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SAND: Raiders of Sophie

SAND: Raiders of Sophie

Hologryph, TowerHaus · released Jun 21, 2026

ActionAdventureEarly AccessPCPlayStation 5Xbox Series X

In SAND you build your highly customizable walking mech fortress. Squad up or go solo. Scavenge the dunes, gather loot, weapons, priceless artifacts, survive and extract. Clash with other players in a brutal procedurally generated desert set in an alternate 1910.

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EA
Early Access · not scored yet

A work in progress doesn't get a VGC Score. When 1.0 ships, it's scored completely fresh: we judge the game that ships, not the road there. Until then, here's how the Early Access run is going:

▼Declining
49%
Recommend
45%
Now
48%
Player sentiment
2mo
In EA
20
Updates 90d

Screenshots & trailers

Review sentiment over time

Weekly positive-review rate (green) and review volume (bars). Dashed lines mark significant patches; the amber line is the start of the current scoring window. Hover the dots to see what drove a dip or a jump.

Patch history

  1. Update #8 is live!
    Aug 20, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  2. Update #7 is out now!
    Aug 10, 2026
  3. Update #6 is live and trampler capture is BACK
    Aug 3, 2026
  4. Mission Update - 31 July (Trampler Capture)
    Jul 31, 2026
  5. Update #5 Out Now
    Jul 24, 2026
  6. Mission Update - July 23
    Jul 23, 2026
  7. Anti-Cheat Improvements: Phase One - Out Now
    Jul 18, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  8. Update #4 is out now + Brief Mission Update
    Jul 14, 2026
  9. Hotfix Update Notes - 12/07
    Jul 12, 2026
  10. Update #3 is out now!
    Jul 10, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  11. Update #2 Out Now!
    Jul 3, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  12. Server maintenance in one hour - Update #2 to follow
    Jul 3, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  13. Update #2 Rollback
    Jul 2, 2026
  14. Mission Update - Wed July 1
    Jul 1, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  15. Update #1 & Roadmap Out Now | Thank you to 100,000 scavengers!
    Jun 26, 2026
  16. Server Maintenance in 30 minutes - Wrap up your expeditions asap
    Jun 26, 2026
  17. Mission Update - Wed June 24
    Jun 24, 2026
  18. Hotfix #1 - Out Now
    Jun 23, 2026
  19. SAND: Raiders of Sophie is Out Now in Early Access!
    Jun 22, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  20. Server Slam #2 has begun!
    Jun 15, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  21. SAND Development Update - April 2026
    Apr 16, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  22. An update on the SAND Release Date
    Mar 26, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  23. SAND Development Update - January '26 | What's the latest in 2026?
    Jan 30, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  24. SAND Development Update - December '25 | Release Date Update
    Dec 11, 2025
  25. SAND Development Update - November '25
    Nov 26, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  26. The SAND Playtest has been re-opened!
    Oct 25, 2025
  27. SAND Development Update - Oct '25
    Oct 24, 2025
  28. Playtest update: Temporary shutdown, returning soon
    Oct 5, 2025
  29. SAND | July Development Update
    Jul 18, 2025
  30. SAND | May Development Update
    May 30, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  31. SAND | April Development Update - Q&A Edition
    Apr 25, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  32. SAND: An update on the Early Access release date
    Mar 26, 2025
  33. SAND | March Development Update
    Mar 13, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  34. The SAND Open Playtest has begun!
    Feb 18, 2025
  35. SAND | November Development Update
    Nov 12, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  36. SAND Demo Update Now Available
    Oct 15, 2024
  37. The SAND Demo is now available!
    Oct 11, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  38. SAND Playtest Dates Update | Playtest Details
    Aug 23, 2024