# Games like 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.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Teardown](https://imho.run/games/1167630/teardown) — A frequent pick in The Sandbox players' libraries, and another Action. 73,315 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1167630/)
2. [Universe Sandbox](https://imho.run/games/230290/universe-sandbox) — Also God Game, like The Sandbox. 18,850 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/230290/)
3. [SPORE™](https://imho.run/games/17390/spore) — Also God Game, like The Sandbox. 37,494 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/17390/)
4. [People Playground](https://imho.run/games/1118200/people-playground) — Shares creative sandbox with The Sandbox. 172,865 Steam reviews, 99% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1118200/)
5. [Scribblenauts Unlimited](https://imho.run/games/218680/scribblenauts-unlimited) — Same whimsical mood as The Sandbox. 5,282 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/218680/)
6. [Goat Simulator](https://imho.run/games/265930/goat-simulator) — A frequent pick in The Sandbox players' libraries, and another Indie. 30,042 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/265930/)
7. [Solar 2](https://imho.run/games/97000/solar-2) — Also God Game, like The Sandbox. 1,141 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/97000/)
8. [Reus](https://imho.run/games/222730/reus) — A frequent pick in The Sandbox players' libraries, and another Strategy. 2,406 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/222730/)
9. [Starbound](https://imho.run/games/211820/starbound) — Same atmospheric mood as The Sandbox. 51,728 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/211820/)
10. [Doodle God](https://imho.run/games/348360/doodle-god) — Also God Game, like The Sandbox. 428 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/348360/)
11. [Sandboxels](https://imho.run/games/3664820/sandboxels) — Also God Game, like The Sandbox. 535 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3664820/)
12. [Dig or Die](https://imho.run/games/315460/dig-or-die) — A frequent pick in The Sandbox players' libraries, and another RPG. 2,032 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/315460/)
13. [Everything](https://imho.run/games/582270/everything) — Also God Game, like The Sandbox. 2,292 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/582270/)
14. [Craft The World](https://imho.run/games/248390/craft-the-world) — Same whimsical mood as The Sandbox. 4,576 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/248390/)
15. [SHIPS AT WAR](https://imho.run/games/1557420/ships-at-war) — Shares creative sandbox with The Sandbox. 299 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1557420/)
16. [Scrap Mechanic](https://imho.run/games/387990/scrap-mechanic) — A frequent pick in The Sandbox players' libraries, and another Action. 122,038 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/387990/)
17. [Wobbledogs](https://imho.run/games/1424330/wobbledogs) — Shares physics based interaction with The Sandbox. 11,387 Steam reviews, 99% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1424330/)
18. [Marble World](https://imho.run/games/1491340/marble-world) — Also God Game, like The Sandbox. 1,094 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1491340/)
19. [Planet Coaster 2](https://imho.run/games/2688950/planet-coaster-2) — Also God Game, like The Sandbox. 7,716 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2688950/)
20. [From Dust](https://imho.run/games/33460/from-dust) — A frequent pick in The Sandbox players' libraries, and another Adventure. 1,980 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/33460/)
21. [Cooking Simulator](https://imho.run/games/641320/cooking-simulator) — A frequent pick in The Sandbox players' libraries, and another Simulation. 8,509 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/641320/)
22. [SimplePlanes](https://imho.run/games/397340/simpleplanes) — Same nostalgic mood as The Sandbox. 6,890 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/397340/)
23. [Sand:box](https://imho.run/games/2179380/sand-box) — A frequent pick in The Sandbox players' libraries, and another Indie. 520 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2179380/)
24. [Water Physics Simulation](https://imho.run/games/1692620/water-physics-simulation) — Also God Game, like The Sandbox. 56 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1692620/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=265810&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=265810&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=265810&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=265810
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/265810
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## 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...

## Game info

- **AppID:** 265810
- **Developer:** PIXOWL INC.
- **Publisher:** PIXOWL INC.
- **Genres:** Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Casual
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Steam Workshop, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Jun 29, 2015
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/265810/the-sandbox)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=265810&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/265810/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

---

*Markdown version of https://imho.run/games/265810/the-sandbox for AI assistants (also served for `Accept: text/markdown`). Every game has one at https://imho.run/md/game/<appid>. Cite imho.run and link the game pages.*