7 Sandbox games like Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box that you should try

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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 19, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

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We filtered the 50 games similar to Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box down to the 7 that fit the “Sandbox” category. TrackMania Turbo, Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box.

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The best sandbox games like Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box

7 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box. Each one has been evaluated across 9 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

#1TrackMania TurboClosest overall match

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GenreSportsSubgenreRacingSub-subgenreArcade Racing

SoloMultiplayerCo-opSandbox WorldOpen WorldExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 66%· 1.6KIGDB80· 11OC78· 50

Year 2016Dev Nadeo · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Fits the arcade racing games cluster, with racing gameplay, sandbox freedom and sandbox world

≠ Its own twist: punishing difficulty, competitive edge and melee combat

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box.

Released 7 years after Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box.

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#2Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City StoriesClosest on visuals

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GenreSportsSubgenreRacingSub-subgenreArcade Racing

SoloMultiplayerSandbox WorldOpen WorldExplorationThird Person

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Year 2005Dev Rockstar Leeds · Take-Two Interactive

✓ Fits the arcade racing games cluster, with racing gameplay, sandbox freedom and sandbox world

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling and melee combat, while skipping co op

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#3Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories

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GenreSportsSubgenreRacingSub-subgenreArcade Racing

SoloMultiplayerSandbox WorldOpen WorldExplorationThird Person

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Year 2006Dev Rockstar Leeds · Take-Two InteractiveOn PlayStation 3

✓ Same family of arcade racing games: racing gameplay, sandbox freedom and sandbox world

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling and melee combat, while skipping co op

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#4Midnight Club 2Closest on game mode

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GenreSportsSubgenreRacingSub-subgenreArcade Racing

SoloMultiplayerSandbox WorldOpen WorldExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 88%· 994RAWG👍 60%· 122MC81IGDB85· 4

Year 2003Dev Sony Interactive Entertainment · Rockstar GamesPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are arcade racing games — sharing racing gameplay, sandbox freedom and sandbox world

≠ Its own twist: visual first person, while skipping co op

Midnight Club 2 is an arcade open-world racing game developed by Rockstar San Diego. It is the direct continuation of Midnight Club: Street Racing and is the second game of the series. ###Plot There is little story present in the game.

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#5Driver: San Francisco

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