Rank 01Games like The Sandbox
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- Updated May 4, 2026
Players who liked The Sandbox also play
The closest matches to The Sandbox: Teardown, Universe Sandbox, SPORE™, People Playground, and Scribblenauts Unlimited. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02- $20.09 (Price checked Nov 2)
- Deck Playable
- 2015
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People Playground
Why this: Shares creative sandbox with The Sandbox.
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Solar 2
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as The Sandbox.
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- Released: 2015
- Developer: PIXOWL INC.
- Price: $4.99checked Oct 31
- 51% of 349 reviews
- Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Casual
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Endless creative possibilities
- Experiment with emergent chain reactions
- Pixel art nostalgia for falling sand fans
- Atmospheric
- Nostalgic
- Whimsical
More games like The Sandbox, sliced differently
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Goat Simulator
Why this: Same whimsical mood as The Sandbox.
Solar 2
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as The Sandbox.
About The Sandbox
The closest matches to The Sandbox: Teardown, Universe Sandbox, SPORE™, People Playground, and Scribblenauts Unlimited. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If The Sandbox is your kind of game, the closest matches are Teardown, Universe Sandbox and SPORE™ — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, nostalgic and whimsical, and single out its creative sandbox and element simulation. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
About The Sandbox: 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...
Is The Sandbox worth buying?
Players are split
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 51% of 349 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $4.99 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 5 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 4 h before their negative review.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Endless creative possibilities
- Experiment with emergent chain reactions
- Pixel art nostalgia for falling sand fans
- Sculpt worlds from simulated elements
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Interesting concept, but unfortunately is buggy and tends to crash. Also, the Devs have abandoned this game, so don't expect any fixes.”
“This game crashes every 20 minutes for no absolute reason. But it atleast has some content which makes it semi okay. Honestly, the steam version runs WAY better than the mobile version since the mobile version crashes 2 minutes after the…”
People who play it also play: Teardown, Universe Sandbox, SPORE™
Mobile version
The Sandbox is also on App Store. What the store pages declare:
- App Store in-app purchases: (checked 2026-11-08, source)
- App Store privacy label: no "Data Used to Track You" (checked 2026-11-08, source)
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Frequently asked about The Sandbox
Can I run it?
How much does The Sandbox cost?
The Sandbox is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to The Sandbox?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Sandbox are Teardown, Universe Sandbox, SPORE™.
Who developed The Sandbox?
The Sandbox was developed by PIXOWL INC..