Recommendations
20 games like Sandcastle
Games that share Sandcastle's genres, themes and feel — upcoming and already out.
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ShantyTown
ShantyTown is a relaxing diorama-building game about finding beauty in everyday chaos. Bring new locations to life, stack your urban buildings high, and fill each little nook and cranny with your own touch. Even…
SimulatorIndieSandbox- PC
- Mac
- 2

Internet Cafe Simulator
Internet Cafe Simulator is an internet cafe business simulation game. Build the best internet café in the world!
SimulatorIndieSandbox- PC
- Android
- 3

Map Map: A Game About Maps
Embark on a cozy treasure hunt as cartographer of an adventure crew. Use your sense of direction to make maps, help your companions and explore idyllic islands.
SimulatorIndie- PC
- 4

Star Citizen
Star Citizen is a sandbox open-world MMO "SpaceSim" by Cloud Imperium Games. Explore the 'verse, fight, trade, and more when you play Star Citizen!
SimulatorIndieSandbox- PC
- 5

No Man's Sky
No Man's Sky is an action-adventure survival game set in a procedurally generated universe containing over 18 quintillion planets. Players explore star systems, gather resources, trade with alien species, and upgrade…
SimulatorIndieSandbox- PC
- PS5
- Xbox
- +6
- 6

Stardew Valley
Stardew Valley is an open-ended country-life RPG! You’ve inherited your grandfather’s old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to…
SimulatorIndieSandbox- PC
- Switch 2
- Switch
- +8
- 7

Terraria
Terraria is a 2D sandbox action-adventure game with platforming and role-playing elements. Players create a character and are placed in a procedurally generated world where they mine resources, craft equipment, build…
SimulatorIndieSandbox- PC
- Switch
- PS4
- +10
- 8

Garry's Mod
Garry's Mod is a physics-based sandbox game built on Valve's Source engine. In its base mode, there are no objectives. Players can spawn non-player characters, ragdolls, and props, then manipulate them using a physics…
SimulatorIndieSandbox- PC
- Mac
- Linux
- 9

DayZ
DayZ is a hardcore open-world survival game with only one rule: stay alive, no matter what. How long can you survive a post-apocalyptic world? A land overrun with an infected "zombie" population, where you compete with…
SimulatorIndieSandbox- PC
- PS5
- Xbox
- +3
- 10

Hytale
Hytale combines the scope of a sandbox with the depth of a roleplaying game, immersing players in a procedurally generated world where teetering towers and deep dungeons promise rich rewards throughout their…
SimulatorIndieSandbox- PC
- Mac
- Linux
- 11

Project Zomboid
Project Zomboid is the ultimate in zombie survival. Alone or in MP: you loot, build, craft, fight, farm and fish in a struggle to survive. A hardcore RPG skillset, a vast map, a massively customisable sandbox and a…
SimulatorIndieSandbox- PC
- Mac
- Linux
- 12

Ark: Survival Evolved
Ark: Survival Evolved is an open-world action-adventure survival game where players awaken stranded on a mysterious island populated by dinosaurs, prehistoric creatures, and mythical beasts. Gameplay revolves around…
SimulatorIndieSandbox- PC
- Xbox
- Switch
- +6
- 13

Graveyard Keeper
Graveyard Keeper is the most inaccurate medieval cemetery management sim of the year. Build & manage your own graveyard while finding shortcuts to cut costs, expand into entertainment with witch-burning festivals, and…
SimulatorIndieSandbox- PC
- Switch
- PS4
- +5
- 14

Kerbal Space Program
In Kerbal Space Program, take charge of the space program for the alien race known as the Kerbals. You have access to an array of parts to assemble fully-functional spacecraft that flies (or doesn’t) based on realistic…
SimulatorIndieSandbox- PC
- Switch
- PS4
- +4
- 15

Factorio
You will be mining resources, researching technologies, building infrastructure, automating production and fighting enemies. Use your imagination to design your factory, combine simple elements into ingenious…
SimulatorIndieSandbox- PC
- Switch 2
- Switch
- +2
- 16

Noita
Noita is a magical action roguelite set in a world where every pixel is physically simulated. Fight, explore, melt, burn, freeze and evaporate your way through the procedurally generated world using spells you've…
SimulatorIndieSandbox- PC
- 17

House Flipper
House Flipper is a unique chance to become the one-man renovating crew. You've got to earn it around here before you purchase your first property. No worries though! Luckily, there's plenty of work at your fingertips!…
SimulatorIndieSandbox- PC
- Switch
- PS4
- +2
- 18

Raft
Raft throws you and your friends into an epic oceanic adventure! Alone or together, players battle to survive a perilous voyage across a vast sea! Gather debris, scavenge reefs and build your own floating home, but be…
SimulatorIndieSandbox- PC
- PS5
- Xbox
- 19

Ark: Survival Ascended
Ark: Survival Ascended is a next-generation remaster of our beloved ARK: Survival Evolved, harnessing the power of Unreal Engine 5. The base game will include SOTF and all the Ark: Survival Evolved DLC maps (which will…
SimulatorIndieSandbox- PC
- PS5
- Xbox
- 20

The Long Dark
Welcome to The Long Dark, the innovative exploration-survival experience Wired magazine calls "the pinnacle of an entire genre". The game is a thoughtful, exploration-survival experience that challenges solo players to…
SimulatorIndieSandbox- PC
- PS5
- Xbox
- +5