Games Like 'OE Cake' (Open-Ended Sandbox): Beyond Powder Toy & Garry's Mod

Assuming "OE Cake" means Open-Ended Creative/Emergent Gameplay (sandbox, physics, building, no fixed goals), here are deeper cuts beyond Powder Toy and Garry's Mod:

Deep Simulation / Emergent Systems

• Dwarf Fortress (PC): Ultimate emergent storytelling. ASCII/graphics. Steep curve.
• RimWorld (PC/Console): Colony sim with AI storyteller. Mods expand infinitely.
• Factorio (PC/Switch): Factory automation → logistics puzzles → megabases.
• Oxygen Not Included (PC): Space colony, thermodynamics, fluid/gas sim.

Physics Sandboxes

• Kerbal Space Program (PC/Console): Rocket science, orbital mechanics, explosions.
• Besiege (PC/Console): Build medieval siege machines, destroy castles.
• Teardown (PC/Console): Voxel destruction, heist planning, full physics.
• Scrap Mechanic (PC): Vehicle/contraption building, survival mode.

Creative Platforms

• Minecraft (All): The standard. Redstone, commands, datapacks = programming.
• Roblox (All): User-generated games, Luau scripting, economy.
• Dreams (PS4/PS5): Game engine as game. Sculpt, code, music, animate.
• Core (PC): Unreal-based UGC platform.

Niche Gems

• Noita (PC): Roguelike, every pixel simulated (fire, liquid, gas).
• Caves of Qud (PC): Roguelike, deep simulation, infinite lore.
• Gnomoria / Kingdoms and Castles: Accessible Dwarf-likes.

The "open-ended cake" is a genre now—pick your flavor of emergence.