About This Game

In SAND players are thrust into desolate deserts of the fallen planet Sophie, embarking on a quest to uncover resources and treasures. To navigate this harsh terrain efficiently, players are provided with the ability to design and modify their own Trampler, a walking mech capable of traversing the islands that were once submerged beneath a vast sea. Your Trampler is your base!

WELCOME TO THE SAND DEMO!

What's in this Demo?

In this demo, the core gameplay is developed around building Tramplers and using them to explore the planet and fight against other players.

This demo offers just a glimpse of what SAND will become. The full game will be much more expansive, however for this test the goal is to ensure that the player vs player component works well before we continue to both develop existing mechanics and add new ones, such as NPCs, interactive points of interest, new compartments for Tramplers (both for PvP and PvE), new weapons, and different Metas to open new compartments.

Please be aware

The game is in the early stages of development, and the gameplay and mechanics in this build are not final. The primary goal of this demo is to test server load and give our players a bite of the SAND PVP experience.

There is currently no PvE content in this demo, but this will be present in the eventual release.

You may encounter bugs or performance issues, such as FPS drops. We are aware of these issues and are working to improve them, but please ensure your system meets the minimum recommended specs for the best experience. Please also check our FAQ post in Steam Discussions for more information about settings that can be tweaked to improve performance.

Additionally, please note that progress may be reset as we roll out updates and hotfixes.

We value your feedback and invite you to share your thoughts in the SAND Discord an the official Steam forums so we can continue improving the game together!

MORE ABOUT SAND

THE TRAMPLERS

The Trampler serves as the player's main base, both as a means of exploration and loot storage. Players are able to customize their tramplers - from interior design, to upgrading its power, armor, and weapons. Team up with other players to pool your resources together to create the ultimate movable base in a large open world.

STORY

In an alternate history version of 1910, humanity had made significant advancements in space exploration thanks to the discovery of new energy sources. The Austro-Hungarian Empire led the way in conquering other planets, but a mysterious ecological disaster struck planet Sophie, forcing its settlers to hastily leave behind a once-resource-rich world. Motivated by desperation, the bravest and most impoverished individuals from the empire now journey to planet Sophie, seeking to test their fate, uncover hidden riches in the barren wastelands, and profoundly change their lives.

CHARACTERS

The game's characters originate from Galicia, a region within the Austro-Hungarian Empire predominantly inhabited by Ukrainians and Poles. During the early stages of colonization, the Kaiser promised the Galicians a significant portion of the planet Sophie, enticing them to volunteer as the primary labor force for constructing the cities that would eventually belong to them. Despite the ecological disaster, the allure of owning their own space territories proves difficult to abandon. The most resilient and desperate Galicians, who have little to lose, resort to semi-legal means of reaching the planet, driven by their determination to rectify historical injustices and claim what they believe is rightfully theirs.

Mature Content Description

The developers describe the content like this:

This Game may contain content not appropriate for all ages, or may not be appropriate for viewing at work: General Mature Content