11 Sandbox games like Oxygen Not Included that you should try

The genre is the same as Oxygen Not Included’s, and with it open world exploration, a sci-fi setting and single-player focus. Both also lean on resource management. The distance is in visuals and game mode — its own ground is co-op play and a first-person view.

If Oxygen Not Included worked for you because of a sandbox world, a sci-fi setting and single-player focus, the same is here. To that it adds base building and 2D presentation. They part company on tone and setting: this one brings a casual, approachable feel and post-apocalyptic world.

What brings it close to Oxygen Not Included is open world exploration, single-player focus and crafting mechanics, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and world. To that it adds 2D presentation. They part company on tone and setting: this one brings cozy, relaxing feel and fantasy world.

On paper it is what Oxygen Not Included is — a sandbox world, a sci-fi setting and single-player focus — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. The common ground extends to crafting mechanics. Where the two diverge is tone and visuals: strong narrative focus and procedural generation.

Shelved next to Oxygen Not Included for good reason: a sandbox world, a sci-fi setting and single-player focus. To that it adds 2D presentation and base building. They part company on visuals and game mode: this one brings co-op play and an isometric view.

If Oxygen Not Included worked for you because of a sandbox world, a space setting and single-player focus, the same is here. Both also lean on base building. The distance is in visuals — its own ground is an isometric view.

If Oxygen Not Included worked for you because of a sandbox world, a sci-fi setting and single-player focus, the same is here. Both also lean on resource management. The distance is in tone and visuals — its own ground is dark, oppressive atmosphere and an isometric view.

It is not Oxygen Not Included's genre, but it is after the same feeling: deep simulation, punishing difficulty and a sandbox world. Both also lean on single-player focus and 2D presentation. The distance is in visuals and genre — its own ground is turn-based strategy and a top-down view.

The thread back to Oxygen Not Included runs through deep simulation, open world exploration and a space setting. To that it adds single-player focus and base building. They part company on visuals and genre: this one brings 3D presentation.

It resembles Oxygen Not Included most in how it is built: deep simulation, a sandbox world and single-player focus. To that it adds exploration and discovery. They part company on visuals and progression: this one brings real-time strategy and an isometric view.

Its point of contact with Oxygen Not Included is deep simulation, a sandbox world and single-player focus. To that it adds base building. They part company on visuals and genre: this one brings an isometric view.