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2012PC55 % positive

The Sandbox is a 2D sandbox where over 200 interacting physics elements let you build worlds, pixel art, chain reactions and electric circuits. You can craft elaborate contraptions or simply play with the physics.

  • Sandbox with your own goals
  • Building and crafting
  • Puzzles and brain teasers
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The closest matches for The Sandbox are Poly Bridge, Tile Cities and BalanCity. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes The Sandbox special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Poly Bridge

93 %Match

2016PCNintendo Switch91 % positive8.19 €

  • Sandbox with your own goals
  • Building and crafting
  • Puzzles and brain teasers

A physics-based bridge-building puzzler where you design structures on a budget so vehicles can cross safely. The sandbox and Steam Workshop support offer nearly endless levels and room to experiment.

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Tile Cities

Gameplay comes before story

A relaxed city-building puzzle where you arrange randomly generated city tiles into attractive maps, matching colors and connecting tram lines. A creative mode lets you build freely without limits.

BalanCity

Gameplay comes before story

A blend of city building and Jenga: you stack buildings on a wobbly platform to build the tallest city without it toppling. Besides free build, there are missions and scenarios.

Engare

Gameplay comes before story

Engare is a meditative puzzle toy about movement and geometry, where you build simple machines and watch their repeating motions unfold. Part puzzle, part drawing tool, it invites you to let your geometric imagination run free.

Poly Bridge 3

Bright, upbeat tone

A physics-based puzzle game where you engineer bridges to carry vehicles safely across gaps. The campaign, sandbox mode and mod support encourage plenty of tinkering and creative, often hilarious solutions.

Factory Town

Sandbox with your own goals

A relaxed factory-building game where you automate and optimize a village on procedurally generated 3D terrain using conveyors, railways and marble-run chutes to keep your residents supplied with goods.

Shapez

Sandbox with your own goals

You build factories on an infinite map that automatically cut, rotate, paint and stack geometric shapes. It rewards clever layout design and optimization, with no combat or time pressure.

MineMogul

Sandbox with your own goals

A physics-based automation sandbox where you dig up resources underground and build your own factory with machines and conveyors. The chaotic physics make for relaxed yet tricky optimization fun.

Gamecraft

Gameplay comes before story

A sandbox game-maker where you build physics-based games from blocks and components without coding, and play creations shared by the community.

Retro Gadgets

Sandbox with your own goals

A creative retro-styled sandbox where you design, wire and program your own gadgets using Lua, then share them with the community. Ideal for tinkerers who like to experiment at their own pace.

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