Under the Sand REDUX - a road trip simulator
IndieMax · 2020 · Automobile Sim, Driving, Exploration, Immersive Sim, Relaxing
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About Under the Sand REDUX - a road trip simulator
1980's. Alternative reality. Global warming has turned the whole world into a endless desert. Due to the aggressive climate, the blessings of civilization gradually go under the sand. Set out on a long journey on your old pickup truck to fulfill the last request of your late father. But is there a place left on this planet where it’s possible to do this?
FEATURES
INFINITELY GENERATED PATH- Over 200 kilometers of unique road sections - asphalt and off-road.
- Over 20 unique points of interest that you can encounter along the way.
- Forks and crossroads - you can choose your own path.
- Don't forget to stop by roadside stores to sell all your junk!
- How far can you drive?
- Expandable fleet of cars of different classes that can be found while traveling the world
- Almost all car parts can be removed and changed - wheels, doors, hood, steering wheel, engine, battery, headlights on the roof, dashboard figures and more
- Liquid transfer - the car will not move without gasoline, and without water in the radiator the engine will overheat
- Advanced vehicle physics. Tires behave differently on different surfaces and accidents lead to damage to car parts
- Choose your driving style - install an economical engine and enjoy a calm ride, or install a racing engine and start drifting
- Make your vehicle unique by painting various parts - from the body to the wheel rims
- Working suspension!
- Ability to customize the character's appearance - from hair to eyebrows
- Several classes to choose from - from a wanderer to a punk - each has its own characteristics
- Ability to customize the degree of damage, thirst, hunger and fatigue of the character
- Ability to customize the degree of damage to cars, as well as fluid consumption
- Want to meet more objects and locations in the world? Such a setting is also available!
- No zombies, maniacs or crazy animals. This game is about cars, driving and exploring the world
- Bright, juicy stylized low-poly graphics. On the verge of cartoonish and semi-realistic
- Music cassettes! Insert them into your car radio and listen to music of different genres. From calm lo-fi to hard rock
- There's a cat at home that needs feeding!
- And this is a game about traveling, after all!
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
✦ AI summary
Players praise the game's beautiful, meditative atmosphere and its therapeutic quality despite the simple gameplay loop of driving, looting, and upgrading. The developer's commitment to ongoing updates and the game's chill vibe paired with exploration appeal to those seeking a relaxing experience, though some wish there was more variety with random events to break up the repetitive road trips.
Very nice and fun indie game. Regularely updated by the dev. Sometimes a bit repetitive after a long playtime, but i like to play it from time to time for the exploration / looting / cutsomisation / relaxing athmosphere. Cars are cool, would be nice to have sirens for the emergency vehicules rooflight, or even emergency vehicules themself added (Ambulance, police car..)2 found this helpful
I've played most of the janky car driving/looting sims, and I'd consider this one to be the most relaxing. There's not any real challenge, you just build your car and go out on trips from your home base through procedurally generated levels. Find some supplies, parts to customize your truck, things to sell to the parts shops, and if you're lucky you'll find a new truck to build. When you decide to end your trip you are sent home with your vehicle and the items you had* (most of the time). Some points of note: - The game never crashed once in all my time, great work! - Game starts almost instantly with no logos/cutscenes - Level load time was about 15 seconds on my system (9800X3D, gen4 SSD) - *The only bug I noticed was sometimes the loot left in your starter truck did not send back to base - Nice range of vehicles, but the driving physics are weak compared to other sims - Great selection of custom parts/decorations - Amazing selection of music, played through collectable cassettes - Simple visual style, good performance (except mirror reflections, which are not needed) - I played about 50 hours before it started to get stale, great value - Still being updated at this…1 found this helpful
The Good: * Good performance despite being an UE game, which is extremely rare these days * Looks very nice for the art style * Solid gameplay, encountered only few non-breaking bugs The Bad: * Gets monotonous fast * It hurts me to say this, but the game is too expensive for what it is. I regret buying it at 50% off (9,75€), this should be a fiver. I know this is a one-man project, but still. * UE Game, blurry image, cannot turn AA off The Ugly: * Slow burner, but this burns TOO slow. In my 12h of gameplay I only found two new cars, both of which are worse than the starter car. * If you want a new motor, expect hours of grind for the money (or be EXTREMELY lucky and fine one like I did) Verdict: Finding some things like cars and motors needs to be WAY more frequent (yes, I did play with increased loot during this first time play). I'll be going back to TLD, despite its jankiness it respects my time much more.
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Good game!
i love this game
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