Medieval sandbox sim Noble Legacy will add co-op after “overwhelming” requests
If you’re a Manor Lords enthusiast, fellow medieval city builder and simulation game Noble Legacy is well worth keeping an eye on. It combines those period-based town construction and management…
007 First Light might be a James Bond game, but it’s an IOI sandbox first and foremost
Lots of James Bond games have action in spades, but IOI's 007 First Light seems to be capturing the rest of what makes the character so memorable.
Inside The Blood of Dawnwalker’s narrative sandbox and dual gameplay
I’m Mateusz Tomaszkiewicz, Creative Director at Rebel Wolves, working on The Blood of Dawnwalker — a story-driven, open-world RPG set in 14th-century Europe. We recently showcased a closer look at…
Single-world sandbox MMORPG Bitcraft Online gets friendlier with social overhaul
Take the beating heart of Minecraft - exploring the world, gathering resources, and building a settlement you and your friends can call home. Then infuse it with the MMORPG leveling…
Of Peaks and Tides, a Survival Sandbox Game Inspired by Eastern Mythology, Introduced with Debut Trailer
The last few years have featured a stream of visually impressive titles from Chinese developers coming at a regular clip. That trend continues with Of Peaks and Tides, an open-world…
The Best Sandbox Games To Explore In 2025
Finding the best sandbox game to play can be tough. You want something that offers just the right amount of freedom, combined with a compelling reason to keep crafting or…
Perfecting Minecraft’s most satisfying bit, $5 sandbox game hits 1,000,000 sales
There are increasingly fewer things you can get for just $5 nowadays, but one of 2025’s most simple and satisfying sandbox games makes the cut, and it’s already proven a…
Space Engineers 2 solves power management frustration in the sandbox game sequel
Whether it’s Satisfactory, Astroneer, Factorio, or No Man’s Sky, managing power is one of the most important parts of sandbox games, and Space Engineers 2 is no exception. The sequel…
Huge update turns Steam sandbox game into a mix of Roadcraft and State of Decay
Sandbox games live and die by how much stuff you can do. They can be lean or expansive, massive or tight, but each must offer multiple approaches to the open…
Minecraft-Inspired Sandbox Game Hytale Canceled After A Decade Of Development
Hytale has been canceled by Riot Games and Hypixel Studios a decade after the project first started development.Hypixel Studios' co-founder Aaron Donaghey, better known by the Hytale community as Noxy,…