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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentHow this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

Trash Goblin is hard to replace: few games combine sandbox freedom, vibe relaxing and sandbox world in quite the same way. We compared Trash Goblin against over 6,700 titles across 15 gameplay attributes and found 33 genuine alternatives — not generic genre suggestions. Potion Craft, Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator and Stardew Valley lead the list, with Potion Craft reaching a 90/100 similarity score. Every game here is ranked by how closely it replicates what makes Trash Goblin special.

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GenreSandboxSubgenreCrafting Sandbox
Tags
RelaxingCasualSolo
Year 2025Dev Spilt Milk Studios Ltd

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The closest game to Trash Goblin is Potion Craft — scoring 90/100 on our similarity scale. Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator and Stardew Valley follow close behind.

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Top games similar to Trash Goblin

33 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Trash Goblin. Each one has been evaluated across 15 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.

#1Potion Craft
Potion Craft
SandboxCrafting Sandbox
SoloRelaxingCozyCasualNarrativeSandbox WorldFantasyCrafting
Steam👍 93%· 43KIGDB70· 1OC83· 11
Year 2022Dev niceplay games · tinyBuildOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the crafting sandboxes cluster, with sandbox freedom, deep simulation and puzzle design

≠ Its own twist: deep RPG systems, setting medieval and historical setting, while skipping open world exploration

Where it drifts furthest from Trash Goblin: visuals and setting.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100World79Progression74Setting36
Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator
SandboxCrafting Sandbox
SoloRelaxingCozyCasualNarrativeSandbox WorldCrafting
Steam👍 93%· 43KRAWG👍 72%· 190OC77· 8
Year 2022Dev niceplay games · tinyBuildPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Xbox

✓ Both are crafting sandboxes — sharing sandbox freedom, deep simulation and puzzle design

≠ Where it differs: brings deep RPG systems, setting medieval and historical setting, while skipping open world exploration

Potion Craft is an alchemist simulator where you physically interact with your tools and ingredients to brew potions. You're in full control of the whole shop: invent new recipes, attract customers and experiment to your heart's content. Just remember: the whole town is counting on you.

Where it drifts furthest from Trash Goblin: setting and visuals.

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#3Stardew Valley
Stardew Valley
SandboxCrafting Sandbox
SoloCozyRelaxingNarrativeCasualSandbox WorldOpen WorldFantasyCrafting
Steam👍 98%· 1.0MRAWG👍 88%· 2.5KMC89IGDB91· 13OC90· 76
Year 2016Dev ChucklefishPlaytime ~13hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the crafting sandboxes cluster, with sandbox freedom, deep simulation and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings deep RPG systems, visual novel storytelling and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping puzzle design

A farming sim that is really a schedule-management game: every in-game day forces a choice between crops, mining, fishing and the villagers, and the calendar never gives you enough hours. The first year is the hook. Fishing is the wall most players hit — the minigame is fiddly and unforgiving early, and several quests gate behind it.

Where it drifts furthest from Trash Goblin: visuals and game mode.

It predates Trash Goblin by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Tone100Setting100World100Progression73Game mode35
Loddlenaut
SandboxCrafting Sandbox
SoloRelaxingCozyCasualNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldCrafting3D
Steam👍 98%· 5.7KOC81· 13
Year 2023Dev Moon Lagoon · Secret ModePlaytime ~4hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Fits the crafting sandboxes cluster, with sandbox freedom, adventure storytelling and vibe relaxing

≠ Its own twist: survival mechanics, setting scifi and exploration and discovery, while skipping deep simulation

Loddlenaut is an ocean cleanup adventure set on a vibrant alien planet. Play as an interstellar custodian who is tasked with cleaning up the pollution left behind by spacefaring mega-corporation.

Where it drifts furthest from Trash Goblin: setting.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100World100Progression72Visuals51
#5Kitchen Simulator 2015
Kitchen Simulator 2015
SandboxCrafting Sandbox
SoloCasualNarrativeCozySandbox WorldCrafting3DFirst Person
Steam👍 40%· 329
Year 2015Dev WhackAKey GamesPlaytime ~4hOn PC

✓ Both are crafting sandboxes — sharing sandbox freedom, deep simulation and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings horror tension, dark, oppressive atmosphere and melee combat, while skipping puzzle design

Description Kitchen simulator The game that turns you into the chef.

Where it drifts furthest from Trash Goblin: setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Trash Goblin.

It predates Trash Goblin by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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#6Poly Bridge
Poly Bridge
SandboxCrafting Sandbox
SoloCozyNarrativeSandbox WorldCrafting
Steam👍 91%· 19KIGDB75· 2OC66· 12
Year 2016Dev Dry CactusOn Linux · Android · PC

✓ Same family of crafting sandboxes: sandbox freedom, deep simulation and puzzle design

≠ Where it differs: brings punishing difficulty, setting cartoon and visual 2d, while skipping adventure storytelling

Where it drifts furthest from Trash Goblin: setting and visuals.

It predates Trash Goblin by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Progression100World79Tone44Setting0
Scrap Mechanic
SandboxCrafting Sandbox
SoloSandbox WorldOpen WorldCraftingFirst Person
Steam👍 92%· 117KRAWG👍 70%· 124
Year 2016Dev Axolot GamesPlaytime ~6hOn PC

✓ Same family of crafting sandboxes: sandbox freedom, deep simulation and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, melee combat and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping puzzle design

A building sandbox where the physics are the point: vehicles you assemble actually flex, tip and fall apart under load, and getting a working machine is a genuine engineering problem. Creative mode is the strong half. The survival campaign has been in early access for years and remains unfinished, with long gaps between updates.

Where it drifts furthest from Trash Goblin: game mode.

It predates Trash Goblin by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100World100Progression61Visuals53Game mode29
Cooking Simulator
SandboxCrafting Sandbox
SoloCasualRelaxingSandbox WorldCraftingFirst Person
Steam👍 85%· 19KOC70· 7
Year 2019Dev Big Cheese Studio · Forever Entertainment S.A.On PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Fits the crafting sandboxes cluster, with sandbox freedom, deep simulation and vibe casual

≠ Stands apart with co op and resource management, while skipping puzzle design

A physics kitchen where every ingredient is an object you grab, cut and throw, which makes cooking chaotic in a way that is either the joke or the frustration depending on the day. Career mode adds pressure. Controls are deliberately unwieldy, and the difficulty comes from fighting the interface rather than from the cooking itself.

Genre100Progression82Game mode78World76Tone70Visuals68
Minecraft
SandboxCrafting Sandbox
SoloSandbox WorldOpen WorldFantasyCraftingFirst Person
OC90· 44
Year 2016Dev Mojang StudiosOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

✓ Fits the crafting sandboxes cluster, with sandbox freedom, deep simulation and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings survival mechanics, turn-based strategy and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Trash Goblin: tone and game mode.

It predates Trash Goblin by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100World100Progression79Setting75Visuals45Game mode18
Terraria
SandboxCrafting Sandbox
SoloNarrativeSandbox WorldOpen WorldFantasyCrafting
Steam👍 97%· 1.5MRAWG👍 80%· 2.5KMC81IGDB81· 13OC79· 33
Year 2011Dev Engine Software · 505 GamesPlaytime ~15hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are crafting sandboxes — sharing sandbox freedom, adventure storytelling and deep simulation

≠ Its own twist: deep RPG systems, survival mechanics and precision platforming, while skipping puzzle design

A 2D sandbox that is far more combat-driven than its look suggests: progression runs through boss fights, and each one unlocks a tier of materials. Building is deep but optional. It explains almost nothing — crafting chains, boss summons and biome requirements are opaque enough that most players keep a wiki open throughout.

Where it drifts furthest from Trash Goblin: visuals and tone.

It predates Trash Goblin by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100World82Progression81Setting50Game mode28Tone14
Space Engineers
SandboxCrafting Sandbox
SoloSandbox WorldOpen WorldCraftingFirst Person
Steam👍 89%· 134KRAWG👍 58%· 269MC68IGDB80· 1OC80· 5
Year 2013Dev Keen Software HousePlaytime ~5hOn PC · Xbox

✓ Same family of crafting sandboxes: sandbox freedom, deep simulation and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, combat tactical and melee combat, while skipping puzzle design

A voxel engineering sandbox with real physics: ships flex, break apart along stress lines and drift, and building something that survives its own thrust is the actual game. Deeply satisfying when it clicks. It is heavy on performance and light on direction — large builds tank the framerate, and there is essentially no guidance on what to do.

Where it drifts furthest from Trash Goblin: setting and game mode.

It predates Trash Goblin by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100World100Progression77Visuals53Game mode35Setting0
No Man's Sky
SandboxCrafting Sandbox
SoloNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldCraftingFirst Person
Steam👍 85%· 407KRAWG👍 67%· 1.6KMC75IGDB74· 38OC71· 149
Year 2016Dev Hello GamesPlaytime ~15hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of crafting sandboxes: sandbox freedom, adventure storytelling and deep simulation

≠ Its own twist: survival mechanics, shooter and first-person shooting, while skipping puzzle design

Years of free updates turned it into a genuinely broad survival-exploration game: base building, freighters, settlements, multiplayer. The scale is unmatched. The core loop is still the criticism — planets are procedurally varied rather than designed, so after twenty of them the discoveries start to rhyme, and the inventory management never stops being fiddly.

Where it drifts furthest from Trash Goblin: setting and tone.

It predates Trash Goblin by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100World77Progression70Visuals54Game mode36Tone18
Starbound
SandboxCrafting Sandbox
SoloCasualRelaxingNarrativeSandbox WorldOpen WorldCrafting
Steam👍 90%· 123KRAWG👍 73%· 852MC81IGDB87· 5OC85· 19
Year 2016Dev ChucklefishPlaytime ~17hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Both are crafting sandboxes — sharing sandbox freedom, adventure storytelling and vibe casual

≠ Where it differs: brings deep RPG systems, precision platforming and survival mechanics, while skipping deep simulation

A 2D space sandbox with a stronger sense of place than most: hand-written quests, distinct alien races and villages that feel authored rather than generated. Building is flexible. The combat is thin — most encounters resolve by mashing one weapon — and the mid-game settles into repeating the same planet-scan-and-loot loop.

Where it drifts furthest from Trash Goblin: setting and visuals.

It predates Trash Goblin by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Tone81World81Progression81Game mode25Setting0
Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp
SandboxCrafting Sandbox
SoloSandbox WorldCraftingIsometricThird Person
IGDB78· 2
Year 2017Dev Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development · NintendoOn Android · iOS

✓ Same family of crafting sandboxes: sandbox freedom, deep simulation and sandbox world

≠ Where it differs: brings visual isometric, visual third person and free to play, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Trash Goblin: visuals.

It predates Trash Goblin by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Progression100World78Visuals0
Sticky Business
SandboxLife Sandbox
SoloCasualRelaxingCozyNarrativeSandbox WorldOpen World
Steam👍 94%· 7.4KOC78· 14
Year 2023Dev Spellgarden Games · Assemble EntertainmentPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Shared with Trash Goblin: sandbox freedom, deep simulation and puzzle design

≠ Where it differs: brings resource management, visual pixel and visual 2d, while skipping fantasy world

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Where it drifts furthest from Trash Goblin: progression and visuals.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best game similar to Trash Goblin?
The closest game to Trash Goblin is Potion Craft, scoring 90/100 on our similarity scale. They share 12 gameplay attributes, including sandbox freedom, deep simulation and puzzle design. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.
What are the top games like Trash Goblin?
The three closest games to Trash Goblin are: 1. Potion Craft (90/100, 12 shared attributes) 2. Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator (85/100, 11 shared attributes) 3. Stardew Valley (78/100, 12 shared attributes). All share Trash Goblin's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 33 candidates across 15 dimensions.
Is Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator similar to Trash Goblin?
Yes, very much so — Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator scores 85/100 similarity to Trash Goblin. They share 11 attributes, including sandbox freedom and deep simulation. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.
What Sandbox games are similar to Trash Goblin?
The best Sandbox games similar to Trash Goblin are Potion Craft, Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator, Stardew Valley and Loddlenaut. All share the Sandbox genre alongside other key Trash Goblin attributes like sandbox freedom, deep simulation and puzzle design.
How is similarity to Trash Goblin calculated?
We compare Trash Goblin against every game in our catalog using 15 gameplay attributes: genre, atmosphere, world structure, play modes, combat style, and more. Each category is weighted differently — genre matters more than visual style, for instance. The result is a 0-100 score reflecting how closely a game replicates the Trash Goblin experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.
Are there free games similar to Trash Goblin?
Yes — Unturned is free and scores well on similarity to Trash Goblin. It's a great way to test whether the play style clicks before investing in other paid titles.