13 Sandbox games like Startopia that you should try

Same family as Startopia: cozy, relaxing feel, a sandbox world and single-player focus. To that it adds resource management and a third-person camera. They part company on setting and visuals: this one brings historical setting and co-op play.

Held in common with Startopia: cozy, relaxing feel, a sandbox world and single-player focus. Both also lean on base building. The distance is in setting — its own ground is a medieval setting.

Same family as Startopia: a sandbox world, a space setting and single-player focus. Both also lean on resource management. The distance is in tone and visuals — its own ground is exploration and discovery, and strong narrative focus.

Genre puts it alongside Startopia, and so does a sandbox world, a sci-fi setting and single-player focus. To that it adds base building. They part company on game mode and world: this one brings procedural generation.

Shelved next to Startopia for good reason: a sandbox world, single-player focus and base building. The distance is in setting and visuals — its own ground is a medieval setting and an isometric view.

Shelved next to Startopia for good reason: a sandbox world, single-player focus and base building. The distance is in setting and visuals — its own ground is a medieval setting and an isometric view.

Same family as Startopia: a sandbox world, single-player focus and base building. They part company on setting and visuals: this one brings historical setting and an isometric view.

The genre is the same as Startopia’s, and with it a sandbox world, single-player focus and resource management. Where the two diverge is setting and progression: historical setting.

On paper it is what Startopia is — a sandbox world, single-player focus and a third-person camera — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. Where the two diverge is setting and visuals: historical setting and an isometric view.

Shelved next to Startopia for good reason: a sandbox world and single-player focus. The distance is in progression and visuals — its own ground is exploration and discovery, and an isometric view.

It comes from the same genre as Startopia and shares a sandbox world, single-player focus and resource management. The distance is in tone and visuals — its own ground is a casual, approachable feel and an isometric view.

On paper it is what Startopia is — a sandbox world and single-player focus — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. Where the two diverge is setting and visuals: historical setting and an isometric view.

Shelved next to Startopia for good reason: a sandbox world, single-player focus and base building. They part company on visuals and game mode: this one brings an isometric view.