Best Sandbox Steam Deck Games

Steam currently has 6,431 Sandbox games, but not all of them can be played on the Steam Deck. Explore our list with 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. Sandbox game rankings were last updated on 1/22/2025.

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1. Stardew Valley

You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?

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Stardew Valley holds the #1 spot for "best Sandbox Steam Deck game" with a Player Score of 98. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 845,489 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 832,165 positive reviews and 13,324 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $14.99 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 $14.99
Release Date 2/26/2016
Developer ConcernedApe
Publisher ConcernedApe
Steam App Id 413150

2. Terraria

Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

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Terraria has achieved a Player Score of 97, placing it in the #2 spot for the best Sandbox Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 1,369,328 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 1,335,193 positive reviews and 34,135 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $9.99 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 $9.99
Release Date 5/16/2011
Developer Re-Logic
Publisher Re-Logic
Steam App Id 105600

3. RimWorld

A sci-fi colony sim driven by an intelligent AI storyteller. Generates stories by simulating psychology, ecology, gunplay, melee combat, climate, biomes, diplomacy, interpersonal relationships, art, medicine, trade, and more.

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RimWorld has achieved a Player Score of 97, placing it in the #3 spot for the best Sandbox Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 202,391 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 198,301 positive reviews and 4,090 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $34.99 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 $34.99
Release Date 10/17/2018
Developer Ludeon Studios
Publisher Ludeon Studios
Steam App Id 294100

4. Totally Accurate Battle Simulator

Be the leader of wobblers from ancient lands, spooky places, and fantasy worlds. Watch them fight in simulations made with the wobbliest physics system ever created, make your own wobblers in the unit creator and send your army off to fight your friends in multiplayer.

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Totally Accurate Battle Simulator has achieved a Player Score of 96, placing it in the #4 spot for the best Sandbox Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 131,928 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 129,062 positive reviews and 2,866 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $6.79 to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Mac systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $6.79
Release Date 4/1/2021
Franchise Landfall Games
Developer Landfall
Publisher Landfall
Steam App Id 508440

5. Factorio

Factorio is a game about building and creating automated factories to produce items of increasing complexity, within an infinite 2D world. Use your imagination to design your factory, combine simple elements into ingenious structures, and finally protect it from the creatures who don't really like you.

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Factorio has achieved a Player Score of 96, placing it in the #5 spot for the best Sandbox Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 203,824 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 198,430 positive reviews and 5,394 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $35.00 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 $35.00
Release Date 8/14/2020
Developer Wube Software LTD.
Publisher Wube Software LTD.
Steam App Id 427520

6. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

You are Geralt of Rivia, mercenary monster slayer. Before you stands a war-torn, monster-infested continent you can explore at will. Your current contract? Tracking down Ciri — the Child of Prophecy, a living weapon that can alter the shape of the world.

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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has achieved a Player Score of 96, placing it in the #6 spot for the best Sandbox Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 805,603 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 779,840 positive reviews and 25,763 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $39.99 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 $39.99
Release Date 5/18/2015
Franchise CD PROJEKT RED
Developer CD PROJEKT RED
Publisher CD PROJEKT RED
Steam App Id 292030

7. Subnautica

Descend into the depths of an alien underwater world filled with wonder and peril. Craft equipment, pilot submarines and out-smart wildlife to explore lush coral reefs, volcanoes, cave systems, and more - all while trying to survive.

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Subnautica has achieved a Player Score of 96, placing it in the #7 spot for the best Sandbox Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 299,968 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 290,957 positive reviews and 9,011 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $9.89 to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Mac systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $9.89
Release Date 1/23/2018
Franchise Unknown Worlds
Developer Unknown Worlds Entertainment
Publisher Unknown Worlds Entertainment
Steam App Id 264710

8. Fields of Mistria

Start your new life! Build the farm of your dreams as you discover a world brimming with possibilities. Magic, romance, and adventure all await you in this nostalgic farming / life sim RPG!

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Fields of Mistria has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #8 spot for the best Sandbox Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 16,147 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 15,834 positive reviews and 313 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $13.99 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 $13.99
Release Date 8/5/2024
Developer NPC Studio
Publisher NPC Studio
Steam App Id 2142790

9. Oxygen Not Included

Oxygen Not Included is a space-colony simulation game. Deep inside an alien space rock your industrious crew will need to master science, overcome strange new lifeforms, and harness incredible space tech to survive, and possibly, thrive.

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Oxygen Not Included has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #9 spot for the best Sandbox Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 125,057 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 121,006 positive reviews and 4,051 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $24.99 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 $24.99
Release Date 7/30/2019
Franchise Klei
Developer Klei Entertainment
Publisher Klei Entertainment
Steam App Id 457140

10. POSTAL 2

Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

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POSTAL 2 has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #10 spot for the best Sandbox Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 110,341 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 106,785 positive reviews and 3,556 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $9.99 to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Linux systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $9.99
Release Date 11/2/2012
Franchise Postal Franchise
Developer Running With Scissors
Publisher Running With Scissors
Steam App Id 223470

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Stardew Valley steam charts
64,753
2/26/2016
98
$14.99
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Terraria steam charts
24,170
5/16/2011
97
$9.99
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RimWorld steam charts
20,751
10/17/2018
97
$34.99
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Totally Accurate Battle Simulator steam charts
2,317
4/1/2021
96
$6.79
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Factorio steam charts
15,476
8/14/2020
96
$35.00
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt steam charts
16,108
5/18/2015
96
$39.99
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Subnautica steam charts
4,399
1/23/2018
96
$9.89
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Fields of Mistria steam charts
835
8/5/2024
95
$13.99
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Oxygen Not Included steam charts
8,534
7/30/2019
95
$24.99
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POSTAL 2 steam charts
293
11/2/2012
95
$9.99
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  • Valve Corporation. (2025, January 22). Terraria on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, January 23). RimWorld on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, January 18). Totally Accurate Battle Simulator on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, January 22). Factorio on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, January 22). The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, January 22). Subnautica on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, January 21). Fields of Mistria on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, January 23). Oxygen Not Included on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, January 22). POSTAL 2 on Steam. Steam Store.

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