Sandloop
Yoku Games · 2026 · 3D Platformer, Exploration, Metroidvania, Singleplayer, Time Management
PC
Positive94% · 17
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About Sandloop
In the lands of Iman, a festival is held every year. During the celebrations, a special ceremony takes place where the young are given important clothes and the Mindil —magical cloths that hide long-forgotten powers. This year, it is Hura’s turn, but her experience will be very different from the ones before. Strangers attack the village, trying to steal an ancient power. In the middle of the chaos, Hura escapes and finds a loom that gives her magical powers through her new clothes. With the blessing of the tribe’s elder, she sets out on a journey to learn new abilities, stop the invaders, and uncover a mystery that weaves itself with every jump.
- A retro-style 3D platformer with controls modernized to today's standards.
- Special abilities that let you move gracefully and fluidly across the map.
- A fantasy story with a moral to unravel.
- Various mini-games to enjoy and earn coins.
Explore Iman
Discover a map divided into four unique, interconnected zones where you'll face challenges and uncover new abilities to enhance your moveset.Upgrade your Mindil
Unlock various skills by exploring the world. Theses abilities will improve your mobility and grant acces to new, previously unreachable areas.Find ancient magic to boost your powers
Hidden throughout the map are fragments of stamina and health. Collect them to increase Hura's edurance and perform special abilities more frequently.Optimize your time
The magical lands of Iman are trapped in a time loop. Stop the invaders before the day resets and seize the power of time.Customize your appearance
Acquire new outfits to change Hura's lookHelp the locals
During your adventure, you'll encounter some of Iman's inhabitants who will need your help.What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
✦ AI summary
Players consistently praise the smooth 3D platforming, charming visuals, tight controls, and interconnected world design, with many finding it a worthwhile experience for fans of the genre. The main criticisms center on the time loop mechanic feeling repetitive and underutilized compared to games like Outer Wilds, along with technical issues like performance problems and a strong desire for an in-game map or compass to aid navigation and quest tracking. Some also note the English translation could be improved and that sidequests are quite challenging, though most players feel the core platform
Gameplay is tight, responsive, and doesn't overstay it's welcome. Very cute character design and narrative premise ^ - ^
Really enjoyed this game and how tight it is, even if the main part is somewhat short. Stylistically, a nostalgic, retro world and experience - definitely getting some of "The Big Catch" vibes. A good recommend from me for "Pseudoregalia" and platform-metroidvania fans.
cool platformer with a nice semi open world. smooth controls, fun atmosphere, appealing graphics. horribly slept on... 8 out of 10
Very fun little game. Good movement, good level design. Great art and vibes. Terrible translation to English, though nothing that makes objectives too hard to understand. Hit an ending in about 3 hours. Unsure if there's more if you're completionist, and probably will never find out since the sidequest are pretty dang hard. Still, very much worth it for those 3 hours!
Fun 3D platformer with a tight, interconnected world. The map was fun to explore and had enough interconnectivity and clear visibility so that you don't get too lost. The time loop is interesting. It can add some stakes to different quests and things, but I'm not sure if it added much compared to other time loop games like Outer Wilds. But frequent shortcuts and metroidvania-style powerups make it so you aren't stuck redoing progress too much, so I wouldn't stay away from this game just because of the time loop aspect. Overall, the controls are tight, the platforming is fun, and I'd recommend this game to fans of 3D platformers.
TL;DR: A beautiful platformer that would benefit from some quality of life and performance improvements. Honestly, not bad. The platforming is pretty good, the time loop mechanic is good but gets repetitive, the music is neat, and the abilities are extremely useful for navigation. There's no combat, just pure platforming, which I enjoyed. However, I've noticed severe performance issues within the game, mainly when loading the world at the beginning of each loop. Alongside that, the world is amazingly crafted but a world map or compass would be beneficial for navigation/returning to quest markers. Other than those, 100% recommend Sandloop.
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