Games Like simple shapes

TideBox is a 2D physics sandbox where you can mess around with liquids and see what happens. Build stuff, dig tunnels, make rivers, flood entire areas, mix things together, or just dump a ton of liquid somewhere and watch the chaos unfold.

Why similar: Physics 35.3%, Sandbox 29.7%, Simulation 23.2%, 2D 6%, Casual 2.3%

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: Physics 34.6%, Sandbox 28.3%, Simulation 21%, Casual 6.6%, 2D 5.4%

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: Physics 32%, Sandbox 28.8%, Simulation 22.8%, Casual 7.9%, Colorful 4.4%

Your new best friend Sendy is here to guide you through 90+ handcrafted physics puzzles. Solve them, then make your own levels, and maybe keep an eye on him while you're at it.

Why similar: Sandbox 28.6%, Physics 26.1%, Simulation 15.4%, Level Editor 11.5%, 2D 6.2%

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 25.2%, Physics 25.1%, Sandbox 21.8%, Simulation 14.1%, Minimalist 4.2%

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: Sandbox 30.1%, Simulation 26.4%, Physics 17.6%, Casual 8.2%, 2D 7.4%

Ever wanted to know what would happen if you hooked up a fire extinguisher to a crate of TNT inside a room full of pinball bouncers and proximity mines. Well now you can. Welcome to The Chaotic Workshop

Why similar: Physics 34.8%, Sandbox 32.3%, Simulation 16.6%, Casual 4.5%, 2D 3.9%

Do you enjoy playing around with the physics in games? Then this is the game for you. Stack Masters is built around exploring that concept in a competitive way. Including a built in level editor and Steam Workshop support, the game offers a never ending supply of physics sandbox gameplay to explore.

Why similar: Physics 27.8%, Level Editor 24%, Simulation 13.1%, Minimalist 8.6%, Sandbox 8.2%

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: Sandbox 28%, Physics 26.7%, Simulation 24.5%, Level Editor 19.2%, Singleplayer 1.6%

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: Sandbox 32%, Simulation 29.4%, Level Editor 25.7%, 2D 7.8%, Casual 2.8%

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: Sandbox 27.9%, Simulation 25.2%, Physics 18.6%, Minimalist 10%, Casual 7.8%

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: Sandbox 28.7%, Physics 23.9%, Simulation 22.4%, Level Editor 19.5%, Colorful 3.7%

This is a "Rube Goldberg" style puzzle game inspired on the award winning "The incredible Machine". Discover what it takes to be a scientist and build awesome contraptions with simulated real physics using trampolines, balls, explosives and much more.

Why similar: Physics 28.6%, Simulation 26.3%, Sandbox 23.2%, Casual 7.5%, 2D 6.2%

A multiplayer 2D physics sandbox game where you can build and share creations. Features include electricity, temperature, and destructible ragdolls.

Why similar: Sandbox 30%, Simulation 19.9%, Level Editor 17.4%, Physics 15.7%, Minimalist 9.5%

Physics Playground is a little indie game in which you can experiment with different cubes, tools, buttons and of course physics.

Why similar: Physics 31.1%, Sandbox 29.1%, Simulation 15.1%, Minimalist 9.8%, Colorful 4.9%

MasonsHaven is a 3D building sandbox where you build anything by hand, like a master mason. Snap blocks together like magnets, then carve, bend, and reshape basic forms into whatever you imagine. Apply materials, then save, share, and show off your creations with the community.

Why similar: Sandbox 27.9%, Simulation 26.6%, Level Editor 15.6%, Physics 13.6%, Casual 6.9%

A physics-driven ragdoll sandbox. Build weird stuff, run crazy experiments, and watch the chaos unfold — no limits, just pure physics.

Why similar: Sandbox 36.5%, Physics 32.6%, Simulation 24.4%, Casual 5%, Singleplayer 1.7%

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: Sandbox 33.9%, Simulation 30.8%, Physics 19.2%, Minimalist 14%, Singleplayer 2.1%

Solve carefully crafted puzzles and experiment with over 100 cells in this physics sandbox where every pixel is simulated.

Why similar: Sandbox 35.2%, Physics 33.5%, Simulation 21.3%, 2D 8%, Singleplayer 2.1%

Build your very unique bridges and other constructions in a physics based 3d environment

Why similar: Physics 33.8%, Simulation 32.8%, Sandbox 30.4%, Indie 3%

A creative marble physics sandbox. Place blocks on an infinite grid to build anything you can imagine: marble runs, functional calculators, precision platformer courses, playable minigames, pinball machines, automated music tracks, and more.

Why similar: Level Editor 24.4%, Sandbox 24.2%, Physics 22.7%, Simulation 9.5%, Minimalist 9.2%

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: Sandbox 37%, Simulation 31.7%, Level Editor 26.9%, Singleplayer 2.6%, Indie 1.8%

Nuclear fission simulator. Control A nuclear reactor, balancing Uranium fissile material. The game features a oversimplified reactor and the R.B.M.K Reactor in Chernobyl.

Why similar: Sandbox 31.2%, Simulation 30.8%, Physics 27.5%, 2D 7.8%, Singleplayer 2.6%

The sequel to the unfinished Sinking Simulator, now with a lot more POWER!!!! Witness your witty love of chaos and destruction sinking 2D ships and everything else on board!

Why similar: Sandbox 37.3%, Physics 24.8%, Simulation 24.2%, 2D 4.6%, Casual 4.6%

A free-to-play single-player 2D physics puzzle game where you rotate a light launcher and place water, glass, and mirrors to bend beams into a glowing door.

Why similar: Physics 39.7%, Simulation 26.9%, Minimalist 11.4%, 2D 9.5%, Casual 8.1%

Chroma Lab is a VR particle physics sandbox. Surround yourself with hundreds of thousands of colorful particles that stick together like a fluid which you can interact with using a variety of tools.

Why similar: Physics 34%, Simulation 27.3%, Sandbox 27.3%, Casual 6.9%, Indie 4.5%

A wacky physics sandbox game where you herd super-powered kittens, fight aliens, and destroy the world to solve the mystery of the missing catnip!

Why similar: Physics 33.7%, Sandbox 32.8%, Simulation 27.6%, Casual 3.6%, Indie 2.3%

Simulate the physics of the Universe on a large scale and create stunning visuals. Play with intergalactic interactions, smash planets together and even create the Big Bang itself!

Why similar: Sandbox 29.6%, Physics 26.9%, Simulation 25.6%, 2D 5.1%, Casual 4.8%

Cybermotion is physics based platformer. You play as a student project robot that's constantly beeing tested by its creators. Combine physics animations and poses to move through the levels full of obstacles. Upgrade the robot, build new levels.

Why similar: Physics 27.3%, Sandbox 25.2%, Simulation 18.9%, Level Editor 17.9%, Indie 3.2%

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: Sandbox 34.5%, Simulation 31%, Physics 20.7%, Casual 9.7%, Singleplayer 2.2%

I am excited to release my first game on Steam! SimpleRockets was released in 2013 for mobile and I've put a ton of work into it to get it ready for PC and Mac. It was inspired by KSP, and it offers a simpler 2D experience for building rockets and exploring space with realistic orbital mechanics.

Why similar: Physics 33.6%, Sandbox 32.7%, Simulation 25.9%, 2D 4.8%, Indie 3%

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 38.2%, Sandbox 38%, Simulation 16.7%, Colorful 2.5%, Indie 2.3%

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 46.2%, Simulation 25.8%, Sandbox 23.9%, Singleplayer 2.3%, Casual 1.7%

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: Physics 33.7%, Sandbox 31.3%, Simulation 18.5%, Casual 5.9%, Singleplayer 4.4%

Oscilloscopia is a puzzle game built around an authentically simulated oscilloscope. Build signals, patch modules and tune the instrument until the phosphor trace matches the target. Experiment with signal processing and find your own solutions.

Why similar: Sandbox 27.4%, Level Editor 26.8%, Simulation 23.7%, Physics 11.1%, 2D 4%

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: Sandbox 35.4%, Simulation 30.9%, Physics 20.6%, Casual 8.8%, Singleplayer 2.2%

A game where you take part in an immersive chemical laboratory simulation. Produce various mixtures using equipment and substances. Use mostly mouse controls to pour chemicals from vessel to vessel.

Why similar: Sandbox 32.9%, Simulation 32.1%, Physics 22.6%, 2D 8%, Singleplayer 2.5%

In this physics-based particle sandbox, everything is in flux: water, steam, ice, magma, acid... Blast it. Wreck it. Build it!

Why similar: Sandbox 29.3%, Physics 26.8%, Simulation 18.5%, Level Editor 13.6%, Casual 4.8%

Trapped in a Zoo which cooks and prepares its own animals to serve up, Capy the mischievous Capybara is ready to cause mayhem and destruction to take the Zoo down in this wacky adventure!

Why similar: Simulation 31.6%, Physics 30.1%, Sandbox 29.3%, Casual 9%

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: Sandbox 33.2%, Simulation 28.2%, Physics 17.1%, Casual 8.8%, Colorful 7.8%

Realistic Ragdoll Sandbox is an immersive game that stands out for its realistic ragdoll physics, which together with various creation and damage tools, provides the player with a mix of realism and fun.

Why similar: Sandbox 37.1%, Physics 30.7%, Simulation 16.7%, Level Editor 11.5%, Casual 1.7%

All is about humans forming a wall, and breaking it! Gather your people and stand hand in hand. Hold up against rushing enemy. Explore wall scenarios and watch the humans fight in a real-time physics simulation playground.

Why similar: Physics 33%, Sandbox 29.8%, Simulation 28.3%, Colorful 4.8%, Casual 2.4%

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: Physics 35.9%, Simulation 20.6%, Sandbox 19.7%, Level Editor 10.8%, Minimalist 7.2%

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 34.4%, Physics 33%, Simulation 17.6%, Minimalist 11.7%, Singleplayer 2%

Create, Collect, and Crash in Autocraft, a physics destruction sandbox. Create your own cars, rockets, tanks, planes, boats, and more.

Why similar: Sandbox 39.4%, Physics 30.5%, Simulation 20.8%, Casual 4.3%, Indie 3.1%

Place items freely in a virtual space, harness the laws of physics, and build your own Rube Goldberg-style contraptions. Design your contraption, press the Action Button, and enjoy the thrill of watching it come to life. A built-in Stage Editor lets you create your own original stages.

Why similar: Physics 25.6%, Sandbox 23.8%, Level Editor 23%, Simulation 14.4%, Minimalist 6.2%

A ditherpunk physics sandbox where anything goes with Murray, and there's always something within reach to make it worse.

Why similar: Sandbox 36.5%, Physics 34.3%, Simulation 15.9%, 2D 8.7%, Singleplayer 2.7%

A roguelike store simulator where you stock shelves, hire a mysterious staff, and fend off an ever-growing wave of thieving customers. No world outside. No end in sight. How long can your store survive?

Why similar: Sandbox 38.5%, Simulation 35.4%, Physics 23.5%, Singleplayer 2.6%

An orbital mashup of physics, puzzles, and business simulation! Navigate packages through a galaxy using gravity and tools like slingshots, mass drivers, and cannons. Create your own levels & share them with the world via Steam Workshop. The ultimate space delivery challenge awaits!

Why similar: Physics 27.8%, Sandbox 24.8%, Level Editor 21.3%, Simulation 15.4%, Casual 4.5%

A chaotic sandbox destruction simulator where you summon meteors, lightning, fire, tornadoes, and more to tear apart a reactive city while stick figure builders struggle to survive and rebuild. Create devastation, trigger shockwaves, and push the simulation to its limits.

Why similar: Sandbox 30.5%, Physics 28.7%, Simulation 27%, 2D 6.8%, Casual 2.9%

Fluid Flight is an RC flight simulator with a unique flight model. It is currently a work in progress.

Why similar: Physics 33.3%, Simulation 32.8%, Sandbox 29.4%, Singleplayer 2.5%, Indie 2%

Primordial Soup is a VR experience that's out of this world. A metaphorical and playful encounter with the formation of life, users can create, play with and follow simple creatures that evolve inside this colorful soup.

Why similar: Sandbox 35.3%, Physics 21.4%, Simulation 20.5%, Casual 9.4%, Colorful 9%

Design a structure, choose your materials, and put it through earthquakes, heavy loads, and brutal impacts. Protect the objective, find the weak points, and rebuild after every spectacular collapse. The only question is: Will It Stand?

Why similar: Physics 27.6%, Level Editor 22.4%, Sandbox 21.5%, Simulation 12.9%, 2D 5.1%

That's a simulator game 100%. Trust us.

Why similar: Sandbox 38.2%, Physics 37.5%, Simulation 22.5%, Singleplayer 1.8%

Cascade is a game which has interactive simulated fluids and landscapes you can modify while on a mission or in the level editor. Use Characters , dragon, Horse, ,aircraft, boats, wheeled vehicles, horses, snowmobiles, Choose a creative mode or challenges .

Why similar: Sandbox 34.4%, Level Editor 23.2%, Physics 20.7%, Simulation 9.1%, Casual 8.6%

Not just a flying simulator. A physics-first quadcopter laboratory with 1000Hz modeling, a virtual workbench, and a built-in flight controller — design, tune, and analyze real drone builds before you ever touch hardware.

Why similar: Sandbox 39.4%, Simulation 35.8%, Physics 22.4%, Singleplayer 2.4%

Create your own machine. Engineer it!

Why similar: Sandbox 37.8%, Physics 29.1%, Simulation 25%, 2D 4.8%, Indie 1.7%

Throw objects to hit people in the nuts.

Why similar: Physics 38.4%, Simulation 24.9%, Sandbox 24.7%, Colorful 4.6%, Singleplayer 3.8%

This water physics sandbox lets you experiment with realistic fluid behavior, sink ships by using bomb explosions, and enjoy a ragdoll people playground built to simulate destruction.

Why similar: Sandbox 28.9%, Physics 27.9%, Simulation 24.1%, Casual 5.7%, 2D 5.3%

Simple block play. There are no battles, puzzles, or items to collect in this game. All you can do is play with blocks. There is no story, setting, or background. You can only play with blocks.

Why similar: Physics 34.1%, Level Editor 33.2%, Simulation 12.8%, Colorful 7.4%, Casual 5.8%