It’s classic Hitman, giving you a giant sandbox filled with lethal toys to play with. The standout level is Berlin, where you’re tasked with taking down a group of ICA agents without any story missions or clear paths. Although there’s a certain level without too much to do - if you know, you know - the other five levels are packed with so much detail that they more than make up for any shortcomings Hitman 3 has. As a cap to the rebooted Hitman trilogy, Hitman 3 throws everything at five of its six locations. Hitman levels have always been a playground, and the latest entry features some of the best levels in the entire franchise. Hitman 3 Image used with permission by copyright holder

There are so many different ways to play Minecraft, and if that’s not what playing sandbox games is all about, we don’t know what is. Minecraft is a huge game, and that’s great for a sandbox experience. With one of the best Minecraft seeds, you can choose the world you want to build in or set up a unique survival experience, and with the best Minecraft mods, you can do everything from fly around in a jetpack to explore an industrial-era version of Minecraft. There are also several Minecraft shaders available if you want to beautify the game a bit. You can have a ton of fun just playing with a random world, especially if you set up your own Minecraft server. It’s the voxel-based builder where anything that can fit into a 1-meter cube is possible, and players are still discovering new ways to combine and build. As one of the bestselling games of all time, Minecraft needs little introduction. Minecraft is the quintessential sandbox game, and it’s largely responsible for the building game craze.

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