Shifting Sands

[h2][b]7/10[/b][/h2] – Dune vibes? You had me at sand. 🏜️ Scavenging wrecks, hoarding shiny junk, and desperately sprinting home before the storm turns me into desert furniture. The pixel art looks great, the animations are slick, and the whole thing has that delicious sci-fi wasteland charm. Spice? No. Scrap? Absolutely. Follow for sandstorms, questionable loot decisions, and games that make hoarding junk feel heroic. 🏜️🤖✨ [b]https://store.steampowered.com/curator/42602807-Osiris-Reviews/[/b]

[h1]Summary[/h1] [list] [*]Beautiful art and aesthetic [*]Fun gameplay loop [*]Plenty of content and side activities [*]Very lively and lore-rich world [/list] [h1]Overall[/h1] [i]This review will be updated once the game leaves Early Access.[/i] Even though it's currently in Early Access, Shifting Sands is already a very impressive and fun game. You leave the hub, search for scrap and sell it for Credits or find other uses for it. There are many ways to play it, different types of weapons and a lot of replayability. While there is a lot to do when exploring, even the hub (the Nexus) offers a lot to do. Playing cards, taking on jobs and more sets this game apart from other roguelite games. It feels more like a life-simulation sandbox. [h1]Gameplay[/h1] The controls are solid and combat feels smooth. Various weapon types and items allow for different gameplay styles. Things like being able to choose where to explore, how to open crates, managing time and energy add a lot of strategy, which I like a lot. Inventory management itself is also quite fun, while there are many other activities. There are even mounts and vehicles. The difficulty feels right and it's …

I love the game! Shifting Sands has the feeling of being an extension of the "golden age" of pixel games found on the SNES, PS1, and GBA. If you traveled back in time and released it on one of those consoles, it would fit in perfectly (if you ignore that it looks substantially better than older games). I consider this a huge compliment, as someone that loved those games growing up. Like them, Shifting Sands has a high degree of experimentation, polish, and [b][i]whimsy[/i][/b]. It's the type of game where you feel surprised over and over as it continues to throw new things at you. There are, of course, some rough edges. This is likely in large part because it's still in Early Access as I write this, but also because it's simply to be expected in a game with so many unique elements. That said, despite the rough edges and placeholders that show it's not completed yet, Shifting Sands already has the feeling of being a complete game. If they took out the placeholders, fixed up the bugs, and added a comprehensive ending, I'd be totally ready to accept the game as-is. But the devs aren't done yet! They're still adding content, and they're happy to take feedback on ideas to help smooth o…

Roguelike goodness. Cool to see indy devs putting out something with very deep lore and a certain je ne sais qoui nostalgia. I bought the early access on a whim - do not regret.

for the state that it is in in early aces id say its worth it. Enough to bit into and stick around for. I really wonder how much more there will be in the full release.

Great game with even greater potential. Great visuals too. It's also very solid for an EA-Title. Devs seem responsive. I hope more people find this game. I can see a really great game in this.