Best Destruction Games on Steam
Steam currently has 1,767 Destruction games available to download and play. Explore our list of the best picks ranked by Player Score. Our Player Score rankings are calculated directly from reviews left on the Steam store and will be updated in real-time as more players leave their feedback. Destruction game rankings were last updated on 2/8/2026.
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1. People Playground
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
People Playground holds the #1 spot for "best Destruction game on Steam" with a Player Score of 97. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 304,217 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 299,604 positive reviews and 4,613 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $9.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is possible to play People Playground on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).
| Steam Price | $9.99 |
| Release Date | 7/23/2019 |
| Developer | mestiez |
| Publisher | Studio Minus |
| Steam App Id | 1118200 |
2. BeamNG.drive
A dynamic soft-body physics vehicle simulator capable of doing just about anything.
BeamNG.drive has achieved a Player Score of 96, placing it in the #2 spot for the best Destruction games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 374,222 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 364,549 positive reviews and 9,673 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $24.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is possible to play BeamNG.drive on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).
3. Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades
Do you like hot dogs? How about horseshoes? Hand grenades? (everyone likes hand grenades) Anyway, we've got all that, and guns. SO MANY GUNS. So if you like ordnance, meat, and far too many groan-worthy puns, this is the VR sandbox game for you.
Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #3 spot for the best Destruction games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 22,991 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 22,331 positive reviews and 660 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $19.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is not possible to play or run Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades on the Steam Deck.
4. Teardown
Prepare the perfect heist in this simulated and fully destructible voxel world. Tear down walls with vehicles or explosives to create shortcuts. Stack objects to reach higher. Use the environment to your advantage in the most creative way you can think of.
Teardown has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #4 spot for the best Destruction games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 121,911 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 116,751 positive reviews and 5,160 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $29.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
| Steam Price | $29.99 |
| Release Date | 4/21/2022 |
| Franchise | Saber Interactive |
| Developer | Tuxedo Labs |
| Publishers | |
| Steam App Id | 1167630 |
5. Universe Sandbox
Create & destroy on an unimaginable scale with a realistic physics-based space simulator. Explore the beauty of our universe and the fragility of our planet. Use science to bend the laws of gravity, collide planets, boil away oceans, fire epic space lasers, and customize your universe.
Universe Sandbox has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #5 spot for the best Destruction games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 30,092 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 29,022 positive reviews and 1,070 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $29.99 to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Mac systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Universe Sandbox on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).
| Steam Price | $29.99 |
| Release Date | 8/24/2015 |
| Developer | Giant Army |
| Publisher | Giant Army |
| Steam App Id | 230290 |
6. Fireworks Mania - An Explosive Simulator
FIREWORKS MANIA is a small casual explosive simulator game where you play around with fireworks, create beautiful firework shows or just blow stuff up.
Fireworks Mania - An Explosive Simulator has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #6 spot for the best Destruction games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 7,559 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 7,325 positive reviews and 234 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $14.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Fireworks Mania - An Explosive Simulator on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).
| Steam Price | $14.99 |
| Release Date | 12/17/2020 |
| Developer | Laumania ApS |
| Publisher | Laumania ApS |
| Steam App Id | 1079260 |
7. The Powder Toy
The Powder Toy is a classic physics sandbox game, which simulates air pressure and velocity, heat, gravity and a countless number of interactions between different substances
The Powder Toy has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #7 spot for the best Destruction games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 2,383 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 2,344 positive reviews and 39 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is completely free to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, it is possible to play The Powder Toy on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).
| Release Date | 6/14/2024 |
| Developer | The Powder Toy Team |
| Publisher | The Powder Toy Team |
| Steam App Id | 1148350 |
8. FlatOut 2
Experience the drive of your life as you throw yourself around on and off the track causing fences to shatter, tyre walls explode, water tanks and barrels fly across the track into other cars.
FlatOut 2 has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #8 spot for the best Destruction games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 20,776 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 19,941 positive reviews and 835 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $9.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
| Steam Price | $9.99 |
| Release Date | 12/21/2006 |
| Developers | |
| Publisher | Strategy First |
| Steam App Id | 2990 |
9. Besiege
Besiege is a physics building game about constructing medieval machines to annihilate armies, obliterate castles and overcome challenging obstacles. Conquer the campaign or skirmish with friends in Multiplayer!
Besiege has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #9 spot for the best Destruction games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 51,804 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 49,352 positive reviews and 2,452 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $2.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Besiege on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).
| Steam Price | $2.99 |
| Release Date | 2/18/2020 |
| Franchise | Spiderling Studios |
| Developer | Spiderling Studios |
| Publisher | Spiderling Studios |
| Steam App Id | 346010 |
10. WorldBox - God Simulator
WorldBox is the ULTIMATE god simulator and sandbox game. A petri dish for your fantasy civilizations. Create your own world or destroy it using many powers. Watch civilizations grow, form kingdoms, colonize new lands, sail to far continents, wars to ignite, empires to fall and towns to burn!
WorldBox - God Simulator has achieved a Player Score of 93, placing it in the #10 spot for the best Destruction games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 51,647 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 49,168 positive reviews and 2,479 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $19.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
| Steam Price | $19.99 |
| Release Date | 12/2/2021 |
| Developer | Maxim Karpenko |
| Publisher | Maxim Karpenko |
| Steam App Id | 1206560 |
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| 4,209 | 7/23/2019 | 97 | $9.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 16,064 | 5/29/2015 | 96 | $24.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 144 | 4/5/2016 | 95 | $19.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 1,838 | 4/21/2022 | 94 | $29.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 451 | 8/24/2015 | 94 | $29.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 57 | 12/17/2020 | 94 | $14.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 95 | 6/14/2024 | 94 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 71 | 12/21/2006 | 94 | $9.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 332 | 2/18/2020 | 94 | $2.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 1,884 | 12/2/2021 | 93 | $19.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 166 | 4/11/2025 | 93 | $9.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 32 | 9/24/2024 | 93 | $24.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 2 | 1/12/2024 | 93 | $14.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 3 | 12/12/2022 | 93 | $4.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 1,268 | 7/14/2023 | 93 | $18.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 1,191 | 5/17/2018 | 93 | $6.24 | Steam Charts | |
 | 335 | 3/8/2023 | 93 | $29.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 2 | 11/11/2021 | 93 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 14 | 9/17/2021 | 93 | $24.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 104 | 7/19/2016 | 92 | $19.99 | Steam Charts |
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- Valve Corporation. (2026, February 8). Steam Store. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2026, February 8). People Playground on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2026, February 13). BeamNG.drive on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2026, February 14). Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2026, February 13). Teardown on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2026, February 13). Universe Sandbox on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2026, February 6). Fireworks Mania - An Explosive Simulator on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2026, February 3). The Powder Toy on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2026, February 5). FlatOut 2 on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2026, February 12). Besiege on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2026, February 10). WorldBox - God Simulator on Steam. Steam Store.