I thought about installing the game within a sandox, would that work? Would the game be playable from within the sandbox?
The whole point of sandbox is to let you run potentially infected programs without infecting your wider machine, so it
should run (provided it is compatible with your modern OS) and your system
should be safe.
Having said that, nothing is guaranteed, and if this is the same computer you are using for crypto or other valuable activities, then I wouldn't take the risk. There is some malware out there which can evade sandboxes, and not every sandbox can guarantee it is a 100% secure and isolated. Do you have an old computer or laptop without any personal or valuable information on it you could use instead?