Sands
A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, and Linux
Sands
Sands is a free roguelike inspired by Dune, set on the harsh deserts of Arrakis. You play as a fremen, caught in the struggles of survival, mysticism, and the shifting politics of the landstrad.
Your journey takes you through the story of the first book, but seen from the perspective of the fremen. You’ll fight, adapt, and push the fremen agenda forward while trying to survive the chaos around you.
Features
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Play as a fremen and explore Arrakis in a roguelike setting
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Survive the desert: manage water, combat, and resources
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NPCs with patrols, combat AI, and shifting behaviors
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Story inspired by Dune, reimagined as a survival adventure
Join the community
Sands is still in development and feedback is really important. If you want to help shape the game, join us on Discord:
https://discord.gg/XVW66nW2bN
Sands is a fan production based on the works of Frank Herbert.
All rights belong to their respective owners. This project is non-commercial and created purely for entertainment purposes.
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Install instructions
How to Install\Run
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If you use the itch.io app, Sands installs and updates automatically.
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If you download the zip directly, just unzip and run the game, no installation needed. you might see the windows defender or smartscreen protection says something along the lines of "Publisher is not trusted", you can just click on "details" or "more details" and tell it to run anyways (the reason you see it is that I'm not gonna pay $$ for a certificate for a free hobby game)
- Note: You might be seeing an error about a missing vcrun140.dll, this is because you miss the "Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2015" , you can download it from Microsoft: https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/download/details.aspx?id=48145
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The game saves automatically when you quit.
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Press H in-game for help at any time.
Development log
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