- #1 Scrap Mechanic
97% matchVery Positive92% of 117,933 reviews2016
Dev: Axolot Games
Windows
Median: 11.2 hrsMean: 58.5 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 23%, Building 21.4%, Physics 16.9%, Base Building 15.7%, Third Person 7.5%
- #2 Poly Bridge
96% matchVery Positive91% of 18,588 reviews2016
Dev: Dry Cactus
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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 26.7%, Physics 20.7%, Sandbox 16.1%, Difficult 8.8%, Puzzle 8.6%
- #3 Brick Rigs
94% matchVery Positive95% of 58,216 reviews2023
Dev: Fluppisoft GmbH
Windows · Linux
Median: 10.1 hrsMean: 77.3 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 35.1%, Building 24.5%, Physics 21.2%, Funny 9.4%, Simulation 6.1%
- #4 Fun with Ragdolls: The Game
95% matchVery Positive88% of 5,171 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 30.4%, Physics 23.1%, Building 14.6%, Funny 13.9%, Simulation 7.9%
- #5 Medieval Engineers
96% matchMixed52% of 7,310 reviews2015
Dev: Keen Software House
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 16.9 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Medieval Engineers is a sandbox game about engineering, construction and the maintenance of architectural works and mechanical equipment using medieval technology. Players build castles; construct mechanical devices and underground mining. There is an entire planet to explore!
Why similar: Sandbox 24.8%, Building 22.6%, Medieval 22.3%, Physics 16.9%, Simulation 5.4%
- #6 PlayForm: Human Dynamics
94% matchVery Positive90% of 183 reviews2022
Dev: Code}{atch
Windows
PlayForm is an experimental physics sandbox. Physically simulated humans run, jump, climb, push, pull and smash their way through diverse worlds. Have fun with various tools and obstacles to create thrilling situations and experience next-gen physics.
Why similar: Parkour 25.9%, Sandbox 18.9%, Physics 13.8%, Building 12.5%, 3D Platformer 10%
- #7 BeamNG.drive
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 402,893 reviews2015
Dev: BeamNG
Windows
Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 94.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A dynamic soft-body physics vehicle simulator capable of doing just about anything.
Why similar: Sandbox 28.4%, Physics 26.4%, Realistic 15.7%, Simulation 11.7%, Third Person 7.4%
- #8 Besiege
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 52,877 reviews2020
Dev: Spiderling Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 18.8 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 24.6%, Medieval 21.8%, Building 19.1%, Physics 19.1%, Simulation 7.9%
- #9 Medieval Machines Builder
91% matchVery Positive82% of 130 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: Sandbox 19.3%, Medieval 18.8%, Physics 15.9%, Building 15.9%, Funny 8.7%
- #10 Poly Bridge 3
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,080 reviews2023
Dev: Dry Cactus
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 72%
The best just got better! Rediscover your engineering creativity in this genre-defining bridge engineering and puzzle solving masterpiece.
Why similar: Building 28.4%, Physics 25.6%, Simulation 18.8%, Puzzle 15.4%, Funny 9.5%
- #11 Poly Bridge 2
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 8,206 reviews2020
Dev: Dry Cactus
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 67%
The acclaimed bridge-building indie-hit is back! More levels, more features, more physics fun!
Why similar: Building 24.3%, Sandbox 20.3%, Physics 19.1%, Difficult 11.6%, Puzzle 8.2%
- #12 Human Fall Flat VR
89% matchMixed50% of 141 reviews2024
Dev: No Brakes GamesPub: Curve Games
Windows
Experience the blockbuster physics platformer, now in VR! Human Fall Flat VR features an intuitive 3rd-person view designed especially for VR headsets.
Why similar: Parkour 19.1%, Sandbox 17%, Puzzle Platformer 13.1%, 3D Platformer 11.6%, Platformer 9%
- #13 ACTION SANDBOX
89% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,008 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 31.1%, Physics 23.2%, Building 22.1%, Funny 11.2%, Simulation 9.8%
- #14 Bridge Constructor Portal
88% matchVery Positive92% of 7,388 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: Physics 24.1%, Building 22.7%, Puzzle 14.2%, Simulation 11.8%, Sandbox 10.5%
- #15 World of Contraptions
87% 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: Science 19.1%, Sandbox 18.6%, Building 15.4%, Physics 14.8%, Puzzle Platformer 10.5%
- #16 Forts
86% matchVery Positive92% of 25,028 reviews2017
Dev: EarthWork Games
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 23.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Unleash your creativity and strategic prowess in Forts, the exhilarating physics-based RTS! Design, construct, and customize imposing fortresses, bristling with devastating firepower, and blast your opponent’s buildings to rubble!
Why similar: Base Building 28.4%, Sandbox 20%, Physics 18.6%, Building 18%, Funny 8.3%
- #17 Ultimate Ragdoll Game
86% matchMostly Positive76% of 723 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 29.9%, Physics 21.8%, Building 19.8%, Funny 10.2%, Third Person 7.1%
- #18 Screw Drivers
84% matchVery Positive85% of 6,221 reviews2024
Dev: CreactstudiosPub: Headup
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 11.2 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 34.8%, Physics 33.1%, Simulation 11.9%, Realistic 9.7%, Action 4.4%
- #19 Pro Gymnast Simulator
85% matchVery Positive91% of 137 reviews2020
Dev: Walaber Entertainment LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 36 minMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 37%
THE 100% physics-based athlete simulator.
Why similar: Parkour 26.6%, Physics 17.4%, Sandbox 15.1%, Difficult 11.8%, Funny 8.7%
- #20 Sebil Engineering
84% matchVery Positive98% of 95 reviews2023
Dev: FrogStore
Windows · Mac
Sebil Engineering is a game about fixing roads. Use your wrench and hammer to engineer the perfect traffic jam. Play in overhead view or first person in this realistic Civil Engineering simulator.
Why similar: 3D Platformer 23.8%, Building 23.3%, Physics 14.1%, Puzzle 10.8%, Simulation 8.1%
- #21 Hydroneer
82% matchVery Positive86% of 28,157 reviews2020
Dev: Foulball Hangover
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 22.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Hydroneer is a mining and base building sandbox. Dig for gold and other resources to turn a profit and enhance your mining operation. Build a base of operations, forge weapons, go fishing, and dig deep!
Why similar: Base Building 31.2%, Sandbox 27.1%, Building 18.8%, Funny 11.7%, Simulation 7.1%
- #22 Human Fall Flat
82% matchVery Positive95% of 225,319 reviews2016
Dev: No Brakes GamesPub: Curve Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 22.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Human Fall Flat is a hilarious, light-hearted platformer set in floating dreamscapes that can be played solo or with up to 8 players online. Free new levels keep its vibrant community rewarded.
Why similar: Sandbox 22.2%, Puzzle Platformer 18.4%, Physics 17.9%, Funny 12.7%, Parkour 11.2%
- #23 GearBlocks
81% matchVery Positive91% of 754 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 27.4%, Building 25%, Physics 22.6%, Third Person 10.2%, Simulation 8.8%
- #24 RoboCo
80% matchVery Positive88% of 211 reviews2026
Dev: Filament Games
Windows
RoboCo is a sandbox game about designing and building robots to serve the needs of squishy, hapless humans in the world of tomorrow!
Why similar: Sandbox 25.3%, Building 20.7%, Physics 18.9%, Funny 10.5%, Third Person 7.3%
- #25 Space Engineers
81% matchVery Positive89% of 133,963 reviews2019
Dev: Keen Software House
Windows
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 96.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Space Engineers is a sandbox engineering game where you design and build ships, stations, and planetary bases in a fully destructible environment. Explore planets and space, mine resources, survive hazards, and engage in combat alone or with friends in Creative or Survival modes.
Why similar: Base Building 22.2%, Sandbox 21.5%, Building 17.1%, Physics 16.7%, Realistic 9.7%
- #26 Totally Accurate Battle Simulator
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 151,370 reviews2021
Dev: Landfall
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 20.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Be the leader of wobblers from ancient lands, spooky places, and fantasy worlds. Watch them fight in simulations made with the wobbliest physics system ever created, make your own wobblers in the unit creator and send your army off to fight your friends in multiplayer.
Why similar: Sandbox 33.6%, Physics 20.1%, Funny 16.3%, Realistic 11.4%, Simulation 10.4%
- #27 Waterpark Simulator
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,709 reviews2025
Dev: CayPlay
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Build and run your own waterpark. Design slides, send guests flying with ragdoll physics, manage staff, and fully customize your park. Turn total madness into a five-star empire in this first-person management simulator!
Why similar: Sandbox 22.9%, Base Building 22.4%, Building 17.8%, Physics 15.2%, Funny 10.9%
- #28 Brickadia
76% matchVery Positive80% of 1,371 reviews2025
Dev: Brickadia, LLC
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 30.8 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 34.9%, Physics 27.3%, Building 25.3%, Third Person 10.6%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #29 Fireworks Mania - An Explosive Simulator
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 7,820 reviews2020
Dev: Laumania ApS
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 19.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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 31.3%, Building 21.2%, Physics 20.1%, Funny 12%, Simulation 7%
- #30 Rover Builder
78% matchMixed68% of 81 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: Science 22.2%, Sandbox 22%, Building 17.2%, Physics 16.2%, 3D Platformer 12.6%
- #31 Nimbatus - Drone Creator
78% matchVery Positive91% of 274 reviews2020
Dev: Stray Fawn Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Use the Nimbatus Drone Creator to construct physically simulated drones and try them out in a virtual testing environment. Do you have what it takes to become a drone engineer?
Why similar: Sandbox 21.1%, Science 19.6%, Simulation 16.4%, Physics 14.6%, Building 10.4%
- #32 Cargo! The Quest for Gravity
79% matchVery Positive80% of 449 reviews2011
Dev: Ice-Pick Lodge
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 45%
Create crazy, yet functional, custom vehicles to solve missions with your own unique style!
Why similar: Sandbox 25.1%, Physics 21.8%, Building 20.3%, Third Person 10%, Simulation 8.4%
- #33 When Ski Lifts Go Wrong
77% matchVery Positive86% of 880 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 23.6%, Sandbox 22.9%, Physics 20.6%, Simulation 11.5%, Funny 11.2%
- #34 Aviassembly
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 9,083 reviews2025
Dev: Jelle Booij
Windows
Median: 6.3 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 26.4%, Building 25.3%, Physics 21.9%, Science 18.6%, Simulation 5.6%
- #35 BONEWORKS
74% matchVery Positive92% of 36,391 reviews2019
Dev: Stress Level Zero
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
BONEWORKS is an Experimental Physics VR Adventure. Use found physics weapons, tools, and objects to fight across dangerous playscapes and mysterious architecture.
Why similar: Physics 24.4%, Sandbox 24.1%, Parkour 18.2%, Realistic 8.4%, Puzzle 7.2%
- #36 Trailmakers
74% matchVery Positive92% of 37,343 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: Sandbox 33.1%, Building 26.3%, Physics 25.9%, Action 9.4%, Singleplayer 5.3%
- #37 Sandbox Anything
76% matchMostly Positive75% of 77 reviews2019
Dev: Fizzostia
Windows
A creative building-like game, where the objective is to throw physics enabled objects to create structures to allow the objective of the level to be completed. Can be a very challenging puzzler or an easy, sit back and relax game. Includes built in Level Editor and extensive Multiplayer functionality.
Why similar: Sandbox 46.6%, Third Person 17.8%, Puzzle 11.9%, Simulation 11.8%, Action 7.7%
- #38 Wobbly Life
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 34,707 reviews2025
Dev: RubberBandGames
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 25.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Wobbly Life is a vibrant open-world physics sandbox. Play with your friends online or in local co-op, with exciting jobs, mini games and wacky story missions. Earn cash to spend in the world on clothes, vehicles and houses. There is a whole Wobbly World out there to explore!
Why similar: Sandbox 39.2%, Physics 20.7%, Funny 18.5%, Simulation 12%, Action 6.1%
- #39 Animal Revolt Battle Simulator
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,751 reviews2022
Dev: VDimension
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 67%
The ultimate physics-based, sandbox battle simulator where you can create funny battles between all sorts of ragdoll creatures! You can also make your own monsters with the unit creator or even join the battles yourself in the first-person mode!
Why similar: Sandbox 36.4%, Physics 24.5%, Funny 16.1%, Simulation 11%, Action 5.2%
- #40 Mechanic Miner
75% 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 26.2%, Science 24.1%, Building 21.8%, Physics 12.8%, Simulation 5.3%
- #41 Heavenly Bodies
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 4,422 reviews2021
Dev: 2pt Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Wrangle the hands and arms of a 1970s space cosmonaut and push, pull and twist your way through an increasingly precarious range of physically simulated stellar scenarios, where without gravity, nothing is still, nothing is secure, and nothing is simple.
Why similar: Physics 25.2%, Puzzle Platformer 20.5%, Difficult 17%, Puzzle 9.9%, Funny 9.8%
- #42 Realistic Ragdoll Sandbox
71% matchVery Positive89% of 480 reviews2024
Dev: RelvasDev
Windows
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 43.2%, Physics 27.3%, Third Person 12.4%, Simulation 11.5%, Action 2.9%
- #43 Deconstruction Simulator
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,479 reviews2025
Dev: Games Incubator
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Sandbox 28%, Building 26.3%, Realistic 13.8%, Physics 11.7%, Simulation 11.2%
- #44 Hello Engineer: Scrap Machines Constructor
73% matchMixed60% of 203 reviews2023
Dev: tinyBuild RigaPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Build incredible machines with scrap parts, navigate the wildest Amusement park rides and challenge iconic creepy Neighbor and his evil bots! Become a true Engineer, solo or with friends!
Why similar: Sandbox 32.9%, Building 26.6%, Physics 24.8%, Simulation 9.1%, Action 4.7%
- #45 Oeuf
70% matchVery Positive95% of 107 reviews2026
Dev: increpare games
Windows · Mac · Linux
3D physics-platformer where you are an egg! Roll, hop and slide your way back home.
Why similar: Parkour 23.1%, 3D Platformer 19.5%, Third Person 13.7%, Physics 11.1%, Simulation 9.4%
- #46 I Am Bread
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 5,944 reviews2015
Dev: Bossa StudiosPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
You are bread. Your mission, become toast! Take on all hazards to deliciousness as you head on an epic adventure in one of the the toughest games ever baked. All of the game modes (including Bagel Race) are now unlocked so there's sure to be something to suit everyone's taste!
Why similar: Physics 20.4%, 3D Platformer 17.4%, Funny 16.1%, Difficult 14.8%, Third Person 11.8%
- #47 Lab Rags
71% matchVery Positive92% of 441 reviews2021
Dev: Salt Mine Studios
Windows
Enjoy failure as it fuels your success in Lab Rags, where you get to use your ragdoll bodies to solve puzzles!
Why similar: Parkour 21.6%, Puzzle Platformer 19.6%, 3D Platformer 17.2%, Platformer 12.5%, Puzzle 9.2%
- #48 Space Engineers 2
68% matchMostly Positive75% of 4,798 reviews2025
Dev: Keen Software House
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Space Engineers 2 is a playable Early Access Alpha sandbox focused on engineering, exploration, and colonization in a fully destructible universe. Design and build ships, stations, and planetary bases while uncovering the story of Miro and Ivan Sokol. Help shape the future of the Almagest system.
Why similar: Sandbox 23.9%, Science 21.5%, Building 18.5%, Physics 16.5%, Realistic 8.8%
- #49 DrainSim
66% matchVery Positive92% of 2,235 reviews2026
Dev: CodePeas
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Dive into DrainSim and seize control of the floods! Clear the city's submerged streets, with a huge range of different tools from rakes to submersible pumps. Embrace the satisfaction of restoring the water flow. Become the city's hero, one drain at a time.
Why similar: Sandbox 33.8%, Physics 24.1%, Realistic 13.9%, Simulation 13.8%, Funny 11.5%
- #50 Super Adventure Hand
68% matchVery Positive98% of 99 reviews2023
Dev: Devm Games
Windows
Hands down the most adventurous and handsome hand in the world! You play as a hand on a gripping handventure where you single-handedly face dangerous obstacles and de-feet a handful of evil feet.
Why similar: Parkour 22.7%, Physics 13.7%, Puzzle Platformer 13.1%, 3D Platformer 12.1%, Platformer 9%
- #51 Realistic Tower Destruction
71% matchMixed65% of 52 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 32.8%, Sandbox 23.4%, Physics 16.9%, Building 15.8%, Indie 11.1%
- #52 RAGDORE
67% matchVery Positive80% of 214 reviews2025
Dev: GreenGO
Windows
RAGDORE is a physics-driven sandbox where limbs fly, bones snap, and movement changes with every injury. Experiment with traps, crushers, trampolines, and more in colorful maps designed for creative destruction and dynamic ragdoll mayhem.
Why similar: Sandbox 33%, Physics 23.7%, Realistic 12.2%, Simulation 9.5%, Building 7.3%
- #53 Stationeers
69% matchVery Positive88% of 9,110 reviews2017
Dev: RocketWerkz
Windows
Median: 9.9 hrsMean: 83.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Stationeers puts you in control of the construction and management of a space station to run by yourself or online with your friends. Complex atmospheric, electrical, manufacturing, agriculture, and gravitational systems require your thought and management at all times!
Why similar: Science 23.2%, Base Building 22.9%, Sandbox 20.6%, Physics 16.7%, Building 16.5%
- #54 Radical Relocation
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 303 reviews2020
Dev: Winglett EntertainmentPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Radical Relocation is an absurd physics-based puzzle game that turns a sleepy neighbourhood into an insane obstacle course! You’ll need flawless planning and nerves of steel to get your belongings from A to B – while they’re stacked and balanced on the roof of your moving vehicle!
Why similar: Sandbox 20.5%, Physics 19%, Third Person 13.7%, Difficult 13.3%, Funny 12.5%
- #55 Fun with Ragdolls Plus
65% matchMostly Positive79% of 199 reviews2026
Dev: Jadon BarnesPub: Fun & Simple
Windows · Mac
A 3D physics platformer with a cinematic story and sandbox chaos! Follow Dummy Danny and Rickie’s journey through a world built on challenges, humor, and a darker truth beneath it all.
Why similar: Sandbox 22%, 3D Platformer 17.1%, Physics 17.1%, Third Person 11.6%, Platformer 10.9%
- #56 Main Assembly
67% matchVery Positive83% of 1,346 reviews2021
Dev: Bad Yolk GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 49%
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: Science 27.1%, Sandbox 24.6%, Building 19.4%, Physics 18.5%, Simulation 7.8%
- #57 Bridge Constructor
69% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,747 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: Physics 30.7%, Building 27.3%, Simulation 22%, Puzzle 13%, Indie 5.1%
- #58 Garry's Mod
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,247,580 reviews2006
Dev: Facepunch StudiosPub: Valve
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 25.5 hrsMean: 288.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Why similar: Sandbox 30.5%, Building 18.6%, Physics 18.4%, Funny 11%, Realistic 6.8%
- #59 Party Maker
68% matchMixed63% of 108 reviews2022
Dev: Forestlight Games
Windows
Builder. Designer. Renovator. Unleash your creativity in over a dozen unique places, get the right equipment, prepare the space, use what you find. Wanna make a crazy party?
Why similar: Base Building 28%, Building 20.6%, Physics 17.8%, Funny 10.2%, Realistic 8.9%