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Steam News2 October 202510mo ago

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!

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  • Gameplay
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changedThe time we've all been waiting for has arrived, no need to "Stay Tuned" anymore - The SAND Open Playtest is now live!
addedThese last few months we've been hard at work addressing all the feedback and suggestions we've received from you all in previous playtests, with a huge emphasis on optimization, performance improvements, gameplay and world improvements! But that's not all, we've also added:
addedNew weapons
addedNew trampler compartments
addedNew modes
addedNew loot sharing system

SAND: Raiders of Sophie changes

changedThe time we've all been waiting for has arrived, no need to "Stay Tuned" anymore - The SAND Open Playtest is now live!
addedThese last few months we've been hard at work addressing all the feedback and suggestions we've received from you all in previous playtests, with a huge emphasis on optimization, performance improvements, gameplay and world improvements! But that's not all, we've also added:
addedNew weapons
addedNew trampler compartments
addedNew modes

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 suggestions we've received from you all in previous playtests, with a huge emphasis on optimization, performance improvements, gameplay and world improvements! But that's not all, we've also added:

  • New weapons

  • New trampler compartments

  • New modes

  • Crafting

  • Artifacts

  • New loot sharing system

  • And a ton more that we'll et you discover for yourself!

In this playtest, you will have access to two modes:

Storm Dive

A new game mode that emphasizes action and confrontation. Where you alongside a number of other smugglers will drop onto the planet of Sophie aboard your trampler and battle against the clock to explore, loot and extract safely before the world is engulfed by a devastating sandstorm.

Voyage

The classic SAND experience. Explore, loot, sneak, ambush, engage in combat, and extract at your leisure (or when your food runs out).

If you’ve applied to participate in the playtest, you should now have an email in your inbox inviting you to play SAND. If you have not yet applied, head to the steam page now and click “Request Access” If you've participated in previous playtests, you should find SAND sitting in your library right now! Sand

Please don't hesitate to head over to our Discord to leave any feedback you have about the playtest and report any bugs you encounter!

Finally Streaming IS allowed everywhere.

Come and join us on our social media pages to keep yourself up to date with all the news and updates for SAND! Facebook - Twitter - Instagram - Hologryph & tinyBuild Games

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Steam News / 2 October 2025

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