The Best Cooperative sandbox Games

Update : Tinkerlands added at rank #20.
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Wobbly Life (2020)

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early access PC Windows Nintendo Switch Xbox One Playstation 4

Wobbly Life is a lively open world physics sandbox. Play with your friends online and in local co-op, discovering jobs, mini games and story missions. Earn cash to spend in the world on clothes, vehicles and houses. There is a whole wobbly world out there to explore!

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  • sandbox
  • cooperative
  • open-world
  • physics
  • local
  • split-screen
  • multiplayer
  • simulation
  • online
  • family-friendly
  • funny

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My Little Universe (2021)

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Xbox One Playstation 4 Mac OS IOS iPhone Android PC Windows Nintendo Switch Xbox Series X IOS iPhone (IOS iPhone) j Playstation 5 Xbox Series X/s

Stranded on a barren moon with nothing but your tools, fuelless ship, and celestial powers of creation, you are destined to recreate what was once lost and be the hero of your own Little Universe! Don't forget to call in up to three of your friends to join your journey in the Splitscreen Co-op Mode!


  • mining
  • relaxing
  • 2.5d
  • dungeon-crawler
  • sandbox
  • character
  • space
  • crafting
  • cooperative
  • rich
  • survival
  • mythology
  • split-screen
  • exploration
  • minimalist

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Main Assembly (2020)

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PC Windows

You’re the designer, engineer and architect if you can imagine it you can create it! Construct robots of any shape or size from eight-legged spider bots to eerie UFO contraptions.


  • programming
  • artificial
  • intelligence
  • automation
  • cooperative
  • science
  • building
  • immersive
  • 3d
  • logic
  • robots
  • crafting
  • character
  • simulation
  • sandbox

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Factorio (2020)

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PC Windows Linux Mac OS Nintendo Switch

Factorio is an absorbing factory management game. You play the role of a handy person who needs to build a rocket and craft almost anything with little more than spit and elbow grease. Automation is the key to success as you establish production chains and assembly lines to make sure all the hard work is done for you.


What we like:
  • Complex puzzle-solving
  • Open-ended gameplay
  • Automation mechanics
  • Creative assembly lines
  • Captivating story
What could be improved:
  • Tedious combat
  • Limited environmental resources
  • Environmental consequences of mass manufacturing

  • automation
  • management
  • base-building
  • construction
  • resource-management
  • robots
  • crafting
  • simulation
  • trains
  • sandbox
  • multiplayer
  • empire
  • cooperative
  • survival
  • resource

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Portal Knights (2017)

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Android PC Windows Xbox One IOS iPhone

Embark on an epic adventure in Portal Knights, where you craft, battle, and build your way through a fantastical world of floating islands. Forge your path, conquer the Hollow King, and restore light to a land shrouded in darkness. Dive in alone or team up with friends to become the ultimate hero in a land of endless possibilities!


What we like:
  • Vibrant, engaging sandbox world
  • Diverse combat classes and enemies
  • Deep crafting and building systems
  • Exciting multiplayer and co-op gameplay
  • Expansive worlds with unique challenges
What could be improved:
  • Repetitive resource gathering
  • Clunky inventory management

  • crafting
  • rpg
  • sandbox
  • cooperative
  • boss
  • combat
  • dungeon
  • adventure
  • boss-fight
  • 3d

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Garry's Mod (2004)

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PC Windows Linux Mac OS

Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

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  • sandbox
  • physics
  • moddable
  • cooperative
  • first-person
  • building

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Astroneer (2019)

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PC Windows IOS iPhone Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 Xbox One

Embark on a cosmic journey in Astroneer, where you can shape worlds to your heart's content. Dig, build, and survive in a sandbox universe, creating bases and vehicles with friends. Uncover mysteries and enjoy a crafting odyssey across vibrant planets—your space adventure awaits!


What we like:
  • Engaging crafting and building mechanics
  • Vibrant, immersive worlds
  • Relaxing, open-ended gameplay
  • Satisfying cooperative multiplayer
  • Regular updates with new content
What could be improved:
  • Occasional control and camera issues

  • survival
  • crafting
  • sandbox
  • open-world
  • cooperative
  • exploration
  • space
  • drop-in
  • drop-out
  • base-building
  • resource
  • adventure

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Necesse (2019)

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early access Linux Mac OS PC Windows

Necesse is an open-world, top-down sandbox game with a huge amount of potential. Explore procedurally generated islands, build towns, recruit settlers and complete quests - either on your own or with friends. There are forest, snow, swamp and desert biomes to discover as well as mobs and boss battles to fight. The crafting recipes are intuitive and the base building is fun and easy to learn.

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What we like:
  • Procedurally generated world of islands
  • Mobs to fight
  • Boss battles
  • Intuitive crafting recipes
  • Base building system
  • Online multiplayer
What could be improved:
  • Not much verticality in the build system yet
  • Minimal cosmetic changes for builds
  • Some bullet hell elements during boss fights

  • crafting
  • survival
  • open-world
  • cooperative
  • colony
  • building
  • sandbox
  • pixel
  • exploration
  • survival-craft
  • replay-value
  • 2d
  • multiplayer
  • farming
  • online

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Scrap Mechanic (2016)

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early access Android PC Windows

Enter the creative paradise of Scrap Mechanic! Build fantastic machines, go on adventures with your friends and defend against waves of evil Farmbots in this imaginative multiplayer survival sandbox. With Scrap Mechanic’s powerful creation tools you can engineer your own adventures!


  • building
  • sandbox
  • survival
  • crafting
  • open-world
  • base-building
  • physics
  • simulation
  • cooperative
  • moddable
  • third-person
  • multiplayer

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Garden Paws (2018)

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Mac OS Nintendo Switch PC Windows

You have inherited your grandparents farm as they set off to travel the world. Work with Frank at the local construction shop to finish off the final touches on your new home. Aid Frank and Mayor Wilson in building up the town so it may reach it's full potential.


  • farming
  • agriculture
  • wholesome
  • cozy
  • crafting
  • moddable
  • building
  • sandbox
  • cooperative
  • relaxing
  • simulation
  • family-friendly
  • cartoony
  • cute
  • exploration

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