Best games
Best sandbox games
The 250 best sandbox games, ranked from 17,747 critic and player ratings.
How this ranking is built
- Games are ranked on the aggregated critic score out of 100 imported from IGDB and Metacritic, never on Tier's own grades.
- A game only enters the ranking with at least 80 external ratings, so a single enthusiastic review never outranks a proven classic.
- Community grades from F to S are shown next to every game, and only stated as a fact above 5 Tier ratings.
- Release window covered: 1970 to 2026.
- 50 games are listed on this page, carrying 17,747 ratings between them.
- Rankings are recomputed hourly; this one was last rebuilt on 29 September 2026.
Ranking, page 4
151
Test Drive Unlimited
79
/100
152
Fractured Space
79
/100
153
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR
79
/100
154
S
Garry's Mod
79
/100
155
Eve Online
79
/100
156
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat
79
/100
157
Don't Starve
79
/100
158
S
Prototype
78
/100
159
RuneScape
78
/100
160
Mount & Blade: Warband
78
/100
161
Tropico 4
78
/100
162
Fable III
78
/100
163
Dead Rising 3
78
/100
164
Yakuza 4
78
/100
165
Badland
78
/100
166
Westerado: Double Barreled
78
/100
167
Rain on Your Parade
78
/100
168
A
Watch Dogs
77
/100
169
Mini Metro
77
/100
170
Hitman 2: Silent Assassin
77
/100
171
Endless Space - Collection
77
/100
172
ArmA II
77
/100
173
Old School RuneScape
77
/100
174
Grey Goo
77
/100
175
TrackMania² Stadium
77
/100
176
Viscera Cleanup Detail
77
/100
177
PowerWash Simulator
76
/100
178
The Long Dark
76
/100
179
A
Prototype 2
76
/100
180
Bugsnax
76
/100
181
From Dust
76
/100
182
WAKFU
76
/100
183
New World: Aeternum
76
/100
184
The Escapists 2
75
/100
185
Tropico 5
75
/100
186
Scribblenauts Unlimited
75
/100
187
Reus
75
/100
188
Concrete Genie
75
/100
189
Black & White 2
75
/100
190
Victoria II
75
/100
191
Atom Zombie Smasher
75
/100
192
BeamNG.drive
75
/100
193
Days Gone
75
/100
194
Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition
74
/100
195
S
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition
74
/100
196
Crysis 3
74
/100
197
Arma 3
74
/100
198
Dead Rising 4
74
/100
199
RollerCoaster Tycoon 2: Triple Thrill Pack
74
/100
200
Tokyo Jungle
74
/100
Test Drive Unlimited
79
/100
152
Fractured Space
79
/100
153
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR
79
/100
154
S
Garry's Mod
79
/100
155
Eve Online
79
/100
156
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat
79
/100
157
Don't Starve
79
/100
158
S
Prototype
78
/100
159
RuneScape
78
/100
160
Mount & Blade: Warband
78
/100
161
Tropico 4
78
/100
162
Fable III
78
/100
163
Dead Rising 3
78
/100
164
Yakuza 4
78
/100
165
Badland
78
/100
166
Westerado: Double Barreled
78
/100
167
Rain on Your Parade
78
/100
168
A
Watch Dogs
77
/100
169
Mini Metro
77
/100
170
Hitman 2: Silent Assassin
77
/100
171
Endless Space - Collection
77
/100
172
ArmA II
77
/100
173
Old School RuneScape
77
/100
174
Grey Goo
77
/100
175
TrackMania² Stadium
77
/100
176
Viscera Cleanup Detail
77
/100
177
PowerWash Simulator
76
/100
178
The Long Dark
76
/100
179
A
Prototype 2
76
/100
180
Bugsnax
76
/100
181
From Dust
76
/100
182
WAKFU
76
/100
183
New World: Aeternum
76
/100
184
The Escapists 2
75
/100
185
Tropico 5
75
/100
186
Scribblenauts Unlimited
75
/100
187
Reus
75
/100
188
Concrete Genie
75
/100
189
Black & White 2
75
/100
190
Victoria II
75
/100
191
Atom Zombie Smasher
75
/100
192
BeamNG.drive
75
/100
193
Days Gone
75
/100
194
Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition
74
/100
195
S
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition
74
/100
196
Crysis 3
74
/100
197
Arma 3
74
/100
198
Dead Rising 4
74
/100
199
RollerCoaster Tycoon 2: Triple Thrill Pack
74
/100
200
Tokyo Jungle
74
/100