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2008PC96 % positive30.49 €

A space sandbox where you create, alter and destroy planets, stars and entire galaxies with realistic gravity, collisions and climate simulation. It is about free experimentation and wonder rather than goals or story.

  • Sandbox with your own goals
  • Open world
  • Lavish presentation
  • Cosy, great for unwinding
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Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Universe Sandbox special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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SpaceEngine

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2019PC96 % positive28.99 €

Brings what grabs you about Universe Sandbox: a sandbox with your own goals, an open world and lavish production.

A realistic space simulator and planetarium that lets you freely fly through a procedurally generated universe built on real astronomical catalogs, landing on planets and even traveling through time.

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Dyson Sphere Program

Sci-fi setting

A space factory-automation game where you build production chains across multiple planets and ultimately wrap a star in a Dyson sphere. The appeal lies in optimizing sprawling logistics networks on a galactic scale.

Everything

Cosy, great for unwinding

This meditative sandbox lets you become any object in the universe, from animals to planets to galaxies, and drift freely through it all. Lectures by philosopher Alan Watts accompany a goal-free, contemplative journey.

Solar 2

Cosy, great for unwinding

You control a celestial body in an abstract sandbox universe, growing from a tiny asteroid into planets, stars and even black holes. Its relaxed, free-form play encourages experimentation.

Chunky Orbits

Cosy, great for unwinding

A relaxed gravity sandbox where you toss boulders into space and watch them pull on each other and orbit. There are no goals, just experimenting and wonder.

Simple Rockets

Sci-fi setting

A simplified 2D rocket-building sandbox in the spirit of Kerbal Space Program, where you design your own rockets and explore space using realistic orbital mechanics.

Slow Roads

Cosy, great for unwinding

A calming browser-based driving game where you cruise endless procedurally generated country roads with no goals or time pressure. Perfect for unwinding with your own music, shifting scenery and changing times of day.

Planet Crafter

Sci-fi setting

You terraform a hostile planet by gathering resources, building bases and machines, and watching a barren wasteland slowly gain atmosphere, water and life. The blend of calm survival and visible, large-scale progress is what makes it special.

Microsoft Flight Simulator

Lavish presentation

An astonishingly realistic flight simulator that lets you fly across the entire planet using satellite imagery and live-style weather. From light planes to airliners, every flight feels authentic and demanding.

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