12 Sandbox games like From Dust that you should try

✓ Both are open-world adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, puzzle design and sandbox freedom

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, vibe casual and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping deep simulation

✓ Same family of open-world adventures: adventure storytelling, deep simulation and sandbox freedom

≠ Stands apart with punishing difficulty, setting space and setting scifi, while skipping puzzle design

✓ Fits the open-world adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, puzzle design and sandbox freedom

≠ Its own twist: ranged combat, historical setting and setting medieval, while skipping deep simulation

✓ Fits the open-world adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, puzzle design and sandbox freedom

≠ Where it differs: brings dark, oppressive atmosphere, ranged combat and visual third person, while skipping deep simulation

✓ Fits the open-world adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, deep simulation and sandbox freedom

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, multiplayer gameplay and co op, while skipping puzzle design

✓ Same family of open-world adventures: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and sandbox freedom

≠ Its own twist: ranged combat, setting scifi and crafting mechanics, while skipping deep simulation

✓ Fits the open-world adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, sandbox freedom and open world exploration

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, vibe casual and cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping deep simulation

✓ Fits the open-world adventures cluster, with deep simulation, sandbox freedom and open world exploration

≠ Stands apart with vibe casual, vibe relaxing and strong narrative focus, while skipping adventure storytelling

✓ Same family of open-world adventures: deep simulation, sandbox freedom and sandbox world

≠ Its own twist: multiplayer gameplay and visual third person, while skipping adventure storytelling

✓ Fits the open-world adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, sandbox freedom and sandbox world

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, co op and visual third person, while skipping deep simulation

✓ Both are open-world adventures — sharing deep simulation, sandbox freedom and sandbox world

≠ Where it differs: brings cozy, relaxing feel, vibe relaxing and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping adventure storytelling

✓ Same family of open-world adventures: deep simulation, sandbox freedom and open world exploration

≠ Its own twist: cozy, relaxing feel, multiplayer gameplay and co op, while skipping adventure storytelling