The sandbox genre covers dozens of different games.

Here’s our list of the best titles you’re able to enjoy on console and PC.

This guide will walk players through the necessities required to create and build upon your base.

Pax Dei player looking at a house from afar.

Pax Dei is currently in Early Access.

Information in this article is subject to change.

Press TAB and select Craft to craft by hand.

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You’ll want tostart with a foundationthat costs 20 Gneiss and eight Clay.

Then you canplace flooring on top, which costs eight Wooden Beam and eight Planks.

Some objects will return back to you, while others will make you lose the materials.

Pax Dei player selecting floor of unfinished house

All crafting benches, except the Founder’s Pack bench, should return to you if you demolish them.

This means you might place the object back down without losing the materials needed to craft it.

The best titles that ask you to fight for your life.

Pax Dei player standing in front of a house

If you don’t know where to start, start here.

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Pax Dei Prop Crafting menu

Pax Dei construction menu selecting Cottage Wall

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Pax Dei