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Want to play SAND again before the Server Slam?
Servus Scavengers! As we prepare for the Server Slam later this month, we will be running a short closed playtest for SAND with a very select number of players for some preliminary tests. If you are interested in partic…
Sign up for the May server slam now!
Servus Allies, Later this month, we'll be inviting you all back to the desert planet of Sophie to take part in our pre-launch server slam! This will be your last opportunity to descend upon the dunes as we test our netw…
SAND Development Update - April 2026
Servus Scavengers, We're back with another development update, and this month we want to share some more information about the features we mentioned in our last update and how they're progressing so far! All of the foll…
An update on the SAND Release Date
Hey all, We want to be completely up front and honest with you here, Sand: Raiders of Sophie will not be releasing this March, and we want to give some context on why here today. It’s been a difficult few months for us…
SAND Development Update - January '26 | What's the latest in 2026?
Servus Allies! A couple of weeks ago, we announced that SAND: Raiders of Sophie will be launching this March and today, we want to share some of the work our developers have been doing in preparation for this rapidly ap…
SAND: Raiders of Sophie is coming to Steam this March!
Last night at the New Game + showcase we launched a new trailer, where we revealed that SAND: Raiders of Sophie stomps its way onto Steam this March! A huge thanks to everyone who has joined us for our recent playtests,…
SAND Development Update - December '25 | Release Date Update
Hey All, We're back with another short Development Update for SAND: Raiders Of Sophie! A couple of weeks back in our last dev update, we announced that Sand: Raiders Of Sophie will release "When it's ready" and today we…
SAND Development Update - November '25
Servus Allies! With both Part 1 and 2 of the October playtest now behind us, we're back with another Development Update to catch you up on what we've been up to in the time since and answer some of the more prominent qu…
Take part in a short player satisfaction survey!
We’re running a very short player satisfaction survey to help us understand your overall experience in the playtest. It only takes a minute to complete, and your feedback would be massively appreciated! Click here to fi…
The playtest has finished, but a new era for SAND begins!
Servus scavengers, The SAND Playtest has now concluded! We'd like to extend a huge thanks to everyone who participated; your feedback, bug reports and insights are crucial as we move into the final stretch of SANDs deve…
The SAND Playtest has been re-opened!
Servus Allies! As promised in yesterday's development update, the SAND playtest is back after a brief pause! As a reminder, in this playtest you will have access to two modes: Storm Dive: A new game mode that emphasizes…
SAND Development Update - Oct '25
Hey all, So a couple of weeks back, we invited you all to join us on Sophie once again for another playtest of SAND. As most of you will now be aware, we unfortunately had to cut short the playtest due to a number of te…
Playtest update: Temporary shutdown, returning soon
Hey all, Due to severe technical issues affecting the current build, we’ve made the decision to end the playtest in approximately 1 hour. We’ll be conducting another playtest within the next couple of weeks, once we’ve…
The SAND Open Playtest is now live!
Servus Allies! The time we've all been waiting for has arrived, no need to "Stay Tuned" anymore - The SAND Open Playtest is now live! These last few months we've been hard at work addressing all the feedback and suggest…
SAND | July Development Update
Servus Scavengers! A little later than planned, but we're here with a very special SAND Development Update. It's hard to condense this all down into text format, so instead we invite you all to watch our first official…
SAND | May Development Update
Servus Scavengers! With the announcement that SAND is coming to consoles earlier this week at the tinyBuild Connect, we thought it was only fair we give some updates to our PC players on what's going on at the Hologryph…
SAND | April Development Update - Q&A Edition
Hello folks! For this months development update, we've collected all of your most pressing questions about SAND and stuck them in front of the wonderful development team at Hologryph for some answers. So let's jump into…
SAND: An update on the Early Access release date
Hi All, We wanted to provide an update on SAND and share that we have decided to delay the Early Access release. With the initially planned Early Access release approaching, we’ve been working hard to ensure that SAND w…
SAND | March Development Update
Hello Scavengers! With the Closed and Open Playtests and announcement of SAND launching into Early Access on April 3rd, February was a pretty crazy month for all of us here at tinyBuild and Hologryph and there's no sign…
PLEASE READ: Fraudulent invites to SAND Playtest
We’ve been made aware that some players may be receiving fraudulent invitations to a "SAND Playtest." Please note that no playtest is currently taking place, and we would never contact you via DM for participation or wi…
