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Sands of Aura cover art

Sands of Aura

Chashu Entertainment · indie.io · 2023-10-27

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreEpic Games Store

ActionIndieRPG

Modes: Single player

Releases: Oct 21, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Feb 26, 2026 (Nintendo Switch), Feb 26, 2026 (Xbox Series X|S), Feb 26, 2026 (PlayStation 5)

Sands of Aura is an open-world action adventure with a fantasy setting of a realm in its twilight--a world buried beneath a sea of sand. Sail across the sandseas to return life to a dying world in an unforgettable experience that is equal parts engaging story and unrelenting, souls-like combat.

11
playing now
75%
positive of 843 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
68/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$9.99
steam price (US)

11 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 11:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Insufficient data
  • · Not enough review history collected yet to judge health.
  • · Top 37% of 10,936 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 17k–38k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 843 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$8.99-64%
GOG$9.99-60%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $7.49 at IndieGala Store (2025-04-30) · bundled 6×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 133 of 177 observed days · $2.50 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Players online

1102026-08-12 03:00 — 2 players2026-08-12 19:00 — 2 players2026-08-13 11:00 — 5 players2026-08-14 03:00 — 5 players2026-08-14 19:00 — 5 players2026-08-15 11:00 — 2 players2026-08-16 03:00 — 1 players2026-08-16 18:00 — 2 players2026-08-17 10:00 — 0 players2026-08-18 02:00 — 2 players2026-08-18 18:00 — 2 players2026-08-19 10:00 — 0 players2026-08-20 01:00 — 3 players2026-08-20 17:00 — 3 players2026-08-21 09:00 — 0 players2026-08-22 01:00 — 1 players2026-08-22 16:00 — 6 players2026-08-23 08:00 — 1 players2026-08-24 00:00 — 1 players2026-08-24 16:00 — 4 players2026-08-25 08:00 — 1 players2026-08-26 00:00 — 3 players2026-08-26 16:00 — 3 players2026-08-27 20:00 — 4 players2026-08-28 12:00 — 4 players2026-08-29 03:00 — 2 players2026-08-29 19:00 — 6 players2026-08-30 11:00 — 11 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$24.99$6.642021-10-212026-08-302021-10-21 — best price $19.992022-03-15 — best price $24.992022-05-27 — best price $17.492022-08-12 — best price $24.992022-11-22 — best price $14.992023-01-06 — best price $18.362023-03-03 — best price $16.742023-05-05 — best price $16.742023-06-23 — best price $13.742023-08-18 — best price $16.742023-10-14 — best price $24.992023-11-20 — best price $11.242023-12-24 — best price $13.492024-02-13 — best price $19.882024-03-18 — best price $11.192024-04-23 — best price $21.762024-06-01 — best price $23.742024-07-13 — best price $13.742024-08-30 — best price $17.542024-10-13 — best price $24.992024-12-04 — best price $24.992025-01-23 — best price $12.492025-03-17 — best price $24.992025-04-24 — best price $24.992025-06-18 — best price $9.992025-08-13 — best price $9.992025-09-25 — best price $9.992025-11-06 — best price $24.992025-12-11 — best price $7.992026-02-03 — best price $7.992026-03-25 — best price $24.742026-04-28 — best price $8.982026-06-02 — best price $18.712026-07-13 — best price $9.992026-08-22 — best price $9.992026-08-30 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
73.7%
earned "Setting Sail"
4.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

8 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)8171%72
PS5 (PlayStation)3611%46
Xbox Series (Xbox)130%45
Switch (Nintendo)20%0

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

Player tags

RPGIndieActionCraftingStylizedDifficultIsometricAction RPGOpen WorldSouls-like

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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