #20 Scrap Mechanic
79% 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: Sandbox 43%, Building 39.2%, Simulation 14.2%, Indie 1.9%, Singleplayer 1.7%
Why You'll Like It: A creative sandbox that offers deep mechanical building tools and physics-based interactions.
- #21 sok-worlds
84% matchVery Positive80% of 101 reviews2020
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
Median: 6 minMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 21%
Make and explore 3d collage worlds in sok-worlds! Release your inner creativity and use internet images to create weird, funny or artsy worlds!
Why similar: Sandbox 51.6%, Building 37.4%, Indie 11%
Why You'll Like It: An experimental sandbox that encourages creative building and relaxing exploration.
- #22 Virtual Circuit Board
81% matchVery Positive92% of 318 reviews2023
Dev: Reverie Foundry
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 20.8 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Virtual Circuit Board is the sandbox drawing-based logic simulator where you can build, program, decorate, and simulate anything from simple monochrome circuits to complex and colorful computers. Play with digital logic in this sandbox-only experience.
Why similar: Sandbox 35.9%, Building 26.3%, Simulation 25.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%, Indie 2.1%
Why You'll Like It: A unique sandbox that allows you to build functional electronic circuits and machines.
- #23 Art of Destruction
82% matchMostly Positive74% of 97 reviews2022
Dev: ZHANG FAN
Windows · Mac · Linux
A physics sandbox simulation game about constructing and demolishing structures. If you like destroying stuff or just mess around, then this game is for you!
Why similar: Sandbox 33%, Destruction 30.8%, Simulation 18.6%, Building 17.4%, Singleplayer 0.2%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the cathartic experience of building structures and systematically destroying them.
- #24 Brick Rigs
78% 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 34.2%, Destruction 30.5%, Building 23.4%, Simulation 11.1%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #25 Building Destruction
81% matchMostly Positive74% of 121 reviews2023
Dev: 180°
Windows
Multiplayer sandbox with destructible environment. Destroy different maps, build your own, and play with your friends and other people online
Why similar: Sandbox 34.2%, Building 24.9%, Destruction 22.8%, Simulation 16.4%, Singleplayer 1.1%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-heavy game that prioritizes the structural integrity and demolition of various buildings.
- #26 Autocraft
82% 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 43.1%, Building 27.4%, Simulation 25.5%, Indie 2.9%, Singleplayer 1.1%
Why You'll Like It: Allows for the construction of complex machines and vehicles within a physics-driven sandbox.
- #27 Demolish & Build 2018
79% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,668 reviews2018
Dev: Noble MuffinsPub: Demolish Games S.A.
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 55%
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: Simulation 34.4%, Destruction 29.3%, Building 21.8%, Sandbox 10.2%, Indie 3.1%
Why You'll Like It: A simulation game that focuses on the heavy machinery and physics involved in large-scale demolition.
- #28 Infinifactory
78% matchVery Positive95% of 2,483 reviews2015
Dev: Zachtronics
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Infinifactory is a sandbox puzzle game by Zachtronics, the creators of SpaceChem and Infiniminer. Build factories that assemble products for your alien overlords, and try not to die in the process.
Why similar: Sandbox 38.7%, Building 34.3%, Simulation 21.6%, Indie 3.6%, Singleplayer 1.9%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-building game that utilizes physics and logic to create automated production lines.
- #29 Fireworks Mania - An Explosive Simulator
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 7,920 reviews2020
Dev: Laumania ApS
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 19.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%
FIREWORKS MANIA is a small casual explosive simulator game where you play around with fireworks, create beautiful firework shows or just blow stuff up.
Why similar: Sandbox 36.3%, Building 24.2%, Destruction 20.7%, Simulation 15.2%, Singleplayer 2.3%
- #30 Regular Human Workshop
75% matchVery Positive90% of 1,242 reviews2022
Dev: Dead Joker
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Regular Human Workshop is a 2D physics simulation sandbox. There are no predefined goals or objectives. Simply throw objects into the world and interact with them in various ways.
Why similar: Sandbox 34%, Building 22.6%, Simulation 14.7%, Destruction 13.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%
- #31 Stormworks: Build and Rescue
74% 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 59.9%, Building 40.1%
- #32 Deconstruction Simulator
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,568 reviews2025
Dev: Games Incubator
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Deconstruction Simulator is the ultimate demolition simulator, offering you complete freedom of action and a wide array of contracts to complete. Get ready for spectacular destruction.
Why similar: Destruction 29.1%, Sandbox 25.6%, Building 23.6%, Simulation 19.1%, Singleplayer 2%
- #33 IncrediMarble
76% 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: Sandbox 41.3%, Building 28.9%, Simulation 20.2%, 2D 5.2%, Indie 2.7%
- #34 Infinite Gravity
77% matchMostly Positive71% of 52 reviews2018
Dev: Gravity Wave Interactive
Windows
This is a build sandbox game We have hundreds of elements for your choice We offer a variety of materials in building their ideal architectural works for you We will also open survival mode in the future
Why similar: Sandbox 42.5%, Building 31.9%, Simulation 22.4%, Indie 3.3%
- #35 Teardown
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 135,234 reviews2022
Dev: Tuxedo Labs
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 29.0 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 42.4%, Sandbox 37.8%, Simulation 15.5%, Indie 2.4%, Singleplayer 2%
- #36 Domino Simulator
75% matchVery Positive85% of 81 reviews2022
Dev: Terapoly
Windows
Domino Simulator is a physics-based sandbox game in which you place various domino tiles and pieces to construct domino chains. Enjoy the odd satisfaction of watching your creation fall one after the other. Ultimately, the floor is yours to fill and the how and the what is completely up to you.
Why similar: Simulation 71.4%, Sandbox 28.6%
- #37 The Sandbox
77% matchMixed55% of 575 reviews2015
Dev: PIXOWL INC.
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 55%
READY FOR CRAFTING VIRTUAL WORLDS ON YOUR PC?The acclaimed world-building game featuring a unique mission-based approach is coming onto PC via Steam Early Access. With over 16 million players on mobile & tablets versions and 1,500,000 pixel blocks creations shared in the Online Gallery to date, this PC version is taking world...
Why similar: Sandbox 64.1%, Simulation 21.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%, Indie 2.7%, 2D 1.7%
- #38 Retro Gadgets
73% matchVery Positive90% of 521 reviews2022
Dev: Licorice ehf
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 62.3 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Retro Gadgets is a sandbox where you build, code, and customize gadgets inspired by old-school electronics.
Why similar: Sandbox 31.3%, Building 31.2%, Simulation 23.1%, 2D 9.3%, Pixel Graphics 2.9%
- #39 Atomcraft
69% 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 53.8%, Simulation 29.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%, 2D 7.8%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #40 SUPER BUILD
73% matchVery Positive82% of 241 reviews2019
Dev: MOONBEAR
Windows · Mac
Build, design, and explore your own fantasy world using over 1000+ items, in this relaxing sandbox game. No missions, no objectives, no timers. Just stress-free building, exploration, and good vibes.
Why similar: Sandbox 46.1%, Building 26.3%, Simulation 23.7%, Indie 3%, Singleplayer 1%
- #41 My House
74% matchMixed59% of 147 reviews2019
Dev: RewindApp
Windows
Build your house according to your desires in My House! Let your creativity express itself in a chill atmosphere!
Why similar: Simulation 47.9%, Building 34.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%, Indie 6.4%, Singleplayer 2%
- #42 GoreBox
69% matchVery Positive84% of 24,589 reviews2023
Dev: F2Games
Windows
Median: 11.5 hrsMean: 47.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
GoreBox is a chaotic physics-driven sandbox where creativity meets destruction. Use the Reality Crusher to spawn, manipulate, and obliterate anything. Customize, roleplay, or face devious creatures. In this world, your imagination rules, and chaos is your playground!
Why similar: Sandbox 100%
- #43 World of Contraptions
71% 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: Sandbox 29.9%, Destruction 26.3%, Building 24.3%, Simulation 17.5%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #44 Miniland Adventure
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 332 reviews2023
Dev: Imilkowski DevPub: Gameparic
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 52%
The world doesn't generate itself - you do it, shape the world as you wish! Start with nothing, and build dream houses for goblins and yourself while exploring, collecting resources, crafting, building, fighting, farming... and more!
Why similar: Sandbox 46%, Building 26.8%, Pixel Graphics 15.5%, 2D 9.2%, Singleplayer 2.5%
- #45 Aviassembly
66% 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: Sandbox 34.5%, Building 32.2%, Destruction 17.4%, Simulation 13.8%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #46 Snap Game
68% matchVery Positive83% of 53 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: Sandbox 42.6%, Building 29.9%, Simulation 24.7%, Indie 1.4%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #47 Ultimate Ragdoll Game
69% matchMostly Positive76% of 747 reviews2024
Dev: Sunday's Games
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Ultimate Ragdoll Game is a Sandbox game without any limits. Have fun with ragdolls available in Steam Workshop and build your very own constructions using wide variety of blocks.
Why similar: Sandbox 35%, Destruction 29.1%, Building 22.7%, Simulation 12%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #48 Painter Simulator
70% matchMostly Positive73% of 59 reviews2023
Dev: SolvertoPub: FreeMind S.A.
Windows
PAINTER SIMULATOR is a new generation game in which the emphasis is placed on the player's imagination and perceptiveness. Create the world in the colors you want to see with a brush.
Why similar: Sandbox 55.4%, Simulation 35.7%, Indie 5.3%, Singleplayer 3.7%
- #49 Mechanic Miner
71% 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: Sandbox 34.8%, Building 28.4%, Simulation 13.2%, Pixel Graphics 13%, 2D 5%
- #50 Demolish & Build 2017
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 627 reviews2016
Dev: Noble MuffinsPub: Demolish Games S.A.
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Become a boss of Demolition & Build company. Destroy small wooden huts and huge concrete buildings. Manage your workers. Invest earned cash in your own land properties and rent them for profit in open sandbox world. Use various hand tools, buy new machines and customize their parts.
Why similar: Simulation 37.5%, Destruction 25%, Building 23.2%, Sandbox 13.3%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #51 Plasma
67% matchVery Positive90% of 1,142 reviews2023
Dev: Dry CactusPub: Dry Licorice
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Plasma is a pure engineering sandbox. Use advanced visual programming and robotics tools to create anything you can imagine.
Why similar: Sandbox 45.4%, Simulation 27.3%, Building 27.2%
- #52 Outside the Blocks
65% matchVery Positive88% of 200 reviews2025
Dev: Michał Kubas
Windows
Unleash your creativity and design your own diorama in Outside the Blocks ‒ a full-featured model builder. Shape the terrain, assemble modular houses, add decorations and put your creation on display!
Why similar: Sandbox 46.4%, Building 33.8%, Simulation 18.1%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #53 Blockworks
67% 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: Sandbox 58.8%, Building 38.9%, Singleplayer 2.3%
- #54 Crafting Block World
70% 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 40.6%, Simulation 23.2%, Building 20.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%, Indie 2.6%
- #55 House Builder 2: Casual Construction
66% 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: Sandbox 44.2%, Building 35.5%, Simulation 14%, Indie 3.5%, Singleplayer 2.9%
- #56 Poly Bricks
65% 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: Sandbox 47.6%, Building 34.7%, Simulation 16.6%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #57 Destructive Physics - Destruction Simulator
67% matchMostly Positive77% of 105 reviews2021
Dev: KreizLand Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Slowmotion, gravitation control, destructible terrain, blackhole and much more! Destroy a small (huuge) building, using different types of weapons (even custom). When you get tired of exploding prepared structures, you can always visit the map editor to build whatever you want.
Why similar: Destruction 32.3%, Sandbox 32.1%, Simulation 18.4%, Building 15.6%, Singleplayer 1.7%