I like the list. I'm thinking/hoping that sandbox games with generated content will becomes a larger part of the core game market.

Mostly, we see success in the indie 2D world:

Don't starve - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsWm_gWyk4s

Binding of Isaac - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5PLC6nmOO4

Terraria - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHPX0kR9h7I

And just released Starbound - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvrmB4tw33Q

Certainly 3D games are quite exciting in this space, too, but the 2D games seem to have a lot more traction with the big exception of minecraft.

I suspect it's simply easier to make an engaging sandbox when you don't have to worry about complexities in art assets that a 3D game requires.

I clicked on the Starbound link and hours of my life vanished. What a beautiful game.

Uh, Don't Starve isn't generated. The world is fixed.

Pro-tip: You need rocks, and you need them fast. Get all you can in the south, and then move northeast for the large rock pile. From there, you need to figure out how to survive the stronger enemies.

The video above for Don't Starve shows the game saying that it is generating the world.

Ugh, come on - at least for me, Don't Starve gives a different world every time, and the differences are meaningful - requiring different actions depending on what kind of world is given to me.

I'm a fan of Space Engine, one of the few space simulators I've seen do procedural generation well. http://en.spaceengine.org/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vj-VcZY_nwE

The videos are incredible. Unfortunately, no mac os version yet !! Damn...

Replying so I can come back to this later.. That looks ...incredible

I'm always happy to see more space exploration sims.