The Best Sandbox Games for Nintendo Switch

Be the Universe in this epic, award-winning reality simulation game - featuring thousands of playable characters, endless exploration, an extraordinary soundtrack and narration from Alan Watts.

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Cubic is a 3D puzzle where you need to destroy tiles of the same color, connecting them in pairs. In this case you need to stay within a certain number of steps. For the successful completion of the level logic and skill to calculate your actions a few steps forward are required .

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Craft, Steal, Brawl and Escape! It’s time to bust out of the toughest prisons in the world as you return to the life of an inmate in The Escapists 2, now with multiplayer! Have you got what it takes to escape?

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Just Die Already is an old people mayhem sandbox game created by the designers of Goat Simulator. You are old and angry and you've just been kicked out of your retirement home. How will you survive in a world that wants you to Just Die Already?

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Astroneer is an upcoming space-based sandbox adventure game being developed by System Era Softworks. The player is tasked with colonizing planets, creating structures and mining resources. Astroneer has no set goal and no storyline. A public early access version of Astroneer was released on December 16, 2016.

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The ultimate physics-based, sandbox battle simulator where you can create funny battles between all sorts of ragdoll creatures! You can also make your own monsters with the unit creator or even join the battles yourself in the first-person mode!

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Automachef is an indie puzzle game in which you will have to build automatic kitchens for a robotic fast food tycoon who believes he's a human.

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Delivery attempted, that's a Totally Reliable Delivery Service guarantee! FEATURES: Local and Online Multiplayer: Go it alone to ensure the safety of your deliveries, or join your friends and put your teamwork to the test. Controlled Noodly Chaos: Unpredictable ragdoll physics meets snappy platforming. Sprint, leap, dive, and grapple with ease, but collide with something and you'll be knocked out cold! A World of Distractions: Take a break from deliveries and play around! The world is chock full of toys, vehicles, and machines that can be used for work or play. Ragtag Crew: Customize your blue-collar workers and get your rear into gear, it's time to deliver!

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Deiland is an adventure and RPG game with some special sandbox mechanics farming, crafting, building, combat and more! It is a calm game, made of small details, with a carefully crafted visual aspect and an interesting narrative. Deiland planet is a small living world, where everything evolves according to the actions taken by you.

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Game development began by late 2008. There was high staff turnover from the previous Saints Row team with one-fifth of the final 100-person staff having worked on a previous title in the series. They aimed to improve on the series by giving the game a coherent tone, and found it in films such as Hot Fuzz and the game's signature sex toy bat. Saints Row: The Third was built using the Havok physics engine.

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