Best sandbox games on Steam
Games that hand you the toys and get out of the way. Ranked by review score weighted by how many reviews stand behind it, not by the raw percentage. A game with 40,000 reviews at 92% places above one with 210 at 96%, because a small crowd of enthusiasts is not the same thing as a verdict.
40 games, best first
ranked by weighted review score
98%#1Stardew Valley
98%#2People Playground
98%#3RimWorld
98%−75%#4Slime Rancher
97%#5Terraria
98%#6Totally Accurate Battle Simulator
98%#7Mount & Blade: Warband
98%#8Factorio
97%#9BeamNG.drive
97%#10Bloons TD 6
97%#11Satisfactory
97%#12Subnautica
97%−50%#13Garry's Mod
97%#14The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
97%#15Dyson Sphere Program
97%#16POSTAL 2
97%#17WEBFISHING
97%#18Oxygen Not Included
96%#19Counter-Strike: Source
97%#20Don't Starve
97%#21Ravenfield
96%#22Fallout: New Vegas
96%#23The Forest
96%#24Teardown
97%#25Blade and Sorcery
96%#26Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition
96%#27PowerWash Simulator
96%#28Kerbal Space Program
97%#29Wobbly Life
96%−50%#30The Planet Crafter
96%#31Kenshi
96%#32Tabletop Simulator
97%#33Fields of Mistria
96%#34Your Only Move Is HUSTLE
95%#35Don't Starve Together
98%#36VTOL VR
95%#37The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
96%#38Saints Row: The Third
96%#39Abiotic Factor
95%#40Palworld
The badge on each cover is the share of Steam reviews that are positive. Only games with at least 200reviews are eligible, and the order weights that share by how many reviews back it, so a large review count beats a slightly higher percentage from a small one. Prices are today’s US Steam prices and update hourly; player counts are live from Coilr’s own tracking.