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After Next Fest
Next Fest is over... here's what the numbers and your feedback told us, and what we're doing next. Thousands of you played the demo. Average run: right in the sweet spot (~40 min). And the share of you who wishlisted af…
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Shifting Sands
Also known as Shifting Sands, shifting sands, shifting-sands
Shifting Sands is a singleplayer extraction roguelite set on a storm-lashed desert world. Rise from the dust as a scavenger, harvest scrap, explore crashed ships, and upgrade gear before sandstorms reset the land each day. Push deeper for greater rewards... or retreat before the sands erase it all.
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21 May 2026
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- February 2026
- The Desert Just Got Bigger. Demo Updated for Next Fest. Steam post image Sand in your lungs. Scrap in your pack. Storm at your back. Shifting Sands is an isometric pixel-art roguelite where the desert resets every night…Store
- January 2026
- Shifting Sands Coming to Steam Next FestShifting Sands will be featured in Steam Next Fest, with a playable demo available during the event. Shifting Sands is a pixel art sci-fi roguelite built around a daily world reset cycle. Each in-game day, massive sands…
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