Sandwalkers

Item: Sandwalkers
Rating: 63
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-04-10

Summary

Appealing graphics and immersive world-building.
Engaging gameplay loop with progression.
Deep and versatile combat system.
Numerous bugs and glitches hinder experience.
Unbalanced difficulty creates inconsistent challenge.
Lacks content and overall depth.

Reviews (sample size): 289
Helpful reviews: 90%
Unhelpful reviews: 9%
Protest reviews: 1%

63%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
37%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 492
Negative points: 671
Gameplay points: 193
Perf. points: 70
Rec. points: 218
Misc points: 38

Point	Description	Importance
Appealing graphics and world-building Description The game features appealing graphics, a distinct art style, and well-done animations, contributing to an immersive and visually pleasing experience. Many reviewers specifically praised the game's pixel art style. The game's world-building and lore are also frequently commended. Importance 85%	The game features appealing graphics, a distinct art style, and well-done animations, contributing to an immersive and visually pleasing experience. Many reviewers specifically praised the game's pixel art style. The game's world-building and lore are also frequently commended.	85%
Engaging gameplay loop and progression Description Reviewers highlight the engaging gameplay loop involving exploration, resource management, and strategic decision-making. The game rewards persistence, allowing players to learn from failures and improve future runs. The roguelite elements contribute to a sense of accomplishment as players progress and unlock new content. Importance 76%	Reviewers highlight the engaging gameplay loop involving exploration, resource management, and strategic decision-making. The game rewards persistence, allowing players to learn from failures and improve future runs. The roguelite elements contribute to a sense of accomplishment as players progress and unlock new content.	76%
Deep and versatile combat system Description The combat system is praised for its depth, versatility, and strategic elements. Reviewers appreciate the variety of status effects, damage types, and enemy types, which encourage experimentation and tactical thinking. The combat is easy to understand initially, but offers increasing depth as the game progresses. Importance 70%	The combat system is praised for its depth, versatility, and strategic elements. Reviewers appreciate the variety of status effects, damage types, and enemy types, which encourage experimentation and tactical thinking. The combat is easy to understand initially, but offers increasing depth as the game progresses.	70%
Good progression and active development Description The game features a satisfying progression system with unlockable items and permanent upgrades that carry over to new runs. The developers are actively involved, releasing patches to improve balance, fix bugs, and add new content. This ongoing support enhances the overall player experience. Importance 12%	The game features a satisfying progression system with unlockable items and permanent upgrades that carry over to new runs. The developers are actively involved, releasing patches to improve balance, fix bugs, and add new content. This ongoing support enhances the overall player experience.	12%
Diverse characters and team synergy Description The game features a diverse cast of characters, each with their own strengths, weaknesses, and unique skills. Experimenting with different character combinations and synergies is a key part of the gameplay experience. Some reviewers recommend specific classes for their effectiveness in combat and support. Importance 9%	The game features a diverse cast of characters, each with their own strengths, weaknesses, and unique skills. Experimenting with different character combinations and synergies is a key part of the gameplay experience. Some reviewers recommend specific classes for their effectiveness in combat and support.	9%
Roguelike mechanics with lore Description The game incorporates roguelike mechanics with a lore-based explanation for their existence. Success is defined by bringing home newly acquired knowledge to improve future caravans. The narratives are appealing, and the meta-plot of recurring caravans is well-liked. Importance 8%	The game incorporates roguelike mechanics with a lore-based explanation for their existence. Success is defined by bringing home newly acquired knowledge to improve future caravans. The narratives are appealing, and the meta-plot of recurring caravans is well-liked.	8%
Good base and performance Description The game has a good base and promise. The game runs greatly on Windows and well on the Steam Deck. The map is revealed gradually during expeditions, providing a rewarding sense of progression. Importance 7%	The game has a good base and promise. The game runs greatly on Windows and well on the Steam Deck. The map is revealed gradually during expeditions, providing a rewarding sense of progression.	7%
Similar to other games Description The game shares similarities with other titles from the same developer, such as Legends of Keeper, and Curious Expedition. Veterans of these games will find familiar mechanics and a similar art style. This can be a positive for fans of those games, but may also be seen as derivative by some players. Importance 4%	The game shares similarities with other titles from the same developer, such as Legends of Keeper, and Curious Expedition. Veterans of these games will find familiar mechanics and a similar art style. This can be a positive for fans of those games, but may also be seen as derivative by some players.	4%
Responsive bug fixing Description The developers are responsive about bugs that get found and release patches quickly to fix them. Many bugs have been fixed since the initial review, with only minor issues remaining. The development team quickly addressed the issue and made changes the next day. Importance 3%	The developers are responsive about bugs that get found and release patches quickly to fix them. Many bugs have been fixed since the initial review, with only minor issues remaining. The development team quickly addressed the issue and made changes the next day.	3%