Sands of Salzaar

Buy82%

Very Positive · 23k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows

汉家松鼠Han-Squirrel Studio · Open World · Dec 16, 2021

Player review score
82%
Very Positive
Price
$5.99−60%
Lowest ever
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
51
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
2
Full audio1 of 2
Subtitles2 of 2

Should I buy Sands of Salzaar?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 35 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Characters: 8 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Story: 19 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Combat: 16 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 23k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 187 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
22% of themes are praise33% are divided45% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
35 of 187 sampled reviews raised it
Whether you want to be a legendary martial artist leading a massive army, a wealthy merchant dominating trade routes, or a lone wolf mastering dark magic, it offers an incredibly deep, addictive, and rewarding sandbox experience that is hard to put down.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
8 of 187 sampled reviews raised it
Character creation is surprisingly robust, offering a variety of starting classes—from spell-slinging Ifrits to beastmasters, duelists, and elemental monks—each with their own unique skills and story hooks.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay35 reviews
Characters8 reviews
Divided opinion
Difficulty
83% still recommend
Graphics
75% still recommend
Interface
75% still recommend
Players complain
Story
63% still recommend
Combat
75% still recommend
Bugs
36% still recommend
Controls
0% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Workshop

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded
$5.99$14.99−60%

That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

7 points recordedtoday · $5.99

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