Games Like Build and Shoot for iOS

Castle Story is an amazing voxel based sandbox and survival video game that takes you to an amazing strategically enhanced and quite adventurous game-play. Just like a lot of other sandbox games, Castle Story allows you to explore a massive 3D game world in which you can gather resources, destroy and build different structures etc. The main objective of the game is to build a massive impenetrable castle that will be your stronghold against the enemies lurking in the wilderness of the game world. You can also gather up characters like you and make strategies that will define the fate of everyone including yourself. The game also focuses on how you strategically defeat your enemies and save your people, your castle and your resources from looting. Your troops will scavenge for resources and upon their arrival you can build more cubed structures using that resources. The “Yellow” people in the game are the ones you should be worried about because if any “Yellow Dude” dies your life gets shorter, so build strong defenses to save them and your castle.

Roblox, developed and published by Roblox Corporation is an MMO (Massively Multiplayer online) and a Sandbox video game available to play on PC, Mac OS X, iOS and Android platforms. The game lets you be part of a virtual world by selecting and customizing an online avatar for yourself, explore an open world, interact with a lot of online players, play games together, make friends online and focuses on your creative and building abilities by manipulating the blocks and create whatever you want. You can talk over the mic or chat with your friends via an online text based platform. Everything you see in the game is basically situated inside the differently stylized, sized and colored bricks and blocks, and offers you a unique experience of Voxel based sandbox gaming. You get to visit different places, some provided by the game itself and some user created (Maps created by Lua 5.1 Programming Language), you can walk, run, jump, ride on skateboards, bikes, cars etc. and buy houses to live in. Roblox allows you to buy a structure and decorate it according to your likes and dislikes. If you don’t like a building or you want to destroy something you can totally bring it down and rebuild just according to your style and demands. The game provides you with best 3D graphics, two types of virtual currency (Tickets and Robux) to buy things, a lot of upgrades that you can buy with Tickets or Robux and a lot of other exciting things to do and enjoy.

Minecraft, developed by Mojang and 4J Studios and published by Mojang, Microsoft Studios and Sony Computer Entertainment is an indie, Sandbox building and FPS (First Person Shooter) video game. This game is available to play on multiple platforms like PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac OS X, Linux, Android, iOS, Windows Phone 8, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita. The game allows the player to construct buildings out of textured cubes in a 3D generated open world. Player can craft different objects, explore the world, gather resources and engage in combats with enemies. Minecraft also features Survival, Creative and Adventure gaming modes. According to the storyline, player roams in an open world with no specific goals to accomplish breaking and making different kinds of structures with the help of blocks. Walking through deserts, snowfields and jungles, the player switches from first person perspective to third person perspective upon his will and engages in gunfights with the enemy. Minecraft is a great Sandbox, Building, Crafting and Shooting video game to play and enjoy. You must try it out.

Block Fortress is another FPS, voxel-based sandbox and survival video game like “Minecraft”. The game focuses on your defense building techniques and strategies, assesses your abilities of defending yourself and your barracks from the enemies. This means that the game allows you to destroy or rebuild different structures to make your keep impenetrable. All the enemies become deadly at night so you must design and build your defenses according to the scenarios. You can also search for resources and use them to build defensive structures in a short time. The tower defense element in the game allows you to build towers around your keep to target incoming enemies. “Block Fortress” is a great mix up of Shooting, Strategy, and RPG elements and will definitely take you to an adventure filled and exciting game-play experience.

Cubic castle is a freemium MMO and Sandbox video game that lets you build your own realm in a 3D game world with the help of cubes. You can be part of the game world by selecting and customizing your online avatar and once you are inside the game world, you can interact with other online players or visit their realms collect resources or help them build whatever they are building. In your own realm, you can create different buildings and mines to produce more resources and spend them to develop you defenses, barracks, train troops etc. Just like “Roblox”, Cubic Castles allows you to explore a massive open world and manipulate the cubes to create and develop whatever you want. Cubic Castles is one of the best alternatives to “Roblox” and will definitely entertain you enough.

The Blockheads is another 2D sandbox, MMO (Massively Multiplayer Online) and super amusing game like “Roblox” available to play on iOS devices only. The game is set in a 2D game world made up of Blocks and allows you to explore to the limits of your curiosity. You can be part of the game world as a “Blockhead” who only has one objective, Mine for blocks, craft a huge number of tools and build massive structures. Blockheads also lets you wander through caves, biomes, random game worlds, forests, seas etc. to explore and gather resources. You must take care of yourself in the game-world by feeding yourself, sleeping properly and keep track of the time to enjoy the game-play in a better way. A great feature of the game is that you can take control of multiple characters at a time so you can perform or complete different tasks in less time and that means great earnings for upgrades and tools. “The Blockheads” is a super addicting and quite engaging alternative to “Roblox”, do try it out.

Sandbox gaming on almost every platform captures your attention as in terms of being so attractive and appealing. BlocksWorld is one super engaging game that reaches to your hands via your iOS devices and provides with beautiful graphics, an engaging and quite addicting game-play and lots of Blocks to build and enjoy. This virtual toy box allows you to use different tools that surely will brighten up your abilities of building and creativity. The basic purpose of the game is to build something so you can pick up the tools and start building whatever you want because the supply of blocks is unlimited. You can use your best skills of building and learn as well in the process. You can manipulate the appearance of blocks by programming new functions and create cars, jets, robots etc. and use them in your project as you see fit. You can challenge yourself by the most sophisticated puzzles and a lot of other exciting things. “BlocksWorld” is one of the best alternatives to “Roblox”. Do give it a try to add some more fun to your life.

Algodoo is another best alternative to “Roblox” and presents with a Physics based 2D simulation environment. It allows you to create and develop different kinds of structures and things with the help of different physical objects. Algodoo is basically marketed as an educational tool because it provides with an amazing learning environment and encourages you to experiment and challenge yourself with super brainy puzzles and stuff. Algodoo inherits most of the characteristics from another popular sandbox masterpiece “Phun” and takes it to a new level of improved graphics, objectives and sandbox gaming experience. Do try it out if you are in search of some good replacements to “Roblox”.

Block Story is another great Action-Adventure, MMORPG and a Voxel Based Sandbox video game. The game allows you to have a Minecraft and Trove like feeling, Explore a procedurally generated game world, Mine for resources, craft different items, build structures, go on epic quests and engage in hardcore combats with enemies etc. With the hard earned experience points, Block Story allows you to level yourself up by boosting up your expertise, increase your strength and eventually rise as the most superior being in the whole game world. Block Story offers unique characters, skills, and the ability to tame the wildlings, make them your companions, embark on epic journeys together and enjoy the game. Weapons crafting is a wonderful routine in the game, it allows you to craft unique weapons (swords, Staffs, Guns, Bows and Arrows etc.) and go against the most advanced, heavily armored and challenging enemies. With a wonderful setting, great visuals and an immersive game-play, Block Story is a brilliant game to play and enjoy.

Junk Jack X is a wonderful new Sandbox, Action-Adventure, RPG video game by PixBit. The game is Smartphone Specific yet and the company is working on PC and Mac versions. Just like Starbound, Junk Jack X tasks you to survive in a procedurally generated world by simply, exploration, crafting, building etc. and allows you to fight against the monsters, find hidden treasures and loot and enjoy great Multiplayer game-play to double up the fun. With a number of fun and puzzling quests, amazing crafting abilities, super huge game world, great 3D visuals and a brilliantly engaging game-play, Junk Jack X is a really cool game to play and enjoy. If you really want to enjoy amazing Starbound inspired gameplay and other aesthetics on your hand held devices, this game is your one best shot. Do try it out and be amazed at all the wonderful things it offers.

Block Warfare: Operations is an FPS (First Person Shooter) Sandbox building video game developed and published by Ammonite Design Studios. This game is also known as Block Ops and is a Voxel based game, available to play on iOS, Android and PC (Microsoft Windows). Block Warfare: Operations features single and multiplayer gaming options, eye catching 3D graphics, an open world gaming environment and a fast paced action game-play. According to the storyline of the game, player goes on missions to infiltrate enemy strongholds to rescue the hostages, sabotage their settlements and devastate their might and power. Block Warfare: Operations provides with a great new experience of FPS, Sandbox and Building elements for you. You must try it out. Block Warfare: Operations is available to play on Microsoft Windows, iOS and Android platforms.

Block Earth is a beautiful Sandbox Building and Construction video game by Choofun Games AB. The game allows the players to explore a beautiful world build with all the colorful and vivid blocks. With very similar gameplay and mechanics to the popular Minecraft video game, Block Earth allows the players explore the world, build and share your creations with other online players. There are countless mini-games that the players can play and enjoy interacting with realistic animals and other environmental items. Players can also just download the game and explore the pre-built worlds, play games and build your own world by using the blocks and tools made out of blocks. With a brilliantly addictive gameplay, Block Earth offers beautiful graphics, Local Multiplayer support, over forty thousand pre-built and user created worlds to explore, loads of cool mini-games to enjoy and a lot more to discover. For all those who love playing Blocky games and are good builders and constructors, Block Earth would definitely provide them with hours of entertainment. Block Earth is available to play on iOS devices and Facebook. So are you ready to take on the adventure?

The Sandbox takes the players to a world built entirely on the Laws of Physics and offers an access to over 230 different elements. The game allows the players to get into the world, explore and use the elements to craft various items with all the freedom in the world. The Sandbox lets the players be apprentices of a Deity, explore the world, gather all the necessary resources and craft whatever and wherever they like and eventually create their own beautiful universe of Sandbox. The game allows the players to have resources such as Water, Sand, Glass, Soil, Lava, and Lightning as well as a lot of other types of resources. There are various other complex elements in the game such as Humans, mechanical beings, and wildlife that the players can interact with and use wherever they need. The unique task system of the game allows the players to complete various tasks such as collect water, combine it with dirt and make Mud, build electrical circuits with the help of chemical elements present in the game world and enjoy controlling their own life and a what’s all around them. Some of the coolest features of The Sandbox are Pixel Art Graphics, Availability of the game on all major platforms such as Android and iOS, smooth touch and tilt controls, 24 main campaigns and over 350 exciting game levels, online gallery and loads of other great things to discover. Considering all things, The Sandbox is one fantastic Sandbox video game that offers plenty of room for the gameplay. Do give it a try, The Sandbox is fun playing.

Minecraft: Story Mode takes the players on an Epic journey of Episodic, Point-and-Click Graphic Adventure. This fantastic Sandbox and Single-player Marvel is developed by Telltale Games. It is available on multiple platforms such as Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, PlayStation, Xbox, Android, iOS and Nintendo Wii U. Minecraft: Story Mode’s Episode format follows the footprints of Telltale Games’s Top notch creations such as The Wolf Among Us, Game of Thrones and The Walking Dead. It features a new player character named as Jesse, who can be picked up by both male and female players. The primary objective of the game is to team up with the allies and together as one united power, defeat the Wither Storm and save the world. Minecraft: Story Mode offers unique Crafting and Character modification options and allows the players to wholly or partially change the appearance of the character. They can change faces, skin tones, genders, etc. and enjoy the game even more. Along with the main character of Jesse, Minecraft: Story Mode includes many Human characters in the game that can play their role side by side with the main character. Every Episode of the game offers a new story and requires the players to go with the flow and enjoy the game to the fullest. Till date, the game has released 5 main episodes and three more will be published in the mid of 2016 as DLCs. With a spectacular game setting, beautifully portrayed game story, fantastic graphics, and great mechanics, and plenty of room for the gameplay, Minecraft: Story Mode, offers a truly remarkable Point and Click and Graphic Adventure experience for all the hardcore enthusiasts.

SurvivalCraft is a Sandbox, Action and Survival video game by Candy Rufus Games. The game leaves you on the shores of an infinite and Blocky World where, in order to survive, you’ll have to survive, Explore, Mine for Resources and Craft tools and Weapons. The secondary objectives of the game include, hunting animals for food, tailoring cloths, building a Shelter and survive the Coldest nights. To traverse through the world and minimize the Distances, SurvivalCraft allows you to ride on Horses, Camels and Donkeys and tasks you to Save the Herd Cattle from harsh weather and the hunters. Start off with an Axe, and blast your way through the rocks with the help of explosives, craft weapons and complex electronic devices and enjoy inventing things. As this is the game’s thirtieth edition, SurvivalCraft offers way more advanced items and weapons for you to keep traversing the environment easily and face all the threats with bravery. With an amazingly addictive gameplay, beautiful 3D visuals and all the exploration fun along with the dynamic environment and revamped game mechanics, SurvivalCraft is a fun Sandbox video game to play and enjoy. Do give it a try.

World of Cubes by SolverLabs is a brilliant Sandbox Online Multiplayer Action and Survival video game. The game takes the players to a world built entirely of the blocks and allows them to create their own beautiful worlds, interact with hundreds of thousands of other online players and enjoy an astoundingly immersive experience of Sandbox gaming. The multiplayer mode lets the players build loads of different items in collaboration with other online players and enjoy spending their time on quality gaming. An amazing feature of the game is that it allows the players to create and protect their crafted items with strong passwords and allow friends to view the items by giving them the access. World of Cubes offers infinite game maps and allows the players to explore the worlds and survive while finding various types of resources, and crafting items with them such as shelter, weapons, and tools. At night, the Zombies attack, so the game allows the players to secure their shelters with traps and obstacles, defend their home by shooting the Zombies and “Pumpkin Heads”, The gory enemies. To survive for a long time, World of Cubes tasks the players to find food. Edible resources such as Cows, Horses, Pigs, and Chickens are the most favorite ones to get food. With all the fantastic gameplay, amazing crafting and building abilities, survival and exploration elements, World of Cubes offers infinite possibilities and proves to be the most creative experience. Try it out and enjoy the ultimate Blocks fun.

Eden: World Builder a fantastic, Building, Crafting, and Exploration video game by Kingly Software Inc. The game takes place in a massively destructible environment and lets you unleash your adventurous spirits and creativity. Create your own world using different blocks and complete a series of missions. The game is played from First-person Perspective and you can immerse yourself in sandbox experience. Eden: World Builder offers the similar gameplay like Minecraft. It lets you build, explore and destroy the world of Eden in your style and discover new and beautiful blocks. There are different blocks and each has different colors and properties. Craft items using various materials. Earn experience points and unlocks other features and upgrades. The game world filled with different creatures and monsters. Use different material and create a fantastic world and them color it. You can create buildings, roads, grass, etc. Huge World, different Colors, Loveable Creatures, Portals, Treasure Cubes, etc. are the prominent features of the game. Try it out.

Minecraft Pocket Edition is a super amazing Sandbox and Mining game inspired by the popular Minecraft video game. The game allows you to explore a randomly generated 2D world, dig into the ground, collect minerals and ores, mine for riches, take them to surface and sell them. Furthermore, Minecraft Pocket Edition allows you to build different structures with blocks by the use of your best strategies, build castles, decorate them and fight against the enemies who are habitual of attacking your buildings. With amazing 2D graphics, an addictive game-play and a brilliant open world environment, Minecraft Pocket Edition is a super exciting game to play and enjoy. Try it out and you’ll love it.

Growtopia is an Addictive, Massively Multiplayer Online, Adventure, and Side-scroll Simulation created by Robinson Technologies Corporation. The game takes place in the fantasy world of Growtopia populated with thousands of other players around the world. In the game, the player can create his imaginary world using different items and accessories. He can compose his own music and sell to another player to earn money. There are different professional such as Doctor, Teacher, Businessman and more. To jump into the game world, the player has to select his role and create his character as he wants. The player can customize his character with different outfits and can craft amazing items using seeds. To unlock further content, he has to gather lots of gems and cool packs. The game consists of different events and achievements. The game revolves around three elements such as Punch, Grow, and Build. Growtopia offers core features such as Collaborate with Real Players, Mini-games, Protect Items, Plant Seeds, Splice Seeds, Explore the Universe, Communicate with each other, and more. Growtopia is the wonderful game to play and enjoy.

Adventure with Companions is a Sandbox, First-person Perspective, Exploration, and Single Multiplayer Simulation for Android and iOS. It offers the similar gameplay like Minecraft and takes place in the destructive world where you can create and build whatever you want using different blocks. Each block has its unique properties. Explore the game world, create buildings, houses, lake, mountains and more. The amount of unlockable content depends on your progress through the game. There are a set of levels, and each level requires a specific amount of time to complete. You can interact with other players in this single world and show off your creativity. Play together, make new friends and hang out with them. Build boats, houses, castles and much more. Unlock rare blocks and use them to create something amazing. Adventure with Companions offers core features such as City-building, Exploration, Lots of Levels, different Blocks, Single Persistent World, and more. Try it out, and you’ll enjoy it.

Lunacraft is an immersive, Sandbox, Exploration, City-building, and Single-player video game available to play on mobile platform iOS only. The game combines the elements of exploration, construction, destruction, and combat. It takes place in the fully destructive world where you can get into the role of the protagonist and your main task is to explore and colonize the new moon and complete all its requirements. You can explore the game world from the first-person view and can use different types of blocks to create shelters, buildings, houses, mountains, caves, trees and more. Navigate objects discover new technologies and blocks for further progress. Other content of the game will be unlocked as you fulfill its objectives. Here you can meet with aliens, some of them are dangerous and some helpful. Dive into the game world and go wild with your creativity and show off your amazing creations. Colonize your Moon, Friendly Aliens, Upgrades, different Environments, etc. are the prominent features of the game. Try it out and you’ll enjoy it.

Pixel Gun 3D is a Mobile Platforms Action, Crafting, Exploration, Building and Single and Multiplayer video game developed and published by RiliSoft. The game takes place in the block-based world and combines the elements of shooting, sandbox, and first-person. It has different modes such as Co-op, Survival, and Multiplayer. Get into the role of the protagonist and take a chance to fight against your classmates, fellows, and other players around the globe. The ultimate task is to eliminate the other players and scores the highest points to win. There are a variety of missions, and the game world comprises different environment such as forests, mountains, villages, and rivers. In Survival mode, you have to fight against hordes of zombies face to face, and your task is to eliminate them all using weapons and your shooting abilities. It has a set of weapons that you can use during the gameplay such as Colt, MP5, Machine Gun, and more. With superb features, chat options, Socialize, Dynamic Sounds, and First-person Perspective, Pixel Gun 3D is the best game to play and enjoy.

Discovery is a Sandbox, First-person Perspective, Exploration, City-Building and Crafting Simulation created by Noowanda. The game offers the similar gameplay like Minecraft and introduces different new blocks with unique properties. It enables you to go wild with your creativity and construct the house, building, city and village of your dreams using different blocks and materials. The game takes place in the fully destructive world where you can destroy and create that you want. There are different animals to encounter, and you can explore the game world from the first-person view. Your character can run, jump, climb and walk using arrow keys and can perform various actions such as shoot, create, and craft. The game world comprises different environment such as forest, cities, village and more. The ultimate task is to score the highest points and challenge your fellows to beat it. Smooth Graphic details, different Material, Day/Night Cycles, Dynamic Sounds, Giant Blocks, etc. are the prominent features of the game. Discovery is the best alternative to Minecraft. Try it out.

WorldCraft is an Action, First-person Perspective, Sandbox, City-building, Single and Multiplayer Simulation developed and published by Playlabs, LLC. The game takes place in the fully destructible world where you can build and destroy anything that you can see. It lets you a chance to create your dream world according to your style, gather resources, craft useful items and survive as long as possible to progress through the game. Through Multiplayer mode, you can interact with players, and work together to create an amazing world consists of villages, city, mines, houses and more. In the game, you can create a different building, mountains, rivers, etc. using different blocks. There are thousands of players are available in the procedurally generated world around the globe to interact with you. Navigate the world from the first-person perspective, build different objects, chat with other players and engage yourself in social experience. WorldCraft includes prominent features such as 3D Environment, Creative Mode, Colored Chat, Parent Control with Password, and more. Try it out, and you’ll love it.

Pixelmon Hunter is an Adventure, Third-person Perspective, Sandbox, Single-player and Multiplayer video game available to play on Android and iOS. The game takes place in the open world environment where the player takes on the role of the protagonist, who is a bad guy and must explore the land to complete a series of missions to earn points. During the plot, the player manipulates the sandbox environment, grab weapons and participate in the battle to take down bots, enemies or other players. In Multiplayer mode, the player can compete against up to four players and can show off his fighting abilities by eliminating them from battle. The job of the player is to become the master of the Pixelmons. In Single-player mode, the player must battle against AI-controlled characters and earn rewards by completing several missions. In the game, the player can experience the beautiful world full of adorable monsters and legendary fights. With engaging gameplay, brilliant visuals, and thrilling mechanics, Pixelmon Hunter is the fascinating game to play.

Block Strike is an Action-Adventure, Sandbox, First-person Shooter, Single-player and Multiplayer video game developed and published by Rexet Studio for Android and iOS. The game takes place in the sandbox world comprises more than forty maps to explore. The player has an opportunity to experience the team-based gameplay with friends and participate in more than fifteen multiplayer modes to take down enemies and enjoy the dynamic battles. There are a variety of weapons and each has its unique attributes. During the gameplay, the player can purchase, upgrade and can change the appearance of the weapons and characters using the customization feature. It has over fifteen modes such as Team Deathmatch, Death Run, Gun Game, Hunger Games, Zombie Survival, and more. In the game, the player can explore over sixty maps, in which the player takes part in dynamic battles from small maps to the small tea of friends. It has over forty types of weapons including machine gun, pistols, shotguns, and more. Block Strike includes core features such as Skins and Stickers, Customization, Sixty Maps, Weapons, Multiple Modes, and more. Check it out, and have fun.

Block Craft 3D is a Sandbox, Crafting, First-person Perspective, and Single-player Simulation developed and published by Fun Games for Free for Android and iOS as well as Microsoft Windows. The game takes place in the block-based open world and offers the huge environment for free roam to the player. In the game, the player can use a variety of boxes to build a massive castle, house, mine, or even the Eiffel Tower. It supports both Single-player and Multiplayer modes and lets the player explore the world from a first-person viewpoint, gather resources, and struggle to create something unique by unleashing his inner skills while interacting with other players and completing objectives. During the gameplay, the player can invite his friends or can visit the city built by his friends and can assist them to finish their construction. The player can sell his created items like furniture, a special craft, and custom blocks to receive money. Block Craft 3D includes prominent features such as Building Gameplay, Create and Sell, Multiplayer Mode, Lots of Pets and Exploration, and more. Check it out, and have fun.

Craft the World is a marvelous Sandbox Construction, Management, and MMO and RTS Simulation by Black maple games. The Simulation actually lets you be an in charge of a whole big Dwarf Society that with time changes into a fully developed community. Your task is to explore the world around you, collect resources, battles against the monsters, craft different items like “weapons, vehicles, buildings” etc. and discover new technologies to equalize your worth and strengthen your defenses, Defeat your enemies in order to capture their lands and to loot their resources etc. With a number of complex game levels filled with pure awesomeness and fun, amazing amounts of resources, and sandbox aesthetics, wonderful visuals, immersive gameplay and a lot of other cool things, Craft the World is one of the best game to play. Do try it out.

The last one on our list of games like “Island Castaway: Lost World” is Exploration. “Exploration” is a wonderful Sandbox styled Building and Management video game that allows you to build your own unique base, mine for resources, build castles and other buildings and use your imagination to create and build new things. You are walking through a part of terrain that needs a little bit of makeup, terraform it by using your imagination and best skills. This game is all about exploring a beautiful 3d Sandbox world and develop it in whatever the way you like. With astounding visuals, a great immersive game-play and a lot of other cool things, “Exploration” is fun to play and enjoy.