SAND: Raiders of Sophie
Build your highly customizable walking mech fortress, squad up or go solo, scavenge the dunes, gather loot, weapons and priceless artifacts — then survive and extract.
What is SAND: Raiders of Sophie?
SAND is an open-world PvPvE extraction shooter set on the desert planet Sophie, in an alternate 1910 Austro-Hungarian steampunk world. You construct and pilot Tramplers — giant walking mech bases — to explore ruined cities and shipwrecks, fight off bandits and rival crews, and haul loot back to your orbiting ship before someone takes it from you.
The core loop is simple to say, hard to master: build → scavenge → fight → extract. Everything you fail to extract stays on the dunes.
Build
Assemble a Trampler from compartments — bridge, engines, reactors, storage, weapon mounts and armor. Save blueprints and rebuild after losses.
Scavenge
Search ruins, wrecks and "Suspicious Piles of Sand" for weapons, materials, Crowns and rare artifacts. Green boxes are your portable loot containers.
Extract
Reach an Evacuation Zone, power down, climb the radio tower and wait for the dropship. Survive the green-smoke window and your loot is safe.
Two Game Modes
Voyage
A persistent open-world expedition with no sandstorm timer. Low-risk, go at your own pace — the recommended mode for new players (first 10–15 hours). Solo or crews of 2–6.
Storm Dive
A battle-royale-style mode where a sandstorm closes in on the center under a time limit, packing higher-value loot. You must survive at least two storm contractions before you can extract.
Guides on This Site
Beginner Guide
Your first voyage, the Grumpy Walker preset, green-box looting and the extraction basics.
Trampler Builds
Editor compartments, the Scout / Heavy / Hauler archetypes and anti-boarding defense.
Weapon Tier List
Player weapons and mounted cannons ranked, plus how ammo quality changes range.
How to Extract
Step-by-step extraction, Voyage vs Storm Dive, and what cancels the dropship.
Tech Tree
Three factions, four tiers, Crowns and exploration materials — what to unlock first.