Adventure · December 15, 2021

Sands of Salzaar (2021)

trophy51 achievementsextension5 DLClocal_offer-60% current discountgroup1M–10M ownersrecommend21.2k recommendations
V1.1 is out now! The Captives Feature is now on live! Now players are able to make captives of the enemy's wounded units, or even NPCs. There is a cap for how many Captive Squads you can have, and upon exceeding this cap, they will still be securely held within your team - at least until they manage to escape. If you encounter any issue, you can give us feedback through the our Discord channel. It would be a big help for us to address issues, so thanks a lot! About the Game After the DLC version update, we noticed there may be some unexpected bugs happened in this version If you encounter any issue, you can give us feedback through our Discord channel, and it would be a big help for us to address issues! Into the Desert… This is a fantastical tale of an exotic land. The Old Empire has fallen, leaving rival tribes to fight for control of the great desert. Little do they know of the seeds of darkness which grow in the shadows with each passing day... Sands of Salzaar is an open-world strategy-action RPG set across a sprawling desert. Build up and manage your forces from a single unit to a mighty army, then lead them into massive battles against your foes. How you progress is up to you: customize your hero with a wide variety of skills and talents, choose which factions to side with, and plan your strategies carefully to establish yourself as whoever you aspire to be - a lone wolf, a wealthy trader, a city lord, or a war schemer. V1.0 Game Features Epic War & Strategy Customize your abilities to become a martial arts master, powerful archmage, and more. Recruit and train your force with new features like command skills and a fresh system to upgrade units. Lead them into waves of real-time sieges and skirmishes to win. Explore a Dynamic Open World Roam across a giant map to encounter various characters, take on quests, enter deadly dungeons for boss fights and loot, amass gold from trading and build up your own cities…Every playthrough makes you stronger and offers new adventures that reflect the decisions you make. Alliance or Hostility? Declare war, or make peace and team up with rival factions utilizing diplomacy tactics. V1.0 introduces more diversity to social relationships and tribal affairs across the land, adding AI rebellions, tribal titles and a new Favor system between NPCs. What’s More in 1.0 Launch Discover the free-to-explore Sandbox mode, brand-new UI experiences, reworkings of character skills and arms units across the board, more dynamic social relations and Tavern Brawling, magical jewel packs, additional side quests and more!

Adventure releases from 2021

87 Adventure titles launched in 2021 — top 6 by review volume.

Position in Adventure

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume22.6k Steam reviewsTop 10% in Adventure
Positive rating82% positiveGenre average: 87% — this title sits in top 81%
Engagement hours21 h averageTop 16% for session depth among Adventure

Peer Adventure titles

Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Open World · 260
  • RPG · 225
  • Strategy · 210
  • War · 204
  • Indie · 188
  • Adventure · 162
  • Sandbox · 134
  • Singleplayer · 130
  • Character Customization · 120
  • Hack and Slash · 115
  • Action RPG · 101
  • Top-Down · 94
  • Story Rich · 90
  • Multiplayer · 84
  • Martial Arts · 82

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

21h

moderate (15–40 hours)

Median

11h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

1h

Current engagement

Achievements

51

Steam unlocks available

Reception Metrics

Steam community

82%Mostly Positive · 22.6k reviews

18.6k positive · 4.1k negative

Curator recommendations

21.2k

Release & Availability

Release dateDec 15, 2021
Developer汉家松鼠Han-Squirrel Studio
PublisherXD
Base price$5.99 -60%
DLC / Add-ons5 released
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners1M–10M
External links[email protected]

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Workshop
  • Steam Cloud

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (2)

  • Simplified Chinese volume_up
  • English volume_up

Full audio (2)

  • Simplified Chinese
  • English

Editions & Packages

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