Sandbox Games for iPad

Browse 31 Sandbox Games for iPad on AlternativeTo with popular options like Open Source and Windows.

Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard
  1. Minecraft icon
     1036 likes

    Venture into endless 3D worlds where creativity meets exploration and survival. Craft, build, and explore to your heart’s content against ongoing challenges.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Windows Mobile
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • BSD
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Kindle Fire
    • FreeBSD
    • Playstation
    • Fire TV
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Xbox
    • NetBSD
    • Meta Quest
    • OpenBSD
    Minecraft screenshot 1
    Minecraft screenshot 1
    Minecraft screenshot 2
    +7
    Minecraft screenshot 3
    4.4
    Very Good57 reviews
  2. Terraria icon
     193 likes

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. The world is your canvas and the ground itself is your paint.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Kindle Fire
    • Steam
    • GOG.com
    Terraria screenshot 1
    Underground exploration, mining gold.
    Boss-Monster Eater of Worlds
    +6
    Terraria screenshot 3
    73 alternatives
  3. Roblox icon
     97 likes

    Online platform for 3D world building, avatar customization, multiplayer play, and user-generated game development with trading, achievements, and a virtual economy.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • HTC Vive
    • Kindle Fire
    • Playstation
    • Gear VR
    • Xbox
    • Meta Quest
    Roblox screenshot 1
    Roblox screenshot 1
    Roblox screenshot 2
    +2
    Roblox screenshot 3
    62 alternatives
    3.9
    Good26 reviews
  4. Algodoo icon
     49 likes

    Algodoo gives you the opportunity to play with physics. Use your own hands and simple drawing tools to design, construct and explore the world of physics.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • iPad
    iPad
    Mac
    14 alternatives
  5. bloxd.io icon
     2 likes

    Welcome to Bloxd.io – a multiplayer sandbox game where creativity meets action. Whether you're building, exploring, or battling.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    bloxd.io screenshot 1
    bloxd.io screenshot 1
    bloxd.io screenshot 2
    +6
    bloxd.io screenshot 3
    9 alternatives
  6. Milky Way icon
     1 like

    If you're a fan of Solar Smash, Universe Sandbox, Spaceflight Simulator, Solar System Sim; this is your new favorite game!

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • itch.io
    Milky Way screenshot 1
    Milky Way screenshot 1
    Milky Way screenshot 2
    +7
    Milky Way screenshot 3
    6 alternatives
  7. Bring to life anything you can imagine from rockets and airplanes to cars and more. Automate them with a visual programming language. Explore 3D planets and download more from the community. Share your creations online.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Steam
    • Humble Bundle
    • Android Tablet
    Juno: New Origins screenshot 1
    Juno: New Origins screenshot 1
    Juno: New Origins screenshot 2
    +16
    Juno: New Origins screenshot 3
    10 alternatives
  8. SurvivalCraft icon
     60 likes

    You are marooned on the shores of an infinite blocky world. Explore, mine resources, craft tools and weapons, hunt and make traps. Build a shelter to survive nights and share your worlds online. Possibilities are infinite in this sandbox survival and construction game.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Kindle Fire
    Survivalcraft
    44 alternatives
  9. Townscaper icon
     2 likes

    Townscaper is an experimental passion project. More of a toy than a game. Pick colors from the palette, plop down colored blocks of house on the irregular grid, and watch Townscaper's underlying algorithm automatically turn those blocks into cute little houses, arches...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Steam
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Xbox
    Townscaper screenshot 1
    Townscaper screenshot 1
    Townscaper screenshot 2
    +2
    Townscaper screenshot 3
    4 alternatives
  10. The Blockheads icon
     18 likes

    Night is falling and your blockhead is freezing. You haven't yet made shelter and your campfire has gone out. All you have is a spade, some wood and a few sticks. You have only minutes before exhaustion hits. Do you create a bed, dig a cave or refuel your fire?

    What wil.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    The Blockheads screenshot 1
    The Blockheads screenshot 1
    The Blockheads screenshot 2
    +1
    The Blockheads screenshot 3
    48 alternatives
  11. Create a thriving metropolis by building houses, condos, apartments and skyscrapers to attract residents. Construct businesses and industries for them to work. Add bars, restaurants, theaters, stadiums and more to keep residents happy.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    Designer City screenshot 1
    Designer City screenshot 1
    Designer City screenshot 2
    +7
    Designer City screenshot 3
    33 alternatives
  12. Growtopia icon
     13 likes

    Growtopia is a multiplayer sandbox platformer with crafting. There are an infinite number of worlds where you can create with friends. Everything in the world can be grown from trees. Discover new items by mixing the seeds of trees you already have.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Wine
    Make friends and make them build things for you!
    Locks protect your work from horrible people.
    Build obstacle courses and platforming challenges.
    +6
    There are an infinite number of worlds - name your own!
    24 alternatives
    4.0
    Very Good6 reviews
  13. Download and Play Best FREE 3D sandbox blocks craft game with Creative Multiplayer and Survival Modes! Build creative 3D world online, get resources, craft items in survival, tame animals, watch out mobs and survive! Explore worlds created by others.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    WorldCraft 3D : Build & Craft screenshot 1
    WorldCraft 3D : Build & Craft screenshot 1
    WorldCraft 3D : Build & Craft screenshot 2
    +17
    WorldCraft 3D : Build & Craft screenshot 3
    28 alternatives
  14. Rebuild icon
     4 likes

    Gather survivors of the zombie apocalypse and manage resources while defending against undead attacks. Reclaim the city one square at a time and put your survivors to work scavenging for food, building houses, rediscovering technology and of course killing zombies.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Kindle Fire
    • Steam
    Rebuild screenshot 1
    Rebuild screenshot 1
    Rebuild screenshot 2
    +8
    Rebuild screenshot 3
    18 alternatives
  15. The Sandbox icon
     3 likes

    Imagine crafting your own world (complete with amazing Pixel Art), playing with Humans, Ninjas, Robots or Zombies, composing your own music and much more! The universe is yours to create or destroy, and the only limit is your imagination!

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    The Sandbox screenshot 1
    The Sandbox screenshot 1
    The Sandbox screenshot 2
    +4
    The Sandbox screenshot 3
    9 alternatives
  16. Create your own crazy, fun inventions! With the help of the Inventioneers, you can invent fun, creative and often quite weird inventions. A lot of inventions are included in the game, the more you solve the more parts you receive for your own inventions!

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Steam
    • Nintendo Switch
    Inventioneers screenshot 1
    Inventioneers screenshot 1
    Inventioneers screenshot 2
    +7
    Inventioneers screenshot 3
    11 alternatives
  17. Pocket God icon
     1 like

    You’re the island god! What kind of god would you be? Benevolent or vengeful? Play Pocket God and discover the answer within yourself. Pocket God is an episodic microgame for you to explore, show your friends and have fun with. It contains multiple locations with many hilarious s.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Steam
    Pocket God screenshot 1
    Pocket God screenshot 1
    Pocket God screenshot 2
    +2
    Pocket God screenshot 3
    4 alternatives
  18. RealmCraft icon
     2 likes

    RealmCraft is a sandbox construction game with 3D procedurally generated infinity world. Create and break apart various kinds of blocks, explore the environment, gather resources, craft weapons, build shelter and take part in combat with dangerous opponents.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Oculus Experiences
    • Apple TV
    • Kindle Fire
    • Steam
    • itch.io
    • Oculus Rift
    Worlds Exploration
    Tame the Wild Animals
    Show your Creativity
    +5
    Fight to Survive
    21 alternatives
  19. Woozworld icon
     1 like

    the fashion virtual world, and join millions of fashionistas (and fashionistos) personalizing and expressing styles with new weekly clothes, build your character’s story.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Kindle Fire
    Woozworld screenshot 1
    Woozworld screenshot 1
    Woozworld screenshot 2
    +7
    Woozworld screenshot 3
    5 alternatives