Games Like The Sandbox Evolution - Craft a 2D Pixel Universe!

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: God Game 37.1% ★, Sandbox 31.9%, Destruction 13.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%, Simulation 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: A premier god-game that allows you to simulate entire civilizations and ecosystems with deep pixel-based interaction.

Falling-sand sandbox game with 500+ elements, chemistry, fire, life, food, and anything you can imagine.

Why similar: God Game 38.5% ★, Sandbox 35.2%, Crafting 11.8%, Simulation 5.7%, 2D 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: A highly detailed element-based sandbox that emphasizes complex chemical reactions and physics simulations.

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 41.2%, Destruction 18.7%, Pixel Graphics 12.2%, Simulation 11.8%, Physics 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: An advanced physics sandbox that focuses on the interaction of hundreds of elements, mirroring the core mechanics of the seed game.

Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.

Why similar: Sandbox 47.3%, Destruction 18.2%, Physics 13.1%, Pixel Graphics 6.8%, 2D 6%

Why You'll Like It: A physics-based sandbox focused on experimentation and destruction, perfect for those who enjoy the chaotic side of The Sandbox Evolution.

Noita is a magical action roguelite set in a world where every pixel is physically simulated. Fight, explore, melt, burn, freeze and evaporate your way through the procedurally generated world using spells you've created yourself.

Why similar: Sandbox 36.8%, Pixel Graphics 18.7%, Physics 18.2%, Crafting 11.7%, 2D 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: A magical action game where every single pixel is simulated, offering incredible destruction and physics-based gameplay.

Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

Why similar: Sandbox 47.2%, Pixel Graphics 14.1%, Crafting 14%, Multiplayer 10.1%, 2D 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: The definitive 2D sandbox experience, offering vast crafting, building, and exploration in a pixel-art world.

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 36.3%, God Game 22.7% ★, Destruction 16.4%, Physics 11.5%, Simulation 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A powerful physics simulator that lets you manipulate celestial bodies and gravity on a cosmic scale.

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 38.1%, Destruction 28.2%, Physics 14.4%, Simulation 10.1%, Multiplayer 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A physics-based building game that challenges you to construct machines to cause destruction in a sandbox environment.

Immerse yourself in a world as exotically beautiful as it is dangerous in this modern God-Game where Nature is the Star!

Why similar: God Game 65.6% ★, Sandbox 23.7%, Simulation 9.2%, Physics 1.4%

Why You'll Like It: A classic god-game centered on manipulating terrain and physics to protect your followers from natural disasters.

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 41.6%, Destruction 28.7%, Physics 12.2%, Multiplayer 9.7%, Simulation 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: A physics-based sandbox that allows you to build vehicles and structures and test them through intense destruction.

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 52.8%, God Game 24.2% ★, Pixel Graphics 9.1%, Simulation 7.8%, Physics 2.4%

Why You'll Like It: The original predecessor that shares the same fundamental pixel-art creative mechanics.

Choose between different factions, with their own set of expendable soldiers, mechas, and weapons. Protect your brain, mine gold, and destroy the enemy cortex in his bunker complex!

Why similar: Sandbox 42%, Physics 17.4%, Pixel Graphics 14.8%, 2D 9.7%, Action 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: A 2D physics-based game featuring destructible terrain and pixel-art combat that feels very similar to the seed game's action elements.

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 51.5%, Crafting 14.8%, Pixel Graphics 13.5%, Multiplayer 8.4%, 2D 6%

Why You'll Like It: A 2D space-faring sandbox that offers deep crafting, building, and exploration mechanics.

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 43.7%, Crafting 18.2%, Physics 15.6%, Multiplayer 11.4%, Simulation 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: A creative sandbox focused on building complex mechanical contraptions with realistic physics.

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 42.3%, Destruction 24.9%, Simulation 13.5%, Physics 10.3%, 2D 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: A specialized physics sandbox that focuses on the destruction and fluid dynamics of sinking structures.

Pixel Worlds is a free-to-play sandbox MMO where players build worlds, craft items, explore dungeons, farm resources, and trade in a player-driven economy, all within a shared online universe rebuilt as a fresh start for a fair and stable long-term experience.

Why similar: Sandbox 47.2%, Pixel Graphics 20%, Multiplayer 10.8%, Crafting 7.5%, 2D 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: A social 2D pixel-art sandbox that allows for building, trading, and community-driven content.

Craft The World is a unique sandbox strategy game, the mix of Dungeon Keeper, Terraria and Dwarf Fortress. Explore a random generated world populated by dangerous creatures, build a dwarf fortress, gather resources, and craft all the items, weapons, and armor you need.

Why similar: Sandbox 48.2%, Crafting 22.2%, God Game 12.7% ★, Multiplayer 5.3%, Simulation 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: A unique blend of god-game and colony simulation where you guide dwarves through a 2D sandbox world.

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 55%, Physics 16.1%, Multiplayer 11.4%, Simulation 9.9%, Action 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: The ultimate physics sandbox that provides endless tools for building, creating, and experimenting with game objects.

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

Why similar: Sandbox 52.9%, Physics 15.2%, Simulation 13.7%, Crafting 10.3%, Multiplayer 4%

Why You'll Like It: A building-focused sandbox that emphasizes physics-based vehicle creation and simulation.

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 29%, Simulation 18.6%, Destruction 17.1%, Crafting 12.4%, Physics 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A simulation game that allows for deep customization and physics-based drone crafting.

Doodle God is an addicting puzzle & world building game where players use logic and ingenuity to create the entire universe. Starting with the basic elements of earth, wind, fire and air players can build a world filled with locomotives, Dragons, skyscrapers, Aliens and more.

Why similar: God Game 45% ★, Sandbox 25.1%, Crafting 12.5%, Simulation 8.5%, 2D 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: A thematic match that focuses on the core concept of combining elements to create new life and technology.

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 33.3%, God Game 20.5% ★, Destruction 19.5%, Physics 11.5%, Simulation 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: A focused sandbox experience dedicated to the realistic simulation of fluid dynamics and destruction.

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: God Game 30.9% ★, Sandbox 30%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%, Physics 10.1%, Simulation 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A 2D physics-based sandbox that provides a simple, open environment for experimentation.

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: God Game 33.1% ★, Sandbox 28.2%, Destruction 20.3%, Physics 10%, Simulation 7%

Why You'll Like It: A casual god-game that provides various tools to destroy structures and environments.

"Falling sand" style particle sandbox, now with circuits and stickmen!

Why similar: God Game 26.4% ★, Sandbox 23.6%, Destruction 15.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%, Physics 7.2%

You are a nomadic slugcat, both predator and prey in a broken ecosystem. Grab your spear and brave the industrial wastes, hunting enough food to survive, but be wary— other, bigger creatures have the same plan... and slugcats look delicious.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 30.3%, Platformer 18.2%, Physics 16.1%, 2D 13.9%, Simulation 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: A complex ecosystem simulation featuring beautiful pixel art and emergent animal behaviors.

Dynamic abstract sandbox universe. Changes and evolves as you do.

Why similar: Sandbox 44.8%, God Game 26.8% ★, Physics 9.2%, Simulation 8.4%, 2D 6%

Why You'll Like It: A physics-based space sandbox where you grow your own solar system through gravitational interaction.

A physics sandbox game for people who like to play with digital toys. Create, control toys and define your goals.

Why similar: Sandbox 35.3%, Destruction 24.1%, Physics 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 12.2%, Simulation 9.1%

A Sandbox Multiplayer Airship Shooting Game.Design battleships with weapons in a "rock paper scissors" mechanic.Shoot or Collide enemy ships into pieces.Challenge players all over the world with ships designed by yourself!

Why similar: Sandbox 62.1%, Multiplayer 16.7%, Crafting 9.8%, Action 5.8%, Indie 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: A multiplayer-focused 2D sandbox that allows players to build and destroy in real-time.

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 49.2%, Physics 18.2%, Simulation 10.6%, Destruction 9.3%, Multiplayer 5.9%

Create your own worlds, build interesting mechanisms and just beautiful buildings, everything depends on your imagination.

Why similar: Sandbox 44.3%, Destruction 16.7%, Simulation 16.4%, Pixel Graphics 13.2%, 2D 7.3%

A sandbox adventure game as big as your imagination.

Why similar: Sandbox 55.6%, Crafting 24.8%, Multiplayer 14.6%, Indie 5%

Pixelum is a whole world made up entirely from interactive pixels. Explore procedurally generated sandbox with advanced physics. Dig and mine, fight mobs, build bases, craft items, and progress throughout the pixel canvas!

Why similar: Sandbox 38%, Simulation 18.5%, Pixel Graphics 12.4%, Physics 11.4%, Action 7.1%

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 37.4%, Destruction 15.9%, Pixel Graphics 14.3%, Physics 13.6%, Simulation 8.8%

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: Sandbox 35.9%, Destruction 31%, Physics 13.8%, Multiplayer 7.7%, Simulation 6.5%

Take Your Creature From Zero To Galactic HeroGet out of your starship and turn your Spore creatures into legendary Space Captains. For the first time, beam down with your allies to take on action-packed, planetside adventures. Complete quests, collect rewards, and even create your own missions.

Why similar: Sandbox 37.4%, God Game 29.9% ★, Simulation 17.6%, Action 5.5%, Multiplayer 5.2%

Dungeons Forever is not just any old platforming puzzle game. It's a possibly endless platforming puzzle game! The levels are created by you, me and everyone else!

Why similar: Action 55.5%, Indie 44.5%

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 41.1%, God Game 22.1% ★, Pixel Graphics 15.2%, Crafting 13.9%, 2D 7.8%

Physics sandbox game that uses a graphics card as a supercomputer. Change the laws of physics, design mechanisms, create A-Life worlds and inhabit them with living beings, experiment with evolution and AI.

Why similar: Sandbox 51.1%, Physics 19.2%, Simulation 18.2%, 2D 6.9%, Indie 4.6%

Your blocks, your castle, your world! Build anything you can dream up and explore with other players! Cubic Castles is a mini-MMO that combines the best of block-building and 3D platform action! Create fantastic parkour challenges, explore worlds made by other players, or even make friend!

Why similar: Sandbox 57.6%, Crafting 20.4%, Multiplayer 16.1%, Indie 2.4%, Action 2.2%

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 43.3%, Destruction 18.9%, Physics 13.5%, Multiplayer 11.1%, Simulation 8%

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 72.6%, Physics 23.2%, Action 4.3%

The Metaverse Construction Kit is a virtual environment to construct your own 3D creations. Use the twenty-four structural elements to define your structures and then style your creations with sixty-four material types like organics, metals, minerals, and composites. Then Publish!

Why similar: Sandbox 68.4%, Simulation 13.7%, Multiplayer 8%, Crafting 5.8%, Indie 4.1%

Build anything from characters that run around to mighty machines that drive, blast, crawl, and fly! Then play with your creations in action-packed games, share what you’ve built with your friends, and explore creations made by people all over the world!

Why similar: God Game 40.6% ★, Sandbox 40.6%, Simulation 11%, Action 4.2%, Indie 3.7%

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: Sandbox 29.2%, God Game 27.4% ★, Destruction 22.6%, Physics 10.4%, Simulation 7.4%

The main purpose of this game is showing and watching machines made out of blocks. Some of the game-modes allow you to battle or race against other players. (testing phase) You can create your original machine with ease by reassembling those machines that are distributed, or by using the automatic control block.

Why similar: Sandbox 65.3%, Multiplayer 16%, Simulation 13.5%, Indie 3.8%, Action 1.4%

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: God Game 42.5% ★, Sandbox 33.1%, Multiplayer 8.4%, Simulation 8.2%, Physics 7.7%

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 64.3%, Multiplayer 20.6%, Action 9.2%, Indie 5.9%

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 64.8%, 2D 10.2%, Action 9.6%, Multiplayer 7.8%, Indie 7.6%

Shape breathtaking worlds in Terra Firma 2, a vast simulation where your creations evolve through the forces of nature. Sculpt the land, then watch as weather, erosion, and life itself transform your world into a dynamic, living ecosystem- right down to every plant and creature.

Why similar: God Game 36.5% ★, Sandbox 31.6%, Physics 10.7%, Destruction 9.5%, Simulation 8.8%

Pyroworks is a free-to-play online multiplayer game containing fireworks from real-life companies from all over the globe. You can choose to make your own show, cause destruction and chaos or simulate new years. Don't miss out on playing with your friends - the most fun part.

Why similar: Sandbox 52.3%, Destruction 15.5%, Multiplayer 13.8%, Simulation 13.3%, Action 3.1%

Growtopia is a 2D sandbox game, that brings together millions of players in an expansive pixel world. Collaborate in building anything you can imagine, become anyone you want to be, and delve into numerous mini-games. Unleash your creativity and join the massive universe in Growtopia today!

Why similar: Sandbox 47.8%, Pixel Graphics 14.7%, Simulation 13.1%, Crafting 12.9%, 2D 8.9%

Dive into a sandbox full of action and customization! Choose from different game modes like deathmatch, conquest, king of the hill, zombie survival and many more. Create your own scenarios and content in the easy to use in-game editors or use one of the 50k+ workshop items from other players...

Why similar: Sandbox 58.1%, Simulation 13.9%, Physics 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 7%, Action 5.5%

Play god and create your own world in this complex simulation. Plate tectonics, wind and water erosion and plant life all develop and interact to produce a world that is viewable from a single tree to kilometres across.

Why similar: God Game 38.9% ★, Sandbox 28.4%, Destruction 13.1%, Simulation 12.8%, Physics 6.7%

Paint on any surfaces with numerous tools in Creative Space — a free sandbox version of SuchArt: Genius Artist Simulator. Create masterpieces, complete commissions, and decorate your studio in the most advanced artist sim!

Why similar: Sandbox 55.2%, Physics 17.5%, Simulation 16.6%, Multiplayer 8.1%, Indie 2.6%

Asteria is a fast paced indie platformer, wrapped up in a sandbox sci-fi world where everything is destructible, mineable, collectable, craftable and creatable.

Why similar: Sandbox 48.8%, Crafting 17.1%, Platformer 12.3%, Indie 8.6%, Action 6.7%

Become a God, build a civilization. In this dynamic Roguelite God Simulator, guide human civilization on a procedurally generated pixel world. Watch your people grow, defend them against heretics, and build an immortal legacy.

Why similar: God Game 42.5% ★, Sandbox 33.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%, Simulation 8.7%, 2D 5.1%