The Best Sandbox Games for IOS iPhone

Update : Divine Twins added at rank #39.
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Teardown (2020)

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PC Windows Xbox One IOS iPhone Xbox Series X Playstation 5

Dive into Teardown, where you'll mastermind the perfect heist in a world where walls crumble at your touch. Experience the thrill of strategy and destruction as you creatively navigate through fully destructible environments. Feel the rush of adrenaline as you outsmart security systems and escape with the loot. Unleash your inner vandal and strategist in this chaotic, yet meticulously crafted world of mayhem!


What we like:
  • Fully destructible environments
  • Strategic heist planning
  • Extensive mod support
  • Multiple solutions for each challenge
  • Stunning voxel graphics with ray tracing
What could be improved:
  • Need multiplayer mode!
  • Some unrealistic demolition physics

  • heist
  • sandbox
  • voxel
  • physics
  • destruction
  • driving
  • puzzle
  • truck

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Goat Simulator 3 (2022)

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PC Windows Xbox One IOS iPhone Android Xbox Series X Playstation 5

Pilgor's baaack! Gather your herd and venture forth into Goat Simulator 3; an all-new (at least on Steam), totally realistic, sandbox farmyard experience. Invite up to three friends in local or online co-op, create carnage as a team, or compete in mini-games and then not be friends anymore.


  • sandbox
  • open-world
  • physics
  • cooperative
  • parody
  • multiplayer
  • split-screen
  • comedy
  • online
  • skateboard
  • simulation
  • goat
  • local

3

Totally Accurate Battle Simulator (2019)

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Mac OS IOS iPhone Android Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch Xbox One PC Windows

Be the leader of wobblers from ancient lands, spooky places, and fantasy worlds. Watch them fight in simulations made with the wobbliest physics system ever created, make your own wobblers in the unit creator and send your army off to fight your friends in multiplayer.


  • sandbox
  • physics
  • simulation
  • funny
  • fantasy
  • war
  • wargame
  • realistic
  • memes
  • historical
  • comedy
  • family-friendly
  • colourful
  • strategy
  • 3d

4

The Escapists: Prison Escape (2017)

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IOS iPhone Android PC Windows Mac OS Linux

The Escapists provides players the opportunity of experiencing a light-hearted insight into everyday prison life with the main objective being that of escaping!


  • crafting
  • sandbox
  • simulation
  • strategy
  • pixel
  • crime
  • prison
  • cooperative
  • thrilling

5

Astroneer (2019)

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Xbox One Playstation 4 PC Windows Nintendo Switch IOS iPhone

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

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Terraria (2011)

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PC Windows Playstation 3 Xbox 360 Android Linux stadia Nintendo Switch Windows Phone / Windows 10 Mobile vita IOS iPhone Playstation 4 Xbox One Mac OS Nintendo 3DS wii u

Terraria is an addictive, systems-heavy, 2D sandbox-survival game that offers exploration, crafting, and combat, where you must defeat enemies and gather resources to build increasingly powerful weapons, armor and housing for NPCs. With pixelated visuals, great controls, and sound, Terraria provides hours of entertainment and is a must-have for Minecraft fans looking for something different in this genre.


What we like:
  • Addictive gameplay
  • Pixelated 2D sprites that are beautifully designed
  • Complex systems-heavy gameplay
  • The game has a purpose to serve with the housing of NPCs
  • Great and responsive controls
What could be improved:
  • The game has too many shortcuts and menus, which may overwhelm new players
  • Not a lot of screen space on small touch-screen devices

  • crafting
  • sandbox
  • survival
  • boss
  • 2d
  • inventory
  • pixel
  • adventure
  • multiplayer
  • open-world
  • exploration
  • platform
  • cooperative
  • zombies

7

Sky (2023)

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SKY is a new way of looking at urban planning strategies. Change voxel landscapes at your discretion, develop technologies, build environmentally friendly cities of the future, and withstand any blows from the elements.


  • base-building
  • sandbox
  • voxel
  • city-building
  • automation
  • open-world
  • multiplayer
  • survival
  • sky
  • procedural
  • pve
  • pvp
  • action-adventure
  • immersive
  • management

8

Tropico 6 (2019)

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IOS iPhone Linux Mac OS PC Windows Xbox One

Tropico 6 is a city-building game that offers an engaging mix of elements such as ruling your own island dictatorship, sandbox mode with customizable goals, missions, and easy controller support. You can be a big picture person and make decisions that impact the entire island or get into the minute details of urban planning.


What we like:
  • Engaging mix of elements
  • Sandbox mode with customizable goals
  • Missions
  • Easy controller support:No need for mouse and keyboard or touchscreen
What could be improved:
  • Minor performance issues

  • city-building
  • simulation
  • economy
  • political
  • sandbox
  • management
  • strategy
  • construction
  • military
  • politics

9

Kill It With Fire (2020)

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PC Windows Xbox One IOS iPhone Android Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch

Unleash your inner exterminator in Kill It With Fire! You'll be on a hilarious, chaotic mission to eradicate spiders using an arsenal of over-the-top weapons. With hidden upgrades and state-of-the-art tracking technology, this game will keep you on your toes. Can you uncover the secret ending?


What we like:
  • Absurdly entertaining spider-killing action
  • Variety of destructive weapons
  • Hidden upgrades and challenges add depth
  • Effective foreshadowing adds to the narrative
  • Replay value with new equipment
What could be improved:
  • Hidden object gameplay can be repetitive
  • Slow gameplay loop

  • destruction
  • comedy
  • artificial
  • intelligence
  • sandbox
  • family-friendly
  • first-person
  • horror
  • physics
  • party
  • funny
  • survival-horror
  • colourful
  • shoot-em-up
  • shooter

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Square Valley (2022)

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Android IOS iPhone

Square Valley is a unique and satisfying city-building puzzle game where you play as the Spirit of the Valley tasked with building lands for your citizens. The game offers a narrative-driven experience with lovely visuals and chill music. Each tile on the board has specific requirements that players need to pay attention to, adding a deep strategic thinking element to the game. Despite the focus on fulfilling requirements rather than building a particular aesthetic, Square Valley puts a creative spin on a tired genre, making it a highly compelling puzzle game that is well worth checking out.


What we like:
  • Deep strategic thinking element
  • Narrative-driven experience
  • Lovely visuals
  • Chill music
  • Satisfying gameplay
What could be improved:
  • No session suspension or save feature
  • Some building features such as walls and rivers are not entirely clear on how to 'paint' them onto the map
  • More focused on fulfilling requirements than building a particular aesthetic

  • tile
  • city-building
  • puzzle
  • sandbox
  • grand-strategy
  • programming
  • board
  • auto-running
  • chapter
  • board-game
  • meditative
  • difficult
  • relaxing
  • zombies
  • real-time

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