The Best Rpg sandbox Games for Nintendo Switch

Update : Tinkertown added at rank #11.
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DRAGON QUEST BUILDERS 2 (2018)

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Nintendo Switch Android Xbox One PC Windows Playstation 4

Embark on an epic journey to rebuild destroyed lands and battle against the evil Children of Hargon in the open-world fantasy block-building RPG, DRAGON QUEST BUILDERS 2. With unlimited building combinations and online play, the creative possibilities are endless. Try the DEMO to experience this critically acclaimed game now!

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What we like:
  • Fun and addictive gameplay
  • Engaging story and characters
  • Large variety of building materials
  • Lots of customization options
What could be improved:
  • Limited multiplayer options
  • Tedious early game building
  • Repetitive music
  • Some rooms/recipes not well-explained in-game

  • rpg
  • farming
  • crafting
  • sandbox
  • japanese
  • building
  • combat
  • jrpg
  • cult
  • adventure
  • multiplayer
  • boss-fight
  • survival
  • first-person
  • open-ended

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Dragon Quest Builders (2016)

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Playstation 4 PC Windows IOS iPhone Android Nintendo Switch Playstation 3 vita

The beloved block-building RPG, DRAGON QUEST BUILDERS, is bringing its handy crafting features to Steam! Weave your own tale as you build your own unique buildings and towns to restore Alefgard to it's former glory!

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  • rpg
  • japanese
  • crafting
  • sandbox
  • jrpg
  • minecraft
  • survival
  • construction
  • combat

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Wartales (2023)

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Nintendo Switch Xbox One PC Windows Xbox Series X

In Wartales, you will lead a group of mercenaries through an open-world medieval landscape, filled with treasure and mysteries to uncover. Customize your team with specialized skills and equipment, as you traverse a vast terrain via horseback or on foot. With a turn-based combat system, anticipate encountering various enemies requiring strategic planning and coordination for success. Bond with your fellow comrades and celebrate an accomplished day of pillaging with a well-earned feast. In this harsh world, will you endure and prosper? Play Wartales and find out!


What we like:
  • Exciting turn-based combat
  • Extensive customization options
  • Immersive map interactions
  • Amusing lock picking and puzzle-solving
  • Enticing exploration opportunities
What could be improved:
  • Harsh early-game difficulty
  • Repetitive late-game combat
  • No horse-riding option for faster travel
  • Lack of hints for in-game quests
  • Troop deployment is somewhat illogical

  • turn-based
  • rpg
  • tactical
  • open-world
  • medieval
  • combat
  • battle
  • survival
  • strategy
  • fight
  • cooperative
  • sandbox
  • low-fantasy
  • crafting
  • exploration

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The friends of Ringo Ishikawa (2018)

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Xbox One Mac OS Nintendo Switch PC Windows

The Friends of Ringo Ishikawa is a unique and inscrutable narrative-brawler that explores the lives of high school seniors contemplating their future after graduation. You play as Ringo and take part in 2D brawler-style combat, buy food and books to replenish your health and stamina, attend classes, study, work part-time jobs and train at the gym.

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What we like:
  • Unique experience full of freedom
  • Cool pixelated graphical style
  • Atmospheric soundtrack
  • Discover routines in the town
  • Follow them and learn different actions you can take
What could be improved:
  • No tutorials or hints provided
  • No world map or quest markers given
  • Combat could feel more responsive

  • beat-em-up
  • brawler
  • 1980s
  • martial
  • arts
  • rpg
  • open-world
  • pixel
  • scroller
  • atmospheric
  • drama
  • sandbox
  • anime
  • brawler-type
  • 2d

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DC's Justice League: Cosmic Chaos (2023)

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PC Windows Playstation 4 Playstation 5 Nintendo Switch Xbox Series X/s Xbox One Xbox Series X

Suit up as Batman, Wonder Woman and Superman and take on some of the most powerful Super-Villains in the DC universe with DC’s Justice League: Cosmic Chaos.


  • superhero
  • book
  • dungeon
  • rpg
  • cooperative
  • action
  • cartoony
  • open-world
  • comic
  • action-adventure
  • villain
  • sandbox
  • combat
  • comedy
  • family-friendly

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Deiland (2018)

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Nintendo Switch IOS iPhone PC Windows Playstation 4 Mac OS

Deiland is a single-player adventure RPG with several sandbox elements, such as farming, crafting, and building. Put on the mantle of the Little Prince of Deiland and rule over your own planet!


  • adventure
  • sandbox
  • crafting
  • rpg
  • farming
  • building
  • cute
  • relaxing
  • family-friendly
  • single-player
  • casual
  • simulation
  • controller-support
  • atmospheric
  • third-person

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Mists of Noyah (2020)

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Linux Xbox One Nintendo Switch PC Windows

Hunt during the day, be hunted during the NIGHT! Mists of Noyah is a co-op survival game with many RPG elements. Fight factions that evolve over the days and bizarre monsters that will terrify you at night! Strengthen your base by rescuing survivors from around the world.


  • survival
  • rpg
  • pixel
  • crafting
  • cooperative
  • demons
  • dungeon
  • war
  • boss
  • survival-horror
  • sandbox
  • rogue-like
  • multiplayer
  • action
  • open-world

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Remnants (2021)

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PC Windows Nintendo Switch

Remnants is an open world survival game that challenges you to face different obstacles while building your strategies and skills to survive. There are various modes to choose from, and the gameplay is immersive with crafting, vehicle construction, dynamic base building, and weather changes. With constant content updates and an active developer who addresses issues, it's an experience you wouldn't want to miss.


What we like:
  • Active developer that listens to feedback
  • Customizable game settings
  • Extensive building system
  • Plenty of loot
  • Great potential and constant content updates
What could be improved:
  • Steep learning curve: combat & navigation can be difficult
  • Early game can be challenging
  • Some bugs and UI issues

  • mmo
  • survival
  • multiplayer
  • gore
  • crafting
  • rpg
  • violent
  • action
  • sandbox
  • adventure
  • tps
  • robots
  • base-building
  • head-to-head

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KINGDOMS (2012)

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early access Nintendo Switch PC Windows Xbox 360 Xbox One

The hit RPG returns! From the minds of the bestselling author R.A. Salvatore, Spawn creator Todd McFarlane, and Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion lead designer Ken Rolston, comes Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning. Remastered with stunning visuals and refined gameplay Re-Reckoning delivers intense, customizable RPG combat inside a sprawling game world. ---------- Uncover the secrets of Amalur, from the vibrant city of Rathir to the vast region of Dalentarth to the grim dungeons of the Brigand Hall Caverns. Rescue a world torn apart by a vicious war and control the keys to immortality as the first warrior ever to be resurrected from the grips of death.

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  • medieval
  • rpg
  • building
  • open-world
  • crafting
  • sandbox
  • survival
  • hunting
  • simulation

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The Walking Zombie 2 (2019)

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Playstation 5 Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch PC Windows IOS iPhone Xbox One Xbox Series X

Experience the thrill of surviving a zombie apocalypse in The Walking Zombie 2, a first-person shooter game with a unique story. The game boasts retro-style graphics that add to the adventure. While the FPS gameplay and storyline are decent, microtransactions tend to interrupt your experience, making it a bit frustrating.


What we like:
  • Unique storyline
  • Decent first-person shooter gameplay
  • Retro-style graphics add to the adventure
What could be improved:
  • Clunky gameplay
  • Lack of cohesive plot
  • Repetitive missions
  • Heavy reliance on microtransactions
  • Takes away from the overall experience

  • first-person
  • zombies
  • shooter
  • open-world
  • crafting
  • survival
  • fps
  • gun
  • post-apocalyptic
  • humor
  • sandbox
  • rpg
  • dark
  • stylized
  • customization

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