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2016 PCXbox 14.99 € 👍 92 % Very positive, 164,906 reviews on Steam

A colorful 2D sandbox adventure where you hop between procedurally generated planets to mine, build, farm, found colonies and fight, solo or with friends. There is a main quest, but the real draw is the near-endless freedom of roaming the galaxy.

What defines Starbound:

  • Open world
  • Lots to discover
  • Sci-fi setting
  • Cosy, great for unwinding

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Cubic Odyssey

93 %

2025 PCPlayStationXbox −60 % 24.99 € 9.99 € 👍 72 % Mostly positive, 1,509 reviews on Steam

  • Open world
  • Lots to discover
  • Sci-fi setting

A voxel-style space adventure where you explore colorful planets, craft tools and build vehicles while fighting the Red Darkness. The focus is on discovery, crafting and tinkering in a large universe.

No Man's Sky

Open world

A near-infinite procedurally generated universe where you hop freely between vivid alien planets, gather resources, build bases and upgrade your ships. Years of free updates have turned it into a relaxed sci-fi sandbox with optional co-op.

Creativerse

Cosy, great for unwinding

A colorful sandbox survival game about gathering, crafting and building elaborate structures. You explore a procedurally generated voxel world full of caves, biomes and creatures, solo or with friends.

TerraTech

Open world

You assemble custom vehicles from blocks to mine resources, build bases and fight your way across a procedurally generated planet. The appeal lies in creative tinkering and testing your own contraptions.

Astroneer

Open world

As an astronaut you explore colorful planets, reshape terrain like clay with your terrain tool, and build bases with automated production chains. A relaxed mix of discovery, gathering and tinkering, solo or in co-op.

Scrap Mechanic

Open world

A colorful physics sandbox where you engineer your own vehicles and contraptions from parts. Its survival mode has you and friends scavenging and farming on a planet overrun by hostile Farmbots.

Voidtrain

Open world

You build and expand a train that travels through strange dimensions, gathering resources along the way to craft weapons and upgrade your carriages. This survival adventure can be played solo or with up to four players.

Terraria

Strong character progression

A 2D sandbox adventure where you dig, build and craft while ever-tougher bosses unlock new gear tiers and biomes. Its huge item pool and hidden secrets make it a near-endless experience, especially with friends.

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