StrategyCity Builder
SoloMultiplayerCasualSandbox WorldManagementBase BuildingIsometric
Steam👍 89%· 73KRAWG👍 72%· 587MC83IGDB81· 12OC80· 62
Year 2015Dev Double Eleven · Introversion SoftwarePlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox
29 Sandbox games like Planet Coaster that you should try
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More about this game →We filtered the 40 games similar to Planet Coaster down to the 29 that fit the “Sandbox” category. Prison Architect, My Time at Portia and SimCity top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Planet Coaster.
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CasualRelaxingSoloMultiplayer
Year 2016Dev Frontier Developments
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Within the “Sandbox” category, the closest game to Planet Coaster is Prison Architect — scoring 93/100 on our similarity scale. My Time at Portia and SimCity follow close behind.
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The best sandbox games like Planet Coaster
29 similar games foundUpdated July 2026
Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Planet Coaster. Each one has been evaluated across 14 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.
StrategyCity Builder
SoloCasualRelaxingSandbox WorldBase BuildingThird Person
Steam👍 92%· 44KIGDB70· 10OC75· 70
Year 2019Dev Pathea Games · Team17On PS4 · Android · PC
StrategyCity Builder
SoloMultiplayerSandbox WorldBase BuildingIsometric
IGDB60· 13
Year 2013Dev Maxis · Electronic ArtsOn PC · Mac
✓ Nearly identical: deep simulation, sandbox freedom and sandbox world.
≠ Missing: adventure storytelling.
StrategyCity Builder
SoloMultiplayerRelaxingCasualNarrativeSandbox WorldManagementBase Building3D
Steam👍 94%· 109KRAWG👍 76%· 351MC62IGDB62· 4OC62· 27
Year 2018Dev Ultimate Games · PlayWayPlaytime ~7hOn PC · PS · Xbox
StrategyCity Builder
SoloMultiplayerCasualRelaxingSandbox WorldManagementBase Building
Steam👍 91%· 95KRAWG👍 82%· 135MC81OC81· 67
Year 2019Dev Frontier DevelopmentsPlaytime ~5hOn PC
StrategyCity Builder
SoloSandbox WorldBase BuildingManagement
Steam👍 89%· 1.9KRAWG👍 60%· 273MC79
Year 2009Dev Haemimont Games · Kalypso MediaPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Xbox
StrategyCity Builder
SoloSandbox WorldBase BuildingManagementIsometric
Steam👍 85%· 465MC75IGDB75· 2
Year 2008Dev Tilted Mill EntertainmentPlaytime ~2hOn PC
StrategyCity Builder
SoloSandbox WorldBase BuildingManagementIsometric
Steam👍 88%· 971RAWG👍 57%· 47IGDB82· 2
Year 2003Dev Frog City Software · Kalypso MediaPlaytime ~1hOn PC
StrategyCity Builder
SoloSandbox WorldManagementBase BuildingIsometric
Steam👍 77%· 1.1KRAWG👍 57%· 47MC70IGDB67· 1
Year 2011Dev Colossal Order · Paradox InteractivePlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux
StrategyCity Builder
SoloSandbox WorldBase BuildingManagementIsometric
Steam👍 42%· 285MC67IGDB73· 2
Year 2006Playtime ~2hOn PC
StrategyCity Builder
SoloCasualNarrativeSandbox WorldManagementBase BuildingIsometric
Steam👍 91%· 4.4KRAWG👍 79%· 70IGDB90· 1
Year 2016Dev Raylight Games · Toplitz ProductionsPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox
StrategyCity Builder
SoloCasualRelaxingSandbox WorldManagementBase BuildingIsometric
Steam👍 97%· 15K
Year 2024Dev Mister Morris GamesPlaytime ~18hOn PC · Apple Macintosh
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StrategyCity Builder
SoloCasualRelaxingSandbox WorldBase BuildingManagement3D
Steam👍 96%· 29KRAWG👍 80%· 220OC83· 30
Year 2022Dev Toukana InteractivePlaytime ~3hOn PC · Nintendo
StrategyCity Builder
SoloCasualRelaxingSandbox WorldManagementBase Building3D
Steam👍 97%· 14K
Dev tobspr Games · Gamera GamesPlaytime ~6hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux
StrategyCity Builder
SoloMultiplayerSandbox WorldBase BuildingManagementIsometric
Steam👍 79%· 14KIGDB72· 14OC76· 52
Year 2014Dev Haemimont Games · Kalypso MediaOn PS4 · Linux · PC
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