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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Old School RuneScape adds Araxxor cheevos and buffs crystal shard earnings in latest patch
You would think that taking down a giant spider boss in Old School RuneScape would be enough of an achievement, but Jagex has decided...
Last Oasis heralds Season 6’s full-throated return to FFA PvP as it puts out a call for testers
Last Oasis, the woodpunk survival sandbox that has been in early access for over four years now and appeared to be dismissed by developer...
Black Desert adds new monster zones and new weapons to mobile, shares more Seoul video previews for PC
Usually when we put out the weekly Black Desert news bundle we start with the PC version of the game. This time around, however,...
Rumor: Star Citizen fans uncover a trademark filed by CIG for a potential third game
The plot is either thickening or getting muddier depending on how one reads this latest bit of news uncovered by Star Citizen fans, as...
ARK Survival Ascended launches the Aberration map and a new Bob’s Tall Tales adventure
Regular fans of the survival sandbox ARK: Survival Evolved are likely extremely familiar with the Aberration map, or perhaps hold a deep affection of...
Trove launches UP vs Down event and expands Rising Tide with Release the Kraken update
Gamigo's voxel sandbox MMORPG Trove has loosed a new event as of today, dubbed Up vs. Down. Actually UP vs. DOWN. Intriguingly, this even...
Vampire survivalbox V Rising is hosting a free-play event starting September 12
If you've ever wanted to join 4.7 million people who already gave in to their vampire survival sandbox desires to play V Rising but...
Stick and Rudder: Elite Dangerous’ Type-8 Update engineering revamp saved the game
While the latest content update to Elite: Dangerous was called the Type-8 Update, what it really should have been called is the Engineering Reborn...
You can still play your old Nightingale characters offline even after Realms Rebuilt launches
We're just two days away from the launch of Nightingale's Realms Rebuilt, which is less an update and more a full-scale revamp and reset...
Choose My Adventure: Once Human brings impressive atmosphere and routine survival beats
Sometimes I have to wonder why people like the games they like. That's not to suggest that there's something inherently wrong with people -...
EVE Online engages the group-minded Siege of Zarzakh event for a limited time
Apparently an enemy NPC group in EVE Online has decided that attacking the gates to Zarzakh, which means it's time for players to mobilize...
SWTOR and SWG Legends fans mourn the death of James Earl Jones, the voice of Darth Vader
Star Wars fans joined cinema and theater fans last night to mourn the loss of James Earl Jones, whom nerds knew best as the...
Over one trillion ISK evaporated in the aftermath of an EVE Online battle during the Labor Day weekend
Apparently the players of EVE Online have a very different idea of what it means to celebrate labor. The Labor Day holiday weekend saw...
Black Desert has 10 videos on deck to usher in this week’s Land of the Morning Light: Seoul expansion – here’s the first
Pearl Abyss is gearing up for the biggest week of the year for MMORPG Black Desert as its expansion Land of the Morning Light:...
Pax Dei provides first details of an autumn refinement update while explaining its ‘very raw’ early access
When MOP's Chris hopped in to Pax Dei for our Choose My Adventure column, he almost immediately bounced off it, finding his initial forays...
Old School RuneScape unveils new quests, new bosses, Leagues V, and custom servers
Did you miss out on watching Old School RuneScape's Summer Summit 2024 presentation? Worry not because Jagex has summarized all of its reveals, and...
The MOP Up: Albion Online patches Paths to Glory and talks up mounts
Albion Online's third patch for Paths to Glory came out last week, an update which "includes balance changes, Destiny Board improvements based on your...
Star Citizen addresses alpha 3.24’s personal hangars, ‘ghost sounds,’ and server tech
One of the major features added to Star Citizen in alpha 3.24 was the personal hangar, a private instanced slice of the game that...
RuneScape Necromancers now have a new ghost friend to summon thanks to the latest patch
The best thing about being a Necromancer is that you can make friends in a rather literal sense, and now thanks to the most...
Star Wars Galaxies rogue server SWG Legends teases housing packup, Halloween, droid engineer love, and Jedi Themepark p2
"Star Wars Galaxies is not dead," says rogue server SWG Legends. "It is here and now, filled with our friends, family, and the fun...
