Why Early Access?

“We are launching Sand Horde in Early Access because community feedback is very important to crafting the ultimate horde 2D shooter. ”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“We plan for Sand Horde to remain in Early Access for approximately 6 to 12 months. This timeline gives us time to iterate on player feedback, polish balancing, and implement our planned content.”

How is the full version planned to differ from the Early Access version?

“We plan to:
•Expanded biome environments, dungeon bosses, and legendary monster variants.
More vehicle types and drivable weapon platforms beyond the Go-Kart.
•More Storyline, more characters.
•Full Steamworks integration, including Steam Achievements, Cloud Saves, and Leaderboards.”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“The Early Access version of Sand Horde is fully playable, stable, and packed with content:
• Seamless multi-floor exploration across surface sectors, buildings, underground sewer, and safe bomb shelters.
• Over 50 unique monster and mutant enemy archetypes.
•Hundreds of editable settings to the game include difficulty, individual sounds and individual monster spawn rates.
SHOP & UPGRADES
•Upgradable jetpack and armor.
CORE UPGRADES
•Health: +25 Max HP
•Stamina: More stamina & faster recovery
•Radar Sense: Detect enemies, loot & entrances
•Armor: Reduce incoming damage
•Extra Life: Gain an extra respawn

WEAPONS
•Repair All Weapons
•Refill All Ammo
•Repair, reload, upgrade, sell or dismantle weapons

WEAPON TUNING
•Upgrade Damage, Fire Rate, Projectiles, Pierce,
•Accuracy, Critical Chance, Magazine & Reload Speed

ELEMENTAL FORGE
•Fire - Burn damage
•Frost - Slow & freeze
•Toxic - Poison & armor damage
•Plasma - Splash damage
•Siphon - Steal health
•Vortex - Pull enemies together
•Railgun - Extreme piercing
•Flak - Explosive shrapnel
•Glitch - Stun & disrupt

COMBAT PERKS
•Explosive Rounds
•Chain Lightning
•Vampiric Drain
•Critical Detonation
•Rapid Cycler
•Multi-Barrel Rig
•Hunter's Edge
•Overdrive Burst

GARAGE
•Service & repair vehicles
•Upgrade engine, fuel tank & armor
•Add towable auto-turrets
•Buy Fuel Cans & Repair Kits

DEFENSE & BASE
•Sandbags
•Spike Traps
•Sentry Upgrades
•Fortress Upgrades

BOUNTIES
•Accept wanted contracts
•Track targets and kills
•Claim Gold, Scrap & special rewards

CAREER STATS
•Combat
•Economy
•Survival
•Weapons & Accuracy
•Vehicles & Base”

Will the game be priced differently during and after Early Access?

“We plan to offer Sand Horde at a lower price during Early Access as a thank-you to our early supporters who help shape the game. The price may increase moderately upon the official 1.0 release to reflect the added content and features.”

How are you planning on involving the Community in your development process?

“Community feedback will drive our development updates and balance patches with the goal of making the game better. We will actively engage with players through the official Steam Community Hub. We want people to have as many options as possible when it comes to the involvement of this games development. We're open to suggestion.”