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Gods of Sand

Achenar Studios · 2026-04-14

Steam

IndieRPGSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Feb 07, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Apr 14, 2026 (Linux), Apr 14, 2026 (Mac)

Train gladiators. Manage a ludus. Fight in the arenas. Conquer the tower. Gods of Sand is a gladiator manager with intense turn-based combat, inspired by the Swords and Sandals series, in a dark and unforgiving setting.

Gods of Sand is an Indie, RPG, Simulation, and Strategy game released in 2026, priced at $9.99, with an estimated 50,000 .. 100,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (87% of 736 reviews).

8
playing now
87%
positive of 757 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
3h
to beat · rushed 1.5h · completionist 7h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$9.99
steam price (US)

8 players in-game as of 2026-10-16 01:00 UTC (census sample)

Train gladiators. Manage a ludus. Fight in the arenas. Conquer the tower. Gods of Sand is a gladiator manager with intense turn-based combat, inspired by the Swords and Sandals series, in a dark and unforgiving setting.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 8 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 75 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~9/week).
  • · Review velocity up 88% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 12% of 51,036 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 15k–34k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 757 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $4.99 at Steam (2026-04-14)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 11 of 25 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
10810820222026Week of 2022-02-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 10 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

902026-09-16 11:00 — 5 players2026-09-17 19:00 — 1 players2026-09-19 02:00 — 6 players2026-09-20 10:00 — 1 players2026-09-21 17:00 — 3 players2026-09-23 01:00 — 3 players2026-09-24 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 16:00 — 2 players2026-09-26 23:00 — 1 players2026-09-28 07:00 — 1 players2026-09-29 14:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 22:00 — 1 players2026-10-02 05:00 — 1 players2026-10-03 13:00 — 8 players2026-10-04 21:00 — 8 players2026-10-06 05:00 — 3 players2026-10-07 12:00 — 3 players2026-10-08 20:00 — 4 players2026-10-10 03:00 — 4 players2026-10-11 11:00 — 4 players2026-10-12 18:00 — 3 players2026-10-14 02:00 — 9 players2026-10-15 09:00 — 3 players2026-10-16 01:00 — 8 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
242Feb 2022Aug 2026Feb 2022 — avg 20 · peak 60Apr 2022 — avg 9 · peak 35Jun 2022 — avg 6 · peak 19Aug 2022 — avg 3 · peak 11Oct 2022 — avg 9 · peak 57Dec 2022 — avg 6 · peak 22Feb 2023 — avg 4 · peak 12Apr 2023 — avg 3 · peak 9Jun 2023 — avg 3 · peak 10Aug 2023 — avg 2 · peak 7Oct 2023 — avg 5 · peak 16Dec 2023 — avg 3 · peak 11Feb 2024 — avg 5 · peak 20Apr 2024 — avg 2 · peak 9Jun 2024 — avg 3 · peak 9Aug 2024 — avg 3 · peak 7Oct 2024 — avg 4 · peak 15Feb 2025 — avg 2 · peak 6May 2025 — avg 2 · peak 11Aug 2025 — avg 2 · peak 6Jan 2026 — avg 3 · peak 10May 2026 — avg 6 · peak 24Jul 2026 — avg 6 · peak 18Aug 2026 — avg 5 · peak 29
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$9.99$4.992022-02-072026-09-292022-02-07 — best price $9.992022-10-29 — best price $9.992023-01-05 — best price $9.992023-03-24 — best price $9.992023-07-15 — best price $9.992023-08-26 — best price $9.992023-09-27 — best price $9.992023-11-18 — best price $9.992023-12-02 — best price $9.992024-01-10 — best price $9.992024-02-07 — best price $5.492024-03-06 — best price $9.992024-04-06 — best price $9.992024-05-18 — best price $9.992024-06-27 — best price $5.492024-07-20 — best price $9.992024-08-17 — best price $9.992024-09-21 — best price $9.992024-10-19 — best price $9.992024-12-04 — best price $9.992025-01-02 — best price $9.992025-02-12 — best price $5.992025-03-13 — best price $5.492025-04-01 — best price $5.982025-04-29 — best price $5.982025-06-26 — best price $5.492025-08-13 — best price $9.992025-10-06 — best price $9.992025-11-27 — best price $9.992026-01-13 — best price $5.972026-02-11 — best price $5.972026-04-01 — best price $9.992026-04-25 — best price $9.992026-06-25 — best price $4.992026-09-29 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

17
achievements tracked
86.8%
earned "Baptism of Blood"
37.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam CloudFamily Sharing

9 supported languages: English, Portuguese - Brazil, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Polish, Russian

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)3163%17

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

2DRPGRomeIndieStrategyTacticalManagementSimulationTurn-BasedPerma Death

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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