SAND: Raiders of Sophie

SAND: Raiders of Sophie

Early access since Jun 2026

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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In early access, content still planned
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Evaluation

SAND: Raiders of Sophie launched into Early Access on June 22, 2026 and has been receiving rapid, sustained updates ever since. In just over two months, the developer has shipped eight numbered updates — including major content drops with new trampler armor sets, shell types, matchmaking systems, new islands, and gameplay mechanics. The developer published a public roadmap on June 26, 2026 explicitly framing the game as an ongoing Early Access journey toward a future 1.0 release. A community Q&A on July 17, 2026 went further, detailing specific planned content: a quest and contracts system expected around autumn 2026, world bosses, additional weapons and turrets, character customization (including female character models), cosmetic trampler customization, console support, and continued anti-cheat and server improvements. These are developer commitments to future content, not vague promises. As of August 20, 2026 — the most recent update — the developer remains actively engaged, addressing cheating concerns, rolling out a beta gear-based matchmaking system, and signaling ongoing work across multiple game systems. The studio noted that improvements to shooting, hit registration, and movement validation will continue "over many months." There is no indication development is slowing or concluding.
Evidence
Update #8 shipped with gear-based matchmaking (beta), new trampler armor sets, new shell types, reactor rework, and multiple bug fixes. Developer confirmed ongoing moderation and anti-cheat work.
news post · Aug 20, 2026 source content shipped
high
Community Q&A detailed multiple planned systems: quest/contract system expected around autumn, world bosses, new weapons and turrets, character customization including female models, cosmetic trampler skins, and console support. Developer confirmed shooting and hit registration improvements would continue 'over many months.'
news post · Jul 17, 2026 source content planned
high

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Details

Developer
Publisher
tinyBuild
Achievements
20
Platform
Windows
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Multiplayer · PvP

About this game

Welcome to SAND: Raiders of Sophie. Pilot your custom built war machines across the dunes of a fallen planet, battle rival players, scavenge for loot, weapons, ammo and resources, survive and extract with your spoils in a massive procedurally generated world.

Out here on Sophie, a raider is only as strong as their Trampler. Fully customizable, gigantic walking mechs that shield you from the elements, defend you and your loot from rival scavengers and rain destruction on anything that obstructs your pursuit of becoming the most notorious raider upon the dunes!

Forge your fortress, dominate the desert

Design a modular trampler where your creativity and will to succeed is your only limit.

Build an impenetrable fortress that can weather the deadliest of assaults, a walking war machine stacked with mounted turrets and firepower, something small and stealthy to get you out of trouble as quickly as you get into it or a chaotic jumble of modules to confuse and disorient your enemies.

No matter your playstyle, you can design a trampler to support it.

Squad up or go solo

Get your crew together, or go solo as you embark on expeditions. Deploy into the world, chart your course, and scavenge cities, ruins, shipwrecks and other remnants of a fallen world for loot. Survive encounters with the mysterious supernatural Upiors, fight or talk your way out of confrontations with other players, locate your extract point and escape to the safety of the orbital station with your loot, life and Trampler intact.

PvPvE action

Smoke on the horizon, the groans of the undead echoing through the cities, and the distant rumble of sand all signal danger. Every city looted, shipwreck scoured or ill-timed encounter with other scavengers might just be your last, so keep your wits about you.  

There are no friends on Sophie, the only ones you can trust are you and yours.

Choose how you brave the dunes…

Design your Tramplers from scratch in the Trampler Editor before deploying into the world. Test your builds and scavenge lower-tier items at your own pace in Voyage Mode, or raise the stakes in Storm Dive for higher-tier loot and greater rewards, where as sandstorms slowly engulf the region, the risk of confrontations with other scavengers and the loss of your hard earned loot increases.

Last evaluated Aug 31, 2026
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