Sandboxes are a type of MMO that emphasize player freedom and expression. They frequently include mechanics for building, crafting, trading, character customization and development, roleplaying, destruction, and significant interaction with the world and other players. A sandbox that is dominated by an open-PvP or free-for-all ruleset is sometimes pejoratively called a gankbox. Contrast with the themepark.
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Early access sandbox survival MMO SamuTale revamps its world with new resources, visuals, and items
In what's being touted as its largest update yet, the colorful sandbox MMO SamuTale has done a wholesale revamp of its game world. This...
The Daily Grind: Have you noticed an uptick in players in your MMO of choice?
It's no secret that MMOs and other online games are doing better than usual thanks to the pandemic keeping a large portion of the...
Sea of Thieves looks back at updates, events, and crossovers from this past March
If you haven't been following Sea of Thieves too closely this past month, then there's no need to worry; the folks at Rare Ltd....
Last Oasis discusses a new walker, meteor strike events, and solutions for zerging
It looks like there's some new things to play with coming to survival sandbox Last Oasis. A new dev blog posted on the game's...
The MOP Up: Elder Scrolls Online’s daughter of giants
The countdown is on for Elder Scrolls Online: Greymoor. One of the characters that you will bump into in Skyrim is Lyris Titanborn, a...
Darkfall: Rise of Agon patches in a new treasure map, graphical updates, and hunts for eggs and toys
The Baradron update for Darkfall: Rise of Agon has gotten another fresh content patch which brings several things to the table for players including...
One Shots: Fine, who needs you, planet?
When a planet has stiffed you one too many times and yanked you around, it's time to put it at your back and head...
The Repopulation works through an annoying crash issue and begins filling out whitebox areas
The April update from The Repopulation notes some pretty important progress. The latest build has addressed a persistent 02 crash issue with the help...
EVE Online celebrates player generosity with free gifts, prepares a Surgical Strike on April 15
The Plex for Good initiative led by EVE Online is one of the game's most notable and effective philanthropic causes, raising over $570,000 with...
COVID-19 roundup: Game spending shoots up, Stadia Pro goes free, and GDC tries again
Let's catch up on all of the craziness about how COVID-19 is impacting the world of gaming. It turns out that being locked inside...
Shadow Arena drops hero video, plans big changes ahead of final beta
With its final beta coming up in just a week, Shadow Arena studio Pearl Abyss is ramping up the hype machine. Today's hook is...
PlanetSide 2 hypes the upcoming Outfit Wars competitive final with a double XP weekend on PC
The culmination of the Outfit Wars competition in PlanetSide 2 is coming this Saturday, April 11th, with the final event being played out on...
Easter dawns in Warframe, Dauntless, ArcheAge, Elite Dangerous, RIFT, Hackmud, DAoC, and WoW
Just because you're homebound doesn't mean you can't stretch your legs in virtual worlds and enjoy your favorite Easter activities! We've got a roundup...
Massively Overthinking: What generates trust in MMO crowdfunding for you?
Last week, an anonymous game developer posted on the MMORPG Reddit about the broader MMO playerbase's frustrations with crowdfunding. See, this dev says he's...
Jagex cancels RuneScape’s RuneFest 2020, considers ‘alternative virtual events’
Another gaming event, this one specific to MMORPGs, is closing its doors this year thanks to the pandemic: Jagex announced this afternoon that it's...
ArcheAge Unchained is free-to-play right now for the whole holiday weekend
If ArcheAge Unchained - the buy-to-play, generally anti-pay-to-win version of ArcheAge launched by Gamigo in 2019 - caught your fancy but didn't prompt you...
Satan has planted the most trees in Gamigo’s charity initiative so far
Last week, Gamigo announced a charity event to benefit Eden Reforestation Projects, selling packages that offer in-game items for MMOs like ArcheAge, RIFT, and...
Check out Population Zero’s new combat video – and pick up a key for this weekend’s beta
Population Zero is dropping two fun things today for watchers of the MMO survival sandbox: a dev blog all about combat, including a new...
Darkfall: Rise of Agon introduces a land fortress for clans to capture
Darkfall: Rise of Agon has added a land fortress. Not a sky fortress or a sea fortress or even a space fortress, which might...
Spring and Easter events drop in Albion Online, Roblox, Runes of Magic, and ARK
Spring is in the air, and if you're largely stuck at home, you may as well enjoy it in your MMOs. Yep, it's getting...
