{"id":127223,"date":"2022-08-12T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-12T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-134927"},"modified":"2022-08-12T17:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-08-12T17:00:00","slug":"guide-best-sandbox-games-on-nintendo-switch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2022\/08\/12\/guide-best-sandbox-games-on-nintendo-switch\/","title":{"rendered":"Guide: Best Sandbox Games On Nintendo Switch"},"content":{"rendered":"
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When you were a kid, “sandbox” meant “small plastic box, usually full of sand and ants, which lets you pretend you’re at the beach even though you’re in a nursery down the road from your parents’ workplace”. As an adult, “sandbox” either means “a game that lets you choose most of your goals” or “ant-filled nightmare that gets your child all gritty”, depending on whether or not you have kids.<\/p>\n

Don’t worry. Today, we’re focusing on sandbox-as-in-video-game, a genre of entertainment in which most of the enjoyment is derived from setting your own targets. Sandboxes range from the no-direction-at-all end of the spectrum, like Garry’s Mod (a PC-only asset toybox), through the some-direction games like Minecraft and Astroneer, all the way to games that hold your hand or guide you a lot more towards goals, like Stardew Valley and Animal Crossing.<\/p>\n

Fundamentally, though, these games will, at points, all let you roam free, doing whatever you want with the world (or your little slice of it, anyway). Want to plant bananas in someone else’s garden? Go for it. Interested in digging a tunnel down to bedrock? Sure. Do you wish to eschew all social norms and build a gigantic fortress right in the middle of town? Hey, this is your power fantasy.<\/p>\n

Here are a selection of our favourite sandbox games (and games with sandboxy bits in them) for all of you looking for an off-the-rails experience!<\/p>\n

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Publisher: <\/span>SEGA<\/strong> \/ Developer: <\/span>Two Point Studios<\/strong><\/p>\n

Release Date: <\/span>9th Aug 2022 (USA<\/abbr>)<\/strong> \/ 9th Aug 2022 (UK\/EU<\/abbr>)<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n