Category: Sandbox

Free and open source voxel sandbox game engine Minetest, largely known for comparisons to Minecraft, has a big update out in version 5.7.0.

There's lots to be excited for in the upcoming Minecraft 1.20 update, with many previously announced features finally landing like Archaeology.

A free and open source survival sandbox game pack for the voxel game engine Minetest, MineClone2 is as close to Minecraft as you can get without playing Minecraft. A big new release has rolled out with version 0.82.0 with lots added.

Brickadia could be a good one for gamers both young and old, giving you a game that looks a little bit like a cross between LEGO, Minecraft and Roblox.

Core Keeper is a total gem of a game and now it's much bigger, with The Desert of Beginning update out now.

Minecraft Live recently happened and they showed off many new things coming to Minecraft with the 1.20 update.

RimWorld is set to get even bigger with the upcoming Biotech expansion that releases in a few weeks, along with a major free update for all players.

Klei are back with a brand new big update to Oxygen Not Included, after they decided not to do any more paid DLC so this is the first of many free updates to come. Plus a fancy new animated short.

Terraria: Labor of Love, another major update for the popular crafting and survival game is officially out now. There's a ridiculous amount (as usual) that's new, here's the biggest stuff to look out for.

Two rather great sandbox mining games are set for an official cross-over. Terraria and the new kid on the block Core Keeper will both be getting free updates for it.

Iron Gate have announced that Valheim is set for crossplay, with an update now available in testing to ensure you can play with friends anywhere.

Iron Gate assure us it's coming but they're not quite ready to set a date for The Mistlands update to Valheim.

Valheim is due to get a huge upgrade at some point, which most players are now waiting on and Iron Gate have given the smallest of teasers on it again.

Want to play something somewhat resembling Minecraft with excellent modding support, that's also free and open source? Minetest is what you need and a big new release is out now.

Minecraft Java Edition 1.19.1 is out now and it comes with some controversial changes, that many players are not particularly happy about.

Avorion - Into The Rift is a pretty big sounding expansion to the space sandbox game that will arrive in August.

Minecraft 1.19 - The Wild Update is out now. Not only that, all owners now get both Java & Bedrock together as they've been merged into a single purchase.

Wobbly Life, an open world physics based sandbox that looks like a lot of fun recently had a huge update and with it comes Steam Deck support.

No Man's Sky, a Steam Deck Verified title that also works great on Linux desktops with Steam Play Proton recently got another massive free update.

Mojang continue working towards the next major Minecraft update, with another Java Snapshot out now bringing in more big features to play with.