The wait is officially over for fans of alternate history, giant walking war machines, and high-stakes extraction shooters. Publisher tinyBuild, alongside indie co-developers Hologryph and TowerHaus have officially launched their highly anticipated multiplayer FPS, SAND: Raiders of Sophie, into Steam Early Access today!

If you are looking for a fresh take on the extraction genre that swaps out brutal learning curves for high-powered, customizable mech combat, this is a wasteland you’ll want to explore.

Check out the official launch trailer on Steam and read on for everything you need to know about dominating the dunes.

Welcome to Planet Sophie: An Alternate 1910

Set in an alternate-history version of 1910, SAND: Raiders of Sophie transports players to a fallen, post-apocalyptic colony planet. Once a resource-rich jewel promised to space-faring pioneers of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, a mysterious ecological catastrophe has evaporated Sophie’s vast oceans.

What remains is a sprawling, procedurally generated desert world filled with sunken ruins, abandoned cities, shipwrecks, and supernatural dangers. To survive the heat and rival scavengers, humanity relies on Tramplers—titanic, modular mechanical moving fortresses.

Key Features: Forge, Fight, and Extract

• Build Your Moving Fortress: The heart of SAND is the Trampler Editor. Players can design and customise their massive walking mechs from scratch to suit their exact playstyle. Whether you want a small, agile scout ship, a colossal walking tank armed to the teeth with mounted turrets and flak cannons, or a heavily armoured mobile base to store your treasure, the modular building system leaves it up to your creativity.
• PvPvE Extraction Action: Deploy solo or squad up with friends to scour the desert for hidden riches, weapons, and priceless artefacts. But stay sharp—you aren’t alone. You will need to fend off rival players looking to board your ship, as well as the Upiors, mysterious and deadly supernatural entities haunting the ruins.
• No More Offline Raids: Survival fans can finally breathe a sigh of relief. Unlike traditional survival games, where you risk losing everything while logged off, your Trampler extracts safely with you at the end of every session. Your hard-earned loot is yours to keep.
• Choose Your Risk Level: * Voyage Mode: A lower-stress, open environment perfect for exploring, farming resources, and testing out experimental Trampler blueprints with friends at your own pace.
  • Storm Dive Mode: The ultimate high-stakes competitive mode. Face escalating dangers and an encroaching sandstorm that forces rival crews together for intense PvP combat, all for the chance to extract with top-tier legendary loot.

Grab a Limited-Time Launch Discount

To celebrate today’s Early Access launch, tinyBuild is offering a special 21% introductory discount for the first two weeks! You can jump into the cockpit right now on Steam for just $19.74 / £15.74 / 15,74€.

The development teams at Hologryph and TowerHaus have emphasised that this is just the beginning of the journey, with plans to work hand-in-hand with the community to shape the roadmap all the way to the version 1.0 release.

Are you going solo or gathering a crew to pilot your first Trampler? Let us know your ultimate mech build ideas in the comments below!

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