- #1 Scribblenauts Unlimited
97% matchVery Positive94% of 12,229 reviews2012
Dev: 5th Cell MediaPub: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The best-selling, award-winning franchise is back – on your home PC in gorgeous HD for the first time.
Why similar: Sandbox 57.7%, Open World 22.2%, Adventure 16.2%, Action 2.2%, Indie 1.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game shares the core concept of bringing your own creations to life by writing or drawing objects to solve puzzles and interact with the world.
- #2 Chicory: A Colorful Tale
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 3,869 reviews2021
Dev: Wishes Ultd.Pub: Finji
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A top-down adventure game in a coloring book world full of vibrant characters. Use painting powers to explore, solve puzzles, make friends, and draw on anything! From creators on Wandersong + Celeste.
Why similar: RPG 42.8%, Adventure 32.9%, Indie 24.3%
Why You'll Like It: This adventure game centers on using a magic brush to paint and reshape the environment, capturing the artistic charm of the seed game.
- #3 Drawn to Life: Two Realms
96% matchMostly Negative40% of 255 reviews2020
Dev: Digital ContinuePub: 505 Games
Windows
The quirky Raposa and your drawn hero return in Drawn to Life: Two Realms, the next installment in the beloved franchise! Uncover the mystery of the Shadow and save Mike and his friends.
Why similar: Adventure 100%
Why You'll Like It: It features a central mechanic where you draw your own hero and items to influence the game world, mirroring the creative spirit of Sketch Tales.
- #4 Portal Knights
95% matchVery Positive83% of 22,116 reviews2017
Dev: Keen Games GmbHPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 21.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The world of Elysia needs YOU! Join this cooperative, 3D sandbox action RPG to level up your character, craft epic weapons, conquer enemies in real-time, and build almost anything! Craft your adventure. Forge your hero. Become the ultimate Portal Knight!
Why similar: Sandbox 54.5%, RPG 21.7%, Adventure 16.9%, Action 7%
Why You'll Like It: A voxel-based sandbox RPG that emphasizes exploration, building, and character progression in a colorful, stylized world.
- #5 DRAGON QUEST BUILDERS™ 2
94% matchVery Positive92% of 7,831 reviews2019
Dev: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 11.3 hrsMean: 48.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
DRAGON QUEST BUILDERS™ 2 is a block-building RPG set in a fantasy land threatened by an evil cult. Explore, battle, build and harvest in the charming single-player campaign or build big projects in the online sandbox mode for up to 4-players.
Why similar: Sandbox 38.6%, RPG 26.9%, Adventure 14%, Open World 10.8%, Action 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: It perfectly blends traditional RPG progression with deep sandbox building mechanics in a vibrant, open world.
- #6 Terraria
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,511,859 reviews2011
Dev: Re-Logic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 33.2 hrsMean: 149.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!
Why similar: Sandbox 54.6%, Open World 19.4%, Adventure 10.5%, RPG 7.7%, Action 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential sandbox RPG that offers immense creative freedom for building and exploration alongside action-packed combat.
- #7 Craftopia
93% matchMostly Positive77% of 19,974 reviews2020
Dev: Pocketpair
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 22.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Craftopia is the brand new multiplayer survival action game made in Japan. We combined many features we find enjoyable, such as hunting, farming, hack-and-slash, building, automation to develop this game.
Why similar: Open World 43.2%, Sandbox 31.9%, RPG 12.9%, Adventure 5.4%, Action 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: This title combines sandbox survival, crafting, and action RPG elements, allowing for highly creative gameplay loops.
- #8 Tinkertown
92% matchMixed67% of 1,340 reviews2023
Dev: Headup
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Gather your friends and come to Tinkertown - A refreshing new Multiplayer Sandbox Experience! Explore magical places filled with loot, danger, and creativity.
Why similar: Sandbox 27.9%, RPG 24.8%, Open World 18.9%, Adventure 18%, Indie 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: A multiplayer sandbox RPG that encourages players to build their own bases and explore procedurally generated lands with friends.
- #9 Creativerse
91% matchMostly Positive78% of 30,868 reviews2017
Dev: Playful Corp.
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 63%
A sandbox adventure game as big as your imagination.
Why similar: Sandbox 36.7%, Open World 26.2%, RPG 14.7%, Adventure 9.6%, First-Person 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: A voxel-based sandbox game that focuses on exploration and building with a distinct, colorful art style similar to many indie sandbox titles.
- #10 Starbound
91% matchVery Positive90% of 122,901 reviews2016
Dev: Chucklefish
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 17.2 hrsMean: 64.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
You’ve fled your home, only to find yourself lost in space with a damaged ship. Your only option is to beam down to the planet below, repair your ship and set off to explore the universe...
Why similar: Sandbox 48.6%, Open World 21.9%, RPG 10.3%, Adventure 8.8%, Action 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a vast, procedurally generated sandbox universe where players can build, explore, and fight in a 2D RPG framework.
- #11 The Bloodline
89% matchVery Positive83% of 3,777 reviews2023
Dev: Shieldbearer StudiosPub: 505 Pulse
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
The Bloodline is a sandbox adventure RPG that lets you play your way. Reforge bonds between kingdoms, explore the wilds, craft and plan adventures and wield mighty weapons or magic as you prepare for what is to come…
Why similar: Sandbox 30.5%, Open World 22.2%, Action RPG 16.5%, RPG 13.6%, Action 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: An open-world RPG that offers significant freedom in how you approach combat and exploration, echoing the sandbox nature of Sketch Tales.
- #12 Besiege
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 52,104 reviews2020
Dev: Spiderling Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 19.1 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Besiege is a physics building game about constructing medieval machines to annihilate armies, obliterate castles and overcome challenging obstacles. Conquer the campaign or skirmish with friends in Multiplayer!
Why similar: Sandbox 100%
Why You'll Like It: This physics-based sandbox game focuses on the creative construction of machines to solve challenges, appealing to the engineering side of sandbox play.
- #13 WorldBox - God Simulator
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 52,884 reviews2021
Dev: Maxim Karpenko
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 28.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 92.8%, Indie 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: This sandbox game allows you to create and manipulate entire worlds, offering a top-down perspective on creative destruction and growth.
- #14 Passpartout: The Starving Artist
86% matchVery Positive88% of 6,909 reviews2017
Dev: Flamebait Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Even you can become a great artist! Wrestle subjectivity as you attempt to sell your art to rude customers in order to progress in this confusing art scene. The only thing threatening you is your expensive wine and baguette addiction! Will your art end up in the Louvre or on your parents' fridge?
Why similar: Indie 100%
Why You'll Like It: While more focused on the art itself, it captures the core experience of drawing and sharing your creations within a game environment.
- #15 Scrap Mechanic
86% matchVery Positive92% of 117,049 reviews2016
Dev: Axolot Games
Windows
Median: 11.1 hrsMean: 57.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Enter the creative paradise of Scrap Mechanic! Build fantastic machines, go on adventures with your friends and defend against waves of evil Farmbots in this imaginative multiplayer survival sandbox. With Scrap Mechanic’s powerful creation tools you can engineer your own adventures!
Why similar: Sandbox 45.7%, Open World 33%, Adventure 7.1%, Action 5.2%, First-Person 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: A highly creative sandbox game that lets you build complex machines and structures, focusing on the joy of engineering and creation.
- #16 Alchemist's Awakening
84% matchMostly Positive73% of 496 reviews2019
Dev: OsarisGames
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Enter a world full of magic, mystery, beautiful landscapes and dangerous creatures. Build your own destiny, by yourself or with some friends, gather materials, use elements as attacks, recombine them into building blocks... and use your Alchemist's power to give life to any shape you built.
Why similar: Sandbox 49%, Open World 33.2%, Action 9.5%, Indie 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A sandbox RPG that features creature creation and crafting, allowing for a personalized gameplay experience.
- #17 Swords 'n Magic and Stuff
82% matchVery Positive93% of 1,168 reviews2020
Dev: Kindred Games
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Grab your friends and set out for adventure in this cozy, multiplayer, open world RPG! Explore, quest and craft your way through a densely packed open world. Level up 6 different classes and buy land to build and decorate your home to settle down in this medieval fantasy world.
Why similar: Open World 56.6%, Action RPG 43.4%
Why You'll Like It: A colorful, multiplayer sandbox RPG that focuses on exploration and social interaction in a fantasy setting.
- #18 Project 5: Sightseer
83% matchMostly Positive72% of 543 reviews2019
Dev: Tasharen Entertainment Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 28.9 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Open world multiplayer sandbox/RPG game. Explore, gather, build, research, and fight to protect what's yours -- by yourself or together with your friends.
Why similar: Sandbox 31.7%, RPG 19.9%, Open World 16.4%, Adventure 14%, Action 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A sandbox exploration game that emphasizes building and resource management in a large, open-world setting.
- #19 Grow: Song of the Evertree
82% matchVery Positive81% of 2,538 reviews2021
Dev: Prideful SlothPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Grow your own worlds and nurture a deep natural connection with everything they hold. See your actions change the world for better! Bring the Evertree back to life in this breathtaking world-crafting sandbox, with life management and adventure elements.
Why similar: Sandbox 48.5%, Open World 36.7%, Adventure 14.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on creative world-building and nurturing environments, providing a relaxing yet deep sandbox experience.
- #20 TaleSpire
81% matchVery Positive90% of 5,067 reviews2021
Dev: Bouncyrock Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 34.8 hrs≥1hr: 72%
TaleSpire is a beautiful way to play pen and paper RPGs online. Bring your stories to life and embark upon campaigns together with your friends, regardless of where you are in the world.
Why similar: Sandbox 58%, RPG 31.6%, Indie 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: A digital tabletop tool that provides a sandbox environment for building intricate RPG maps and worlds.
- #21 Townscaper
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 21,438 reviews2021
Dev: Oskar StålbergPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 42 minMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Instant town building toy. Place housing blocks and watch them transform, piece by piece, into idyllic ocean-side towns, pastoral gardens, or sweeping cities on the sea.
Why similar: Sandbox 57.5%, Open World 33.7%, Indie 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A pure creative building tool that allows for the instant generation of beautiful, colorful towns, perfect for those who enjoy the sandbox aspect of the seed game.
- #22 Playcraft
80% matchMostly Positive79% of 700 reviews2023
Dev: Bebop Games
Windows
Playcraft is a multiplayer game-creation sandbox accessible to anyone!
Why similar: Sandbox 38.5%, Open World 24.9%, RPG 12.5%, Adventure 10.1%, Action 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A sandbox game creation tool that requires no coding, allowing players to build their own multiplayer experiences from scratch.
- #23 Paint the Town Red
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 31,698 reviews2021
Dev: South East Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 17.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Paint the Town Red is a chaotic first person melee combat game set in different locations and time periods. The voxel-based enemies can be punched, bashed, kicked, stabbed and sliced completely dynamically using almost anything that isn't nailed down.
Why similar: Action 35.7%, First-Person 24.5%, Adventure 23.3%, Indie 16.5%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person action game with a unique voxel-art style that emphasizes chaotic, sandbox-style combat.
- #24 Warcube
81% matchVery Positive82% of 337 reviews2017
Dev: craigzPub: Haven Made
Windows
Become the WARCUBE. Crush your enemies, siege castles, and bring glory to your six-sided self! These cubes were made for battle, not building.
Why similar: Sandbox 38%, RPG 18.9%, Adventure 18%, Action 14.6%, Indie 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: An action-adventure game with a distinct blocky art style that focuses on physics-based combat and sandbox-style exploration.
- #25 Eastshade
79% matchVery Positive89% of 5,317 reviews2019
Dev: Eastshade Studios
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 61%
You are a traveling painter, exploring the island of Eastshade. Capture the world on canvas using your artist’s easel. Talk to the inhabitants to learn about their lives. Make friends and help those in need. Visit cities, scale summits, unearth mysteries, and discover forgotten places!
Why similar: Open World 46%, RPG 26.2%, Adventure 17.1%, First-Person 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: An exploration-focused game where the primary mechanic involves painting the world around you to complete quests and interact with NPCs.
- #26 Draw
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 740 reviews2023
Dev: Draw Games Developers
Windows · Mac
Welcome to the world of Draw, a 2D sidescroller and visual novel! Armed with nothing but a pencil, play as “Stickman” as you explore a brand-new world. Solve puzzles by drawing into the game, meet new friends while dodging scribble monsters, and make memories that’ll never be erased!
Why similar: Action RPG 57%, RPG 43%
- #27 RPG World - Action RPG Maker
77% matchMostly Positive70% of 550 reviews2020
Dev: RaveyLarge
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 60%
RPG World – THE Action RPG Maker! Unleash your imagination with RPG World and create, share and play amazing 3D games with our growing community. Claim glory and treasure as you conquer magical worlds, alone or as a team. No coding required!
Why similar: Sandbox 35.3%, RPG 19.6%, Action RPG 16.8%, Adventure 12.6%, Action 9.7%
- #28 Alchemage
77% matchMostly Positive72% of 308 reviews2020
Dev: 量子艺界(QUANTUM ARTS)
Windows
Begin your otherworldly life from scratch—with nothing but a single magic staff in hand. Shape the world with your own hands, build the home you love, or unleash the powers of alchemy and magic to battle relentless monsters from beyond.Set forth, Warlock!
Why similar: Sandbox 42.2%, Adventure 24.4%, Action 18%, Indie 15.4%
- #29 Draw Slasher
78% matchMixed51% of 974 reviews2016
Dev: Mass Creation
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Draw Slasher is the unique demanding and dynamic action packed beat'em up you need only a mouse to play. Cut, slice, snip, sever, chop, shear and trim hordes of Pirate Monkey Zombies™.
Why similar: Adventure 39.2%, Action 34.2%, Indie 26.7%
Why You'll Like It: An action game where drawing lines on the screen is the core mechanic for combat, directly linking artistic input to gameplay output.
- #30 Lost Existence
76% matchMixed69% of 65 reviews2021
Dev: Lurid Spectre Games
Windows
Explore vast, forgotten lands, cryptic abandoned ruins, and mysterious caverns, in this open-world voxel action-RPG. Create your own uniquely crafted class. Build multiplayer dungeon, PvP, or siege experiences. Run, vault, and leap effortlessly across endless wilderness, or delve deep underground.
Why similar: RPG 26.5%, Sandbox 25.4%, Adventure 17.5%, Action 14.5%, Indie 11.5%
- #31 Cultivation Tales
75% matchMostly Negative38% of 13,640 reviews2024
Dev: Ac Games
Windows
Median: 23.8 hrsMean: 66.1 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Cultivation Tales is an open world survival craft online game. You will experience collecting, crafting, hunting, fighting, building, researching, in a wild mythical world. Fight for your clan and yourself, from mortal to divinity!
Why similar: Sandbox 38.8%, Open World 22.2%, Action RPG 12.5%, RPG 11.5%, Adventure 8%
- #32 Voxile
73% matchMostly Positive74% of 102 reviews2025
Dev: VoxRay Games, Inc.
Windows
Quest, craft, loot, build, destroy, and shoot your way through gorgeous voxel islands! Encounter mutated wildlife, discover secrets, and find out what went wrong in both pre-designed adventure and procedural survival worlds. Play in Early Access today--alone or with friends!
Why similar: Sandbox 36.9%, Open World 34.6%, RPG 20.8%, First-Person 7.6%
- #33 Angeldust
75% matchMixed64% of 1,423 reviews2019
Dev: Frank LucasPub: Metagaming B.V.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 40%
ADVENTURE. ANYWHERE! Explore endless magical worlds and battle fearsome creatures alongside millions of friends. Ride your own horse, bear or moa and discover the many game world wonders. Unleash your imagination by crafting beautiful buildings.
Why similar: Sandbox 25.1%, RPG 24.7%, Open World 21.4%, Action 10.5%, Indie 8.8%
- #34 Shamania
72% matchMostly Positive78% of 140 reviews2025
Dev: Totem Keepers Games
Windows
Shamania is an open world survival game where you can CRAFT, FIGHT, and EXPLORE a vibrant sandbox world with friends in CO-OP. Expand your base as a hub for survival, gather resources, and master professions to unlock new tools and opportunities!
Why similar: Open World 36.4%, Sandbox 36.3%, Adventure 10.4%, Action 8.6%, RPG 8.3%
- #35 Stickman Strikes: Conquer Fantasy World
72% matchVery Positive81% of 667 reviews2025
Dev: LGaoGamePub: Gamersky Games
Windows
A dragon's breath turns you into a stickman! Conquer castles, plunder territories, or lead your squad in this fantasy world! During your journey, you can explore various dungeons, discover hidden treasures, engage in trading, farming, craftmaking and more. Will you survive and regain your true self?
Why similar: Sandbox 36.1%, Action RPG 21.4%, RPG 18.9%, Open World 11.8%, Action 9.4%
- #36 Skullborn
74% matchMostly Positive78% of 64 reviews2022
Dev: Snubber
Windows · Mac · Linux
Skullborn is an infinite massively multiplayer sandbox game! Begin as a skeleton, fight, gather resources, and craft armor/weapon to upgrade your bones! Explore and team up with other players around the world.
Why similar: Sandbox 41.6%, Open World 20.9%, Action RPG 20.7%, Adventure 11.2%, First-Person 5.6%
- #37 Re.poly
73% matchVery Positive92% of 135 reviews2019
Dev: Hinkfoot Studios
Windows
Re.Poly is a relaxed yet deep indie survival game in a low-poly style that blends exploration, combat, building, and adventure. Whether alone or with friends, create your own world, write your own story, and decide how you want to play.
Why similar: Sandbox 31.3%, Open World 22.7%, Action RPG 16.5%, RPG 11.7%, Adventure 7.7%
- #38 Draw With Unknown
73% matchMixed67% of 122 reviews2019
Dev: RewindApp
Windows
Take your brush and create your best work! Draw with friends or strangers!
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #39 Metaverse
74% matchMixed43% of 77 reviews2016
Dev: Metaware Limited, LLC
Windows · Mac
In Metaverse you will dig, discover, design, deploy, and defend. Explore, build upon, or tear apart your own procedurally generated voxel planet. And now in the early stages of our multiplayer implementation, help conquer or build the planets of others.
Why similar: Sandbox 38.4%, RPG 22%, Adventure 17.3%, Action 12.3%, Indie 10%
- #40 Creature Crafter
70% matchVery Positive88% of 821 reviews2022
Dev: Daniel Lochner
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 34.8 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Create your own creatures to explore online worlds with friends and collect new parts to upgrade your stats and abilities! Complete quests, battle enemies, challenge friends to minigames, or just have fun roleplaying — the possibilities are endless when your imagination is the limit!
Why similar: Sandbox 43.7%, Open World 33.2%, RPG 13.3%, Adventure 9.8%
- #41 Tales of Morrow
71% matchMixed47% of 94 reviews2024
Dev: GameMechanic
Windows
Create your tale! Build your home, fight, farm, and explore an old civilization while developing your skills and abilities in this relaxing and adventurous experience. You decide your fate!
Why similar: RPG 42.8%, Adventure 28.9%, Action RPG 28.3%
- #42 Draw a Stickman: EPIC 2
71% matchVery Positive88% of 1,092 reviews2015
Dev: Hitcents
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Imagination is the key, as you enter a magical storybook full of mystery and wonder, unusual creatures, and enigmatic puzzles! Create your own original Stickman and then watch it come to life in DRAW A STICKMAN: EPIC 2! Jump in to this action-packed adventure that allows for endless creativity!
Why similar: Adventure 64%, Indie 36%
- #43 Citadel: Forged with Fire
70% matchMixed68% of 5,882 reviews2019
Dev: Blue Isle StudiosPub: Blue Isle Publishing
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 19.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
This massive online sandbox RPG features elements of magic, spellcasting, building, exploring and crafting. As a newly minted apprentice of the magic arts, you will set off to the dangerous world of Ignus. Tame mighty beasts, forge alliances, explore uncharted territories or fight for dominance!
Why similar: Open World 35.5%, Sandbox 28.1%, RPG 17.2%, Adventure 8.1%, Action 5.4%
- #44 Creative Console
69% matchVery Positive88% of 114 reviews2023
Dev: JJS Games
Windows
"Take control of all game elements! By selecting Creative Cards, you can change the camera angle, place objects, switch skins, summon enemies, and even create a football match. Becoming an outstanding game designer, creating unique levels and gameplay, with unlimited creativity awaits you."
Why similar: Sandbox 53.2%, Action RPG 29.1%, Action 10.3%, Indie 7.4%
- #45 Orion Sandbox Enhanced
70% matchVery Positive94% of 1,099 reviews2018
Dev: y8.com
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 23.8 hrs≥1hr: 66%
This is a 2D crafting survival sandbox game. You will be able to explore a huge 2D side-view world, building houses, crafting tools, weapons and armour from the resources you collect. There is a day/night cycle and each night many dangerous monsters can be found and defeated.
Why similar: Sandbox 42.1%, RPG 21.1%, Adventure 15.3%, Action 12.2%, Indie 9.4%
- #46 Scribble Bots
66% matchVery Positive86% of 114 reviews2026
Dev: Mr Mango Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Draw your robot, play as your drawing! Face your friends in Scribble Bots, a 2D, physics based sandbox party game. Will your robot be a mechanical masterpiece, or a dysfunctional abomination?
Why similar: Sandbox 100%
- #47 Planet Centauri
67% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,359 reviews2024
Dev: Permadeath
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Dive into an epic adventure alone or with friends! Explore hidden dungeons, capture and tame fearsome monsters, build and defend your village. Craft powerful weapons, master magical spells, and transform an planet into the cradle of a new civilization!
Why similar: Sandbox 42.1%, Open World 28.3%, RPG 14.3%, Adventure 8.9%, Indie 6.4%
- #48 Tinkerlands
65% matchVery Positive86% of 3,746 reviews2025
Dev: CodeManuPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 13.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Explore, craft, and fight your way through uncharted islands — solo or with up to 4 players in co-op! Tinkerlands is an exciting survival adventure where you will build your settlement, craft useful tools to survive, and even use magic!
Why similar: Sandbox 39.7%, Open World 28%, RPG 12.4%, Adventure 8.9%, Indie 6.1%
- #49 Yuma Nest
66% matchVery Positive92% of 59 reviews2026
Dev: Piokou
Windows
Destroy massive swarms of monsters and build automated systems that fight for you in Yuma Nest. An open-world sandbox action RPG where you grow stronger in the overworld before exploring an interconnected underworld.
Why similar: Sandbox 30.5%, Open World 22.9%, Action RPG 18.5%, RPG 13.2%, Adventure 8.6%
- #50 Painted Legend
71% matchMostly Positive71% of 58 reviews2016
Dev: Storyan teaM
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 86.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Imagine that one day, all the worlds that you have created on paper - live. Brave knights, fearsome dragons and terrible monsters, they all live on the page of your notebook.
Why similar: Adventure 40.8%, Action 32.6%, Indie 26.6%
- #51 Palworld
63% matchVery Positive94% of 417,805 reviews2024
Dev: Pocketpair
Windows
Median: 34.2 hrsMean: 70.0 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Fight, farm, build and work alongside mysterious creatures called "Pals" in this completely new multiplayer, open world survival and crafting game!
Why similar: Open World 45.6%, Sandbox 27.9%, Adventure 8.4%, RPG 8.1%, Indie 6%
- #52 Smalland: Survive the Wilds
65% matchVery Positive82% of 9,646 reviews2024
Dev: Merge GamesPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Experience a big adventure on a tiny scale! Enjoy multiplayer survival in a vast, hazardous world. Preparation is key when you're this small & at the bottom of the food chain. Craft weapons & armour, tame & ride creatures, build encampments & explore a strange new land.
Why similar: Sandbox 35.9%, Open World 30.5%, RPG 13.5%, Adventure 8.9%, Action 5.9%
- #53 Necesse
62% matchVery Positive93% of 26,780 reviews2025
Dev: Fair Games ApS
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Build, quest, and conquer across an infinite procedurally generated world. Play alone or with friends as you establish a settlement and explore deep dungeons, fight monsters and bosses, mine rare ores, craft magical equipment, recruit specialists for your colony, and more!
Why similar: Sandbox 38%, Open World 28.9%, RPG 12.4%, Adventure 9.1%, Action 5.8%
- #54 Adventure Craft
68% matchVery Positive82% of 224 reviews2017
Dev: Edible Entertainment
Windows
Adventure Craft is a challenging procedurally generated sandbox RPG with roguelike elements. Hunt monsters, horde loot, and craft weapons and armor, to survive in a vast ever-changing RPG world full of action, extreme danger and wonderful surprises.
Why similar: Sandbox 35.5%, Open World 26.8%, Action RPG 18.1%, RPG 13%, Action 6.7%
- #55 Brickadia
62% matchVery Positive87% of 1,234 reviews2025
Dev: Brickadia, LLC
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 29.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Brickadia is a next-generation brick building sandbox that gives you the tools to create and play, your way. Build massive worlds, invent cool contraptions, and play in them however you like - all with your friends!
Why similar: Sandbox 91%, First-Person 9%