SAND: Raiders of Sophie
Live player count and Steam charts
In SAND you build your highly customizable walking mech fortress. Squad up or go solo. Scavenge the dunes, gather loot, weapons, priceless artifacts, survive and extract. Clash with other players in a brutal procedurally generated desert set in an alternate 1910.
Player history
Each point is the highest number of players online in that month (UTC). History before July 13, 2026 is imported; everything after is our own readings. Zoom in for finer detail.
Monthly player counts
| Month | Avg players | Gain | % gain | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 * | 11,380 | -6,564 | -36.6% | 41,251 |
| Jun 2026 | 17,944 | — | — | 38,219 |
* current month, data so far
Recent updates
- Jul 25, 2026Ban wave overview
- Jul 24, 2026Update #5 Out Now
- Jul 23, 2026Mission Update - July 23
- Jul 18, 2026Anti-Cheat Improvements: Phase One - Out Now
- Jul 17, 2026SAND Community Q&A
- Jul 14, 2026Update #4 is out now + Brief Mission Update
When people play
Average concurrent players by day and hour over the last 16 days, shown in .
Daily activity peaks around 00:00 — a pattern consistent with a player base concentrated in the Americas. Steam publishes no per-country player data, so this is inferred from play times.
Audience
Language mix of 100 Steam reviews spanning 1 day — a rough proxy for where the player base is.
Achievements
Every achievement in the game, ordered from most to least earned (#1 is the one the most players have). Height is the share of all players who have it; the dashed line is the median. Global rates from Steam.
