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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Black Desert Mobile unleashes the Kurenai class today, dates its Calpheon Ball for December 15
Black Desert Mobile has got a whole lot of news pouring out of it today. Whether it's the newly released patch that introduces a...
You can pet the animals in Enshrouded’s massive Souls of the Frozen Frontier update, live now
So if you're looking for something engrossing to do today, something to take your mind off of, you know, things, how about some survival...
RuneScape adds a new Slayer monster, Old School RuneScape preps a classic quest relaunch
Comparatively speaking, news from the worlds of RuneScape and Old School RuneScape is a little shorter this week. Still, there are things in both...
Blockchain sandbox EVE Frontier’s next test challenges players to find artifacts starting November 7
CCP Games' hungry hungry blockchain hippo EVE Frontier already announced plans for its next playtest to begin early this month, but now we have...
Myth of Empires confirms Season 3’s launch November 8, teases Persia DLC’s spider caves
It's all about the future for Myth of Empires in both the near and long-term, as the MMO survival sandbox is readying to begin...
Star Citizen sees sales dip by a significant margin for the month of October
It's long been suggested, both by simple observation and direct developer reports that Star Citizen needs to keep the backer cash flowing in order...
The MOP Up: Torchlight Infinite invites you to step into a painting
Torchlight Infinite's sixth season, The Frozen Canvas, arrived with a new character and a mechanic centered around painting and canvases: "As these paintings are...
Star Wars Galaxies rogue server SWG Legends is cracking down on shady game mods
Heads-up, folks who mod in ancient emulators: The Star Wars Galaxies rogue server SWG Legends is cracking down on mods, though hopefully not the...
New books about EVE Online, Second Life, and EverQuest are on the way
You've played the game, now read the story. Or read the story out of curiosity about a game you would otherwise never play. Or...
EVE Fanfest 2025 talks up the week’s worth of extra activities as tickets go on sale
EVE Online's Fanfest convention isn't only about a weekend's worth of reveals and information for the sci-fi sandbox; it's also a whole week of...
The Daily Grind: Which dead MMORPG needs a resurrection *and* has a possible path to get it?
A while back, our team was working on a MapleStory piece when we did something we often do when writing about MapleStory: lament the...
Loftia targets alpha testing by the end of this year and early access at the end of 2025
Since last year we've been keeping eyes on the "mediumly multiplayer" cozy title Loftia, a life sim RPG that puts players into a colorful...
Black Desert opens a season server on mobile, adds new accessories to PC, buffs the Halloween boss on console
It's another week of things and stuff for Black Desert's three editions, and once more we're starting off with BDO Mobile as the headliner...
Pax Dei debuts a new trailer and condenses the features of its November 5 Proving Grounds update
Tuesday, November 5th, will be upon players of Pax Dei before they know it: That's when the big juicy Proving Grounds update will arrive...
Embers Adrift’s devs discuss the Digital River payment fiasco and temporary F2P shift
Earlier this week we had the unfortunate duty to report a serious legal and financial crisis for Embers Adrift developer Stormhaven Studios: The company...
Vague Patch Notes: Solipsism and what it means for playing MMORPGs
We've been talking for the past couple of Vague Patch Notes columns about the fact that MMOs are, as a genre, defined by having...
Star Citizen pushes alpha 4.0’s engineering gameplay features back over game stability concerns
Star Citizen has long promised players the chance to become an engineer aboard a starship along the "road to 4.0" that CIG has been...
EVE Online’s multiplayer mobile-only 4X strategy game EVE Galaxy Conquest officially releases
Are you ready for a second mobile game from the EVE Online universe? Stop answering, it's already happened: Say hello to EVE Galaxy Conquest,...
The Stream Team: Seeking out crash sites and settlements to loot in Elite Dangerous
MOP's Chris is once again heading out into the galaxy of Elite: Dangerous with his best friend to seek out trash! All right, maybe...
Nightingale suffers second round of layoffs in two weeks as staff say the game’s early access will continue
Last week, we covered some unfortunate news for co-op sandbox Nightingale when we learned that its studio, Tencent-backed Inflexion, had abruptly closed down its...
