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Sandbox RPGs: the freedom of doing what you want

In sandbox RPGs, the player has a huge amount of freedom in terms of gameplay. Sandbox RPGs are open world: you can go anywhere anytime, there are no or little to the freedom of movement. The typical world of a sandbox RPG is very large and full of different locations (cities, planets, etc.) and a variety of encounters (random monsters, NPCs, etc.).

Most popular sandbox RPG games

Sandbox RPG games

  • challenge-of-the-five-realms-5
    DOS1992protected3.8/5 MicroProse Software
  • daemonsgate-05
    Windows XP/98/95DOSLinuxMac1993protected3.9/5 Imagitec Design
  • darklands-3
    DOSLinuxWindows XP/98/95Mac1992protected3.9/5 MicroProse Software

    Darklands was a unique historical isometric RPG that mixed real historical data from medieval Germany during the 15th century with a touch of folklore and fantasy. Unfortunately it was also the only Microprose RPG of that kind and beauty. The original game box contained a huge manual with info on european folklore (including the live...

  • legends-of-valour-02
    DOS19924.2/5 Syntetic Dimensions
  • realmsarkania1-1
    DOS1992protected4.2/5 Attic Entertainment Software
  • realmsarkania2-1
    DOS1994protected4.1/5 Attic Entertainment Software
  • realms-of-arkania-3-03
    DOS1996protected3.9/5 Attic Entertainment Software
  • spacerogue-2
    DOS19894.1/5 Origin Systems

    Space Rogue is a science fiction RPG developed by Richard Garriott's Origin and desined by Paul Neurath. Space Rogue combines a 3D space simulation with a top down view RPG gameplay. As a space pilot you can hunt bounties, buy and sell goods, land on starbases or outposts and talk to NPCs, do quests, etc.

  • starflight-3
    DOS19864.2/5 Binary Systems
  • starflight2-5
  • daggerfall-01
    DOS1996freeware4.3/5 Bethesda Softworks

    The Elder Scrolls 2: Daggerfall is an old school first-person 3D RPG developed by Bethesda Softworks and released in 1996 for DOS. Daggerfall is the second chapter in The Elder Scrolls Series. The open world gameplay, the procedural generation of dungeons and the freedom of exploring and taking on the quests at your own pace are some of the feature...

  • morrowind-01
    Windows XP/98/952002protected4.3/5 Bethesda Softworks
  • elderscrollsarena-8
    DOS1994freeware4.2/5 Bethesda Softworks

    The Elder Scrolls: Arena is the first chapter in the popular fantasy  ARPG (action RPG) series "The Elder Scrolls" developed by Bethesda Softworks. Like the other games in the series, Arena takes place in the continent of Tamriel and allow the player to roam freely in an open world scenario.

  • magiccandle-1
    DOS19894.1/5 Mindcraft Software

    The Magic Candle: Volume 1 is the first chapter of a series of fantasy old school RPGs. The Magic Candle was developed and released by Mindcraft Software in 1989 for DOS but was also published for Apple II and Commodore 64. The whole Magic Candle series is very similar to some of the early Ultima games in every aspect: turn-based combat, top-down v...

  • magiccandle2-6
    DOS19913.8/5 Mindcraft Software
  • magiccandle3-5
    DOS19924/5 Mindcraft Software
  • ultima4-2
    DOS1985freeware4.2/5 Origin Systems

    Ultima IV is remembered as one of the best Ultima games ever released, designed as usual by Richard Garriott. Garriott took the Ultima series to a whole new level by introducing the eight virtues: honesty, compassion, valor, justice, sacrifice, honor, spirituality, humility. Ultima IV started the trilogy known as "Age of Enlightenment".

  • ultima5-1
    DOS19884.2/5 Origin Systems
  • ultima6-3
    DOS1990protected4.2/5 Origin Systems
  • ultima7-2
    DOS19924.3/5 Origin Systems

    Ultima VII: The Black Gate is a top-down RPG where you, the Avatar, have to find out what's happening in Britannia by solving quests, meeting interesting NPCs and fight hordes of headleass monsters. The land of Britannia is shaken by mysterious earthquakes, a new religion (the Fellowship) is spreading and is replacing the old virtues, and who is th...

  • ultima7part2-9
    DOS19934.1/5 Origin Systems

    After the well received Ultima 7 The Black Gate, Origin decided that the new Ultima engine could be used for one more game. Enter Serpent Isle. This time the Avatar travels to a whole new land, far away from the usual Britannia. Serpent Isle brings its own charm to the series; exploring new lands is a welcome change after seven chapters spent walki...

  • ultima9-01
    Windows XP/98/951999protected4/5 Origin Systems
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